Heidelberg printing machines: strong upswing despite challenges!
Heidelberg printing machines: strong upswing despite challenges!
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) has made significant progress in the operational result for the third quarter of the 2024/2025 financial year, as on ots.at . The adjusted EBITDA margin improved to 9.2 percent in the period from October to December 2024, an increase compared to only 5.7 percent in the previous year. Sales remained constant at 594 million euros, and the order input rose by around 8.3 percent to 550 million euros. This development gives hope for a strong final quarter, especially since the high order stock of 903 million euros serves as the basis.
strategic measures have an effect
The positive results are largely due to the implemented cost measures and the high capacity utilization. Jürgen Otto, CEO of Heidelberg, expressed himself optimistically: "In a difficult economic environment, we were able to continuously increase sales and operational results." In addition, provisions of 29 million euros have been made for employee cost reduction measures, which led to a negative result after taxes of -7 million euros in the third quarter, in the previous year it was 1 million euros. But the positive trend at the Free Cashflow, which was slightly positive in the third quarter, controls stabilization.
In addition, the Packaging segment continues to be a growth driver. In the first three quarters, the order intake increased by around 11 percent, and in packaging printing, Heidelberg will continuously expand its position through innovative product solutions, especially in areas such as automation and robotics. According to the reporting document of Heidelberg.com plans to enlarge its market shares in the areas of packaging and digital printing as well as in the "Green Technologies", and sees a potential for sales of more than 300 million euros by 2028/2029.| Details | |
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