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GEA confirms guidance for 2019 and introduces measures to improve earnings in Business Area Solutions

10 May 2019

Düsseldorf-based engineering group GEA posted order intake of around EUR 1.2 billion for the first quarter of 2019, a rise of 7.6 percent. With a slight increase of 1.7 percent to around EUR 1.1 billion, revenue was slightly up on the previous year – North and Central Europe, Asia Pacific and North America being the principal motors of growth. Apart from the Compression product group and the Dairy application center, all areas recorded growth.

Q1 quarterly report

Service business in the Business Area Equipment posted above-average growth, leading to a rise in profit margins in this area. In contrast, a decline in the gross margin, higher selling expenses, and risk provisioning adversely affected the result of the Business Area Solutions. At EUR 74.6 million, group EBITDA before restructuring measures was around EUR 2.8 percent below the figure – adjusted for IFRS 16 – for the same quarter of the previous year. The return on capital employed (ROCE) was 12 percent in the first quarter. Both indicators, ROCE and EBITDA before restructuring measures, were in line with expectations. In order to create more transparency and comparability, GEA revised its management system for the current fiscal year. Therefore, as of this quarter, GEA has been applying the customary market indicators of EBITDA before restructuring measures, and ROCE.

“GEA made a solid start to 2019. The Business Area Equipment managed to increase earnings in the first quarter, thanks largely to higher revenues and a disproportionate increase in service business. As announced in March, we have now drawn up further measures to counter the decline in earnings in the Business Area Solutions in the short term, this following the personnel changes already introduced there,” said Stefan Klebert, CEO of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft.

They include measures to address the issue of overcapacity in the short term – notably in the field of dairy processing – and the fixing of selective underperforming businesses. According to initial estimates, between 200 and 250 full time equivalents will be affected by the cuts at various locations around the world.

“These measures are the result of analyses conducted in recent weeks, and aim solely to optimize the operative business side of the Business Area Solutions. The provisions set aside for the planned restructuring will amount to between EUR 30 and 45 million and will probably be posted in the second quarter of the year. All in all, we can confirm our forecast for the 2019 financial year,” said Stefan Klebert.

At the same time, GEA is working on plans to restructure the future organization of the group, which is to be communicated on June 24.

IFRS Key Figures of GEA

(EUR million)Q1 2019Q1 2018Change in %
Results of operations   
Order intake1,186.31,102.67.6
Revenue1,057.31,039.41.7
EBITDA before restructuring measures174.676.8–2.8
as % of revenue7.17.4
EBIT before restructuring measures127.028.0–3.6
as % of revenue2.62.7
EBIT21.723.5–7.8
Net assets   
Working capital intensity in % (average of the last 4 quarters)17.215.5
Net liquidity (+)/Net debt (-)–155.3–162.94.7
Financial position   
ROCE in % (goodwill adjusted)212.016.6
Full-time equivalents (reporting date)18,71818,0733.6
GEA shares   
Earnings per share (EUR)30.170.02> 100

1) Before effects from restructuring (see Annual Report 2018, page 28 ff.); pro-forma figures for Q1 2018 incl. IFRS 16 effects from 2019.
2) Capital employed excluding goodwill from the acquisition of the former GEA AG by former Metallgesellschaft AG in 1999 (average of the last 4 quarters); pro-forma figures for Q1 2018 incl. IFRS 16 effects from 2019.
3) 2019 incl. interest income of around EUR 26 million due to an adjustment in the method of calculating interest when measuring provisions for long-term liabilities. The adjustment in the method of calculating interest is a change in an accounting estimate according to IAS 8.36.

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Международная технологическая группа специализируется на производстве и поставках машинного оборудования, производств, а также технологий и компонентов производственных процессов. Компания GEA предоставляет экологически рациональные энергетические решения для сложных производственных процессов на различных рынках конечных пользователей и предлагает полный пакет услуг. Около 70 процентов прибыли компании генерируется в сфере производства продуктов питания и напитков, где наблюдается продолжительная и устойчивая тенденция роста. По состоянию на 31 декабря 2018 года на предприятиях компании по всему миру работало примерно 18 500 человек. В своих сферах деятельности компания GEA относится к технологическим лидерам на рынке. Акции компании котируются при определении германского биржевого индекса MDAX (G1A, WKN 660 200), европейского биржевого индекса STOXX® Europe 600 и некоторых глобальных индексов устойчивого развития MSCI. Более подробная информация доступна на веб-сайте gea.com. Если вам необходима дополнительная информация от компании GEA, отправьте сообщение по адресу pr@gea.com.
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