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GEA Group AG

Quarterly Report May 15, 2020

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QUARTERLY STATEMENT Q1 2020

January 1 to March 31, 2020

GEA delivers very good first-quarter results in a challenging year

Order intake (EUR 1.38 billion) up 16.0 percent

Revenue (EUR 1.09 billion) up 3.5 percent; share contributed by service business reaches 34.3 percent

Book-to-bill ratio of 1.26 (previous year: 1.12)

EBITDA before restructuring measures

(EUR 105 million) up 41 percent due to operational improvements and savings from ongoing restructuring programs

IFRS Key Figures of GEA

Q1 Q1 Change
(EUR million) 2020 2019 in %
Results of operations
Order intake 1,376.7 1,186.3 16.0
Book-to-bill ratio 1.26 1.12
Order backlog 2,628.7 2,550.7 3.1
Revenue 1,093.8 1,057.3 3.5
EBITDA before restructuring measures 105.0 74.6 40.7
as % of revenue 9.6 7.1
EBITDA 96.9 69.3 39.8
EBIT before restructuring measures 56.4 27.0 > 100
as % of revenue 5.2 2.6
EBIT 48.2 21.7 > 100
EBT1 41.7 25.7 62.4
Profit for the period1 29.8 30.2 –1.2
ROCE in %2 12.3 12.0
Net assets
Net working capital (reporting date) 719.9 833.2 –13.6
as % of revenue (LTM) 14.6 17.2
Capital employed (reporting date) 2,169.4 2,687.5 –19.3
Equity 2,111.4 2,486.2 –15.1
Equity ratio in % 37.3 41.7
Leverage3 –0.0 x 0.4 x
Net liquidity (+)/Net debt (-) 10.1 –155.3
Financial position
Cash flow from operating activities 23.3 –39.0
Cash flow from investing activities –14.2 –25.2 43.8
Free cash flow 9.1 –64.2
GEA Shares
Earnings per share (EUR)1
0.17 0.17 –1.2
Weighted average number of shares outstanding (million) 180.5 180.5
Market capitalization (EUR billion; reporting date) 3.4 4.2 –19.8
Employees (FTE; reporting date) 18,392 18,718 –1.7
Total workforce (FTE; reporting date) 19,952 20,643 –3.3

1) 2019 incl. interest income of EUR 26 million due to adjustment of the interest calculation method used to measure provisions for Environmental protection and mining. The interest income is omitted in the amount of EUR 10 million the result from continuing operations and EUR 16 million on the result from discontinued operations.

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).

3) Total net debt/cons. EBITDA based on frozen GAAP (covenant concept).

GEA in the First Quarter of 2020

With the coronavirus crisis affecting operating business only to a very minor extent in the first quarter of 2020, GEA began the current financial year with significant increases in both order intake and EBITDA before restructuring measures. These positive developments were achieved largely due to the new group organization introduced in January as well as to operational improvements resulting from measures introduced last year to increase efficiency in the group.

At EUR 1.38 billion, order intake in the first quarter increased by 16.0 percent year on year, setting a new GEA record for first quarter in a financial year. Nearly all divisions posted gains in order intake. Five large orders with a total value of around EUR 140 million – three of them in the dairy processing sector – contributed significantly to the increase. With a 3.5 percent increase to EUR 1.09 billion, revenue also exceeded the prior-year figure. This resulted in a book-to-bill ratio (the ratio of order intake to revenue) of 1.26 for the first three months of 2020, compared to a figure of 1.12 a year earlier. The share contributed by the important service business increased from 32.7 to 34.3 percent.

In the first quarter, EBITDA before restructuring measures stood at EUR 105 million – an increase of 40.7 percent. This significant increase was primarily the result of substantial operational improvements in the Liquid & Powder Technologies and Refrigeration Technologies divisions. Despite lower revenue, the Farm Technologies division also posted higher earnings – largely due to new machinery business with improved margins and a higher share of service business.

ROCE (return on capital employed) rose to 12.3 percent (previous year: 12.0 percent). Net working capital stood at EUR 720 million as of March 31, 2020. Expressed as a ratio to revenue, last year's figure of 17.2 percent was therefore cut significantly to 14.6 percent. The group's net financial position improved greatly from a net debt of EUR 155 million in the previous year to net liquidity of EUR 10 million in the quarter under review.

GEA had a very good start to the 2020 financial year. Even if the duration and, thus, the financial implications of Covid-19 remain difficult to predict, the company is standing by its general outlook for 2020. Even in the current crisis, the group's customers are working at capacity – especially in the food and pharmaceutical sectors. And, as a reliable partner, GEA is on hand to provide them with all the support they need. Especially in these challenging times, the company stands to benefit from its robust, forward-thinking business model. Also, the measures introduced last year mean the group is now much better placed to deal with the challenges posed by Covid-19. That said, Covid-19 will undoubtedly have negative consequences for GEA too. The job is to manage them throughout the course of the remaining year. But this is not a long-term problem for GEA.

As announced at the start of April, due to Covid-19, GEA has rescheduled the Annual General Meeting originally due to be held in Düsseldorf on April 30, 2020. The new date is November 26, 2020. The company's proposed dividend of EUR 0.85 per share remains unchanged. Thanks to its robust operating position, on May 6, 2020 – the original dividend date – GEA paid shareholders the maximum possible advance payment of EUR 0.42 per share permitted by law.

Report on Economic Position

Course of business

Order intake

Order intake
(EUR million)
Q1
2020
Q1
2019
Change
in %
Separation & Flow Technologies 332.3 313.6 6.0
Liquid & Powder Technologies 565.7 409.7 38.1
Food & Healthcare Technologies 222.4 237.9 –6.5
Farm Technologies 177.4 162.5 9.2
Refrigeration Technologies 184.4 154.3 19.5
Consolidation –105.4 –91.7 –15.0
GEA 1,376.7 1,186.3 16.0
  • First-quarter order intake up 16.0 percent on previous year (up 16.3 percent when adjusted for currency translation effects); all-time high for GEA for the first quarter of a financial year (since the divestment of GEA Heat Exchangers in 2014)
  • Increase in order intake across all divisions with the exception of Food & Healthcare Technologies
  • Growth in nearly all regions; especially high growth rates in Asia Pacific and North America
  • Growth in nearly all customer industries; marked double-digit growth in dairy processing, beverages and chemical
  • Growth across the board; large orders (those worth more than EUR 15 million) deliver strongest increases
  • Five large orders totaling around EUR 140 million (Q1 2019: EUR 38 million), of which three are dairy processing projects, one in beverage and one in the chemical sector

Revenue

Revenue Q1 Q1 Change
(EUR million) 2020 2019 in %
Separation & Flow Technologies 278.4 274.5 1.4
Liquid & Powder Technologies 385.5 362.0 6.5
Food & Healthcare Technologies 212.5 223.0 –4.7
Farm Technologies 141.4 143.3 –1.3
Refrigeration Technologies 169.8 149.4 13.6
Consolidation –93.7 –94.9 1.2
GEA 1,093.8 1,057.3 3.5
  • Figure for revenue also sets new first-quarter record for GEA
  • First-quarter revenue up 3.5 percent over prior-year figure (likewise 3.5 percent when adjusted for currency translation effects)
  • Significant growth in revenue in the Liquid & Powder Technologies and most notably in Refrigeration Technologies divisions
  • Further increase in share of service revenue: from 32.7 percent in the prior-year quarter to 34.3 percent in the quarter under review
  • Very good book-to-bill ratio of 1.26 in the first quarter of 2020 (Q1 2019: 1.12)
  • Primary growth North America as well as Germany, Austria, Switzerland (DACH) & Eastern Europe, with double-digit increases in some regions; decline in revenue in North and Central Europe
  • Revenue decline in the food and pharmaceutical customer industries more than compensated by marked double-digit growth in beverage

Results of operations

EBITDA before restructuring measures/EBITDA margin before restructuring measures
(EUR million)
Q1
2020
Q1
2019
Change
in %
Separation & Flow Technologies 59.8 57.7 3.6
Liquid & Powder Technologies 8.2 –7.2
Food & Healthcare Technologies 16.5 19.4 –15.1
Farm Technologies 10.9 6.1 79.4
Refrigeration Technologies 17.4 7.1 > 100
Others –7.7 –6.8 –13.9
Consolidation –1.7
GEA 105.0 74.6 40.7
as % of revenue 9.6 7.1
  • At EUR 30.4 million (an increase of 40.7 percent), EBITDA before restructuring measures in Q1 2020 well above prior-year figure; corresponding margin up nearly 250 basis points to 9.6 percent
  • Significant improvement in earnings resulted primarily from operational improvements in the Liquid & Powder Technologies and Refrigeration Technologies divisions
  • All divisions were able to improve their gross profit margin compared to the prior-year quarter in some cases by several percentage points
  • The figure for EBITDA before restructuring measures in Q1 2019 was encumbered by risk provisioning of EUR 10.0 million for projects in Liquid & Powder Technologies
  • Positive special effect of EUR 25.7 million in Q1 2019 resulting from an adjustment to the method of calculating interest when measuring provisions for environmental protection and mining; EUR 9.7 million of this figure was net interest income, while EUR 16 million (pre-tax figure) was attributable to earnings from discontinued operations; for this reason, profit for the period for the fiscal year was slightly below the figure for the previous year
Reconciliation of EBITDA before restructuring measures
to EBIT before restructuring measures
(EUR million)
Q1
2020
Q1
2019
Change
in %
EBITDA before restructuring measures 105.0 74.6 40.7
Restructuring measures –8.1 –5.3
EBITDA 96.9 69.3 39.8
Depreciation and impairment losses on property, plant and equipment, and
investment property, as well as amortization of and impairment losses on intangible
assets and goodwill, as reported in the statement of changes in non-current assets
–48.6 –47.6
EBIT 48.2 21.7 > 100
Restructuring measures 8.1 5.3
EBIT before restructuring measures 56.4 27.0 > 100

Return on Capital Employed

Return on capital employed (ROCE)
(average of the last 4 quarters)
03/31/2020 03/31/2019
EBIT before restructuring measures (EUR million) 300.8 306.8
Capital employed (EUR million)* 2,436.9 2,548.4
Return on capital employed (in %) 12.3 12.0

*) Capital employed excluding goodwill from the acquisition of the former GEA AG by former Metallgesellschaft AG in 1999 (average of the last 4 quarters); this also applies for the ROCE of the divisions.

Key figures on the basis of constant exchange rates

ROCE (in %) 12.3 12.3
EBITDA before restructuring measures 105.0 104.8
Growth in revenue (in %) 3.5 3.6
Revenue 1,093.8 1,095.1
(EUR million) Q1 2020
reported
Q1 2020
constant
exchange rates

GEA Divisions

Separation & Flow Technologies

Separation & Flow Technologies
(EUR million)
Q1
2020
Q1
2019
Change
in %
Order intake 332.3 313.6 6.0
Revenue 278.4 274.5 1.4
EBITDA before restructuring measures 59.8 57.7 3.6
as % of revenue 21.5 21.0
EBITDA 59.7 57.2 4.3
EBIT before restructuring measures 49.7 48.2 3.0
EBIT 49.6 47.8 3.9
ROCE in % 20.9 23.1
  • First-quarter order intake up 6.0 percent on the prior-year figure (growth in order intake likewise 6.0 percent when adjusted for currency translation); all business units contributed to the increase
  • First-quarter revenue up slightly (1.4 percent) on the prior-year figure (growth in revenue also 1.4 percent when adjusted for currency translation)
  • Weaker revenue in China (due to Covid-19) more than compensated by stronger revenue data elsewhere, notably in North America with a marked double-digit growth rate
  • Share of revenue contributed by service business stood at 43.5 percent; further slight increase in what is already a high level (previous year: 43.2 percent)
  • Slight improvement in EBITDA before restructuring measures from EUR 57.7 million to EUR 59.8 million in the quarter under review; negative effect of temporary Covid-19-related factory closures in China more than offset by revenue growth in other regions

Liquid & Powder Technologies

Liquid & Powder Technologies
(EUR million)
Q1
2020
Q1
2019
Change
in %
Order intake 565.7 409.7 38.1
Revenue 385.5 362.0 6.5
EBITDA before restructuring measures 8.2 –7.2
as % of revenue 2.1
EBITDA 8.1 –7.7
EBIT before restructuring measures –1.7 –17.0 90.2
EBIT –1.8 –17.4 89.8
ROCE in % 28.0 12.5
  • Marked 38.1 percent rise in first-quarter order intake compared with the prior-year figure (38.3 percent growth when adjusted for currency translation); positive trend repeated in almost all customer industries, including chemical, dairy processing, food and beverage
  • Five large orders totaling around EUR 140 million comprising three dairy processing projects, one project in the beverage sector and one project in the chemical industry
  • Marked 6.5 percent rise in first-quarter revenue compared with the prior-year level (6.3 percent growth when adjusted for currency translation)
  • Increase in share contributed by service business: jump from 19.7 percent in Q1 2019 to 22.2 percent in Q1 2020 largely due to the Powder Technologies business unit in North America
  • Main source of revenue growth from North America with a marked double-digit growth rate
  • Major surge in EBITDA before restructuring measures from minus EUR 7.2 million in Q1 2019 to a plus of EUR 8.2 million in the quarter under review; this was due to the absence in 2020 of a negative effect on earnings of EUR 10.0 million and to the restructuring measures that are already bearing fruit

Food & Healthcare Technologies

Food & Healthcare Technologies
(EUR million)
Q1
2020
Q1
2019
Change
in %
Order intake 222.4 237.9 –6.5
Revenue 212.5 223.0 –4.7
EBITDA before restructuring measures 16.5 19.4 –15.1
as % of revenue 7.8 8.7
EBITDA 16.4 19.4 –15.6
EBIT before restructuring measures 3.6 6.5 –44.6
EBIT 3.5 6.5 –46.3
ROCE in % 1.9 2.3
  • After a very strong Q1 2019, order intake was down 6.5 percent year on year (down 6.7 percent when adjusted for currency translation); strong growth in the Food Solutions business unit in China and Thailand
  • First-quarter revenue down 4.7 percent on prior-year level (but revenue growth of 4.9 percent when adjusted for currency translation); decline in revenue most noticeable in North America and North and Central Europe, but partly compensated by marked growth in Asia Pacific despite Covid-19 factory closures in China in February
  • Share of revenue from service business up from 24.3 percent in the prior-year quarter to 27.4 percent in the quarter under review
  • Primarily due to revenue declines and negative currency effects, EBITDA before restructuring measures posted a slight fall from EUR 19.4 million to EUR 16.5 million; this was, however, offset to some degree by an improvement in the gross profit margin

Farm Technologies

Farm Technologies
(EUR million)
Q1
2020
Q1
2019
Change
in %
Order intake 177.4 162.5 9.2
Revenue 141.4 143.3 –1.3
EBITDA before restructuring measures 10.9 6.1 79.4
as % of revenue 7.7 4.2
EBITDA 10.7 5.9 81.2
EBIT before restructuring measures 4.1 –0.5
EBIT 3.9 –0.7
ROCE in % 11.9 12.4
  • Order intake in Q1 2020 9.2 percent above the previous year's value (10.1 percent growth when adjusted for currency translation effects) from automated milking projects in Japan and North America
  • Slight decline in revenue (1.3 percent) in the first quarter (contraction of 0.4 percent when adjusted for currency translation effects); downward trend in new machinery business due to lower order backlog at the end of the year offset almost entirely by strong service business in hygiene solutions and spare parts
  • Further increase in already high share of revenue enjoyed by service business: up from 46.7 percent in the prior-year quarter to 51.1 percent in the quarter under review
  • Despite the contraction in revenue, EBITDA before restructuring measures improved considerably in the quarter under review from EUR 6.1 million to EUR 10.9 million due to new machinery business with improved margins and higher share of service business

Refrigeration Technologies

Refrigeration Technologies
(EUR million)
Q1
2020
Q1
2019
Change
in %
Order intake 184.4 154.3 19.5
Revenue 169.8 149.4 13.6
EBITDA before restructuring measures 17.4 7.1 > 100
as % of revenue 10.2 4.8
EBITDA 17.4 7.1 > 100
EBIT before restructuring measures 12.1 1.8 > 100
EBIT 12.0 1.8 > 100
ROCE in % 17.7 15.8
  • Marked 19.5 increase in order intake over the previous year's value (19.8 percent growth when adjusted for currency translation effects); strong growth in the regions DACH & Eastern Europe and North and Central Europe
  • With a 13.6 percent swing, first-quarter revenue was also well above the level of the previous year (13.9 percent growth when adjusted for currency translation); the main growth drivers were installations of new plants and equipment in Eastern Europe
  • Service business up 7.9 percent; however, share of total revenue fell slightly from 37.1 percent in Q1 2019 to 35.2 percent in the quarter under review due to a positive trend in new machinery business
  • EBITDA before restructuring measures more than doubled from EUR 7.1 million in Q1 2019 to EUR 17.4 million in the quarter under review, primarily as a result of higher revenue

Business outlook 2020

The outlook for 2020 published in the 2019 Annual Report is confirmed. It was based on an assumption of constant exchange rates and the prediction that demand in GEA's sales markets will likely stagnate or even slow somewhat in 2020 due to continuing tensions afflicting the global economy. Potential acquisitions and divestments in 2020 have not been factored into the outlook.

The principal uncertainty in the outlook for 2020 remains the potential impact of the coronavirus – still spreading at the time of publication – on the development of the global economy and GEA's business activities.

As regards the 2020 fiscal year, GEA expects:

  • a slight decline in revenue (previous year: EUR 4,880 million)
  • EBITDA before restructuring measures of between EUR 430 and EUR 480 million (previous year: EUR 479 million)
  • ROCE of between 9.0 and 11.0 percent (previous year 10.6 percent).

Düsseldorf, May 13, 2020

Consolidated Balance Sheet

as of March 31, 2020

Assets Change
(EUR thousand) 03/31/2020 12/31/2019 in %
Property, plant and equipment 695,427 718,524 –3.2
Investment property 2,186 2,201 –0.7
Goodwill 1,512,181 1,512,181
Other intangible assets 417,530 429,322 –2.7
Equity-accounted investments 5,721 5,672 0.9
Other non-current financial assets 50,564 47,185 7.2
Deferred taxes 346,761 351,555 –1.4
Non-current assets 3,030,370 3,066,640 –1.2
Inventories 813,157 741,200 9.7
Contract assets 429,412 413,038 4.0
Trade receivables 838,584 915,078 –8.4
Income tax receivables 30,453 32,779 –7.1
Other current financial assets 188,715 187,123 0.9
Cash and cash equivalents 329,654 354,559 –7.0
Assets held for sale 134 158 –15.2
Current assets 2,630,109 2,643,935 –0.5
Total assets 5,660,479 5,710,575 –0.9
Equity and liabilities Change
(EUR thousand) 03/31/2020 12/31/2019 in %
Subscribed capital 520,376 520,376
Capital reserve 1,217,861 1,217,861
Retained earnings 299,614 265,176 13.0
Accumulated other comprehensive income 73,175 86,260 –15.2
Equity attributable to shareholders of GEA Group AG 2,111,026 2,089,673 1.0
Non-controlling interests 422 421 0.2
Equity 2,111,448 2,090,094 1.0
Non-current provisions 128,290 124,656 2.9
Non-current employee benefit obligations 858,516 866,200 –0.9
Non-current financial liabilities 411,546 423,975 –2.9
Non-current contract liabilities 302 272 11.0
Other non-current liabilities 18,951 21,438 –11.6
Deferred taxes 103,233 104,282 –1.0
Non-current liabilities 1,520,838 1,540,823 –1.3
Current provisions 175,325 177,884 –1.4
Current employee benefit obligations 202,237 235,214 –14.0
Current financial liabilities 83,420 90,040 –7.4
Trade payables 628,662 741,956 –15.3
Current contract liabilities 728,598 639,435 13.9
Income tax liabilities 29,949 34,005 –11.9
Other current liabilities 180,002 161,124 11.7
Current liabilities 2,028,193 2,079,658 –2.5
Total equity and liabilities 5,660,479 5,710,575 –0.9

Consolidated Income Statement

for the period January 1 – March 31, 2020

Q1 Q1 Change
(EUR thousand) 2020 2019 in %
Revenue 1,093,842 1,057,313 3.5
Cost of sales 760,411 759,087 0.2
Gross profit 333,431 298,226 11.8
Selling expenses 142,382 143,414 –0.7
Research and development expenses 23,028 21,819 5.5
General and administrative expenses 118,506 115,602 2.5
Other income 135,931 80,349 69.2
Other expenses 134,340 74,860 79.5
Net result from impairment and reversal of impairment on trade receivables and contract assets –2,610 –1,799 –45.1
Share of profit or loss of equity-accounted investments –91 387
Other financial income
236
Other financial expenses 173
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 48,232 21,704 > 100
Interest income 724 10,710 –93.2
Interest expense 7,293 6,763 7.8
Profit before tax from continuing operations 41,663 25,651 62.4
Income taxes 11,249 5,900 90.7
Profit after tax from continuing operations 30,414 19,751 54.0
Profit or loss after tax from discontinued operations –584 10,433
Profit for the period 29,830 30,184 –1.2
thereof attributable to shareholders of GEA Group AG 29,830 30,188 –1.2
thereof attributable to non-controlling interests
–4
Q1 Q1 Change
(EUR) 2020 2019 in %
Basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations 0.17 0.11 54.0
Basic and diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations –0.00 0.06
Basic and diluted earnings per share 0.17 0.17 –1.2
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share (million) 180.5 180.5 –0.0

Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

for the period January 1 – March 31, 2020

(EUR thousand) Q1
2020
Q1
2019
Profit for the period 29,830 30,184
plus income taxes 11,249 5,900
plus/minus profit or loss after tax from discontinued operations 584 –10,433
Profit before tax from continuing operations 41,663 25,651
Net interest income 6,569 –3,947
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 48,232 21,704
Depreciation, amortization, impairment losses and reversal of impairment losses on non-current assets 48,623 47,562
Other non-cash income and expenses 6,555 2,730
Employee benefit obligations from defined benefit pension plans –10,824 –10,503
Change in provisions and other employee benefit obligations –31,744 2,900
Losses and disposal of non-current assets –104 –492
Change in inventories including unbilled construction contracts* –10,731 –55,109
Change in trade receivables 49,588 66,442
Change in trade payables –87,441 –94,158
Change in other operating assets and liabilities 17,118 –1,865
Tax payments –6,021 –18,185
Cash flow from operating activities of continued operations 23,251 –38,974
Cash flow from operating activities of discontinued operations –1,201 –828
Cash flow from operating activities 22,050 –39,802
Proceeds from disposal of non-current assets 879 941
Payments to acquire property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets –15,371 –22,561
Payments from non-current financial assets –37 –4,251
Interest income 374 564
Dividend income 131
Cash flow from investing activities of continued operations –14,155 –25,176
Q1 Q1
(EUR thousand) 2020 2019
Cash flow from investing activities of discontinued operations –230
Cash flow from investing activities –14,155 –25,406
Payments from lease liabilities –15,292 –16,744
Proceeds from finance loans 60,075
Repayments of finance loans –6,497
Interest payments –5,873 –3,691
Cash flow from financing activities of continued operations –27,662 39,640
Cash flow from financing activities of discontinued operations –7 –6
Cash flow from financing activities –27,669 39,634
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents –5,638 4,957
Change in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents –25,412 –20,617
Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 354,179 247,475
Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period 328,767 226,858
Restricted cash and cash equivalents 887 419
Cash and cash equivalents total 329,654 227,277

*) Including advanced payments received.

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

as of March 31, 2020

Capital reserves Retained earnings Accumulated other comprehensive income
(EUR thousand) Subscribed capital Translation of
foreign operations
Result from fair value
measurement of
financial instruments
Result of
cash flow hedges
Equity attributable
to shareholders of
GEA Group AG
Non-controlling
interests
Total
Balance at Jan. 1, 2019 (180,492,172 shares) 520,376 1,217,861 647,950 62,681 2,448,868 568 2,449,436
Profit for the period 30,188 30,188 –4 30,184
Other comprehensive income –22,234 28,832 6,598 6,598
Total comprehensive income 7,954 28,832 36,786 –4 36,782
Adjustment hyperinflation* 15 15 15
Change in other non-controlling interests 4 4
Balance at March 31, 2019 (180,492,172 shares) 520,376 1,217,861 655,919 91,513 2,485,669 568 2,486,237
Balance at Jan. 1, 2020 (180,492,172 shares) 520,376 1,217,861 265,176 86,260 2,089,673 421 2,090,094
Profit for the period 29,830 29,830 29,830
Other comprehensive income 4,410 –13,085 –8,675 –8,675
Total comprehensive income 34,240 –13,085 21,155 21,155
Adjustment hyperinflation* 198 198 198
Change in other non-controlling interests 1 1
Balance at March 31, 2020 (180,492,172 shares) 520,376 1,217,861 299,614 73,175 2,111,026 422 2,111,448

*) Effect of accounting for hyperinflation in Argentina according to IAS 29.

Financial Calendar

for the period up to June 30, 2020

2020 NOVEMBER 5

Quarterly Statement for the period up to September 30, 2020

GEA Stock: Key data

WKN 660 200
ISIN DE0006602006
Reuters code G1AG.DE
Bloomberg code G1A.GR
Xetra G1A.DE

American Depository Receipts (ADR)

CUSIP 361592108
Symbol GEAGY
Sponsor Deutsche Bank Trust
Company Americas
ADR-Level 1
Ratio 1:1

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