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FORVIA HELLA presents preliminary results for fiscal year 2024 and outlook for 2025

HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA / Key word(s): Preliminary Results/Forecast  

FORVIA HELLA presents preliminary results for fiscal year 2024 and outlook for 2025  

  

27.02.2025 / 07:00 CET/CEST  

The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.  

  

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LIPPSTADT (GERMANY)

**27 February 2025**

  

**FORVIA HELLA presents preliminary results for fiscal** **year** **2024 and outlook for 2025**

-   Currency-adjusted sales increase slightly by 1.3 percent to €8.1 billion;  
    
    reported sales remain at the previous year’s level of €8.0 billion
-   Operating income decreases to €446 million; operating income margin declines  
    
    to 5.6 percent
-   Net cash flow as a percentage of reported sales is at 2.4 percent
-   Lighting grows due to full consolidation of the joint venture Beijing Hella BHAP Automotive Lighting; Electronics and Lifecycle Solutions with sales decline
-   Outlook for 2025: adjusted sales of between around €7.6 billion and 8.0 billion and operating income margin of between around 5.3 and 6.0 percent forecast; net cash flow of at least €200 million expected

HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA (“FORVIA HELLA”) today presented its preliminary results for fiscal year 2024 (1 January to 31 December 2024). In a challenging market environment, currency-adjusted sales improved by 1.3 percent to €8.1 billion; reported sales are at €8.0 billion and thus at the level of the previous year. Operating income declined to €446 million (prior year: €486 million); the operating income margin thus fell to 5.6 percent (prior year: 6.1 percent). At the end of the year, net cash flow as a percentage of reported sales amounted to 2.4 percent (prior year: 2.6 percent). The Company outlook, adjusted on 26 September 2024, is thus met.

“2024 was very demanding, for us as well as for the automotive industry as a whole. Instead of maintaining the previous year’s level, global light vehicle production declined, and particularly the automotive market in Europe contributed disproportionately to this,” explains Bernard Schäferbarthold, CEO of FORVIA HELLA. “Additionally, customer and product mix effects, postponements of new series launches by customers, as well as the slowdown in electrification in Europe had a negative impact on our business development. Against the backdrop of these difficult framework conditions, we achieved good results overall in the past year. We were able to slightly increase our currency-adjusted sales to over €8 billion. In view of the considerable cost pressure in the market, both profitability and cash flow are solid as well. Our financial results are therefore within the ranges of the adjusted company outlook.”

**Lighting grows due to full consolidation of joint venture Beijing Hella BHAP Automotive Lighting; Electronics and Lifecycle Solutions with sales decline**

The Group-wide sales development was largely driven by the Business Group Lighting. Primarily a result of the full consolidation of the Chinese joint venture Beijing Hella BHAP Lighting, which has been taking place since this year, sales increased by 2.8 percent to €4.0 billion (prior year: €3.9 billion). In addition, the lighting business was supported by slight growth in the American region, driven by launches for headlamp and rear lamp projects. The operating income of the Business Group Lighting decreased slightly year-on-year to €126 million (prior year: €132 million); the operating income margin is therefore reduced to 3.2 percent (prior year: 3.4 percent).

In the Electronics Business Group, sales fell by 2.3 percent to €3.3 billion (prior year: €3.4 billion). The radar business in particular has developed positively overall, partly due to new series launches in the Americas. However, in addition to the declining industry environment, postponements of series projects, effects from the customer and product mix in China and the slowdown in electrification in Europe in particular had a negative impact on business development in the Electronics sector. Operating income declined slightly to €226 million (prior year: €232 million), the operating income margin of 6.9 percent is therefore at the level of the previous year.

In the Business Group Lifecycle Solutions, sales fell by 3.6 percent to €1.0 billion (prior year: €1.1 billion). As a result of an expansion of the electric/electronics portfolio, the independent spare parts business developed positively in key European markets. In contrast, due to an overall weaker economic market environment, major manufacturers of commercial vehicles, especially agricultural and construction machinery as well as trucks and trailers, invested significantly less in new vehicles. The operating income of the Lifecycle Solutions Business Group fell to €99 million (prior year: €128 million), resulting in a decline in the operating income margin to 9.6 percent (prior year: 11.9 percent).

**Company outlook for 2025 published**

For the current fiscal year 2025 (1 January to 31 December 2025), FORVIA HELLA expects currency-adjusted sales of between around €7.6 billion and 8.0 billion and an operating income margin of between around 5.3 and 6.0 percent. Net cash flow is expected to be at least €200 million.

“We expect the industry environment to remain challenging. Vehicle production is not expected to recover in 2025, with declining volumes in the European and American regions,” says CEO Bernard Schäferbarthold. “In general, we are strategically well positioned and serve major trend topics in mobility with our technologies. In addition, we will continue to consistently drive forward the transformation of the company: We will therefore persistently invest in our technology leadership and further diversify our regional business activities. At the same time, we will keep on accelerating structural adjustments and measures to improve our cost structures even more. Along these key strategic initiatives, we have already achieved significant successes in the past year. We will consistently continue these directions in the coming years to maintain our leading position in the market.”

On the occasion of the publication of the company’s outlook, an explanatory analyst and investor conference will be held today, 10:00 a.m. (CET). The full and final results for the fiscal year 2024 will be announced on 13 March 2025.

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| Language: | English |
| Company: | HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA |
|     | Rixbecker Str. 75 |
|     | 59552 Lippstadt |
|     | Germany |
| Phone: | +49 (0)2941 38-7125 |
| Fax: | +49 (0)2941 38-6647 |
| E-mail: | Investor.Relations@hella.com |
| Internet: | www.hella.de/ir |
| ISIN: | DE000A13SX22, DE000A3E5DP8 |
| WKN: | A13SX2, A3E5DP |
| Indices: | MDAX |
| Listed: | Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Munich, Stuttgart; Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Tradegate Exchange; Luxembourg Stock Exchange |
| EQS News ID: | 2092225 |

  

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