Beiersdorf AG - Earnings Release 2017

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Ad-hoc | 8 January 2018 17:20

Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft: Preliminary Business Figures 2017

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Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft: Preliminary Business Figures 2017

08-Jan-2018 / 17:20 CET/CEST

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Preliminary Business Figures 2017

According to preliminary, unaudited business figures now available, Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft, Hamburg, recorded a 5.7% increase in organic Group sales to EUR 7,055 million as against the prior-year period based on a very good business development in 2017 and a significant sales acceleration in the fourth quarter above the last released guidance (4-5%). Organic sales growth in the Consumer business segment amounted to 4.7% (sales of EUR 5,798 million; lastly forecasted approximately 4%) compared with the previous year, while in the tesa business segment it was 10.6% (sales of EUR 1,257 million; lastly forecasted about 8%).

According to the preliminary figures available now, Beiersdorf expects the EBIT margins for the Group and for the Consumer business segment to be slightly above previous year (previous year Group: 15%; previous year Consumer business segment: 14.8%); the EBIT margin for the tesa business segment is now expected to be significantly above previous year (previous year tesa: 16.2%). Due to the absence of one-time profits incurred in 2016 as well as losses from foreign exchange and from financial investments in 2017 Beiersdorf expects the profit after tax margin to be around 10% (previous year: 10.8%).

The final business results, in particular income and earnings figures, will not be available until the 2017 financial statements are prepared. They will be published on March 1, 2018.

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Language:	English
Company:	Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft
	Unnastraße 48
	20245 Hamburg
	Germany
Phone:	+49 (0)40 4909-0
Fax:	+49 (0)40 4909-34 34
E-mail:	[email protected]
Internet:	www.Beiersdorf.com
ISIN:	DE0005200000
WKN:	520000
Indices:	DAX
Listed:	Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg; Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange