Earnings Release • Nov 10, 2023
Earnings Release
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Dr Lars Brzoska (Chairman of the Board of Management) Dr Volker Hues (Member of the Board of Management, Finance) Hamburg, 10 November 2023
Significant economic slump, geopolitical risks high
Noticeable decline in orders, incoming orders still up against previous year at €3,873 million
Revenue exceeds €4 billion mark with an increase of 18 per cent
EBIT at €339 million with EBIT ROS of 8.4 per cent
Negative free cash flow, positive operating free cash flow when acquisitions not taken into account
Post-merger integration of Storage Solutions proceeding as planned
All remaining shares in robotics specialist Magazino acquired
Forecast for 2023 unchanged
Incoming orders in € million
Contribution to earnings offset by negative effects from purchase price allocation (€5 million) and variable remuneration elements (€4 million)
Overall, EBIT affected by acquisition in the amount of €7 million due to transaction-related costs (€8 million), effects of purchase price allocation (€10 million) and variable remuneration components (€10 million) 5
Addition primarily due to increased sales staff and Storage Solutions Group (179 employees), Magazino (123 employees), Chomutov (69 employees) and expansion of nearshoring organisation (161 employees)
1 Full-time equivalents (FTE), including trainees and apprentices, excluding temporary workers.
| Actual 2022 |
Forecast March 20231 |
Forecast April 20232 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| in € billion Incoming orders |
4.8 | 4.8 to 5.2 | 5.0 to 5.4 |
| Revenue in € billion |
4.8 | 4.9 to 5.3 | 5.1 to 5.5 |
| in € million EBIT |
386 | 350 to 400 | 400 to 450 |
| in % EBIT ROS |
8.1 | 7.3 to 8.1 | 7.8 to 8.6 |
| in € million EBT |
347 | 325 to 375 | 370 to 420 |
| EBT ROS in % | 7.3 | 6.6 to 7.4 | 7.2 to 8.0 |
| ROCE in % |
16.3 | 13.0 to 16.0 | 15.0 to 18.0 |
| in € million Free cash flow |
–239 | significantly better, but still negative |
1 2022 Annual Report
2 Ad hoc announcement on 24 April 2023 and interim statement as of 31 March 2023
Incoming orders: €0.3 billion
Revenue: €0.2 billion
EBIT €25 million to €30 million
Negative EBIT effects:
Free cash flow affected by €307 million purchase price payment, positive free cash flow when acquisitions excluded
First PowerCube orders secured
Market launch: new mobile robot solution of the future with EAE 212a
Complete takeover of all shares and initial consolidation in Q3 2023
With more than 120 employees, one of the largest mobile robot developer teams in Europe
Technology platform for the operation of logistics robots even in a mixed human-machine environment
"Connected trucks": connectivity thanks to telemetry units in every new truck
Objective: significant increase in equipment ratio by 2025
Finalisation of new IT infrastructure in Q1 2024
100% electric trucks since March 2023
POWERLiNE trucks are CO2e-neutral until delivery to the customer
Sharp increase in demand for POWERLiNE trucks
Production start for reach truck ETV 216i at Chomutov in June 2023
Production area of 37,000 square metres
Objective: 350 workspaces
Project budget of approx. €60 million
New building: energy efficient and carbon optimised
Focus in Brasov internal services for administrative areas
services related to software and hardware development
platform for growth through racking and warehouse automation in the USA
Post-merger integration proceeding to plan
Successful business development is in line with expectations
Growth through acquisitions and strategic partnerships
Optimised offer of innovative automation solutions in North America with joint venture Rocrich
Combination of the Mitsubishi Logisnext (brand: Rocla) and Jungheinrich portfolios in the field of automated guided vehicles (AGVs)
First-class ratings results: EcoVadis platinum awarded for third consecutive time
45 of 64 Jungheinrich companies have switched fully to renewable energy
UN Global Compact Initiative joined
Further development of projects to switch to CO2e-neutral after sales in Norway, UK and Netherlands
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