Earnings Release • Aug 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 August 2023


Acquisition of US Storage Solutions Group included in the consolidated financial statements for the first time

Incoming orders up by 9% to €2,684 million

Revenue of €2,658 million, up 21% compared to the previous year

Positive EBIT growth at €236 million and EBIT return on sales of 8.9%

Free cash flow of €−182 million affected by €307 million purchase price payment for Storage Solutions; without the acquisition, the operating business would have generated a positive free cash flow

Forecast for 2023 confirmed

Incoming orders of €89 million from the Storage Solutions Group included from 15 March 2023

Major driver: new business including Storage Solutions (€69 million)
Established crisis management for procurement processes helps safeguard production



Increase due to partial instalment for the new plant in Chomutov
1) Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets not including capitalised development expenditure and right-of-use assets


Despite a significant revenue increase, targeted working capital management leads to comparatively stable working capital
1) EBIT (annualised) for the Intralogistics segment in % of the segment's average capital employed

Addition primarily due to increased sales staff and Storage Solutions Group (with 176 employees)
Additional 493 temporary workers in the Group (31/12/2022: 681)
1) Employees, 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 |
| in € billion Revenue |
4.8 | 4.9 to 5.3 | 5.1 to 5.5 |
| EBIT in € million | 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 |
| in % EBT ROS |
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 |
| Free cash flow in € million |
–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
The explanations in this presentation are partly forward-looking statements that are based on the company management's current expectations, assumptions and assessments for future developments. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainty that are largely beyond the company's control. This includes changes in the overall economic situation, including impacts from geopolitical conflicts, debt issues, the further course of the coronavirus pandemic, within the intralogistics sector, in materials supply, the availability and price development of energy and raw materials, demand in important markets, developments in competition and regulatory frameworks and regulations, exchange and interest rates and the outcome of pending or future legal proceedings. Should these or other uncertainties or unknown factors apply or the assumptions on which these statements are based prove false, actual results may deviate significantly from the results stated or implied. No responsibility is therefore taken for forward-looking statements. Without prejudice to existing capital market obligations, there is no intention nor do we accept any obligation to update forward-looking statements.

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