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Corporate | 28 April 2016 09:30

Krones AG: Krones has got 2016 off to a good start

DGAP-News: Krones AG / Key word(s): Quarter Results

2016-04-28 / 09:30

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Corporate news release

28 April 2016

Krones has got 2016 off to a good start

– Revenue grew 4.5% to EUR772.1 million in the first quarter.

– New orders also increased 4.5%.

– Krones improved earnings. The EBT margin widened from 6.8% to 7.1%.

– Executive Board confirms targets for 2016. Krones expects 3% revenue growth and an EBT margin of 7.0%.

Krones, the world’s leading manufacturer of filling and packaging technology, continued its stable growth trend in the first quarter of 2016 after a strong year in 2015. As a full-service supplier with a broad range of products and services, Krones was able to hold its own in highly competitive markets. In the period from January to March 2016, revenue increased 4.5% year-on-year from EUR738.9 million to EUR772.1 million. New orders also rose 4.5%, from EUR787.0 million in the year-earlier period to EUR822.2 million. The biggest increase in new orders came in Europe and North America. Demand was stable in China. At 31 March 2016, orders on hand at Krones totalled EUR1,144.7 million, which is 4.6% higher than at the end of 2015.

Krones’ earnings increased further. In the period from January to March 2016, earnings before taxes (EBT) once again rose more than revenue, 9.8% from EUR50.2 million in the previous year to EUR55.1 million. The EBT margin, the ratio of earnings before taxes to revenue, rose from 6.8% to 7.1%. Krones benefited primarily from cost savings achieved as part of the Value strategy programme. Market prices did not improve in the reporting period.

Consolidated net income increased 9.7% in the first quarter of 2016 to EUR38.4 million. That corresponds to earnings per share of EUR1.23 (previous year: EUR1.11). The return on capital employed (ROCE), that is the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to average net tied-up capital, improved to 16.7% in the reporting period (previous year: 16.5%).

Good start to the year affirms outlook for 2016 as a whole

Based on the current macroeconomic prospects and developments on the markets relevant to Krones, the company expects consolidated revenue to grow by 3% in 2016.

Krones’ earnings are set to improve yet again this year. The Executive Board is forecasting an EBT margin of 7.0% for 2016. Krones aims to increase its third strategy target, ROCE, to 18% this year.

Krones published the complete Quarterly Statement for the first quarter of 2016 online today at http://www.krones.com/en/investor_relations/reports.php.

Key figures Q1 2016


		1 Jan -31 Mar 2016	1 Jan -31 Mar 2015	Change
Revenue	EUR million	772.1	738.9	+4.5%
New orders	EUR million	822.2	787.0	+4.5%
Orders on hand at 31 March	EUR million	1,144.7	1,127.2	+1.6%

EBITDA	EUR million	76.0	70.5	+7.8%
EBIT	EUR million	54.2	49.2	+10.2%
EBT	EUR million	55.1	50.2	+9.8%
EBT margin	%	7.1	6.8	–
Consolidated net income	EUR million	38.4	35.0	+9.7%
Earnings per share	EUR	1.23	1.11	+10.2%

Capital expenditure for PP&E and intangible assets	EUR million	15.2	15.8	-EUR0.6m
Free cash flow	EUR million	-115.1	-56.2	-EUR58.9m
Net cash and cash equivalents	EUR million	249.5	280.2	-EUR30.7m
ROCE (liabilities side)	%	16.7	16.5	–
ROCE (assets side)	%	15.5	14.7	–

Employees at 31 March
Worldwide		13,418	12,756	+ 662
Germany		9,780	9,414	+ 366
Outside Germany		3,638	3,342	+ 296

Contact:

Olaf Scholz

Head of Investor Relations at Krones AG

Pnone: +49 9401 70-1169

E-mail: [email protected]

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Language:	English
Company:	Krones AG
	Böhmerwaldstraße 5
	93073 Neutraubling
	Germany
Phone:	+49 (0)9401 701169
Fax:	+49 (0)9401 709 1 1169
E-mail:	[email protected]
Internet:	www.krones.com
ISIN:	DE0006335003
WKN:	633500
Indices:	MDAX
Listed:	Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Munich; Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX