Bilfinger SE / Key word(s): Quarter Results/Change in Forecast 22.04.2015 18:27 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The first three months of financial year 2015 were disappointing for Bilfinger. Preliminary figures show that adjusted EBITA amounted to minus EUR8 million (previous year: EUR47 million). Adjusted net profit from continuing operations of minus EUR21 million was also well below the prior-year figure (EUR26 million). Output volume amounted to EUR1,763 million (previous year: EUR1,715 million). In the Industrial business segment, with an output volume of EUR835 million (previous year: EUR833 million), earnings declined from EUR31 million to EUR9 million, due in particular to the difficult situation in the European and US oil and gas sectors. As a result of a lack of demand in the power plant business in Germany and in other European countries, the Power business segment reported an EBITA of minus EUR18 million (previous year: EUR16 million) with an output volume of EUR287 million (previous year: EUR320 million). The reason for the weak development in these two segments was the underutilization of capacities in a number of areas as well as worsened earnings in individual projects. The Building and Facility business segment, on the other hand, continued to develop positively. Output volume was EUR658 million (previous year: EUR584 million) and EBITA increased from EUR12 million to EUR18 million as a result of acquisitions. Orders received in the Group in the first quarter of 2015 amounted to EUR2,046 million (previous year: EUR1,870 million). In the Industrial business segment, orders received of EUR840 million were at the level of the previous year (EUR834 million). In the Power business segment, orders received declined to EUR325 million (previous year: EUR422 million). By contrast, orders received in the Building and Facility business segment increased significantly to EUR917 million (previous year: EUR636 million). Order backlog of EUR5,913 million was below the previous year figure of EUR6,638 million. Bilfinger is reacting to this business development with a range of measures: these include further efficiency improvements in administrative functions as well as capacity adjustments in selected areas of the Industrial business segment. In the Power business segment, on top of capacity adjustments that have already been carried out, an extensive restructuring and a fundamental realignment will also be undertaken. The objectives of these measures include the achievement of additional savings, a further reduction of over-capacity, a greater level of cost flexibility and a lowering of project risks. In addition, the portfolio will be further focused in the course of Group development. Bilfinger will not meet the output volume and earnings forecast it issued for financial year 2015. The company expects a considerable decrease in adjusted EBITA as compared to the prior-year figure of EUR270 million. Primary reasons include the negative development of the oil and gas business which was more pronounced than expected, especially in the USA as well as ongoing weakness in demand in the Power business segment. The Building and Facility business segment is developing in line with the forecast. For the same reasons, adjusted net profit from continuing operations will also be substantially below the prior-year figure of EUR175 million. Further, a range of special items will also have an impact on net profit, especially restructuring expenses. In the case of further upheaval in the power plant sector in financial year 2015 and depending on the future strategic alignment of the Power business segment, a goodwill impairment of the divisions in this segment cannot be ruled out. Bilfinger intends to issue a quantitative forecast for financial year 2015 as soon as the change in the Executive Board Chairmanship has been completed and the new committee has had an opportunity to carefully analyze and evaluate the prospects for the current financial year. The complete Interim Report Q1 2015 with the final figures will be published on May 7, 2015. 22.04.2015 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Bilfinger SE Carl-Reiß-Platz 1-5 68165 Mannheim Germany Phone: +49 (0621) 459-0 Fax: +49 (0621) 459-23 66 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.bilfinger.com ISIN: DE0005909006 WKN: 590900 Indices: MDAX Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Stuttgart; Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------