28.04.2016
Krones AG DE0006335003
DGAP-News: Krones AG: Krones has got 2016 off to a good start
DGAP-News: Krones AG / Key word(s): Quarter Results
Krones AG: Krones has got 2016 off to a good start
28.04.2016 / 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 1 Jan -31 Change Mar 2016 Mar 2015 Revenue EUR mill 772.1 738.9 +4.5% ion New orders EUR mill 822.2 787.0 +4.5% ion Orders on hand at 31 March EUR mill 1,144.7 1,127.2 +1.6% ion EBITDA EUR mill 76.0 70.5 +7.8% ion EBIT EUR mill 54.2 49.2 +10.2% ion EBT EUR mill 55.1 50.2 +9.8% ion EBT margin % 7.1 6.8 - Consolidated net income EUR 38.4 35.0 +9.7% million Earnings per share EUR 1.23 1.11 +10.2% Capital expenditure for PP&E EUR mill and intangible assets ion 15.2 15.8 -EUR0.6m Free cash flow EUR mill -115.1 -56.2 -EUR58.9m ion Net cash and cash equivalents EUR mill 249.5 280.2 -EUR30.7m ion 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 + 296Contact: Olaf Scholz Head of Investor Relations at Krones AG Pnone: +49 9401 70-1169 E-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28.04.2016 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. 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: 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 End of News DGAP News Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 458413 28.04.2016
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