20.07.2016
Villeroy & Boch AG DE0007657231
DGAP-News: Villeroy & Boch AG: Villeroy & Boch increases revenue and earnings/Goals for 2016 confirmed
DGAP-News: Villeroy & Boch AG / Key word(s): Half Year Results/Quarter
Results
Villeroy & Boch AG: Villeroy & Boch increases revenue and earnings/Goals for
2016 confirmed
20.07.2016 / 08:00
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Press Release
Mettlach, 20 July 2016
Interim report on the first half of 2016:
Villeroy & Boch increases revenue and earnings/Goals for 2016 confirmed
* Consolidated revenue up 3.0 % to EUR 398.6 million
* Revenue momentum increases in second quarter (+4.4 %)
* Operating EBIT improves by 7.0 % to EUR 16.8 million
* Growth and earnings targets confirmed for 2016 as a whole
Revenue development: +3.0 % year-on-year
The Villeroy & Boch Group increased its net revenue by 3.0 % year-on-year
to EUR 398.6 million in the first half of the 2016 financial year. Revenue
amounted to EUR 403.9 million (+4.4 %) on a constant currency basis, i.e.
assuming unchanged exchange rates as against the previous year.
Net revenue in the Group's domestic market of Germany climbed by EUR 8.3
million or 7.5 % to EUR 118.4 million. Revenue outside Germany was up by
1.2 % to EUR 280.2 million. Orders on hand improved by EUR 31.2 million
compared to 1 January 2016 to EUR 94.5 million as at 30 June 2016, with the
Bathroom and Wellness Division accounting for EUR 71.4 million of this
figure.
Operating EBIT improves by 7.0 % to EUR 16.8 million
Operating EBIT rose by EUR 1.1 million or 7.0 % to EUR 16.8 million in the
first six months of the financial year. As non-recurring income was not
generated from the Gustavsberg real estate project in Sweden in the first
half of 2016, operating EBIT is equal to total EBIT. Non-recurring income
from this real estate project had amounted to EUR 1.0 million in the same
period of the previous year (total EBIT: EUR 16.7 million). Income of a
similar amount is not expected until later quarters this year.
Development in the divisions
The Bathroom and Wellness Division generated revenue of EUR 269.1 million
in the first half of 2016, an increase of 6.4 % on the previous year. On a
constant currency basis, revenue rose by 8.2 %; significant negative
exchange rate effects resulted from developments in the Russian rouble, the
Norwegian krone and the Mexican peso.
On the Group's domestic market of Germany, revenue increased by 12.6 % in
the year to date to EUR 81.9 million, due in part to major demand for
DirectFlush WCs. There was also significant growth in revenue in China
(+32.9 %), the UK (+12.2 %) and Sweden (+10.1 %). Following a relatively
weak previous year, France also posted an increase in revenue again of 2.3
%. Revenue in Russia was down by 24.8 % on account of the prolonged
difficult political and economic conditions and the weakness of the rouble;
revenue was in decline in Italy (-8.7 %) due to the weak construction
industry.
The Tableware Division reported revenue of EUR 129.5 million in the first
half of 2016. This corresponds to a decline in revenue of 3.3 %, though the
figure for the previous year includes revenue from secondary brand
business, which in 2016 is not expected until the second half of the year.
On a constant currency basis, revenue contracted by 2.8 %; significant
negative exchange rate effects resulted mainly from the development of the
Australian dollar and pound sterling.
Tableware revenue on the domestic market in Germany amounted to EUR 36.6
million (-2.3 %). Revenue declines were mainly seen in the US (-8.7 %), the
UK (-6.6 %) and Italy (-5.5 %). In particular, revenue increases were made
possible thanks to strong project business with hotels and restaurants in
China (+89.9 %). The division also achieved key improvements in revenue in
the Eastern Europe region (+6.5 %) and the major Benelux (+5.2 %) and
France (+1.1 %) markets. The company's own e-commerce business performed
well across all sales markets (+11.9 %).
Investment volume in first half of 2016: EUR 7.4 million
The Villeroy & Boch Group invested EUR 7.4 million in the first half of
2016 (previous year: EUR 7.5 million). At 73.0 %, more than two-thirds of
the investment volume related to the Bathroom and Wellness Division, where
the main areas of investment were new facilities and modernisation work at
production sites in Germany, Hungary and Thailand. The Tableware Division
also invested in new facilities for the Merzig plant in addition to the
expansion and optimisation of retail activities.
Outlook for 2016 as a whole
The Villeroy & Boch Group is still assuming moderate momentum for the
economy as a whole in the financial year. The company expects that the
economy in Europe, despite the uncertainty caused by political debates,
such as the referendum on the UK leaving the EU, will remain robust thanks
mainly to strong domestic demand. The difficult conditions in the Russian
market environment due to the lingering recession are still seen as cause
for concern.
"On the basis of the performance in the year to date, the high level of
orders on hand and our market opinion, we are reiterating our revenue and
earnings forecast for the year as a whole," said Frank Göring, CEO of
Villeroy & Boch AG. The company is therefore still forecasting an increase
in consolidated revenue of between 3 % and 6 %. The operating result is
expected to improve by between 5 % and 10 %.
Please find the complete Interim Report as a PDF-file for download here:
http://www.villeroyboch-group.com/en/investor-relations/reports.html
Further inquiry note:
Katrin May
Press & Public Relations
Tel: (+49) 6864 81-2714
Fax: (+49) 6864 81-72714
Mail: [email protected]
or
Nicole Hofmann
Press & Public Relations
Tel: (+49) 6864 81-1365
Fax: (+49) 6864 81-71365
Mail: [email protected]
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Language: English
Company: Villeroy & Boch AG
Saaruferstraße 1-3
66693 Mettlach
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)6864 81-0
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.villeroy-boch.de
ISIN: DE0007657231, DE0007657207
WKN: 765723
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich,
Stuttgart
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