Exyte Group
Exyte concludes successful first half of 2019 and records strong growth in the European market
DGAP-News: Exyte Group / Key word(s): Half Year Results Exyte concludes successful first half of 2019 and records strong growth in the European market – Sales in H1 2019 up year on year (+2.7% compared to H1 2018) – Improved profitability compared to H1 2018 (adjusted EBIT margin of 5.5% in H1 2019) – Strong growth in the European market; sales up over 30 percent year on year
Exyte generated sales of EUR 1,734 million (H1 2018: EUR 1,689 million) and an adjusted EBIT of EUR 96 million (H1 2018: EUR 82 million) in the first six months of 2019. The company increased its sales by 2.7% and its adjusted EBIT by 17.1% year on year. The adjusted EBIT margin amounted to 5.5% in the first half of 2019, which represents a year-on-year improvement of 12.2%. While order intake was down year on year in the first quarter 2019 due to a major project that was awarded in the first quarter of 2018, Exyte continued its positive growth trend of recent years in the second quarter with an increase in order intake of 41% compared to the second quarter of 2018. Exyte generated a total order intake of EUR 2,431 million in the first half of the year (H1 2018: EUR 2,957 million), resulting in an order book of EUR 3,591 million as of 30 June 2019. Exyte records strong growth in Europe in the first half of 2019 The business segment Advanced Technology Facilities (ATF), in particular semiconductors, remains Exyte’s largest segment. In the first half of 2019, ATF’s sales rose by 13% compared to the strong first half of financial year 2018. With sales of EUR 1,448 million in the first six months of 2019, the ATF business segment is still significantly larger than the two strategic business segments Life Sciences & Chemicals (LSC; EUR 156 million sales) and Data Center (DTC; EUR 76 million sales). However, LSC and DTC continue to be important growing markets for Exyte, as for instance demonstrated by DTC ‘s order intake of close to EUR 500 million in the first six months of 2019. While the Asia-Pacific region (APAC) remains Exyte’s largest market, the company was able to record particularly substantial growth in the European market (EMEA). With EUR 537 million, Exyte increased its sales in Europe by 34% year on year in the first half of 2019. Dr. Wolfgang Büchele, CEO of Exyte, says: “We are pleased to see the very positive development in Europe. Driven by substantial semiconductor activities, we succeeded in significantly increasing our sales in this market and doubled our order intake. Europe remains a strategic priority for us alongside the Asia-Pacific region.” Exyte benefits from megatrends Exyte is a leading global partner for the design and construction of extremely demanding production processes and environments. In addition to special technological knowledge, cost-effective and flexible production facilities are also important for customers. While Exyte has already achieved a significant market position in the high technology industries such as semiconductors and pharmaceuticals & biotechnology, new (advanced) technologies are increasingly gaining importance. Megatrends such as e-mobility and energy storage are driving the growth in the construction of factories for the production of Li-ion batteries worldwide. Exyte expects record sales in financial year 2019 Following the successful development in the first half of 2019, Exyte has raised its sales outlook for the full year and now expects record sales in the magnitude of EUR 4.0 billion (2018: EUR 3.5 billion). At the same time, Exyte anticipates an order intake at the level of the previous year (2018: EUR 4.4 billion) and a moderate increase in adjusted EBIT (2018: EUR 170 million). For more information, see www.ir.exyte.net. About Exyte Exyte is a global leader in design, engineering and construction delivering high-tech facilities, plants and factories. With a history of more than 100 years, we have developed a special expertise in controlled and regulated environments. We serve the most technically demanding clients in growth markets such as semiconductors, life sciences, and data center across the full spectrum of services from consulting and design to managing turnkey solutions. Operating in more than 20 countries, Exyte is uniquely positioned to support clients locally and globally. In 2018, Exyte generated sales of 3.5 billion euros, up from 2.4 billion euros in 2017 on a like-for-like basis, with around 5,600 highly experienced and moti-vated employees. For further information about the company, please see our website: www.exyte.net
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Company: | Exyte Group |
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