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04.11.2024|Positive impulses at AMB 2024 / Economic environment remains challenging

DMG MORI AG with solid development in 3rd quarter

  • Order intake amounts to € 1,733.6 million (-16 %; previous year: € 2,060.6 million)
  • Sales revenues reach € 1,604.3 million (-11 %; previous year: € 1,798.8 million)
  • EBIT increases to € 149.0 million (+7 %; previous year: € 139.1 million)
  • EBIT margin improves to 9.3 % (previous year: 7.7 %)
  • Free cash flow amounts to € -10.6 million (>-100 %; previous year: € 24.5 million)

CEO Alfred Geißler: “DMG MORI AG performed well in the third quarter. At the important leading trade fair AMB in Stuttgart, we received consistently positive feedback and valuable impulses for our innovations and further developments, with which we are advancing our MX – Machining Transfor­mation strategy. However, sales revenues development in the third quarter remained below our expectations, also due to delays in the delivery of machines. Due to the ongoing economic challenges, we remain cautious and slightly adjust our forecasts for the full year. We continue to con­sistently align our portfolio for the future so that we remain well positioned for the financial year 2025.”

Order intake

The economy continued to slow down due to ongoing geopolitical uncertainties and the global increase in industrial and trade policy interventions – especially in Europe. Demand for capital goods remained subdued. In this challenging market environment, DMG MORI AG recorded order intake of € 505.0 million (-16 %; previous year: € 598.9 million). As of 30 September 2024, order intake totaled € 1,733.6 million (-16 %; previous year: 2,060.6 million). Domestic orders amounted to € 555.2 million (previous year: € 683.5 million). International orders were € 1,178.4 million (previous year: € 1,377.1 million). The export share was 68 % (previous year: 67 %). 

Sales revenues

In the third quarter, sales revenues decreased to € 500.1 million (previous year: € 610.2 million). As of 30 September 2024, sales revenues fell to € 1,604.3 million (-11 %; previous year: € 1,798.8 million), also due to delays in the delivery of machines. Reasons for this are, among others, the longer processing times for export licenses and the implementation of SAP S/4HANA in production plants. Domestic sales revenues reached € 670.6 million (previous year: € 640,7 million). International sales revenues amounted to € 933.7 million (previous year: € 1,158.1 million). The export ratio was 58 % (previous year: 64 %).

Results of operations, financial position and net worth

Results of operations for the third quarter were as follows: EBITDA amounted to € 62.3 million (previous year: € 82.3 million). EBIT totaled € 43.4 million (previous year: € 65.1 million). The EBIT margin reached 8.7 % (previous year: 10.7 %). EBT was € 42.6 million (previous year: € 67.2 million). EAT totaled € 30.2 million (previous year: € 47.6 million).

As of 30 September 2024, EBITDA amounted to € 204.6 million (previous year: € 189.8 million). EBIT increased slightly to € 149.0 million (previous year: € 139.1 million). The EBIT margin improved to 9.3 % (previous year: 7.7 %). EBT grew to € 155.4 million (previous year: € 145.2 million). Income taxes amounted to € 45.2 million (previous year: € 42.4 million). This results in EAT from continuing operations of € 110.2 million (previous year: € 102.8 million). The disposal of our production company Ulyanovsk Machine Tools ooo, Ulyanovsk, Russia, in February 2024 and the subsequent Executive Board’s decision in the second quarter to discontinue our “ECOLINE” product line, resulted in EAT from discontinued operations of € -91.9 million (previous year: € 0.6 million). As of 30 September, the DMG MORI AG group’s EAT amounted to € 18.3 million (previous year: € 103.4 million).

The financial position developed positively in the third quarter. Free cash flow reached € 36.8 million (previous year: € -10.4 million). As of 30 September 2024, free cash flow was € -10.6 million (previous year: € 24.5 million).

Employees

On 30 September 2024, the group had 7,484 employees, including 268 trainees (31 Dec. 2023: 7,515). Personnel expenses amounted to € 460.4 million (previous year: € 468.1 million). The personnel quota was 28.4 % (previous year: 24.8 %).

Research and development

We are consistently and strategically developing our portfolio. At the leading trade fair AMB in Stuttgart in September, we presented as many as five world premieres, including the 5-axis simultaneous machining center DMU 85 (FDS) monoBLOCK of the 2nd generation and the universal turning machine NLX 2500|700 of the 2nd generation for 6-sided complete machining. Both of these further developed machines are versatile, easy to automate and equipped for networked manufacturing with CELOS X. In 2024, together with our group parent company DMG MORI COMPANY LIMITED, we will be presenting a total of 27 innovations – 13 world premieres, two automation solutions, five digital innovations, one technology cycle, three DMG MORI components and three innovations for even greater sustainability.

Forecast 2024

2024 will continue to be characterized by high volatility and subdued demand for capital goods, particularly due to geopolitical uncertainties, the ongoing war in Ukraine, the Middle East conflict and international trade disputes. A recovery of the global economy and the machine tool market is still not in sight. VDW and Oxford Economics expect a decline in machine tool consumption of -5.5 % for the full year 2024.

DMG MORI AG performed solidly in this difficult market environment in the first nine months. Considering the full year, we anticipate a decline in order intake due to the economic situation. We also expect a further negative impact on sales revenues development due to delays in the delivery of machines. Reasons for this are, among others, the longer processing times for export licenses and the implementation of SAP S/4HANA in production plants. In terms of free cash flow, particularly the lower advance payments received can lead to a decline. We do not expect these factors to recover significantly in the fourth quarter. DMG MORI AG is therefore slightly adjusting its forecast for the full year 2024: Order intake is now expected to amount to between around € 2.2 billion and around € 2.3 billion (previously: around € 2.3 billion). We estimate sales revenues to reach between around € 2.2 billion and around € 2.3 billion (previously: around € 2.4 billion). We continue to forecast EBIT of around € 200 million without changes. Free cash flow is expected to be around € 100 million (previously: around € 150 million). The forecasts do not take into account the effects of discontinued operations or possible compensation from the investment guarantee, the amount of which cannot currently be estimated.

DMG MORI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
The Executive Board

Disclaimer, Forward-looking statements

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Company Profile // DMG MORI AG

DMG MORI is a leading global manufacturer of high-precision machine tools and is represented in 43 countries – with 116 sales and service locations, including 17 production plants. In the “Global One Company”, more than 13,000 employees are driving the development of holistic solutions in the manufacturing industry. Our portfolio covers sustainable manufacturing solutions based on the technologies Turning, Milling, Grinding, Boring as well as Ultrasonic, Lasertec and Additive Manufacturing. With technology integration, end-to-end automation and digitization solutions we make it possible to increase productivity and resource efficiency at the same time.


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