Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG recorded an increase in orders in the third quarter of the financial year. The company's incoming orders, order backlog and sales increased compared to the previous year, which is also due to the overall transformation of the Group.
"The success of our efforts to transform Heidelberg is becoming increasingly clear. Our core business is developing positively thanks to our high level of innovation and focus on customer benefits, our Digital business models make an important contribution to this. And demand for e-mobility continues unabated. Here we are consistently driving our expansion abroad and will continue to strategically expand our business model with acquisitions and cooperations in the future. Overall, we are well positioned for the future. In addition, the strong order backlog provides a solid basis for our start to the next financial year 2022/23."
Rainer HundsdörferChairman of the Management Board of Heidelberg
Heidelberg has consistently prepared the Group for the coming years Profitable growth in the fields of packaging printing, digital business models, China and new technology applicationsespecially e-mobility and printed electronics.
Based on the incoming orders and sales realised in the first three quarters of the year Heidelberg specifies the expected sales volume for the 2021/2022 financial year to at least € 2.1 billion (previously: at least € 2 billion). As previously communicated, the EBITDA margin in relation to sales is still expected to be in the range of 7 to 7.5 per cent. Ensuring the availability of parts remains a challenge with the supply chain situation remaining tense and the development of the pandemic situation. Heidelberg expects a slightly positive after-tax result for 2021/2022 following the significant losses in previous years. Against this backdrop, leverage is to be kept at a low level.
Source: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
