Ergebnisse zum 1. Quartal 2024
Ergebnis wie erwartet unter Rekordniveau des Vorjahres
- Ergebnis erwartungsgemäß unter Vorjahr
- Deutlicher Mengenzuwachs bei MM Board & Paper
- Kontinuität auf gutem Niveau bei MM Packaging
- Konsumschwäche belastet weiterhin Endmärkte
- Margendruck hält an
- Erfolgreiches Profit & Cash Protection-Programm wird fortgesetzt
- Verkaufspreisentwicklung für Ergebnissituation 2024 entscheidend
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Group Key Indicators – IFRS
1) adjusted for material one-off effects (material defined as impact on
operating profit of more than EUR 10 million)
2) The calculation is based
on the adjusted result figure and refers to the average of the last 12
months.
3) excl. temporary workers; previous year’s value as of December
31, 2023
4) incl. impairment on property, plant and equipment and
intangible assets
Peter Oswald, MM CEO, comments: “The MM Group recorded a decline in both Group sales and
adjusted operating profit in the 1st quarter of 2024 compared to the previous
year’s value, due to the earnings performance in the Board & Paper division. The
destocking in the supply chain has been largely completed, leading to a significant recovery
of volumes sold in Board & Paper. However, pressure on margins continued as expected, as
price increases will only compensate for the recent rise in production costs from the
2nd quarter onwards. In contrast, the Packaging division recorded a slight
increase in results compared to the previous year, even though the margin was below the
strong level of the 3rd and 4th quarter of 2023.
Against this background, the profit & cash protection programme, which has already been
successfully implemented, and the measures to intensify market penetration will be
systematically continued in 2024.
As consumer spending on everyday goods remains subdued, the end markets continue to record
hardly any growth. In particular, the development of sales prices will remain decisive for
the earnings situation in 2024.”, underlines Oswald.
Konzernkennzahlen – IFRS
Ergebnisrechnung
Despite significant volume increases compared to the previous year in the Board & Paper
division, there are still hardly any signs of growth on the consumer goods end markets.
Under these conditions, MM is focusing on margin-conscious market share gains and a
consistent continuation of the profit & cash protection programme, which has been
successfully implemented to date.
The upward trend in production costs is to be compensated by an ongoing improvement in sales
prices. This development in particular will remain decisive for the profit situation in
2024.
Ausblick
Trotz deutlicher Mengensteigungen gegenüber dem Vorjahr in der Division Board & Paper ist
auf den Konsumgüter-Endmärkten auch weiterhin kaum Wachstum erkennbar. MM setzt unter diesen
Rahmenbedingungen auf margenbewusste Marktanteilsgewinne und eine konsequente Fortsetzung
des bisher erfolgreich umgesetzten Profit & Cash Protection-Programmes.
Die steigende Tendenz bei den Herstellungskosten soll durch eine laufende Verbesserung der
Verkaufspreise kompensiert werden. Vor allem diese Entwicklung wird für die
Ergebnissituation in 2024 entscheidend bleiben.
MM Board & Paper
MM Packaging
Quartalsübersicht
Nächster Termin:
22. August 2024 Ergebnisse zum 1. Halbjahr
2024
consolidated, in millions of EUR, IFRS | Q1/2023 | Q2/2023 | Q3/2023 | Q4/2023 | Q1/2024 | Q2/2024 |
Sales | 1,122.1 | 1,059.3 | 1,015.1 | 967.9 | 1,025.0 | 1,018.9 |
Adjusted EBITDA | 133.6 | 103.7 | 121.4 | 91.5 | 94.5 | 107.2 |
Adjusted operating profit | 78.7 | 48.3 | 63.4 | 38.8 | 39.6 | 51.0 |
Adjusted operating margin (%) | 7.0 % | 4.6 % | 6.2 % | 4.0 % | 3.9 % | 5.0 % |
Operating profit | 61.6 | 42.4 | 55.8 | 37.8 | 39.6 | 51.0 |
Capital employed | 3,309.3 | 3,449.8 | 3,558.0 | 3,546.3 | 3,515.0 | 3,455.2 |
Return on capital employed (%) | 16.0 % | 11.7 % | 8.4 % | 6.5 % | 5.4 % | 5.6 % |
Profit before tax | 49.0 | 28.2 | 41.7 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 33.2 |
Income tax expense | (14.1) | 0.2 | (13.8) | (19.9) | (7.1) | (6.7) |
Profit for the period | 34.9 | 28.4 | 27.9 | (2.1) | 10.9 | 26.5 |
Net profit margin (%) | 3.1 % | 2.7 % | 2.7 % | -0.2 % | 1.1 % | 2.6 % |
Earnings per share (in EUR) | 1.71 | 1.41 | 1.38 | (0.14) | 0.52 | 1.30 |
Cash flow from operating activities | 67.2 | 82.9 | 177.2 | 458.9 | 52.5 | 148.1 |
Free cash flow | (28.6) | (36.3) | 73.7 | 361.0 | (38.5) | 97.9 |
Capital expenditures | 96.4 | 121.4 | 105.7 | 101.8 | 92.8 | 52.7 |