EANS-Adhoc: voestalpine AG
Difficult business year 2009/10 successfully
mastered
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annual report
01.06.2010
- 2009/10 toughest and most difficult business year for decades. - Revenue of EUR 8.6 billion 27% below previous year´s level. - All reporting categories clearly positive - EBITDA EUR 1,004 million, profit for the period EUR 187 million. - Q4 EBIT of EUR 177 million 5 times higher than Q4 2008/09. - Free cash flow for the first time above EUR 1 billion. - Gearing ratio reduced from 88 % to 71 %. - Proposed dividend: EUR 0,50 per share (previous year: EUR 1,05). - Outlook: Higher earnings despite economic uncertainties.
Key figures of voestalpine Group
(acc. IFRS; in EURm)* BY 2008/09 BY 2009/10 Change
1.4.08 - 1.4.09 - in %
31.3.09 31.3.10
Revenue 11,724.9 8,550.0 -27.1
EBITDA 1,710.1 1,004.3 -41.3
EBITDA margin in % 14.6 % 11.7 %
EBIT 988.7 352.0 -64.4
EBIT margin in % 8.4 % 4.1 %
Profit for the period** 611.6 186.8 -69.5
EPS (in EUR) 3.26 0.65
Employees (excl. apprentices) 41,915 39,406 -6.0* According to IFRS all results after Purchase Price Allocation (PPA) ** Before minority interest and hybrid capital interest
For details of the 2009/10 figures please see our homepage www.voestalpine.com or contact our Investor Relations department +43/50304/15-9949.
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Further inquiry note:
DI Peter Fleischer
Head of Investor Relations
Tel.: +43/50304/15-9949
Fax: +43/50304/55-5581
mailto:peter.fleischer@voestalpine.com
http://www.voestalpine.com
Branche: Metal Goods & Engineering
ISIN: AT0000937503
WKN: 897200
Index: WBI, ATX Prime, ATX
Börsen: Wien / official market