EANS-News: AMAG Austria Metall AG in FY 2017: Records in shipments, revenue and
operating result - IMAGE
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Annual Reports/Financial Figures/Balance Sheet/Annual Result
Ranshofen -
* Market: high demand growth worldwide, significant increase in aluminium price
* New cold rolling mill commissioned on schedule in 2017
* Total shipment volumes up 4 % to 421,700 tonnes
* Double-digit revenue and earnings growth:
o Revenue: +14 % to EUR 1,036.2 million
o EBITDA: +15 % to EUR 164.5 million
o Net income after taxes: +36 % to EUR 63.2 million
* Proposed dividend of EUR 1.20 unchanged compared with the previous year
AMAG Austria Metall AG continued successfully on its growth track in the 2017
financial year, achieving its best operating result historically and reaching an
important milestone for further organic growth with the commissioning of its new
cold rolling mill and further finishing plants.
Total shipments were up by 4 % to 421,700 tonnes in the 2017 financial year,
driven by rising demand for aluminium products worldwide.
Helmut Wieser, CEO of AMAG: "The good operating result of AMAG confirm the path
we have adopted. We achieved new historic records in many areas in 2017 due to
the strong demand from our customers, the positive market conditions and
additional production capacities, and we exceeded the EUR 1 billion revenue
level for the first time in the history of AMAG."
The revenue of the AMAG Group rose from EUR 906.2 million in the previous year
to EUR 1,036.2 million, an increase of 14 %. Along with higher shipment volumes
in line with the organic growth path, this increase also reflected the rise in
the aluminium price, with the year average of 1,980 USD/t up by around 23 %
compared with the previous year's average.
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) increased
by 15 % to a record level of EUR 164.5 million thanks mainly to the rise in
shipment volumes and the higher aluminium price (2016: EUR 143.0 million).
EBIT of the AMAG Group was up by 19 %, from EUR 73.0 million to EUR 86.8
million, while depreciation and amortisation increased from EUR 70.0 million in
the previous year to EUR 77.7 million due to the commissioning of the new
plants.
Net income after taxes improved by 36 %, from EUR 46.3 million to EUR 63.2
million. Earnings per share for the 2017 financial year amount to EUR 1.79,
compared with EUR 1.31 in the previous year.
Cash flow from operating activities stood at EUR 101.8 million (2016: EUR 114.9
million), almost fully covering the cash flow from investing activities of EUR -
108.2 million (2016: EUR -185.4 million). Free cash flow improved year-on-year
from EUR -70.5 million to EUR -6.3 million.
Correspondingly, AMAG continues to report a solid balance sheet and financing
structure as of the end of 2017. With equity of EUR 607.9 million (December 31,
2016: EUR 630.5 million) and total assets of EUR 1,404.9 million (December 31,
2016: EUR 1,389.7 million), the equity ratio stands at 43.3 % (December 31,
2016: 45.4 %). Gearing at the end of December 2017 amounted to 46.4 % (December
31, 2016: 35.8 %).
2018 outlook:
Growth in demand for aluminium products is set to continue in 2018, according to
the latest forecasts from the CRU market research institute. Demand for both
primary aluminium and aluminium rolled products is predicted to increase by
around 4 %.
Helmut Wieser, CEO of AMAG: "We aim to continue our successful growth and
development in the coming years and create sustainable value. A stable ownership
structure, a solid balance sheet, attractive market prospects and investments in
the site expansion have created a good basis for this. We will benefit from a
larger product portfolio, rising shipment volumes and productivity gains over
the next years."
The ramp-up of the new plants is planned over several years. Additional growth
potentials will be tapped in 2018 through specific targeted investments to
extend the vertical range of production in the Rolling Division and through
modernising the plant park in the Casting Division.
Business trends in the Metal Division in 2018 will depend primarily on the
future development of the market prices of aluminium and the related requisite
raw materials, as well as the currency situation. For the Casting Division, the
Management Board expects a solid earnings performance for 2018 at the level of
the 2017 financial year. In the Rolling Division, the Management Board expects
further growth, driven chiefly by the investments that have been made. The
related prerequisites include the successful continuation of the ramp-up of the
new plants and the achievement of the requisite customer qualifications.
It is still too early to issue a revenue and earnings forecast for the 2018
financial year as experience shows that commodity and currency markets prove to
be very volatile. The Management Board is confident, however, of continuing to
benefit in 2018 from the growth course that has been adopted in the Rolling
Division.
2017 annual report including non-financial Statement:
The 2017 annual report is immediately available for downloading from the
investor relations area of the AMAG website. For the first time, the annual
report includes extensive non-financial information and meets the requirements
of the now-effective Austrian Sustainability and Diversity Improvement Act
(NaDiVeG). The aim is a comprehensive presentation of corporate performance
taking into consideration the interactions between financial, ecological and
social factors.
AMAG - key figures:
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|EUR | Q4 2017| Q4 2016| Change| 2017| 2016| Change|
|millions___|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|
|Shipments | 102,800| 96,900| 6.1 %| 421,700| 405,900| 3.9 %|
|in_tonnes__|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|
|of which | | | | | | |
|external | 96,600| 89,600| 7.8 %| 395,900| 375,200| 5.5 %|
|shipments | | | | | | |
|in_tonnes__|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|
|Revenue____|_____246.0|_____219.1|____12.3_%|___1,036.2|_____906.2|_____14.3_%|
|EBITDA_____|______35.5|______33.3|_____6.6_%|_____164.5|_____143.0|_____15.0_%|
|EBIT_______|______14.8|______14.3|_____2.8_%|______86.8|______73.0|_____19.0_%|
|Net income | 14.5| 7.8| 87.4 %| 63.2| 46.3| 36.4 %|
|after_taxes|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|
|Cash flow | | | | | | |
|from | 35.1| 13.4| 161.6 %| 101.8| 114.9| -11.3 %|
|operating | | | | | | |
|activities_|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|
|Cash flow | | | | | | |
|from | -20.8| -58.0| 64.2 %| -108.2| -185.4| 41.6 %|
|investing | | | | | | |
|activities_|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|
|Employees1)|_____1,909|_____1,790|_____6.6_%|_____1,881|_____1,762|______6.8_%|
______________________________________________________________________________
|EUR_millions|___________31/12/2017|___________31/12/2016|_______________Change|
|Equity______|________________607.9|________________630.5|_______________-3.6_%|
|Equity_ratio|_______________43.3_%|_______________45.4_%|____________________-|
|Gearing_____|_______________46.4_%|_______________35.8_%|____________________-|
1) Average number of employees (full-time equivalents) including temporary help
workers and excluding apprentices. The figure includes a 20 percent pro rata
share of the labour force at the Alouette smelter, in line with the equity
holding.
Further inquiry note:
Investor contact:
Felix Demmelhuber
Head of Investor Relations
AMAG Austria Metall AG
Lamprechtshausenerstrasse 61
5282 Ranshofen, Austria
Tel.: +43 (0) 7722-801-2203
Email: investorrelations@amag.at
Press contact:
Leopold Pöcksteiner
Head of Strategy, Communication, Marketing
AMAG Austria Metall AG
Lamprechtshausenerstrasse 61
5282 Ranshofen, Austria
Tel.: +43 (0) 7722-801-2205
Email: publicrelations@amag.at
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issuer: AMAG Austria Metall AG
Lamprechtshausenerstraße 61
A-5282 Ranshofen
phone: +43 7722 801 0
FAX: +43 7722 809 498
mail: investorrelations@amag.at
WWW: www.amag.at
ISIN: AT00000AMAG3
indexes: ATX GP, VÖNIX, ATX BI, WBI
stockmarkets: Wien
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