10.11.2019, 4389 Zeichen

Verbund: Austrian utility company Verbund reported 9m figures. EBITDA rose by 39.5% to Euro 946.1 mn. The reported Group result increased by 59.5%, rising to Euro 450.9 mn. The Group result after adjustment for non-recurring effects climbed by 63.3% to Euro 453.3 mn. The higher prices on the futures markets for wholesale electricity compared with the prior-year period led to higher average sales prices and contributed significantly to the favourable earnings performance, the company says. Assuming an average water supply and an average wind supply in quarter 4/2019, and in light of the opportunities and risks identified, we expect EBITDA to amount to between approximately Euro 1,190 mn and Euro 1,240 mn and the Group result to between approximately Euro 540 mn and Euro 580 mn for financial year 2019.
Verbund: weekly performance: -7.96%

voestalpine: voestalpine, a technology group with a unique combination of materials and processing expertise, reported HY figures. Following years of growth, voestalpine’s revenue was down 2% in the first half of the business year 2019/20 to Euro 6.5 bn. The decline in earnings was even greater: The operating result (EBITDA) dropped by 23%, to Euro 666 mn in the current business year. EBIT fell by more than one half (from 480 mn to 230 mn) in the same period. At net financial income of minus Euro 67 mn, the profit before tax for the current reporting period is 163 mn (previous year: Euro 422 mn). At Euro 115 mn, the profit after tax was down 64% from the previous year’s level of Euro 320 mn. Particularly in Europe, where voestalpine generates about two thirds of its revenue, the weakening of the export industry due to increasing global barriers to trade, decreasing demand from the automotive industry as well as fewer investments affected all of the Group’s divisions. CEO Herbert Eibensteiner: "In order to ensure that earnings are stabilized and the Group’s financial strength is restored as soon as possible, we are currently doing everything in our power to implement cost-cutting and efficiency enhancement programs throughout the Group. I want to emphasize at the same time that our consistent, strategic focus on becoming a one-stop provider of special and complete systems is paying off in these challenging times".
voestalpine: weekly performance: 7.27%

Andritz: International technology Group Andritz achieved a considerable increase both in order intake and in sales in the third quarter of 2019 compared to the figures for the previous year's reference period. The order backlog reached a new record high. In the third quarter of 2019, order intake at Euro 2,093.9 mn was 42.6% higher than the figure for the previous year’s reference period (Q3 2018: 1,468.7 mn), thus continuing the favorable development of the preceding quarters. Order intake in the first three quarters of 2019 developed very favorably, rising to Euro 5,799.1 mn. Sales in the first three quarters of 2019, at Euro 4,752.6 mn, were also considerably higher than the previous year’s reference figure (Q1-Q3 2018: Euro 4,200.8 mn). The EBITA in the first three quarters of 2019 amounted to Euro 183.9 mn (-27.1% compared to Q1-Q3 2018: Euro 252.2 mn). In terms of profitability, the company expects an unchanged operative EBITA margin before extraordinary effects of approximately 6.9% for the 2019 business year as a whole (EBITA margin 2018 before extraordinary effects: 6.9%).
Andritz: weekly performance: 4.37%

Lenzing: Revenue of fibers producer Lenzing Group developed at a similar level to the prior-year period and amounted to Euro 1.62 bn (minus 1.1 percent), despite the steep decline in prices for standard viscose. However, based on a further product mix optimization and higher prices for specialty fibers, the decrease in revenue was largely offset; the share of specialty fibers in revenue, at 49.8 percent, significantly exceeded the prior-year value of 44.1 percent.  EBIT (earnings before interest and tax) fell by 19.3 percent to Euro 153.5 mn. The EBIT margin dropped to 9.5 percent (from 11.6 percent in the comparative period). Net profit decreased by 15.6 percent to Euro 112.9 mn. "Thanks to the performance of our specialty fibers, we have been able to achieve a solid result”, commented CEO Stefan Doboczky.
Lenzing: weekly performance: -0.79%

(From the 21st Austria weekly https://www.boerse-social.com/21staustria (06/11/2019)

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