ANDRITZ GROUP: Results for the third quarter and first three quarters of 2021

Wolfgang Leitner, President & CEO of ANDRITZ AG: “We are pleased with business development in the first three quarters. At over five billion euros, the Group’s order intake has reached a good level, and earnings and profitability have increased compared to the previous year’s reference period in spite of the slight drop in revenue. We look towards the coming months with confidence and see unchanged good project and investment activity in all of the markets we serve.”

The Group’s financial key figures:

• At 1,461.0 MEUR, order intake reached a satisfactory level in the third quarter of 2021, however it was 14.5% below the high level of the previous year’s reference quarter (Q3 2020: 1,708.0 MEUR), which included two large orders from North America and Asia for the Hydro business area. Order intake amounted to 5,052.8 MEUR in the first three quarters of 2021 and was 6.5% higher than the figure for the previous year’s reference period (Q1-Q3 2020: 4,744.7 MEUR). Particularly, the Metals business area increased its order intake significantly compared to the previous year.

• The order backlog as of September 30, 2021 amounted to 7,341.9 MEUR, thus increasing compared to December 31, 2020 (+8.4% compared to the end of 2020: 6,774.0 MEUR).

• Revenue reached 1,521.5 MEUR in the third quarter of 2021 and was thus well below the figure for the previous year’s reference period (Q3 2020: 1,669.7 MEUR). This decline is largely attributable to the Pulp & Paper business area, which processed some larger orders with a strong impact on revenue in the previous year’s reference period. Revenue, at 4,548.5 MEUR, was also below the previous year’s reference figure (-6.1% compared to Q1-Q3 2020: 4,842.7 MEUR) in the first three quarters of 2021. 

• At 127.3 MEUR, the EBITA in the third quarter of 2021 was considerably higher than the figure for the previous year’s reference period (Q3 2020: 104.2 MEUR), which included extraordinary effects amounting to 26 MEUR for capacity adjustments in the Metals Forming segment and the Hydro business area. Profitability (EBITA margin) reached a very good level at 8.4% (EBITA margin Q3 2020: 6.2%). The EBITA in the first three quarters of 2021 amounted to 365.0 MEUR (+31.1% compared to Q1-Q3 2020: 278.5 MEUR). 

• Net income (without non-controlling interests) increased significantly to 76.2 MEUR (Q3 2020: 52.4 MEUR). In the first three quarters of 2021, net income (without non-controlling interests) amounted to 212.9 MEUR (Q1-Q3 2020: 137.3 MEUR) and was thus 55% higher than the level of the previous year’s reference period.

OUTLOOK, FINANCIAL GUIDANCE
The ANDRITZ GROUP anticipates good project and investment activity, remaining largely unchanged compared to the preceding quarters, in all four business areas for the coming months. 

ANDRITZ continues to expect a significant increase in the EBITA reported for the full year of 2021 compared to the previous year and anticipates profitability (EBITA margin reported) of around 8% (EBITA margin reported in 2020: 5.8%). A slight decline in revenue is expected for the full year of 2021 compared to the previous year.

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ANDRITZ GROUP
International technology group ANDRITZ offers a broad portfolio of innovative plants, equipment, systems and services for the pulp and paper industry, the hydropower sector, the metals processing and forming industry, pumps, solid/liquid separation in the municipal and industrial sectors, as well as animal feed and biomass pelleting. Plants for power generation, flue gas cleaning, recycling, and the production of nonwovens and panelboard complete the global product and service offering. Innovative products and services in the industrial digitalization sector are offered under the brand name Metris and help customers to make their plants more user-friendly, efficient, and profitable. The publicly listed group has around 26,800 employees and more than 280 locations in over 40 countries.

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