Andritz's net income in 2013 falls to €66.6M from €242.7M in 2012; 2013 net sales rose 10.3% year-over-year, to €5.71B, on consolidation of Schuler Group, which contributed €966.6M to sales since March 1, 2013
Debra Garcia
GRAZ, Austria
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February 28, 2014
(press release)
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International technology Group ANDRITZ looks back on a disappointing 2013 business year. Although the HYDRO and METALS (including Schuler) business areas saw very positive development, the results of the PULP & PAPER and SEPARATION business areas were unsatisfactory.
Together with expected expenses and provisions for the structural improvement program at Schuler, this resulted in a substantial decline in the ANDRITZ GROUP’s earnings and profitability in 2013 compared to the preceding year. The main financial developments in detail:
Referring to the outlook for the 2014 business year, Wolfgang Leitner, President and CEO of ANDRITZ AG, says: “We do not anticipate any significant recovery in the global economy in 2014 and thus expect practically unchanged investment and project activity compared to 2013 in the markets served by ANDRITZ, with some major projects likely to be awarded in the hydro and pulp sectors.”
On the basis of these expectations, the order backlog, and the sales contribution by acquisitions not included in the full twelve-month period in 2013, the ANDRITZ GROUP expects a slight rise in sales in 2014 compared to the previous year. The net income of the Group is currently expected to see a significant improvement in 2014 compared to the low earnings in 2013.
The ANDRITZ GROUP
The ANDRITZ GROUP is a globally leading supplier of plants, equipment, and services for hydropower stations, the pulp and paper industry, the metalworking and steel industries, and solid/liquid separation in the municipal and industrial sectors. In addition, ANDRITZ offers technologies for certain other sectors including automation, the production of animal feed and biomass pellets, pumps, machinery for nonwovens and plastic films, steam boiler plants, biomass boilers and gasification plants for energy generation, flue gas cleaning plants, plants for the production of panelboards (MDF), thermal sludge utilization, and biomass torrefaction plants. The publicly listed, international technology Group is headquartered in Graz, Austria, and has a staff of around 23,700 employees. ANDRITZ operates over 220 production sites as well as service and sales companies all around the world.
Annual and financial reports
The annual reports and financial reports of the ANDRITZ GROUP are available as PDF for download at www.andritz.com. Printed copies can be requested by e-mail to investors@andritz.com.
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