Forecasts
The Group’s key financial performance indicators are revenue, EBIT before currency effects, free cash flow, the equity ratio, the net leverage ratio and capital expenditure. In addition, medium-term planning is managed using the financial indicator of new business and comprises the lifetime volume expected over the full term of newly acquired orders. The key non-financial performance indicators are Scope 1 & 2 greenhouse gas emissions, the training rates for e-learning, supplier audits and work accidents.
| Forecast 2025 | Actual Figures 2024 | Trend | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ~EUR 530 million | EUR 555,1 million | The high volume of new business in recent years, with a corresponding increase of series orders, is counteracting the weak market environment. |
| EBIT before currency effects | EUR 23 to 28 million | EUR 30,0 million | Our aim is to maintain a very good level of profitability in the future, thanks to the continuous improvement of our control measures. |
| Free cash flow | positive in the low single-digit million euro range | EUR 33,3 million | Rigorous management of capital employed on the balance sheet should lead to positive free cash flow again in 2025. |
| Equity ratio | flat | 37,5 % | We expect the equity ratio to remain at last year's level. |
| Net debt ratio | < 2.,5 years | 1,6 years | Despite the anticipated lower free cash flow, we aim to limit the increase in net debt. |
| Investments | ~EUR 40 million | EUR 46,2 million | We are systematically expanding our market position and will continue to invest heavily in the expansion of our sites in 2025. |
| Lifetime new business volume | EUR 550 bis 600 million | EUR ~ 630 million | We remain cautious about new business for now. We are committed to bringing the many new product launches planned for the next few years to series production safely and efficiently, and we will continue to manage our investments closely. |
| Greenhouse gas emissions acc. to scope 1 & 2 | 6,275 to 7,650 tons | 6,287 tons | Concrete measures for the further implementation of our decarbonisation strategy are planned but have yet to be implemented. We therefore expect our GHG emissions to be temporarily stable or even increasing in the 2025 financial year. |
| Training rate for e-learning courses | 100 % | 100 % | Our annual e-learning training should continue to be completed 100%. |
| Supplier audits | 100 % | 100 % | Supplier audits, including ESG criteria, should continue to be conducted at a rate of 100%. |
| Work accidents (AccR) | 0 | 9,53 | We want to get as close as possible to the goal of zero accidents at work each year. |