Key facts and Forecast
Key facts at a glance:
- Group net sales rise by 11.8% to € 5.0 billion
- EBITDA pre down 8.7% to € 1.6 billion due to the reversal of a provision in the year-earlier quarter; excluding this effect, EBITDA pre would have increased by 16.2%
- The “Big 3” – Process Solutions, new Healthcare products and Semiconductor Solutions – once again key growth drivers
- Operating cash flow increases by 25.3% to € 1.5 billion; net financial debt lowered to € 9.3 billion
- Company plans to join the Science Based Targets initiative
Forecast:
- Company raises forecast for fiscal 2021
- Group net sales between € 19.3 billion and € 19.85 billion now expected
- Forecast for EBITDA pre raised to € 6.0 billion to € 6.3 billion
Our Big 3 growth engines, Process Solutions, new Healthcare products and Semiconductor Solutions performed superbly and enabled us to raise our outlook for the full year 2021.
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