(07:39 PM) Wiesbaden, April 24, 2018. SGL Carbon SE expects net income of €30 to €33 million (Q1/2017: minus €0.3 million) in the first quarter 2018 mainly driven by positive one-time effects as follows:
Recurring EBIT in the first quarter 2018 includes two such effects. A land sale in Canada increases recurring EBIT by approx. €4 million. The adoption of IFRS 15 leads to a positive earnings effect of approx. €5 to €6 million, resulting from a temporary increase in inventory and higher than planned selling prices in the market segment Battery & other Energy in the business unit GMS. Excluding the above-mentioned effects, recurring EBIT amounts to between €11 and €12 million and is thus within the framework of expectations (Q1/2017: €9.6 million).
Non-recurring items: the full consolidation of the former joint venture with BMW Group (SGL ACF) requires an adjustment to the fair value of the proportionate shareholding as of the date of acquisition. This leads to a positive, non-cash earnings contribution of €25 to €30 million to the EBIT after non-recurring items. On the other hand, the preliminary purchase price allocation (ppa) will increase depreciation by approx. €10 to €11 million p.a. until 2021.
Sales revenue in the first quarter 2018 increased substantially to €260 to €265 million (Q1/2017: €216.3 million). Slightly more than half of the sales revenue increase is attributable to the full consolidation of the formers joint ventures with BMW and Benteler (and taking into account the sale of SGL Kümpers) as well the above-mentioned effect from IFRS 15.
The solid first quarter 2018 at least confirms our full year guidance for non-recurring EBIT before ppa, for which we expect a slightly more than proportionate increase compared to the sales revenue growth.
Due to the in total positive non-recurring effects, we slightly increase our guidance for net income from continuing operations to a low double digit million € amount (previous guidance: black zero).
The full report on the first quarter 2018 will be published on May 8, 2018, as planned. The use of KPIs in this notification is aligned to the annual report 2017 which is available under http://www.sglgroup.com.
About SGL Group – The Carbon Company
The SGL Group is a leading manufacturer worldwide of products and materials made from carbon. The extensive product portfolio ranges from carbon and graphite products, carbon fibers all the way through to composites. The SGL Group’s core expertise comprises the control of high-temperature technologies as well as the deployment of many years’ application and engineering know-how. This is used to exploit the company’s wide materials base. These carbon-based materials combine a number of unique material properties such as very good conductivity of electricity and heat, resistance to heat and corrosion as well as lightweight construction coupled with high firmness. The level of demand for the SGL Group’s high-performance materials and products is increasing due to the industrialization of the growth regions of Asia and Latin America and the ongoing substitution of traditional construction materials by new materials. The SGL Group’s products are deployed in the automotive and chemicals industries as well as in the semiconductor, solar, LED industry segments and in the field of lithium-ion batteries. Carbon-based materials and products are also used in wind energy, aviation and space travel as well as in the defense industry.
With 32 production locations in Europe, North America and Asia as well as a service network in over 100 countries, the SGL Group is an enterprise with a global orientation. In the 2017 financial year, approx. 4,200 employees generated 860.1 million euros in sales revenue. Its Head Office is based in Wiesbaden / Germany.
Additional Information:
ISIN: DE0007235301 and DE000A2G8YM4
Listing: Amtlicher Markt / Prime Standard / Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse
(Official Market / Prime Standard / Frankfurt Stock Exchange)
Company's seat: Wiesbaden
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