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EQS-News: PWO AG / Key word(s): Quarterly / Interim Statement
PWO reports successful start to new fiscal year 2024
2024-05-15 / 08:30 CET/CEST
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Press release
PWO reports successful start to new fiscal year 2024
Carlo Lazzarini (CEO): "We intend to systematically press ahead with the strategic enhancement and continuous expansion
of the PWO Group's market position at a fast pace in 2024 as well. The first quarter shows that we are making good
progress."
. Higher revenue growth than anticipated
. EBIT before currency effects above planned level
. Strong new business
. Forecast for fiscal year 2024 confirmed
Oberkirch, May 15, 2024 - The PWO Group is continuing to benefit from the high level of new business in recent years
and the associated continuous start-up and ramp-up of new series productions. Revenue and EBIT before currency effects
both increased to a greater degree than anticipated in the first 3 months of 2024. The performance of our sites in the
Czechia and China segments is currently particularly noteworthy.
At EUR 200 million, we have already achieved a substantial proportion of our expected new business volume for 2024 as a
whole, which will help to safeguard our growth strategy for future years. Our tireless search for new and attractive
product solutions for our customers also contributed to this development. We secured a major order for brake disc cover
plates in the reporting quarter, meaning that we have now expanded our already extensive range of products to include
an additional use case for chassis components.
The following key performance indicators were achieved in the PWO Group in the first quarter of 2024:
. Revenue: EUR 146.8 million (previous year: EUR 140.9 million)
. EBIT before currency effects: EUR 7.4 million (previous year: EUR 6.8 million)
. EBIT including currency effects: EUR 7.3 million (previous year: EUR 6.1 million)
. Net income for the period: EUR 3.3 million (previous year: EUR 3.1 million)
. Capital expenditure: EUR 3.8 million (previous year: EUR 2.6 million)
. Free cash flow: EUR 17.3 million (previous year: EUR 6.7 million)
. Equity ratio: 36.0 percent (December 31, 2023: 37.0 percent)
. Lifetime volume of new business: approx. EUR 200 million
(previous year: approx. EUR 185 million)
Based on the encouraging performance in the first quarter of the new year, we are confirming our forecasts for the
current fiscal year. These are based on the assumptions that there will be no major disruptions to supply chains in
2024, for example due to geopolitical tension or economic sanctions, that energy will be available in sufficient
quantities, and that there will be no significant deviations from the anticipated price developments.
The report on the first quarter of 2024 is published on the PWO website at https://www.pwo-group.com/en/investors-press
/news-publications/reports/.

PWO AG

The Executive Board

Contact:
Charlotte Frenzel
Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
T. +49 179 / 6904 237
M. charlotte.frenzel.ext.ma@pwo-group.com

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We are a global company in the mobility industry that is helping to shape the environmentally friendly mobility of the
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With our expertise in climate-friendly lightweight construction, we are technology leaders and combine economic
efficiency with sustainability. We develop and produce sophisticated metal components and complex subsystems at the
frontiers of what is technologically feasible. We meet the challenges of our time with innovative and sustainable
concepts. And above all, we aim to seize the opportunities they offer.
As a values-based employer with informal structures at a global level, we offer our employees a meaningful environment
for realizing their personal prospects. Transparent and responsible corporate governance is an integral part of our
self-image.
Our corporate strategy is summed up in the slogan PEOPLE. PLANET. PROGRESS.

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