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Herausgeber: Nordex SE
Nordex benefits from rising demand in the second quarter of 2017
- Increase in sales to EUR 1.5 billion in H1/2017
- Order intake of EUR 905 million strongly driven by Q2
- EBITDA margin of 7.8% achieved
- Guidance for 2017 confirmed
Hamburg (renewablepress) - In the second quarter of the current year, the Nordex Group (ISIN: DE000A0D6554) registered increasing momentum in its business. Business volume rose to EUR 852.7 million in the quarter (EUR 846.9 million), making a material contribution to the sales of EUR 1,501.1 million recorded in the first half of the year (H1/2016: EUR 1,483.9 million). This performance was supported by growth in service business, which rose by 24 percent in the first half of the year to EUR 150.3 million (H1/2016: EUR 121.2 million).
At the same time, new installations climbed to 713 MW in the second quarter (Q1/2017: 416 MW) and was thus largely stable compared with the same period in the previous year. Output improved in both turbine assembly and rotor blade production in the period under review. Turbine assembly output came to 1,536 MW (H1/2016: 1,298 MW). This growth of a more than 18 percent is largely due to the production of wind power systems in Spain, where Nordex addresses non-European market demand. Rotor blade production increased by 30 percent in the first half of the year, reflecting preparations for non-European projects scheduled for short-term completion.
At EUR 117.5 million (H1/2016: EUR 136.6 million), operating earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation met expectations, translating into a Group EBITDA margin of 7.8 percent. This performance was underpinned by the good average margin on projects under construction, which is also reflected in the increase in the gross margin to 27.2 percent (H1/2016: 24.8 percent). Consolidated profit came to EUR 22.6 million (H1/2016: EUR 51.0 million).
As expected, the working capital ratio rose to 9.8 percent as of the reporting date due to preparations for numerous projects to be completed in the short term. As well as this, customer prepayments were down on the previous year.
At the same time, order intake rose substantially during the year. In the second quarter, Nordex received new orders worth EUR 572 Mio. All told, order intake in the first half of the year came to EUR 905 million but were down on the previous year (H1/2016: EUR 1,330 million). This was mainly due to more muted new business in Europe, which accounted for 43 percent of total order intake (H1/2016: 68 percent). Furthermore, order intake from non-European markets rose as a percentage of the total as well as in absolute terms.
As of 30 June 2017, Nordex had an order backlog including service business of a total of EUR 3.6 billion, which forms the basis for the confirmation of the full-year targets for 2017. Thus, sales are expected to come within a range of EUR 3.1 to 3.3 billion, accompanied by an EBITDA margin of between 7.8 and 8.2 percent. The Management Board expects the working capital ratio to drop to 5 - 7 percent in the second half of the year particularly due to prepayments received on new orders.
"Our focus is now on landing the projects that we are in an inch of getting. And we are responding to the changes in business volumes by stepping up cost discipline to support our profitability," says Nordex CEO José Luis Blanco.
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The development, manufacture, project management and servicing of wind turbines in the onshore segment has been the core competence and passion of the Nordex Group and its more than 7,900 employees worldwide since 1985. As one of the world's largest wind turbine manufacturers, the Nordex Group offers high-yield, cost-efficient wind turbines under the Acciona Windpower and Nordex brands that enable long-term and economical power generation from wind energy in all geographical and climatic conditions.
The focus is on turbines in the 3 to 5MW+ class, and the Group’s comprehensive product portfolio offers individual solutions for both markets with limited space and regions with limited grid capacities. With more than 29 GW of installed capacity worldwide, Nordex Group systems deliver sustainable energy throughout more than 80 per cent of the world’s energy market (excluding China).
Nordex SE is listed on the TecDAX of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The management holding company is headquartered in Rostock, while the executive board and administrative offices are based in Hamburg. At production facilities in Germany, Spain, Brazil, the US, and India, the Nordex Group produces its own nacelles, rotor blades and concrete towers. The Group also maintains offices and branches in more than 25 countries.
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