The KION Group can look back on a successful financial year 2012: a record result through strategic measures, stable demand and a further increase in profitability
- Order intake (€4,700 million) was up from last year despite the downturn in the global market
- Consolidated revenue increased by 8.2 per cent to €4,727 million
- The adjusted EBIT margin reached a new high of 9.3 per cent as a result of structural improvements
- The Group’s capital structure was significantly improved following transactions with Weichai Power
- The foundation was laid for further growth in emerging markets
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KION Group key figures |
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in € million |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
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Revenue |
4,727 |
4,368 |
3,534 |
8.2% | ||||||||||||
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In Germany |
1,225 |
1,175 |
900 |
4.3% | ||||||||||||
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Outside Germany |
3,501 |
3,194 |
2,634 |
9.6% | ||||||||||||
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Order intake |
4,700 |
4,682 |
3,860 |
0.4% | ||||||||||||
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Order backlog |
808 |
953 |
801 |
-15.2% | ||||||||||||
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EBITDA |
915 |
569 |
380 |
60.8% | ||||||||||||
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Adjusted EBITDA¹ |
747 |
665 |
462 |
12.3% | ||||||||||||
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EBIT |
550 |
213 |
35 |
>100% | ||||||||||||
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Adjusted EBIT¹ |
438 |
365 |
139 |
20.2% | ||||||||||||
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Net income (loss) |
161 |
-93 |
-197 |
>100% | ||||||||||||
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Cash and cash equivalents² |
562 |
373 |
253 |
50.6% | ||||||||||||
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Financial debt³ |
2,352 |
3,005 |
2,879 |
-21.7% | ||||||||||||
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Net financial debt |
1,790 |
2,631 |
2,626 |
-32.0% | ||||||||||||
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Equity |
660 |
-488 |
-400 |
>100% | ||||||||||||
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Adjusted EBITDA Margin¹ |
15.8% |
15.2% |
13.1% |
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Adjusted EBIT Margin¹ |
9.3% |
8.3% |
3.9% |
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Free cash flow4 |
518 |
234 |
76 |
>100% | ||||||||||||
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Capital expenditures5 |
155 |
133 |
123 |
16.6% | ||||||||||||
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Total spending on R&D |
120 |
120 |
103 |
-0.1% | ||||||||||||
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R&D spending/revenue (%) |
2.5% |
2.8% |
2.9% |
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Employees incl. apprentices and trainees as at 31 December6 |
21,215 |
21,862 |
19,968 |
-3.0% | ||||||||||||
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R&D employees |
847 |
900 |
827 |
-5.9% | ||||||||||||
