Highlights Q1 2022

Significantly higher procurement costs and supply chain disruptions depress the KION Group’s earnings in the first quarter of 2022

  • Order intake increases by 10.4 percent to €2.900 billion
  • At €6.855 billion, the order book grows by 2.9 percent compared with the end of 2021
  • Revenue increases by 15.1 percent to €2.734 billion thanks to plentiful orders on the books from the previous year
  • Adjusted EBIT amounts to €170.3 million (Q1 2021: €215.0 million)
  • Adjusted EBIT margin falls to 6.2 percent (Q1 2021: 9.1 percent)
  • Net income for the period is down year on year at €80.2 million (Q1 2021: €137.0 million)
  • Free cash flow deteriorates significantly year on year to minus €432.6 million (Q1 2021: €262.1 million)
  • An outlook for 2022 is currently not possible due to the political and economic uncertainties