Key figures

KION Group overview

in € million

Q1
2025

Q1
2024

Change

Revenue and financial performance

 

 

 

Revenue

2,788.1

2,859.1

–2.5%

EBITDA

264.6

478.3

–44.7%

Adjusted EBITDA1

459.0

474.3

–3.2%

Adjusted EBITDA margin1

16.5%

16.6%

EBIT

–21.8

210.9

< –100%

Adjusted EBIT1

195.5

226.7

–13.8%

Adjusted EBIT margin1

7.0%

7.9%

Net loss/income

–46.9

111.0

< –100%

Basic loss/earnings per share (in €)

–0.36

0.83

< –100%

ROCE2

8.4%

8.3%

Financial position3

 

 

 

Total assets

18,855.4

18,805.4

0.3%

Equity

6,105.3

6,207.1

–1.6%

Net working capital4

1,836.3

1,783.2

3.0%

Net financial debt5

949.1

913.2

3.9%

Cash flow

 

 

 

Free cash flow6

29.7

65.7

–54.9%

Capital expenditure7

85.4

87.7

–2.6%

Orders

 

 

 

Order intake

2,706.2

2,438.9

11.0%

Order book3

4,429.5

4,635.1

–4.4%

Employees8

42,518

42,719

–0.5%

1

Adjusted for PPA items and non-recurring items

2

ROCE is calculated as the ratio of adjusted EBIT on an annualized basis to the average capital employed for the past five quarterly reporting dates

3

Figure as at Mar. 31, 2025 compared with Dec. 31, 2024

4

Net working capital comprises inventories, trade receivables and contract assets less trade payables and contract liabilities

5

Key figure comprises financial liabilities less cash and cash equivalents

6

Free cash flow is defined as cash flow from operating activities plus cash flow from investing activities

7

Capital expenditure in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, including capitalized development costs

8

Number of employees (full-time equivalents; incl. apprentices; excl. inactive employees) as at Mar. 31, 2025 compared with Dec. 31, 2024

All amounts in this quarterly statement are disclosed in millions of euros (€ million) unless stated otherwise. Due to rounding effects, addition of the individual amounts shown may result in minor rounding differences to the totals. The percentages shown are calculated on the basis of the respective amounts, rounded to the nearest thousand euros.

This quarterly statement is available in German and English at www.kiongroup.com. The content of the German version is authoritative.

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