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    Heidelberg Anticipates Strong 2019-2020

    A better order situation will compensate in part for the company’s weak first quarter in Europe, in particular.

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    Heidelberg has embarked on the second quarter of financial year 2019-2020 with a far better order situation, compensating in part for the weak first quarter in Europe, in particular.
     
    The company is continuing its digital transformation and expanding its digital business models with a view to significantly reducing its exposure to economic fluctuations and increasing the share of recurring business in the medium to long term. Demand for the contract and subscription offerings that are the main focus of this strategy continued to grow in the first quarter of financial year 2019-2020.
     
    The medium-term goal is to increase the share of recurring sales – primarily from contract and subscription business – to around one-third of total sales. With customer demand rising, Heidelberg is expanding its subscription portfolio and is now offering additional contract options. 
     
    Toward the end of the first quarter, in particular, the need for further strategic development of the company was highlighted by the increasing reluctance to invest, especially in Western Europe, and associated shifts in sales due to the economic slowdown.
     
    Quarterly sales, EBITDA excluding restructuring result, and the net result after taxes, for example, were all down on the corresponding figures for the previous year. In mid-July, Heidelberg adapted its outlook for financial year 2019-2020 as a whole to reflect the changed business expectations.
     
    Despite an improving order situation at the beginning of the second quarter and continuing positive effects from the successful Print China 2019 trade show, Heidelberg has introduced measures to boost results. These include strategies to make working hours more flexible in the short term – such as working-time accounts and short-time working – and structural projects to achieve a sustained increase in profitability.
     
    “The good start to the second quarter means we’re confident of achieving our planned business volume for the financial year. What’s more, the positive impact of the numerous measures we’ve introduced to improve our results and free cash flow will be felt in the second half of the financial year,” said Heidelberg CEO Rainer Hundsdörfer.
     
    In the face of growing economic uncertainty, above all in Central Europe, sales at Heidelberg fell from €541 million to €502 million in the first quarter of 2019-2020 (April 1, to June 30, 2019). Despite far higher demand in China following the successful Print China trade show, incoming orders of €615 million as at June 30, 2019 were down on the previous year’s figure (€665 million). The order backlog increased by around 12%, from €654 million at the end of the previous financial year on March 31, 2019 to €730 million as at June 30, 2019. This is partly due to the new subscription contracts, which will be reflected in the sales figures over their respective terms.
     
    Heidelberg is expecting sales for financial year 2019-2020 as a whole to match the previous year’s level. The company anticipates that further stable expansion of its contract business will compensate for the economic slowdown and the associated reluctance to invest in equipment. In the current financial year, Heidelberg is targeting EBITDA excluding restructuring result of between 6.5% and 7% of sales, and is expecting to break even after taxes.
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