Austria's AGRANA prelim Q1 EBIT jumps on improved segment performance

Agrana Beteiligungs AG

01/07/2026 06:40

Overview
Austria-based food ingredients producer's preliminary fiscal Q1 revenue declined yr/yr on lower Sugar volumes
Preliminary EBIT for fiscal Q1 rose sharply, driven by improved Starch and Sugar segment performance
Company reaffirmed full-year EBIT guidance, expecting a significant increase over last year

Outlook
AGRANA confirms full-year EBIT forecast at €70 to €90 mln
Company expects full-year group revenue to show a slight increase

Result Drivers
SUGAR VOLUMES - Lower volumes in the Sugar segment led to a slight revenue decline, per company
OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS - EBIT increase driven by improved operational performance in Starch and Sugar segments, per company
RESTRUCTURING EFFECTS - EBIT benefited from elimination of prior-year one-off restructuring costs, per company

Company press release: ID:nEQ9lRvkKa

Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q1 Revenue
Miss
EUR 855.30 mln
EUR 900 mln (1 Analyst)
Q1 EBIT
 
EUR 35.40 mln
 

Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is no "strong buy" or "buy", 3 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the food processing peer group is "buy."
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Agrana Beteiligungs AG is €12.40, about 5.1% above its June 30 closing price of €11.80
The stock recently traded at 15 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 27 three months ago

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