Feb 9 (Reuters) - Fagron NV FAGRO.BR :
* REPORTS 19% TOPLINE GROWTH, 11% INCREASE IN REBITDA AND
FREE
CASH FLOW OF EUR 91 MILLION FOR 2022
* REVENUE GROWTH OF 10.3% AT CER WITH ORGANIC REVENUE GROWTH
OF
3.8% AT CER TO EUR 683.9 MILLION (EUR 676.7 MILLION EXCLUDING
BOSTON)
* EXPECTS A MID-TO-HIGH SINGLE DIGIT ORGANIC REVENUE GROWTH
AND AN
INCREASE IN PROFITABILITY BOTH DEVELOPING PROGRESSIVELY THROUGH
2023
* REBITDA INCREASED BY 10.5% TO EUR 130.7 MILLION; 19.1%
REBITDA
MARGIN (19.6% EXCLUDING BOSTON)
* FAGRON NV - EARNINGS PER SHARE INCREASED BY 14.3% TO EUR
0.96
* DIVIDEND PROPOSAL OF EUR 0.25 PER SHARE
* FOR FY 2023, WE EXPECT MID-TO-HIGH SINGLE DIGIT ORGANIC
REVENUE
GROWTH WITH INCREASE IN PROFITABILITY, BOTH DEVELOPING
PROGRESSIVELY THROUGH YEAR, AND ONE-OFF CAPEX INVESTMENTS IN
NORTH AMERICA
* WILL INVEST A TOTAL OF USD 18 MILLION WITH THE MAJORITY
SPENT IN
2023 ON TOP OF GENERAL MAINTENANCE CAPEX SPEND OF AROUND 3 TO
3.5% OF REVENUE
* WILL REMAIN COMMITTED TO DISCIPLINED ACQUISITION STRATEGY
IN ALL
REGIONS WHERE ACTIVE AS PART OF GROWTH STRATEGY
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