March 11 (Reuters) - GEA GROUP AG G1AG.DE:
ORDER INTAKE AND REVENUE IMPROVED IN 2024 DESPITE A CHALLENGING ECONOMIC CLIMATE
ORDER INTAKE UP 1.5 PERCENT TO EUR 5,553 BILLION (2023: EUR 5,469 BILLION); ORGANIC GROWTH OF 4.6 PERCENT
FY REVENUE UP 0.9 PERCENT TO EUR 5,422 BILLION (2023: EUR 5,373 BILLION)
FY EBITDA MARGIN RISES TO 15.4 PERCENT (2023: 14.4 PERCENT)
EBITDA BEFORE RESTRUCTURING EXPENSES INCREASES BY 8.1 PERCENT TO EUR 837 MILLION (2023: EUR 774 MILLION)
FY RETURN ON CAPITAL EMPLOYED (ROCE) SEES ANOTHER INCREASE TO 33.8 PERCENT (2023: 32.7 PERCENT)
PROPOSED DIVIDEND OF EUR 1.15 PER SHARE (2023: EUR 1.00)
NET WORKING CAPITAL AGAIN SIGNIFICANTLY OUTPERFORMING THE TARGET RANGE OF 8.0 TO 10.0 PERCENT (2023: 6.4 PERCENT)
GEA GROUP AG - OUTLOOK 2025 ORGANIC REVENUE GROWTH BETWEEN +1.0 AND +4.0 PERCENT
FY 2025 EBITDA MARGIN BEFORE RESTRUCTURING EXPENSES BETWEEN 15.6 AND 16.0 PERCENT AND ROCE BETWEEN 30.0 AND 35.0 PERCENT
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