May 3 (Reuters) - Kontron AG KTN.VI :
* Q1 36% REVENUE GROWTH: EUR 356 MILLION COMPARED TO EUR 262
MILLION IN Q1 2023
* FIRST-TIME CONSOLIDATION OF KATEK AS OF MARCH 1, 2024,
CONTRIBUTES EUR 54 MILLION TO REVENUES
* STRONG GROSS MARGIN OF 41.3% IN THE 1ST QUARTER
* EUR 35.4 MILLION EBITDA VERSUS. 29.6 MILLION IN THE SAME
QUARTER
OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR
* OUTLOOK FOR 2024 STRONG WITH 33% PROFIT GROWTH
* ADJUSTED FOR ONE-OFF EFFECTS AND M&A COSTS, EBITDA
AMOUNTED TO
EUR 39.2 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF 33% FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR
* CONSOLIDATED NET PROFIT AMOUNTED TO EUR 16.3 MILLION
(PREVIOUS
YEAR: EUR 16.6 MILLION) AND WAS ALSO INFLUENCED BY THESE ONE-OFF
EFFECTS
* ORDER BACKLOG ROSE TO EUR 1,842 MILLION IN THE LAST 12
MONTHS
AFTER EUR 1,573 MILLION, INCLUDING EUR 140 MILLION FROM KATEK
* ON COURSE FOR ANOTHER STRONG YEAR
* 2024 EBITDA EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY AROUND 50% TO EUR 190
MILLION
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