March 16 (Reuters) - SYNLAB AG SYAB.DE :
* FY ADJUSTED EBITDA 753.0 MILLION EUR
* FY REVENUE 3.25 BILLION EUR
* REVENUE AT EUR 3.25 BILLION EXCEEDS INITIAL 2022 GUIDANCE
* DIVIDEND PROPOSAL OF EUR 0.33 PER SHARE OUTSTANDING,
REPRESENTING A PAY-OUT RATIO SLIGHTLY ABOVE 20% OF ADJUSTED EPS
* FY ADJUSTED EBITDA OF EUR 753 MILLION AND MARGIN AT 23.2%
* DIVIDEND PROPOSAL OF EUR 0.33 PER SHARE OUTSTANDING,
REPRESENTING A PAY-OUT RATIO SLIGHTLY ABOVE 20% OF ADJUSTED EPS
* Q4 2022, REVENUE WAS EUR 701 MILLION
* COVID-19 TESTING REVENUE, AS PART OF TOTAL REVENUE, IS
EXPECTED
TO DECLINE BUT TO REMAIN AROUND EUR 50 MILLION IN 2023
* GROUP WILL IMPLEMENT A TEMPORARY REDUCTION OF M&A SPENT IN
2023
TO AROUND EUR 100 MILLION TO FULLY FOCUS BUSINESS ON ACHIEVING
SAME PRODUCTIVITY LEVEL AS BEFORE PANDEMIC OUTBREAK
* SYNLAB EXPECTS ADJUSTED EBITDA MARGIN TO BE IN A RANGE OF
16-18%
IN 2023
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