26.02.2025
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Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR
Zehnder Group on its way to becoming a leading international provider of indoor climate solutions
One-off effects due to the accelerated transformation into an innovative system specialist and service provider will impact the results for the 2024 financial year – but positive momentum in the second half of the year
- Group sales decreased by 7% to EUR 705.8 million
- Operating result (EBIT) totaled EUR 14.1 million (–76%), corresponding to an EBIT margin of 2.0% and a net loss of EUR –2.4 million
- One-off costs for strategic measures to sustainably optimise profitability and impairments amounted to EUR 35.9 million
- Adjusted EBIT1 before one-off effects of EUR 50.1 million (–21% compared to previous year), corresponding to an EBIT margin of 7.1%
- Cash flow from operating activities of EUR 60.6 million (–31% compared to previous year)
- Proposal of a dividend of CHF 1.00 per registered share A (previous year: 1.30 CHF)
- Implementation of important measures according to plan like the acquisition of Siber, production optimisations in China and Switzerland, and the expansion of the Gränichen site into a centre of excellence for indoor climate solutions
- For the first time, ventilation segment with a 60% share of total sales in reporting year
- Confirmation of medium-term targets of average annual sales growth of 5% and an EBIT margin of 9–11%
