Highlights in 2012

The KION Group can look back on a successful financial year 2012: a record result through strategic measures, stable demand and a further increase in profitability

  • Order intake (€4,700 million) was up from last year despite the downturn in the global market
  • Consolidated revenue increased by 8.2 per cent to €4,727 million
  • The adjusted EBIT margin reached a new high of 9.3 per cent as a result of structural improvements
  • The Group’s capital structure was significantly improved following transactions with Weichai Power
  • The foundation was laid for further growth in emerging markets

KION Group key figures

 

 

 

 

in € million

2012

2011

2010

Changes
2012/2011

1

Adjusted for KION acquisition items and one-off items

2

Cash and cash equivalents

3

Financial liabilities are defined as non-current and current financial liabilities

4

Free cash flow is defined as Cash flow from operating activities plus Cash flow used in investing activities

5

Excluding leased assets and rental assets

6

Number of employees in full-time equivalents as at 31 December

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

4,727

4,368

3,534

8.2%

In Germany

1,225

1,175

900

4.3%

Outside Germany

3,501

3,194

2,634

9.6%

Order intake

4,700

4,682

3,860

0.4%

Order backlog

808

953

801

-15.2%

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA

915

569

380

60.8%

Adjusted EBITDA¹

747

665

462

12.3%

EBIT

550

213

35

>100%

Adjusted EBIT¹

438

365

139

20.2%

Net income (loss)

161

-93

-197

>100%

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents²

562

373

253

50.6%

Financial debt³

2,352

3,005

2,879

-21.7%

Net financial debt

1,790

2,631

2,626

-32.0%

Equity

660

-488

-400

>100%

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA Margin¹

15.8%

15.2%

13.1%

-

Adjusted EBIT Margin¹

9.3%

8.3%

3.9%

-

 

 

 

 

 

Free cash flow4

518

234

76

>100%

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures5

155

133

123

16.6%

Total spending on R&D

120

120

103

-0.1%

R&D spending/revenue (%)

2.5%

2.8%

2.9%

-

 

 

 

 

 

Employees incl. apprentices and trainees as at 31 December6

21,215

21,862

19,968

-3.0%

R&D employees

847

900

827

-5.9%

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