SMA Solar Technology AG
ISIN: DE000A0DJ6J9
WKN: A0DJ6J
08 August 2024 06:58AM

EQS-News: SMA Group reports a solid first half of 2024 in a challenging market 

SMA Solar Technology AG · ISIN: DE000A0DJ6J9 · EQS - Company News
Land: Deutschland · Primärmarkt: Deutschland · EQS News ID: 1963385

EQS-News: SMA Solar Technology AG / Key word(s): Half Year Results/Half Year Report
SMA Group reports a solid first half of 2024 in a challenging market 

08.08.2024 / 06:58 CET/CEST
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SMA Group reports a solid first half of 2024 in a challenging market 

  • Sales at €759.3 million compared to €778.9 million in the first half of 2023
  • EBITDA of €80.6 million (H1 2023: €125.3 million)
  • Order backlog of €1.35 billion (June 30, 2023: €2.45 billion)
  • Equity ratio rose slightly to 42.6% (December 31, 2023: 42.3%)
  • Managing Board confirms revised 2024 guidance from June 18: sales of between €1,550 million and €1,700 million; EBITDA of between €80 million and €130 million


Niestetal, August 8, 2024 – As expected, sales and earnings for SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA/ISIN: DE000A0DJ6J9/FWB: S92) have been lower in the first half of 2024 compared to the previous year. Group sales reached €759.3 million and was therefore slightly below the previous year (H1 2023: €778.9 million).

Sales in the Home Solutions and Commercial & Industrial Solutions segments were significantly influenced by the ongoing high inventory levels at distributors and installers, as well as a generally very challenging market environment. Against this backdrop, sales in the Home Solutions segment amounted to €109.9 million (H1 2023: €327.3 million) and in the Commercial & Industrial Solutions segment to €113.6 million, after €194.2 million in the first half of 2023. As planned, the Large Scale & Project Solutions segment posted significant sales growth, achieving €535.8 million compared to €257.4 million in the first half of 2023.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), amounted to €80.6 million (including €19.1 million from the sale of shares in elexon GmbH in Q1 2024), compared to €125.3 million in the first half of 2023. This corresponds to an EBITDA margin of 10.6% (H1 2023: 16.1%). The main reasons for the change compared with the previous year were the reduced sales volumes, the change in the product mix, and an increase in the Group’s cost base. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) amounted to €56.2 million compared with €106.1 million in the same period of the previous year. This corresponds to an EBIT margin of 7.4% (H1 2023: 13.6%).

The EBIT in the Home Solutions and Commercial & Industrial Solutions segments was below the value for the previous year due to the low level of sales, a reduced utilization, and the corresponding lack of coverage of fixed costs. Home:
–€21.6 million (H1 2023: €93.4 million); Commercial & Industrial Solutions: –€45.2 million (H1 2023: €6.7 million). The Large Scale & Project Solutions segment significantly improved its profitability compared with the same period of the previous year thanks to the high level of sales and associated fixed cost degression, as well as a profitable product mix, achieving EBIT of €100.5 million (H1 2023: €8.8 million).

“The global PV market has developed very inconsistently this year. Incoming orders in the Home and Commercial & Industrial segments continue to be influenced by the high inventory levels at distributors and installers. In addition, electricity prices have gone down, which in many countries is resulting in postponed investments and restrained final demand, as well as excess capacity by Chinese manufacturers, which is putting additional pressure on the market. Despite the fact that the prices for PV systems have already gone down, customers continue to anticipate further price decreases. Our Large Scale & Project Solutions segment, which continues to record an above-average operational performance, is not affected by this. Within this challenging environment, it is once again clear that our diversified business model with three segments is a huge advantage for SMA, which means that we are able to be more flexible than our competitors,” said Jürgen Reinert, CEO of SMA. “One example is production, where we are currently directing capacity into the Large Scale segment so that we can process the high order backlog as planned.”

“Despite the volatile market, the first half of 2024 showed a solid development. In the Large Scale & Project Solutions segment, we have once again made significant gains in both sales and earnings during the second quarter. Given the delayed market recovery in the Home and C&I segments, we have expanded our sales activities to other product groups and countries during the last few weeks. We have also implemented a number of measures to adapt the cost structure and working capital to the reduced sales level in the Group, as well as to stabilize the cash flow,” added Barbara Gregor, CFO at SMA.

The net income amounted to €44.1 million (H1 2023: €103.5 million). Earnings per share thus increased to €1.27 (H1 2023: €2.98).

The SMA Group's free cash flow fell to –€202.6 million after €80.6 million in the previous year as a result of higher net working capital. At €65.7 million, net cash on June 30, 2024, was below the level at the end of the previous year (December 31, 2023: €283.3 million). With an equity ratio of 42.6% (December 31, 2023: 42.3%), SMA continues to have a good equity capital base.

The order backlog was €1,348.6 million as of June 30, 2024 (June 30, 2023: €2,453.7 million). At €988.0 million, three-quarters of this is attributable to product business (June 30, 2023: €2,075.7 million).

The SMA Managing Board confirms its sales and earnings guidance for fiscal year 2024 as revised on June 18, 2024, which predicts sales of between €1,550 million and €1,700 million (2023: €1,904.1 million) and EBITDA of between €80 million and €130 million (2023: €311 million).


Additional Information

The quarterly statement for January to June 2024 can be found at www.sma.de/en/investor-relations/publications. SMA will discuss its business development during a conference call for analysts and investors at 1:30 p.m. on August 8, 2024. An overview of analyst estimates (consensus) is available at Analyst Coverage & Consensus | SMA Solar.

 

 About SMA 

As a leading global specialist in photovoltaic and storage system technology, the SMA Group is setting the standards today for the decentralized and renewable energy supply of tomorrow. SMA’s portfolio contains a wide range of efficient PV and battery inverters, holistic system solutions for PV and battery-storage systems of all power classes, intelligent energy management systems and charging solutions for electric vehicles and power-to-gas applications. Digital energy services as well as further comprehensive services round off SMA’s range. SMA solar inverters installed worldwide in the last 20 years, with a total output of around 132 GW, help avoid over 70 million tonnes of CO2 emissions annually. SMA’s multi-award-winning technology is protected by more than 1,600 patents and utility models. Since 2008, the Group’s parent company, SMA Solar Technology AG, has been listed on the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (S92) and is listed in the SDAX index and TecDAX index.

 

SMA Solar Technology AG 

Sonnenallee 1 

34266 Niestetal 

Germany 

 

Press Contact: 

Dagmar Buth-Parvaresh 

Tel. +49 561 9522-421414 

Presse@SMA.de

 

Investor Relations Contact:

Viona Brandt

Tel. +49 175 93 93 320

Investor.Relations@SMA.de

 

Disclaimer: 

This press release serves only as information and does not constitute an offer or invitation to subscribe for, acquire, hold or sell any securities of SMA Solar Technology AG (the “Company”) or any present or future subsidiary of the Company (together with the Company, the “SMA Group”) nor should it form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any contract to purchase or subscribe for any securities in the Company or any member of the SMA Group or commitment whatsoever. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States of America absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 

This press release can contain future-oriented statements. Future-oriented statements are statements which do not describe facts of the past. They also include statements about our assumptions and expectations. These statements are based on plans, estimations and forecasts which the Managing Board of SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA or company) has available at this time. Future-oriented statements are therefore only valid on the day on which they are made. Future-oriented statements by nature contain risks and elements of uncertainty. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors can lead to considerable differences between the actual results, the financial position, the development or the performance of the corporation and the estimates given here. These factors include those which SMA has discussed in published reports. These reports are available on the SMA website at www.SMA.de. The company accepts no obligation whatsoever to update these future-oriented statements or to adjust them to future events or developments. 



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Language: English
Company: SMA Solar Technology AG
Sonnenallee 1
34266 Niestetal
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)561 / 9522 - 0
Fax: +49 (0)561 / 9522 - 100
E-mail: info@sma.de
Internet: http://www.sma.de
ISIN: DE000A0DJ6J9
WKN: A0DJ6J
Indices: SDAX, TecDAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
EQS News ID: 1963385

 
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  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024e
Umsatzerlöse1 760,93 915,07 1.026,58 983,67 1.065,95 1.870,00 1.480,00
EBITDA1,2 -69,10 34,19 71,48 8,70 70,01 310,96 -17,00
EBITDA-Marge3 -9,08 3,74 6,96 0,88 6,57 16,63 -1,15
EBIT1,4 -151,71 -11,77 27,91 -32,97 31,89 269,50 -86,00
EBIT-Marge5 -19,94 -1,29 2,72 -3,35 2,99 14,41 -5,81
Jahresüberschuss1 -175,49 -8,53 28,09 -23,00 55,82 225,67 -91,00
Netto-Marge6 -23,06 -0,93 2,74 -2,34 5,24 12,07 -6,15
Cashflow1,7 -54,27 -1,18 -31,38 94,26 28,66 140,78 65,00
Ergebnis je Aktie8 -5,06 -0,25 0,81 -0,66 1,61 6,50 -2,60
Dividende8 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,50 0,00
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SMA Solar Technology
WKN ISIN Rechtsform Börsenwert IPO Einschätzung Plus Code
A0DJ6J DE000A0DJ6J9 AG 459,08 Mio € 27.06.2008 Halten 9F3F8G8Q+3G
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KGV 2025e KGV 10Y-Ø BGFL-Ratio Shiller-KGV KBV KCV KUV
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Dividende '2023
in €
Dividende '2024e
in €
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Hauptversammlung Q1-Zahlen Q2-Zahlen Q3-Zahlen Bilanz-PK
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Abstand 60-Tage-Linie Abstand 200-Tage-Linie Performance YtD Kursveränderung 52 Wochen IPO
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13,23 €
ATH 112,70 €
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