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CIE Automotive challenges the sector with a record profit of 326 million euros in 2024

27/02/2025

Increases sales and results with a high level of cash generation that brings debt to historic lows

Bilbao, 27.2.2025 – CIE Automotive has presented today the results for the 2024 financial year, challenging with significant growth an Automotive industry weakened by uncertainties.

Sales have exceeded 3.96 billion euros, which represents a growth of 1.1%, outperforming by more than 2 basic points the decrease in global vehicle production.

In terms of operating margins, an EBITDA – gross operating profit – of 728 million has been reached, and an EBIT – net operating profit – of 538 million euros, which represents margins of 18.4% and 13.6% respectively, significantly higher than the average margins of the sector.

All of the above results in a record net profit of 326 million which, on a comparable perimeter, represents a growth of almost 5% compared to 2023.

According to Jesús María Herrera, CEO of CIE Automotive, “We continue growing above the market, improving our results, and above all, we continue with an extremely high cash generation that has brought our leverage to historic lows, which, in the current sectoral context, highlights the value of our management model and our positioning as a reference supplier in the global Automotive industry”.

And he adds: “For all these reasons and due to our expectations for the current year, we are in a position to reconfirm that the commitments of the 2025 Strategic Plan will be fulfilled.”

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CIE AUTOMOTIVE APPOINTS FERMÍN DEL RIO AS VICE-PRESIDENT

15/12/2021

The company also incorporates two new independent directors

CIE Automotive today has appointed Mr. Fermín del Rio Sanz de Acedo as its new Vice-President. Fermin del Rio has been collaborating with CIE Automotive for more than 30 years in his different professional facets and has held the position of director of the company since 2005. In his new position, he will reinforce his support for the President and CEO in the performance of their duties.

He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management (San Sebastian), beginning his professional career as a tax advisor in 1975. He founded Norgestión, where he worked until 2008. He was also in charge of the section of ADEGI (Business Association of Guipuzcoa), and was also a member of the Committee of Basque Business Owner Associations (CONFEBASK).                    

In addition, the Board of Directors has incorporated two new independent directors (Ms. María Eugenia Girón Dávila and Ms. Elena María Orbegozo Laborde), replacing Mr. Carlos Solchaga Catalán and Mr. Ángel Ochoa Crespo and has appointed Ms. Arantza Estefanía Larrañaga -until now an independent director of the company- as the new coordinating director.

The Board of Directors' decisions reinforce the composition of this governing body and are framed within CIE Automotive's commitment to comply with the highest standards of good corporate governance by working to ensure a diversity of skills, knowledges, experiences, origins, nationalities, age and gender among the members of the Board of Directors.

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