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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 succeeds again at the Institutional Investor Awards

19/09/2022

Following the success of previous editions, CIE Automotive was once again honoured by the world's leading financial sector ranking company, Institutional Investor. The company is once again the most recognised company in the "Small & Midcap" segment in the automotive sector. It repeats, among other mentions, leadership in categories such as "Best CEO", with our CEO Jesús María Herrera in first position in the ranking among the "Small & Midcap" European automotive companies, the "Best IR Professional" award for Lorea Aristizabal, the "Best IR Team" award and the "Best IR Program" award. This year, highlights also include the "Best ESG" and "Best Company Board" awards in its category.

The “Developed Europe Executive Team” awards are based on a survey of analysts and fund managers, which this year involved 1,380 investment professionals at 632 financial services firms. CEOs were rated on their credibility, leadership and communication. For the Investor Relations programs, companies were rated on the following attributes: productivity of roadshows/conferences; earnings calls; business and market knowledge; responsiveness; authority and credibility; timing of financial disclosure; consistency of financial disclosure; and granularity of financial disclosure. Additionally, voters also rated each company on the quality of analyst/investor events, company board, and ESG metrics.

Below is a breakdown of the awards granted - 7 out of a possible 8 - to CIE Automotive in the Small & Midcaps category in the "Auto & Auto parts - Europe" sector: 

Small & Midcaps Awards

CIE Automotive Position

Auto & Auto Parts

Most Honored Companies

1st  

1. Best CEO

1st  

2. Best IR Professional

1st  

3. Best IR Program

1st  

4. Best IR Team

1st  

5. Best ESG

1st  

6. Best Company Board

1st  

7. Best Analyst/Investor Event

1st  

In addition, in the Automotive All Caps category, CIE Automotive obtained second place in "Best IR Professional" and third place in "Best Company Board", where it shared the podium with players such as Brembo, Volkswagen and Stellantis, among others.

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