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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 acquires Brazilian company Iber-Oleff

02/02/2023

The integrated company specialises in the manufacture of plastic components and supplies leading OEMs.

Bilbao, 02.02.2023 - CIE Automotive announced today the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of the company Iber-Oleff Brasil, Ltda (hereinafter "Iber-Oleff Brasil").

The enterprise value of the transaction amounts to around EUR 20 million - equivalent to circa 6.7 times EBIT in 2022.

The deal also includes the acquisition for approximately 2 million euros of a plot of land adjacent to the factory, which the company will use for expansion.

The transaction price will be paid by CIE Automotive in cash at closing and will be financed through currently available cash.

With around 400 employees and 2022 sales of 25 million euros, Iber-Oleff Brasil has one plant in Salto, in the state of Sao Paulo, and specialises in the manufacture of plastic components for vehicle interiors, integrating injection, welding, painting, laser and assembly processes. 

According to Jesús María Herrera, CEO of CIE Automotive, "The integration of Iber-Oleff Brasil gives us access to major Asian OEMs in the country, as well as reinforces our positioning with European and American OEMs. The project offers us a unique opportunity to grow with all of them with limited investment, thanks in large part to the synergies of its integration into our Brazilian plastics division.

He continues: "With this acquisition, we strengthen our commitment to the Brazilian automotive market, where we continue to increase our market share month by month and where we are undoubtedly a reference supplier thanks to our multi-technological and global character, which gives us an unrivalled competitive advantage when supplying our customers".

The closing of the transaction is subject to the fulfilment of the usual conditions for this type of operation.

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