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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 obtains a historical net profit of 320 million euros in 2023, a 7% increase

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The Basque company obtains excellent results that make it one of the most profitable companies in the sector

Bilbao, 26.2.2024 - CIE Automotive today released its results for the 2023 financial year, a year in which the company reported revenues of 3,959.5 million euros, 3.1% more than in the same period of 2022, with EBITDA - gross operating profit - of 713.2 million, up 12.6%, and EBIT - net operating profit - of 527.7 million, which represented a 13.3% margin on sales. 


In addition to these figures, the company posted a net profit of 320.2 million euros, a 6.7% increase, and an operating cash flow of 447.4 million euros, an outstanding performance that positions it as one of the most profitable companies in the sector. 


According to Jesús María Herrera, CEO of CIE Automotive, "These excellent results once again evidence that profitable growth is the cornerstone of our project. These results were achieved despite the negative impact of currency translation and the sharp increase in interest rates”. 


He continues: "Our progress in the 2025 Strategic Plan is very high in terms of both financial and sustainability objectives, which, together with our good prospects for the coming years, allows us to confirm the maintenance of all our 2025 commitments”. 

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