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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 achieves 2,062 million turnover in the first half of the year, an increase of 2.5%

22/07/2024

Net income remains at record highs, with a net profit of 184 million euros, up 3.1%

Bilbao, 22.7.2024 - CIE Automotive maintains its performance at record highs in the first half of the year, reinforcing its position as a benchmark supplier in the Automotive sector.

Thus, the company has reported a turnover of 2,062.2 million euros in this semester, 2.5% more than in the same period of 2023, with an EBITDA - gross operating profit - of 381.9 million euros, representing an 18.5% margin on turnover, an EBIT - net operating profit - of 288.1 million euros, representing a 14% margin on turnover, and a half-yearly profit of 183.9 million euros, 3.1% more than the previous year.

These operating results are complemented by an operating cash flow generation of 242.5 million euros, which allows the Net Financial Debt/EBITDA ratio to be deleveraged to 1.45 times, making the results of this first half of the year a new success for the company.

According to Jesús María Herrera, CEO of CIE Automotive, "Despite the uncertainties and difficulties in the industry, we continue to grow ahead of the sector and improve our performance, which confirms that our business model, focused on diversification as a risk mitigation factor and cash generation as a top priority, not only provides us with resilience, but also allows us to take advantage of all kinds of opportunities in different geographies, customers and technologies".

In this regard, he affirms that "given the positive evolution of the Strategic Plan and our good perspectives for the coming quarters, we can confirm the continuation of all our 2025 commitments, with a CIE Automotive prepared to face great challenges in the medium and long term".

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