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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 reinforces its machining productive capacity in Mexico

23/06/2019

The integrated companies are specialized in machining components for the automotive sector

 

Bilbao, 24.6.2019 - CIE Automotive today announced the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of the companies Maquinados de Precisión de México S. de R.L de C.V. and Cortes de Precisión de Mexico S. de R.L de C.V..
The value of the transaction (enterprise value) amounts 65.5 million US dollars (approximately 58 million Euros) and will be adjusted upon the closing date based on its indebtedness, as usual in this type of transactions. The price of the transaction will be paid by CIE Automotive in cash upon the closing date and will be financed through currently available cash.
The acquired facilities are located in Celaya, in the Mexican state of Guanajuato - the largest automobile corridor in Mexico - and are a key supplier for Tier I companies within the automotive sector, to which they supply a wide range of machining components.
In 2019 its EBITDA - gross operating margin – is expected to reach 18 million US dollars (approximately 16 million Euros).
According to Jesús María Herrera, CEO of CIE Automotive, "The rational of this integration is mainly the use of the productive assets, which complement the Group's machining activities in Mexico and which will allow us an important future physical and commercial expansion in this and other technologies. This transaction also reinforces CIE Automotive's commitment with the Mexican automotive market."
The closing of the transaction is subject to the fulfillment of the usual conditions in this type of transactions, including the authorization of the antitrust Mexican authorities.

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