Guidance & group KPIs
Market development in the second half of the year below expectations
The difficult macroeconomic conditions are lasting longer than expected. The European economy is stagnating, with the important German market in particular in recession. In the USA, consumer purchasing power remains low due to the high cost of living and the long period of expensive consumer credit.
Motorcycle segment: US market as a whole declining, Europe losing momentum
Bicycle segment: restructuring is in full swing, destocking continues
As a result of these circumstances, PIERER Mobility will fall short of expectations in terms of revenue and earnings, as well as with regard to the reduction in working capital and net debt in the current financial year, and is revoking its guidance for the 2024 financial year. A new review of non-cash value adjustments will also be carried out by the end of the year.Guidance 2024 canceled - The ad hoc announcement was published on 21 October, 2024.
The adjustment of the guidance for the 2024 financial year were published on June 14, 2024 (Ad hoc). For more information, see the press release, June 14, 2024.
1) Working capital employed = inventories + trade receivables - trade payables
2) Net debt = financial liabilities (current, non-current) - cash
3) Gearing = net debt / equity
4) Free cash flow = cash flow from operating activities + cash flow from investing activities
5) Additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets according to the schedule of investments, excluding lease additions (IFRS 16)
6) ROCE = EBIT / average capital employed
7) ROE = earnings after taxes / average equity
8) ROIC = NOPAT / average capital employed; NOPAT = EBIT - taxes
9) Equity / number of shares
10) Number of employees on the reporting day (including temporary staff).
11) Including motorcycles sold by partner Bajaj
12) Including motorcycles sold by partner Bajaj; excluding bicycles without electric drive
13) Including off-road models produced by GASGAS in Spain (since 2020), including small-engine KTM and Husqvarna models produced by partner Bajaj in India (also for the local market in India), including models produced by partner CKM in China (JV with CFMOTO)(also for the local market in China)
14) Annual production units at the headquarter in Austria, excluding X-BOW
15) Calculation excluding e-bicycles
16) CO2 fleet emissions rose by 0.52 g/km in the reporting year, partly due to the continued strong sales of ICE models with medium and large displacements (> 500cc).