Q3 2025 Agrana Beteiligungs AG Earnings Call Transcript
Key Points
- The fruit segment delivered a solid performance despite the challenging economic environment.
- Agrana Beteiligungs AG (WBO:AGR) has implemented a new corporate strategy to streamline operations and foster collaboration between business areas.
- The company is targeting annual savings of EUR80 million to EUR100 million, expected to be fully effective by the financial year '27, '28.
- A positive free cash flow of nearly EUR90 million was achieved in the first three quarters.
- The fruit segment showed a significant increase in EBIT by 45.5%, reaching EUR72.9 million.
- Overall business performance remains weak, with EBIT in the third quarter slightly negative.
- Revenue decreased by 8.1% to EUR2.7 billion compared to the previous year.
- Operating profit significantly declined by 67.1% to EUR54.3 million.
- The sugar segment faces high stocks and declining selling prices, resulting in a negative EBIT of EUR50.2 million.
- Energy costs remain high, doubling compared to pre-2021 levels, impacting profitability.
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to our conference call presenting our results for the first three quarters of the '24, '25 financial year. First of all, a Happy New Year, and all the best and good health for 2025. With us today are two out of three members of the Management Board.
Stephan Buettner, our CEO, will start the presentation with an overview on the highlights of the first three quarters. Afterwards, CTO, Norbert Harringer will tell you what is going on in the group regarding raw materials production and investment. He will also comment on the group's ESG news. And in the last part of the call, CEO Buettner will comment on the business development in the three segments. He will also report on the condensed financial statements. And finally, he will conclude with an outlook for the remaining business years.
As always and as announced in our invitation, a presentation is available in reference to our call. You can find this presentation in the IR section of our website. The presentation will take about 25
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