Key figures

The year 2022 was marked by a series of crises, which also affected PALFINGER significantly. Nevertheless, PALFINGER generated record revenue of EUR 2,23 billion.

The subsiding Covid-19 pandemic and the associated economic upturn were felt in all regions at the beginning of the year. By contrast, the Russian war on Ukraine had a major impact on the rest of the year due to massive cost increases for materials and energy and strained supply chains. Despite all the adverse effects, record sales of EUR 2,226.2 million were achieved. Compared with 2021 sales of EUR 1,841.5 million, this represents an increase of 20.9 percent. This was mainly due to price increases and exchange rate effects, particularly for the USD. While the EMEA region stagnated, considerable growth was recorded in NAM and LATAM.

The profitability of PALFINGER's operating business decreased to EUR 150.4 million compared to the previous year due to the massive increase in costs, which could only be passed on with a delay by means of price increases due to the high order backlog. EBITDA decreased from EUR 243.7 million to EUR 229,6 million and the EBITDA margin was 10.3 percent compared to 13,2 percent in fiscal year 2021.

Revenue EUR THOUSAND

€ 1,533,864,- 2020
€ 1,841,533,- 2021
€ 2,226,241,- 2022
EUR thousand
2020
2021
2022

Income statement

Revenue
1,533,864
1,841,533
2,226,241
EBITDA
188,664
243,702
229,555
EBITDA margin
12.3%
13.2 %
10.3%
EBIT
100,288
155,023
150,399
EBIT margin
6.5%
8.4%
6.8%
Earnings before income tax
85,095
143,602
133,682
Consolidated net result
49,789
86.563
71,372

Balance sheet EUR thousand

Net working capital (average)
348,278
361,991
423,408
Capital employed (average)
1,084,139
1,051,982
1,187,463
Equity
616,449
613,857
674,873
Equity ratio
39.6%
36.3%
34.5%
Net debt
397,088
476,569
609,627
Gearing
64.4%
77.6 %
90.3%

Cash flows und investments

Cash flows from operating activities
224,669
87,408
46,148
Free cash flow
173,319
(42,097)
(29,443)
Net investments1)
68,171
121,820
129,038
Depreciation, amortization and impairment
88,376
88,679
79,156

Value creation

ROCE
6.9%
11.2 %
9.4%
ROE
10.1%
17.6%
15.4%
EVA
10,776
51,623
45,492
WACC
5.9%
6.3%
5.6%

Employees

Number of employees2)
10,824
11,733
12,210
Percentage of women
13.7%
13.3%
13.6%
Employee turnover
14.7%
17.1%
16.5%

Environment

CO2 emissions from production in tonnes
30,796
31,204
31,758
Direct emissions from fuels (Scope 1)
18,419
20,160
18,850
Indirect emissions from electricity and purchased energy sources (Scope 2)
12,377
11,044
12,908

Share

Market capitalization4)
973,665
1,293,208
889,081
Price as at year end (EUR)
25.90
34.40
23.65
Earnings per share (EUR)
1.32
2.31
2.05
Dividend per share (EUR)
0.45
0.77
0.773)
  • 1) From 2019 including additions from leases (IFRS 16).
  • 2) Reporting date figures of consolidated Group companies without equity investments and without contingent workers.
  • 3) Proposal to the Annual General Meeting.
  • 4) Calculation based on total number of shares