The Machines & Systems Division posted sales of CHF 424.9 million, a decrease of 56 per cent compared with the previous year (2023: CHF 965.0 million).
At CHF 725.5 million, order intake was significantly higher than in the same period of the previous year (2023: CHF 541.8 million), representing an increase of 34 per cent. This was the fourth consecutive quarter of year-on-year growth. As expected, the Rieter Group ended financial year 2024 with lower sales than in the previous year.
According to preliminary, unaudited figures, total sales amounted to CHF 859.1 million, which is around 39 per cent down on the previous year (2023: CHF 1 418.6 million). For the full year 2024, Rieter expects an EBIT margin in the upper half of the guidance range of 2 per cent to 4 per cent communicated in October 2024 (2023: 7.2 per cent).
Order intake
Order intake in 2024 was 34 per cent higher than in the previous year at CHF 725.5 million (2023: CHF 541.8 million). Rieter thus succeeded in strengthening its competitive position in a challenging market environment. Compared with the previous year, there were signs of an initial market recovery.
Sales by division
The Machines & Systems Division posted sales of CHF 424.9 million, a decrease of 56 per cent compared with the previous year (2023: CHF 965.0 million). In the Components Division, sales declined to CHF 247.6 million, down 7 per cent from the same period of the previous year (2023: CHF 266.2 million). The After Sales Division reported sales of CHF 186.6 million, comparable to the previous year (2023: CHF 187.4 million).
Order backlog
At the end of 2024, the company had an order backlog of about CHF 530 million (December 31, 2023: CHF 650 million).
EBIT margin
Rieter successfully implemented the measures of the “Next Level†performance program. Despite significantly lower sales, a solid EBIT margin is expected in the upper half of the 2-4 per cent guidance range, as communicated in October 2024.
Results Press Conference 2025
Rieter will provide further details on the financial year on March 13, 2025. The Group will also publish its Annual Report 2024 and hold an annual results press conference.
Annual General Meeting of April 24, 2025
The next Annual General Meeting of Rieter Holding Ltd. will take place on Wednesday, April 24, 2025. Proposals regarding the agenda must be submitted in writing to Rieter Holding Ltd., Office of the Company Secretary, Klosterstrasse 20, CH-8406 Winterthur (Switzerland) by no later than February 28, 2025, accompanied by information concerning the relevant motions and evidence of the necessary shareholdings (with a par value of CHF 0.5 million as stipulated by §9 of the Articles of Association).