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EQS-Ad-hoc: Biotest AG / Key word(s): Change in Forecast Ad hoc NOTICE Notification pursuant to Art. 17 EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR)
Biotest corrects forecast for revenue, cash flow and ROCE – EBIT guidance unchanged
Dreieich, Germany, November 14, 2024. The Board of Management currently expects a revenue increase in the low single-digit percentage range for the 2024 financial year compared to 2023. This includes revenues from technology disclosure and from development services for Grifols, S.A. Previously, an increase in the high single-digit percentage range had been expected. The return on capital employed (ROCE) for the 2024 financial year is to be corrected to the range of 5-8% and the cash flow from operating activities to a negative mid-double-digit million range. Previously, a slightly improved ROCE compared to the 2023 financial year (12.3% as of December 31, 2023) and a positive cash flow from operating activities significantly above the previous year's level have been expected The Board of Management continues to expect an operating result (EBIT) in a range between € 80 million and € 100 million for the 2024 financial year.
Biotest Aktiengesellschaft Biotest AG www.biotest.com
Disclaimer This document contains forward-looking statements on the overall economic development and the business, earnings, financial and asset situation of Biotest AG and its subsidiaries. These statements are based on the company's current plans, estimates, forecasts and expectations and are therefore subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual developments to differ materially from those anticipated. The forward-looking statements are only valid at the time of publication. Biotest does not intend to update the forward-looking statements and does not assume any obligation to do so.
About Biotest Biotest (www.biotest.com) is a provider of biological therapeutics derived from human plasma. With a value-added chain that extends from preclinical and clinical development to worldwide sales, Biotest has specialized primarily in the areas of clinical immunology, hematology and intensive care medicine. Biotest develops and markets immunoglobulins, coagulation factors and albumin based on human blood plasma. These are used for diseases of the immune and hematopoietic systems. Biotest has more than 2,400 employees worldwide. The ordinary and preference shares of Biotest AG are listed in the Prime Standard on the German Stock Exchange. Since May 2022, Biotest has been a part of the Grifols Group, headquartered in Barcelona, Spain (www.grifols.com).
IR contact Dr Monika Baumann (Buttkereit)
PR contact Dirk Neumüller Biotest AG, Landsteinerstr. 5, 63303 Dreieich, Germany, www.biotest.com
Ordinary shares: securities’ ID No. 522720; ISIN DE0005227201
Contact: Martin MöllerChief Financial Officer Biotest AG Landsteinerstr. 5 63303 Dreieich Tel. +40 6103 801 2999 Fax: +49 6103 801 767 martin.moeller@biotest.com End of Inside Information
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| Language: | English |
| Company: | Biotest AG |
| Landsteinerstraße 5 | |
| 63303 Dreieich | |
| Germany | |
| Phone: | 0 61 03 - 8 01-0 |
| Fax: | 0 61 03 - 8 01-767 |
| E-mail: | ir@biotest.com |
| Internet: | www.biotest.com |
| ISIN: | DE0005227235, DE0005227201 |
| WKN: | 522723, 522720 |
| Listed: | Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange |
| EQS News ID: | 2029669 |
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