EQS-News: Biotest AG
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PRESS RELEASE
Biotest increases sales in the first half of 2024 by 35% to € 372 million
Dreieich, 30 July 2024. In the first half of the 2024 financial year, the Biotest Group generated revenue of € 372.0 million. This corresponds to growth of 35.1% compared to the revenue of € 275.3 million generated in the same period of the previous year. Product revenue grew by € 13.4 million, or 4.8%, to € 273.7 million. In addition, revenue from technology disclosure and development services for Grifols, S.A., as part of the technology transfer and licensing agreement amounted to € 98.3 million. Compared to the prior-year period, consolidated EBIT grew to € 78.4 million in the first six months of the 2024 financial year (prior-year period: € 19.8 million). This growth mainly reflected the earnings effect from technology disclosure and development services as part of the technology and licence agreement with Grifols, S.A., amounting to € 86.0 million (prior-year period: € 1.9 million). Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounted to € 100.1 million in the first six months of the 2024 financial year after € 37.5 million in the first six months of the previous year. The Biotest Group's earnings after taxes (EAT) rose to € 39.1 million in the first half of 2024 (prior year period: € 1.7 million). This results in earnings per ordinary share of € 0.98 after € 0.03 in the first half of 2023. Biotest will publish the full figures for the first six months of the 2024 financial year on August 06, 2024. A separate invitation will be sent out for the conference call to be held on the same day.
About Biotest Biotest is a provider of plasma proteins and biological drugs. With a value added chain that extends from pre-clinical and clinical development to worldwide sales, Biotest has specialised primarily in the areas of clinical immunology, haematology and intensive medicine. Biotest develops and markets immunoglobulins, coagulation factors and albumin based on human blood plasma. These are used for diseases of the immune and haematopoietic systems. Biotest has more than 2,600 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 is part of the Grifols Group, Barcelona, Spain (www.grifols.com).
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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
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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 01-150 |
E-mail: | ir@biotest.com |
Internet: | www.biotest.de |
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: | 1956409 |
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