EQS-Adhoc

Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA: Preliminary figures Q1 2024: Net sales and earnings below the strong prior-year quarter – Annual forecast confirmed - Seite 2

Demand for Dräger products and services remained high overall. The preliminary calculated order intake increased by 1.5 percent (net of currency effects; nominal: 0.9 percent) to around EUR 811 million and was therefore above the high prior-year level (Q1 2023: EUR 803.8 million). In the safety division, order intake rose by 6.1 percent (net of currency effects; nominal: 5.5 percent) to around EUR 357 million (Q1 2023: EUR 338.4 million). In the medical division, it decreased by 1.9 percent (net of currency effects; nominal: -2.5 percent) to around EUR 454 million (Q1 2023: EUR 465.3 million).

Dräger confirms its forecast for the year and continues to expect net sales growth of 1.0 to 5.0 percent (net of currency effects) and an EBIT margin of 2.5 to 5.5 percent.

The full results for the first three months of the fiscal year will be published on April 25, 2024.

 

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