DGAP-Adhoc

Südzucker significantly raises forecast for EBITDA and operating result for fiscal 2022/23

DGAP-Ad-hoc: Südzucker AG / Key word(s): Change in Forecast Südzucker significantly raises forecast for EBITDA and operating result for fiscal 2022/23 15-Jun-2022 / 12:24 CET/CEST Disclosure of an inside information acc. to Article 17 MAR of the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. According to preliminary figures, Südzucker AG increased group revenues significantly to about EUR 2.25 (previous year: 1.75) billion and group EBITDA significantly to about EUR 230 (previous year: 121) million in the first quarter of the current 2022/23 financial year (1 March to 31 May 2022). Group operating result improved significantly to around EUR 160 (previous year: 49) million. The improvement in group EBITDA and group operating result is largely attributable to the CropEnergies segment. Südzucker had already announced on 14 April 2022 that a significant increase in group EBITDA and group operating result was expected for the first quarter.

For fiscal 2022/23, we now expect group revenues of EUR 8.9 to 9.3 (previous forecast: 8.7 to 9.1; previous year: 7.6) billion and group EBITDA of EUR 760 to 860 (previous forecast: 660 to 760; previous year: 692) million. Group operating result is expected to be in the range of EUR 400 to 500 (previous forecast: 300 to 400; previous year: 332) million. The significant improvement in the forecast is being driven primarily by the CropEnergies and special products segments.

The war in Ukraine, which has been ongoing since the beginning of fiscal year 2022/23, has further intensified the already high volatility on the sales markets and price increases on the procurement markets. The resulting economic and financial impact and the duration of this temporary exceptional situation, in addition to the Corona pandemic, are difficult to assess. In addition, there are still risks associated with the Corona pandemic. The forecast is based on the assumptions that the Ukraine war will remain temporary and regionally limited, that the physical supply of energy and raw materials is assured, and that the sales and procurement markets will return to normal to some extent in fiscal 2022/23. A key factor in this will be the expected transfer of the significant price increases, particularly in raw materials and energy, to new customer contracts.