Earnings Call Summary | FUCHS SE UNSP ADR EACH REP 0.25 PRF SHS(FUPBY.US) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference
Earnings Call Summary | FUCHS SE UNSP ADR EACH REP 0.25 PRF SHS(FUPBY.US) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference
The following is a summary of the Fuchs SE (FUPBY) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript:
以下是富克斯證券交易所（FUPBY）2023年第四季度業績電話會議記錄摘要：
Financial Performance:
財務業績：
Fuchs SE reported an annual sales increase of 4% and a 13% rise in EBIT.
EBIT margin improved to 11.7%, over 1 percentage point above the previous year.
The company boasted record free cash flow at €465 million, mainly due to significant impacts from working capital and slightly lower raw material costs.
Gross profit rose nearly 9%, and EBIT margin surged to 11.7%, despite currency impacts.
Proposed a dividend increase of €0.04 per share.
Investment remained consistent with previous years, at around €80 million.
The company responded proactively to raw material price dynamics throughout the year.
The outlook for 2024 foresees increases in sales volume and EBIT, but a normalization in free cash flow to a cash conversion rate of about 0.8.
Fuchs SE報告稱，年銷售額增長4％，息稅前利潤增長13％。
息稅前利潤率提高至11.7％，比上年高出1個百分點以上。
該公司擁有創紀錄的4.65億歐元的自由現金流，這主要是由於營運資金的重大影響以及原材料成本略有降低。
儘管受到匯率影響，毛利增長了近9％，息稅前利潤率激增至11.7％。
提議將股息增加每股0.04歐元。
投資與往年持平，約爲8000萬歐元。
該公司全年積極應對原材料價格動態。
2024年的展望預計銷售量和息稅前利潤將增加，但自由現金流將正常化，現金轉化率約爲0.8。
Business Progress:
業務進展：
Fuchs SE is expanding worldwide infrastructure, with new operating companies appearing in Chile, Romania, and Vietnam.
Established partnerships with global key players like DMG Mori, Hitachi Astemo, and John Deere.
The company sees potential in the EV market and intensifies its customer segmentation.
Working on its Fuchs 100 project, a successor of its strategic plan, Fuchs 2025.
Remarks about a continuation of its share buyback program.
Anticipates major steps to be taken in 2025, predicting recovery of various economies.
Actively working on potential acquisitions and pursuing operational excellence levels, including the S/4 project.
For 2025, Fuchs SE is targeting mid-single-digit revenue growth, two-thirds of which is expected to be volume and one-third is expected to be pricing.
To achieve growth in the Americas and Asia-Pacific, the company is deploying a segmentation approach, focusing on various industries.
Fuchs SE正在擴大全球基礎設施，新的運營公司出現在智利、羅馬尼亞和越南。
與DMG Mori、日立阿斯泰莫和約翰迪爾等全球主要參與者建立了合作伙伴關係。
該公司看到了電動汽車市場的潛力，並加強了其客戶細分。
正在開發其富克斯100項目，該項目是其戰略計劃Fuchs 2025的繼任者。
關於其股票回購計劃的延續的言論。
預計將在2025年採取重大步驟，預測各經濟體的復甦。
積極參與潛在收購，追求卓越運營水平，包括S/4項目。
到2025年，Fuchs SE的目標是中等個位數的收入增長，其中三分之二預計爲銷量，三分之一預計爲定價。
爲了實現美洲和亞太地區的增長，該公司正在部署細分方法，重點關注各個行業。
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