The voestalpine Group operates in five reportable segments: Steel Division, Special Steel Division, Metal Engineering Division, Metal Forming Division, and Other. The reporting system, which is based primarily on the nature of the products provided, reflects the internal financial reporting, the management structure of the organization, and the Company’s predominant sources of risks and rewards.
The Steel Division focuses on the production and processing of flat steel products for the automotive, white goods, and construction industries. This division is global leader in quality in highest quality strip steel and is global market leader in heavy plate for the most sophisticated applications as well as in casings for large turbines. The division produces and processes hot- and cold-rolled steel as well as electrogalvanized, hot-dip galvanized, and organically coated plate and electrical steel strip. Its other activities include heavy plate production, a foundry, and a number of downstream processes.
The Special Steel Division is the global market leader in the sector of tool steel and high-speed steel. In the segment of special alloys for the oil and natural gas industries, the aerospace industry, and the energy engineering industry, the Special Steel Division holds a leading position on the global market. The companies of the Special Steel Division are leading providers of forging technology, both in the open die forging segment and in the drop forgings segment. The main customer groups for all of the division’s most important product segments are primarily the automotive industry, the aerospace industry, the oil and natural gas industries, the energy engineering industry, and the entire tool industry.
The Metal Engineering Division is worldwide market leader in turnout technology; European market leader in rails and specially treated wire; and has a leading position in seamless tubes for special applications and high quality welding consumables. The division manufactures the world’s widest range of high-quality rails and turnout products, rod wire, drawn wire, prestressing steel, seamless tubes, welding filler materials, and semi-finished products. Furthermore, the division offers an extensive range of services in the rail and turnout sectors. Moreover, the Metal Engineering Division has access to its own steel production.
The Metal Forming Division is a leading global provider of high-quality metal processing solutions in the segments of special sections, precision strip steel, and special components for the automotive and aviation industries. The Metal Forming Division is a leading global manufacturer of welded tubes and hollow sections, open special sections, and custom-made special tubes as well as precision parts of the highest quality. The division provides the automotive industry and well-respected suppliers with a complete range of pressed parts in the body-in-white segment as well as highly innovative structural components. Additionally, it produces cold-rolled special strip steel with a high degree of dimensional stability, extremely tight tolerances, and excellent surface qualities. The division is also a provider of sophisticated product solutions in the segments of high-bay warehouses, system racks, and road safety as well as for the energy and heating industries.
The holding company, several Group financing and raw materials purchasing companies as well as one personal service company and the group-IT companies are included in the segment Other. These companies are combined in this segment because their focus is on providing coordination services and assistance to the subsidiaries.
Segment revenue, segment expenses, and segment results include transfers between operating segments. Such transfers are accounted for at competitive market prices charged to unaffiliated customers for similar products. These transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.
The voestalpine Group uses EBIT as the key figure to measure the performance of the segments. In the voestalpine Group, this figure is a widely accepted indicator for measuring profitability.
The operating segments1 of the Group are as follows:
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Operating segments |
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Steel Division |
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Special Steel Division |
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2012/13 |
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2013/14 |
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2012/13 |
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2013/14 |
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Segment revenue |
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3,921.7 |
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3,809.7 |
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2,748.4 |
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2,627.9 |
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Of which revenue with third parties |
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3,655.2 |
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3,520.9 |
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2,704.5 |
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2,576.9 |
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Of which revenue with other segments |
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266.5 |
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288.8 |
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43.9 |
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51.0 |
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446.3 |
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392.9 |
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366.8 |
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358.5 |
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Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |
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231.4 |
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232.9 |
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145.0 |
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134.1 |
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Of which impairment |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.2 |
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0.0 |
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Of which reversal of impairment |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.4 |
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0.0 |
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EBIT |
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214.9 |
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160.0 |
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221.8 |
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224.4 |
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5.5% |
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4.2% |
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8.1% |
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8.5% |
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Share of profit of associates |
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11.4 |
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9.1 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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Interest and similar income |
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1.9 |
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0.8 |
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12.6 |
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7.5 |
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Interest and similar expenses |
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51.7 |
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34.5 |
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44.5 |
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41.9 |
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Income tax expense |
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–31.0 |
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–18.2 |
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–57.3 |
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–57.5 |
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Profit for the period |
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152.1 |
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117.1 |
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134.5 |
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137.1 |
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Segment assets |
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3,684.8 |
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3,880.4 |
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4,025.8 |
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3,871.1 |
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Of which investments in associates |
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104.4 |
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102.1 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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1,011.9 |
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1,210.9 |
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806.3 |
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784.1 |
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Investments in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |
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276.9 |
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447.4 |
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256.8 |
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181.5 |
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Employees (full-time equivalent) |
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10,676 |
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11,192 |
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12,721 |
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12,885 |
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Metal Engineering Division |
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Metal Forming Division |
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2012/13 |
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2013/14 |
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2012/13 |
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2013/14 |
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Segment revenue |
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2,913.6 |
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2,830.7 |
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2,310.2 |
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2,356.9 |
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Of which revenue with third parties |
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2,877.9 |
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2,795.9 |
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2,279.0 |
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2,325.5 |
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Of which revenue with other segments |
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35.7 |
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34.8 |
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31.2 |
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31.4 |
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EBITDA |
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432.8 |
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435.3 |
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255.5 |
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276.4 |
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Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |
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114.9 |
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118.2 |
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90.0 |
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94.1 |
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Of which impairment |
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0.3 |
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3.5 |
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0.1 |
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2.3 |
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Of which reversal of impairment |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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EBIT |
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317.9 |
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317.2 |
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165.5 |
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182.3 |
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EBIT margin |
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10.9% |
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11.2% |
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7.2% |
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7.7% |
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Share of profit of associates |
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0.9 |
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1.5 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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Interest and similar income |
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2.9 |
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2.3 |
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3.2 |
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3.0 |
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Interest and similar expenses |
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33.6 |
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28.8 |
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25.7 |
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23.1 |
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Income tax expense |
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–78.4 |
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–77.1 |
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–31.9 |
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–36.1 |
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Profit for the period |
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209.6 |
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215.3 |
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111.6 |
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126.1 |
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Segment assets |
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2,659.3 |
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2,570.5 |
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1,947.1 |
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2,011.2 |
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Of which investments in associates |
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19.0 |
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16.8 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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Net financial debt |
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291.5 |
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405.6 |
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490.2 |
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426.9 |
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Investments in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |
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164.9 |
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172.2 |
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142.5 |
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130.6 |
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Employees (full-time equivalent) |
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11,374 |
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11,845 |
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10,853 |
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11,416 |
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Other |
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Reconciliation |
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Total Group |
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2012/13 |
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2013/14 |
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2012/13 |
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2013/14 |
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2012/13 |
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2013/14 |
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Segment revenue |
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1,380.9 |
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1,492.2 |
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–1,750.4 |
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–1,889.4 |
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11,524.4 |
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11,228.0 |
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Of which revenue with third parties |
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7.8 |
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8.8 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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11,524.4 |
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11,228.0 |
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Of which revenue with other segments |
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1,373.1 |
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1,483.4 |
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–1,750.4 |
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–1,889.4 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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EBITDA |
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–73.3 |
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–77.9 |
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3.2 |
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–2.5 |
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1,431.3 |
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1,382.7 |
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Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |
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6.9 |
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11.1 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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588.2 |
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590.4 |
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Of which impairment |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.6 |
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5.8 |
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Of which reversal of impairment |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.4 |
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0.0 |
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–80.1 |
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–89.1 |
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3.1 |
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–2.5 |
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843.1 |
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792.3 |
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EBIT margin |
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7.3% |
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7.1% |
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Share of profit of associates |
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2.2 |
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0.6 |
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0.9 |
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0.8 |
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15.4 |
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12.0 |
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Interest and similar income |
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101.0 |
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91.0 |
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–78.8 |
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–75.4 |
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42.8 |
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29.2 |
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Interest and similar expenses |
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181.2 |
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129.2 |
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–75.5 |
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–77.2 |
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261.2 |
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180.3 |
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Income tax expense |
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66.2 |
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55.6 |
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–0.3 |
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0.2 |
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–132.7 |
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–133.1 |
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Profit for the period |
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290.4 |
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654.4 |
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–376.3 |
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–727.1 |
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521.9 |
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522.9 |
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Segment assets |
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10,268.5 |
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10,192.4 |
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–9,506.2 |
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–9,888.1 |
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13,079.3 |
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12,637.5 |
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Of which investments in associates |
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0.8 |
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1.8 |
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32.2 |
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12.7 |
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156.4 |
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133.4 |
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Net financial debt |
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–340.4 |
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–448.9 |
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–0.3 |
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28.5 |
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2,259.2 |
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2,407.1 |
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Investments in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |
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9.5 |
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12.3 |
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0.0 |
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–0.5 |
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850.6 |
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943.5 |
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Employees (full-time equivalent) |
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727 |
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775 |
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0 |
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0 |
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46,351 |
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48,113 |
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1 Business year 2012/13 retroactively adjusted in accordance with IAS 19 (revised); see adjustments to the income statement chapter B. Summary of accounting policies – General information. |
In millions of euros |
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The reconciliation of the key figures EBITDA and EBIT are shown in the following tables:
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2012/13 |
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2013/14 |
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Net exchange differences incl. result from valuation of derivatives |
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4.4 |
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–3.2 |
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Consolidation |
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–1.1 |
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–0.8 |
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Other |
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–0.1 |
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1.5 |
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EBITDA – Total reconciliation |
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3.2 |
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–2.5 |
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In millions of euros |
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EBIT |
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2012/13 |
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2013/14 |
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Net exchange differences incl. result from valuation of derivatives |
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4.4 |
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–3.2 |
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Consolidation |
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–1.1 |
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–0.8 |
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Other |
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–0.2 |
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1.5 |
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EBIT – Total reconciliation |
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3.1 |
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–2.5 |
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In millions of euros |
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All other key figures contain solely the effects of consolidation.
Geographical information
The following table provides selected financial information subsumed into the major geographical areas. External revenue is allocated by geographical location of the customers’ companies. Non-current assets and investments are reported by the geographical location of the companies.
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Austria |
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European Union |
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Other countries |
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2012/13 |
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2013/14 |
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2012/13 |
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2013/14 |
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2012/13 |
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2013/14 |
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External revenue |
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1,161.6 |
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1,121.0 |
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7,111.0 |
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6,989.6 |
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3,251.8 |
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3,117.4 |
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Non-current assets |
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4,274.7 |
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4,444.5 |
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1,627.7 |
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1,634.4 |
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598.2 |
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620.3 |
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Investments in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |
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511.5 |
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607.1 |
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243.4 |
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182.0 |
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95.7 |
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154.4 |
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The voestalpine Group does not record any revenue from transactions with a single external customer amounting to 10% or more of the entity’s revenue.
