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2. Operating segments

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 steel products for the segments automotive industry, white goods, energy and engineering industry. 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 and a foundry, and a focus on 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, high-quality rod wire, drawn wire, premium seamless tubes, and welding filler materials. 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 the expertise center at voestalpine for highly developed special sections, tube products, and precision strip steel as well as pre-finished system components made from pressed, punched, and roll-profiled parts. This combination of expertise in materials and processing is unique in the industry, and with its global presence, the division is the first choice for customers who value innovation and quality. These customers include nearly all leading manufacturers in the automobile manufacture and supply industry, with a significant focus on the premium segment, as well as several companies in the commercial vehicle, construction, storage, energy and (agricultural) equipment industry.

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 segments of the Group are as follows:

Operating segments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steel Division

 

Special Steel Division

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014/15

 

2015/16

 

2014/15

 

2015/16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment revenue

 

3,873.9

 

3,753.7

 

2,777.4

 

2,650.9

Of which revenue with third parties

 

3,578.9

 

3,450.8

 

2,723.8

 

2,596.2

Of which revenue with other segments

 

295.0

 

302.9

 

53.6

 

54.7

EBITDA

 

450.3

 

478.3

 

406.9

 

364.1

Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

 

242.3

 

258.3

 

153.3

 

136.9

Of which impairment

 

0.0

 

0.2

 

16.3

 

0.0

Reversal of impairment of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.6

 

0.0

Share of profit of entities consolidated according to the equity method

 

11.8

 

6.1

 

0.0

 

0.0

EBIT

 

208.0

 

220.0

 

253.6

 

227.2

EBIT margin

 

5.4%

 

5.9%

 

9.1%

 

8.6%

Interest and similar income

 

0.4

 

0.7

 

5.6

 

8.7

Interest and similar expenses

 

42.3

 

40.7

 

56.0

 

56.0

Income tax expense

 

–24.9

 

–28.4

 

–58.4

 

–68.0

Profit after tax

 

140.1

 

149.9

 

145.4

 

112.3

Segment assets

 

4,405.3

 

4,671.9

 

4,007.5

 

3,881.9

Of which investments in entities consolidated according to the equity method

 

105.3

 

92.1

 

0.0

 

0.0

Net financial debt

 

1,465.2

 

1,785.3

 

822.9

 

815.0

Investments in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

 

570.6

 

701.0

 

159.3

 

181.7

Employees (full-time equivalent)

 

11,103

 

10,891

 

13,490

 

13,470

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metal Engineering Division

 

Metal Forming Division

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014/15

 

2015/16

 

2014/15

 

2015/16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment revenue

 

2,593.0

 

2,850.4

 

2,335.2

 

2,224.9

Of which revenue with third parties

 

2,567.1

 

2,812.8

 

2,302.4

 

2,195.5

Of which revenue with other segments

 

25.9

 

37.6

 

32.8

 

29.4

EBITDA

 

419.8

 

510.9

 

331.3

 

290.5

Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

 

127.8

 

196.0

 

112.9

 

96.0

Of which impairment

 

15.9

 

38.8

 

19.1

 

0.2

Reversal of impairment of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

 

0.0

 

0.2

 

2.3

 

0.0

Share of profit of entities consolidated according to the equity method

 

47.1

 

145.5

 

0.0

 

0.0

EBIT

 

292.1

 

314.9

 

220.7

 

194.5

EBIT margin

 

11.3%

 

11.0%

 

9.5%

 

8.7%

Interest and similar income

 

2.0

 

3.5

 

1.7

 

3.5

Interest and similar expenses

 

33.9

 

36.5

 

29.1

 

26.5

Income tax expense

 

–62.9

 

–53.2

 

–24.7

 

–25.6

Profit after tax

 

197.5

 

228.7

 

168.7

 

145.9

Segment assets

 

2,770.2

 

3,140.9

 

2,021.5

 

2,028.2

Of which investments in entities consolidated according to the equity method

 

99.1

 

5.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

Net financial debt

 

654.2

 

700.9

 

400.6

 

413.1

Investments in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

 

267.8

 

248.2

 

169.8

 

167.5

Employees (full-time equivalent)

 

11,685

 

12,675

 

10,328

 

10,470

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

Reconciliation

 

Total Group

 

 

2014/15

 

2015/16

 

2014/15

 

2015/16

 

2014/15

 

2015/16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment revenue

 

1,201.0

 

934.4

 

–1,591.0

 

–1,345.6

 

11,189.5

 

11,068.7

Of which revenue with third parties

 

17.3

 

13.4

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

11,189.5

 

11,068.7

Of which revenue with other segments

 

1,183.7

 

921.0

 

–1,591.0

 

–1,345.6

 

0.0

 

0.0

EBITDA

 

–80.3

 

–73.9

 

2.1

 

13.5

 

1,530.1

 

1,583.4

Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

 

7.6

 

7.4

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

643.9

 

694.6

Of which impairment

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

51.3

 

39.2

Reversal of impairment of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

2.9

 

0.2

Share of profit of entities consolidated according to the equity method

 

0.6

 

0.8

 

0.7

 

0.6

 

60.2

 

153.0

EBIT

 

–88.0

 

–81.3

 

–0.2

 

13.5

 

886.2

 

888.8

EBIT margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.9%

 

8.0%

Interest and similar income

 

191.3

 

198.9

 

–176.5

 

–188.2

 

24.5

 

27.1

Interest and similar expenses

 

242.5

 

187.5

 

–220.2

 

–189.5

 

183.6

 

157.7

Income tax expense

 

35.1

 

28.1

 

–8.2

 

–2.1

 

–144.0

 

–149.2

Profit after tax

 

297.7

 

48.3

 

–354.4

 

–83.0

 

595.0

 

602.1

Segment assets

 

10,390.6

 

10,483.5

 

–10,390.4

 

–10,199.8

 

13,204.7

 

14,006.6

Of which investments in entities consolidated according to the equity method

 

5.5

 

6.1

 

9.2

 

9.2

 

219.1

 

112.4

Net financial debt

 

–397.5

 

–661.0

 

32.7

 

26.6

 

2,978.1

 

3,079.9

Investments in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

 

8.8

 

7.1

 

0.1

 

0.2

 

1,176.4

 

1,305.7

Employees (full-time equivalent)

 

812

 

861

 

0

 

0

 

47,418

 

48,367

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In millions of euros

The reconciliation of the key figures EBITDA and EBIT are shown in the following tables:

EBITDA

 

2014/15

 

2015/16

 

 

 

 

 

Net exchange differences and result from valuation of derivatives

 

–1.4

 

12.6

Consolidation

 

3.5

 

0.9

EBITDA – Total reconciliation

 

2.1

 

13.5

 

 

 

 

 

In millions of euros

EBIT

 

2014/15

 

2015/16

 

 

 

 

 

Net exchange differences and result from valuation of derivatives

 

–1.4

 

12.6

Consolidation

 

1.2

 

0.9

EBIT – Total reconciliation

 

–0.2

 

13.5

 

 

 

 

 

In millions of euros

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.

 

 

Austria

 

European Union

 

Other countries

 

 

2014/15

 

2015/16

 

2014/15

 

2015/16

 

2014/15

 

2015/16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External revenue

 

1,154.2

 

829.0

 

6,982.2

 

6,949.4

 

3,053.1

 

3,290.3

Non-current assets

 

4,793.2

 

5,088.8

 

1,542.2

 

1,572.0

 

1,015.1

 

1,401.8

Investments in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

 

599.8

 

601.3

 

230.9

 

180.3

 

345.7

 

524.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In millions of euros

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.

About voestalpine

The voestalpine Group is a steel-based technology and capital goods group that operates worldwide. With its top-quality products, the Group is one of the leading partners to the automotive and consumer goods industries in Europe and to the oil and gas industries worldwide.

Facts

50 Countries on all 5 continents
500 Group companies and locations
48,500 Employees worldwide

Earnings FY 2015/16

€ 11.1 Billion

Revenue

€ 1.6 Billion

EBITDA

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