DowDuPont gibt Ergebnisse des dritten Quartals 2018 bekannt

• GAAP-Gewinn pro Aktie aus fortgeführten Geschäftsbereichen bei 0,21 Dollar, bereinigter Pro-forma-Gewinn pro Aktie steigt um 35 % auf 0,74 Dollar
• Nettogewinn nach GAAP aus fortgeführten Geschäftsbereichen bei 535 Millionen Dollar, operatives EBITDA steigt um 19 Prozent auf 3,8 Milliarden Dollar
• Nettoumsätze steigen um 10 Prozent auf 20,1 Milliarden Dollar; steigende Verkaufsvolumina und lokale Preise in allen Divisionen und in allen Regionen
• Bekanntgabe eines neuen Aktienrückkaufprogrammes im Wert von 3 Milliarden Dollar, erwarteter Abschluss nach dem ersten Spin-off
• Kosteneinsparziel für Synergien auf 3,6 Milliarden Dollar angehoben; erwartete Ersparniss im Vergleich zum Vorjahr auf 1,5 Milliarden Dollar angehoben
• Prognose für den bereinigte Gewinn pro Aktie für das Geschäftsjahr 2018 erneut bestätigt: Ein Plus im niedrigen 20er-Prozentbereich

Highlights des dritten Quartals

• GAAP-Gewinn pro Aktie aus fortgeführten Geschäftsbereichen betrug 0,21 Dollar. Der bereinigte Gewinn1 pro Aktie stieg um 35 % auf 0,74 Dollar, verglichen mit dem bereinigten Pro-forma-Gewinn1 pro Aktie von 0,55 Dollar aus dem Vorjahreszeitraum. Der bereinigte Gewinne pro Aktie schließt signifikante Faktoren in den Gesamtnettoaufwendungen des Quartals von 0,42 Dollar pro Aktie sowie 0,11 Dollar pro Aktie für Abschreibungen von immateriellen Vermögenswerten aus.
• Die Nettoumsätze stiegen, verbunden mit Gewinnen in allen Bereichen und allen Regionen, um 10 % auf 20,1 Milliarden Dollar, verglichen mit Pro-forma-Nettoumsätzen des Vorjahreszeitraumes von 18,3 Milliarden Dollar. Die Nettoumsätze stiegen im Asien-Pazifik-Raum im zweistelligen Bereich und in allen anderen Regionen im hohen einstelligen Bereich.
• Das Verkaufsvolumen stieg auf Pro-forma-Basis gegenüber dem Vorjahr um 5 Prozent einhergehend mit Gewinnen in allen Bereichen und Regionen und angeführt von einem zweistelligen Wachstum im Asien-Pazifik-Raum und in Lateinamerika.
• Der lokale Preis stieg auf einer Pro-forma-Basis um 5 Prozent, mit Zuwächsen in allen Divisionen und in allen Regionen.
• Das operative EBITDA1 stieg gegenüber dem Vorjahr auf Pro-forma-Basis um 19 % auf 3,8 Milliarden Dollar. Treiber beim operativen EBITDA in diesem Quartal waren Erträge durch lokale Preis- und Absatzzuwächse, Kostensynergien und niedrigere Kosten für Pensionen und ähnliche Verpflichtungen2. Die Auswirkungen der höheren Rohmaterialkosten und der währunsseitige Gegenwind konnten auf diese Weise mehr als ausglichen werden.
• DowDuPont erzielte in diesem Quartal Einsparungen aus Kostensynergien in Höhe von mehr als 450 Millionen Dollar und erreichte seit dem Abschluss der Fusion kumulierte Einsparungen von nahezu 1,3 Milliarden Dollar.  Das Unternehmen erzielte zudem auf Jahresbasis hochgerechnete Kostensynergien von mehr als 2,5 Milliarden Dollar und übertrifft hiermit das Einsparungsziel für Kostensynergien für das erste Jahr von 75 Prozent von 3,3 Milliarden Dollar.
• DowDuPont gibt heute ein neues Aktienrückkaufprogramm in Höhe von 3 Milliarden Dollar bekannt, welches voraussichtlich nach dem ersten Spin-off abgeschlossen sein wird. Zudem erhöht das Unternehmen sein Einsparungsziel für Kostensynergien von 3,3 Milliarden Dollar auf 3,6 Milliarden Dollar und hebt das Einsparungsziel für 2018 im Vergleich zum Vorjahr von 1,4 Milliarden Dollar auf 1,5 Milliarden Dollar an.
• Der Cashflow aus der operativen Geschäftstätigkeit zeigt eine Kapitalinanspruchnahme in Höhe von 0,3 Milliarden USD und enthielt freiwillige Rentenbeiträge in Höhe von ca. 2,2 Milliarden USD. Ohne diese freiwilligen Beiträge hätte der Cashflow aus der operativen Geschäftstätigkeit 1,9 Milliarden Dollar betragen.
• Das Unternehmen schüttete im laufenden Quartal durch Dividenden (0,9 Milliarden Dollar) und Aktienrückkäufe (1 Milliarde Dollar) nahezu 2 Milliarden Dollar an die Anteilseigner aus. Seit dem Abschluss der Fusion hat DowDuPont 7,5 Milliarden Dollar an die Aktionäre ausgeschüttet.

Zitat des Vorstandsvorsitzenden

„Unsere Teams konnten starke Zugewinne bei Volumen, Preis und operativem EBITDA erzielen, indem wir weiter auf unsere Wachstumsstrategie setzten, Kostensynergien ergriffen und Produktivitäts-verbesserungen vorantrieben,“ so Ed Breen, Chief Executive Officer von DowDuPont. „Der organische Umsatz ist um 10 Prozent gestiegen, was gleichermaßen auf den Absatz wie auf die Entwicklung lokaler Preise aufgrund weiterhin starkem Nachfrageverhalten der Kunden zurückzuführen ist. Wir konnten unser Kostensynergieziel auf Jahresbasis erreichen und wir heben dieses Ziel nun erneut an, nunmehr auf 3,6 Milliarden Dollar. Wir bestätigen zudem unsere Prognose für den Gewinn je Aktie für das Gesamtjahr 2018, die wir im Rahmen der Bekanntgabe unserer Zahlen für das zweite Quartal veröffentlicht hatten. Sämtliche Divisionen zeigen eine gute Performance und wir sind auf Kurs, was den Abschluss der beabsichtigten Abspaltungen, beginnend mit Material Science am ersten April, gefolgt von Agriculture und Specialty Products am ersten Juni, anbelangt.“

Prognose

„Die globale Nachfrage nach unseren Produkten bleibt stark, unterstützt durch solide Fundamentalwerte, welche Unternehmensinvestitionen, Produktionsleistungen, Beschäftigungswachstum und Lohnerhöhungen umfassen,“ so Howard Ungerleider, Finanzvorstand von DowDuPont. „Wir sind für die Zukunft gut aufgestellt, um Umsatzzuwächse aus einer im Vergleich zum BIP überdurchschnittlichen Nachfrage für unsere Produkte und Produktmarkteinführungen anzustreben und darüber hinaus eine Erhöhung der Produktivität und Kosteneinsparungen zu erreichen.“

Conference Call

Das Unternehmen hat die Ergebnisse des dritten Quartals am Donnerstag, den 1. November 2018, in einem Conference Call mit Investoren diskutiert. Die Präsentation aus dem Conference Call sowie eine Aufzeichnung des englischsprachigen Webcast sind auf der Website des Unternehmens unter www.dow-dupont.com verfügbar.

Über DowDuPont

DowDuPont (NYSE: DWDP) ist die Dachgesellschaft (Holding) der Unternehmen The Dow Chemical Company und DuPont. Das Ziel von DowDuPont ist die Gründung von drei starken, unabhängigen und börsennotierten Unternehmen in den Bereichen Agriculture, Materials Science und Specialty Products. Als führende Unternehmen in ihren jeweiligen Branchen erfüllen diese die Anforderungen ihrer Kunden durch wirksame und wissenschaftlich fundierte Innovationen und tragen zu Lösungen für globale Herausforderungen bei. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter www.dow-dupont.com.

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