Guidance & group KPIs

Adjustment of the guidance for the 2024 financial year

For the 2024 financial year, the Executive Board expects a decline in sales of 10% to 15% for both the motorcycles and bicycle divisions due to the current market developments.


In the Motorcycles division, the Executive Board assumes that the cost savings introduced in the current financial year will be able to compensate for the negative effects of declining sales to such an extent that a balanced to slightly positive EBIT can be generated. The development of existing dealers and the further expansion of the dealer network to support the brand strategy will be key issues in 2024.


In the Bicycle division, however, the Executive Board anticipates a significantly negative EBIT of € -110 to € -130 million for the 2024 financial year, which is essentially due to the above-mentioned extraordinary impairment and restructuring requirements. The restructuring of the Bicycle division is therefore complete.


  • The adjustment of guidance for the 2023 financial year and the outlook for the 2024 financial year were published on December 5, 2023 (Ad hoc).

Key financial performance indicators:
Earnings ratios
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Revenue
in m€
1,520.1
1,530.4
2,041.7
2,437.2
2,661.2
EBITDA
in m€
240.8
233.5
332.2
381.1
323.5
EBIT
in m€
131.7
107.2
193.5
235.3
160.0
EBITDA margin
in per cent
15.8%
15.3%
16.3%
15.6%
12,2%
EBIT margin
in per cent
8.7%
7.0%
9.5%
9.7%
6,0%
Other financial figures:
Earnings ratios
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Earnings after taxes
in m€
95.7
69.5
142.9
170.6
76,4
Earnings after minorities
in m€
54.5
34.9
82.5
169.9
80,2
Balance sheet ratios
12/31/2019
12/31/2020
12/31/2021
12/31/2022
12/31/2023
Balance sheet total
in m€
1,613.9
1,686.0
2,033.7
2,550.6
2,952.9
Equity
in m€
618.6
654.1
765.6
914.4
909.3
Equity ratio
in per cent
38.3%
38.8%
37.6%
35.8%
30,8%
Working capital employed 1
in m€
274.2
181.5
160.5
186.7
531.1
Net debt 2
in m€
395.8
312.4
189.9
256.5
775.9
Gearing 3
in per cent
64.0%
47.8%
24.8%
28.1%
85,3%
Cash-Flow and capex
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Cash-Flow from operating activities
in m€
257.4
312.8
367.4
280.3
-110.9
Cash-Flow from investing activities
in m€
-165.7
-147.0
-195.1
-283.1
-302.1
Free cash flow 4
in m€
91.6
165.8
172.2
-2.8
-413.0
Cash-Flow from financing activities
in m€
-20.6
-104.7
-27.6
-91.3
398.7
Capital expenditure 5
in m€
148.9
150.2
178.5
267.5
284
Value creation
12/31/2019
12/31/2020
12/31/2021
12/31/2022
12/31/2023
ROCE (Return on capital employed) 6
in per cent
12.7%
9.7%
17.4%
19.2%
10.2%
ROE (Return on equity) 7
in per cent
16.4%
10.9%
20.1%
20.03%
8.4%
ROIC (Return on Invested Capital) 8
in per cent
10.6%
7.7%
13.0%
15.5%
9.2%
Stock exchange ratios
12/31/2019
12/31/2020
12/31/2021
12/31/2022
12/31/2023
Share price as of Dec. 31; SIX Swiss Exchange
in CHF
54.00
71.10
94.0
67.10
45.80
Number of shares
in m shares
22.54
22.54
33.80
33.80
33.80
Market capitalization
in m CHF
1,217.09
1,602.50
3,176.87
2,267.75
1,547.88
Earnings per share
in €
2.42
1.56
3.34
5.03
2.37
Book value per share 9
in €
27.45
29.02
22.65
27.06
26.90
Non-financials key performance indicators:
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Employees 10
Headcount
4,368
4,586
5,249
6,088
6,184
Unit sales motorcycles 11
Number of units
280,099
270,407
332,881
375,492
381,555
Unit sales e-bikes
Number of units
-
56,064
76,916
47,479
100,640
Unit sales Powered Two-Wheelers (PTWs) 12
Number of units
280,099
326,471
409,797
449,971
482,195
Unit sales bicycles (without electric drive)
Number of units
-
17,213
25,837
43,986
56,718
Unit sales total: motorcycles and (e)-bicycles
Number of units
280,099
343,684
435,634
493,957
538,913
Other non-financial figures:
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Production motorcycles worldwide 13
Number of units
260,564
265,321
323,931
381,823
385,330
Production motorcycles in Mattighofen 14
Number of units
160,098
140,252
178,992
222,041
217,160
t CO2-e per vehicle sold (Scope 1-3)15
in t CO2-e
3.83
3.67
3.80
3.74
3.66
Fleet emissions motorcycles 16
Ø in g/km
79.09
78.67
79.36
79.59
80.11
Fleet consumption
Ø in l/100 km
3.41
3.39
3.41
3.39
3.42
Employees in R&D as % of total employees
in per cent
18.10
17.60
18.60
19.40
21.10
R&D expenses from revenue
in per cent
9.10
9.00
8.00
8.70
9.20
Proportion of female employees
in per cent
22.59
22.37
24.16
25.43
25.78

1) Working capital employed = inventories + trade receivables - trade payables
2) Net debt = financial liabilities (current, non-current) - cash
3) Gearing = net debt / equity
4) Free cash flow = cash flow from operating activities + cash flow from investing activities
5) Additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets according to the schedule of investments, excluding lease additions (IFRS 16)
6) ROCE = EBIT / average capital employed
7) ROE = earnings after taxes / average equity
8) ROIC = NOPAT / average capital employed; NOPAT = EBIT - taxes
9) Equity / number of shares
10) Number of employees on the reporting day (including temporary staff).
11) Including motorcycles sold by partner Bajaj
12) Including motorcycles sold by partner Bajaj; excluding bicycles without electric drive
13) Including off-road models produced by GASGAS in Spain (since 2020), including small-engine KTM and Husqvarna models produced by partner Bajaj in India (also for the local market in India), including models produced by partner CKM in China (JV with CFMOTO)(also for the local market in China)
14) Annual production units at the headquarter in Austria, excluding X-BOW
15) Calculation excluding e-bicycles
16) CO2 fleet emissions rose by 0.52 g/km in the reporting year, partly due to the continued strong sales of ICE models with medium and large displacements (> 500cc).