HEIDELBERG, a technology frontrunner with a 175-year history of innovation in mechanical engineering, has set its sights on elevating its economic efficiency for the financial year 2025/26. As a comprehensive solution provider, HEIDELBERG is driving growth in various sectors, including packaging, digital printing, software solutions, and lifecycle business, all aimed at improving customer productivity. Its strategic expansion into new areas like high-precision plant engineering and green technologies, coupled with its global footprint and expert workforce, equips the company for continued success.
Operating in approximately 170 countries with a workforce of around 9,500 employees, HEIDELBERG’s unwavering commitment to innovation and quality amplifies its strategic aim of improving operating margins. By prioritizing efficiency and productivity in its diverse product offerings and global sales network, HEIDELBERG is well-positioned for further growth and success amidst a competitive technology and engineering landscape.
HEIDELBERG’s targets for the financial year 2024/25 have been met successfully, with sales and adjusted EBITDA margin matching the previous year’s figure. The company also recorded a significantly positive free cash flow of €51 million. The positive outcomes from the China Print trade show have created a solid foundation for a promising start to FY 2025/26. Growth potential areas for the company span from packaging and digital printing to software and lifecycle products.
Looking ahead to FY 2025/26, an uptick in sales is expected, and the adjusted EBITDA margin is set to rise to around 8 percent. HEIDELBERG remains optimistic about the upcoming financial year, marking its 175th anniversary by opening the industry’s largest customer demonstration center, the redesigned Home of Print.
CEO of HEIDELBERG, Jürgen Otto, expressed confidence in the company’s future, stating, “Significant strategic and operational improvements have paved the way for further profitable growth. Our measures will make a substantial contribution to the expected increase in sales. Enhanced efficiency and performance will further boost our profitability. Encouragingly, the capital market is also increasingly acknowledging our focus on economic efficiency and liquidity.”
Despite a challenging market environment in financial year 2024/25, HEIDELBERG managed to maintain its position and achieve its targets. With the adjusted EBITDA margin remaining stable at 7.1 percent, the company concluded the year on a positive note. Cost-cutting and efficiency measures implemented by the company effectively offset slightly lower sales volume, rising wage costs, and drupa trade show-related expenses. The free cash flow remained significantly positive at €51 million, further bolstering the company’s financial health for FY 2025/26.
HEIDELBERG’s resilient performance, wide-ranging growth initiatives, and dedicated focus on economic efficiency set a strong precedent for continued success in the global technology and engineering landscape.
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