Rising demand in almost all market segments led to a 9.5% increase in Group sales to 1,007.0 million in fiscal 2021 compared to the previous year (2020: 919.4 million). Almost all business units contributed to the pleasing sales performance. At 50.9%, EBITDApre improved disproportionately to Group sales and amounted to 140.0 million in fiscal 2021 (2020: 92.8 million). Increased sales and the associated higher capacity utilization contributed to the improvement in earnings, together with the cost savings achieved as a result of the transformation initiated at the end of 2020.
We have delivered. The 2021 sales and earnings figures support our forecast, which we raised in mid-2021. Looking back, we have significantly exceeded the financial targets set at the beginning of 2021 and have already realized in 2021 part of the increase in sales and profitability originally expected in 2022. The figures show that we have more than fulfilled our announcements and initiated a comprehensive and successful transformation process at SGL Carbon, says CEO Dr. Torsten Derr.
Earnings development of SGL CarbonThe increase in EBITDApre by 47.2 million to 140.0 million was driven in particular by the Business Units Graphite Solutions ( 24.8 million), Composite Solutions ( 16.8 million) and Carbon Fibers ( 13.1 million). In line with the positive development of the operating business units, the EBITDApre margin also shows a significant improvement from 10.1% to 13.9% in fiscal year 2021.
EBITDApre and EBITpre do not include one-off effects and non-recurring items totaling 30.7 million. The one-off effects are mainly composed of: Income of 19.7 million from the sale of two properties not required for operations, earnings of 18.2 million from the restructuring of pension obligations, and other effects amounting to minus 7.2 million.
Taking into account the described one-off effects and non-recurring items, as well as depreciation and amortization of 60.3 million, reported EBIT amounted to 110.4 million (2020: minus 93.7 million).
Based on the pleasing business performance, the successes of the transformation and non-operating one-off effects and non-recurring items of 30.7 million, the Group returns to positive earnings of 75.4 million in 2021 after three years.
Net financial debt and equityIn fiscal 2021, net financial debt was reduced significantly by 28.0% to 206.3 million compared to the end of 2020 ( 286.5 million). A main driver of this development was the 79.1 million increase in cash and cash equivalents to 220.9 million (Dec. 31, 2020: 141.8 million), based in particular on free cash flow of 111.5 million (2020: 93.9 million). This includes cash inflows from the sale of properties not required for operations in the amount of 30.6 million.
Equity attributable to shareholders of the parent company rose significantly by 150.8 million ( 68.3%) to 371.5 million in the financial year 2021 (December 31, 2020: 220.7 million). Correspondingly, the equity ratio increased to 27.0% (Dec. 31, 2020: 17.5%).
Due to the significantly improved earnings situation, return on capital employed (ROCE) also increased from 1.8% in the previous year to 8.0%.
The primary objective for fiscal year 2021 was to secure the financial stability of SGL Carbon. With the significant reduction in net financial debt by almost one third, the improvement in the equity ratio by almost ten percentage points, and the substantial increase in return on capital, we were able to considerably strengthen SGL Carbons financial base, explains Thomas Dippold, CFO of SGL Carbon.
Development of the Business UnitsAs the largest Business Unit with a 44% share of Group sales, Graphite Solutions contributed 443.6 million to Group sales in 2021 (2020: 407.5 million). The sales increase of 8.9% is based in particular on the positive development of the important market segments Semiconductor & LED as well as Automotive & Transportation. Especially volume as well as margin effects from the product/customer mix led to a significant increase in EBITDApre of 39.3% to 87.9 million in the Graphite Solutions segment.
After a Corona-related difficult previous year, the Carbon Fibers Business Unit increased sales significantly by 11.0% to 337.2 million in 2021 (2020: 303.9 million) and accounted for 33% of Group sales. In particular, sales to automotive customers contributed to the sales plus. The segments EBITDApre also developed positively, rising by 31.6% to 54.5 million (2020: 41.4 million). As of the second half of 2021, the energy-intensive business unit had to cope with drastically increased and volatile energy prices, which could not be fully compensated by cost savings and by passing prices on to customers.
The Composite Solutions Business Unit contributed 122.5 million (2020: 88.6 million) or 12% to Group sales. The year-on-year increase of 38.3% in 2021 is mainly based on higher volumes from existing customer contracts and the ramp-up of new orders from the automotive industry. Correspondingly, EBITDApre of the division developed pleasingly and turned positive for the first time at 12.1 million (2020: minus 4.7 million).
Only the Process Technology Business Unit, with a slight decline in sales of 1.1% to 87.2 million (2020: 88.2 million), was not yet able to participate in the general economic recovery. However, incoming orders in Q4 2021 show a pick-up in demand. Thanks to the success of the transformation initiatives, the Process Technology unit improved EBITDApre from 3.4 million to 4.7 million in 2021 despite a slight decline in sales.
As expected, sales in the Corporate segment were down year-on-year at 16.5 million (2020: 31.2 million), partly due to lower rental income resulting from the sale of non-operating properties. Despite the 14.7 million decrease in sales, EBITDApre for the segment fell
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