Biesse approved its 2019-2021 Three-year Business Plan

The Board of Directors of Biesse S.p.A. approved its 2019-2021 Three-year Business Plan.

07.03.2019 Based on this Plan and on the international macroeconomic environment, the principal forecasts for the Biesse Group in the period under consideration are as follows:

· Three-year cagr in Net Revenues of 6%
· Three-year cagr in Value Added of 6.3%
· Increase in operating profitability:
  o three-year cagr in EBITDA* of 7.4%
  o three-year cagr in EBIT of 7.7%
· Positive* free cash flow in excess of Euro 69 million in the three-year period 2019-2021 net of planned investments (total capex of Euro 148 million)
· 2019-2021 average EPS: Euro 1.74

* excluding the effect of IFRS 16

2018 consolidated revenues rose 7.3% compared to the previous financial year with Gross Operating Profit (EBITDA) exceeding Euro 92 million. At 31 December 2018, there was a Positive Net Financial Position of more than Euro 25 million.

Despite the international political and economic uncertainties, the Board of Directors is intent on maintaining its strict focus on investments in innovation, service and after sales care without ignoring marketing/distribution efforts.

The Three-year Business Plan is predicated on three main strategies:

o increase in the offer (#products)
o new solutions for clients (#solutions)
o increased digitalisation (#connected company)

The Board of Directors also acknowledged that, as a result of the agreement with the Agenzia delle Entrate italiana (Italian Tax Office) for access to the tax advantages of the Patent Box, Biesse S.p.A. obtained further tax benefits for the 2015-2019 period. These benefits, added to those obtained by HSD S.p.A. alone (December 2017), gave the Biesse Group a total tax saving of almost Euro 7 million in the 2018 financial year, reducing the Group tax rate to 25.3%.

The agreement signed should provide benefits of approximately Euro 3 million in the 2019 financial year.

*For further information: www.biessegroup.com