EXEL Industries: second quarter 2021-2022 sales, up 2.0% – Benzinga – Press Release

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PRESS RELEASE                                                                                             April 26, 2022                

Second quarter 2021-2022 sales: up 2.0%

Growth in all businesses except Leisure

Q2 sales
(January 2022–March 2022)
2020 2021 2021 2022 Change in value
(€m)
Change
(%)
Reported Reported Reported *Like-for-like Reported *Like-for-like
       
AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING 119.7 122.1 +2.4 +0.9 +1.9% +0.8%
SUGAR BEET HARVESTERS 16.8 21.5 +4.7 +4.2 +28.2% +25.0%
LEISURE 46.0 38.2 -7.8 -17.4 -17.0% -37.8%
INDUSTRY 60.2 65.7 +5.5 +4.2 +9.3% +6.9%
       
EXEL Industries Group 242.7 247.5 +4.8 8.1 +2.0% -3.3%

*Like-for-like = at constant foreign exchange rates and scope

HY1 sales
(October 2021–March 2022)
2020 – 2021 2021 –2022 Change in value
(€m)
Change
(%)
Reported Reported Reported *Like-for-like Reported *Like-for-like
       
AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING 178.2 186.8 +8.6 +6.0 +4.8% +3.4%
SUGAR BEET HARVESTERS 33.2 39.2 +5.9 +4.9 +17.9% +14.9%
LEISURE 59.6 55.2 -4.4 -16.5 -7.3% -27.7%
INDUSTRY 114.2 125.7 +11.5 +8.9 +10.0% +7.8%
       
EXEL Industries Group 385.2 406.9 +21.6 +3.4 +5.6% +0.9%

*Like-for-like = at constant foreign exchange rates and scope

Situation in Ukraine and Russia

The Group has been closely monitoring the conflict in Ukraine and has mobilized its teams to welcome colleagues from the region and their families to western Europe.

EXEL Industries has two agricultural equipment subsidiaries in Ukraine: one in agricultural spraying, the other in sugar beet harvesters. The fall in sales in the second quarter was limited to €4.5 million compared to 2021. In this uncertain climate, the Group expects business to recover only slowly in the short term.

In Russia, the Group is mainly focused on agricultural equipment. Given the need to minimize future impacts on food supply, EXEL Industries is maintaining as much of its activity as possible, in compliance with European rules and applying…

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