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Investing.com -- Oerlikon stock fell 13% after the Swiss technology group lowered its full-year guidance for its Surface Solutions business, citing weaker demand in several end markets.
The company reported second quarter order intake of CHF405 million, slightly above consensus expectations of CHF396 million, representing organic year-over-year growth of approximately 1%. However, sales came in at CHF395 million, below analyst estimates of CHF398 million, with an organic decline of 2% YoY.
First-half adjusted EBITDA disappointed at CHF131 million, falling short of the CHF141 million consensus, resulting in a margin of 16.7% versus the expected 17.8%. Net income for continued operations plunged to negative CHF46 million, heavily impacted by restructuring-related impairments of CHF46 million.
The Surface Solutions segment showed weakness across multiple end markets in the first half, with reported year-over-year declines of 9% in Automotive, 3% in Aviation, 4% in General Industry, 7% in Tooling, and 14% in Luxury. Only the Energy sector showed positive growth at 9%, while High Resistance Solutions remained flat. The segment’s operating margin suffered from negative foreign exchange impacts of approximately CHF5 million and unfavorable product mix due to weaker demand for early-cyclical services.
In response to these challenges, Oerlikon has revised its full-year 2025 guidance for Surface Solutions, now expecting "flat to low single digit decrease" in organic sales, down from the previous "flat to low single digit organic sales growth." The company also reduced its adjusted EBITDA margin target to "between 17.0% and 17.5%" from "approximately 18.5%" previously.
The company indicated it plans to implement additional cost-cutting measures in the second half of 2025 to support operating margins.
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