DJ FIGEAC AÉRO: 2024/25 REVENUE TARGET ACHIEVED: EUR432.3M, REFLECTING 8.1% ORGANIC GROWTH FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE TARGETS REITERATED
FIGEAC AÉRO FIGEAC AÉRO: 2024/25 REVENUE TARGET ACHIEVED: EUR432.3M, REFLECTING 8.1% ORGANIC GROWTH FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE TARGETS REITERATED 06-May-2025 / 17:45 CET/CEST Dissemination of a French Regulatory News, transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. =---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2024/25 revenue target achieved: EUR432.3m, reflecting 8.1% organic growth Financial performance targets reiterated FIGEAC AÉRO (FR0011665280 - FGA:FP), a leading partner for major aerospace manufacturers, has today released its revenue figures for the fourth quarter and full year 2024/25 ended 31 March 2025. EURm - IFRS Q4 2024/ Q4 2023/ Chg. Org. Cumul. 2024/ Cumul. 2023/ Chg. Org. Unaudited figures 25 24 chg. 25 24 chg. Aerostructures & Aeroengines 118.9 109.7 +8.5% +5.8% 398.6 361.5 +10.3% +9.5% Diversification Activities - Defense & 10.0 9.7 +3.6% +3.6% 33.7 35.7 (5.5)% (5.5)% Energy Total revenue 128.9 119.3 +8.1% +5.6% 432.3 397.2 +8.8% +8.1%
Jean-Claude Maillard, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the FIGEAC AÉRO Group, gave the following statement: " We are extremely proud to have delivered yet another solid performance on several counts. Not only has FIGEAC AÉRO turned in its 16th consecutive quarter of growth, it has also met or exceeded its full-year revenue growth target for the 4th year in a row; above all, the Group has delivered on its promise to restore revenues to pre-Covid levels by March 2025.
The aerospace and defense industries and our core clients continue to enjoy very strong momentum along with unprecedented levels of visibility going forward. So, despite short-term uncertainty related to tariff issues, we remain particularly confident that the Group will be able to achieve the profitable growth and deleveraging targets it has set under its PILOT 28 plan."
Full-year revenue growth target ACHIEVED
The last quarter of the year is traditionally a strong one and FIGEAC AÉRO's organic revenue growth in the fourth quarter of 2024/25 (31 December 2024 to 31 March 2025) came to 5.6% year-on-year (+8.1% on a reported basis), pushing revenue up to EUR128.9 million.
Momentum in Aerostructures & Aeroengines remained robust with organic growth reaching 5.8% in the fourth quarter alone (+8.5% on a reported basis) and bringing revenue to EUR118.9 million, versus EUR109.6 million for the same period the previous year. This performance was mostly driven by solid growth in Airbus' commercial aircraft programmes, especially the A320 and A330, only slightly hindered by expected decrease in the LEAP-1B programme, and inflation-linked adjustments. Revenue growth in the Diversification Activities was 3.6% during the fourth quarter to EUR10.0 million, versus EUR9.7 million for the same period the previous year; this was mostly due to the strategic refocus and specialization of the MTI, Mécabrive Industries and TOFER subsidiaries towards the defense and energy industries.
FIGEAC AÉRO's full-year 2024/25 revenue (1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025) rose by 8.1% organically (+8.8% on a reported basis) to EUR423.3 million, thereby hitting its full-year revenue target (of between EUR420 million and EUR440 million). This was achieved mostly thanks to Airbus programmes, especially in the single-aisle segment, and to the impacts of inflation compensations. With build rates on the increase and related new business, the A320 family is now the Group's number one programme with revenue above the symbolic threshold of EUR100 million.
Growth in the commercial and defense marketS
FIGEAC AÉRO's commercial markets continue to trend favourably. Having grown in the double digits in 2024, air traffic continued to increase at a healthy pace in the first quarter of 2025: - after rising by 10.4% in 2024, passenger traffic has increased by a further 5.3% year-to-date, mostlythanks to a roughly 8% jump in international traffic; - after rising by 11.3% in 2024, freight traffic has continued to grow by 2.4% year-to-date.
Order intake from the world's leading aircraft manufacturers also remained steady during the first quarter. Airbus recorded net orders for 204 commercial aircraft over the period (of which 77% for the A320 family and 18% for the A350 family), and Boeing recorded the same number. The two manufacturers delivered 136 and 126 aircraft, respectively, during the period, which means that their combined backlog continues to expand and now exceeds the record high of 15,100 aircraft, of which 80% consisting of Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 single-aisle aircraft.
Boeing's build rates showed signs of gradually returning to normal during the first quarter. Boeing's build rates are now trending upwards again, with 35 737 MAX aircraft having been delivered on average per month during the period and a target of 50 per month in 2026; this will enable FIGEAC AÉRO once again to generate growth from the LEAP-1B programme in 2025/26.
Where the defense markets are concerned, FIGEAC AÉRO has positions on military programmes that are central to defense capabilities (Rafale, A400M, military aircraft engines, armoured vehicles, etc.), whether for building up Europe's defense or for export purposes. For example, the aim is to build 4 Rafale aircraft per month in 2028 and plans are currently under consideration to increase this to 5 per month by 2030.
The Group thus boasts strategic positions on commercial and military markets that enjoy particularly solid fundamentals and unprecedented levels of visibility, which will continue to spur its business and financial development.
US TARIFFS
Production flows from FIGEAC AÉRO's facilities to the United States only account for about 6% of the Group's total revenue.
These production flows mostly concern the A350 and A320 programmes, which imply that these parts remain in the United States only temporarily for assembly purposes, after which the very vast majority of them are exported. In this case, these production flows should remain under favourable tariff regimes. In other cases, the Group might, where necessary and appropriate, consider relocating certain production capacity to its US subsidiary. In all cases, the Group has initiated conversations with each of its customers that might potentially be concerned in order to discuss the most suitable measures to take.
The US tariffs are therefore unlikely to have a significant impact in the immediate future. That said, the Group will be particularly mindful about ensuring that all necessary measures are taken alongside its customers to minimise any potential impact on the aerospace value chain as a whole and on its capacity to keep up with growing demand.
Business developmenT
FIGEAC AÉRO's backlog at 31 March 2025 stood at a record high of EUR4.7 billion, which is roughly stable compared to that as at 31 December 2024.
Moreover, the Group has secured around 40% of its new business revenue target (EUR80 million to EUR100 million annual revenue by March 2028). Some 90% of this new business portfolio consists of commercial contracts and 10% of defense contracts. It mostly revolves around the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 single-aisle platforms (47% and 19%, respectively).
FIGEAC AÉRO boasts a sizeable business project portfolio driven by strong demand in the commercial aerospace industry, on top of which the need for production capacity geared towards military programmes is expected to soar. The Group is therefore particularly confident that it will continue to win new business and meet the commercial targets set under its PILOT 28 plan.
Financial targets reiterated for 2025 and 2028
With buoyant markets and very strong business visibility, FIGEAC AERO is able to confirm all its financial targets for the short and medium term: - For full-year 2024/25: growth in profitability and cash-flow generation confirmed:? Current EBITDA between EUR67 million and EUR73 million, - Free cash-flow between EUR30 million and EUR35 million, - Further deleveraging with a leverage ratio of around 4x. - All financial targets out to 2027/28 confirmed:? Revenue of over EUR600 million, - A leverage ratio of less than 2x, largely thanks to current EBITDA of over EUR100 million, and net debtscaled back thanks to free cash-flow of more than EUR60 million.
FIGEAC AÉRO to meet its business partners and shareholderS
FIGEAC AÉRO will present its full-year 2024/25 revenue figures during a webinar addressed to retail investors at 6pm on Wednesday 7 May 2025 (in French only):
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FIGEAC AÉRO will also be honoured to participate in the upcoming Paris Air Show from 16 to 22 June 2025. Come and learn more about our fields of expertise as we showcase some of our most representative parts and sub-assemblies and share our vision of what an efficient and sustainable aerospace industry looks like:
Hall 2A, stand B254
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Upcoming events (after trading)
-- 10 June 2025: full year 2024/25 results
-- 16 - 22 June 2025: International Paris Air Show - Paris, Le Bourget, France
-- 3 September 2025: revenue for the first quarter of full year 2025/26
About Figeac Aéro
The FIGEAC AÉRO Group, a leading partner for major aerospace manufacturers, specialises in producing light alloy and hard metal structural parts, engine parts, landing gear and sub-assemblies. FIGEAC AÉRO is a global group operating in France, the USA, Morocco, Mexico, Romania and Tunisia. The Group generated annual revenue of EUR432.3 million in the year to 31 March 2025.
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