20230425 Corbion 1Q23 press release ENG
Corbion, the Amsterdam-listed sustainable ingredients company that champions preservation through the application of science, today publishes its results for the quarter ending 31 March 2023.
Key highlights first quarter of 2023
- Net sales € 359.6 million; an increase of 12.3%, of which organic 8.9%
- Adjusted EBITDA € 48.4 million; an increase of 21.0%, of which organic 18.5%
- Operating profit € 26.9 million; a decline of 10.9% due to last year’s book profit of € 9.0 million related to the sale of a US warehouse. Organic growth of 16.5%.
- Core Net sales: organic growth 9.9%, higher prices more than offset a decline in volume/mix
- Core Adjusted EBITDA: organic growth 18.5%
- FY23 outlook improved: core Adjusted EBITDA organic growth at high end of range 15-20%
- ‘Advance 2025’ strategy implementation on-track
| € million | Q1 2023 | Q1 2022 | Total growth | Organic growth |
| Net sales | 359.6 | 320.1 | 12.3% | 8.9% |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 48.4 | 40.0 | 21.0% | 18.5% |
| Operating profit | 26.9 | 30.2 | -10.9% | 16.5% |
| Core activities | ||||
| Net sales | 312.5 | 276.2 | 13.1% | 9.9% |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 41.6 | 34.7 | 19.9% | 18.5% |
Commenting on today’s results, Olivier Rigaud, CEO, said:
“In a high inflationary environment, we delivered strong growth in Q1 in both Net sales and Adjusted EBITDA. We successfully secured price increases in the course of 2022 as compensation for higher input costs. We are now starting to see some relaxation in input prices.
In Sustainable Food Solutions, we have experienced destocking in the value chain, as well as some indications of softening of consumer demand in line with macro conditions. As previously indicated, we expect our expansion plans in product/market adjacencies to contribute to sales growth in the second half of 2023. In Lactic Acid & Specialties, we have seen a continuation of lower levels of sales to the TotalEnergies Corbion joint venture, whilst our Pharma and Biomedical businesses continue to perform well. The Algae Ingredients business has maintained strong and profitable growth, and we have initiated activities to generate additional growth beyond aquaculture.
Building on Corbion's first-quarter performance and despite some challenging circumstances, we are on-track to improve our absolute adjusted EBITDA for the full year, and have accordingly raised our expected growth to the upper end of our 15-20% guidance range. Furthermore, the divestment process of our US emulsifiers business is progressing well, and we anticipate to conclude a transaction before the end of 2023.”