Skip to main content

Wirtgen is bullish for 2015

The Wirtgen Group is bullish at present and reports a strong financial performance for 2014. Turnover reached a healthy €2.01 billion, beating the previous estimate of €1.95 billion announced late last year.
January 28, 2015 Read time: 1 min
The Wirtgen Group is bullish for 2015, following its strong performance in 2014
The 364 Wirtgen Group is bullish at present and reports a strong financial performance for 2014. Turnover reached a healthy €2.01 billion, beating the previous estimate of €1.95 billion announced late last year. Privately owned, the firm does not reveal its full financial results. But the company has benefited from a strong global market for road machinery, as well as its acquisition of a majority stake in the German asphalt plant manufacturer 167 Benninghoven. The Wirtgen results could have been stronger still had it not been for the economic problems being seen in Russia, where the company has a significant market share.

The Benninghoven deal meanwhile will add long term future growth to Wirtgen. Situated close to Wirtgen’s existing headquarters, Benninghoven forms a strategic addition to the business and product portfolios. The deal will provide Benninghoven with access to additional markets worldwide through the Wirtgen global sales and distribution set-up.

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Wacker Neuson bullish with strong results
    May 8, 2019
    The Wacker Neuson Group reports a strong financial performance for the first quarter of 2019. The firm’s results reveal a double-digit rise in revenue to €434.6 million, a gain of 17%. The company saw even higher growth of profit before interest and tax (EBIT) growth to reach €30.2 million, a jump of 31%. Meanwhile the firm’s EBIT margin improved to 6.9%, a gain of 0.7%. “This strong start to the year sees us continue the dynamic pace of growth from the fourth quarter of 2018. Demand for our products and
  • JCB reports strong performance despite tough market
    May 12, 2014
    UK equipment manufacturer JCB is bullish and reports strong sales, despite difficult trading conditions. The company claims that its sales for 2013 are the third highest it has achieved, since the firm was established 68 years ago. Earnings stood at €383.7 million on an EBITDA basis, compared with €447.4 million for 2012. Meanwhile turnover reached €3.28 billion, close to the €3.31 billion achieved for 2012 and machine unit sales stood hit 66,227, compared with 69,250 for the previous year. JCB Chairman Lor
  • The new agile world of the construction equipment industry
    June 22, 2015
    while worldwide for 2015 a crystalball would be helpful, in Europe the sector has already listed specific priorities it wants to tackle, and among these are the upcoming emissions regulations (see separate story), external trade and access to foreign markets, and market surveillance.
  • Fayat Group’s bullish outlook based on strong results
    April 26, 2018
    Jean Claude Fayat, president of the family-owned Fayat Group, said that the construction sector is now seeing strong performance, and this is helping group turnover. The road maintenance market is one business segment that is particularly healthy for the group at present. The Intermat show in Paris has also been good, with visitor numbers and customer enquiries noticeably up for 2018 compared with the show three years ago. He commented that visitors have also had a strong international profile and said: “I