Improved profitability in continued uncertain market environment

• Order intake stable at previous year’s level
• Sales slightly down, as expected
• Notably improved operating performance thanks to restructuring as well as optimized project execution and business processes  
• Outlook 2025: slightly lower sales and improved operating result

Zurich, July 25, 2025 – The market situation in the first half year 2025 was impacted by geopolitical uncertainty and a sluggish economic recovery. Order intake was at the previous year’s level and sales declined slightly, as expected. Due to the restructuring introduced in the fall of 2024 and now successfully completed, Bystronic was able to realize expected cost savings. As a result, the loss in the first half of the year was considerably lower than in the same period in the previous year. 

Domenico Iacovelli, CEO of Bystronic: “The first half of the year went as expected.  Through the successful restructuring, we were able to reduce our costs considerably and significantly improve our profitability. Thanks to our new organizational structure with the Systems and Service Divisions, we are closer to our customers – and well positioned to regain market share when the economic environment improves.”   

Business development
Order intake rose 1.5% (+3.5% at constant exchange rates) to CHF 309 million. The Systems Division achieved a higher order intake. The tube laser cutting business showed positive development. The newly launched tube laser system ByTube Star 330 was very well received and is in increasing demand. The Service Division showed a slight decline.

Group sales declined, as expected, to CHF 305 million (-6.2% at constant exchange rates).

The optimized cost base led to improved profitability. Despite lower sales volumes, the EBIT loss at CHF -8 million was less than in the same period in the previous year (H1 2024: CHF -23 million). Operating free cash flow was CHF -23 million. (H1 2024: CHF -27 million). Liquidity amounted to CHF 307 million.   

Outlook
In the first half of the year, order intake stabilized compared to the previous year.  Bystronic expects a continued difficult market situation. Should the markets recover, the company expects order intake in the second half of the year to increase slightly over the first half of the year. Assuming the geopolitical situation does not get worse, Bystronic expects slightly lower sales and an improved operating result for full year 2025 compared to the previous year.  

Conference  
CEO Domenico Iacovelli will present the results today Friday, July 25, 2025, at 11:00 am MET in a teleconference in English. The webcast is available here or under “Presentations“ on our website: https://ir.bystronic.com/en/publications/presentations

Appendix
The half-year report 2025 is available for download on our website:
https://ir.bystronic.com/en/publications/financial-reports

Media release (PDF)

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About Bystronic
Bystronic (SIX: BYS) is an international leader in sheet metal processing technology and innovation. As a full solutions provider, the company offers advanced flat and tube laser cutting systems, press brakes, and intelligent automation solutions supported by global services. With Bystronic Software, the company is accelerating the digital transformation of the industry.

Bystronic headquarters are located in Switzerland, with development and production facilities in Germany, Spain, Italy, China and the USA. The company serves customers in more than 30 countries with its own subsidiaries and a network of dealers and agents.

Disclaimer
This media release has been published in English and German. Should the English translation differ from the German original, the wording of the German version shall prevail. This media release contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to uncertainty and risks. Actual future results may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by these statements. Some of these uncertainties and risks relate to factors that are beyond Bystronic’s ability to control or predict precisely, such as, in particular, future market conditions, tariff increases by the US-Administration and countermeasures by other countries, currency fluctuations, or the behavior of other market participants, suppliers, and transport companies, as well as possible effects of the war in Ukraine and the associated sanctions. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, since these relate only to the date of this communication. Bystronic disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or any other factors.

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