OC Oerlikon Corporation AG (OERL.SW) said on Tuesday that it slipped to loss in the first six months of fiscal 2025, impacted by lower revenues and reduced order intakes. The company also updated its outlook for fiscal 2025.
The Swiss provider of surface technologies posted loss from continuing operations of 46 million Swiss francs in the first half of 2025, compared to profit of 21 million Swiss francs in the same period last year.
During the first six months, sales fell 6 percent to 786 million Swiss francs from 835 million Swiss francs in the prior-year period, impacted by weakness in general industry, tooling, automotive and luxury end markets. The company's order intake for the period declined 3.2 percent to 826 million Swiss francs from 853 million Swiss francs a year ago.
According to OC Oerlikon, EBITDA for the half-year period was 122 million Swiss francs, a 18.7 percent decline from 149 million Swiss francs in the first half of 2024. Operational EBITDA fell 14 percent to 131 million Swiss francs from 153 million Swiss francs in the year-ago period.
Looking ahead, the company lowered its outlook for fiscal 2025, citing the impact of continued weakness in industrial demand and ongoing geopolitical tensions. The company now expects full-year sales to remain stable to slightly lower at constant FX and an operational EBITDA margin between 17.0 percent and 17.5 percent.
OC Oerlikon had earlier projected full year 2025 organic sales at constant FX to be stable or to increase by a low single digit percentage and an operational EBITDA margin of ~18.5 percent.
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