KSB SE & Co. KGaA H2 Earnings Call Highlights

Sales exceeded €3 billion, aided by what management described as the execution of plans laid out the prior year. However, executives repeatedly emphasized foreign exchange as a meaningful drag. Schmitz quantified a €77 million currency effect on sales and said the order intake would have been €84.3 million higher if exchange rates had matched 2024 levels.Schmitz said order intake reached €3.2 billion, while the company’s order backlog (orders on hand) increased to €1.7 billion. He cautioned that backlog is ...