AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. Announces Strategic Segmental Realignment - AMG Corporate

AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. Announces Strategic Segmental Realignment

   

Amsterdam, 28 November 2018 (Regulated Information) AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. (« AMG », EURONEXT AMSTERDAM: « AMG ») is pleased to announce that effective 1 January 2019, the Company will change its organizational structure. This change will result in two new strategic operating divisions, AMG Technologies and AMG Critical Materials.

AMG’s new operating division, AMG Technologies, will be comprised of AMG’s existing Engineering and Titanium Alloys businesses and will be a reportable segment replacing AMG Engineering. AMG Critical Materials will consist of seven operating units, namely Vanadium, Superalloys, Tantalum & Lithium, Graphite, Silicon, Aluminum and Antimony.

Dr. Heinz Schimmelbusch, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, said, « AMG Technologies brings together two industry leaders primarily serving the aerospace market, by combining AMG Engineering’s expertise in metallurgical process design & development and AMG Titanium Alloys’ industry-leading expertise in the development of metallurgical products, furnace operations, and quality assurance processes. In metallurgy, combining engineering and operational knowhow accelerates innovation. »

Segment reporting will be adjusted as per 1 January 2019. AMG’s proforma segmental information for AMG Technologies and AMG Critical Materials for 2018 is shown below:

Current Segmental Financial Data
($000’s) Q1 2018 Q2 2018 Q3 2018
AMG Critical Materials AMG Engineering Total AMG Critical Materials AMG Engineering Total AMG Critical Materials AMG Engineering Total
Revenue   248,351   60,097   308,448   267,213   62,108   329,321   261,957   66,114   328,071
Gross Profit   51,922   18,196   70,118   62,151   17,010   79,161   61,455   18,100   79,555
EBITDA   37,076   7,404   44,480   45,252   5,497   50,749   52,139   6,977   59,116


New Segmental Financial Data (Pro Forma)
($000’s) Q1 2018 Q2 2018 Q3 2018
AMG Critical Materials AMG Technologies Total AMG Critical Materials AMG Technologies Total AMG Critical Materials AMG Technologies Total
Revenue   208,525   99,923   308,448   223,788   105,533   329,321   219,650   108,421   328,071
Gross Profit   44,018   26,100   70,118   51,623   27,538   79,161   52,768   26,787   79,555
EBITDA   30,759   13,721   44,480   36,579   14,170   50,749   40,800   18,316   59,116

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This press release contains regulated information as defined in the Dutch Financial Markets Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht).

About AMG

AMG is a global critical materials company at the forefront of CO2 reduction trends. AMG produces highly engineered specialty metals and mineral products and provides related vacuum furnace systems and services to the transportation, infrastructure, energy, and specialty metals & chemicals end markets.

AMG Critical Materials produces aluminum master alloys and powders, titanium alloys and coatings, ferrovanadium, natural graphite, chromium metal, antimony, lithium, tantalum, niobium and silicon metal. AMG Engineering designs, engineers, and produces advanced vacuum furnace systems and operates vacuum heat treatment facilities, primarily for the transportation and energy industries.

With approximately 3,300 employees, AMG operates globally with production facilities in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, the Czech Republic, the United States, China, Mexico, Brazil, India, Sri Lanka and Mozambique, and has sales and customer service offices in Russia and Japan (www.amg-nv.com).

For further information, please contact:
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V.         +1 610 293 5804
Steve Daniels
Senior Vice President
sdaniels@amg-nv.com

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Michele Fischer
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