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Pirelli lifts full-year sales forecast following strong Q3 figures

Pirelli is raising its full-year 2021 sales forecast off the back of better-than-expected performance in the third quarter of 2021, a trend that was particularly driven by performance in the so-called “high value” tyre segment. According to the Italian tyre manufacturer’s nine-month figures, which were published on the evening of 11 November, sales rose 28.6 per cent to almost 4 billion euros. At the same time, Pirelli more than doubled its earnings and can now report a pre-tax profit margin (EBIT) of 15 per cent.

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12th November 2021/by Chris

Michelin third-quarter 2022 sales ‘strong’ – analysts

Following the news that Michelin reported third-quarter 2022 group sales of 6,012 million euros, financial analysts responded by describing the company’s results as “strong”. Michelin’s third-quarter sales figure is both up 8.7 per cent year-on-year and 3.6 per cent above the consensus of analyst expectations (5,801 million euros).

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29th October 2021/by Chris

Goodyear sales significantly up after Cooper merger completed

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Goodyear has increased operating income considerably in the second quarter of 2021, thanks in part to its merger with Cooper Tire, completed on 7 June. Net income totalled $67 million (£48.45 million at today’s exchange rate $1.00 = £0.72) versus a loss of $696 million (£503 million). Second-quarter sales were $4 billion (£2.89 billion), a rise of 86 per cent versus the second quarter of 2020, which was heavily affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. In the year to date, Goodyear has sold 40 per cent more tyres than in the same period of 2020, with both replacement tyres (41 per cent) and original equipment tyres (39 per cent) assisting in this rise. Cooper sales between the merger completion date and 30 June (the end of the second quarter) totalled $256 million (£185 million). This figure excludes calculations relating to Cooper inventory and assets.

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10th August 2021/by Andrew

Hankook’s sales and operating profit increase in Q2

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Hankook Tire’s 2021 Q2 financial results show consolidated global sales of KRW 1.806 trillion (EUR 1,336 million) and an operating profit reaching KRW 187 billion (EUR 138 million). Sales and operating profit rose 32.4 per cent and 167.1 per cent YoY and 11.7 per cent and 0.6 per cent QoQ respectively. In particular, sales of both original equipment (OE) tyres and replacement (RE) tyres grew compared to the same period last year. In addition, global sales of 18 inches and higher tyres accounted for 38 per cent of total passenger car and light truck tyre sales, a YoY increase of 5.4 percentage points.

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4th August 2021/by Peter Gardner

Trelleborg reports ‘strong’ second quarter as agri tyres lead pandemic bounce

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Trelleborg

Trelleborg has reported a strong second quarter, representing both large sales growth on 2020’s Covid-19 affected second quarter and significant sales growth on the same period in 2019. The company’s three business areas – Industrial Solutions, Sealing Solutions, and Wheel Systems – contributed to this growth, with sales of agricultural and materials handling tyres notably showing a “significant upturn”. However, spiking raw materials costs in the tyre segment have simultaneously affected Trelleborg’s margin on such products. The manufacturer expects gradually implemented price hikes to offset these additional costs.

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23rd July 2021/by Andrew

Hankook Tire’s Q1 figures show increased turnover and operating profit

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Hankook

Hankook’s 2021 Q1 financial results show consolidated global sales rising 12.6 per cent YoY to KRW 1.61 trillion (EUR 1.203 million) and an operating profit of KRW 186 billion (EUR 138 million); an increase of 75.5 per cent YoY. As the global market recovers from the impact of the pandemic, Hankook’s business has also been steadily recovering since the second half of 2020. The company is seeing sales stabilise in several major markets that include Europe, North America, and China, particularly in the high-inch tyre sector (tyres with diameters 18 inches or higher.) Global sales of high-inch tyres accounted for 38 per cent of total tyre sales, which is up 4 percentage points compared to the same period last year.

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7th May 2021/by Peter Gardner

Michelin presents sustainability-infused strategy to capital markets

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Michelin

Groupe Michelin’s Capital Markets Day presentation, conducted via webcast on 8 April, set out its agenda for the next decade, putting its plans in front of leading global banks and financial firms. Circling around a central theme of sustainability, the group executive committee, led by managing chairman Florent Menegaux and general manager and chief financial officer Yves Chapot, showed how Michelin intends to “diversify while strengthening” in order to achieve its key economic and ecological targets. Chapot and Menegaux stated that expanding “non-tyre revenue” up to more than one-fifth of the group’s turnover by 2030 would make the group more agile and robust in the face of future crises. The current global health crisis has been instructive in this regard; the committee credited the development of the group’s non-tyre portfolio with assisting in its resilience over the difficulties of 2020, and now intends to continue the acceleration of its diversification. Its digital and materials innovations will simultaneously “deliver new growth,” while contributing to the overall strength of the group: a leitmotif of the committee’s presentation.

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14th April 2021/by Andrew

Pirelli 2020 figures reveal high-value tyre segment resilience

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Pirelli has joined its global premium-brand tyre manufacturer counterparts in announcing a significant decline in 2020 revenue, around one-fifth down year-on-year (-19.2 per cent). As you would expect, the company said the sharp contraction was due to the Covid-19 pandemic emergency. The more optimistic news for Pirelli was the relative resilience of the high-value car tyre segment, which, at -14.4 per cent, beat the overall revenue figure significantly.

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12th March 2021/by Andrew

Michelin sales contract 20.6% in first half of 2020

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Michelin

Michelin sales contracted more than 20 per cent in the first half of 2020 due to coronavirus affected markets. The 20.6 per cent contraction in sales resulted in an operating result of 310 million euros – 3.3 per cent of sales – 78.5 per cent less than in 2019 (1,438 billion euros). Volumes fell by 22.4 per cent. Operating income went from 1.381 billion to 177 million euros, while net income fell from 844 million to a loss of 137 million, with earnings per share going from 4.74 euros to a loss of 0.75 euros.

30th July 2020/by Andrew

Michelin publishes Universal Registration Document

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Michelin has released its Universal Registration Document, a tome exceeding 400 pages that contains a wealth of corporate information.

24th April 2020/by Stephen

Magna Tyres Group reports ‘strong first quarter’

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Magna Tyres Group reported a 48 per cent increase in turnover in quarter one 2019 compared to the same period last year. With a realised EBIT of 2.05 million euros, a figure three times higher than in Q1 2018, Magna Tyres Group states that it is achieving its strong growth ambitions in 2019.

10th May 2019/by Andrew

More than half of Hankook global car tyre sales over 17”

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18-inch-plus tyres accounted for 53.9 per cent of total Hankook Tire car tyre sales in the first quarter of 2019, a 3.3 per cent increase versus the same period last year, showing Hankook’s strengthening position in premium segments. The manufacturer reported global sales of 1.64 trillion Korean won (1.28 billion euros), up around 2 per cent on Q1 2018, and operating profit of 140.1 billion won (109.6 million euros), which was 44.1 billion won (30.7 million euros less than in Q1 2018.

2nd May 2019/by Andrew

Melksham restructuring hits Cooper with international operating loss

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Cooper Tire has seen sales and profits rise in North America, while international figures have declined considerably. Overall, this amounts to small increases for the company. The company’s international operations (outside the Americas) loss of 1 million dollars is 8 million dollars down on the operating profit of 7 million dollars in the first quarter of 2018, which is largely explained by the 5 million dollars it has spent in ending light tyre production in Melksham, Wiltshire. Cooper expects these charges to amount to between 8 and 11 million dollars in the total year.

29th April 2019/by Andrew

LeasePlan announces Q4 and full year 2018 results

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LeasePlan Corporation N.V., one of the world’s leading Car-as-a-Service (“CaaS”) companies and pan-European used-car marketplaces, has reported its fourth quarter and full year 2018 results.

21st February 2019/by Andrew

Hella increases sales and earnings in a challenging market environment

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Hella, a global automotive supplier, has concluded the first six months of its fiscal year 2018/2019 (June 1 to November 30, 2018) with positive sales and earnings despite a challenging market environment. Thus, currency and portfolio-adjusted consolidated sales rose by 7.3 per cent. Taking into account exchange rate effects and the divestment of the wholesale distribution business, the reported sales increased by 2.8 per cent to € 3.6 billion (previous year: € 3.5 billion).

14th January 2019/by Andrew

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