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NEXANS: HEAD START TO THE YEAR
Quarterly sales growth setting robust basis for the year
Final steps to New Nexans 2019-2021 Transformation Plan
SHIFT transformation program structural tailwind across all operations
Uniquely placed to build on United States Offshore Wind momentum
Laying groundwork of Nexans strategic ambition to Electrify the Future o
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Standard1 sales of 1,503 million euros in first quarter 2021, representing organic growth2 of +1.4%
year-on-year and +5.8% sequentially
Current sales land at 1,756 million euros, up +15.2% alongside copper price inflation
Topline recovery reflecting healthy backlog across all businesses notably in Subsea High-Voltage with an adjusted backlog at 1.5 billion euros 3, continued customer selectivity for further value growth and pricing increase in line with first sequence of raw material inflation
Focus on performance improvement continued through fixed costs reductions and SHIFT Program
Robust balance sheet with early repayment of French State Back loan ( PGE ) and 2021 bond;
S&P outlook reviewed to positive
Uniquely placed as sole, US based, subsea high-voltage cables manufacturer to serve US offshore wind market expected to generate up to 30 gigawatts power by the end of the decade and proudly chosen as preferred supplier on Empire Wind projects in New York
Electrify the Future: groundwork initiated on Nexans' strategic ambition announced February 17th thanks to innovative partnerships, active M&A pipeline and diligent divestments preparation
Paris, April 29, 2021
Today, Nexans published its financial information for the first quarter of 2021.
Commenting on the Group's performance, Christopher Guérin, Nexans' Chief Executive Officer, said: The sound start to the year upholds demand momentum, as much as it supports the gradual and sequential improvement through the rest of the year and the 2021 financial guidance. We continued to focus on value growth and free cash flow conversion. We increased prices in line with first sequential raw material inflation using pass-through mechanisms and our unique in-house SHIFT methodology. We remained selective on the quality of our backlog (customers, projects, products profile) increasing it by +20% and improving embedded margin ratio.
As we are finalizing our 2019-2021 transformation plan, we are setting the groundwork for our strategic ambition: i) we have signed five strategic partnerships to support our AMPLIFY innovation model, ii)
uniquely positioned ourselves in the US Offshore Wind market and, iii) launched worldwide our
MOBIWAY!" offer for the Building sector.
