Half-Year Report 2025

Notes to the consolidated interim financial statements

1 Group accounting principles

General information

Bystronic AG is a stock company incorporated under Swiss law and is domiciled in Zurich. The class A registered shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (symbol: BYS). The Board of Directors approved the consolidated interim financial statements 2025 on July 22, 2025.

The figures contained in the consolidated interim financial statements are unaudited.

Accounting principles

The consolidated interim financial statements cover the period from January 1, 2025, to June 30, 2025, and were prepared in accordance with Swiss GAAP FER (Accounting and Reporting Recommendations) including Swiss GAAP FER 31 “Complementary Recommendations for listed entities”. These consolidated interim financial statements do not include all the information and disclosures contained in the consolidated annual financial statements and should thus be read in conjunc­tion with the consolidated annual financial statements as of December 31, 2024. The accounting principles of the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2024, have been applied unchanged.

Consolidation

The consolidated interim financial statements include the financial statements of Bystronic AG and of all companies directly or indirectly controlled by Bystronic AG, through investments with more than 50% of the votes or by other means. These group companies are fully consolidated. The share of the minority shareholders in the equity and net result is disclosed separately. There were no minority share­­holders in the reporting period as well as in the comparative period. Investments in associates (at least 20%, but less than 50% of the voting rights) are accounted for under the equity method. Securities held as non-current assets are valued at acquisition cost, less any necessary value adjustments.

The assets and liabilities of companies that are included in the consolidation for the first time are measured at fair value. Goodwill arising from this revaluation is offset against equity. First-time consolidations take effect on the date on which control is acquired, deconsolidations on the date on which control is relinquished. When companies are sold or liquidated, the goodwill offset against equity is recycled in the income statement.

Significant estimates made by management

In preparing the consolidated interim financial statements, certain assumptions are made which affect the accounting basis to be used and the amounts reported as assets, liabilities, income and expenses and the presentation of these amounts. There are potential financial risks due to the tariffs on imports implemented by the USA. It is currently not possible to provide a reliable estimate of the financial impact. The management did not make any new material assumptions or estimates in the consolidated interim financial statements compared with those made in the consolidated annual financial statements as of December 31, 2024.

2 Segment information: order intake/net sales

Order intake

Order intake is an important performance indicator. An order intake is recognized when a sales contract is signed, an initial down payment received and the customerʼs product order placed at the production plants.

CHF million

 

January - June

2025

 

2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

Systems

209.3

 

195.7

 

Service

100.1

 

109.0

 

Total Order intake

309.4

 

304.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

CHF million

 

January - June

2025

 

2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

Systems

204.5

 

222.0

 

Service

100.1

 

108.9

 

Total Net sales

304.6

 

330.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 2025, internal reporting was adapted to the new divisional segmentation Systems and Service.

With reference to the recommendation for listed companies (FER 31/8), Bystronic refrains from disclosing segment results in the interest of the shareholders for the following reasons:

3 Changes in the scope of consolidation

Changes in the current year

Changes in the previous year

4 Seasonality

Bystronicʼs activities are not subject to any significant seasonal fluctuations.

5 Dividends

At the Annual General Meeting on April 22, 2025, a dividend of CHF 4.00 per class A registered share and CHF 0.80 per class B registered share was approved. The dividend distribution amounted to CHF 8.3 million.

6 Exchange rates

 

 

 

 

Closing rate

Average rate

Currency

 

Unit

 

06/30/2025

 

12/31/2024

 

H1 2025

 

H1 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EUR

 

1

 

0.9359

 

0.9412

 

0.9427

 

0.9590

 

USD

 

1

 

0.7996

 

0.9060

 

0.8743

 

0.8847

 

CNY

 

100

 

11.1498

 

12.4115

 

12.0446

 

12.2887

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 Events after the balance sheet date

There are no events after the balance sheet date that would require a value adjustment to the assets and liabilities recognized in the balance sheet or require disclosure.

Cash flow statement