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KWS successfully concludes fiscal 2022/2023 and exceeds its sales and earnings guidance

KWS successfully concludes fiscal 2022/2023 and exceeds its sales and earnings guidance

Einbeck, September 27, 2023

  • Net sales rise by 18% to €1.82 (1.54) billion on the back of organic growth
  • Sharp improvement in key indicators for operating income: EBITDA: +26% to €318.2 (252.5) million, EBIT: +44% to €222.8 (155.4) million; earnings per share: +18% to €3.85 (3.27)
  • Free cash flow increases to €44.5 (9.5) million
  • Dividend* raised to €0.90 (0.80) per share

*Proposed dividend

KWS and StartLife Partner Up to Spur Plant Breeding and Seed Business Innovation with Startups

KWS and StartLife Partner Up to Spur Plant Breeding and Seed Business Innovation with Startups

Wageningen, 25 September, 2023: KWS has joined forces with StartLife, Europe’s longest-running accelerator for agrifoodtech startups, to advance its innovation approach and collaborate with startups.

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EU Commission releases proposals on New Genomic Techniques and Plant Reproductive Material

Einbeck, July 05, 2023: KWS welcomes the publication of the Commission legislative proposals on New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) and Plant Reproductive Material (PRM).

KWS partners with vly to further develop plant-based foods

KWS partners with vly to further develop plant-based foods

Einbeck, June 12, 2023: Seed specialist KWS and the Berlin-based start up VF Nutrition GmbH, better known under the brand name vly, are entering a multiyear development partnership. The two companies are working together to advance the development of foods based on pea protein.

KWS with convincing earnings growth after nine months of 2022/2023

KWS with convincing earnings growth after nine months of 2022/2023

Einbeck, May 11, 2023

  • Sales after nine months up by 25% – high growth dynamics in all product segments
  • Operating result (EBIT) grows disproportionately by around 40%
  • Net sales growth now expected at the upper end of the previous range (13 to 15%), EBIT forecast raised (see announcement of May 3, 2023)

External sustainability study confirms the excellent CO2 balance of KWS hybrid rye

External sustainability study confirms the excellent CO2 balance of KWS hybrid rye

Einbeck, May 10, 2023: The European Green Deal and the European Farm-to-Fork strategy set clear objectives for sustainable agriculture in Europe — including the goal to reduce harmful greenhouse gases. With this in mind, KWS commissioned a sustainability study to investigate the ecological footprint of various cereal species. The result: Per ton of crop yield, hybrid rye produces about 70 kilograms of CO2 — that is, about 20 percent less than, for example, wheat or barley. Cultivating hybrid rye can thus make an important contribution to achieving Europe’s sustainability goals.

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About KWS

KWS is one of the world’s leading plant breeding companies. Over 5,000 employees* in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around €1.5 billion in the fiscal year 2021/2022. A company with a tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for 165 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for corn, sugarbeet, cereals, vegetables, oilseed rape and sunflower. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants’ resistance to diseases, pests and abiotic stress. To that end, the company invested more than €285 million last fiscal year in research and development.

* excl. seasonal workforce

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