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  • Villeroy & Boch: Changes in Management Board. Georg Lörz to become new Director of Bathroom and Wellness at Villeroy & Boch AG. Management Board mandate of Dr Markus Warncke extended

    The Supervisory Board of Villeroy & Boch AG has appointed Georg Lörz to the Management Board as the Director of Bathroom and Wellness effective 1 August 2020. He will succeed Andreas Pfeiffer, who will be standing down as a member of the Management Board by mutual arrangement after many years of service at Villeroy & Boch, and leaving the company to pursue new professional challenges as at

  • Interim report on the first half-year of 2020: Coronavirus crisis leads to lower revenue and earnings

    Consolidated revenue down 13.4 % year-on-year at € 340.7 million Operating result (EBIT) declines significantly to € -10.0 million (previous year: € 15.5 million) Net liquidity still high at € 82.4 million Full-year forecast updated Decline in revenue of not more than -10 % expected in 2020 Operating result for first six months will be more than offset in the second half of the year but down sig

  • Villeroy & Boch: Advance payment on the distributable profit

    On the basis of a common exchange of opinions of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of Villeroy & Boch AG it is sufficiently likely that the corporate bodies will resolve to pay an advance payment on the distributable profit of the financial year 2019 (advance dividend) in the amount of EUR 0.15 per ordinary share and EUR 0.20 per preference share. The formal resolutions of both c

  • Interim report on the first quarter of 2020: Impact of the coronavirus pandemic starts to be felt

    Consolidated revenue declines to € 182.4 million (previous year: € 197.7 million) Group result (EBIT) remains positive at € 4.3 million (previous year: € 8.5 million) Significant downturn in revenue expected in the second quarter (especially in the Tableware Division); reliable full-year forecast not currently possible due to the limited visibility of the consequences of the pandemic
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  • 2019 financial year: Group result more than doubles at Villeroy & Boch

    Consolidated revenue: € 833.3 million
    The Villeroy & Boch Group generated consolidated revenue of € 833.3 million in the 2019 financial year, and was therefore within the target corridor that was adjusted after the first half of the year. Revenue declined by 2.3 % year-on-year.
    Consolidated EBIT: € 103.4 million; operating consolidated EBIT: € 51.0 million
    The Group result before inte

  • Villeroy & Boch AG: Announcement of the dividend proposal

    Mettlach, 04.02.2020 – The Management Board and Supervisory Board of Villeroy & Boch AG will propose to the Annual General Meeting an unchanged dividend of 0.55 EUR per ordinary share and 0.60 EUR per preference share for the financial year 2019.

  • Preliminary revenue figures for the 2019 financial year – Villeroy & Boch enjoys strong final quarter

    Villeroy & Boch continued the improved trend it reported in the third quarter of 2019 with strong business performance in the fourth quarter. According to preliminary figures, revenue including licence income amounted to € 245 million in the final quarter, up 3.4 % on the same period of the previous year. This growth was driven by both the Bathroom and Wellness Division (+3.0 %) and the Tablew

  • Villeroy & Boch AG: The Chairperson of the Audit Committee has resigned

    The Chairperson of the Audit Committee, Prof. Dr. Annette G. Köhler, today has resigned as member of the supervisory board and Chairperson of the Audit Committee in accordance with the Articles of Association with effect as of February 29, 2020. The Management Board and Supervisory Board thank Mrs. Prof. Dr. Köhler very much for her commitment to the company. The vacancy in the Supervisory Board w

  • Villeroy & Boch AG: The Chairman of the Supervisory Board Yves Elsen has resigned

    The Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Yves Elsen, today has resigned as chairman of the supervisory board and will leave the supervisory board office with effect from December, 31 2019. The Management Board and Supervisory Board thank Mr. Elsen very much for his many years of commitment to the company. The vacancy in the Supervisory Board will be filled in short term. Until a new Chairman is elec

  • Interim report on the third quarter of 2019: Villeroy & Boch catching up on revenue and operating result

    Revenue and EBIT back at previous year’s level in third quarter after difficult first half-year Business performance improves significantly in Bathroom and Wellness Division in third quarter, especially in main EMEA region Tableware Division continues positive development Consolidated revenue (€ 587.9 million) and operating result (€ 22.3 million) down year-on-year overall due to first half-ye

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