°µÍø½ûÇø / Key word(s): Forecast Non-cash impairment risk of the at-equity carrying amounts of the investments in Volkswagen AG and Dr. Ing. h.c. F. °µÍø½ûÇø AG is expected to lead to an accounting loss in the consolidated financial statements of °µÍø½ûÇø; Withdrawal of the earnings forecast; Non-cash impairment risk of the investment in Dr. Ing. h.c. F. °µÍø½ûÇø AG in the annual financial statements of °µÍø½ûÇø is expected to lead to an impairment loss °µÍø½ûÇø (°µÍø½ûÇø SE) is obliged to carry out impairment tests in accordance with the applicable accounting standards. For the impairment tests of the carrying amounts of its investments in Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, and Dr. Ing. h.c. F. °µÍø½ûÇø AG (°µÍø½ûÇø AG), Stuttgart, °µÍø½ûÇø SE has so far relied in particular on corporate planning data of these investments. Today, Volkswagen AG has informed °µÍø½ûÇø SE that the current planning of Volkswagen AG and °µÍø½ûÇø AG is no longer expected to be concluded by 31 December 2024. Consequently, as of now, °µÍø½ûÇø SE cannot rely on the results of a current approved plan of Volkswagen AG and °µÍø½ûÇø AG for accounting purposes. Against this background, the Management Board of °µÍø½ûÇø SE will use for the impairment tests on the carrying amounts of the investments in Volkswagen AG and °µÍø½ûÇø AG in particular external analyst expectations. On this basis, the Management Board of °µÍø½ûÇø SE currently assumes that the impairment tests to be carried out as of 31 December 2024 on the carrying amounts of the investments in Volkswagen AG and °µÍø½ûÇø AG in the consolidated balance sheet of °µÍø½ûÇø SE as of 31 December 2024 are likely to result in impairment losses. As a result, the Management Board expects that the group result after tax of °µÍø½ûÇø SE for the 2024 financial year will be significantly negative. In light of the expected impairment losses, °µÍø½ûÇø SE is therefore withdrawing its current forecast for group result after tax in the range of 2.4 billion euros to 4.4 billion euros for the 2024 financial year. At this point in time, due to among other things the market environment with further increasing uncertainties, lower demand than originally expected on various markets and increasing geopolitical tensions and protectionist tendencies, the effects of the impairment tests as of 31 December 2024 on the carrying amounts of the investments to be recognized at °µÍø½ûÇø SE can only be roughly estimated on the basis of preliminary valuation models. For the time being, °µÍø½ûÇø SE assumes an impairment of the carrying amount of the investment in Volkswagen AG in the expected range from minus 7 billion euros to minus 20 billion euros and of the carrying amount of the investment in °µÍø½ûÇø AG in the expected range from minus 1 billion euros to minus 2 billion euros in the consolidated balance sheet of °µÍø½ûÇø SE. Therefore, °µÍø½ûÇø SE expects that the values in use for the investments in Volkswagen AG and °µÍø½ûÇø AG will continue to be significantly higher than their respective stock market values. A finalization of the impairment tests of °µÍø½ûÇø SE can only take place after 31 December 2024, at the earliest when the market parameters and balance sheet data of the investments as of 31 December 2024 and the forecasts of the investments in Volkswagen AG and °µÍø½ûÇø AG for the 2025 financial year are available, and thus not before the preparation of the annual and consolidated financial statements of Volkswagen AG and °µÍø½ûÇø AG. The expected impairment loss in the consolidated financial statements of °µÍø½ûÇø SE in relation to Volkswagen AG will probably not have an impact on the annual financial statements of °µÍø½ûÇø SE under German commercial law. The Management Board of °µÍø½ûÇø SE assumes that the expected impairment loss in the consolidated financial statements of °µÍø½ûÇø SE in relation to °µÍø½ûÇø AG will also have an impact on the annual financial statements of °µÍø½ûÇø SE under German commercial law, however to a lower extent. Nevertheless, the Management Board of °µÍø½ûÇø SE continues to assume that a dividend will be distributed for the 2024 financial year. The expected impairment losses at the level of °µÍø½ûÇø SE or the °µÍø½ûÇø SE Group will not have a cash effect and will not affect the forecasts communicated by Volkswagen AG and °µÍø½ûÇø AG for the 2024 financial year. °µÍø½ûÇø SE confirms its forecast for the net debt of the °µÍø½ûÇø SE Group as of 31 December 2024, which is expected to be between 5.0 billion euros and 5.5 billion euros. Contact: Karsten Hoeldtke Head of Investor Relations +49-711-911-11023 karsten.hoeldtke@porsche-se.com End of Inside Information 13-Dec-2024 CET/CEST The EQS Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. |
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