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Hochtief AG
Hochtief AG is a large construction and infrastructure company. It plans, builds, and manages complex projects such as roads, bridges, tunnels, airports, rail links, and commercial buildings. It also takes on project development and long-term infrastructure work, which makes it more than a simple contractor that only builds and leaves. Its customers are mainly governments, public agencies, airports, transport operators, and large private owners that need major facilities built or upgraded. Hochtief earns money by winning construction contracts, project management assignments, and long-term infrastructure deals. In some projects it also makes money through development, investment, and operating roles tied to the asset it helped create. What makes Hochtief different is the type of work it does: large, technically difficult projects with heavy engineering, financing, and execution risk. That puts it in a key middle position in the infrastructure value chain, where clients rely on it to turn designs and public plans into physical assets that can be used for decades.
Hochtief AG is a large construction and infrastructure company. It plans, builds, and manages complex projects such as roads, bridges, tunnels, airports, rail links, and commercial buildings. It also takes on project development and long-term infrastructure work, which makes it more than a simple contractor that only builds and leaves.
Its customers are mainly governments, public agencies, airports, transport operators, and large private owners that need major facilities built or upgraded. Hochtief earns money by winning construction contracts, project management assignments, and long-term infrastructure deals. In some projects it also makes money through development, investment, and operating roles tied to the asset it helped create.
What makes Hochtief different is the type of work it does: large, technically difficult projects with heavy engineering, financing, and execution risk. That puts it in a key middle position in the infrastructure value chain, where clients rely on it to turn designs and public plans into physical assets that can be used for decades.
Sales Growth: HOCHTIEF reported sales of EUR13 billion for H1 2023, up 9% year-on-year.
Profit Increase: Operational net profit rose 8% to EUR270 million, with nominal net profit up 9% to EUR262 million.
Strong Cash Performance: Cash flow from operating activities pre-factoring rose over EUR100 million YoY to EUR676 million in Q2 and nearly EUR1.2 billion on a last 12-month basis.
Order Book Strength: New orders exceeded EUR18 billion in H1 2023, up 26% YoY, and the order book reached EUR53.6 billion, up 8% YoY on an FX-adjusted basis.
Risk Reduction: The proportion of lower-risk projects in the order book approached 85%, up from 80% at year-end 2022.
Guidance Confirmed: Management reiterated 2023 operational net profit guidance of EUR510–550 million.
Focus Areas: Significant growth in high-tech, energy transition, and sustainable infrastructure markets; selective equity investments in these sectors are beginning.
