General – Financial Result 2023
Van Oord concluded 2023 with strong results: revenue reached record high and profits more than doubled.
Compared to last year, Van Oord saw revenue growth across both Dredging & Infra and Offshore Energy business units, which resulted in a significantly revenue increase of 42% to EUR 2.9 billion from EUR 2.0 billion in 2022.
Net profit doubled to EUR 127 million from EUR 60 million in 2022. High fleet utilisation and the continued sharp focus on risk and contract management contributed to the improved results.
Solvency was stable at 32.5% and the net debt position improved to EUR 152 million as of 31 December 2023, despite an extremely high investment level. The order book increased by 3% to EUR 4,429 million from EUR 4,300 million in 2022.
From an operational and financial perspective, 2023 proved to be an extremely busy year for Van Oord and one of substantial growth and recovery.
The year in numbers:
• Revenue: EUR 2.9 billion (2022: 2.0 billion)
• EBITDA: EUR 379 million (2022: EUR 243 million)
• Net profit: EUR 127 million (2022: EUR 60 million)
• Operational cash flow: EUR 381 million (2022: EUR 62 million)
• Order book: EUR 4.4 billion (2022: 4.3 billion)
• Net debt EUR 152 million (2022: EUR 178 million)
• Solvency ratio: 32.5% (2022: 32.4%)
• Investment in equipment: EUR 298 million (2022: EUR 227 million)
Next month, after more than 15 years as CEO, Pieter van Oord will hand over the company to a new generation and entrust his cousin Govert van Oord with the leadership of Van Oord. Pieter has been nominated by the Supervisory Board of Schiphol NV as the new CEO of Schiphol. The transition from the fourth to the fifth generation of the Van Oord family marks an important milestone in the company’s history.