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INSTITUTIONAL
MAIN INDICATORS 2018
Group's Total
5,465 M€ million euros
ORDER BOOK
2,802 M€ million euros
TURNOVER
407 M€ million euros
EBITDA
region the largest contributor to the Group's turnover for the second year.
The very significant growth trend in
the region may be seen in the Group’s EBITDA of 140 million euros, which represents a margin of 13%, influenced by a positive performance in the Engineering and Construction business, as well as the Energy business, a growing segment in Mexico that should maintain this trend in 2019.
Finantial Performance
With one of its strategic vectors being efficient financial management, the Group made an investment (CAPEX) of 287 million euros, the largest part (186 million euros) being in Africa and related to medium and long‐term contracts in the mining segment, with the aim of achieving growth in the
region due to the recently obtained contracts.
Even so, while achieving a CAPEX as significant as the one registered in 2018, the Group reduced its net debt compared to June by 49 million euros, improving the net debt/EBITDA indicator to 2.3x, thus maintaining the level of financial sustainability in line with the defined objectives.
The Group also managed to maintain
the capacity to reduce the average cost of debt to 5% (the lowest in the last 4 years) and achieve the objective of extending maturity, clearly showing the Group's sustainability, reflected in the resilience of the operating profit achieved and the confidence of the financial market, which are key elements in the development
of activity.
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The Mota‐Engil Group achieved, in 2018, a growth of 8% in turnover, reaching 2,802 million euros, a record value
for the Group.