Mahle Metal Leve S.A. announced consolidated earnings result for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016. For the quarter, the company announced net sales revenue of BRL 618.7 million compared to BRL 540.5 million for the same period a year ago. Result before financial revenues and expenses were BRL 96.1 million against BRL 55.1 million a year ago. Net income for the period was BRL 70.5 million against BRL 35.6 million a year ago. Basic and diluted earnings per share were BRL 0.55631 against BRL 0.29912 a year ago. Cash flow from operating activities was BRL 31.1 million against BRL 37.1 million a year ago. Additions to property, plant and equipment was BRL 12.4 million against BRL 11.8 million a year ago. Additions to intangible assets were BRL 2.2 million against BRL 1.4 million a year ago. Capex was BRL 14.6 million against BRL 13.3 million a year ago. EBITDA was BRL 118.8 million against BRL 80.7 million a year ago. The major impacts really are higher gross income via higher sales of around BRL 37 million and slightly lower R&D expenses. CapEx was BRL 14.6 million, slightly higher compared to previous year.

For the year 2018, before costs, a CapEx of around BRL 100 million is expected.

For the year 2018, production is expected to be around 12%.