As we were about to hit “send” on this Dealer Down Load, a statement came from Pierer Mobility AG noting, “To this end, discussions are ongoing both with the core shareholder Pierer Bajaj AG and with existing financial creditors…” Normally we would get clarification before running anything, but words like “restructuring” and “reducing inventories at both KTM AG and the dealer level… on a bridge financing in the three-digit million range,” sound ominous. Rather than sit on the story, we are taking a page from Pierer Mobility’s playbook and sharing the news verbatim — something we only do for legal statements or financial reports — and this announcement smacks of both.
Wels, November 12, 2024
PIERER Mobility AG:
Far-Reaching Restructuring And Additional Liquidity Requirement At KTM AG
In the course of liquidity planning for the 2025 financial year, PIERER Mobility AG has to cover additional liquidity requirements at the level of KTM AG. As of June 30, 2024, the KTM AG Group was responsible for more than 95% of PIERER Mobility AG’s revenue.
Ongoing discussions with core shareholder Pierer Bajaj AG and major financial creditors of KTM AG on financial restructuring
The Executive Board is currently working on securing the financing of KTM AG, in particular on a bridge financing in the three-digit million range. To this end, discussions are ongoing both with the core shareholder Pierer Bajaj AG and with existing financial creditors. The aim is to agree a standstill agreement with the financial creditors involved for the duration of these discussions as basis for the financial restructuring.
The negotiations and discussions are currently at an early stage. It is therefore not yet possible to make any concrete statements about the outcome of the negotiations, the conditions and the size of an additional financing.
Far-reaching restructuring necessary at KTM AG level
In addition to securing liquidity, the Executive Board is endeavouring to put KTM AG back on a stable operational and financial basis. Against the backdrop of a challenging economic environment, an even more far-reaching operational restructuring is being driven forward with the aim of reducing inventories at both KTM AG and the dealer level to an economically sustainable level by significantly reducing production volumes. Furthermore, overheads are also to be significantly reduced once again.
The aim is to stabilize costs and sales at a redimensioned level from the 2025 financial year and thus create the basis for sustainable competitiveness and profitability.
Further information will be published in due course.
