BAUER AG Advances Its Future Readiness with a Strategic Investment Agenda

• The BAUER Group closes the 2025 fiscal year on a strong footing: EBITDA rises to EUR 234.7 million (+4.78% year-on-year), net income to EUR 12.5 million (+28.87%), and the equity ratio improves to 32.6% (+9.4%).
• BAUER plans to invest roughly EUR half a billion by 2030, focusing on sites, infrastructure, customer engagement, technology, and growth.
• A key priority is the EUR 270 million investment in BAUER machinery.
• This underscores a clear commitment to Germany as a business location, the Schrobenhausen region, and the Aresing site.
• Majority shareholder Doblinger reaffirms its long-term commitment, with the investment agenda clearly supporting the BAUER Group’s continued development.
• The Executive Board and Supervisory Board are assessing a change in the company’s legal form to a partnership limited by shares (KGaA) to establish more streamlined, common Mittelstand structures, enable clearer decision-making, and ensure consistent execution of strategic measures.

Schrobenhausen, Germany – BAUER AG is entering the next phase of its corporate development. After a challenging period, the Group has significantly strengthened its financial foundation and successfully closed the 2025 fiscal year. EBITDA reached EUR 234.7 million (+4.78% year-on-year), net income after taxes EUR 12.5 million (+28.87%). The equity ratio improved to 32.6% (+9.4%), while net financial debt declined to EUR 293 million (-28.0%).

Of the approximately EUR half a billion in planned investments, EUR 270 million will be directed to the BAUER Maschinen division by 2030. This move clearly reflects BAUER’s commitment to Germany as a business location, the Schrobenhausen region, and its Aresing site. The division is currently undergoing a restructuring process supported by its employees. These investments address long-standing needs and will strengthen competitiveness.

In Aresing, in the Schrobenhausen region, significant funds are set to be invested in modern infrastructure, a new logistics and production facility, and a customer and training center in 2026 and 2027. Further investments in international customer and service centers, starting in Italy, the UK, and the U.S., will strengthen proximity to customers.

The Group is expected to deliver profitable growth across all three segments: Equipment, Geotechnical Solutions, and Resources. 

The investment agenda is supported by the long-term commitment of the majority shareholders, the Doblinger family. The family has reaffirmed its support for the BAUER Group and its continued development.

At the same time, the Executive and Supervisory Boards are reviewing a change in BAUER AG’s legal form to a partnership limited by shares (KGaA) to create more efficient, Mittelstand structures and streamline decision-making for the consistent execution of its strategy.

“BAUER is in a stable economic and financial position, providing a strong basis for targeted development and renewed investment in its future,” says Prof. Dr. Bömelburg, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BAUER AG. “Our investment agenda underlines our industrial strength, our locations, and our long-term ambitions. Together with the planned new legal form, it will strengthen our Mittelstand profile—even in a challenging geopolitical and economic environment,” Prof. Bömelburg continues. 

A potential change in legal form would have no impact on employees’ existing contracts, collective agreements, works agreements, or co-determination rights. Shareholders would retain their full economic interest on a 1:1 basis. The company would remain the same legal entity under a new legal form.

Should the Executive Board and Supervisory Board recommend a change in legal form following the completion of the review, this would be submitted to the Annual General Meeting at the end of July 2026 for decision and resolution.

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