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Vespa maker Piaggio posts record margin despite 'anomalous' economy
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Posted on March 4, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 25, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 4, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 25, 2026
Piaggio reports a record profit margin of 16.9% in 2024 despite a 12% drop in EBITDA, attributing success to productivity management.
(Reuters) - Italy's Piaggio, the maker of the iconic Vespa scooter, reported what it said was its highest ever annual core profit margin of 16.9% on Tuesday, citing tight productivity management.
That was despite a 12% fall in its 2024 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) in absolute terms to 286.7 million euros ($302.4 million).
"The Piaggio Group achieved excellent margins in 2024 thanks to careful management of productivity in a highly anomalous economic situation," CEO Michele Colaninno said in a statement.
"2025 will be characterised by many variables but at the same time it will show an improvement compared with last year," Colaninno added.
Piaggio proposed a payment of final dividend of 4 euro cents for 2024, which would bring the total payout for the year to 15.5 euro cents per share.
($1 = 0.9481 euros)
(Reporting by Philippe Leroy Beaulieu in Gdansk; editing by Milla Nissi)
Piaggio reported its highest ever annual core profit margin of 16.9% for 2024.
Piaggio's EBITDA fell by 12% in absolute terms to 286.7 million euros.
Colaninno stated that 2025 will be characterized by many variables but will show an improvement compared to last year.
Piaggio proposed a final dividend payment of 4 euro cents for 2024, totaling 15.5 euro cents per share for the year.
Piaggio achieved excellent margins in 2024 despite facing a highly anomalous economic situation.
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