balance sheet analysis - part 4

Share of material costs increased last year

Article by Gerd Ebner (translated by Eva Guzely) | 21.12.2023 - 12:01
Log price development material costs 2013-3023.jpg

Source: material costs 2012-2021: annual and group reports; material costs 2022: Holzkurier estimate; log price (2013-2023): Holzkurier price trends © Timber-Online

For the year 2022, the Holzkurier identified an average log price of €110/m³ in southern Germany and Austria. It was the highest price since our records began in 2006.

At 50%, the share of material costs is similar to that recorded in 2019. In the years before 2019, material costs always had a share of around 60%.

As for the year 2023, the Holzkurier’s editorial team expects it to be at approximately 50% again.