Amsterdam, 9 March 2017 (Regulated Information) --- AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. ("AMG", EURONEXT AMSTERDAM: "AMG") reported fourth quarter 2016 revenue of $237.9 million, an 8% increase from $220.8 million in the fourth quarter 2015. EBITDA for the fourth quarter 2016 was $30.0 million, a 210% increase from $9.7 million in the fourth quarter 2015. Net income attributable to shareholders increased to $10.0 million in the fourth quarter 2016 from a loss of $0.3 million in the fourth quarter 2015. On a full year basis, EBITDA increased by 33% to $100.7 million, from $75.6 million in the prior year, despite an increase in AMG's Performance Share Unit ("PSU") plan costs of $4.5 million, compared to the same period in 2015, driven by AMG's strong share price performance in 2016.
Dr. Heinz Schimmelbusch, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, said, "AMG's focus on operational excellence and price risk management resulted in very strong financial results in the fourth quarter 2016. Both AMG Critical Materials and AMG Engineering generated triple-digit percentage improvements in quarterly EBITDA compared to the same period in 2015.
AMG Critical Materials generated EBITDA of $22.1 million during the fourth quarter 2016, an increase of 214% from $7.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2015. All operating units within AMG Critical Materials performed well during the quarter, due to a combination of lower operating costs, improved product mix, strong sales volumes and improving vanadium prices. Despite improvements in select materials prices in 2016, current prices for many of our products still reside in the lowest quartile when analyzed over a 10-year timeframe.
AMG Engineering achieved EBITDA of $7.9 million during the fourth quarter 2016, an increase of 199% from $2.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2015. AMG Engineering signed $61.7 million in new orders during the fourth quarter of 2016, an increase of 29% from $48.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2015. New innovations continue to have a positive impact on the results of AMG Engineering, such as our industry leading SyncroTherm® heat treatment furnaces; powder metallurgy furnaces related to additive manufacturing; titanium remelting furnaces; and turbine blade coating plants. These innovative product offerings continue to drive a significant portion of sales and profitability for the division.
On a full year basis, AMG generated cash from operating activities of $56.2 million, a decrease of 26% from $76.3 million in 2015. The full year 2016 operating cash flows include voluntary cash contributions to the Company's pension plans of $23.1 million made during the year. This strong cash generation enabled AMG to fund a substantial investment in growth capital expenditures during 2016."