About Ulrich Dopfer
Ulrich Dopfer, Vice President of Finance & Administration Planning at Adtran Holdings, has commented on the company's financial performance and market position in recent interviews. In 2020, Dopfer stated that the company expected revenue of 580 million euros or more and a further increase in profitability of five percent or more. He noted that the company was shifting production out of China to avoid tariffs, a relocation he said should be completed by mid-second quarter. Dopfer described Adtran as "one of the few remaining European players focusing completely on the optical industry" and advised investors to invest despite stock price drops, attributing the company's products as foundational for future technologies like autonomous driving and artificial intelligence.
In earlier comments from 2016 and 2017, Dopfer characterized 2016 as a year of "mixed feelings" due to strong revenue growth of 28 percent but a sharp fall in operating results, which he attributed to one-time costs from an acquisition and restructuring. He expressed optimism for 2017, stating that while growth would be weaker than 2016, the company expected "extremely strong profitability." Dopfer identified cloud and mobility as major growth drivers and said the company was "running on all cylinders" with a broad base of growth across all customer groups and products. He also noted that the company was actively scouting for potential acquisitions but provided no specific updates on that front.
Source: AI-verified profile updated from Ulrich Dopfer's recent appearances.
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Transcript (14 segments)
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Interviewer0:01
Welcome to an Aktionär TV interview. Adva Optical has released its first quarter results, and I'm now speaking with the CFO of Adva Optical, Mr. Ulrich Dopfer. Good day, Mr. Dopfer. You achieved record revenue in the first quarter. What were the growth drivers?
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Ulrich Dopfer0:23
Good day to you. Growth drivers are, in principle, all business units showing a positive growth curve, some stronger, some weaker, but we are firing on all cylinders. For the second quarter, we have forecast revenue of 142 to 153 million euros, slightly more than in the first quarter.
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Interviewer0:46
What makes you optimistic about achieving these targets?
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Ulrich Dopfer0:50
Good order intake in the first quarter, good market data. The market drivers all seem to be in order, and therefore we have a positive outlook for Q2.
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Interviewer1:04
In our last interview in February, you spoke of mixed feelings regarding 2016, but were optimistic for 2017. Has anything changed?
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Ulrich Dopfer1:13
No, nothing has changed. The mixed feelings about 2016 came from the fact that we grew relatively strongly in 2016, almost 30% year-over-year, but profitability was weaker. For 2017, growth is somewhat weaker, but we expect extremely strong profitability.
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Interviewer1:39
From your perspective, what are the major themes for the rest of the year?
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Ulrich Dopfer1:44
Establishing our new technologies and new products successfully in the market and fending off competition.
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Interviewer1:52
Which products are in the pipeline that we should watch?
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Ulrich Dopfer1:54
Cloud Connect and the reform of the software business unit. These are timing products and further expansion stages of Cloud Connect.
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Interviewer2:09
You are always looking for acquisition targets. Is there anything new?
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Ulrich Dopfer2:13
No news, but we are fully occupied with that as well.
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Interviewer2:21
Thank you very much for the interview, and all the best. Thank you. Until then.
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Ulrich Dopfer2:25
Thank you for your interest.
