First half-year sales 2012
Group sales growth rate exceeds the market
Half-year sales (Jan - June)
in EUR million (unaudited) | 2012 | 2011 | Change |
1st quarter | 58.7 | 53.2 | +10.2% |
2nd quarter | 61.9 | 58.0 | +6.7% |
Total first half-year | 120.6 | 111.2 | +8.4% |
Product sales grew organically 7.6% in the first semester and maintenance growth reached 9.6%.
Backlog progressed by 15.4% compared to year-end 2011. Order intake increased by 6.8%.
The half-year Group gross margin is in line with this year perspectives already published.
A lower sales growth is expected during the second half-year.
The Group targets a yearly organic sales growth of 3 to 5% with an EBITDA increase of 5 to 10%.
Next media release: Half-year results, on 5 September 2012 (after trading).
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About agta record
Ranking among the top players in the global market for automatic pedestrian doors, agta record calls on its integrated technological and commercial know-how. The Group’s extensive expertise covers the design, production, marketing, installation and maintenance of a large range of automatic doors.
Based in Switzerland, agta record is present with subsidiaries in 50 countries around the world.
agta record is listed on Euronext Paris - foreign stocks
ISIN : CH0008853209
http://shareholders.agta-record.com
Contacts:
agta record
Hubert Jouffroy - Chairman of the Board
Actus Lyon, Analyst and investor relations agency for agta record
Amalia Naveira - Investor Relations -
Tél : +33 (0)4 72 18 04 97 - [email protected]
Marie-Claude Triquet - Press Relations -
Tél : +33 (0)4 72 18 04 93 - [email protected]
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Communiqué intégral et original au format PDF :
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