AGTA RECORD
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 - shareholders@agta-record.com
Marie-Claude Triquet - Press Relations -
Tél : +33 (0)4 72 18 04 93 - shareholders@agta-record.com
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