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Revenue |
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329.6 |
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302.4 |
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295.1 |
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324.4 |
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1,251.5 |
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51.2 |
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33.2 |
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36.7 |
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15.5% |
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11.0% |
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12.4% |
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23.1 |
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26.7 |
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12.5% |
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7.6% |
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9.0% |
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Employees |
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4,668 |
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4,698 |
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4,564 |
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4,556 |
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Viewed against the comparative figures of the previous year, the Profilform Division was able to increase both revenue and operating result in the business year 2011/12.
Revenue growth of just under 10% from EUR 1,139.3 million to EUR 1,251.5 million was the result of higher volumes and a rise in the average level of earnings. This also enabled an improvement in EBIT, which went from EUR 118.0 million to EUR 126.6 million, a gain of 7.3%. At 10.1%, the EBIT margin remained virtually unchanged compared to the business year 2010/11 (10.4%).
In the fourth quarter of the business year, the Profilform Division recorded an increase in revenue by about 10% compared to the immediately preceding quarter, going from EUR 295.1 million to EUR 324.4 million, with EBIT rising in the same period of time by more than one third from EUR 26.7 million to EUR 35.7 million. The EBIT margin went up in the final quarter of the business year 2011/12 from 9.0% to 11.0%. The significantly higher delivery volumes were the main reason for the improved key figures in the third quarter.
As of March 31, 2012, the Profilform Division had 4,556 employees (full-time equivalents1). Compared to the previous year’s figure (4,582), this corresponds to a slight decline in staff of 0.6%.
1 See explanation in the “Employees” chapter.
