Brief: Burckhardt Compression Reports HY Consolidated Group Sales Of CHF 276.2 Million

Burckhardt Compression Holding AG

05/11/2019 04:33

Nov 4 (Reuters) - Burckhardt Compression Holding AG
 BCHN.S :
    * BURCKHARDT COMPRESSION - CONTINUES TO GUIDE FOR SALES OF
CHF 600
MILLION TO 640 MN FOR ENTIRE 2019 FISCAL YEAR AND A SLIGHT
INCREASE IN MARGINS
    * BURCKHARDT COMPRESSION - GROUP ORDER INTAKE FOR FIRST HALF
OF
2019 FISCAL YEAR INCREASED BY 8.7% FROM PRIOR-YEAR PERIOD TO CHF
329.5 MILLION
    * BURCKHARDT COMPRESSION - CONSOLIDATED GROUP SALES OF CHF
276.2
MILLION FOR FIRST HALF SURPASSED FIGURE FOR PRIOR-YEAR PERIOD BY
7.0%
    * BURCKHARDT COMPRESSION - CONSOLIDATED GROSS PROFIT FOR
FIRST
HALF OF FISCAL YEAR AMOUNTED TO CHF 64.8 MILLION (PRIOR-YEAR
PERIOD: CHF 49.2 MILLION)
    * BURCKHARDT COMPRESSION - HY GROSS PROFIT MARGIN OF 23.5%
(PRIOR-YEAR PERIOD: 19.0%)
    * BURCKHARDT COMPRESSION - GROUP OPERATING INCOME (EBIT) FOR
FIRST
HALF AMOUNTED TO CHF 16.7 MN, UP CHF 11.0 MN COMPARED TO PRIOR
YEAR PERIOD
    * HY EBIT MARGIN WAS 6.0% (PRIOR-YEAR PERIOD: 2.2%)

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