March 13 (Reuters) - INFICON HOLDING AG IFCN.S:
INFICON WITH STRONG RESULTS IN CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT
FOURTH QUARTER 2024: RECORD SALES USD 177.5 MILLION, PLUS 1.7% OVER PRIOR YEAR AND 3.1% OVER Q3 2024
OPERATING PROFIT USD 36.1 MILLION OR 20.3% OF SALES (Q4 2023: USD 38.2 MILLION; 21.9%)
FULL-YEAR 2024: GROWTH IN THREE OF FOUR TARGET MARKETS. SALES USD 671.0, MINUS 0.4%
FULL-YEAR OPERATING PROFIT USD 136.0 MILLION OR 20.3% OF SALES, PLUS 0.6% (2023: USD 135.2 MILLION; 20.1%)
FULL-YEAR NET PROFIT USD 112.8 MILLION OR 16.8% OF SALES, PLUS 6.7% (2023: USD 105.7 MILLION; 15.7%)
OUTLOOK 2025: SALES OF USD 660 TO 710 MILLION WITH OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN AROUND 20%
PROPOSED DISTRIBUTION PER SHARE OF CHF 21.00 AS ORDINARY DIVIDEND
ORDER BACKLOG HAS REACHED A NORMAL LEVEL AND THE CURRENT ORDER INTAKE IS SOMEWHAT HESITANT
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