Interroll in 2019 with record profit and cash flow

After one Record year 2018 could the specialist for conveyor systems Interroll headquartered in Sant'Antonino, Switzerland, will significantly improve performance in key areas in 2019. The company now has its future strategy for growth secured. Interroll has in Fiscal year 2019 Maintain the good result of 2018: Net sales of CHF 559,7 million (± 0,0%, in local currencies + 2,3%) were achieved again, while incoming orders as expected to CHF 546,5 million (-7,8, 5,7% compared to the previous year, -XNUMX% in local currencies).

The net profit increased by 8,2% to CHF 56,0 million. Sales in the EMEA region rose by 4,4%, in Asia by 12,9%. Due to the lack of one-off major projects in America, it fell by 13,8% compared to the previous year. Consolidated order intake was 7,8% below the record level of the previous year. The decline in local currencies is more moderate at 5,7%.

The rise in the Swiss franc had a noticeable effect on net sales, which remained almost unchanged at CHF 559,7 million from the previous year (CHF 559,9 million). Sales growth in local currency was 2,3%.

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Interroll was able to fully compensate for the one-time large orders in the United States in 2018 by expanding its product business and in particular by generating higher sales from small and medium-sized project orders in the 2019 financial year.

The Order intake As expected, Interroll decreased by 2019% to CHF 7,8 million in financial year 546,5 (previous year: CHF 592,6 million). In local currencies, the decline was more moderate at 5,7%. Apart from the absence of one-off large orders, business momentum slowed in all markets in the second half of the year.

Outlook cautiously optimistic

The Interroll Group is positive about that Fiscal year 2020 started. An unpredictable short-term downside has emerged in the core markets, in part caused by the sudden appearance of the corona virus. Nevertheless, the medium-term market demand remains strong and sustainable expansion goes hand in hand with the need to expand capacities. Therefore, new Interroll plants in all regions will start operating shortly.