Financial Overview
|
(in million EUR) |
| |
FY ended Jan. 2013 |
FY ended Jan. 2012 |
Rate of change
(%) |
Factors |
| Overall |
| Sales |
606.6 |
592.6 |
2.4 |
1) |
| EBITDA |
69.9 |
67.0 |
4.3 |
- |
| Sales by Group |
| Sinter Group |
210.7 |
207.6 |
1.5 |
- |
| Bearing Group |
200.1 |
200.5 |
(0.2) |
- |
| Friction Group |
136.1 |
124.1 |
9.7 |
- |
| New Technology Group |
46.6 |
50.7 |
(8.1) |
- |
Factors1) Overall-After the strong growth of both of the preceding 2010–2011 and 2011–2012 business years, the Company succeeded in consolidating sales at a high level. The incremental gain of 2.4 percentage points in 2012–2013 originated solely from the year-round acquisition effects from the acquisitions of the preceding business years (+2 percentage points) and positive foreign currency effects (+1.7 percentage points), whereas, in terms of organic growth, the Company reported a decline in sales of 1.4 percentage points.
R&D Expenditure
|
(in million EUR) |
| |
FY ended Jan. 2013 |
FY ended Jan. 2012 |
FY ended Jan. 2011 |
| Overall |
28.2 |
31.3 |
22.6 |
| % of Sales |
5% |
5% |
5% |
R&D Structure
-On a Group-wide level, a total of 224 employees worked in this area.
Patents
-In the business year ended March 2013, the findings and deliverables from these development efforts have been protected by 18 new patent applications. Currently, the Company holds 208 valid patents.
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