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Interim Results as of June 30, 2019
Elma grows and invests in its future
CH-Wetzikon, August 12, 2019 - The Elma Group continued its growth strategy in the first half of 2019, increasing order income and net sales year-on-year. The implementation of the previously announced Vision 2020 in the US was further advanced. The investments in a modern industrial sheet metal production will however substantially strengthen the Elma Group in the long-term; the related relocation and financing cost were mainly responsible for a temporarily lower profitability. In addition, significantly higher project cost on complex customer projects in the Europe region have resulted in Elma closing the first half of the year with a lower net profit compared with the previous year.
- Order income strongly increased by 14.0% to CHF 83.3 million
- Net sales grew by 1.1% to CHF 73.3 million
- EBIT of CHF 2.2 million (previous year: CHF 3.3 million) and net profit of CHF 1.7 million (previous year: CHF 2.4 million) below prior year mainly due to relocation and financing expenses
- Net debts increased from CHF 17.5 million as at December 31, 2018 to CHF 26.6 million due to high investments
- Equity ratio of 40.3% slightly lower than at year-end 2018 (43.8%)
Contacts:
Elma Electronic AG
Hofstrasse 93
8620 Wetzikon
Fred Ruegg Edwin Wild
CEO Elma Group CFO Elma Group
Tel. +41 44 933 43 04 Tel. +41 44 933 42 45
[email protected] [email protected]
Elma Electronic is a global manufacturer of electronic packaging products for the embedded systems market – from components, backplanes, power supply solutions, storage boards and chassis platforms to fully integrated systems. To ensure our integrated solutions are optimized to our customers’ needs, Elma partners with leading board manufacturers in the industry. Elma also provides enclosure solutions and rotary switches for demanding applications for electronic companies. The company has a broad base of proven standard products which can be tailored to individual applications: Elma offers services from the initial concept to volume production. Elma’s reliable solutions, flexibility, and design expertise are key reasons why the leading companies in the world choose Elma time and again.
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