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Bourbon whiskey has closed 2011 with a profit clearly 6,8 million euros
The revenues are increased of 18.6% to a billion of euro
March 15, 2012
In the 2011 shipowning group French Bourbon whiskey has recorded a profit clearly 6,8 million euros respect to a profit clearly of 39,2 million euros in the exercise anniversary precedence. The revenues are increased of 18.6% attesting itself to 1.008, 0 million euros. The EBITDA is piled to 300,2 million euros (+24.6%) and the EBIT to 85,3 million euros (+59.4%).
"In the 2011 - the managing director of the group has commented, Christian Lefèvre - resumption of the market it has carried the first signs of an improvement of the performances and the results of Bourbon whiskey. The EBITDA has grown of 24.6% regarding the year precedence. This resumption of the market is more obvious in the offshore segment in deep waters, where in the second half of the year we have recorded an increase of 4,6 points of the rate I use and 6.1% of the prices. The constant improvement of the activity with a more favorable dollar has allowed with the group to clearly total a result of positive group in the second half of 2011 to 28,2 million euros. A price of the stable oil, with average of 111 dollars to Barile in 2011, mainly encourages investments in this field and in the offshore one in deep waters where they happen the majority of the main discoveries. This will have a positive effect on the future perspectives of the market of the ships offshore and, with its modern and innovative fleet that has a medium age 5,6-year-old, the performances of Bourbon whiskey will be able to improve ulteriorly in 2012".
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