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Bending of the financial results of the means producer of Cargotec handling
In the first trimester of the 2018 value of the new orders it has been of 863 million euros (+1%)
April 24, 2018
In the first three months of this year the new acquired orders from the means producer of Cargotec handling have grown of +1% having totaled a value of 863 million euros regarding 857 million in the same period of 2017. The value of the pocketbook orders on 31 March era of 1,68 billion euros, with a decrease of the -8% on on March 31, 2017.
In the first trimester of the 2018 volume of transactions of the group it is diminished of the -2% coming down to 773 million euros, of which 371 million euros (+2%) through the Kalmar brand, assets in the field of means for the harbour, intermodal and logistic terminals and for the industry, 276 million euros (+2%) through the Hiab brand, operating in the section of the cranes for the field of the constructions, the transport and other industrial fields, and 126 million euros (- 20%) through the MacGregor brand, that it realizes means of handling and systems for ships and systems offshore. The operating profit of the group has turned out of 53,2 million euros (- 5%) and the profit clearly of 33,7 million euros (- 7%).
In the first three months of this year the new orders received from the single Kalmar brand have been pairs to 432 million euros (- 3%), those obtained from Hiab to 307 million euros (+7%) and the new orders confiscated from MacGregor have been attested to 124 million euros (+2%). Al 31 March 2018 the value of the orderbook of the three marks has turned out pairs respective to 837 million euros (+6%), 329 million euros (+10%) and 519 million euros (+8%).
The managing director of the Cargotec, Mika Vehviläinen, has specified that if the total value of the orders received from the group in the first three months of 2018 has turned out analogous to that of the correspondent period last year, to parity of changes is recorded an increase of +7% and the difference is attributable above all to the weakening of the value of the dollar regarding that of the euro.
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