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Zumtobel: The lightning group Zumtobel 2018/19 reported figures. Group revenues totalled Euro 1,162.0 mn in 2018/19 (minus 2.9% year-on-year). The reasons for the decline included the aggressive price competition in the lighting industry and substantially lower revenues in Great Britain (roughly minus 11%). Group EBIT adjusted for special effects rose by Euro 8.0 mn to Euro 27.6 mn in 2018/19, and the return on sales improved from 1.6% to 2.4%.  Selling and administrative costs fell by a substantial Euro 30.1 mn (minus 8.3%) in 2018/19.  The negative special effects of Euro 25.0 mn which resulted from restructuring measures led to a loss of Euro 15.2 mn for the 2018/19 financial year. However, the net loss was substantially reduced in comparison with FY 2017/18 (minus Euro 46.7 mn). Restructuring costs are primarily related to the streamlining of the administrative and sales areas as well as the gradual shutdown of production at the components plant in Jennersdorf by November 2019. In view of the earnings development, the distribution of a dividend for the 2018/19 financial year is not planned. Zumtobel Group CEO Alfred Felder says: „The 2019/20 financial year will be a period of transformation for the Zumtobel Group. We have put the past behind us and are on the way back to sustainable success. Our goal is to restart our growth course and further improve profitability.“ The Management Board of the Zumtobel Group sees 2019/20 as a year of transformation, in which the focus of activities will return to the continuous improvement of the operating business and growth – in spite of the weakening market environment. For the 2019/20 financial year, the Management Board expects a slight increase in revenues as well as an improvement in the adjusted EBIT margin to 3 to 5% (FY 2018/19: 2.4%). The medium-term goal to generate an EBIT margin of roughly 6% by the 2020/21 financial year remains intact.
Zumtobel: weekly performance: 14.83%

Semperit: With five mixing lines and a capacity of 75,000 tonnes per year, the Polish plant in Bełchatów will be the largest mixing site in the Semperit Group, internationally-oriented group that develops, produces, and sells highly specialised rubber products for the medical and industrial sectors  after completion of the most recent expansion project. Around EUR 17 million was invested in the construction of "Mixer 5" in the past three years. With the new mixing line, 30,000 tonnes of rubber compounds can be produced per year, while the mixing capacity at the site is increased by a total of 67 percent. “The in-house production of rubber compounds is a key strategic field for the Semperit Group, which will contribute to future growth. Therefore, we have invested in the expansion of our capacities and are currently evaluating the supplies for other companies through our mixing division”, says Martin Füllenbach, Chairman of the Management Board of Semperit AG Holding.
Semperit: weekly performance: 0.77%

(From the 21st Austria weekly https://www.boerse-social.com/21staustria (27/06/2019)

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