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Agfa-Gevaert maakt resultaten tweede kwartaal bekend - Gereglementeerde informatie
Agfa-Gevaert maakte vandaag de resultaten van het tweede kwartaal bekend. Vooral door wisselkoerseffecten daalde de Groepsomzet met 8,1 procent tot 777 miljoen euro. In lokale munt was de daling beperkt tot 2,6 procent. De omzet van Agfa Graphics nam licht af (in lokale munt), terwijl de concurrentiepositie van Agfa HealthCare leed onder de sterke euro. Agfa Specialty Products boekte sterke omzetcijfers, vooral door de contracten voor grote volumes met klanten in de beeldvormings-industrie. De voortdurende inspanningen van de Agfa-Gevaert Groep om de efficiëntie te verbeteren resulteerden in een afname van de verkoop-, algemene en administratieve kosten met 25 miljoen euro (waarvan 6 miljoen euro door wisselkoerseffecten). Deze kosten vertegenwoordigden 22 procent van de omzet in het tweede kwartaal van 2008. Deze inspanningen volstonden echter niet om de hoge grondstofprijzen, de omzetdaling en de nadelige mixeffecten te compenseren. De recurrente EBIT bedroeg 38 miljoen euro en de nettowinst bedroeg 3 miljoen euro.
July 30, 2008
Corporate
Agfa-Gevaert reports second quarter results - Regulated information
Agfa-Gevaert today announced its second quarter results. Mainly due to currency effects, Group sales declined 8.1 percent to 777 million Euro. In local currency, the decline was limited to 2.6 percent. Agfa Graphics’ sales slightly decreased (in local currency), whereas Agfa HealthCare’s competitive position suffered from the strong Euro. Agfa Specialty Products reported strong sales, mainly due to high-volume contracts with customers in the imaging industry. The Agfa-Gevaert Group’s continued efforts to improve its efficiency resulted in a reduction of its Sales and General Administration costs by 25 million Euro (of which 6 million Euro due to currency effects). SG&A costs represented 22.0 percent of sales in the second quarter of 2008. However, these efforts did not suffice to compensate for the high raw material prices, the effect of the sales decline and adverse mix effects. Recurring EBIT was 38 million Euro and the net profit amounted to 3 million Euro.
July 23, 2008
HealthCare
Dr. Volker Wetekam joins Agfa HealthCare as Executive Vice President for IT
Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, announces today that it has hired Dr. Volker Wetekam as its new Executive Vice President for its global HealthCare IT division. Dr. Wetekam will head up an operation of around 3.000 staff members and report directly to Christian Reinaudo, President of Agfa HealthCare. He will take up his new position on September 15th, 2008.
July 18, 2008
HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare awarded new contract with Premier for Film and Medical Imagers
Agfa HealthCare announced today that it has been awarded a new three-year contract with Premier Purchasing Partners, L.P., to provide film and medical imagers at competitive terms and conditions to the healthcare alliance's 2,000 member hospitals and 53,000 other alternate healthcare sites in the United States.