Consolidated sales increased by 0.5% to €9.53bn but EBIT was up by 28% to €490m and net earnings by 56% to €245m. While the revenue number is slightly lower than our projected €9.68bn, the two profit numbers are clearly higher (€437m and €195m, respectively). As a result of these good profit numbers, management raises its full-year operating margin guidance from ‘4.6-5.0%’ to a ‘minimum of 5.0%’.
