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Carl Zeiss supera los 4.000 millones de euros en ingresosCarl Zeiss closed the fiscal year 2010/11 (date of the report: 30 September of the 2011) with a clear increase in the profits and income regarding the past year: with a total of 4.237 million euros, surpassing for the first time the 4.000 million euros of income (the previous year were 2.981 million euros). The profits before interests and taxles (EBIT) were 607 million euros (the previous year 423 million Euros). The positive growth in the different areas of business, reinforced by a favourable tendency in the economy from the beginning of the past fiscal year, was possible thanks to the strong growth of the income (10% on the previous year), especially in Asia and America, as well as in Industrial Metrology, Technology of Semiconductors, Medical Technology and by the total consolidation of the area of business Vision Care. “We have reached figures record in almost all the indicators” said Michael Kaschke, President and CEO of Carl Zeiss. “Carl Zeiss has kept in roads of growth, continuing with his profitability and growth sustained, in addition to consolidating his position like world-wide leader in technology”.
The businesses out of Germany constitute 87% of the total income. In Asia observed a particularly strong growth: here, after you adjust by monetary fluctuations, the company registered an increase of the 12 % and generated income by a total of 626 million Euros (534 millions in the previous year). In United States, the group Carl Zeiss increased his income in 11% of a total of 975 million euros (previous year 898 million euros). It continued the positive tendency of the business in collaboration with the partners: the income increased 10% to 1.222 million Euros (the previous year 1.110 milllones). In Europe, the area of technology generated a growth of 9% after adjust them been due to the monetary fluctuations, where the income rose to 1.301 million euros -including the 485 million euros in Germany, (the previous year 1.190 M of Euros and 415M, respectively).
At the end of the fiscal year, EBIT (Profits before the interests and taxles) found in 607millions (previous year 423 millions). The gains before the taxles rose to 569 millions (previous year 324millions). The result after the taxles rose to 386 millions (208 millions in the previous year).
