2018-06-20
Mikron Group confirms improved business performance in the first half of 2018
Biel, June 20, 2018, 7 a.m. – The significant improvements in the Mikron Group's business development in the second half of 2017 were confirmed in the first months of 2018. Order intake rose sharply compared with the first half of 2017. Mikron is thus expecting an increase in sales of around 25% for the first six months of 2018 in comparison with the same period of the previous year. For the year as a whole, Mikron anticipates a rise in sales of between 20 and 30% and an EBIT margin of 3-5% (2017: 0.5%). Mikron will announce the definitive figures in the semi-annual financial statements and detailed information on business performance on July 24, 2018.
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Mikron Management AG, Javier Perez Freije, CFO Mikron Group
Phone +41 91 610 62 09, ir.mma@mikron.com
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July 24, 2018, 07.00 a.m. – Media release: Semiannual results 2018
March 13, 2019, 07.00 a.m. – Media release: Publication of the 2018 Annual Report
March 13, 2019, 10.30 a.m. – Media and analysts conference
April 25, 2019, 04.00 p.m. – Annual General Meeting 2019
Mikron® is a trademark of Mikron Holding AG, Biel (Switzerland).
Brief profile of the Mikron Group
The Mikron Group develops, produces and markets highly precise, productive and adaptable automation solutions, machining systems and cutting tools. Rooted in the Swiss culture of innovation, Mikron is a global partner to companies in the automotive, pharmaceutical, medtech, consumer goods, writing instruments and watchmaking industries. The Mikron Group enables its customers to increase quality and industrial productivity. The Group has over 100 years of experience, state-of-the-art technologies, and a global service. The two divisions, Mikron Automation and Mikron Machining, employ a total workforce of around 1,275. They are based in Switzerland (Boudry and Agno). Additional production sites are located in Germany, Singapore, China and the US. Mikron Holding AG shares are traded on SIX Swiss Exchange (MIKN).