date:May 15, 2013
pre-tax profit was 39.4 million, down by -25.4% (or 13.4 million).
As of 31 March 2013, net financial debt stood at 914.1 million ( 869.7 million as of 31 December 2012).
CONSOLIDATED SALES OF THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2013
Looking at sales by region in the first quarter of 2013, the Americas (45.1% of total Group sales) posted an overall growth of +66.7%, with a strong organic increase of +10.8%, thanks to the sustained growth across all markets, a perimeter effect of +60.2% thanks to LdM, a