Higher sales – solid workload – improved profitability

• Sales up 9% to CHF 405 million, organic growth of +8%
• Order backlog of CHF 302 million secures capacity utilization for well over one year
• Order intake of CHF 349 million
• EBIT up 63% to CHF 15.3 milion, operating margin 3.8%
• Net income doubled to CHF 12.1 million, earnings per share CHF 3.58, ROCE 5.7%
• Solid balance sheet with 53% equity ratio
• Dividend payout of CHF 1.50 per share, payout ratio 42%