SMS group reaches operational and excellence in 2018

摘要

In the 2018 business year, SMS group reached its operational and financial targets as well as significant milestones in its growth strategy. At EUR 3,087 million, order intake for SMS group was EUR 217 million (7.6 percent) higher than the previous year's total of EUR 2,870 million. Sales of EUR 2,805 million, slightly (2.8 percent) below the 2017 level, reflect the lower order intake of the preceding years. In terms of the earnings before taxes, SMS group achieved a moderate increase of 16.5 percent to EUR 27 million. The equity ratio rose slightly to 20.5 percent. The number of employees in Germany and abroad fell slightly to around 43,900 at the end of 2018.