Sales at Trumpf Group increased 15
percent during fiscal year 2011-2012, according to figures the German
manufacturing company released today.
Through the end of June, the
company registered sales of 2.325 billion euros ($2.841 billion) compared with 2.024
billion euros ($2.475 billion) the previous year.
“Last year TRUMPF
achieved the highest sales in its history, beating its pre-recession record
from fiscal 2007-2008”, said Trumpf President Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller.
Orders received and
profits also increased, she added.
“We are expecting a
result higher than that of the previous year,” said Leibinger-Kammüller.
For 2010-2011, Trumpf
pretax profits were 185 million euros ($226.2 million dollars).
In the past year, the
company added 1,000 new jobs, officials said.
The profit figures
are preliminary. Final results will be released Oct. 18, Trumpf said.
