Strong growth in Operating Results
The Board of Directors approves results for 3 months to 31 March 2011
ALL INDICATORS IMPROVED
CONSOLIDATED NET PROFIT MORE THAN DOUBLED
FURTHER INCREASE IN PROFITABILITY
2011 REVENUE TARGET RAISED
PIRELLI & C. SPA
- REVENUES 1,400.9 MILLION EUROS, +23.4% COMPARED WITH 1,135.0 MILLION EUROS ON 31 MARCH 2010
- OPERATING RESULT (EBIT) AFTER RESTRUCTURING CHARGES 143.3 MILLION EUROS (+63.6% COMPARED WITH 87.6 MILLION EUROS ON 31 MARCH 2010), WITH PROFITABILITY (EBIT/SALES) RISING TO 10.2% FROM 7.7%
- TOTAL CONSOLIDATED NET PROFIT 81.4 MILLION EUROS, MORE THAN DOUBLE COMPARED WITH 38.9 MILLION EUROS ON 31 MARCH 2010;
ATTRIBUTABLE CONSOLIDATED NET PROFIT 82.8 MILLION EUROS (39.2 MILLION EUROS ON 31 MARCH 2010)
- NET FINANCIAL POSITION NEGATIVE 712.8 MILLION EUROS (678.4 MILLION EUROS ON 31 MARCH 2010), AFTER TOTAL INVESTMENT ALMOST DOUBLED TO 96.9 MILLION EUROS FROM 50.2 MILLION EUROS IN Q1 2010
PIRELLI TYRE
- REVENUES 1,384.5 MILLION EUROS, +24.7% COMPARED WITH 1,100.0 MILLION EUROS ON 31 MARCH 2010
- OPERATING RESULT (EBIT) AFTER RESTRUCTURING CHARGES 152.4 MILLION EUROS, +59.6% COMPARED WITH 95.5 MILLION EUROS ON 31 MARCH 2010;
PROFITABILITY (EBIT/SALES) AT RECORD LEVEL OF 11% (8.6% IN Q1 2010)
2011 TARGETS
- REVENUE TARGET REVISED FROM “ABOVE 5.55 BILLION EUROS” TO “ABOVE 5.85 BILLION EUROS”. TAKES INTO ACCOUNT PRICE RISES TO OFFSET RAW MATERIAL COST INCREASES BEYOND INDUSTRIAL PLAN ESTIMATES
- PROFITABILITY TARGETS CONFIRMED: EBIT MARGIN POST GROUP RESTRUCTURING COSTS BETWEEN 8.5% AND 9.5%, PIRELLI TYRE BETWEEN 9% AND 10%
INVESTMENT ABOVE 500 MILLION EUROS CONFIRMED AND NET FINANCIAL POSITION EXPECTED AT AROUND NEGATIVE 700 MILLION EUROS
