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| FRANKFURT am Main/Germany, 26.02.2008. In the first four months of fiscal year 2007/08 the Carl Zeiss Group achieved two-digit growth in revenues compared to the previous year. The company is therefore continuing its course to further success already evident in the completed 2006/07 fiscal year (balance sheet date: Dr. Dieter Kurz, President and CEO of Carl Zeiss AG, expressed his satisfaction at the development of the company. During the annual press conference held in Frankfurt, Germany, he stated: “2006/07 was a very successful fiscal year for us. It is already the fourth consecutive year in which Carl Zeiss has posted considerable growth. We have also gotten off to a good start in the new fiscal year.“ Fiscal year 2006/07 successfully completed Revenues of the Carl Zeiss Group in fiscal year 2006/07 rose seven percent to EUR 2,604 million (last year: EUR 2,433 million). This improvement was achieved primarily through organic growth. The increase in revenues was slightly reduced by currency effects: after adjustment for exchange rate influences, revenues rose by nine percent. The Carl Zeiss Group generates approximately EbIT margin increases to 15 percent The Carl Zeiss Group generated an EbIT (Earnings before Interest and Taxes) of Earnings before income taxes totaled Equity ratio reaches mid-term target The increase in earning power was also reflected in the cash flow before income taxes which totaled EUR 549 million or 21 percent of revenues. Cash funds totaled over EUR 962 million (net liquid assets EUR 612 million) on the balance sheet date, giving the company considerable scope for further growth. The equity ratio increased by 8 percentage points to 30 percent and therefore reached the mid-term target. Clear improvement in corporate value In its process of achieving an improvement in corporate value, measured with the EVA® (Economic Value Added) performance indicator, the Carl Zeiss Group recorded a figure of New jobs created On the balance sheet date, the Carl Zeiss Group had 12,257 employees (last year: 11,249) across the globe, of whom 7,965 (last year: 7,843) worked in Germany. In addition, the Carl Zeiss Group had 417 trainees and apprentices on the balance sheet date. On 31 January 2008, the Group had a workforce of 12,775 persons around the world. During the first four months of the current fiscal year, Carl Zeiss once again recruited more employees: the company created more than 320 new jobs worldwide, over half of which in Germany. Continue with Jörg Nitschke Vice President Corporate Communications Carl Zeiss AG Phone: +49 7364 20-3242 Fax: +49 7364 20-3122 E-Mail: 
j.nitschke@zeiss.deNumber: 0048-2008-ENG CC Number of Words: 618 Number of Characters: 4438 |
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