Carl Zeiss Meditec AG announced preliminary earnings results for the first quarter ended December 31, 2018. For the quarter, the company has achieved revenue of approximately EUR 324 million against EUR 294.7 million a year ago. This corresponds to revenue growth of around 10% against the previous year's value of EUR 294.7 million. Currency effects only had a minor impact on growth. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) increased significantly to EUR 48.1 million against EUR 38.9 million a year ago.