Angers, 17 January 2012 - Evolis, the leader in the European market for personalised ID card printers, today published sales for the fourth quarter and for the 2011 financial year closed on 31 December.
After excellent sales in 2010 (up 30%), Evolis continued to
grow in 2011 with record sales of €44.4 million (up 4%, but
8% at a constant exchange rate) despite a negative exchange
rate between the dollar and the euro across the year.
As expected, growth picked up in the fourth quarter (up 15%) with sales of €12.1 million, the highest in history and a growth rate of 23% in the EMEA. In dollars, growth came to 18% in Asia and 7% in the Americas, respectively.
Consolidated sales (€m) | 09 | 10 | 11 | 11/10 change | |||||
Q1 | 6.8 | 8.8 | 10.1 | +12% | |||||
Q2 | 8.8 | 11.7 | 10.9 | -6% | |||||
Q3 | 8.6 | 11.6 | 11.3 | -2% | |||||
Q4 | 8.5 | 10.4 | 12.1 | +15% | |||||
12 months | 32.7 | 42.5 | 44.4 | +4% |
In the extremely difficult economic and geopolitical
environment of 2011, aggravated for Evolis by serious
natural disasters in Japan and Australia, Evolis stood out
on the back of a dynamic and innovation-based strategy.
With 3% overall growth for the year, the Network business
held up well, even recording significant growth in Europe.
The Projects business turned in stronger growth (11%),
underpinned by the banking sector in the Middle East and
major government contracts in Asia (Bangladesh and
Cambodia).
In the current economic and political environment, affected
by persistently low visibility, management plans to stick
to its innovation-driven investment strategy, intended to
offer the best price-quality ratio in all printer ranges.
In 2012, consolidated sales will be boosted by the growing
impact of the new Zenius range, successfully launched
across all networks in September 2011, and the new ranges
to be launched in the first half.
The distribution networks can further be expected to
benefit from the product and commercial synergies offered
by Sogedex' integration in the group, generating a new
growth path for Evolis in 2012.
The developments launched in 2011 will help cut costs and allow Evolis to preserve its profit margins.
Next key date: FY2011 financial statements: 19 March 2012 after trading hours
About Evolis: Evolis (Alternex: ALTVO) develops, manufactures and markets a complete range of on-demand card printers. These printers provide all options needed for graphic, magnetic and electric personalisation (chip card with or without contact - RFID technology) of all types of cards (employee badges, student cards, bank cards, etc.). Based in Angers (France) with subsidiaries in Miami (United States) and Singapore and representation office in Shanghai (China), Evolis posted sales of €44.1 million in 2011. The company has 160 employees and is represented in 125 countries in the world.
Press contact: Sandrine Derouet - Evolis Card
Printer
T: +33(0)2 41 36 79 24
sderouet@evolis.com
Stéphanie Stahr - CM-CIC Emetteur
T: + 33 (0)1 45 96 77 83
stahrst@cmcics.com
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