AGRANA Annual Report 2009|10

AGRANA Performance –
2009|10 Financial Year
- Slight decrease in revenue as lower sales prices outweigh growth in volumes
- Significant improvement in operating profit before exceptional items (from € 37.8 million to € 91.9 million)
- Operating margin of 4.6% (prior year: 1.9%)
- Return on capital employed of 6.9% (prior year: 2.8%)
- Exceptional expense of € 5.0 million, resulting from goodwill impairment for Kaplice, Czech Republic, and relocation of AGRANA Fruit holding company office
- Growth in operating profit after exceptional items from € 34.6 million to € 86.9 million
- Earnings per share of € 5.08 (prior year: loss of € 0.82 per share)
- Further reduction in net debt by € 93.5 million to € 376.6 million
- Strong expansion in free cashflow to € 113.8 million (prior year : € 42.9 million)
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