Translation of "Akquisitionsbedingt" in English

This increase is primarily due to the acquisition-related higher business volume at MM Packaging.

In consequence of acquisitions, costs rose by 3.2%.

Despite the higher depreciation and amortisation due to the acquisition, EBIT surged by 70.9 per cent.

This increase results primarily from the acquisition-related higher business volume at MM Packaging.

This rise is primarily due to the acquisition-related higher business volume at MM Packaging.

Cement sales rose only in Spain, Romania and - because of an acquisition - in Bulgaria.

In Singapore, partially due to an acquisition, more ready-mix concrete was delivered to major building sites.

The Group's profit margin increased to 43.6 (43.3) percent in 2013 due to the acquisitions.

Besides organic growth, revenues in the Digital & Adjacent segment also grew due to acquisitions .

The gross profit margin increased to 43.6 (43.3) percent in the financial year 2013 due to the acquisitions.

We confirm the outlook for the Bayer Group that was updated in the second quarter of 2018 to reflect the acquisition, although the forecasts for Consumer Health and Animal Health are now becoming increasingly ambitious.

Order intake increased to €5,699.5million, which was up by 40.7percent compared with the prior-year period due to organic growth and acquisitions (Q1 – Q3 2016: €4,050.4million excluding Dematic).

Primarily due to an acquisition, deliveries of aggregates increased by 11 percent to 31.9 million tonnes, and ready-mix concrete sales were up by 21 percent to 5.1 million cubic meters.

The Group's financial liabilities, which are of current and non-current nature are almost in equal proportion, increased from EUR 67.8 million to EUR 129.7 million, particularly due to the raising of low interest-rate loans and acquisition-related operations.

The more than 100 % gain in new orders by the Surface Solutions Segment was attributable to strong organic and inorganic growth.

Nonetheless, its sales of CHF 190 million were 7% higher than the year before. However, part of this growth is attributable to an acquisition.

Sales went up mainly acquisition-related by 9.3 % to EUR 1,352.6 million (2015: EUR 1,237.3 million).

Due to acquisitions, revenue in this segment doubled in financial year 2018 to 40.0 mEUR against 20.0 mEUR in the prior year.

Free cash flow – the sum of cash flow from operating activities and investing activities – improved to € 378.3million in the reporting period (2016: minus € 1,850.0million). The prior-year figure had been influenced by acquisitions.

The total workforce increased by 181 people or 3% compared to the previous year, mainly as a result of acquisitions.

The slight increase in the tonnage processed from 675,000 tons to 680,000 tons is exclusively attributable to acquisitions - the result of our successful efforts to improve efficiency in the utilization of resources and a consequence of the trend toward lighter grammage.

The increase was primarily due to acquisitions and also to the expansion of production capacity in low-cost countries in Eastern Europe, Asia and South America.