Translation of "Ergebniszuwachs" in English

This increase was mainly attributable to improved results in cartonboard production.

The CropEnergies and fruit segments contributed to the substantial operating profit growth.

We usually see a seasonal improvement in earnings in the second half of the year.

All divisions contributed to this earnings growth.

E.ON now expects its core energy business to achieve double-digit growth in adjusted EBIT.

This increase in earnings from operating activities is attributable to the consolidation of the Gnotec Group.

Both divisions’ increased earnings stemmed from market growth.

A clear increase in profit in the packaging division contrasted with a decline in the cartonboard division.

SZST reported a gratifying increase in its result on the back of lower costs.

This substantial increase in earnings was due largely to the very good business performance.

This increase results from the significant growth in profit in cartonboard production.

In addition to higher volumes and revenues, further declining raw material costs supported the operating result growth.

The planned increase of the expense level and higher raw material costs caused earnings growth to be underproportionate relative to sales revenues growth.

As expected, the Mayr-Melnhof Group succeeded in concluding the first quarter of 2011 with a significant improvement in results.

The company expects earnings to markedly rise as a result of the good business climate and successful restructuring.

We nevertheless assume that earnings will grow compared with last year," Blankenstein continued.

As a result, we have increasingly stabilized our growth in earnings in the past two years.

High capacity utilization and productivity increases contributed significantly to the profit growth of the Group compared to the previous year's period.

This increase results from the growth in profit both in cartonboard and folding carton production.

Despite the burden on the purchasing side, FUCHS anticipates that continuation of the current growth course, continued cost savings and noticeably reduced financial expenditure will enable the group to achieve a double-digit increase for the year 2004.

Based on the business development in 2017, this corresponds to an increase in earnings at group level of around EUR 1.0 million.

While MM Packaging achieved significant profit growth particularly due to increased productivity, the recovery of margins in cartonboard production however develops in stages despite successive price improvements, due to ongoing high input costs and temporary downtime at the Nikopol cartonboard mill in Bulgaria.

The Steel Division thus posted the strongest earnings increases in the Group, due not least to the extremely successful cost optimization and efficiency improvement measures in recent years.

The highest earnings improvement was recorded in the market segment automotive, primarily resulting from the full consolidation of SGL Composites (previously SGL ACF).

While the profit situation of flat steel, and plate in particular, was exceptionally healthy, the beams segment saw a very gratifying increase in profit.

This increase was due to improved operating performance as well as improvements in the financial result reflecting in particular refinancing effects following the IPO.

In the current business year, Grammer again expects almost double-digit sales growth for the Group and a slightly greater rise in earnings.