The company will report its revenue for FY 2018 on 01/25/2019. Generally, the company reports sales better than estimates. In recent months, the analysts from Thomson Reuters consensus have revised their sales estimates downward.

Annual sales is expected at 1401.3 M EUR for 2018 (+ 4.6% from 2017). A summary of annual publications and estimates is available below.

Annual results2015201620172018 (e)2019 (e)
Sales
Million €
Released
Forecast
Spread
1 199
1 199
0,00%
1 222
1 222
0,00%
1 340
1 340
-0,00%

1 401

1 449
Operating income (EBITDA)
Million €
Released
Forecast
Spread
74,2
74,6
-0,51%
76,7
81,6
-6,0%
87,8
87,5
0,30%

84,7

89,3
Operating profit (EBIT)
Million €
Released
Forecast
Spread
45,7
41,9
9,1%
47,4
48,8
-2,8%
54,6
54,9
-0,53%

50,5

54,6
Pre-Tax Profit (EBT)
Million €
Released
Forecast
Spread
44,1
40,2
9,6%
45,5
46,7
-2,6%
53,2
52,1
2,2%

49,3

53,9
Net income
Million €
Released
Forecast
Spread
32,1
28,9
11%
34,9
32,6
7,1%
40,3
38,4
5,0%

38,2

40,6
EPS
 €
Released
Forecast
Spread
9,30
8,36
11%
10,1
9,43
7,4%
11,7
11,1
5,0%

11,0

11,8
Announcement Date03/11/201603/10/201703/09/2018