Deficit for Baywa's DIY and garden stores

The Baywa group increased sales by 3.7 per cent to € 6.1 bn in 2004. At € 36.3 mio, profit on ordinary activities is 64 per cent higher than the previous year's level. The group improved profit for the year from € 23.6 mio to € 31.8 mio.
Sales in the group's building segment went down by 0.6 per cent to € 1.6 bn. Total volume comes to € 2.1 bn, taken together with the franchise sales not consolidated in the group. Sales of € 1.2 bn in the building materials section came almost to the previous year's level, and amounted to € 1.5 bn including the franchise business. The DIY and garden stores achieved sales revenue of € 384 mio, or 1.9 per cent under the previous year's level. Taken together with the franchise activities, this division achieved a sales volume of € 610 mio.