Gains for Praktiker

Consolidated sales of Praktiker Bau- und Heimwerkermärkte Holding AG rose in the 2006 financial year by 4.2 per cent to € 3.16 bn. Growth came to 3.5 per cent in like-for-like terms. The company's turnover in Germany amounted to € 2.282 bn, which indicates an increase of 0.8 per cent, or 2.5 per cent like-for-like. International business generated around 28 per cent of sales revenue in 2006, which showed an increase of 14.4 per cent on the previous year to € 880.2 mio. International sales grew by 6.2 per cent like-for-like.
The group's operational result (EBITA) rose by 5.0 per cent to € 111.1 mio. Its EBITA abroad improved by 24.1 per cent to € 52.6 mio, while in Germany it went down by 7.7 per cent to € 58.5 mio. The annual surplus increased by 8.4 per cent to € 84.1 mio.