Group sales growth of 5.1 per cent

The Hornbach Group announces increased like-for-like sales in Germany and abroad for the 2008/2009 financial year (to 28 February 2009). Net group sales of Hornbach Holding AG grew by 5.1 per cent to € 2.752 bn. Hornbach Baumarkt AG (the retail arm) increased sales by 5.2 per cent to € 2.599 bn. The sales increase throughout the group amounted to 1.4 per cent in like-for-like terms (Germany +1.2 per cent). EBIT saw an increase of 72.7 per cent to € 136.5 mio. The capital to assets ratio in the Baumarkt AG sub-group rose from 38.2 per cent to 41.5 per cent.