덴마크의 펌프제조업체 그런포스(Grundfos)는 전 세계 펌프시장이 근본적으로 침체되는 상황에도 불구하고 지난해 0.8%의 성장률을 거두었다고 발표했다.

공제 전 이익은 전년의 1억2천780만 달러와 비교해 2억9천680만 달러를 벌어들였다. 공제 후 이익은 2014년도의 7천460억 달러와 비교해 2억1천510만 달러를 거뒀다. 그런포스는 덴마크 크로네로 전년도와 비교해 총 5%의 판매성장을 보여주며 지난해 순이익으로 37억 달러가 늘었다.

 

 

 

Danish company Grundfos reported sales growth of 0.8% in 2015 despite the global pump market being called “essentially stagnant”.

 

Earnings before interest and taxes were reported at DKK 2.0 billion (US$296.8 million), compared to DKK 861 million (US$127.8 million) the year before.

 

The group's profit after tax was DKK 1.45 billion (US$215.1 million) compared to DKK 503 million (US$74.6 million) in 2014.

 

Group revenue rose to DKK 24.8 billion (US$3.7 billion), representing sales growth of 5% in Danish kroner compared to 2014.

 

From 2012 the company had been reporting declining profits despite net turnover increasing marginally year on year, so the 2015 results will be a welcome turnaround.

 

In a financial statement, the company said that “global competition has been noticeably increasing”.

 

Grundfos said that markets including Italy, Poland, Hungary, Turkey, the Czech Republic and the Baltics, all show good growth figures.

 

Sales rose by 12% in the US, the world's largest pump market, while sales growth was 18% in the South American markets.

 

Mads Nipper, CEO of Grundfos, said: “We have met our expectations, so we are satisfied with the result. That being said, I have to say that the world market has been a mixed bag. Russia - previously one of our most rapidly growing and profitable markets - is dropping sharply, and China's growth machine has come to halt. We are seeing our strongest growth in North and South America.”

 

[출처 = Water World / 2016년 3월 16일]