manroland Forecasts Return to Operational Profitability

This positive development hasn't been reflected in sales yet, which at EUR 942 million for the 2010 financial year were 15 percent below the 2009 level of EUR 1,112 million. The export ratio increased to 80 percent, with a strong gain in the share for the emerging markets. Sales in the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries increased by 50 percent from the prior year. The services business, primarily consisting of spare parts, maintenance concepts (printservices), and pressroom products (printcom), expanded further.