TRADING UPDATE 1Q19: Healthy first quarter growth

During the first quarter, Barco booked 269.0 million euro of incoming orders, an increase of 10.0% year-over-year. At constant currencies orders were 6.1% higher compared to last year. [1]

Order book as of 31 March 2019 stood at 341 million euro, up 12.4% compared to the first quarter of last year.

Sales for the quarter were 242.8 million euro, an increase of 8.4% compared to the first quarter of 2018.  At constant currencies sales were 4.1% higher than last year.

All divisions delivered growth for the first quarter of the year.
The Enterprise division produced another quarter of solid growth fueled by continued strong momentum for both ClickShare, as well as Control Rooms which delivered its third consecutive quarter of year-over-year sales growth. Sales for the Entertainment division were stronger than last year led by further uptakes in Cinema in North America and EMEA.  The Healthcare division continued to post solid results in all segments.

Quote of the CEO, Jan De Witte

“I’m pleased to see that the progress we are making translate into healthy first quarter topline results. After working on portfolio choices and turnarounds over the past 2 years and redeploying resources towards new product offerings and commercial capabilities, we are re-establishing growth and continuing our drive to become a sustainable profitable growth company,” said Jan De Witte, CEO Barco.

“We now expect to deliver mid to high single digit sales growth for the year assuming currencies and the global economic environment remain stable, with continued EBITDA and EBITDA margin growth.” [2]

Order Book & Order Intake

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Additional information

Financial Calendar

-      Annual general shareholders meeting                 Thursday 25 April 2019

-      Ex-Dividend Trading date                                  Monday 6 May 2019

-      Record date for Dividend                                   Tuesday 7 May 2019

-      Payment date for Dividend                                Wednesday 8 May 2019

-      Capital Markets Day                                          Thursday 9 May 2019

-      Announcements 1H19 results                             Thursday 18 July 2019

-      Trading Update 3Q19                                        Wednesday 23 October 2019

The information given in this press release has not been reviewed by the statutory auditor.

Disclaimer:
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About Barco
Barco designs technology to enable bright outcomes around the world. Seeing beyond the image, we develop visualization and collaboration solutions to help you work together, share insights, and wow audiences. Our focus is on three core markets: Enterprise (from meeting and control rooms to corporate spaces), Healthcare (from the radiology department to the operating room), and Entertainment (from movie theaters to live events and attractions). In 2018, we realized sales of 1.028 billion euro. We have a global team of 3,600 employees, whose passion for technology is captured in 400 granted patents.
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