In the first three quarters of the current year Nordex a 47 per cent increase in sales to € 1,051 million (30 September 2012: € 716 million). This growth was underpinned by business in the core EMEA market (Europe plus South Africa), where Nordex generated 91 per cent of its sales.
Business in the Americas and Asia accounted for six and three per cent, respectively. Production rose by 64 per cent to 1,002MW, with the volume of new installations climbing by 61 per cent to 924MW. The gross profit climbed by some 39 per cent to € 241.7 million as of 30 September 2013, accompanied by an increase in earnings before interest and taxes to € 31 million (30 September 2012: € 2.3 million). Net profit amounted to € 5.3 million (30 September 2012: net loss of € 15.6 million). Firmly financed order intake rose by 85 per cent to € 1,186 million (30 September 2012: € 640 million). At 79 per cent, most of these came from the EMEA region, with the proportion of non-European business widening slightly. Orders from the Americas accounted for 12 per cent and those from Asia for nine per cent. The backlog of firm orders amounted to € 1,292 million as of 30 September 2013 (31 December 2012: € 1,049 million). Nordex is now looking for a sales figure of € 1.4 - 1.5 billion for 2013.
