KBA Posts Pre-tax Profit in Third Quarter as Incoming Orders Spike

Export level rises to 87.8 percent
The export level rose to an exceptionally high 87.8 percent. The proportion of group sales generated in the rest of Europe (30.3 percent) was well below the pre-crisis level, having slipped from 34.8 percent last year. The same applied to North America (9.7 percent). By contrast, sales to Asia and the Pacific accounted for 26.8 percent (2009: 23.5 percent) of the Group total, largely thanks to brisk demand from China. The figure of 21 percent for Africa and Latin America was also much higher. On the whole, KBA’s sales distribution reflects major regional differences in global market activity.