Ima group: booming sales

Ima group, a company active in the production of automatic machines for the pharmaceutical and tea industries, closed 2008 with a turnover of 547.2 million euros, an increase of 20.4% compared with 454.5 million of the previous year. In growth also the net result rose for the period to 40.3 million against 39.7 million reported in 2007. The profit (EBIT) rose in 2008 to 71.9 million, while the gross operating profit (EBITDA) reached to 87.7 million, rising as regards 79.8 million in 2007. For the year 2009 the group Ima estimated revenues to around 565 million euros and a gross operating margin to around 91 million euros.