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The international media company is active in core businesses creation, bundling and distribution of media content, as well as production and the provision of other services.
The company has attractive business operations with a strong market position, long-term future prospects and sustained growth potential. The to some extent diverse nature of its operations leads to a diversification of its commercial and cyclical risks. Bertelsmann pursues conservative financial objectives and is obligated to provide transparent financial disclosure.
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Gütersloh, 02/09/2012
Bertelsmann announces preliminary figures for 2011
On the basis of preliminary and unaudited figures, the revenues of continuing operations of the international media company Bertelsmann increased to €15.3 billion (previous year: €15.1 billion) in the 2011 fiscal year. Organic growth, adjusted for portfolio and currency effects, came to about two percent. At a good €1.7 billion, Operating EBIT was slightly below the previous year’s €1.8 billion. A good performance of the advertising-driven businesses and rapidly growing e-book sales were offset by planned start-up losses for new growth platforms and the weak business performance of some of the printing operations, as well as declines in the replication and direct-marketing businesses. The Group’s Return on Sales, at around 11 percent (previous year: 12.1 percent), clearly exceeded the 10-percent mark.
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Announcement of Bertelsmann’s HY Results 2011

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Webcast Investor Conference Call HY 2011

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Presentation for the Investor Conference Call HY 2011

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Interim Results 2011