BRIEF-Rosenbauer International FY EBIT down to 47.0 million euros
Feb 14 Rosenbauer International AG:
* Closed 2016 with its revenues unchanged and earnings down only slightly despite substantial market slumps in middle east
* Group's revenues amounted to 871.0 million euros ($924.91 million) in 2016 financial year (2015: 865.4 million euros) and remained satisfactory in spite of downturn in demand on major markets due to political unrest and low price of oil
* EBIT for 2016 financial year was below previous year's level at 47.0 million euros (2015: 50.6 million euros)
* Incoming orders of 816.8 million euros in past year (2015: 905.9 million euros)
* Order backlog was down on previous year's figure at 739.7 million euros as of Dec. 31, 2016 (Dec. 31, 2015: 797.5 million euros)
* Measures introduced in 2016 to adjust costs and enhance efficiency will continue in 2017 in order to safeguard earnings situation Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: ($1 = 0.9417 euros) (Gdynia Newsroom)