During this half, the company also generated the highest turnover in its 34-year history: The revenue for the first six months of 2014 reached EUR 941 M (first half of 2013: EUR 818 M). This corresponds to an increase of 15 percent compared to the previous year.
The EBITDA rose by about 9% to EUR 289m (first half of 2013: EUR 266m). The EBIT increased by as much as 20% to EUR 165m.The Novomatic Group employed in the first half year 17,747 staff (as at June 30th) – an increase of 11%.
Novomatic CEO Franz Wohlfahrt, who is due to stand down at the end of this month, said: “The first half-year results for 2014 demonstrate that our dual business strategy has once again proved to be the right way to a successful future. “We achieved an increase in the gaming operations’ revenues by 17%. A significant growth in turnover was also achieved in the sales, e-business and betting segments.”