Roca Group’s Net Profit Down 12% In FY2020

የስፔን ሚዲያዎች እንደዘገቡት, Roca Group‘s net profit in 2020 ነበር 60 ሚሊዮን, ወደ ታች 12% ከዓመት እስከ አመት, due to the pandemic impact. Roca reported an operating income of €1,684 million for the 2020 financial year, መቀነስ 9.5% ከዓመት እስከ አመት. ቢሆንም, the EBITDA before tax, interest, depreciation, and amortization reached 306 ሚሊዮን, ጭማሪ 21% year on year.

The company explained that the Roca Group’s net profit was impacted by a significant increase in non-operating expenses, which were due to the temporary blockade caused by the pandemic and reduced activity during the shutdown. The embargo led to a decline in sales – particularly in Spain – breaking “a sustained growth trend that had been in place since 2014”.

Despite the decline in profit and turnover, the Roca Group stressed that “the positive performance of the business in China, ጀርመን, Austria, Poland and Switzerland successfully offset the decline in turnover in some other countries”.

Despite this complex environment, we have once again generated the necessary resources to continue gaining efficiencies and optimizing our return on investment, driving technology, innovation and digital transformation,” said Roca’s CEO. We are making progress in our sustainability strategy to become a global benchmark in this field,” በማለት አክለዋል።.

ውስጥ 2020, the Roca Group invests €106 million, mainly to expand its production capacities in Brazil, Russia and China. ውስጥ 2020, the Roca Group acquired a 75% stake in the ROYAL Group and a bathroom factory in northeast Brazil, followed by the acquisition of the German company Sanit.