BIETIGHEIM-BISSINGEN (dpa-AFX) - In the first three months of the year, the mechanical engineering company Dürr performed more profitably in its day-to-day business than analysts had expected. Operating earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) adjusted for extraordinary effects rose by more than a quarter to 53.5 million euros, as the company announced on Tuesday in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Baden-Württemberg. Analysts had expected less. The corresponding margin improved from 4.1 to 4.9 percent.

Incoming orders of just under 1.5 billion euros and turnover of around 1.1 billion euros were in line with expectations. Turnover increased by a good eight percent year-on-year, while incoming orders rose by just under two percent.

CEO Jochen Weyrauch was also confident about the current second quarter: "A high order intake is also on the cards for the second quarter, particularly in the automotive business." He confirmed the forecast for the year as a whole./lew/jha/