FERRETTI GROUP: (FERRETTI YACHTS, PERSHING, ITAMA, BERTRAM, RIVA, APREAMARE, MOCHI CRAFT, CUSTOM LINE, CRN): this year too the Group's presence at Boot 2006 in Düsseldorf is impressive, as it is exhibiting 12 yachts,5 of which are previews for the German market.The results achieved during the first few Boat Shows of the 2005/2006 season have been excellent. As of 31st December 2005, Ferretti Group's book order is 786.5 million Euros (+27%).
The Ferretti Group is one of the leading companies in the world within the sphere of designing and constructing luxury motor yachts and sporting boats. It will be at Boot 2006, the most important appointment for the nautical market in the Central-Northern European area, with a fleet of 12 motor yachts exhibited at a smart, exclusive stand, 5 of which are previews for the German market: Ferretti Altura 690, Pershing 56', Itama 40', Apreamare 38' Open and Mochi Craft 44'Dolphin.
Additionally, scaled models of the whole CRN range will be on show at the Group's stand, among which the innovative 'Ability' stands out. This is the biggest yacht ever built by the Ferretti Group, a 54 metre steel giant which was first launched in December 2005.
From the industrial point of view, the results the Ferretti Group achieved during the first few Boat Shows of the 2005/2006 season -Cannes, Monte Carlo, Genoa and Fort Lauderdale - were excellent. This is true both in terms of the huge number of highly impressed visitors who came to the stand, and the orders placed. This confirms
Ferretti Group's leading position on both the European and international nautical
markets.
As of 31st December 2005, the Ferretti Group can count on a book order of 786.5 million Euros, an impressive 27% increase compared with the 619.1 million Euros registered during the same period of the previous year.
From the economical-industrial point of view, the 2004/2005 nautical year once again confirmed the Ferretti Group's excellent trend in the pleasure boating sector, fruit of its continuing commitment to and huge investments in R&D and studying new design and technological solutions.
The closing results as of 31st August 2005 registered a consolidated turnover of 636 million Euros for the Ferretti Group, a +14% increase compared with the 557 million Euros registered the previous year, and an Ebitda of 89 million Euros (+7% compared with the 83 million Euros registered on 31st August 2004). As for Group production, 426 new yachts were delivered during the 2004/2005
nautical year compared with the 373 registered for the previous year (+14%).
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