The operating result amounted to Euro 56 million. The operating result equalled 12.1%of net sales for the period under review.
Consolidated return on capital employed (ROCE) stood at 32.8%.
Order intake for FY 2015 totalled Euro 469.4 million, while period-end order books were valued at Euro 158.1 million.
President and CEO Juho Nummela said: “2015 was a very strong year for Ponsse. We managed to improve our position even further after the excellent results of 2014. We succeeded in our goal of finding a balance in business operations between growth, profitability and cash flows. We achieved an 18% growth in net sales, an operating profit margin of over 12% and a Euro 44 million cash flow from business operations. The share of exports continued to develop, reaching a record-high figure of 77% of net sales.
“The forest machine market was active and order intake was at an excellent level throughout the year. Our order books grew strongly during the year and balanced out towards the end of the year due to high delivery volumes in December. Our order books were still at a very good level at the end of the year, amounting to Euro 158.1 million. The Vieremä factory manufactured a record-high number of forest machines during the review period.”
Ponsse Plc is a company specialising in the sales, manufacture, servicing and technology of cut-to-length method forest machines.
