ILPRA closed the first half of 2021 with revenues of € 20.3 million, an increase of 32.5% compared to June 30, 2020. The revenues achieved in Italy amounted to € 8.2 million, an increase of 69% and represent 40% of the total (32% as at 30 June 2020). Revenues achieved abroad amounted to 12.1 million, up by 16% and represent 60% of the total (68% at 30 June 2020). Ebitda amounted to 4.4 million, up 66.7%, due to a better margin on sales due to greater efficiency in production (following the investments made in this sense in previous years to implement lean manufacturing and lean management models) and lower costs for services in proportion to revenues. Consolidated Net Profit stood at 2.6 million, up + 100% compared to 30 June 2020, while the Group’s Net Profit was 2.1 million (1.1 million at 30 June 2020 ). The Net Financial Position is cash positive for 1 million, a significant improvement compared to 1.9 million (debt) as at 31 December 2020, with total cash and cash equivalents of 10.9 million (9.9 million as at 31 December 2020).
The Group’s reference market is made up of companies active in the production of packaging machines, with prevalence in the food, cosmetic and biomedical sectors. As regards the forecast data for the whole of 2021, UCIMA, in light of the latest data available (II quarter 2021), expects a positive result for 2021, with an estimated growth of 6-8%, also in light of the 10% increase. , 7% of the order collection. These data, combined with the performance achieved by the Group in the first half of 2021 (higher than the forecasts provided by UCIMA), give good hope for the rest of the current year.