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Sales growth by 4.0 % to €78.5 million
Operating result (EBITA) totals €3.4 million and is burdened for the last time by the loss of Schumacher GmbH (€-0.74 million)
EBT totals €3.7 million (prior-year: €3.3 million)
Net earnings increased 32 % to €2.3 million (prior-year: €3.3 million)
Net financial debt reduced further by €2.9 million to €54 million

• Geodis group operating profit increased by nearly 20%, reaching €53.1 million
• Net debt was reduced by €67.5 million relative to that of 30 June 2005
The Board of Directors of Geodis held a meeting on 29 August 2006 chaired by Pierre Blayau for the closing of the financial accounts of the first half of 2006.

In the first six months of 2006, the Swiss combi operator Hupac handled 17.5% more shipments as in the same period in the previous year. The reasons for this favourable trend are the upward trends in the economy in general, plus the introduction of new products. “Intermodal traffic is seen as an alternative, and is attracting increasing use”, notes Hupac director, Bernhard Kunz.