Datalogic closed the first quarter with a net profit growing by 13,7%, to 6,9 million, on sales revenues growing by 6,1%, to 108,2 million.
The result was characterized by financial charges increasing to 2,4 million, from 1,9 million a year earlier, and by exchange losses of 0,4 million, compared to profits of 3,2 million.
The net financial position at the end of March was negative by 97,3 million from 97 million at the end of December.
For the rest of 2014, the company expects the continuation of the positive trend of Automatic data Capture and the recovery of Industrial Automation in the second half of the year.
