MTU Aero Engines starts 2015 with rise in revenues and earnings

In the first quarter of 2015, MTU Aero Engines AG increased its revenues by 20% to €1.099,5 billion (1-3/14: €913.0 million). The group’s operating profit rose by 10% to €97.7 million (1-3/14: €89.0 million). The EBIT margin amounted to 8.9%, compared with 9.7% for the same period in the previous year, and earnings after tax increased by 22% to €68.2 million (1-3/14: €56.0 million). “The strong dollar has acted as a forceful tailwind for our revenues and earnings in the first quarter,” said Reiner Winkler, CEO of MTU Aero Engines AG. “This has placed us in a good starting position