Segment Performance. The Banking segment performed extremely well in the first quarter, achieving net sales growth of 12% to €456 million (previous year: €406 million). EBITA generated by the Banking segment rose by €5 million to €46 million (previous year: €41 million) in the first three months of the fiscal year, outpacing last year’s figure by 12%.

At €190 million (previous year: €196 million), net sales within the Retail segment were down by a slender 3% on last year’s first-quarter figure. At €10 million, EBITA for the Retail segment was down on last years figure (previous year: €11 million) which is equivalent to a decrease of 9%.