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    Headline Financials: Groupe Beneteau - Updated!

    2012-11-01T00:00:00Z

    On 7 November, Bénéteau released earnings results for the 2012 financial year ending August 31, 2012, reporting that sales in the Boat division were down -12.3 % to €609.1 million from €694.7 a year earlier, while operating income declined 108% to -€4.3 million from €54.4 million in 2011. Bénéteau’s Boat ...

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    GE Capital Marine Index Q2 2012 Report

    2012-11-01T00:00:00Z

    According to the most recent release of the GE Capital Marine Index for the European region, marine product turn further slowed during the second quarter of 2012 as market stagnation continued. The GE Capital EMEA Marine Index offers a quarterly view of consumer demand for motorboats, yachts and outboard engines ...

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    US marine market

    2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

    After four brutal years of declining sales, plant closures, bankruptcies and the culling of aged inventories, enthusiasm is finally replacing fear in many boating executives’ voices. Nobody is ready to call 2012 a boom year, or even a solid turnaround, especially with big-boat sales still on the decline. There are ...

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    USA Boat Sales Data (30ft and over)

    2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Statistical Survey’s Quarterly Trend report for IBI Plus shows total US sales of fibreglass boats 30 feet and above slowed through the first half of 2012, but remained 0.9% above sales for the second quarter a year ago. Sales of sailboats 30 feet and above were up 5.7% compared to ...

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    Sri Lanka's marine market

    2012-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Following the end of 26 years of civil war in 2009 Sri Lanka has been looking to develop its business potential. High up on the list of core growth areas is the boatbuilding sector and the government has ambitious plans for Sri Lanka to become a boating hub for southern ...

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    Headline Financials: Lalizas S.A.

    2012-09-01T00:00:00Z

    One of the main bidders in the acquisition for France's Navimo Group, family-owned and managed Lalisas S.A. manufacturers and distributes marine accessories, parts and safety equipment for the recreational boating industry. Products are distributed through an international network covering Europe, Turkey, the UAE, South Africa, Australia, Thailand and ...

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    Headline Financials: The Navimo Group

    2012-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Navimo Gets a New Lifeline One of Europe’s largest marine equipment manufacturers and distributors, the Navimo Group, got a new lifeline on 14 September 2012 when a French Commercial Court validated takeover of the company by Vidal Diffusion Marine (VDM), member of the Alliance Marine Group based in Toulon, France. ...

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    Headline Financials: Nautor

    2012-09-01T00:00:00Z

    IBI Plus has posted an updated financial report for Finland’s Oy Nautor AB, which is reporting a strong order book for 2012 for both new builds and refit projects. The yard said it has delivered 8 new Swans this year, including the company’s 2,000th sailboat launched in August, a ...

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    Financial Headlines: Vidal Diffusion Marine

    2012-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Vidal Diffusion Marine (VDM), a subsidiary of holding group Alliance Marine, was the successful bidder for parts of the Navimo Group, Navimo Distribution and Plastimo Marine groups. Based in Toulon, France and founded in 1987, VDM distributes technical marine products and materials including brands such as Teleflex, Morse, Sierra, Cristec, ...

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    China's marine market

    2012-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Although still in its infancy, China’s small but rapidly growing marine market offers tremendous scope to outside companies looking to distance themselves from the economic maelstrom that is europe – perhaps not in the short-term, but certainly in the medium to long- term future.  

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    Headline Financial Update: Bella Boats

    2012-07-01T00:00:00Z

    IBI Plus has posted an updated financial report for Finland’s Bella Boats, reported to be considering the possible acquisition of Swedish boatbuilder Nimbus Boats which filed for bankruptcy on 3 July. Like boatbuilders throughout Europe, Bella has battled several tough years of recession and a sharp drop in consumer demand, ...

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    Argentina's marine market

    2012-07-01T00:00:00Z

    The boating sector in Argentina had, in 2011, its best year in decades. Argentinians love the water and are keen advocates of the marine lifestyle, a fact reflected in the rise in numbers taking to the water – while recession and eurozone turmoil has pegged back boating numbers in much ...

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    GE Capital Marine Index Q1 2012 Report

    2012-07-01T00:00:00Z

    According to the most recent release of the GE Capital Marine Index for the European region, marine product turn further slowed during the first quarter of 2012 as market stagnation continued. The GE Capital EMEA Marine Index offers a quarterly view of consumer demand for motorboats, yachts and outboard engines ...

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    Headline Financials: X-Yachts

    2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

    IBI Plus has posted a new condensed financial summary for X-Yachts featuring headline figures from the most recently filed accounts covering the 2010-2011 financial years: Operating Revenue (Turnover) Operating profit (EBIT) EBITDA Profit/Loss before tax Profit/Loss for period (Net Income) Total Assets Total Liabilities Net working capital EBITDA Margin ...

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    Headline Financials: Nimbus Boats

    2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

    IBI Plus has posted an updated financial report for Sweden’s Nimbus Boats, including results reported for the nine months ending 30 September 2011, which appeared earlier this week in Swedish newspaper Dagens Industri and IBI Plus’ daily news. In 2010, consolidated turnover at the Nimbus Group improved 18% to SEK ...

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    USA Boat Sales Data (30ft and over)

    2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Sales of new US motorboats 30 feet and above accelerated in the final months of 2011 after several months of improvement during the first half of the year and a dip in the third quarter. Total year-to-date volume for this segment was up 7.0% compared the same period in 2010, ...

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    GE Capital Marine Index Q4 2011 Report

    2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

    According to the most recent release of the GE Capital EMEA Marine Index for 2011, marine product turn flattened in the fourth quarter and recorded moderate growth for the year overall. The GE Capital EMEA Marine Index offers a quarterly view of consumer demand for motorboats, yachts and outboard engines ...

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    Nordic Marine Market

    2012-04-01T00:00:00Z

    It’s all about the buzz now. In previous years footfall at shows was everything. enough people through the door and business was bound to stick to a percentage of them. Now, gauging a boat show’s success or failure is as much about the mood in the aisles – whether exhibitors ...

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    Germany's Marine Market

    2012-04-01T00:00:00Z

    The German leisure marine market grew for its second consecutive year in 2011, driven by strong domestic demand and a slight recovery in export sales to Northern Europe. According to marine industry federation Bundesverband wassersportwirtschaft (BVWW), sales of marine goods and services climbed by 4.7 per cent in 2010 to ...

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    France's Marine Market

    2012-03-01T00:00:00Z

    As 2011 drew to a close, the French boating industry braced itself for another year of ‘unknowns’ Amid a backdrop of economic and political uncertainty, the French boating market entered 2012 with some degree of trepidation. In January, Standard & Poor’s stripped the country of its triple-A credit rating, triggering ...