SAO PAULO, BRAZIL--(Marketwire - May 19, 2009) - Consolidated Net Income. Reached R$ 474.1 million in the 1Q09, which represents a 4.6% growth in relation to the R$ 453.2 million registered in the same period of 2008.
Gross Profit and Margin. Gross profit increased 29.1%, from R$ 79.7 million in the 1Q08 to R$ 102.9 million in the 1Q09. The gross margin reached 21.7%.
Net profit. In this year's 1st. quarter the net results totaled R$ 20.3 million with a 4.3% margin.
EBITDA. EBITDA increased 11.7%, reaching R$ 46.7 million in the months of January to March 2009, with a 9.9% margin, against R$ 41.8 million and a 9.2% margin in the same period of 2008. The EBITDA adjusted as a result of the exchange variation over the exports added up to R$ 49.3 million and a 10.4% margin.
Production. Marcopolo's production in Brazil decreased 23.0% in the 1Q09 compared to the same period in 2008, and the world's consolidated production dropped 17.5% in the same comparative.
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