Earnings release
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GROUPE GORGÉ Press release Paris , 16 September 2021 at 18h00 Good profitability in the first half 2021 Groupe Gorgé has generated its best first - half operating income . This performance , which should have already materialized in 2020 without the impact of the health crisis , is the first result of an innovation strategy initiated several years ago and aiming at improving the group's margins . • Solid and fast - growing financial results • Organic growth of + 30 % in revenues compared to H1 2020 EBITDA growth of 125 % , reaching a margin of 12 % Operating income of € 4.3m , up by € 19 m vs H1 2020 Sustained activity in the group's 3 divisions Drones & Systems : several milestones achieved in the BENL program and progress on other types of drones 3D Printing : a successful operational transformation Engineering & Protection Systems : order intake up + 10 % . • Solid perspectives and revising guidance 2021 upwards Backlog of € 600 million well renewed 2021 guidance revised upwards : > 15 % organic growth in revenue ( i.e > € 265 million ) and profitability level to be maintained over the rest of the year .