In the first nine months of 2015, SolarWorld achieved strong growth of groupwide shipments (+25 percent to 784 megawatts) and of group revenue (+30 percent to € 532 million). For the full year of 2015, SolarWorld expects to exceed its shipment forecast of one gigawatt and forecast of group revenue of € 700 million.
For September 2015, SolarWorld achieved positive operating earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT without one-off effects) on a groupwide level for the first time again. SolarWorld is aiming to reach positive EBIT in the fourth quarter of 2015, too. In the first three quarters 2015, EBIT improved to € -18 (Q1-Q3 2014, adjusted for one-off effects: -29) million. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose to € 15 (Q1-Q3 2014, adjusted for one-off effects: 1.5) million.
