Despite a slow down in its linen yarn business, the glass manufacturing and wine-making activities of the Italian Zignago group in 1995 more than made up for it. The group, controlled by the Marzotto …
Despite a slow down in its linen yarn business, the glass manufacturing and wine-making activities of the Italian Zignago group in 1995 more than made up for it. The group, controlled by the Marzotto family, reported a consolidated turnover of L 320 billion, up 15% on 1994. Zignago“s glass business is represented by the operating companies Zignago Vetro and AIF (Attivit Industriali Friuli), which reported overall turnover of more than L 200 billion, up 50% on the previous year. Operating income rose 14.4% to L 63 billion after a 14% increase in production costs to L 256 billion. A L 5 billion extraordinary gain by AIF allowed the group to cover net financial charges of L 1.2 billion and post pre-tax profits of L 67.8 billion, up 22%. Net profits rose by 20% to L 38 billion, while the group“s own funds went up by 23% to L 167 billion and cash flow by 32% to L 66 billion. At lead company level, the holding reported net profits of L 9.7 billion compared with L 4.7 billion in 1994. The increase is largely attributable to dividend receipts of L 12 billion from subsidiaries Zignago Vetro and Zignago Tessile. The board is set to propose the distribution of a total of L 9.5 billion in dividends (+33%), which corresponds to L 400 per share (L300 in respect of the previous year).