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Philips’ Third Quarter Results 2007


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Comparable sales increased by 7% to EUR 6,524 million, driven by growth in the consumer businesses and in key emerging markets.
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EBITA grew to EUR 438 million, or 6.7% of sales, compared with EUR 71 million, or 1.1% of sales, in Q3 2006.
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Net income amounted to EUR 331 million; Q3 2006 net income included a gain of EUR 4,241 million, largely attributable to the sale of our Semiconductors division.



Gerard Kleisterlee,
President and CEO of Royal Philips Electronics:



“Q3 was another quarter of improved year-on-year performance for Philips. Sales increased by 7% while EBITA rose to EUR 438 million, taking our EBITA margin to 6.7% for the quarter. It’s particularly encouraging to see impressive growth in areas that have become, and will continue to be, increasingly important for our company, such as the key emerging markets of Latin America, China and India.



Results at Medical Systems, while still a strong contributor to group earnings, were adversely affected by the further contraction of the imaging systems market in North America, largely due to the impact of the US Budget Deficit Reduction Act. However, the performance of Medical Systems improved in all regions outside of the United States and in businesses such as Ultrasound & Monitoring and Customer Services within the US.



In Lighting, we continued to capitalize on our strong position in energy-efficient lighting solutions, and we will continue to grow our business in this area going forward. In our consumer businesses, we benefited from the recent introduction of a number of innovative and exciting new products, positioning our new Consumer Lifestyle sector for a winning start.



With our results improving quarter after quarter, I feel that Philips is well positioned to meet the objectives outlined in our recently communicated ‘Vision 2010’ strategic plan.”



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