NORMA Group SE announced unaudited consolidated sales results for the financial year 2017. For the year, sales were approximately EUR 1,017 million. This represents an increase of approximately 13.7 %. This includes organic growth of approximately 8.5 %. The higher organic growth compared to the adjusted sales forecast in July 2017 (forecast: organic sales growth of around 4 % to 7 % plus EUR 55 million from acquisitions) resulted mainly from further increased growth in the region Americas.

Furthermore, the company expects an adjusted EBITA margin (adjusted earnings before interest, taxes and amortization of intangible assets) for financial year 2017 of slightly above 17 %. Due to higher raw material prices compared to the previous year, the adjusted EBITA margin will be lower than in the previous year (2016: 17.6%, guidance 2017: "sustainable at the same level as in previous years of more than 17.0%").