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SEZ Wins Top Growth Rating from Swiss Business Newspaper ‘Cash’
SEZ has been growing at a rapid and sustainable pace over the last five years. In fact, Swiss business newspaper, Cash, recently rated SEZ as the winner for generating the top growth rate for companies listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange. In this study, top companies on the Swiss Exchange were evaluated and ranked based on their profitability and growth over a significant period of time, and who have also created new employment opportunities. The assessment was based on four criteria: growth in sales, growth in profit, increase in number of employees, as well as improvement of operating profit per employee. Among the 196 companies evaluated in this study, SEZ was one of five to achieve the standing of ‘Excellent.’ These outstanding results are once again evidence of SEZ’s ability to work in a cyclical industry, and still grow continuously and profitably over time.
Determining the ranking was Swiss KK Research, which specializes in portfolio management and independent corporate evaluation.
Upcoming financial dates
12 July 2005 Press release on preliminary sales and order intake for first half-year 2005
17 August 2005 Press release and conference call with final results for first half-year 2005
About SEZ Group
The SEZ Group is the leading provider of single-wafer, wet-clean processing solutions for the global semiconductor industry, with an installed base of over 850 tools. The company maintains operations in Europe, Asia-Pacific, Japan and North America. Since 1996, registered shares of SEZ Holding Ltd. have been traded on the SWX Swiss Exchange under the symbol SEZN. Additional information about the company is available on the Internet at www.sez.com.
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