Leica had record sales and increased revenue (by 12%) for the 2015/2016 fiscal year:
The revenues for the fiscal year 2015/16 (until the end of March) to the previous year by twelve percent to 365 million euros, said Oliver Kaltner, CEO of Leica Camera AG.
The profitability of the producer of cameras and lenses has grown. Kaltern: “We have a two-digit EBIT margin from the same time we invest eleven percent of our turnover in research and development.” (Google translation; source)
In a related interview with Handelsblatt, Leica’s executives already talk openly about the upcoming Huawei P9 smartphone that will feature a Leica lens system.
