CFO Felix Strohbichler: The reason for the profit warning at Palfinger, "There is a shortage of skilled workers!"

On December 14, 2017, there was a profit warning. The reason is quite simple: full record order books and but the difficulty to find specialized employees. 2017 brought sales to a new record: nearly 1.5 billion. The consolidated result fell to 52.5 million (2017) after 61.2 million (2016). The dividend will be reduced. Palfinger wants to tap into new business areas with digitalization. For example with ...