Construction equipment manufacturer JCB has warned that many of its markets are softening, despite announcing strong annual results in a year when its share of the global market rose to an all-time high of 18%.
The Staffordshire-based firm revealed sales of £4.1bn in 2018, up 22% on the year before. Machine sales increased to 96,246, while earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose by 31% to £447m.
JCB chief executive Graeme Macdonald said: “2018 was a very strong year for JCB during which the global construction equipment market grew by 18% to an all-time high of one million machines. JCB outpaced this growth by increasing its sales revenue by 22% last year, which was a very significant achievement. However, this growth has now stalled, with many markets softening this year, particularly the Middle East, Turkey, Latin America and India. We continue to make strategic investments in new product development and new manufacturing capacity to ensure JCB is ready to capitalise on future long-term growth opportunities.”
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