According to the latest IABM Industry Index, sales in the broadcast technology market have increased by 11.9% year on year.
IABM CEO Roger Stanwell commented: “This has been another strong period for market growth, but a slight decline from the peak we saw in Autumn 2007. We are however pleased to see that the sector is still buoyant despite the current financial climate.’
Operating profit to sales for the market as a whole is now 12.6%, the highest figure since the Index tracking began in 2006. The return for European companies continues to be much higher at over 16% than the 9% achieved by those in North America.
The IABM Industry Indices track year-on-year change in overall sales and profitability for the global broadcast manufacturing and media technology sector worldwide by examining the latest reported financial data
| No of companies included | 71 |
| Year on year sales growth (aggregate, total market) | 12% |
| Year on year sales growth (mean) | 19% |
| % of companies in profit now and 12 months ago | 63% |
| % of companies in profit now but loss making 12 months ago | 16% |
| % of companies loss making now and 12 months ago | 13% |
| % of companies loss making now but in profit 12 months ago | 9% |
| Year on year profit growth (aggregate, total market) | 17% |
| Operating profit to sales (aggregate total), latest year | 13% |
The IABM is the international trade association that represents suppliers of products and services to the broadcasting and media technology industries.
