Sartorius Aktiengesellschaft reported earnings results for the full year 2018. For the period, the company reported sales revenue of EUR 1,566.0 million as compared to EUR 1,404.6 million for the same period last year. Net profit for the period was EUR 175.6 million as compared to EUR 144.0 million for the same period last year. Earnings per preference share was EUR 2.57 as compared to EUR 2.11 for the same period last year. Earnings per ordinary share was EUR 2.56 as compared to EUR 2.10 for the same period last year.

The company expects to grow profitably in 2019 as well. Consolidated sales revenue is thus projected to grow by about 7% to 11%. This forecast considers the changes to the sales alliance with the Lonza group in the area of cell culture media. Without these changes, sales growth would probably be some 2% points higher.