Leifheit AG: Markengeschäft wächst dank AuslandsnachfrageDGAP-News: Leifheit AG / Schlagwort(e):Zwischenbericht/QuartalsergebnisLeifheit AG: Markengeschäft wächst dank Auslandsnachfrage08.11.2012 / 08:37———————————————————————Leifheit AG: Markengeschäft wächst dank Auslandsnachfrage – Konzern-Umsatz nach neun Monaten bei 164,0 Mio EUR – EBIT im Vorjahresvergleich um 9,4 Prozent verbessert – Deutliches operatives Ergebniswachstum für 2012 geplantDer Zwischenbericht der Leifheit AG zum 30. September 2012 zeigt einezweigeteilte Geschäftsentwicklung in den beiden UnternehmenssegmentenMarkengeschäft und Volumengeschäft. Während im Markengeschäft einplanmäßiges Wachstum erzielt werden konnte, blieb der Umsatz immargenschwächeren Volumengeschäft hinter dem Vorjahreswert zurück.Insgesamt belief sich der Konzernumsatz der Leifheit AG nach neunMonaten auf 164,0 Mio EUR und lag damit um 0,5 Prozent unter dem Wert desVorjahres von 164,8 Mio EUR. Beim operativen Ergebnis (EBIT) erzielteLeifheit hingegen eine Steigerung von 9,4 Prozent auf 7,7 Mio EUR. DasPeriodenergebnis ging aufgrund von Steuereffekten von 6,0 Mio EUR auf 5,2Mio EUR zurück.’Die Umsatzentwicklung der ersten neun Monate zeigt noch die Nachwirkungendes schwachen ersten Halbjahres, das von der andauernd schwierigenAbsatzsituation in den südeuropäischen Staaten und dem schwachenProjektgeschäft in den USA belastet war. Das dritte Quartal zeigte sichzwar freundlicher, konnte dies aber nicht kompensieren’, so Georg Thaller,Vorstandsvorsitzender der Leifheit AG. Das dritte Quartal lieferte fürLeifheit einen Umsatz auf Vorjahresniveau von 53,5 Mio EUR.Ausland ist Wachstumstreiber im MarkengeschäftTrotz großer regionaler Unterschiede waren die ausländischen Absatzmärkteder maßgebliche Wachstumstreiber im Markengeschäft. Sehr erfreulichentwickelten sich die Regionen Osteuropa und Asien. In Zentraleuropalieferten Frankreich, die Niederlande und die Schweiz gute Wachstumsraten.Demgegenüber belastete die Konsumzurückhaltung der Verbraucher im SüdenEuropas das Geschäft.Der Heimatmarkt Deutschland entwickelte sich im Vorjahresvergleichebenfalls leicht rückläufig. Insgesamt erzielte Leifheit im Markengeschäftvon Januar bis September 2012 mit einem Umsatz von 132,0 Mio EUR einsolides Plus von 2,1 Prozent.Das Volumengeschäft, in dem Leifheit Umsätze in erster Linie in Frankreichund den USA erzielt, zeigte sich in beiden Ländern wie auch in Deutschlandschwächer als im Vorjahr. Der Bericht für die ersten neun Monate desaktuellen Geschäftsjahres weist daher einen Umsatzrückgang imVolumengeschäft von 10,1 Prozent auf 32,0 Mio EUR aus. Der Anteil amGesamtumsatz sank entsprechend auf 19,5 Prozent.Leifheit erwartet deutliches Ergebniswachstum für 2012’Aufgrund der anhaltend unsicheren Entwicklung in Südeuropa haben wirunseren regionalen Fokus innerhalb der Unternehmensstrategie angepasst undrichten uns verstärkt auf Osteuropa sowie ausgewählte Märkte Asiens aus.Zudem sehen wir im E-Commerce deutliche Wachstumspotenziale für uns’,erläutert Thaller.Für das Gesamtjahr 2012 rechnet Leifheit auf Konzernebene mit einerleichten Umsatzsteigerung gegenüber dem Vorjahr. Das Markengeschäft bildetmit solidem Wachstum und stabilen Margen die Grundlage für dieseEntwicklung. Die Umsatzprognose setzt voraus, dass sich die geschäftlichenRahmenbedingungen und die Entwicklungen in den Hauptabsatzmärkten imvierten Quartal nicht wesentlich verschlechtern.Das Unternehmen rechnet zudem weiterhin mit einer überproportionalenoperativen Ergebnissteigerung im Geschäftsjahr 2012 von mindestens 10Prozent, bezogen auf das bereinigte EBIT.Über LeifheitDie 1959 gegründete Leifheit AG ist einer der führenden europäischenMarkenanbieter von Haushaltsartikeln. Das Unternehmen steht für hochwertigeinnovative Produkte mit hohem Gebrauchsnutzen und wegweisendem Design inden Bereichen Reinigen, Wäschepflege, Küche und Wellbeing. Leifheit, Dr.Oetker Backgeräte und Soehnle zählen zu den bekanntesten MarkenDeutschlands. Außer im Markengeschäft ist die Leifheit AG über ihrefranzösischen Tochtergesellschaften Birambeau und Herby imserviceorientierten Volumengeschäft tätig. Der Leifheit-Konzern mit seineninternationalen Niederlassungen beschäftigt rund 1.000 Mitarbeiter.Zusätzliche Informationen finden Sie im Quartalsfinanzbericht zum 30.September 2012 und unterhttp://www.leifheit.de/de/investor-relations/publikationen/finanzberichte.html.Kontakt:Leifheit AGD-56377 +49 2604 977218Ende der Corporate News———————————————————————08.11.2012 Veröffentlichung einer Corporate News/Finanznachricht,übermittelt durch die DGAP – ein Unternehmen der EquityStory AG.Für den Inhalt der Mitteilung ist der Emittent / Herausgeberverantwortlich.Die DGAP Distributionsservices umfassen gesetzliche Meldepflichten,Corporate News/Finanznachrichten und Pressemitteilungen.Medienarchiv unter http://www.dgap-medientreff.de undhttp://www.dgap.de———————————————————————Sprache: Deutsch Unternehmen: Leifheit AG Leifheitstraße 56377 Nassau Deutschland Telefon: 02604 977-0 Fax: 02604 977-340 E-Mail: Internet: www.leifheit.com ISIN: DE0006464506 WKN: 646450 Börsen: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart Ende der Mitteilung DGAP News-Service ——————————————————————— 192155 08.11.2012Weitere Informationen: www.dpa-AFX.de
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www.leifheit-group.com
July 2, 2025
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We firmly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to anyone, and are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience,
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To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level.
These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible
to all people: blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.
This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific
disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.
Additionally, the website utilizes an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application remediates the website’s HTML,
adapts Its functionality and behavior for screen-readers used by the blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.
If you’ve found a malfunction or have ideas for improvement, we’ll be happy to hear from you. You can reach out to the website’s operators by using the following email
Screen-reader and keyboard navigation
Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various different behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with
screen-readers are able to read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive
a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements,
alongside console screenshots of code examples:
Screen-reader optimization: we run a background process that learns the website’s components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website.
In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels;
descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups),
and others. Additionally, the background process scans all the website’s images and provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag
for images that are not described. It will also extract texts that are embedded within the image, using an OCR (optical character recognition) technology.
To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn the Screen-reader mode on
as soon as they enter the website.
These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML, and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally, keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus, available at any time by clicking Alt+1, or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and not allow the focus drift outside it.
Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
Disability profiles supported in our website
Epilepsy Safe Mode: this profile enables people with epilepsy to use the website safely by eliminating the risk of seizures that result from flashing or blinking animations and risky color combinations.
Visually Impaired Mode: this mode adjusts the website for the convenience of users with visual impairments such as Degrading Eyesight, Tunnel Vision, Cataract, Glaucoma, and others.
Cognitive Disability Mode: this mode provides different assistive options to help users with cognitive impairments such as Dyslexia, Autism, CVA, and others, to focus on the essential elements of the website more easily.
ADHD Friendly Mode: this mode helps users with ADHD and Neurodevelopmental disorders to read, browse, and focus on the main website elements more easily while significantly reducing distractions.
Blindness Mode: this mode configures the website to be compatible with screen-readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack. A screen-reader is software for blind users that is installed on a computer and smartphone, and websites must be compatible with it.
Keyboard Navigation Profile (Motor-Impaired): this profile enables motor-impaired persons to operate the website using the keyboard Tab, Shift+Tab, and the Enter keys. Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
Additional UI, design, and readability adjustments
Font adjustments – users, can increase and decrease its size, change its family (type), adjust the spacing, alignment, line height, and more.
Color adjustments – users can select various color contrast profiles such as light, dark, inverted, and monochrome. Additionally, users can swap color schemes of titles, texts, and backgrounds, with over seven different coloring options.
Animations – person with epilepsy can stop all running animations with the click of a button. Animations controlled by the interface include videos, GIFs, and CSS flashing transitions.
Content highlighting – users can choose to emphasize important elements such as links and titles. They can also choose to highlight focused or hovered elements only.
Audio muting – users with hearing devices may experience headaches or other issues due to automatic audio playing. This option lets users mute the entire website instantly.
Cognitive disorders – we utilize a search engine that is linked to Wikipedia and Wiktionary, allowing people with cognitive disorders to decipher meanings of phrases, initials, slang, and others.
Additional functions – we provide users the option to change cursor color and size, use a printing mode, enable a virtual keyboard, and many other functions.
Browser and assistive technology compatibility
We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers).
Notes, comments, and feedback
Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs. There may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to