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ANNUAL REPORT 2014
AN OVERVIEW OF THE FISCAL YEAR
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THE SENNHEISER GROUP’S SALES INCREASED BY 7.5 PERCENT IN 2014 TO €634.8 MILLION.
MORE THAN HALF OF THIS SUM, €349.2 MILLION, WAS GENERATED IN THE EMEA REGION.
SENNHEISER ACHIEVED ANOTHER €153.0 MILLION IN SALES IN THE AMERICAS REGION,
AND €132.6 MILLION IN THE APAC REGION.
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THE APAC REGION IN PARTICULAR CONTRIBUTED TO THIS POSITIVE RESULT, WITH A SALES
GROWTH RATE OF 30.9 PERCENT. THE EMEA AND AMERICAS REGIONS ALSO RECORDED
STABLE GROWTH.
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THE CONSUMER AND PROFESSIONAL SYSTEMS DIVISIONS PRODUCED A NEARLY EQUAL
SHARE OF THE TOTAL REVENUE WITH €322.0 MILLION AND €312.8 MILLION RESPECTIVELY.
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THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ROSE BY 2.3 PERCENT TO 2,600 WORLDWIDE.
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IN FISCAL YEAR 2014, INVESTMENTS IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ROSE BY 6.4 PERCENT
COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR. 338 EMPLOYEES WERE EMPLOYED IN THIS UNIT
(PREVIOUS YEAR: 323).
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THE LAUNCH OF SENNHEISER STREAMING TECHNOLOGIES GMBH EXPANDED THE
SENNHEISER GROUP’S CORE BUSINESS WITH A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR DEVELOPING
INNOVATIVE STREAMING SOLUTIONS.
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THE INNOVATION CAMPUS WAS BUILT AT THE COMPANY’S HEADQUARTERS IN WEDEMARK
AND OPENED ITS DOORS IN EARLY 2015. THE COMPANY’S “OHRWÜRMCHEN” DAY CARE
CENTER ALSO OPENED AT ITS HEADQUARTERS IN 2014.
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