Getinge Interim Report January-June 2021: Strong recovery in products for surgery
“In total, sales increased by 3.6% organically compared with the second quarter 2020, and the order intake declined by 6.1% organically compared with 2020 when we received very large orders of advanced ICU ventilators”, says Mattias Perjos, President & CEO. “Cash flow remained strong and net debt in relation to EBITDA improved further”.The second quarter was characterized by a rapidly growing need for cardiovascular surgery products in North America and acute needs for advanced ICU ventilators in India to treat COVID-19 patients. In addition, the high delivery rate of Getinge’s world-