HAEMATO AG (ISIN: DE000289VV1), has continued its growth course in the first months of 2021. Due to a strong core business, consolidated sales (IFRS) increased by 22% to EUR 73.9 million in the first quarter of 2021. The specialist in drugs for the treatment of chronic diseases and for individual therapies increased earnings disproportionately at all levels. The result from ordinary activities (EBITDA) rose by 196 % to EUR 2,823 thousand (previous year: EUR 954 thousand) and the operating result (EBIT) by 350 % to EUR 2,428 thousand. Thus, after the first three months of the current year, EBIT already exceeds the figure for 2020 as a whole. One reason for the increase in earnings is the improvement in the gross margin, which has increased from 7.2 % (previous year) to 9.8 % in the first quarter of 2021.