Centrosolar suffers Q1 slump on havoc in key PV markets

Germany’s Centrosolar suffered a sharp drop in first-quarter earnings after its record-breaking 2010 results, blaming the dip on distorted market conditions in several key European nations.

Centrosolar, which builds plug-and-play rooftop PV systems in addition to operating several glass factories, pocketed a quarterly operating profit of just €300,000 ($429,000) – compared to €8.2m last year. Revenues slid to €71m from €85m.

The Munich-listed company blamed its disappointing performance on unusual and “starkly contrasting” market conditions, in which sharp subsidy cuts in Germany led to softer overall demand even as the race to install systems in Italy led to higher raw-material costs.

Centrosolar – which still relies on Germany for nearly 30% of its revenue and must go…

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