	deutsche babcock sees higher profits deutsche babcock ag dbcg f expects profits to rise in the current financial year ending september although the ings level is still unsatisfactory managing board chairman helmut wiehn said he told a news conference that business during the year had weakened somewhat but was still generally positive sales during the first five months to february was billion marks pct down from the same period however he expected turnover for the year to be approximately unchanged from the previous year s billion marks when current orders from major projects are booked wiehn said incoming orders in the first five months to end february totalled billion marks compared with billion for the same period in they included a pct increase in domestic orders to billion marks orders in hand for the five months were pct higher at billion marks wiehn added that babcock was still aiming for a three pct yield on turnover in the year to september group profits totalled mln marks on sales of billion against the previous year s mln on billion marks parent company turnover was unchanged at mln marks wiehn said babcock s liquidity had clearly improved in the current business year with financial reserves in the first five months rising by mln marks to mln after increasing by mln marks to mln in he said pre tax ings per share for according to the dvfa method were marks from marks and ings after tax rose to marks from the company earlier said dividend will be unchanged at three marks for ordinary shares and marks for preference shares reuter 
