HEIDELBERG , GERMANY—  Heidelberg increases operating profitability in third quarter – high order backlog provides strong starting point for coming financial year. Highlights include : Incoming orders after nine months up by a third to $2,738 million CDN, with Q3 figure of $932 million CDN 16 percent higher than in previous year. Order backlog of $1,379 million  CDN above pre-pandemic level. Sales after three quarters increase by 21 percent to $2,269 CDN  million and Q3 level 20 percent higher than in previous year at $844 million CDN . Net financial debt almost completely eliminated. Sales forecast for financial year 2021/2022 specified to at least $3 billion CDN and EBITDA margin of between 7 and 7.5 percent confirmed. Overall, we are well positioned for the future. Moreover, the healthy order backlog creates a sound basis as we look toward the start of financial year 2022/2023,” comments Rainer Hundsdörfer, CEO of Heidelberg.