Sales increased year-on-year from € 195.1 million to € 292.6 million. The operating result improved from € –12.5 million in the previous year to € 3.4 million. There was a considerable improvement in orders on hand during the period, increasing from € 561.2 million as of 30 September 2005 to € 776.9 million on 30 September 2006. This is the highest number of orders since REpower Systems AG was founded. In light of the high number of orders, REpower raises its revenue target for fiscal year 2008 from € 800 million to € 850 million.