In 2011 Essilor realized an increase of sales of 7,3% to almost 4,2 billion euro. Net profit rose from 618,5 million euro in 2010 to 683,1 million euro in 2011. Profit per share rose with 10,7% to 2,44 euro. The strategy of purchases contributes some to this fast growth with as most remarkable transactions last year the purchase of Stylemark (after Safilo purchased Polaroid) and the integration of Shamir Optical. According to the press release with these figures in 2011 Essilor introduced 235 new products. For this year the company expects an increase of net profit with 6 to 9%.
