Wintersteiger has reported declines in sales and profits for last year, though company officials feel that it could have done worse judging from the economic situation. They claim market share gains in all the three segments in which the company operates and indicate that it has obtained some big new orders lately. The revenues of the world’s leading supplier of ski maintenance equipment declined by 11.4 percent to €81.8 million, including a drop in the sports division to €43.5 million from €44.3 million the year before. The group’s operating profit fell by 21.8 percent to €7.2 million.