Osram recorded a significant year-on-year earnings increase in the second quarter of its fiscal year 2014. While revenue on a comparable basis – meaning excluding portfolio and currency effects – rose 1% to almost €1.3 billion despite a continued decline of the traditional business, EBITA excluding special items increased by 17% to €116 million. This translates into an adjusted margin of 9.1%. The development was mainly supported by the opto semiconductor and specialty lighting businesses. In...