Diebold posted 3Q/11 net income from continuing operations attributable to Diebold of $41.8 million, down from $44.1 million in the year ago period, while revenue was $709.3 million, also down from the year ago period by 5.2% and includes a net positive currency impact of approximately 3%. Growth in North America and Asia Pacific was more than offset by revenue declines in EMEA and in Latin America, where Brazil realized $36.4 million less election systems revenue in the third quarter of 2011, compared with the third quarter 2010. Meanwhile, Total gross margin for the third quarter 2011 was 27.4%, an increase of 1.5 percentage points from the third quarter of 2010, due to more favorable customer and geographic mix.
