Maxim ended the first financial quarter of 2010 with total sales of 449.2 million US$ and a net profit of 42.0 million US$. Total sales fell by 10% compared with the same period of the previous year. Profit fell by 38%. However, the financial position appears positive compared with the previous three-month period. In the fourth quarter of 2009 total sales of 394.5 million US$ were reported. The net plus was 8.1 million US$.