The company said its order book dropped to 1.94 billion euros ($2.67 billion) at the end of December from 2.02 billion euros at the start of 2010, but that it had received some major orders already this year.
CFE, 47 percent owned by France's Vinci , said it was aiming to produce earnings at least at the level of last year.
The company said its operating profit rose by 12 percent to 99.1 million euros, broadly in line with the Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S average forecast of 100.5 million euros.
CFE said revenue of its dredging joint venture DEME, which it shares with Belgian holding company Ackermans & van Haaren , grew by 28 percent, helped by construction of 0wind farms and the London Gateway container terminal in Britain.
CFE, a group of construction companies, said it planned to pay a gross dividend of 1.25 euros per share, compared with 1.2 euros in 2009. (Reuters)
