German photovoltaic (PV) inverter maker SMA Solar Technology AG (<a href="https://www.boerse-frankfurt.de/equity/sma-solar-technology-ag" target="_blank">ETR:S92</a>) on Thursday said it made net profit of EUR 180.4 million (USD 192.5m) in the first nine months of 2023, a surge from EUR 11 million in the same period of 2022 as its “dynamic growth course” continued in the third quarter of the year.