Plaut Aktiengesellschaft / Quarter Results 30.04.2008 Release of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vienna April 30, 2008. Plaut Aktiengesellschaft, which is listed on the General Standard segment of Frankfurt Stock Exchange (PUT2; ISIN: AT0000A02Z18; securities identification number: A0LCDP) is hereby providing notification of its consolidated results for the 1st quarter of fiscal 2008. Following a highly successful 4th quarter of 2007, the Plaut Consulting Group was able to increase sales further to 6.4 million Euro in the first quarter of 2008, a rise of around 5% year-on-year. EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) in the first quarter of 2008 are some 0.3 million Euro, giving an EBIT margin of 5%. Very good order books. Plaut had an above-average level of new orders. At March 31, 2008 order books currently total 13,000 days or capacity utilization for around 7 months. Crucial factors in this were sales successes at a number of well-known companies such as Nordmilch AG, Hirschvogel Umformtechnik GmbH, Triumph International AG, Mainova AG, Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, DMB Rechtsschutz Versicherungs AG, Bernecker & Rainer Industrie-Elektronik GmbH, Agrana Beteiligungs AG, Rauch Fruchtsaefte GmbH, Asirom Asigurarea Romaneasca S.A., Compensa TU S.A und der Lorenz Bahlsen Snack World Sp. z o.o.. The related projects comprise our main competencies in the areas of internal accounting, controlling, IFRS implementation, validity, process optimization, business intelligence as well as the implementation of IT applications and solutions for IT governance. International focus is an important success factor. In the 1st quarter of 2008, the company pushed ahead with its internationalization and so stuck unswervingly to the objectives of its strategy. Since the beginning of 2008, the Plaut Consulting Group is now represented with 10 companies in a total of 6 countries along with the recently founded acctus Consulting Polska and B&a Insurance Consulting s.r.o. . Plaut has numerous network partners worldwide and is regarded on the market as a very aspiring and innovative company. About Plaut The Plaut Consultancy was founded by Hans-Georg Plaut in 1946 in Hanover. On the basis of his methods for marginal costing and contribution margin accounting, as well as of controlling and substantiated cost management, the consulting group Plaut has been setting standards for modern corporate management for now 60 years. Today Plaut is focussed on the management consulting for business planning and controlling and offers its customers a comprehensive portfolio of Business Consulting and SAP Consulting and IT-Services. Plaut is operating in Germany and Switzerland and via acctus Consulting in Austria as well in the CEE countries Romania,. the Czech Republic and Poland. On the strength of more than 1,000 successfully completed SAP projects Plaut is recognised for over 20 years as one of the most experienced SAP partners. Plaut Aktiengesellschaft, Vienna, has been listed in the General Standard segment of the german Frankfurt Stock Exchange (PUT2; SCN A0LCDP; ISIN AT0000A02Z18). > www.plaut.de Pressekontakt: [PM-0805, 2.145 Cws] Plaut Aktiengesellschaft Manager Communications,IR & Marketing Heinz-Peter Schneider Engelsberggasse 4 A-1030 Wien Phone: +49 (89) 96 280 -126 Fax: +49 (89) 96 280 - 339 heinz.schneider@plaut.de www.plaut.de DGAP 30.04.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Plaut Aktiengesellschaft Engelsberggasse 4 A-1030 Wien Österreich Phone: +43 1 2300012 Fax: +43 1 2289569 E-mail: ir@plaut.com Internet: www.plaut.com ISIN: AT0000A02Z18 WKN: A0LCDP Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-News: Plaut Aktiengesellschaft: Sales grown again in the 1st quarter of 2008
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