Süss MicroTec AG / Half Year Results 12.08.2008 Release of a Adhoc News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUSS MicroTec AG: High Order Entry Again in the Second Quarter - High Order Entry of EUR 42.6 Million Again in the Second Quarter - Sales in Second Quarter Total EUR 34.4 Million - Order Backlog at EUR 92.2 Million at the Half-year Munich, Germany, August 12, 2008. SUSS MicroTec AG (business address: Schleissheimer Strasse 90, 85748 Garching; ISIN: DE0007226706), which is listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, was able to achieve order entry of EUR 42.6 million (Q2 2007: EUR 37.5 million) in the second quarter of the current 2008 fiscal year. It was thus able to sustain the momentum of the very favorable order entry growth of the two previous quarters. However, the trend in Group sales was not entirely satisfactory, as they remained below the corresponding amount from the previous year (EUR 37.0 million) at EUR 34.4 million. In this context, the order backlog as of June 30, 2008 rose by 42.3 percent to EUR 92.2 million (June 30, 2007: EUR 64.8 million). The outlook for the first half-year shows a similarly mixed picture: while sales of EUR 69.7 million in the first six months of 2008 fell short of the amount generated in the same period of the previous year (H1 2007: EUR 76.4 million), our most important forward-looking indicator order entry of EUR 86.5 million exceeded the previous years result (H1 2007: EUR 64.2 million) by 34.7 percent. Once again, the Lithography division accounted for a substantial share of order growth in the first half of the year. There was intensified demand for the Lithography divisions Mask Aligner and Coater product lines, particularly for advanced packaging and, in the second quarter, MEMS applications. Gross profit in the first half of the year declined from EUR 34.0 million in 2007 to EUR 27.0 million in 2008, or by 20.6 percent. Reasons for this included lower sales, a less favorable product mix, and the weak US dollar, which together led to lower margins. Against this backdrop, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) declined from EUR 6.1 million in the first half of 2007 to EUR 0.5 million in the same period of 2008. Earnings after taxes (EAT) declined in six-month comparison from EUR 5.5 million to EUR 0.3 million. Cash flow from operating activities rose in the first half of the year from EUR 0.0 million in 2007 to EUR 1.0 million in 2008. However, the cash flow from operating activities was not sufficient to cover investments in the first half of 2008. Investments in tangible and intangible assets totaled EUR 1.3 million (H1 2007: EUR 0.9 million) and EUR 5.1 million (H1 2007: EUR 3.2 million), respectively. The latter included not only expenditures, also made in the previous year, for the Groups development projects, but also additional investments in the new SAP ERP system. Free cash flow excluding acquisitions of securities worth EUR 7.5 million (H1 2007: EUR 0.0 million) totaled EUR -3.9 million in the first half of the year (H1 2007: EUR -4.1 million). In addition to securities available for sale worth EUR 7.5 million, SUSS MicroTec Group has cash and cash equivalents of EUR 9.9 million (H1 2007: EUR 15.9 million) at its disposal. The 2008 interim report is available for download at www.suss.com. End of the ad hoc disclosure Contact: SÜSS MicroTec AG Investor Relations/PR Julia Hartmann Tel.: +49 (0)89 32007-161, Email: julia.hartmann@suss.com DGAP 12.08.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Süss MicroTec AG Schleissheimer Strasse 90 85748 Garching b. München Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)89 32007-161 Fax: +49 (0)89 32007-336 E-mail: ir@suss.com Internet: www.suss.com ISIN: DE0007226706 WKN: 722670 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: Süss MicroTec AG: High Order Entry Again in the Second Quarter
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