Wirecard AG / Half Year Results/Quarter Results 20.08.2008 Release of a Adhoc News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grasbrunn near Munich, August 20, 2008; in the second quarter and first half of 2008, Wirecard AG once again succeeded in recording a sustained level of growth in its operations. Consolidated sales revenues were up by 59 percent in the second quarter of 2008, from EUR 29.9 million to EUR 47.4 million. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) improved by 67 percent on the previous-year quarter, from 7.3 million to 12.2 million euros. In the first six months of the financial year, Group sales revenues were up by 56 percent year-on-year, to 88.3 million euros, with earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) increasing by 67 percent, to 22.2 million euros. The EBIT margin in the period under review amounted to 25.1 percent, up from 23.5 percent recorded a year earlier. The Board of Management of Wirecard AG expects the positive trend in operations to continue in the second half of the year. As a result, the Board of Management has decided to raise its EBIT forecast from more than 45 percent to a range of 45 to 60 percent for fiscal 2008. The full report is available in PDF format for download with immediate effect from our website http://ir.wirecard.com under the heading 'Financial reports'. Inquiries: Wirecard AG Bretonischer Ring 4 D-85630 Grasbrunn, Germany Investor Relations Iris Stöckl Tel.: +49 (0)89-4424-0424 E-mail: iris.stoeckl@wirecard.com http://www.wirecard.com ISIN DE0007472060 DGAP 20.08.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Wirecard AG Bretonischer Ring 4 85630 Grasbrunn b. München Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)89-4424 0400 Fax: +49 (0)89-4424 0500 E-mail: ir@wirecard.com Internet: www.wirecard.com ISIN: DE0007472060 WKN: 747206 Indices: TecDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: Wirecard AG: Report on 2nd quarter/ 1st half of 2008: sustained growth Wirecard raises EBIT forecast
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