nextevolution AG / Half Year Results 29.08.2008 Release of a Adhoc News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++ Increase in Revenues from 7,837 TEUR by 67.8 percent up to 13,148 TEUR as of June 30, 2008 +++ Positive EBITDA in the second Quarter 2008 in the amount of 27 TEUR +++ Positive operational development / Forecast confirmation Mainz, August 29, 2008: nextevolution AG (ISIN DE000A0JC0A2) closes the first six months with an increase in revenues of approximately 68 percent. The company raised its revenues from 7,837 TEUR by 5,311 TEUR up to 13,148 TEUR. The major part of the mid-term-revenues falls with 7,215 TEUR (previous year: 4,917 TEUR) on the second quarter of the business year and mirrors the saisonal trend of the business modell. In the second quarter, the company generated a positive EBITDA in the amount of 27 TEUR. From this follows an EBITDA for the first six months of -967 TEUR after -823 TEUR in the comparable period of the previous year. EBIT, for the first six months 2008, is in the amount of -1,730 after -1,118 in the comparable period of the previous year. The net profit after minority interests as of June 30, 2008, amounts -1,456 TEUR after -1,247 in the period of the previous year. This corresponds to an earnings per share of -1.35 Euro after -1.25 Euro as of June 30, 2007. The acquisition of new customers e.g. ProSieben/Sat1, Basler Versicherungen or Wincor Nixdorf improved the group´s market position and mirrors the scheduled course of the first six month. Further more, nextevolution improved its market position as Content Management and Web/Portal-Solutions-Proivder. In addition, the company realises existing cross-selling-potentials by being involved in new IT-projects from existing customers in other areas of applications. Further on, the company completed the segment Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions. In this segment, nextevolution AG so far focused on the topic networks and the efficient management of IT networks. The existing service portfolio for the area of 'Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions' was complemented at the beginning of May 2008 by the areas of 'Storage' and 'Server'. By integrating this area, nextevolution meets the approach of an integrated IT Service Provider, and will be able to consult and care for their customers even more comprehensively with respect to software and infrastructure solutions. In addition, the obtained solution competence complements the area of Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions in he main business field of 'Content Management Solutions' and therefore enables the group to fully and vertically penetrate the entire range of topics, from consulting and conception, proprietary application solutions via Content Management and Middleware platforms to the IT infrastructure and to be a one-stop shop. On the strength of the positive development of the EIS-Segment, the Management Board forecasts a positive contribution to the operating income in 2008 despite of start-up costs. Further on, the Management Board positioned the proprietary developed, complementary software-applications, based on standard software-platforms of the companies SAP and IBM/FileNet, in the market. Especially for the SAP-based product line, the companies Exxeta AG and itelligence AG were won as distribution partners. The general development of the nextevolution-group lets the Management Board cling to the forecast. The Management Board expects revenues in the amount of 36.5 to 38.0 million euro and an EBITDA of 2.9 to 3.2 million euro for the business year 2008. The mid-term report can be downloaded in the internet under www.nextevolution.de in the investor relations segment. Investor Relations Contact: GFEI mbH Hamburger Allee 26-28 60486 Frankfurt am Main Germany T: +49 / 69 / 743 037 00 F: +49 / 69 / 743 037 22 www.gfei.de nextevolution@gfei.de Corporate Contact: nextevolution AG Robert-Koch-Straße 41 55129 Mainz Germany T: +49 / 61 31 / 914 200 F: +49 / 61 31 / 914 222 www.nextevolution.de unternehmensinformation@nextevolution.de nextevolution AG is an IT-service provider with the focus on content management and web/portal based business solutions. Moreover, the company develops proprietary, complementary software-application, that run on the popular standard-software-platforms SAP NetWeaver / Records Management and IBM/FileNet P8. The software is being placed in the market within projects and distribution partners. nextevolution complementd the center of activities content management by the segment enterprise infrastructure solutions and is able to consult and care for their customers even more comprehensively with respect to software and infrastructure solutions. In addition, the obtained solution competence complements the area of Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions in he main business field of 'Content Management Solutions' and therefore enables the group to fully and vertically penetrate the entire range of topics, from consulting and conception, proprietary application solutions via Content Management and Middleware platforms to the IT infrastructure and to be a one-stop shop. By the interlinked business activities, nextevolution is able to appear as a one-stop-shop and realize cross-selling-potentials. Nextevolutions customer base covers companies from industry, commerce, financial services, telecommunications, real estate industry as well as the public sector. nextevolution provides seven locations in germany and one sales office in Vienna (Austria). nextevolution had its stock exchance debut in March 2006 in the Entry Standard. The company swaps to Prime Standard in May 2007. Contact: nextevolution AG Robert Koch-Straße 41 55129 Mainz T: +49 6131 914 200 F: +49 6131 914 222 unternehmensinformation@nextevolution.de www.nextevolution.de DGAP 29.08.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: nextevolution AG Robert-Koch-Straße 41 55129 Mainz Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)61 31 / 914 202 Fax: +49 (0)61 31 / 914 222 E-mail: unternehmensinformation@nextevolution.de Internet: www.nextevolution.de ISIN: DE000A0JC0A2 WKN: A0JC0A Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Düsseldorf End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: nextevolution AG releases mid-term report 2008
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