technotrans AG / Key word(s): Half Year Results/Quarter Results
07.08.2012 07:28
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Business for the technotrans Group was very quiet in the first half of
2012, as expected. Revenue of EUR 42.0 million was generated in the first
six months, compared with EUR 48.3 million in the corresponding prior-year
period. With a revenue share amounting to EUR 21.6 million, the second
quarter of 2012 showed an improvement on the first quarter (EUR 20.4
million) but was still 10.8 percent down on the revenue total for the
second quarter of the previous year (EUR 24.2 million). As in the first
quarter, the decline was attributable to the fortunes of the printing
industry.
The fall in revenue is also reflected in earnings. The EBIT margin fell
from 5.6 percent in the previous year to 4.3 percent in the first six
months of the current financial year. EBIT (earnings before interest and
taxes) consequently reached EUR 1.8 million, compared with EUR 2.7 million
in the prior-year period. EBIT for the second quarter was again EUR 0.9
million, representing a margin of 4.2 percent (previous year 6.0 percent).
As in the first quarter of 2012, the net income for the period in the
second quarter was EUR 0.5 million, bringing the total for the first half
to EUR 1.0 million. This corresponds to overall earnings per share
outstanding of EUR 0.16.
After a cautious start, management expects business now to pick up again
and to lay the foundations for a slightly stronger second half. The
original plan envisaging revenue in the region of EUR 90 to 95 million for
2012 with a target corridor of an EBIT margin of 5 to 6 percent for this
financial year is being confirmed.
The full Interim Report 1-6/2012 can be downloaded from the internet on
www.technotrans.com, under Investor Relations - Reports.
Contact: technotrans AG, Investor Relations, Thessa Roderig, Phone +49
(0)2583-301-1887, mail thessa.roderig@technotrans.de
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Language: English
Company: technotrans AG
Robert-Linnemann-Str. 17
48336 Sassenberg
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)2583 - 301 - 1000
Fax: +49 (0)2583 - 301 - 1030
E-mail: info@technotrans.de
Internet: http://www.technotrans.de
ISIN: DE000A0XYGA7
WKN: A0XYGA
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart
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