technotrans AG / Key word(s): Half Year Results/Quarter Results 07.08.2012 07:28 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 07.08.2012 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: technotrans AG: Figures for Q2 and HY 2012
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