DGAP-News: MediClin AG: Increase in sales and improvement of results in the 2nd quarter of 2013


DGAP-News: MediClin AG / Key word(s): Half Year Results
MediClin AG: Increase in sales and improvement of results in the 2nd
quarter of 2013

31.07.2013 / 17:20

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Offenburg, July 31, 2013 - MEDICLIN Aktiengesellschaft (MediClin) has
achieved Group sales of EUR 257.4 mill. (1 HY 2012: EUR 254.1 mill.) in the
first six months of financial year 2013, thus being EUR 3.3 mill. or 1.3 %
above the value of the first half-year of 2012. Sales of the second quarter
2013 amounted to EUR 132.9 mill., which was EUR 4.2 mill. or 3.3 % above
previous year's value. The Group operating result of the first half-year of
2013 was EUR -3.6 mill. (1 HY 2012: EUR 1.9 mill.); in the second quarter
2013 a result of EUR 2.3 mill. was achieved (Q2 2012: EUR 2.7 mill.).

The two segments post-acute and acute as well as the business area nursing
care are reporting sales increase in the half-year and quarterly
comparison. In the post-acute segment sales was EUR 147.1 mill.
respectively EUR 76.4 mill. (1 HY 2012: EUR 145.5 mill.; Q2 2012: EUR 74.8
mill.). In the acute segment sales accounted for EUR 102.0 mill.
respectively EUR 52.4 mill. (1 HY 2012: EUR 100.6 mill.; Q2 2012: EUR 50.0
mill.). The business area nursing care contributed EUR 6.7 mill.
respectively EUR 3.4 mill. (1 HY 2012: EUR 6.4 mill.; Q2 2012: EUR 3.2
mill.) to total sales.

The half-year and quarterly comparison showed that the results of the
post-acute segment of EUR -2.5 mill. respectively EUR 1.7 mill. (1 HY 2013:
EUR 1.3 mill.; Q2 2012: EUR 3.0 mill.) were still below the previous years'
values. The result of the acute segment was EUR 3.1 mill. (1. HY 2012: EUR
3.9 mill.) for the first half-year of 2013, in which the result of the
second quarter of EUR 3.0 mill. (Q2 2012: EUR 1.5 mill.) was significantly
above the previous year's value due to a higher occupancy rate. In total
the result situation in the segments has improved compared to the first
quarter 2013. Especially higher personnel costs burdened the results of the
segment, mainly due to a higher number of staff and general wage increases.

In the first six months of 2013 about EUR 8.6 mill. (1. HY 2012: EUR 11.2
mill.) were invested in fixed assets (brutto). Another EUR 8.7 mill. (1. HY
2012: EUR 8.1 mill.) were spent for service and maintenance. As of June 30,
2013 cash and cash equivalents amounted to EUR 9.7 mill. (31.12.2012: EUR
22.9 mill.); the equity ratio was 48.5 % (31.12.2012: 49.1 %).

MediClin employed on average 6,371 employees, calculated on the basis of
full-time staff, in the first half-year of 2013, 193 employees more than on
average in the first half-year of 2012.

Outlook 

As regards to the business development of the current financial year, the
given outlook is being confirmed. The occupancy at the beginning of the
third quarter corresponds to the level of the previous year. The Management
Board continues to apply the restructuring measures, started mid-2012, in
order to align the clinics to the changing market conditions. MediClin will
invest in medical areas, which promise an increase in demand.

The interim report as of June 30, 2013 will be available in German and
English from August 14, 2013 under www.mediclin.de.


About MediClin AG (Ticker: MED; WKN: 659 510) 

MediClin AG is a nation-wide clinic operator and large provider of services
in the area of Psycho- and Neuro-sciences as well as Orthopaedic. With 34
clinics and 7 nursing care facilities and 11 Medizinische
Versorgungszentren (medical care units) in 11 federal states MediClin has a
total capacity of approximately 8,100 beds. MediClins' facilities include
acute care clinics, i.e., general hospitals, special treatment facilities,
specialised hospitals and clinics for post-acute treatment and medical
rehabilitation. MediClin has approximately 8,500 employees.
MediClin ─ a company of the Asklepios Group. 


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Language:    English                                               
Company:     MediClin AG                                           
             Okenstraße 27                                         
             77652 Offenburg                                       
             Germany                                               
Phone:       +49 (0)781 488-189                                    
Fax:         +49 (0)781 488-184                                    
E-mail:      alexandra.muehr@mediclin.de                           
Internet:    www.mediclin.de                                       
ISIN:        DE0006595101                                          
WKN:         659510                                                
Listed:      Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);      
             Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München,  
             Stuttgart                                             
 
 
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