DGAP-Adhoc: CANCOM SE: Significant increase in sales and profits in the first quarter of 2014


CANCOM SE  / Key word(s): Preliminary Results/Quarter Results

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CANCOM SE: Significant increase in sales and profits in the first quarter
of 2014

Munich, Germany, 5 May 2014 - The CANCOM Group achieved an increase in
sales and profits compared to the previous year, according to preliminary
figures for the first quarter of 2014.

Sales revenues for the Group were up 37.2 percent from EUR 135.1 million in
q1/2013 to EUR 185.4 million in the first three months of current financial
year. Organic growth was 13.1 percent.

Preliminary Group EBITDA adjusted for one-off effects is EUR 10.6 million
for the first quarter of 2014 and 51.4 percent above previous year's level
(EUR 7.0 million). Accordingly, adjusted EBITDA margin improved from 5.2
percent in q1/2013 to now 5.7 percent. The one-off effects of EUR 0.5
million are external expenses in connection with the latest acquisitions,
not to be capitalized pursuant to IFRS and not incurred related to the
operational business.

Preliminary Group EBITA (earnings before interest, taxes and amortization
on intangible assets) adjusted for one-off effects is EUR 7.6, which
corresponds to a plus of 49.0 percent compared to previous year's Group
EBITA of EUR 5.1 million.

CANCOM SE will publish the final figures for the first quarter in the
3-months-report 2014 on 13 May 2014.




Contact:
Beate Rosenfeld
Manager Corporate Communication & IR

CANCOM SE
Erika-Mann-Straße 69
80636 München
Germany
 
Phone: +49 (0) 89 / 54054 5193
mail to: beate.rosenfeld@cancom.de 
www.cancom.de


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Language:     English
Company:      CANCOM SE
              Erika-Mann-Straße 69
              80636 München
              Germany
Phone:        +49-(0)89/54054-0
Fax:          +49-(0)89/54054-5119
E-mail:       info@cancom.de
Internet:     http://www.cancom.de
ISIN:         DE0005419105
WKN:          541910
Indices:      TecDAX
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart
 
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