Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft / Quarter Results 17.04.2009 Release of a Adhoc News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beiersdorf impacted by global hesitancy to spend The global economic crisis has impacted the first quarter of 2009 at the Beiersdorf Group, as at many other companies. According to preliminary figures, Group sales in the first quarter of 2009 in this difficult environment were down 4.0% on the prior-year period on a like-for-like basis (i.e. adjusted for currency translation effects and the effects of the sale of BODE Chemie and the Futuro business). Nominal sales amounted to EUR1,438 million (previous year: EUR1,523 million). The operating result (EBIT) was roughly EUR145 million (previous year excluding special factors: EUR195 million). This corresponds to an EBIT margin of roughly 10.1% (previous year: 12.9%). Like-for-like sales in the Consumer business segment in the first quarter of 2009 were roughly on a level with the prior year's extremely good figure, at -0.5%. Sales growth in many markets was impacted by destocking at retail partners. Nominal sales amounted to EUR1,267 million (previous year: EUR1,299 million). The operating result declined to roughly EUR144 million (previous year: EUR171 million), while the EBIT margin was roughly 11.3% (previous year: 13.2%). The tesa business segment generated sales of EUR171 million in the first quarter of 2009, a decline in organic sales of 23.8%. This represents a decrease of EUR53 million on the figure for the prior-year period (EUR224 million). tesa is being hit particularly hard by the crisis in those areas in which its industrial customers' businesses have themselves been impacted, such as in the automotive and electronics industries. EBIT declined by roughly EUR23 million to roughly EUR1 million. Beiersdorf's interim report for the months of January to March 2009, in which it will provide details of developments in the first quarter of 2009, will be published on May 5, 2009. Contact: Presse & Public Relations Claudia Fasse Tel.: +49 (40) 4909 2001 Fax: +49 (40) 4909 2516 Investor Relations Tel.: +49 (40) 4909 5000 Fax: +49 (40) 4909 18 5000 DGAP 17.04.2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft Unnastraße 48 20245 Hamburg Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)40 4909-0 Fax: +49 (0)40 4909-34 34 E-mail: kontakt@Beiersdorf.com Internet: www.Beiersdorf.com ISIN: DE0005200000 WKN: 520000 Indices: DAX Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Hannover, München, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft: Beiersdorf impacted by global hesitancy to spend
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