DGAP-News: Wirecard AG / Key word(s): Final Results
Wirecard AG: Successful fiscal year 2012
17.04.2013 / 07:57
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-Consolidated revenues up by 21.5 percent
-EBITDA increase by 29.4 percent
-Earnings per share: EUR 0.67
-Proposed dividend of EUR 0.11 per share
-EBITDA-Guidance for 2013 confirmed
2012 was a highly successful year for Wirecard AG. Consolidated revenues
increased during the fiscal year by 21.5 percent to EUR 394.6 million.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)
were up by 29.4 percent to EUR 109.2 million.
The cash flow from operating activities (adjusted) amounting to EUR 94.9
million as at December 31, 2012. Earnings per share in the fiscal year 2012
totaled EUR 0.67 of which a dividend of EUR 0.11 per share will be proposed
to the Annual General Meeting.
In the year under review, transaction volume increased by 34.2 percent
year-on-year from EUR 15.5 billion to EUR 20.8 billion.
The existing customers formed the basis for a fundamentally positive
corporate growth last fiscal year, and this was also bolstered by continued
positive growth in new customer numbers, innovative technologies, as well
as the further expansion on the Asian market.
Outlook
In the core business of electronic payment processing and acquiring,
continued strong growth in the eCommerce market in Europe and Asia can be
expected in the current fiscal year 2013. Leading market research
institutes are forecasting the European eCommerce market to grow by 11 to
12 percent.
As a result of the substantial market potential and the excellent order
book in the new Mobile Payments business area, Wirecard AG decided, in
addition to the continuous software developments in the core business, to
expand the existing mobile payments infrastructure.
Dr. Markus Braun, Wirecard AG's CEO commented: 'Consumers' mobile
purchasing and payment behavior is increasingly playing a role in the
constant progress of the convergence of bricks-and-mortar and online-based
retail', and continued: 'Our innovative solutions mean that we are also
excellently positioned in the new high-growth markets of mobile payments
and mobile POS, in addition to our core eCommerce business.'
Wirecard AG's Management Board is forecasting strong business growth and
confirms its forecast for the fiscal year 2013, to reach EBITDA of between
EUR 120 and 130 million.
The Annual Report is available on our website:
http://www.wirecard.com/investorrelations/financialreports/
Contact:
Iris Stöckl
VP Corp.Com./IR
Tel.: +49 (0)89-4424-1424
e-Mail: iris.stoeckl@wirecard.com
http://www.wirecard.com
ISIN DE0007472060
Reuters: WDI.GDE
Bloomberg: WDI GY
About Wirecard:
Wirecard AG is one of the world's leading independent providers of
outsourcing and white label solutions for electronic payment transactions.
The Wirecard Group has been supporting companies in accepting electronic
payments from all sales channels. A global multi-channel platform bundles
international payment acceptances and methods, supplemented by fraud
prevention solutions. When it comes to issuing their own payment
instruments in the form of cards or mobile payment solutions, Wirecard
provides companies with an end-to-end infrastructure, including the
requisite licenses for card and account products.
Wirecard AG is listed on the Frankfurt Securities Exchange (TecDAX, ISIN
DE0007472060, WDI).
www.wirecard.com | www.wirecardbank.com | www.mywirecard.com
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Language: English
Company: Wirecard AG
Einsteinring 35
85609 Aschheim b. München
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)89-4424 1400
Fax: +49 (0)89-4424 1500
E-mail: ir@wirecard.com
Internet: www.wirecard.com
ISIN: DE0007472060
WKN: 747206
Indices: TecDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München,
Stuttgart
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