Analytik Jena Announces Preliminary Figures for the 2009/2010 Financial Year
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- New sales record achieved at EUR 80.2 m
- Earnings negatively impacted by one-off effects and below expectations
- Dividend of EUR 0.15 per share proposed for the first time
Jena, November 22, 2010 - Analytik Jena AG (Frankfurt DE0005213508, Prime
Standard: AJA) achieved sales of EUR 80.2 m in the 2009/2010 financial year
(previous year: EUR 71.2 m) and in doing so once again exceeded the record sales
of the previous year by 12.8%. The manufacturer of analytical, bioanalytical and
optical systems and molecular diagnostic reagents continued to post above-
average growth in the Life Science segment in particular and stable sales
development in the core business of Analytical Instrumentation.
In terms of operating results Analytik Jena fell short of the previous year's
performance. The Group recorded EBIT of EUR 3.1 m in the financial year just
ended (previous year: EUR 6.3 m), equivalent to a year-on-year decline of about
50.0%. Several one-off effects of in total more than EUR 2.0 m are included in
the results such as the winding-up of CyBio Japan and higher costs for
establishing a sales network for the Life Science segment in important Asian
growth markets such as Japan and China. Further negative impact on earnings came
from the gross margin, that is stagnant despite the strong US-Dollar, partially
from capacity related factors with view to the continued weak business
development in Optics, from high pricing pressure in all three business units as
well as from ongoing investigations at the minority holding AJZ Engineering
GmbH.
Earnings per share in the past financial year amount to EUR 0.34. (previous
year: EUR 0.11). It should be noted here, that the previous year`s financial
statements had to be adjusted as a result of the tax audit for 2003 to 2007 and
a reclassification of currency translation. Accordingly earnings per share in
the past financial year changed to EUR 0.11 (previously: EUR 0.51 EUR).
"Although in our anniversary year we again achieved double-digit sales growth
with an operating cash flow of EUR 1.5 m, earnings have remained below our
expectations. We see good progress in the integration of CyBio AG and Biometra
GmbH into the Group and in the increasing internationalization of the Life
Science segment," said Klaus Berka, CEO of Analytik Jena AG. "We expect to be
able to increase our profitability and earnings significantly again in the
financial year currently under way."
Based on the good results of the past few years, the Company will propose to the
Supervisory Board that a dividend payment of EUR 0.15 per share be included in
the agenda for the Annual General Meeting to be held on April 19, 2011.
The figures given in the announcement are preliminary figures. The final results
for the 2009/2010 financial year (as at September 30) will be announced by the
Group on December 16, 2010.
Contact:
Dana Schmidt
Analytik Jena AG
Konrad-Zuse-Strasse 1
07740 Jena
Tel. +49 (0) 3641 779281
Email: ir(at)analytik-jena.com
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