DGAP-News: Schaltbau Group firmly on track in third quarter
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Schaltbau Group firmly on track in third quarter
31.10.2012 / 08:52
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Schaltbau Group firmly on track in third quarter
Munich, 31 October 2012 - Business performance in the third quarter
underpins the declared objectives of the Schaltbau Group for fiscal year
2012. Order intake, sales and order book figures all continued rising as
planned and the earnings situation also developed in line with
expectations. Dr Jürgen Cammann, spokesman of the Schaltbau Holding AG
Executive Board: 'In view of this performance we can abide by our most
recently announced forecast and, based on the newly structured share
capital, we can proceed on the assumption of earnings per share in the
region of EUR 2.94.'
In the third quarter 2012 the Schaltbau Group's order intake figures grew
to EUR 82.8 million, an increase of 1.3% compared to the EUR 81.7 million
reported for the same period one year earlier. In the first nine months of
fiscal year 2012, order volume rose by 3.8% to total EUR 284.6 million
(2011: EUR 274.1 million). EUR 18.7 million of this amount related to the
Pintsch Tiefenbach Group, which has been consolidated since 1 January 2012.
Order intake in the Mobile Transportation Technology segment decreased by
12.9% during the nine months under report. The Door Systems for Buses and
the Fittings for Sliding Vehicle Doors product groups lost ground in the
face of prevailing market conditions, although core business in the Door
Systems for Railway Vehicles product group continued to perform very
dependably. Business performance in the Stationary Transportation
Technology segment was extremely good in the first nine months of 2012,
recording a 33% rise in order intake, although partially attributable to
consolidation effects. Order intake in the Brake Systems business field
rose at an above-average rate, while incoming orders for the Components
segment fell by 4%. Growth was considerable in the USA, powered by the
unbroken rising level of demand coming from the photovoltaics industry and
Schaltbau's involvement in numerous projects in the railways sector. The
strong pace of growth in Russia was a source of compensation for the
largely declining volume of orders on European markets. In China the
components sector fared well during the period under report, despite the
marked hesitancy of government authorities to invest in railway
infrastructure.
The Schaltbau Group order book stood at EUR 236.4 million on 30 September
2012, an increase of 12.1% on the previous year's nine-month figure. From
this solid basis the Group registered a further 12.5% rise in sales for the
third quarter 2012 to total EUR 90.7 million (Q3 2011: EUR 80.6 million).
Overall, the Schaltbau Group recorded 12.9% growth in sales revenue for the
nine-month period ended 30 September 2012, which totalled EUR 266.8 million
(2011: EUR 236.4 million). EUR 13.7 million of this amount was attributable
to the Pintsch Tiefenbach Group.
Total output in the first nine months of 2012 climbed to EUR 271.7 million
(2011: EUR 244.8 million). Operating profit (EBIT) stood at EUR 21.1
million (2011: EUR 22.6 million). The lower figure compared with the
previous year is primarily due to upfront expenditure required for the
development of various products and the implementing of the Group's
declared expansionstrategy, including ancillary costs relating to the
purchasing of Bode Zustiegssysteme GmbH. Nine months after consolidation,
the Pintsch Tiefenbach Group still recorded a slightly negative EBIT. The
Group EBIT margin stood at 7.9% (2011: 9.6%).
Group earnings before tax totalled EUR 18.7 million for the nine-month
reporting period after posting EUR 21.8 million one year earlier. It is
important to consider that the previous year's earnings were positively
impacted by one-time items of approximately EUR 1.6 million, whereas
integration costs for Pintsch Tiefenbach as well as those relating to the
purchase of Bode Zustiegssysteme negatively affected earnings by some EUR
1.2 million in fiscal year 2012. The profit attributable to shareholders of
Schaltbau Holding AG for the nine-month period totalled EUR 12.6 million
(2011: EUR 16.0 million), resulting in earnings per share of EUR 2.05
(2011: EUR 2.70).
Due to the significant increase in business volume, the positive order book
figures for the coming months and the first-time consolidations, working
capital increased from EUR 71.8 million at 31 December 2011 to EUR 112.1
million at 30 September 2012. During the same period the balance sheet grew
accordingly from EUR 213.6 million to EUR 256.9 million. Equity increased
from EUR 59.5 million to EUR 70.2 million. The equity ratio stood at 27.3%,
largely matching the level of 27.9% registered at 31 December 2011.
Group Key Financial Figures representing business performance for the first
three quarters of the fiscal years 2011 / 2012:
HY 11 Q3/11 30.9- HY 12 Q3/12 30.9-End of Corporate News
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Order intake EUR m 192.4 81.7 274.1 201.8 82.8 284.6
Order book EUR m 210.0 210.9 210.9 244.3 236.4 236.4
Sales EUR m 155.8 80.6 236.4 176.1 90.7 266.8
EBIT EUR m 15.9 6.7 22.6 13.9 7.2 21.1
Group net profit for the period EUR m 12.7 5.8 18.5 9.8 5.5 15.3
Profit attributable to EUR m 10.7 5.3 16.0 7.9 4.7 12.6
shareholders of the AG
Earnings per share (undiluted) EUR 1.84 0.86 2.70 1.29 0.76 2.05
Group equity EUR m 50.3 55.6 55.6 65.0 70.2 70.2
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Language: English
Company: Schaltbau Holding AG
Hollerithstraße 5
81829 München
Germany
Phone: 089 - 93005 - 209
Fax: 089 - 93005 - 318
E-mail: bloch(at)schaltbau.de
Internet: www.schaltbau.de
ISIN: DE0007170300, DE000A0D66Z2,
WKN: 717030, A0D66Z2,
Indices: SDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), München;
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart
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