DGAP-News: Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG: FP Group achieves consolidated net result of EUR 4.0 million in 2012
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Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG: FP Group achieves consolidated net
result of EUR 4.0 million in 2012
25.04.2013 / 07:35
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FP Group achieves consolidated net profit of EUR 4.0 million in 2012
- 2012 Annual Report confirms preliminary results
- FP Group reaffirms forecast for 2013 after a good start to the current
financial year
- High demand for new PostBase franking system
Birkenwerder, 25 April 2013. Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG, the first
multi-channel provider for mail communication, today published its 2012
Annual Report. In it, the Company confirms the preliminary results that it
published at the end of February 2013, with the consolidated net profit of
EUR 4.0 million turning out better than presented in the preliminary
figures. In light of the positive start to the current financial year, the
FP Group is also reaffirming its revenue and earnings forecasts for 2013 as
a whole.
In 2012, the Company increased revenue by 3.9% to EUR 165.6 million
compared with EUR 159.4 million in the previous year. Thanks to
restructuring production and the set-up of a new production site in
Wittenberge, EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortisation) rose by 45.0% to EUR 19.0 million compared with EUR 13.1
million in the previous year. Consolidated net profit improved from EUR
-4.6 million in 2011 to EUR 4.0 million, while earnings per share for 2012
moved up from EUR -0.27 in the previous year to EUR 0.27. The consolidated
net result surpassed the value given in the preliminary figures by EUR 0.5
million. This is mainly attributable to a better tax result as deferred tax
assets were lower than initially expected when the preliminary results were
presented.
More than 10,000 PostBase franking systems already brought to the market
In addition to the new production site in Wittenberge, the Company also
benefitted in 2012 from the successful market launch of the new PostBase
franking system. The system was first introduced in the German home market
and in the USA, the Company's largest foreign market. Since the launch in
March 2012, the FP Group has already sold or leased more than 10,000
PostBase machines on the market. PostBase is now also available in Austria,
the UK and Canada, and launches are also being planned in other countries.
The high demand for PostBase played an important part in the FP Group's
good start to the current financial year. This was supported by a growing
interest in the multi-channel services for modern mail communication. The
services offered range from franking and inserting physical letters to mail
consolidation and even hybrid and fully electronic mail via De-Mail. 'Our
strategy is paying off. This is reflected in how the product concept of the
new franking system is taking off. 90 years of experience in mail
communication has gone into this product,' explains Hans Szymanski CEO&CFO of Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG. PostBase is distinguished by how easy
it is to use and its ability to live up to the fast-paced demands of
everyday office life. At the same time, it is extremely quiet to run and
has an award-winning design. 'Our customers appreciate the benefits of
working with a partner such as FP. With our multi-channel products, we help
our customers to optimise their mail communication.'
The Management Board is focusing its attention on sales this year. 'We will
increase our sales activities in Germany and put an emphasis on industry
solutions,' adds Andreas Drechsler, CSO of Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG.
'On an international level, we want to expand our sales network further and
thus boost the sales of PostBase and other FP solutions. I take the
extremely positive reactions of our customers to our new products and
solutions as a promising sign in this regard that we are on the right
track.'
In light of the positive start to the current financial year, the FP Group
is reaffirming the forecasts it published in February 2013 for the year as
a whole. The Company anticipates revenue of at least EUR 168 million and
EBITDA of at least EUR 22 million.
The quarterly report is due to be published on 23 May 2013.
Overview of the key figures:
In EUR million 2012 2011 ChangeContact
Revenue 165.6 159.4 3.9%
EBITDA 19.0 13.1 45.0%
EBIT 9.1 -1.3 n/a
Consolidated net profit 4.0 -4.6 n/a
Earnings per share (in EUR) 0.27 -0.27 n/a
Employees (as at 31 December) 1,093 1,136 -3.8%
Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG
Corporate Communications
Sabina Prüser
Tel: +49 (0)3303 525 410
Fax: +49 (0)3303 53707 410
E-mail: s.prueser(at)francotyp.com
About Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG
The FP Group is the first multi-channel provider for mail communication.
The globally active company offers the entire range of products and
solutions for business and private customers. In addition to standard
machines for franking and inserting mail, its offering includes services
such as the collection of business mail and innovative software solutions
such as the fully electronic letter. The FP Group, based in Birkenwerder
near Berlin, can therefore provide tailored multi-channel solutions. The
Group currently operates its own branches in a number of industrialised
countries and holds a global market share in franking machines of around
10%. With a history dating back over 85 years, the FP Group today benefits
across all markets from the increasing liberalisation of postal markets and
the readiness of companies to outsource their business mail to professional
service providers. In the 2012 financial year, the company generated
revenue of EUR 165.6 million. The FP Group employs around 1,100 people
worldwide.
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Company: Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG
Triftweg 21-26
16547 Birkenwerder
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)3303 525 777
Fax: +49 (0)3303 53 70 77 77
E-mail: ir(at)francotyp.com
Internet: www.francotyp.com
ISIN: DE000FPH9000
WKN: FPH900
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart
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