DGAP-News: Augusta Technologie AG: AUGUSTA confirms 2013 Guidance
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Augusta Technologie AG: AUGUSTA confirms 2013 Guidance
21.08.2013 / 07:30
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AUGUSTA confirms 2013 Guidance
- Revenues and profitability down year-on-year in the first half-year
- Very positive outlook for the second half of 2013
- 3D3 Solutions Ltd. (acquired in late April 2013) successfully
integrated in LMI Group
Munich, August 21, 2013 - The consolidated sales revenues of AUGUSTA
Technologie AG (ISIN DE000A0D6612) decreased 7.1 percent to EUR 50.3
million year-on-year due to the Other Business Units. The VISION division
saw a slight year-on-year increase to EUR 35.6 million (previous year: EUR
35.0 million). The revenue decline pushed down the gross margin on group
level to 48.6 percent (previous year: 49.9 percent).
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) was
EUR 8.5 million as of June 30, 2013 (previous year: EUR 10.0 million). The
EBITDA margin dropped to 16.8 percent, 1.6 percentage points lower than in
the previous year.
Net income for the period from continued operations decreased to EUR 4.8
million as of June 30, 2013 (previous year: EUR 5.2 million). This
translates into earnings per share of EUR 0.61 (previous year: EUR 0.68).
As of the end of June 2013, incoming orders amounted to EUR 60.0 million,
which is 6.5 percent higher than in the previous year. The order book
totaled EUR 40.1 million as of June 30, 2013.
Cash and cash equivalents amounted to EUR 57.0 million at the end of the
half-year.
Given the steep increase in incoming orders over the last few months,
AUGUSTA confirms its guidance with consolidated sales revenues of between
EUR 103 and 115 million and an EBITDA of between EUR 17 and 21 million.
Overview of Figures as of June 30, 2013
In EUR million H1 2012 H1 2013 Change
Revenue
Group 54.20 50.33 -7.1%
VISION 34.95 35.62 +1.9%
Other Business Units 19.26 14.72 -23.5%
EBITDA
Group 9.96 8.47 -14.9%
VISION 10.67 9.65 -9.6%
Other Business Units 1.63 -0.46 -128.1%
EBITA
Group 9.24 7.82 -15.4%
VISION 10.25 9.23 -10.0%
Other Business Units 1.34 -0.79 -158.4%
Key figures
New orders 56.29 59.96 +6.5%
Net income (continued operations after 5.21 4.82 -7.5%
minority interests)
Earnings per share in EUR 0.68 0.61 -10.3%
(continued operations after minority
interests)
In EUR million Q2 2012 Q2 2013 ChangeISIN: DE000A0D6612
Revenue
Group 28.55 26.27 -8.0%
VISION 18.37 19.49 +6.1%
Other Business Units 10.18 6.77 -33.4%
EBITDA
Group 5.32 4.74 -11.0%
VISION5.68 5.52 -2.9%
Other Business Units 1.02 -0.52 -151.3%
EBITA
Group 4.95 4.44 -10.4%
VISION 5.46 5.28 -3.1%
Other Business Units 0.88 -0.69 -178.9%
Key figures
New orders 28.44 34.13 +20.0%
Net income (continued operations after 2.53 2.85 +12.8%
minority interests)
Earnings per share in EUR 0.33 0.36 +9.1%
(continued operations after minority
interests)
Price listing: Deutsche Börse AG's Prime Standard
AUGUSTA Technologie AG
Dr. Falco Federmann
Investor Relations&Corporate Communications
Willy-Brandt-Platz 3
81829 Munich
Phone: +49 - (0)89 - 43 57 155 - 17
Fax: +49 - (0)89 - 43 57 155 - 57
E-mail: investor-relations(at)augusta-ag.com
The Company
AUGUSTA Technologie AG is an integrated technology company with a focus on
niche markets of digital image processing and optical sensors.
Through its core VISION segment, the company supplies digital cameras and
optical sensor systems for enhancing quality, safety and efficiency. It
develops and produces both standard products and customer-specific systems
for a broad range of uses in a number of sectors, including manufacturing,
medical technology, multimedia, transport and security technology.
The segment Other Business Units bundles AUGUSTA's activities in the field
of mobile measurement technology and power electronics.
AUGUSTA generated consolidated sales revenues of EUR 109.6 million and
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of
EUR 21.0 million in the 2012 fiscal year.
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Language: English
Company: Augusta Technologie AG
Willy-Brandt-Platz 3
81829 München
Germany
Phone: +49-(0)89-4357155-25
Fax: +49-(0)89-4357155-65
E-mail: charlotte.kiehne(at)augusta-ag.com
Internet: www.augusta-ag.com
ISIN: DE000A0D6612, DE0003705992
WKN: A0D661, 370599
Indices: CDAX, PRIMEALL
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart
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