DGAP-News: HELMA Eigenheimbau AG publishes 2013 half-yearly report / Corporate investment grade BBB rating continued/ New business area receives first major order
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HELMA Eigenheimbau AG publishes 2013 half-yearly report / Corporate
investment grade BBB rating continued/ New business area receives
first major order
26.08.2013 / 09:02
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HELMA Eigenheimbau AG publishes 2013 half-yearly report / Corporate
investment grade BBB rating continued/ New business area receives first
major order
Lehrte, August 26, 2013 - HELMA Eigenheimbau AG, the specialist for
individual solid construction houses and sustainable energy concepts, has
today published its financial report for the first half of 2013 in which
the HELMA Group reports continued positive new order intake and earnings
trends.
In the first six months of the current financial year, sales revenue was up
by around 7 % year-on-year, growing from EUR 46.5 million to EUR 49.7
million. It should be noted in this context that the construction window
during the winter that lasted until April 2013 was around one month shorter
than in the comparable period. Given this, the revenue generated can be
seen as very satisfactory. Due to a further marked rise in the gross profit
margin, half-yearly earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) more than
doubled and amounted to EUR 2.2 million. Given the adverse weather
conditions, the results achieved can be described as very gratifying, being
characterised by a significant profitability enhancement compared with the
prior-year period.
During the first half of the 2013 financial year, the HELMA Group also
successfully continued its past years' dynamic new order intake growth. Net
new order intake was up 24 % year-on-year to EUR 71.7 million (H1 2012: EUR
58.0 million). All HELMA Group companies contributed to this marked order
growth. The HELMA Group's net order book position, which is composed of the
net order book total held as of the balance sheet date, and consequently of
orders that have not yet been finally settled, amounted to EUR 141.1
million as of June 30, 2013, thereby exceeding the previous year's figure
by around EUR 29.7 million, or 27 %.
As in previous years, the highest order book position in the company's
history as of the 2013 mid-year stage comprises an excellent starting
position for strong revenue growth in the second half of the year. Under
the precondition that no early, significant and weather-related
restrictions to the execution of building work occur before the year-end,
the forecast for the 2013 financial year that was prepared in the spring is
confirmed whereby the company continues to anticipate that consolidated
revenue will grow to approximately EUR 140.0 million (FY 2012: EUR 114.0
million) and that consolidated EBIT will increase to around EUR 9.0 million
(FY 2012: EUR 7.3 million).
The 2013 half-yearly report also contains a detailed explanation of the
medium-term growth strategy, with whose realisation consolidated revenue
level of around EUR 250 million is to be achieved within five years (FY
2012: EUR 114.0 million).
The full half-yearly report 2013 of HELMA Eigenheimbau AG is available for
downloading from the company's website (www.HELMA.de) under the Investor
Relations heading or via the following direct link to the download:
www.helma.de/fileadmin/user_upload/IR/Finanzpub/hb2013e.pdf
Investment-grade rating received again:
In its current corporate ratings, Creditreform Rating AG has again awarded
HELMA Eigenheimbau AG a highly satisfactory rating that is above average
compared to the overall economy and the company's sector. This BBB and
consequently unchanged investment-grade rating underscores the high
solidity and financial strength of HELMA Eigenheimbau AG. The rating
summary is available from August 26, 2013 for downloading from the HELMA
website, within the Investor Relations area.
First residential real estate project sold to institutional investor:
Barely six months after the official presentation of this additional
business area, which is to plan and realise residential real estate
projects to be sold to institutional investors, subsidiary HELMA
Wohnungsbau GmbH can already report its first sales success in this area. A
residential real estate project planned in Potsdam, whose revenue should be
realised by mid-2015 and which entails a total volume in a low double-digit
amount in millions of euros, was sold to an institutional investor in
August 2013. The parties have agreed to maintain confidentiality concerning
the precise modalities of the purchase price.
About HELMA Eigenheimbau AG:
HELMA Eigenheimbau AG is a customer-oriented building services-provider
offering a full range of services. The focus is on the development,
planning, sale, and construction management of turnkey or partially
completed detached and semi-detached houses using the solid construction
method. Particularly the option of individual planning and
individualisation without extra costs, as well as the company's outstanding
know-how in the area of energy-efficient construction methods, are
perceived on the markets as HELMA Eigenheimbau AG's unique selling
propositions. With its persuasive sustainable energy concepts, the company
has established itself as one of the leading providers of solar
energy-saving homes, and is one of the most experienced companies in the
solid construction house sector, having constructed several thousand
owner-occupier homes. As a property development company, holiday home
builder, and finance broker respectively, HELMA Wohnungsbau GmbH, HELMA
Ferienimmobilien GmbH and Hausbau Finanz GmbH round out HELMA Group's
product range.
Investor Relations contact:
Gerrit Janssen, Management Board member/CFO
Tel.: +49 (0)5132 8850 113
E-mail: ir(at)helma.de
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Language: English
Company: HELMA Eigenheimbau AG
Zum Meersefeld 4
31275 Lehrte
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)5132/8850-0
Fax: +49 (0)5132/8850-111
E-mail: info(at)helma.de
Internet: www.helma.de
ISIN: DE000A0EQ578
WKN: A0EQ57
Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart;
Frankfurt in Open Market (Entry Standard)
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