Full Year Results for the year ending 31 July 2009
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Corporate news announcement processed and transmitted by Hugin AS.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ News ReleaseZurich/Switzerland, 28 September 2009 - ARYZTA AG announces financialresults for the fiscal year ended 31 July 2009:Key performance highlightsGroup-Underlying EPS rises by 16.0% to 234.7 cent-Revenue growth of 2.5% to ?3,212.3m-Return on investment increases to 12.6%, up 60 basis points-Proposed dividend payout of 35.2 cent per shareFood-Revenue growth of 4.7% to ?1,172.7m-Operating profit (incl. joint venture) rises by 15.4% to ?218.5m-Underlying net profit rises by 18.0% to ?149.3m-Net Debt (?505.5m) : EBITDA of 1.77x-Return on investment increases to 11.0%, up 60 basis pointsOrigin-Underlying fully diluted EPS rises by 6.2% to 36.16 cent-Return on investment increases to 20.7%, up 70 basis pointsCommenting on the results, ARYZTA AG Chief Executive Officer OwenKillian said:"The 2009 financial year began with unprecedented weakness in theglobal economy. Through the year, the recession broadened anddeepened and this is reflected in our underlying revenues, whichswung from double-digit growth to a decline, within the twelve monthperiod."ARYZTA has remained focused on cash generation and improvingoperating efficiency and this is reflected in our results. We arefortunate to be in the food business, particularly speciality bakery,where a combination of excellent products, trusted brands and anadaptive business model has provided some resilience in what remainsa very challenging operating environment."These results are an endorsement of the shareholders' overwhelmingsupport to create ARYZTA last year. We will continue to prioritisecash, while maintaining a well-invested platform to benefit from afuture recovery in economic growth."ABOUT ARYZTAARYZTA AG ('ARYZTA') is a Swiss company based in Zurich withoperations in North America, Europe, South East Asia and Australia.ARYZTA has a primary listing on the SIX Swiss Exchange and asecondary listing on the ISE Irish Exchange (SIX: ARYN, ISE: YZA).ARYZTA is the majority shareholder (71.4%) in Origin Enterprises plc,which has a listing on the AIM in London and the IEX in Dublin (AIM:OGN, IEX: OIZ).ARYZTA AG Investor CalendarIssue of the 2009 annual report on www.aryzta.com 05 October 2009First quarter trading update 30 November 2009Annual General Meeting 03 December 2009Enquiries:Hilliard LombardARYZTA AGTel: +41 (0) 44 583 42 00info(at)aryzta.comAloys HirzelHirzel. Neef. Schmid. KonsulentenTel: +41 (0) 43 344 42 42aloys.hirzel(at)konsulenten.chAlex MoneyTemple Bar AdvisoryMedia and Investor Relations AdvisorsTel: +44 (0) 20 7002 1080aryzta(at)templebaradvisory.comAnalyst conference callAn analyst call will take place today at 09.00 CET (08.00 BST).Dial in numbers are: Switzerland: 0800 789 005, Ireland: 1800 932973, the UK: 0800 694 2586 , USA and Canada: 1866 966 9446,International: +44 (0) 1452 567 098. Please supply the followingcode: 32118448 to access the call.Printable pdf versions of slides will be available to download fromthe ARYZTA website www.aryzta.com 15 minutes before the call.A conference call webcast replay will be available from the ARYZTAwebsite www.aryzta.com.The full news release (in English) including extracts from the GroupFinancial Statements 2009 can be downloaded from the following link:http://hugin.info/142194/R/1343924/322098.pdf --- End of Message ---ARYZTA AGTalacker 41 Zurich SwitzerlandWKN: A0Q4FN; ISIN: CH0043238366; Listed: Official List in IRISH STOCK EXCHANGE;
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