Corporate | 12 November 2009 20:05


Drillisch AG: 9M-Consolidated Profits +164.8% to EUR87.6m (prev. year: – EUR135.3m); EPS +166.7% to EUR1.74 (prev. year: – EUR2.60); Cash Flow EUR25.6m (prev. year: EUR23.2m)

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12.11.2009 

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Drillisch AG: 9M-Consolidated Profits +164.8% to EUR87.6m (prev. year: -
EUR135.3m); EPS +166.7% to EUR1.74 (prev. year: - EUR2.60); Cash Flow
EUR25.6m (prev. year: EUR23.2m)

Maintal, 12. November 2009 - The mobile-communications service provider
Drillisch (ISIN DE 0005545503) continued its dynamic growth path in the
first nine months of the year 2009.

Consolidated results rose by EUR222.9 million or 164.8 per cent to EUR87.6
million (previous year: - EUR135.3 million.) Profit per share came to
EUR1.74 (previous year: - EUR2.60) and reached a new record as well.  The
freenet participation contributed EUR67.7 millioen (previous year: -
EUR151.1 million) Die freenet Beteiligung hat dazu 67,7 Millionen Euro
(Vj.: - EUR151,1 Mio.) Adjusted by the freenet contribution earnings per
share came to EUR0.39 (previous year: EUR0.36).

Cash-Flow from current business activities grew by EUR2.4 million or 10.3
per cent to EUR25.6 million, which is an increase of 10.3 per cent.

The executive board already announced on 3 November an increase of the
EBITDA guidance 2009 to EUR43 million (old guidance: EUR41 to EUR42
million).

The Drillisch Group at a glance (final IFRS 9 months figures)


in million Euro                        30.09.2009         30.09.2008
Sales                                  252.1              265.7
Gross Profit                           59.9               55.3
Gross Profit-Margin in %               23.8               20.8
EBITDA                                 32.7               30.5
EBITDA-Margin in %                     13.0               11.5
EBIT                                   28.0               25.5
EBIT-Margin in %                       11.1               9.6
EBT                                    95.0               - 127.9
EBT-Margin in %                        37.7               - 48.2
Consolidated profit                    87.6               - 135.3
Earnings per share                     1.74               - 2.60
Subscribers (in million)               2.237              2.323


The complete report is available for download in the course of the morning of November, 13. http://www.drillisch.de/index.php?page=reports&group=investor-e:reports Maintal, den 12. November 2009 Drillisch AG Executive Board Contact: Oliver Keil Head of Investor Relations Mail: ir@drillisch.de Contact: Oliver Keil Head of Investor Relations Mail: ir@drillisch.de 12.11.2009 Financial News distributed by DGAP. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Drillisch AG Wilhelm-Röntgen-Straße 1-5 63477 Maintal Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)6181 412 200 Fax: +49 (0)6181 412 183 E-mail: ir@drillisch.de Internet: www.drillisch.de ISIN: DE0005545503 WKN: 554550 Indices: TecDAX Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------