Ad-hoc | 29 August 2007 08:08
Silicon Sensor International AG / Half Year Results
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Silicon Sensor International AG, Charlottenstrasse 57, 10117 Berlin
Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, Prime Standard
German Security no. 720190, ISIN DE0007201907
Half year result once more improved
August 29, 2007
The Silicon Sensor group continued to grow dynamically during the 2nd
quarter of the 2007 business year. Compared with the same period in 2006,
sales increase 20 per cent and reached € 18.82 mn in the first half of the
year (6/30 2006: € 15.62 mn). In the 2nd quarter, sales rose by some 11 %
over the year before, while quarterly surplus increased by 64 %.
EBIT operative results rose by € 1.942 mn, from € 2.558 mn (6/30 2006) to €
4.5 mn (6/30 2007), a growth rate of 76 %. The result after interest and
tax improved by 69 % over the previous year, from € 1.525 mn (6/30 2006) to
€ 2.577 mn. Earnings per share over the reporting period were € 0.73, an
improvement of € 0.29 over the previous year (6/30 2006: € 0.44). This
welcome trend has continued into the present quarter.
A particularly positive development is seen in the order backlog which, for
the group as a whole, grew by 16 %, to € 21.99 mn (6/30: 2007) over last
year (6/30 2006: € 19.0 mn). Workforce size rose from 230 on June 30, 2006
to 280 at present.
The complete annual report will be published on August 29, 2007.
For more information see our website at: http://www.silicon-sensor.com
or call +49-(0)30 – 20 94 57 10
Silicon Sensor International AG
Board of Directors
29.08.2007 Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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Language: English
Issuer: Silicon Sensor International AG
Charlottenstraße 57
10117 Berlin
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)30 2094-5710
Fax: +49 (0)30 2094-5719
E-mail: ir@silicon-sensor.de
Internet: www.silicon-sensor.com
ISIN: DE0007201907
WKN: 720190
Indices:
Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf
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