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Geratherm Medical AG: Strong sales and earnings growth in Q I/2015

Geratherm Medical AG / Key word(s): Quarter Results

2015-05-21 / 07:30

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Geratherm Medical: Strong sales and earnings growth in Q I/2015

Sales revenues EUR 5.4 million +39.1%
Overall performance EUR 5.6 million +40.6%
Gross result for first quarter of year (EBITDA) 929 kEUR +85.5%
Operating result (EBIT) 719 kEUR +107.8%
Results from ordinary business activities 627 kEUR +109.0%
Earnings after taxes (EAT) 569 kEUR +198.7%

Sales by Segments:

Healthcare Diagnostic 3,696 kEUR +26.0 %

Respiratory 784 kEUR +46.5 %

Med. Warming Systems 682 kEUR +185.4 %

Cardio/Stroke 188 kEUR +34.3 %

Geratherm Medical reported a strong first quarter for all product segments. Sales and earnings increased considerably. With an EBITDA margin of 17.4% and an EBIT margin of 13.4%, we exhibited a substantially healthier performance in terms of operations compared to the reference period of 2014. We are anticipating a positive development of the company for the next quarters.

Short company profile:
Geratherm Medical is an internationally operating medical products enterprise with the business areas Healthcare Diagnostic, Medical Warming Systems, Cardio/Stroke and Respiratory. Our company’s roots are in temperature measurement in the medical sphere. In this business area we offer a broad spectrum of products, most of which have unique selling points. We supply our customers/patients with high-quality products ranging from thermometers to complex warming systems for use in the operating theatre and by emergency rescue services and MRI Diagnostic Incubator Systems for premature babies and newborns. In the Cardio business area we concentrate on the development of products for the detection of atrial fibrillation as a measure to prevent strokes.
The Respiratory segment develops and markets products for the assessment of pulmonary function. In all mainly business areas, Geratherm has patent-protected basic technologies at its disposal. We regard ourselves as a research-based medical products company with a clear focus on medical diagnostic devices that generate vital data. Geratherm shares have been listed in the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since the year 2000. Geratherm Medical continues to be represented in the German Entrepreneurial Index and in the German Healthcare Index.

Geratherm Medical AG, Investor Relations
Fahrenheitstraße 1, 98716 Geschwenda
Tel. +49 (0)36205/98 111, E-Mail: info@geratherm.com www.geratherm.com
Emittent: Geratherm Medical AG, Fahrenheitstraße 1, 98716 Geschwenda Deutschland
Tel. 036205/98 111 Fax: 036205/98 115

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Language:	English
Company:	Geratherm Medical AG
	Fahrenheitstraße 1
	98716 Geschwenda
	Germany
Phone:	+49 (0)36205 98-0
Fax:	+49 (0)36205 98-1 15
E-mail:	info@geratherm.com
Internet:	www.geratherm.com
ISIN:	DE0005495626
WKN:	549562
Listed:	Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart

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