Ad-hoc | 16 January 2006 14:00
ATOSS Software AG: Strong year end buisiness with positive earnings effect
Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP.
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According to the initial analysis of business figures for the fourth quarter
of 2005, ATOSS Software AG expects to considerably exceed analyst estimations
due to gratifying developments in year-end business.
With a look to the fourth quarter of 2005, the company is expecting total
sales of EUR 5.8 million that are above the previous year’s level (prior year:
EUR 5.5 million). According to initial analyses, especially the software
sales have considerably improved over the previous quarters of the year 2005
and have reached the past year’s level (previous year: EUR 1.3 million).
Contrary to analysts’ sales estimations of EUR 19.5 million, the company
expects to post total annual sales amounting to EUR 20.4 million for the
business year elapsed (previous year: EUR 21.8 million). Based on the positive
year end business, the company also expects to considerably exceed the
analysts’ EBIT expectation of EUR – 0.4 million, and to generate decidedly
positive earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) – which will, however, as
originally anticipated be considerably lower than the prior year figure (EUR
1.2 million).
The company will present detailed preliminary figures for 2005 and an outlook
for 2006 on January 31, 2006.
ATOSS Software AG
Am Moosfeld 3
81829 München
Deutschland
ISIN: DE0005104400
WKN: 510440
Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin-
Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover und Stuttgart
End of ad hoc announcement (c)DGAP 16.01.2006