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SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG / Final Results
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Ad hoc announcement pursuant to § 15 WpHG
SINGULUS Reports Significant Sales and Earnings Increase in 2006
- Sales of € 283.1 million (+ 15.8 %)
- EBIT of € 4.0 million (previous year: € 2.1 million)
- Net profit of € 11.1 million (previous year: € 7.3 million)
- Order intake of € 319 million (+28.3 %)
- Order intake of € 81.5 million (+33.8 %)
- New work areas contribute to sales for the first time
Kahl am Main, March 30, 2007 - SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES (SINGULUS) reports
significant increases for key financial figures in 2006 compared with the
previous year.
The published sales forecast for 2006 of € 255-275 million was exceeded
with € 283.1 million (previous year: € 244.4 million). In addition, the
EBIT of € 4.0 million (previous year: € 2.1 million) and the net profit of
€ 11.1 million (previous year: € 7.3 million) were considerably above
previous year’s level.
The order intake in 2006, including the order intake in the fourth quarter
of € 46.6 million (previous year: € 70.5 million), increased by 28.3
% to € 319 million. As of the end of the year, the order backlog increased
from € 60.9 million (2005) to € 81.5 million (2006).
In the business year 2006 the cash flow from operating activities rose from
€ 8.3 million to € 9.0 million.
The development of the key financial figures was substantially impacted by
the positive effects of the HamaTech acquisition and the first-time
consolidation of the annual accounts of HamaTech, of which SINGULUS owns
approximately 90 %.
The organizational structure of the SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES Group was
adjusted to the changed requirements. Compared with December 31, 2005, the
headcount (excluding the HamaTech AG) declined from 636 to 570 employees.
The HamaTech AG further reduced its headcount as well. The SINGULUS
TECHNOLOGIES Group (including the HamaTech AG) employed 796 people as of
December 31, 2006. With the sale of ETA-Optik at the beginning of 2007, the
number of employees is further reduced by 43.
SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES – consolidated key figures IFRS
2005 2006
Sales (gross) in mn. € 244.4 283.1
Order intake in mn. € 248.7 319.0
Order backlog as of Dec. 31 in mn. € 60.9 81.5
EBIT in mn. € 2.1 4.0
EBT in mn. € 3.3 4.3
Net profit in mn. € 7.3 11.1
Earnings per share € 0.21 0.35
Employees as of Dec. 31 736 796
Outlook
In addition to the further development of the core activities Optical Disc,
SINGULUS regards the diversification as the most important goal and the
biggest challenge in the next couple of year.
In 2007, SINGULUS will focus on the following goals:
• Clear market leadership in all work areas of Optical Disc with the goal
to benefit disproportionately from the upcoming growth of the new format
generation.
• Expansion of market leadership for photo mask cleaning and processing
machines for the semiconductor industry.
• Extensive further development of the segments 'Nano Deposition
Technologies' and 'Optical Coatings' as well as the new business area
'Decorative Coatings' to become independent work areas with increasing
sales and earnings contributions.
• Consistent expansion of the activities in the next couple of years
through the introduction of new work areas by means of acquisitions in
order to generate sales and earnings contributions with additional new
business areas.
SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG, Hanauer Landstrasse 103,
D-63796 Kahl/Main, ISIN: DE0007238909, WKN: 723890
For further information please contact:
Maren Schuster, Head of Investor Relations, Tel.: + 49 (0) 6188 440 612
Bernhard Krause, Corporate Communications, Tel.: + 49 1709202924
SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG, Hanauer Landstrasse 103,
D-63796 Kahl/Main, ISIN: DE0007238909, WKN: 723890
For further information please contact:
Maren Schuster, Head of Investor Relations, Tel.: + 49 (0) 6188 440 612
Bernhard Krause, Corporate Communications, Tel.: + 49 1709202924
DGAP 30.03.2007
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Language: English
Issuer: SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG
Hanauer Landstrasse 103
63796 Kahl am Main Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)6188 440-105
Fax: +49 (0)6188 440-110
E-mail: maren.schuster@singulus.de
www: www.singulus.de
ISIN: DE0007238909
WKN: 723890
Indices:
Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin-Bremen, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf
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