Ad-hoc | 9 August 2007 20:05
United Internet AG / Half Year Results Release of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ad hoc announcement acc. to Sec. 15 WpHG United Internet posts new record figures. Earnings per share up 45%. Montabaur, August 9, 2007. The Management Board and Supervisory Board of United Internet AG today adopted the Group’s consolidated results according to IFRS for the first half-year 2007 – with growth of 45% in earnings per share. Consolidated sales of United Internet AG achieved year-on-year growth of 27.1%, from EUR 549.2 million (comparable prior-year figure after sale and deconsolidation of twenty4help in the first quarter of 2007) to EUR 698.0 million. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) grew by 43.0%, from EUR 111.1 million (comparable prior-year figure) to EUR 158.9 million. Earnings before taxes (EBT) of the United Internet Group improved by 39.6%, from EUR 87.3 million (comparable prior-year figure) to EUR 121.9 million. These earnings figures include a non-recurring net positive effect from the Online Marketing segment of EUR 16.8 million in EBITDA and EUR 7.4 million in EBT. Earnings per share (EPS) climbed 185.7%, from EUR 0.21 (split-adjusted prior-year figure, including EUR 0.01 from discontinued operations) to EUR 0.60, of which EUR 0.28 was from discontinued operations and EUR 0.03 from positive one-off effects.Half-year comparison in EUR million 1st half- 1st half-year Gr- year 2006 2007 owth Sales 549.2 698.0 27. 1% EBITDA 111.1 158.9 43. 0% EBITDA without one-off positive effect 111.1 142.1 27. 9% EBT 87.3 121.9 39. 6% EBT without one-off positive effect 87.3 114.5 31. 2% EPS in EUR 0.21 0.60 185 .7% Of which from continued operations 0.20 0.32 60. 0% Of which from discontinued operations 0.01 0.28 - EPS in EUR (from continued operations) 0.20 0.29 45. without one-off positive effect 0%Quarterly figures in EUR million Q2 Q2 Grow 2006 2007 th Sales 288.8 361.1 25.0% EBITDA 60.3 95.5 58.4% EBITDA without one-off positive effect 60.3 78.7 30.5% EBT 48.1 71.8 49.3% EBT without one-off positive effect 48.1 64.4 33.9% EPS in EUR 0.12 0.19 58.3% Of which from continued operations 0.11 0.19 63.6% Of which from discontinued operations 0.01 - - EPS in EUR (from continued operations) without one- 0.11 0.16 45.5% off positive effectThe number of fee-based customer contracts grew to 6.84 million as of June 30, 2007 (prior year: 5.79 million). Of this total, the Information Management product line accounted for 1.16 million contracts (prior year: 1.05 million), the Webhosting business for 3.11 million (prior year: 2.61 million), of which 1.47 million were outside Germany (prior year: 1.06 million), and Internet Access for 2.57 million contracts (prior year: 2.13 million), of which 2.42 million were DSL accounts (prior year: 1.94 million) with 90,000 new DSL customers in the first quarter of 2007 and 64,000 new customers in the second quarter. Up to 780 million telephone minutes were completed per month (prior year: 500 million). The number of DSL connection customers also continued to grow: it rose to 2.06 million (prior year: 1.40 million). This means that 85.1% (prior year: 72.2%) of our DSL access customers receive both their internet access and DSL connection from United Internet.Customer contracts in million 30.06.2006 31.03.2007 30.06.2007 Information Management 1.05 1.12 1.16 Webhosting 2.61 3.00 3.11 thereof abroad 1.06 1.37 1.47 Internet Access 2.13 2.51 2.57 thereof DSL 1.94 2.36 2.42 Total 5.79 6.63 6.84Information Management: excluding test contracts Internet Access and DSL: excluding provider-independent VoIP flat rate contracts Marcus Schaps Press spokesman United Internet AG United Internet AG Elgendorfer Strasse 57 56410 Montabaur Germany Tel: +49 2602/96-1076 Fax: +49 2602/96-1013 E-mail: mschaps@united-internet.de Internet: www.united-internet.de DGAP 09.08.2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: United Internet AG Elgendorfer Straße 57 56410 Montabaur Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)260 296-1631 Fax: +49 (0)260 296-1013 E-mail: Investor-Relations@United-Internet.de Internet: www.United-Internet.de ISIN: DE0005089031 WKN: 508903 Indices: TecDAX Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------