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ZhongDe Waste Technology AG / Quarter Results
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ZhongDe Waste Technology AG reports continued healthy growth in Q3 2008:
- Revenues increased by 82% to € 15.6 million in Q3 2008, amounting to €
35.7 million for the first nine months of 2008, up 51% from the same
period in 2007
- Net profit of € 18.7 million in Q1-3 2008 and € 6.5 million in Q3 2008,
increases of 31% and 17% respectively
- Order backlog increased by 215% to € 36.3 million
- EPS increases to € 0.50 in Q3 2008 from € 0.43 in Q3 2007
Hamburg, 28 November 2008 – ZhongDe Waste Technology AG ('the Company',
ticker symbol 'ZEF') today announced results for the first nine months of
the financial year to 30 September 2008.
Revenues grew strongly to € 35.7 million in the nine months to end of
September 2008, an increase of 51% compared to the same period in 2007,
with a contribution of € 15.6 million in Q3 2008 compared to € 8.5 million
in Q3 2007. Growth was driven primarily by a rise in municipal incinerator
sales plus the partial recognition of the large scale Datong EPC
(Engineering, Procurement and Construction) project in this quarter.
EBITDA rose by 24% in the first nine months of 2008 to € 17.4 million
compared to € 14.0 million in 2007 and to € 6.4 million in Q3 2008 compared
to € 5.2 million in Q3 2007.
The gross margin declined both in the third quarter of 2008 and in the
first nine months of 2008 compared to the previous year periods due to the
company’s focus on larger size orders. In Q3 2008 this was specifically as
a result of the gradual recognition of profits from the Datong EPC project.
However the increase in order sizes compensated for the lower margin with
net profit of the Company continuing to increase with orders for larger
projects.
The net profit increased to € 18.7 million in the nine months to September
2008, compared with € 14.4 million in the previous year period. In Q3 2008,
net profit amounted to € 6.5 million compared to € 5.5 million in Q3 2007,
an increase of 17%.
Total order intake in the nine months to the end of September 2008 rose to
€ 53.0 million, a substantial rise compared to the same period in 2007 at €
29.8 million. The order backlog as at 30 September 2008 amounted to € 36.3
million*, an increase of 215% compared to € 11.5 million in 2007.
Earnings per share amounted to € 1.44 in the first nine months of 2008,
with € 0.50 in Q3 2008, compared to € 1.10 and € 0.43, respectively in
2007.
The company’s net cash position as at 30 September, 2008 amounted to € 97.7
million compared to € 83.9 million as at 31 December 2007. The Company is
planning to use these funds to establish the Beijing plant and support
various BOT projects scheduled to begin in the last quarter of 2008 and
early 2009.
The company has implemented various measures to increase production
efficiencies such as the upgrading and improving of manufacturing equipment
which in turns has improved production capacity.
The company’s CEO Zefeng Chen states: 'The third quarter for the first time
consolidates contributions from the Datong project, the first of larger
projects which combine waste disposal and electricity generation. The
development of Datong with a total contract volume of approx. € 30 million
shows the Company’s ability to secure large orders, which remains the
primary growth focus in the future.'
The Company is confident that it can continue to take advantage of the huge
potential offered by the Chinese waste incineration market, while at the
same time exploring opportunities in overseas markets to deliver the
results its shareholders expect. All projects are well on track and we
reiterate our belief that shareholders will see pleasing results at the end
of 2008 with revenues above € 50.0 million and a net profit margin of above
45%.
*Based on exchange rate €/RMB as at 30 September 2008.
Key Financial Highlights
Key figures in k€ Q3 2008 Q3 2007 Change Q1-3 2008 Q1-3 2007 Change
Order intake 8,455 10,809 -22% 53,013 29,754 +78%
Order backlog 36,264* 11,515 +215% 36,264* 11,515 +215%
Revenues 15,563 8,541 +82% 35,655 23,558 +51%
Gross profit 7,865 6,058 +30% 21,718 16,115 +35%
Gross profit 51% 71% - 61% 68% -
margin
Cost of sales 7,698 2,483 +210% 13,937 7,443 +87%
EBITDA 6,388 5,190 23% 17,363 13,978 +24%
EBITDA margin 41% 61% - 49% 59% -
EBIT 6,317 5,175 22% 17,179 13,939 +23%
EBIT margin 41% 61% - 48% 59% -
Net profit 6,515 5,547 +17% 18,737 14,356 +31%
Net profit margin 42% 65% - 53% 61% -
Earnings per 0.50 0.43 +17% 1.44 1.10 +31%
share
About ZhongDe Group:
ZhongDe Group designs, manufactures and installs pyrolytic, grate and
rotary kiln waste incinerators for the disposal of solid municipal,
industrial (including hazardous) and medical waste, as well as complete
sets of incineration plants with electricity generation.
Since 1996, ZhongDe Group has installed approximately 190 waste
incinerators in about 13 provinces, and more than 130 waste incinerators in
the last three financial years alone. Its waste incinerators are
principally constructed for small and midsized Chinese cities in developed
areas of the People’s Republic of China, as well as for operators of
medical disposal centres in the hospital and healthcare industry. ZhongDe
Group is one of the leading suppliers of small and midsized solid waste
incinerators in China, supplying state-of-the-art products.
Contact
Matthias Link
Managing Director
Citigate Dewe Rogerson GmbH
Goethestraße 26-28
60313 Frankfurt am Main
Tel: 0049-69 90 500-150
Fax: 0049-69 90 500-102
E-Mail: matthias.link@citigatedr.de
Internet: www.citigatedr.de
28.11.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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Language: English
Issuer: ZhongDe Waste Technology AG
Stadthausbrücke 1-3
20355 Hamburg
Deutschland
Phone: +49 40 37644 745
Fax: +49 40 37644 500
E-mail: cornelia.dieker@zhongdetech.de
Internet: www.zhongdetech.de
ISIN: DE000ZDWT018
WKN: ZDWT01
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart
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