Ad-hoc | 31 October 2005 08:31

DCI AG announces today the result for Q3 2005

Ad hoc announcement §15 WpHG Financial results Q3 2005 DCI AG announces today the result for Q3 2005 Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Rising quarterly turnover after three quarters of decreasing turnover. October 31, 2005. DCI AG announces today the financial results for Q3 2005 and for the first nine months of 2005. Reassessed by the special items resulting from the release of provisions in the first quarter 2004 amounting to EUR 664k the group’s result 1-9 2005 has been improved compared to the previous year. Further measures for the reduction of costs have been taken and will have an effect on the result of Q4 2005. On a quarterly basis, group sales were increased to EUR 629k after EUR 602k in Q2 2005 (plus 5%). Compared to Q3 2004 with sales of EUR 776k sales decreased by 19%. In the first three quarters sales were EUR 1,891k (1-9 2004: 2,308k), a downturn of 18%. The group’s result in Q3 2005 amounts to minus EUR 246k (Q3 2004: minus EUR 189k). On a nine moths basis the group’s result is minus EUR 686k. Reassessed by the special items resulting from the release of provisions in the first quarter 2004 the result in the comparison period 1-9 2004 is minus EUR 1,021k (without reassessment: EUR 357k). Continuous cost reductions lowered operating expenditure from EUR 666k (Q3/2004) to the current figure of EUR 635k (1-9 2005: EUR 1,935k; 1-9 2004: EUR 2,362k – a reduction of 18%). As of September 30, 2005 the group had cash and cash equivalents of EUR 1,504k, of this disposable EUR 1,402k (Q3 2004: EUR 2,344k). Equity capital is EUR 1,501k (September 30, 2004: EUR 2,184k; end of year 2004: EUR 2,183k). The business figures have been ascertained according to IFRS (unaudited), the comparable figures of Q3/2004 have been lead over from US-GAAP to IFRS accordingly. The nine-months report is available in the internet at http://www.dci.de end of November 2005. DCI Database for Commerce and Industry AG Enzianstrasse 2 82319 Starnberg Deutschland ISIN: DE0005295307 WKN: 529 530 Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin- Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hannover, München und Stuttgart End of ad hoc announcement (c)DGAP 31.10.2005 310831 Okt 05