Ad-hoc | 30 November 2001 08:46

Bechtle AG english

Bechtle is distancing from the general IT-market-tendency Ad-hoc-announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– Bechtle is distancing from the general IT-market-tendency: Confirmation of the provisional 9 months-figures: EBT grow up by 3.7 to 10.3 mill.Euro/ 41 %increase in sales/ Number of hits in the online shop rose from 40,000 to 50,000 per week Bechtle. Highly successful nine months are conducted with a result before income taxes (EBT) of 10.3 mill.Euro. The sales increase of 41 % (without acquisitions 26%) to 458.8 mill.Euro, contributed good figures to the operational targets set out for the financial year. The EBITDA has a strong grown up from 10.1 mill. Euro to 17.4 mill. Euro. Earnings per share according to DVFA/SG amounts to 31 Cent compared with 8 Cent in the previous year. Quarter-end results – group, 01.01.-30.09.2001 (2000) mill. Euro Q1 Q2 Q3 9 months Sales 141,0 (92,6) 156,7 (109,2) 161,1 (124,1) 458,8 (325,9) EBITDA 5,0 (3,6) 4,8 (2,2) 7,6 (4,3) 17,4 (10,1) EBIT 2,6 (1,5) 1,9 (0,0) 4,8 (2,0) 9,3 (3,5) EBT 3,1 (0,9) 2,2 (0,1) 5,0 (2,7) 10,3 (3,7) System integration mill. Euro Q1 Q2 Q3 9 months Sales 108,9 (77,7) 125,8 (85,0) 121,6 (99,1) 356,3 (261,8) EBITDA 4,1 (2,8) 4,2 (2,4) 6,1 (4,2) 14,4 (9,4) EBIT 1,8 (0,8) 1,6 (0,3) 3,5 (2,1) 6,9 (3,2) eCommerce mill. Euro Q1 Q2 Q3 9 months Sales 32,2 (15,0) 30,8 (24,1) 39,5 (25,0) 102,5 (64,1) EBITDA 1,0 (0,8) 0,6 (-0,1) 1,4 (0,1) 3,0 (0,8) EBIT 0,8 (0,7) 0,4 (-0,3) 1,2 (-0,1) 2,4 (0,3) The 3. quarter contains an operative loss of about 0,2 mill. Euro in comparison to 0,6 mill. Euro in the 2. quarter – and therefore is within the range we had planned for. We expect to report positive results in the 1. quarter of the new business year. The sales profits of 80 mill. Euro and the volume of new orders of about 78 mill. Euro were received in October, including the first two weeks of November. This figures are above the previous year level and give no indication of impending stagnation. Our Corporate Report-first 9 months will give your further information under http://www.bechtle.com. end of ad-hoc-announcement (c)DGAP 30.11.2001 ——————————————————————————– WKN: 515870; Index: Listed: Neuer Markt Frankfurt; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Bremen, Düsseldorf, München, Hamburg, Hannover und Stuttgart 300846 Nov 01