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DO & CO Restaurants & Catering AG:

DO & CO Restaurants & Catering AG  / Key word(s): Preliminary Results

25.10.2010 19:04

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Preliminary unaudited results for the first six months of the financial
year 2010/2011

SALES: EUR 222.7 million

EBITDA: EUR 23.9 million

EBIT:  EUR 15.2 million

Vienna, October 25, 2010. DO & CO Restaurants & Catering AG ('DO & CO')
today announced its preliminary results for the first six months of the
financial year 2010/2011 (1 April 2010 to 30 September 2010) in accordance
with IFRS.


Group                 HY 1 2010/11    HY 1 2009/10    Change in    Change
                        in Mio EUR      in Mio EUR      Mio EUR      in %
Sales                        222.7           184.5         38.2     20.7%
EBITDA                        23.9            19.1          4.7     24.7%
Depreciation/                 -8.6            -8.4          0.3      3.3%
amortization
EBIT                          15.2            10.8          4.5     41.4%
EBITDA margin                10.7%           10.4%
EBIT margin                   6.8%            5.8%


In the first six months of 2010/2011, DO & CO reports total sales of EUR 222.7 million, which represents an increase of EUR 38.2 million or 20.7 % compared with the first six months of the previous year (PY: EUR 184.5 million). The consolidated EBIT of the DO & CO Group for the first six months of 2010/2011 amounts to EUR 15.2 million which represents an increase of EUR 4.5 million compared to the previous year (PY: EUR 10.8 million). EBITDA increased from EUR 19.1 million by EUR 4.7 million to EUR 23.9 million. EBIT margin rose from 5.8 % to 6.8 % and EBITDA margin rose from 10.4 % to 10.7 %. Airline Catering

Airline               HY 1 2010/11    HY 1 2009/10    Change in    Change
Catering                in Mio EUR      in Mio EUR      Mio EUR      in %
Sales                        170.6           134.1         36.5     27.2%
EBITDA                        19.1            14.8          4.3     29.4%
Depreciation/                 -7.3            -7.0          0.3      4.2%
amortization
EBIT                          11.9             7.8          4.1     51.8%
EBITDA margin                11.2%           11.1%
EBIT margin                   7.0%            5.8%


Sales of the Airline Catering division amount to EUR 170.6 million (PY: EUR 134.1 million). EBITDA increased by EUR 4.3 million from EUR 14.8 million for the first six months of 2009/2010 to EUR 19.1 million for the first six months of 2010/2011. EBITDA margin amounts to 11.2 % (PY: 11.1 %). EBIT increased from EUR 7.8 million to EUR 11.9 million for an EBIT margin of 7.0 % (PY: 5.8 %). International Event Catering

International          HY 1 2010/11    HY 1 2009/10   Change in    Change
Event Catering           in Mio EUR      in Mio EUR     Mio EUR      in %
Sales                          22.6            20.9         1.7      8.2%
EBITDA                          2.4             2.1         0.3     14.8%
Depreciation/                  -0.5            -0.4         0.1     36.6%
amortization
EBIT                            1.9             1.7         0.2     10.1%
EBITDA margin                 10.8%           10.2%
EBIT margin                    8.5%            8.4%


Sales of the International Event Catering division amount to EUR 22.6 million (PY: EUR 20.9 million). EBITDA increased from EUR 2.1 million to EUR 2.4 million in the first six months of 2010/2011. EBIT amounts to EUR 1.9 million (PY: EUR 1.7 million). EBITDA margin amounts to 10.8 % (PY: 10.2 %), EBIT margin amounts to 8.5 % (PY: 8.4 %). Restaurants, Lounges & Hotel

Restaurants,           HY 1 2010/11    HY 1 2009/10   Change in    Change
Lounges & Hotel          in Mio EUR      in Mio EUR     Mio EUR      in %
Sales                          29.6            29.5         0.0      0.1%
EBITDA                          2.3             2.2         0.1      3.3%
Depreciation/                  -0.9            -1.0        -0.2    -15.0%
amortization
EBIT                            1.4             1.2         0.2     18.8%
EBITDA margin                  7.8%            7.5%
EBIT margin                    4.8%            4.1%


Sales of the Restaurants, Lounges & Hotel division amount to EUR 29.6 million (PY: EUR 29.5 million). EBITDA amounts to EUR 2.3 million (PY: EUR 2.2 million) in the first six months of the business year 2010/2011. EBITDA margin amounts to 7.8 % (PY: 7.5 %). EBIT increased from EUR 1.2 million to EUR 1.4 million in the first six months of the business year 2010/2011. EBIT margin amounts to 4.8 % (PY: 4.1 %). 25.10.2010 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: DO & CO Restaurants & Catering AG Stephansplatz 12 1010 Wien Österreich Phone: +43 1 74000-0 Fax: +43 1 74000-1029 E-mail: organization@doco.com Internet: www.doco.com ISIN: AT0000818802 WKN: 81880 Listed: Freiverkehr in München, Berlin, Stuttgart; Foreign Exchange(s) Wien (Amtlicher Handel / Official Market) End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------