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DO & CO Restaurants & Catering AG:

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

16.08.2012 09:14

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Results for the first quarter of the financial year 2012/2013 (unaudited) 

SALES: EUR 151.5 million
EBITDA: EUR 13.2 million
EBIT:  EUR 9.3 million

- Sales and earnings further increased
- British Airways at New York JFK won as a new customer
- Successful start-up of 'DO & CO à la carte meals' on all Austrian
Airlines flights
- Quality and innovation as drivers of growth

Vienna, August 16, 2012. DO & CO Restaurants & Catering AG today announced
its results for the first quarter of the financial year 2012/2013 (1 April
2012 to 30 June 2012) in accordance with IFRS.

Group               Q1 2012/13in    Q1 2011/12in   Changein Mio  Change
                         Mio EUR         Mio EUR          EUR      in %
Sales                      151.5           116.9         34.6     29.6%
EBITDA                      13.2            10.8          2.4     22.5%
Depreciation                -3.9            -4.0          0.1      1.6%
EBIT                         9.3             6.8          2.5     36.7%
Profit before               10.2             7.6          2.5     32.9%
taxes
Consolidated                 5.7             4.3          1.4     32.6%
result
EBITDA margin               8.7%            9.2%
EBIT margin                 6.1%            5.8%


In the first quarter of the financial year of 2012/2013, DO & CO reports total sales of EUR 151.5 million which represents an increase of EUR 34.6 million or 29.6% compared to the previous year (PY: EUR 116.9 million). The consolidated EBIT of the DO & CO Group for the first quarter of the financial year of 2012/2013 amounts to EUR 9.3 million which represents an increase of EUR 2.5 million compared to the previous year (PY: EUR 6.8 million). EBITDA increased from EUR 10.8 million by EUR 2.4 million to EUR 13.2 million. EBIT margin rose from 5.8% to 6.1%. EBITDA margin amounts to 8.7 %. The net result of the first quarter of the financial year of 2012/2013 amounts to EUR 5.7 million (PY: EUR 4.3 million). Earnings per share increased from EUR 0.44 to EUR 0.59 in the first quarter of the financial year of 2012/2013. Airline Catering

Airline           Q1 2012/13in Mio Q1 2011/12in Mio Changein Mio  Change in
Catering                     EUR              EUR           EUR          %
Sales                       92.8             85.6           7.2       8.4%
EBITDA                       8.3              8.0           0.2       3.1%
Depreciation                -3.0             -3.5           0.5      14.0%
EBIT                         5.3              4.5           0.7      16.3%
EBITDA                      8.9%             9.4%
margin
EBIT margin                 5.7%             5.3%


Sales of the Airline Catering division amount to EUR 92.8 million (PY: EUR 85.6 million). EBITDA increased from EUR 8.0 million to EUR 8.3 million. EBITDA margin amounts to 8.9% (PY: 9.4%). EBIT increased from EUR 4.5 million to EUR 5.3 million for an EBIT margin of 5.7% (PY: 5.3%). International Event Catering

International Event     Q1 2012/13in   Q1 2011/12in   Changein Mio  Change
Catering                     Mio EUR        Mio EUR          EUR      in %
Sales                           33.0           15.3         17.7    115.4%
EBITDA                           3.3            1.5          1.8    117.8%
Depreciation                    -0.4           -0.2         -0.2   -115.6%
EBIT                             2.9            1.3          1.6    118.1%
EBITDA margin                  10.0%           9.9%
EBIT margin                     8.8%           8.7%


Sales of the International Event Catering division amount to EUR 33.0 million (PY: EUR 15.3 million). EBITDA increased from EUR 1.5 million to EUR 3.3 million in the first quarter of the financial year of 2012/2013. EBIT amounts to EUR 2.9 million (PY: EUR 1.3 million). EBITDA margin amounts to 10.0% (PY: 9.9%), EBIT margin amounts to 8.8% (PY: 8.7%). Restaurants, Lounges & Hotel

Restaurants,            Q1 2012/13in   Q1 2011/12in   Changein Mio  Change
Lounges & Hotel              Mio EUR        Mio EUR          EUR      in %
Sales                           25.7           16.0          9.7     60.8%
EBITDA                           1.6            1.2          0.4     31.5%
Depreciation                    -0.5           -0.3         -0.2    -70.7%
EBIT                             1.1            0.9          0.2     19.3%
EBITDA margin                   6.3%           7.7%
EBIT margin                     4.3%           5.8%


Sales of the Restaurants, Lounges & Hotel division amount to EUR 25.7 million (PY: EUR 16.0 million). EBITDA amounts to EUR 1.6 million (PY: EUR 1.2 million) in the first quarter of the financial year 2012/2013. EBITDA margin amounts to 6.3% (PY: 7.7%). EBIT increased from EUR 0.9 million to EUR 1.1 million. EBIT margin amounts to 4.3% (PY: 5.8%). Key Figures of the DO & CO Group

Key Figures                                         Q1 2012/13  Q1 2011/12
Sales                                       m EUR       151.5       116.9
EBITDA                                      m EUR        13.2        10.8
EBITDA margin                               %            8.7%        9.2%
EBIT                                        m EUR         9.3         6.8
EBIT margin                                 %            6.1%        5.8%
Consolidated result                         m EUR         5.7         4.3
Employees                                               4,362       4,043
Equity1                                     m EUR       168.5       146.4
Equity ratio1                               %           49.9%       54.3%
Net debts                                   m EUR       -98.2      -115.7
Net gearing                                 %          -58.3%      -79.0%
Working capital                             m EUR        76.2        82.8
Operative cash-flow                         m EUR        21.1        10.5
cash-flow from investing activities         m EUR         3.3        -2.3
EBITDA per share                            EUR          1.35        1.11
EBIT per share                              EUR          0.95        0.70
Earnings per share                          EUR          0.59        0.44
High2                                       EUR         31.99       34.00
Low2                                        EUR         26.55       29.00
Price at the end of the period2             EUR         29.50       34.00
Weighted number of shares                   TPie        9,744       9,744
Number of shares at the end of the period   TPie        9,744       9,744
Market capitalization at the end of the     m EUR       287.4       331.3
period


1...Adjusted to take designated dividend payments and bookvalue of goodwill into account 2...Closing price Stock DO & CO stock performed very well on the stock exchanges of both Vienna and Istanbul in the first quarter of the financial year 2012/2013. While the ATX lost 8.5% over the reporting period, the DO & CO share price rose by 1.1%. DO & CO stock closed at a price of EUR 29.50 on 29 June 2012. At the Istanbul Stock Exchange, the DO & CO share lost 1.4%, closing at TRY 68.00 on 29 June 2012. According to the stock act 87 the interim report is available for the public at the company's headquarter, A-1110 Vienna, Dampfmühlgasse 5, as well as on the website www.doco.com. 16.08.2012 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 Austria 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 Berlin, München, Stuttgart; Wien (Amtlicher Handel / Official Market) End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------