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DGAP-IRE: Viscom AG: Good start to the 2014 financial year - incoming orders reach record level |
| Meldung : | Viscom AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 37x of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] 13.05.2014 08:45 Interim report according to Article 37x of the WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hanover, 13 May 2014 General business performance Viscom AG got off to a good start to the 2014 financial year. Particularly positive was the fact that incoming orders in the first quarter were the highest ever recorded in a first quarter since the company was established. Viscom's strategy to gain market shares outside the automotive sector was successfully implemented in the first quarter of 2014 with a large order from the 3C (Computer, Communication and Consumer) sector. The order volume totals approximately EUR 4 million and will be reported as revenue in the 2014 financial year. The high demand for the technologically cutting-edge high-end inspection systems S6056XM for automated optical inspection (AOI) and the 2-D/3-D X-ray inspection system X7056RS, which can simultaneously conduct an optical inspection, is good news for the Viscom Group. The high inspection depth and speed of X7056RS offers key advantages in in-line X-ray inspection and in combination with the optical inspection of electronic modules. The system is therefore ideally equipped for the future 3C market. The Viscom Group is focusing on the target regions Asia and America. Revenue in America increased some 11 % on the previous year and EBIT was up by as much as around 55 %. In Asia on the other hand, the Group registered a decline in revenue of approximately 17 % compared to the strong first quarter of 2013. However, the European market performed well, continuing to represent Viscom Group's strongest sales region in the first quarter by far. Revenue in this region was up by around 12 % and EBIT even improved by approximately 86 % year on year. Net assets and financial position In the first three months of the 2014 financial year, customers placed orders with Viscom Group in the amount of EUR 15,601 thousand. Incoming orders were up by around 48 % on the previous year (EUR 10,530 thousand), representing a record order intake for Viscom in the first quarter. Order backlog as of 31 March 2014 amounted to EUR 14,112 thousand (previous year: EUR 8,272 thousand), one of the highest levels in the company's history, and an increase of some 71 % year on year. Viscom's Group revenue amounted to EUR 10,931 thousand (previous year: EUR 10,560 thousand) in the period under review and is around 4 % higher compared to the previous year. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) amounted to EUR 844 thousand (previous year: EUR 762 thousand), corresponding to an EBIT margin of 7.7 % (previous year: 7.2 %). Net profit for the period was EUR 663 thousand (previous year: EUR 797 thousand) due to the higher tax rate. With an equity ratio of 86.6 %, Viscom AG still has a very strong equity base at the end of the first quarter of 2014 (31 December 2013: 86.3 %). Outlook Viscom AG will continue to invest in the development of new products. The Group will shortly introduce X8068, a new system for manual and semi-automated X-ray inspection. The new compact 3-D AOI system S3088 ultra is also currently being launched. This system combines the flexibility of Viscom's S3088 automated optical inspection systems family with the strengths of the XM high-speed module. The S3088 ultra was introduced to a wider audience at the leading European SMT fair in Nuremburg in May this year. The Group's current product portfolio and research and development projects offer good growth prospects for the company in the 2014 financial year. Viscom anticipates revenue of between EUR 55 million and EUR 60 million and an EBIT margin of between 13 % and 15 % in 2014. Viscom AG Viscom AG develops, manufactures and sells high-quality automated optical and X-ray inspection systems for use in industrial electronics production and is one of the global leaders in its field. Viscom inspection systems are used in nearly all sectors of the electronics industry. Key Figures of the Group Consolidated income statement 01.01.- 01.01.- 31.03.2014 31.03.2013 Revenue kEUR 10,931 10,560 EBIT kEUR 844 762 EBIT margin % 7.7 7.2 Net profit for the period kEUR 663 797 Earnings per share EUR 0.07 0.09 Number of employees at end of period 307 293 Consolidated balance sheet 31.03.2014 31.12.2013 Assets Current assets kEUR 63,170 62,785 Non-current assets kEUR 8,674 8,573 thereof: Financial assets kEUR 524 524 Total assets kEUR 71,844 71,358 Liabilities Current liabilities kEUR 8,180 8,319 Non-current liabilities kEUR 1,456 1,473 Shareholders' equity kEUR 62,208 61,566 Total shareholders' equity and liabilities kEUR 71,844 71,358 Equity ratio % 86.6 86.3 Consolidated cash flow statement 01.01.- 01.01.- 31.03.2014 31.12.2013 Cash flow from operating activities kEUR -387 7,174 Cash flow from investing activities kEUR -473 -2,478 Cash flow from financing activities kEUR 0 -5,331 Changes in cash and cash equivalents due kEUR -1 -94 to changes in interest rates Cash and cash equivalents at end of period kEUR 28,424 29,285 Segment Information 01.01.-31.03.2014 01.01.-31.03.2013 Europe Revenue kEUR 6,432 5,729 EBIT kEUR 501 270 Asia Revenue kEUR 2,515 3,037 EBIT kEUR 140 361 Americas Revenue kEUR 1,984 1,794 EBIT kEUR 203 131 Any forecasts, expectations or forward-looking statements included in this report may carry risks and uncertainties. We therefore cannot guarantee that these assumptions will turn out to be correct. Actual results and developments may vary significantly from the forecasts and assumptions made in this report. Factors that may lead to such deviations include changes to the general economic development and competitive position, exchange rate and interest rate fluctuations as well as amendments to national and international laws. The Company does not assume any responsibility for updating the statements contained in this report. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Viscom AG Carl-Buderus-Strasse 9-15 30455 Hannover Germany Internet: www.viscom.de End of Announcement DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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