Silicon Sensor International AG / Preliminary Results/Forecast 04.02.2009 Release of a Adhoc News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary year-end results for 2008 February 04, 2008 In 2008, the Silicon Sensor Group was not fully able, due to non-recurring extraordinary effects resulting from the construction of the new sensor plant, a tax audit, the reorganization in the Board as well as an impairment of Goodwill, even boosted by the financial crisis and the cyclical clouding, to tie up to the outstanding results of 2007. Notwithstanding the temporarily production stop, caused by the move of production facilities to the new plant, sales amount to approximately 39 million in 2008. This is an increase by 5% compared to the previous year (2007: 37.014 million). The EBIT before non-recurring extraordinary effects and impairment to Goodwill is anticipated at 5.0 million (2007: 6.6 million). Especially the far behind expectations performing sales of Microelectronic Packaging Dresden GmbH (MPD), inter alia with the customer Infineon, avert results comparable to the previous year. Based on a revised assessment of the market for packaging and assembly of integrated circuits and determined by a revised business plan for MPD, the Board has decided to considerably write off the MPD Goodwill and related intangible assets to the fair value. Therefore the EBIT declines after non-recurring extraordinary effects and impairment of Goodwill to approximately - 12 (minus twelve) million. Within a risk appraisal for the Silicon Sensor Group the Board has investigated a worst case scenario. Even in a case of a breakdown of sales by 25% compared to the 2009 plan of 43 million, liquidity reserve of the company would be sufficient, to continue business successfully and to close 2009 with a positive EBIT. Premise is the further implementation of a partially already realized cost reduction program. The cost reduction program is under the provision that there wont be enforced redundancies, as a clear increase in sales is anticipated for end of 2009. Due to the continuing uncertainty we anticipate a high bandwidth for sales between 32.5 million and 43 million and for EBIT between 1 million and 6 million. All figures in this message reflect the present and preliminary status of the group close and can change within the process of auditing and compiling the group accounts. The complete financial report will be published on March 30, 2009. Silicon Sensor International AG The Board of Directors DGAP 04.02.2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Silicon Sensor International AG Charlottenstraße 57 10117 Berlin Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)30 2094-5710 Fax: +49 (0)30 2094-5719 E-mail: ir@silicon-sensor.de Internet: www.silicon-sensor.com ISIN: DE0007201907 WKN: 720190 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: Silicon Sensor International AG: Preliminary year-end results for 2008
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