Süss MicroTec AG / Half Year Results 06.08.2009 Release of a Adhoc News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ad Hoc Announcement in Accordance with Section 15 German Securities Trading Law (WpHG) SUSS MicroTec AG Publishes Second Quarter Financial Figures; Slight Order Entry Recovery Observed - Order Entry in the Second Quarter: EUR 27.1 Million -- Sales at EUR 27.3 Million - EBIT in the Second Quarter: EUR 0.2 Million - Free Cash Flow of EUR 4 Million in the First Half-year - Net Liquidity Improves to EUR 13.8 Million as of June 30, 2009 Munich, Germany, August 6, 2009 - The financial figures of SUSS MicroTec AG (business address: Schleissheimer StraÃe 90, 85748 Garching, Germany; ISIN: DE0007226706), listed in the Prime Standard of Deutsche Börse AG, were strained in the second quarter of the current fiscal year by the ongoing difficult economic situation. Order entry of EUR 27.1 million remained 36.4 percent below the comparable figure from the previous year (EUR 42.6 million). However, compared to the first quarter, the SUSS MicroTec Group managed to post an increase of 35.5 percent. Sales in the second quarter of 2009 amounted to EUR 27.3 million. This figure slightly exceeded sales in the first quarter of 2009 (EUR 26.9 million), yet fell short of the previous year's figure of EUR 34.4 million. The first half of the year shows a similar picture for the SUSS MicroTec Group. The Company was forced to deal with declines in both order entry and sales in the first six months of the year compared to the first half of the previous year. Order entry between January and June 2009 amounted to EUR 47.1 million after EUR 86.5 million in the previous year. Compared with the previous half-year, sales of EUR 54.3 million were, as expected, below the reference value of EUR 69.7 million. The order backlog as of June 30, 2009, thus, amounted to EUR 62.3 million (June 30, 2008: EUR 92.2 million). Gross profit in the first half of 2009 fell by EUR 5.7 million compared to the same period of the previous year to EUR 21.3 million (HY 2008: EUR 27.0 million). The gross profit margin, on the other hand, improved slightly from 38.8 percent in the previous year to 39.3 percent as the result of an efficient adjustment of production capacities. As a consequence of the implemented cost-reduction measures, the Company also managed to limit its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) loss to EUR 0.7 million in the first half-year (HY 2008: EUR 0.5 million). Earnings after taxes (EAT) of EUR -1.1 million were still approximately EUR 1.4 million below the figure from the previous year (HY 2008: EUR 0.3 million). Basic earnings per share (EPS), thus, amount to EUR -0.07 (HY 2008: EUR 0.02). Cash flow from operating activities increased from EUR 1.0 million in the previous half-year to EUR 6.4 million. In the first half of 2009, the Company clearly achieved its goal of generating a positive free cash flow. Before consideration of available-for-sale securities purchases worth EUR 4.1 million, the free cash flow totaled EUR 4.0 million (HY 2008: EUR -3.9 million). This received a positive boost from the significant reduction of accounts receivable and the reduction of investing activities. In total, the SUSS MicroTec Group, thus, had liquid assets and securities of EUR 26.1 million at its disposal. Net liquidity as of June 30, 2009 improved to EUR 13.8 million (June 30, 2008: EUR 3.5 million) compared to EUR 9.4 million as of the end of the 2008 fiscal year. The 2009 Interim Report can now be downloaded at www.suss.com. End of ad hoc announcement Contact: SÃSS MicroTec AG Julia Hartmann Investor Relations / PR Schleissheimer Strasse 90 85748 Garching, Deutschland Tel.: +49 (0)89 32007-161 Fax: +49 (0)89 32007 336 Email: julia.hartmann@suss.com DGAP 06.08.2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Süss MicroTec AG Schleissheimer Strasse 90 85748 Garching b. München Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)89 32007-161 Fax: +49 (0)89 32007-336 E-mail: ir@suss.com Internet: www.suss.com ISIN: DE0007226706 WKN: 722670 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Hamburg, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: Süss MicroTec AG: Publishes Second Quarter Financial Figures; Slight Order Entry Recovery Observed
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