DGAP-News: DATA MODUL AG / Key word(s): Final Results DATA MODUL AG: Transition year 2013 successfully concluded - Proposed dividend disbursement unchanged at 0.60 euros 24.03.2014 / 15:12 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Transition year 2013 successfully concluded - Proposed dividend disbursement unchanged at 0.60 euros - Revenue increased by 4.6% to 146.7 million euros - Order backlog rose by 10% to 89.6 million euros, a new record - EBIT at 5.7 million euros, and below the previous year mark as anticipated, due to investments supporting future growth in the coming years DATA MODUL AG, the display technology market leader, looks back on a successful fiscal year 2013. We kept a strong focus on our priorities and reorganized our global sales network, consolidated our product portfolio even further and optimized our operating processes. We also reorganized and centralized our logistics and manufacturing facilities in our Weikersheim location. We grew our presence in foreign markets substantially in fiscal year 2013, increasing our export rate to 39.8% (previous year: 33.5%), thus achieving one of our most important goals: to reduce our dependency on domestic sales. Total revenue increased by 4.6% to 146.7 million euros (previous year: 140.2 million euros), with the Systems segment participating at 2.6% and the Displays segment at 6.3%. Order entry increased by 3.3% to 159.0 million euros. Order backlog reached a record mark again, totaling 89.6 million euros. In 2013, our research and development expenses increased to over 4.8 million euros, and included in particular projects safeguarding our future. Thus we incurred restructuring costs recorded as a substantial one-time factor for 2013 resulting from centralization and relocation of our manufacturing and logistics facilities from Munich to our Weikersheim location. At the Annual Shareholders' Meeting on 12 May, 2014 we will propose disbursement of cash dividends of 0.60 euros per share, the same amount as last year. Corporate results for DATA MODUL AG in accordance with IFRS <pre> Jan. - Dec. (as of Dec. 31, respectively) 2013 2012 Change in % Revenues (million euros) 146.7 140.2 + 4.6 - Displays (million euros) 82.8 77.9 + 6.3 - Systems (million euros) 63.9 62.3 + 2.6 EBIT (million euros) 5.7 8.4 - 32.1 Order entry (million euros) 159.0 153.9 + 3.3 Order backlog (million euros) 89.6 81.5 + 9.9 Equity ratio in % 50.9 56.2 Employees (year average) 333 315 + 5.7 Net income (million euros) 3.2 7.1 - 54.9 Earnings per share in euros 0.95 2.05 - 53.7 Dividend per share in euros 0.60* 0.60 +/- 0.0 </pre> *To be proposed at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting on 12 May, 2014 Demand in our markets increases constantly, and we expect a substantial rise in revenue and profit for the current year. We have prepared our Company for the next jump in sales expected by 2015, and expect sustainable value contributions from productivity measures introduced over the past months. The Executive Board Munich, March 24, 2014 End of Corporate News --------------------------------------------------------------------- 24.03.2014 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. 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: DATA MODUL AG Landsberger StraÃe 322 80687 München Germany Phone: +49 (0)89 56017-105 Fax: +49 (0)89 56017-102 E-mail: barbara.lederer@data-modul.com Internet: www.data-modul.com ISIN: DE0005498901 WKN: 549890 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), München; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 259208 24.03.2014
DGAP-News: DATA MODUL AG: Transition year 2013 successfully concluded - Proposed dividend disbursement unchanged at 0.60 euros
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