IBS AG excellence, collaboration, manufacturing
IBS AG excellence, collaboration, manufacturing: IBS AG Announces Preliminary Figures for First Quarter of the 2012/2013 Financial Year
IBS AG excellence, collaboration, manufacturing / Key word(s): Preliminary Results IBS AG Announces Preliminary Figures for First Quarter of the 2012/2013 Financial Year – Consolidated turnover increases 16.1 per cent to 7,629K EUR (Q4 2011: 6,573K EUR) – EBIT climbs to 1,102K EUR (564K EUR) – Earnings per Share improve to 0.14 EUR (0.08 EUR) – Volume of orders on hand rises to 14,843K EUR (12,475K EUR) Hoehr-Grenzhausen, 22nd February 2013 – IBS AG excellence, collaboration, manufacturing, listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN DE0006228406), has today released its preliminary figures for the first quarter of the 2012/2013 financial year (1st October – 31st December 2012). During the quarter under review the IBS Group generated a notable increase in turnover and EBIT, compared to the October to December period of 2011. Consolidated turnover increased by 16.1 per cent to 7,629K EUR (Q4 2011: 6,573K EUR). Turnover generated in Germany and other EU countries rose by 3 per cent to 4,810K EUR (Q4 2011: 4,671K EUR). There was a disproportionate increase in turnover generated outside the EU, which rose by 48.3 per cent to 2,820K EUR (Q4 2011: 1,902K EUR). In relation to overall turnover, the proportion of foreign turnover rose from 36.4 per cent to 46.2 per cent. Compared to the fourth quarter result of 2011, the IBS Group's operating result before interest and taxes (EBIT) improved during the period from October to December 2012, rising by 95.4 per cent to 1,102K EUR (Q4 2011: 564K EUR). The EBIT margin rose from 8.6 per cent, during the same period of the previous year, to 14.4 per cent. The seasonally-influenced EBIT margin tends to be at its strongest during the October to December quarter of the financial year. The Group surplus for the first quarter of 2012/2013 amounted to 993K EUR, which represented a 82.7 per cent increase from the previous year's volume of 544K EUR. Earnings per Share increased from 0.08 EUR to 0.14 EUR. The volume of orders on hand from project and maintenance agreements reached a record volume of 14,843K EUR as at 31st December 2012. Compared to the previous year's volume of 12,475K EUR as at 31st December 2011, this corresponded to an increase of 19 per cent or 2,368K EUR. There was a 2.1 per cent increase in the volume of orders on hand at the end of the 2012 short financial year (30th September 2012), which amounted to 14,537K EUR. The IBS Group employed 227 members of personnel worldwide as at the end of December 2012 (31st December 2011: 218 employees).
Due to the Company's successful first quarter performance and in the light of the sound volume of orders on hand, the IBS Board of Management reaffirms its anticipations of a positive business development during the current business year – provided that the global economy does not undergo any long-term deterioration. About IBS AG: IBS AG is a leading supplier of cross-company standard software systems and consulting services for industrial quality, production, traceability and compliance management. In keeping with the corporate philosophy 'The Productivity Advantage', IBS AG's Best Practice solutions contribute to a sustainable boost in corporate productivity. IBS customers receive the support of a team of experienced consultants and specialists throughout each project phase and beyond. IBS AG, founded in 1982, today employs 227 personnel in Europe, China and the USA. The Company is listed in the Prime Standard of the German Stock Exchange in Frankfurt/Main (ISIN DE0006228406). IBS AG software solutions amount to over 4,000 installations worldwide and can be found at companies such as Audi, Beam Global, BMW, BorgWarner, BOSCH, Caterpillar, Daimler, Electronic Networks, FCI Automotive, Kimberly Clark, Liebherr, Magna Automotive, KautexTextron, Parker Hannifin, Procter & Gamble, Rock Tenn, Porsche, Siemens, SMA Solar Technology, ThyssenKrupp and W.L. Gore. Contact
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Language: | English | |
Company: | IBS AG excellence, collaboration, manufacturing | |
Rathausstrasse 56 | ||
56203 Höhr-Grenzhausen | ||
Germany | ||
Phone: | +49 (0)9251 44 088-30 | |
Fax: | +49 (0)9251 44 088-31 | |
E-mail: | investorrelations@ibs-ag.de | |
Internet: | www.ibs-ag.de | |
ISIN: | DE0006228406 | |
WKN: | 622840 | |
Listed: | Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart | |
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