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PVA TePla AG: Substantial revenue/earnings growth in second quarter Asslar, 12.08.05: In the first six months of 2005, the PVA TePla Group boosted revenues by almost 20% year-on-year to € 23.6 million (HY1/2004: € 19.7 million). The largest share of sales, € 16.5 million, was generated by the Vacuum
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PVA TePla AG: Substantial revenue/earnings growth in second quarter
Asslar, 12.08.05: In the first six months of 2005, the PVA TePla Group
boosted revenues by almost 20% year-on-year to € 23.6 million (HY1/2004: €
19.7 million). The largest share of sales, € 16.5 million, was generated by
the Vacuum Systems division, which exceeded its Q1/2004 figure by 47%.
Germany dominates the regional breakdown of sales, ahead of Asia, Europe
and North America.
Gross profit, at € 5.0 million (HY1/2004: € 5.2 million), was effected by
lower revenues in the high-margin Plasma Systems division, caused in turn
by general weakness in the market. Improvements in cost structures resulted
in substantially better earnings, which increased from € –1.2 million in
HY1/2004 to € –0.1 million in HY1/2005. Group operating profit in the
second quarter was € 0.3 million (Q2/2004: € 0.4 million). Net income for
the period was positive for both the second quarter, at € 0.3 million
(Q2/2004: € 0.2 million), and the first half-year, at € 0.2 million
(HY1/2004: € –0.7 million).
Incoming orders received by the Group remained encouraging, reaching € 23.9
million (HY1/2004: € 26.1 million) and a book-to-bill ratio of just over
one. The order backlog was substantially increased in a year-on-year
comparison from € 17.7 million in HY1/2004 to € 21.9 million in HY1/2005.
The Management Board takes a positive view of business development in the
second half-year. For the Plasma Systems division, which is largely
dependent on the semiconductor industry, the market is now showing signs of
an upswing. The Board expects revenue to increase by 10-20% in total, and
net income to improve on the previous year to an EBIT margin of between 1
and 3%.
Our greatest near-term growth opportunities are in the field of crystal
growing systems and especially driven by the dynamic growth expected in
the solar industry. The complex situation concerning the major project for
crystal growing systems to make solar cells is progressing well.
Contact: Peter Banholzer (IR Manager)
Tel.: +49 (0)6441 / 5692-342
eMail: peter.banholzer@pvatepla.com
EquityStory AG 12.08.2005
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language: English
emitter: PVA TePla AG
Emmeliusstr. 33
35614 Asslar Deutschland
phone: +49 (0)89 905 03-106
fax: +49 (0)89 905 03-147
email: ir@pvatepla.com
WWW: www.pvatepla.com
ISIN: DE0007461006
WKN: 746100
indexes: CDAX, PRIMEALL, TECHALLSHARE
stockmarkets: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt; Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen,
Hannover, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart
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