Frankfurt am Main | March 13, 2014
According to the preliminary business figures that have been presented, the company will achieve its targets in the adjusted guidance it issued on December 4, 2013 – No dividend payment envisaged for 2013
euromicron AG will fulfill the targets specified in the adjusted guidance it issued on December 4, 2013, following a difficult 4th quarter of 2013. On the basis of what is known at present and the unaudited figures, the Executive Board expects consolidated sales of just under €330 million (guidance: €320 million) and a consolidated EBITDA of around €14.5 million (guidance: just under 5%).
In the core year of integration 2013, the company spend around €5.5 to 6 million from its operating income on investments and integration in order to shed and restructure personnel, to reorganize its divisions and on a raft of cost-cutting measures, and also had to cope with operational effects from shifts in earnings due to postponements in the call-off of deliveries and extra project costs.
The effects of these measures in terms of cash and the balance sheet will not have any notable impact on the company’s current liquidity situation and so on financing of its development.
In view of the Group’s earnings performance in 2013 and the anticipated net loss at euromicron AG, the Executive Board intends to propose to the General Meeting that no dividend be paid for 2013.
After a strong start to 2014, the Executive Board sees, as expected, a cautiously positive performance for the upcoming phase of restructuring and, as part of the Agenda 500, is aiming to grow sales to €340-360 million and post an EBITDA margin of around 6-8% in 2014.
The Executive Board is convinced that, following 10 years of growth and strong earnings, the cost-intensive integration and investment measures at the Group to enable it to grow its sales further to the goal of €500 million are necessary and correct to ensure shareholder value in the long-term future.
euromicron AG (www.euromicron.de) is an all-round solution provider for communications, transport, data and security. euromicron’s network infrastructures integrate voice, video and data transport wirelessly, via copper cable and by means of fiber-optic technologies. euromicron builds leading applications, such as security, control, healthcare or surveillance systems, on the basis of these cutting-edge network infrastructures.
Founded on its expertise as a developer and producer of fiber-optic components, euromicron AG is a strongly growing, highly profitable group that is listed on the stock market, has a medium-sized character and focuses on operational growth, integration and further market penetration, internationalization and expansion.