euro adhoc: Triplan AG
Annual Reports
+++ TRIPLAN AG closes the business
year 2007 with a considerable increase in revenues and earnings
+++ Revenues rise by 10 percent to 44,126 TEUR (previous year: 40,013 TEUR)
+++ EBIT rises by 71 percent to ...
Disclosure announcement transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is responsible for the content of this announcement.
annual report
28.03.2008
Bad Soden, March 28th, 2008 - TRIPLAN AG (ISIN: DE 000 7499303) closes the business year 2007 extraordinary successful. The engineering service provider improved its revenues by four million euro to 44 million euro compared with the previous-year-period. Also, TRIPLAN improved the profitability and generates an EBIT-plus of 71 percent to 2,673 TEUR (previous year: 1,562 TEUR) and scheduled an increase of the net income just under 60 percent to 2,042 TEUR (previous year: 1,282 TEUR). This accords to an earnings per share of 0.21 EUR after 0.15 EUR (diluted: 0.14 EUR) in 2006. The cash equivalents are in the amount of 5,537 TEUR as at December 31, 2007 after 4,045 TEUR as at December 31, 2006. The equity-ratio of TRIPLAN is 60 percent as at date of balance (previous year: 52 percent).
The increase in revenues and profitability refers to the international expansion of the project business and to the structural changes in 2007. TRIPLAN structured the core business segment engineering in branch centers. This structure leads to an increase of efficiency at group level and strengthens TRIPLANs flexibility at customer side. This close to market orientation benefits the acceptance of projects of international concerns. The very comfortable financial position and the standing of TRIPLAN in the engineering industry strengthens the competitive position and the sustainable development of the TRIPLAN group in the international environment.
The Management Board expects revenues of 42.3 million EUR and an EBIT of 2.6 million EUR for the business year 2008. The sales target 2008 does not include special items caused by project settlements or M&A transactions. The strategy of the Management Board is targeted to a sustainable development of the earnings.
The Annual Report 2007 can be downloaded on www.triplan.com > Investor Relations.
The Management Board
end of announcement euro adhoc
Further inquiry note:
TRIPLAN AG
Arno Hausburg
Auf der Krautweide 32
Germany - 65812 Bad Soden
Phone: +49 / (0)6196 / 60 92 - 0
Fax: +49 (0)6196 / 60 92 - 203
e-mail: info@triplan.com
Branche: Heavy Engineering
ISIN: DE0007499303
WKN: 749930
Börsen: Börse Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Börse Berlin / free trade
Börse Stuttgart / free trade
Börse Düsseldorf / free trade