EANS-Adhoc: Triplan AG
TRIPLAN AG: Release of mid-term report 2009
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6-month report
13.08.2009
Bad Soden, August 13, 2009: TRIPLAN AG (ISIN: DE 0007499303 / Prime Standard) releases its mid term results 2009 today. The group boosted its revenues in the period January 1 to June 30 2009 by 4.3 percent from 22,782 TEUR up to 23,771 TEUR. The segment Engineering contributed 22,454 TEUR (30.06.2008: 21,285 TEUR) and the segment Technology Services 1,531 TEUR (30.06.2008: 1,640 TEUR) to the group revenues. The overall performance of TRIPLAN group amounted 24,884 TEUR (30.06.2008: 23,876 TEUR) as of June 30 2009.
EBIT declined in the reporting period by 52.9 percent from 1,839 TEUR down to 866 TEUR. EBIT comparison of June 30 2008 to the previous year period is affected by two factors. One the one hand, a settlement of a large-scale project, that had positive effects on EBIT, was charged in the previous year period. One the other hand, it is not possible to charge similar high margins in the current business environment as in the previous year. The EBIT-margin amounted at balance sheet day 3.5 percent (previous year: 7.7 percent).
The total balance sheet amounted on June 30 2009 24,539 TEUR (30.06.2008: 23,715 TEUR; 31.03.2009: 26,200 TEUR). TRIPLAN-group has as at balance sheet day an equity ratio of 64.0 percent (30.06.2008: 56.3 percent; 31.03.2009: 58.6 percent). The cash and cash equivalents amounted at balance sheet day 5,223 TEUR (30.06.2008: 6,301 TEUR; 31.03.2009: 5,521 TEUR).
The operative development of the group is satisfying in the current market environment. In the reporting period, the management board pushed the further market presence of the company by opening new locations in Neustadt (Donau) and in Renens (Switzerland). Besides the support of existing customers, the management board uses the new offices as sales representatives to force the future growth of the company. Moreover the management board founded TRIPLAN Gebäudetechnik AG headquartered in Basel (Switzerland). The business activities of this new company are mainly the planning of house automation including energy efficiency consideration. With this, TRIPLAN improves the integrated service as an engineering service provider and breaks down cut surfaces.
With the positioning in the industries Life Science, Refinery/Petrochemical, Chemical/Industry and Energy, TRIPLAN is well positioned in the current challenging market to operate positively and to extend the market share.
The company acts furthermore on the assumption of the revenues forecast 2009. By the before mentioned pressure of margin we expect an EBIT-margin in the amount of 4.5 to 5.0 percent.
The mid-term report can be downloaded in the internet under www.triplan.com in the segment "investor relations". The Management Board
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Further inquiry note:
Arno Hausburg
Tel.: +49 (0)6196 6092 177
E-Mail: arno.hausburg@triplan.com
Branche: Heavy Engineering
ISIN: DE0007499303
WKN: 749930
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
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