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CURANUM
Increases EBITDA Margin to 14.3% in Second Quarter of 2005
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11.08.2005
In the first quarter of 2005 CURANUM AG, Munich, increased its sales revenue from EUR 46.4 m to a total of EUR 47.4 m. In the entire first half of the year proceeds grew by almost 5% to reach a total of EUR 93.6 m (previous year EUR 89.2 m). Thanks to the increase in occupancy and increases in the calculation of investment costs the Munich operator of senior citizens and nursing care centers was even able to increase its sales with 150 beds less than in the previous year. Overall proceeds from nursing care and service rose to a total of EUR 84.1 m (compared with EUR 79.9 m in the previous year), the apartment division with out-patient services amounted to EUR 5.7 m as in the previous year and other revenues accounted for EUR 3.8 m (previous year: EUR 3.5 m) of sales revenues.
The CURANUM Group achieved a result before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of EUR 6.8 m (previous year: EUR 5.5 m) in the second quarter of 2005 alone, so that the EBITDA margin rose to 14.3%. The EBIT margin also developed quite positively in the three months from April 1 to June 30: the net yield ratio for the operating result increased from 9.4% in the second quarter of 2004 to 12.2% in the second quarter of 2005.
The result after taxes (net profit) climbed in the second quarter from EUR 1.9 m to EUR 2.5 m, almost reaching the peak of the entire half-year result of the previous year. Earnings per share (EPS) increased to EUR 0.09, following EUR 0.06 in the second quarter of the previous year.
In the first half of 2005 CURANUM AG achieved a result before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of EUR12.7 m (previous year: EUR 10.2 m), which corresponds to a EBITDA margin of 13.6%. The operating result (EBIT) improved from EUR 7.6 m to EUR 9.8 m, while the prior-tax result rose by 63% to EUR 6.7 m (previous year: EUR 4.1 m). CURANUM AG concluded the first half of the year with a net profit for the period of EUR4.2m (previous year: EUR2.6m), while earnings per share improved from EUR 0.09 to EUR 0.14 at the end of the period under review.
As a consequence of these good results we are planning to achieve sales revenue in the amount of EUR 187.8 m for the entire year of 2005 - in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) - and EUR 25.6 m in terms of our EBITDA, as well as a result after taxes of EUR 8.5 m.
Munich, August 11, 2005
The Board of Management
in EUR m Q2 - 2005 Q2 - 2004 to previous year: Sales revenue 47.4 46.4 2.2% Personnel costs 24.0 23.5 2.1% Rental expense 7.0 8.2 -14.6% EBITDA 6.8 5.5 23.6% in % of sales 14.3% 11.9% Depreciation 1.1 1.1 0.0% EBIT 5.8 4.4 31.8% in % of sales 12.2% 9.5% Financial result -1.8 -1.7 5.9% EBT 4.0 2.6 53.8% Net profit 2.5 1.9 31.6% EPS (EUR) 0.09 0.06 50.0%
~ in EUR m HY1 - 2005 HY1 - 2004 over previous year
Sales revenue 93.6 89.2 4.9% Personnel costs 47.4 45.8 3.5% Rental expense 15.7 16.0 -1.9% EBITDA 12.7 10.2 24.5% in % of sales 13.6% 11.4% Depreciation 2.9 2.6 11.5% EBIT 9.8 7.6 28.9% in % of sales 10.5% 8.5% Financial result -3.1 -3.5 -11.4% EBT 6.7 4.1 63.4% Net profit 4.2 2.6 61.5% EPS (EUR) 0.14 0.09 55.6%
end of announcement euro adhoc 11.08.2005 10:16:50
Further inquiry note:
Bernd Rothe
Tel.: +49 (0)89 242065-60
E-Mail: bernd.rothe@curanum.de
Branche: Healthcare Providers
ISIN: DE0005240709
WKN: 524070
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