euro adhoc: TA Triumph-Adler AG
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TA Triumph-Adler sales up
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11.05.2006
Announced return to profitable territory on target - Operating result up 16%, break even quarterly result
Nuremberg, May 11, 2006 - In the first quarter of financial year 2006, TA Triumph-Adler AG, the specialists in document business efficiency, achieved consolidated sales of EUR 87.6 million, exceeding the previous year's level of EUR 85.8 million by 2.1 percent.
The result before interest and taxes (EBIT) increased in the reporting period to EUR 2.9 million (previous year: EUR 2.5 million). This represents a growth of around 16 percent. As in the previous year's quarter, this figure includes one-time expenses of EUR 0.7 million arising in connection with the restructuring of the TA Triumph-Adler Group, which is proceeding to plan. A quarterly result of EUR 0.1 million was generated in the first quarter of 2006 (previous year: EUR 0.2 million). As a result, TA Triumph-Adler AG considers it is on target to return to profitable territory in 2006 as planned.
The balance sheet total as of March 31, 2006, came to EUR 432.7 million compared to EUR 422.2 million at December 31, 2005. The increase is primarily due to acquisition activity in the first quarter of 2006 which saw the acquisition of the business of Derksen Bürokommunikation, Kleve, and Schuss Office Systems, Vienna.
The cash flow statement for the first quarter 2006 shows net cash from ordinary operation of EUR 6.0 million compared to an outflow of funds of EUR 12.8 million in the same quarter of the previous year.
Contact: TA Triumph-Adler AG, Suedwestpark 23, D - 90449 Nuremberg, Dr. Joachim Fleing, Phone: +49/179/796 34 72,Fax: +49/911/68 98 - 200, presse@triumph-adler.de, www.triumph-adler.com
Bearer shares ISIN: DE0007495004, admitted to official trading (Prime Standard) on the Frankfurt stock exchange and on all German regional exchanges
end of announcement euro adhoc 11.05.2006 16:45:49
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Branche: Semiconductors & active components
ISIN: DE0007495004
WKN: 749500
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