REpower announces preliminary financial figures
Hamburg (euro adhoc) -
- Total performance up by 32.5 percent to EUR 394.1 million - EBIT more than doubled to EUR 7.9 million - Order backlog increased by 40.6 percent to 1,219 megawatts
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Hamburg, 30 October 2007. From January to September 2007, REpower Systems AG (Prime Standard, WKN 617703) achieved a total performance of EUR 394.1 million - compared to EUR 297.4 million in the previous year. The operating result (EBIT) improved from EUR 3.4 million to EUR 7.9 million. With 1,219 MW as of 30 September 2007, REpower Systems AG once again registered the highest number of orders since it was founded.
Total performance was up by 32.5% from EUR 297.4 million to EUR 394.1 million in the reference period from 1 January to 30 September 2007, whereas sales increased year-on-year by 24.5% from EUR 292.6 million to EUR 373.0 million.
EBIT totalled EUR 7.9 million in the first nine months of the current financial year, compared to EUR 3.4 million in the first nine months of 2006.
The order book contained purchase agreements for 618 wind turbines with a total rated power of 1,219.0 megawatts at the end of September 2007. This is the highest number of orders since REpower Systems AG was founded and corresponds to a potential order volume of EUR 1,158.4 million.
The announcement of the final financial figures and the complete quarterly report will be postponed for one day, that is to November 15, 2007 for reasons of schedule.
A conference call for analysts and journalists will be organised on 15 November 2007 at 10 a.m. (CET). Please use the following dial-in number: +49 (0)30 868 71 410.
end of announcement euro adhoc 30.10.2007 16:29:44
Further inquiry note:
Thomas Schnorrenberg
Investor Relations Manager
Telefon: +49(0)40-53930-723
E-Mail: t.schnorrenberg@repower.de
Branche: Alternative energy
ISIN: DE0006177033
WKN: 617703
Index: Prime All Share, CDAX, Technologie All Share
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