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EANS-News: LPKF raises the bar higher

Garbsen (euro adhoc) -

Boom in orders in first half – German laser specialist raises 
turnover and
 earnings target for 2010 again
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quarterly report/Half-year financial report 2010
Subtitle: Boom in orders in first half – German laser specialist 
raises turnover and earnings target for 2010 again
Garbsen, 13 August 2010 - LPKF Laser &
Electronics AG has boosted  its  turnover in the first six months of 
the ongoing financial year to  EUR 37  million.  This corresponds to 
a rise of 63 % compared to the  first  half  in  2009.  Quarterly 
earnings before interest and tax exceeded  the  expectations  at  
EUR 8 million, and an EBIT margin of 23 %. The company generated a 
turnover of EUR  19  million in the second quarter alone, generating 
an EBIT of EUR 4 million
Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors Dr.  Ingo  Bretthauer  
assesses  the development in the first half of the year as revealing 
a significant  broadening of the foundations for growth. "LPKF is 
enjoying a growth  trend  which  is  now being boosted by the dawning
recovery of the overall economy. The LPKF Group  is profiting in all 
of its  segments  from  the  increasing  demand  for  high-tech 
production solutions."
Against the background of the stabilization of the overall economic  
conditions, and the continuing excellent level of orders, the Board  
of  Managing  Directors has raised the turnover forecast for the 
ongoing financial year to  at  least EUR 68 million, and set the 
target EBIT margin higher, to at least 17 %.
Cutting & Structuring Lasers made the biggest contribution to the 
expansion in business with a year-on-year growth of 142 %, primarily 
due to the strong business with laser direct structuring systems 
(LDS). The systems delivered to date have proven effective under real
production conditions, to the extent that LDS technology has now 
established a leading position in the production of smartphone 
antennae. There is also growing demand for the LDS method for the 
production of laptop antennae and sensoric components in the 
automotive sector.
At the beginning of June, LPKF reported a major order totaling nearly
EUR 6 million for laser systems for depanelling printed circuit 
boards. Laser depanelling systems open up new options for  PCB 
manufacturers. This is seen by the LPKF Group as a business with very
promising growth potential.
The other segments also enjoyed a positive development in business  
activity  in the first half. Positive signals are also increasingly 
coming from the  business with laser systems for scribing thin-film 
solar panels.  In  the  light  of  the current recovery, the  Board  
of  Managing  Directors  considers  the  Thin-film Technologies 
Segment to have good medium term growth opportunities in a  dynamic 
market.
The high capacity  utilization  in  Garbsen  in  particular,  and  
the  expected growth, has to be matched by investment, especially in 
development, service  and production. Money will also be invested 
this year and next in new buildings  and rebuilding measures at the 
Garbsen site.
LPKF Laser & Electronics AG  is  a  leading  international  group  of
companies specialized in laser systems for micro-material  
processing.  Founded  in  1976, the Group has its headquarters in 
Garbsen near Hannover  in  Germany,  and  does business around the 
world together with its  subsidiaries  and  representatives. LPKF has
430 employees around the world,  of  which  200  are  in  Garbsen.  
The shares in LPKF Laser & Electronics AG are traded on the Prime  
Standard  of  the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN 0006450000).
end of announcement                               euro adhoc

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LPKF Laser & Electronics AG
Bettina Schäfer, Investor Relations
Tel: (05131) 7095-382

Branche: Semiconductors & active components
ISIN: DE0006450000
WKN: 645000
Index: CDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
Hamburg / free trade
Stuttgart / free trade
Düsseldorf / free trade
Hannover / free trade
München / free trade

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