Analytik Jena Announces Preliminary Results of Financial Year 2010/2011

Sales Increase of 7.6 % to 86.3 m EUR achieved

23-Nov-2011 - Germany

Analytik Jena AG achieved a sales growth of 7.6 % and an increase in the operating earnings of 59.3 % in the past financial year 2010/2011. The Company generated total sales for the Group of EUR 86.3 m (previous year: EUR 80.2 m) and an operating result (EBIT) of EUR 5.0 m (previous year: EUR 3.1 m).

The growth rates in sales and earnings were generated in both core business units Analytical Instrumentation and Life Science. The pure organic growth especially resulted from increasing foreign sales. The Company particularly participated from a disproportional growth in the Asian countries, where business increased by 20.4 %. "We have achieved our revenue and earnings targets and have returned to a profitable operating earnings growth", said Klaus Berka, CEO of Analytik Jena AG. "Supported by an excellent start into the past financial year as well as a strong year-end business our two core business units Analytical Instrumentation and Life Science showed a stable revenue growth. In our smallest business unit Optics we have been able to stop the dramatic collapse in the past years."

In the operating business Analytik Jena AG showed again a considerable increase compared to the previous year. The Group closed the last full financial year 2010/11 with earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) amounting to EUR 8.8 m (previous year: EUR 6.7 m) which corresponds to an increase by 31.0 %. The EBITDA margin amounts to 10.2 % (previous year: 8.4 %). The operating profit (EBIT) amounts to EUR 5.0 m (previous year: EUR 3.1 m) and therewith increased by 59.3 % compared to the previous year. The EBIT margin improved to 5.8 % in comparison to 3.9 % in the previous year.

On November 16, 2011, the tax audit of AJZ Engineering GmbH conducted by Gera Tax Office was consensually closed with an agreement. Due to the profit and loss transfer agreement that existed between AJZ Engineering and the parent company, Analytik Jena is faced with tax expenses. Extraordinary expenses totaling EUR 1.2 m arise for the 2003 to 2007 financial years. Tax arrears payment, that also includes effects of EUR 1.0 m for subsequent years, was completely booked in the past financial year and has a negatively impact on the EBT (interest expense) and the Earnings per Share (EPS). The investigations into AJZ Engineering have already been closed at the end of September against payment of an amount of EUR 300 thousand.

"For Analytik Jena as well as for AJZ Engineering we have now again planning reliability for the further business development. The substantial additional expenses due to the incidents effecting our subsidiary will no longer have an impact on us. Stand alone, Analytik Jena together with majority shareholder LBPS Management Holding GmbH is looking for strategic investors for an equity holding in AJZ Engineering. Our goal is to further reduce the risks for Analytik Jena AG, which are inherent to the volatile and capital committing project business. There is no concrete timetable for this yet", continues Berka.

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