Analytik Jena announces forecast for financial year 2012/2013
The Company also expects a stable development of earnings and thus expects to continue to increase earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) with an EBITDA margin of more than 10.0 % and to achieve an operating profit (EBIT) above EUR 6.0 m or at previous year's level, respectively. EBITDA amounted to EUR 10.2 m with an EBITDA margin of 10.8 % in the previous year. Analytik Jena expects earnings per share (EPS) to decrease due to the unfavorable exchange rate situation in comparison to the previous year. Analytik Jena generated an operating profit of EUR 6.1 m in the previous year. Both basic and diluted earnings per share amounted to EUR 0.59 in financial year 2011/2012.
In the first half of the financial year 2012/2013 Analytik Jena generated consolidated sales of EUR 46.9 m (previous year: EUR 46.0 m), thus 2.0 % more than in the previous year. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amount to EUR 4.7 m (previous year: EUR 5.3 m). Operating profit (EBIT) adds up to EUR 2.6 m (previous year: EUR 3.3 m). Earnings per share, influenced by currency losses in Japanese Yen, amounts to EUR 0.05 (previous year: EUR 0.34).
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