DGAP-News: Alphaform AG: reorientation still on course

DGAP-News: Alphaform AG / Key word(s): Half Year Results/Half Year Results Alphaform AG: reorientation still on course 08.08.2014 / 08:03 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Press Release H1 2014: Alphaform reorientation still on course Revenue rises by 14.9% year-on-year to EUR 14.5 million EBITDA of EUR -0.2 million only negative due to restructuring Forecast for year as a whole retained Feldkirchen, 8 August 2014 - The restructuring of Alphaform AG, a service provider for industrial 3D printing, is still on schedule. Aided by a stable economy, revenue climbed by 15.4% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2014 from EUR 6 million to EUR 7 million. EBITDA improved from EUR -0.6 million to EUR -0.2 million in the second quarter. As in the first quarter, earnings would have been positive were it not for the costs of the restructuring. Earnings before taxes (operating earnings) improved from EUR -0.9 million to EUR -0.5 million. In addition to the growth in revenue, the widening of the gross profit margin by 8.8 percentage points from 58.6% in the second quarter of the previous year to 67.4% in the second quarter of 2014 also contributed to this. Taking the first half of the year as a whole, revenue rose by 14.9% to EUR 14.5 million (H1 2013: EUR 12.6 million). Earnings before taxes (operating earnings) amounted to EUR -0.8 million in the first six months of 2014 after EUR -0.9 million in the same period of the previous year. EBITDA in the first half of 2014 was EUR -0.2 million as against EUR -0.3 million in the same period of 2013. Cash flow from operating activities in the first half of 2014 amounted to EUR -2.4 million after EUR -0.2 million in the same period of the previous year. The main reasons for the negative cash flow were the greater need for additional current assets due to the growth in business and the restructuring. The restructuring of Alphaform AG is well on its way: At the end of the second quarter of 2014, all the individual measures of the current programme were on schedule - in terms of both project progress and earnings. The restructuring is built on five pillars in total: the reorganisation and selective expansion of sales, three individual Alphaform Excellence programmes at the three locations of Eschenlohe, Feldkirchen and Stade and creating an open and trusting corporate culture. Positive trends in all segments Revenue in the Additive Manufacturing Plastics and Modelling segment climbed by 14% year-on-year in the first half of the year, from EUR 7.9 million in the first half of 2013 to EUR 9.1 million in the current reporting period. Two highly productive stereolithography machines that commenced operations in April 2014 contributed to this rise in revenue. Expenses for the restructuring drove down segment earnings to EUR -0.8 million (H1 2013: EUR -0.6 million) and eclipsed the positive earnings trend. The Additive Manufacturing Metals and Rapid Tooling segment generated growth of more than 30% in the first half of 2014, from EUR 1.9 million in the previous year to EUR 2.5 million in the reporting period. Segment earnings are positive again. In the Precision Casting business segment, for which the Alphaform subsidiary MediMet in Stade is responsible, revenue climbed by 8.3% year-on-year in the first half of the year, from EUR 3.5 million in the first six months of 2013 to EUR 3.8 million in the first half of 2014. Segment earnings improved to EUR -0.2 million in the first half of the year after EUR -0.3 million in the previous year. Forecast for 2014 financial year retained Alphaform AG is forecasting revenue of around EUR 30 million and a significant earnings improvement as against the previous year for 2014. Essentially as a result of the necessary restructuring expenses, the Management Board is still projecting a net loss for 2014 of around EUR -1 million. Key figures of the Alphaform Group <pre> 2nd Quarter 1st Half-year </pre> <pre> 2014 2013 % 2014 2013 % Revenue 6.972 6,041 15,4% 14,485 12,608 14,9% Mio. EUR Mio. EUR Mio. EUR Mio. EUR EBITDA -0,200 -0,636 68,6% -0,183 -0,288 36,5% Mio. EUR Mio. EUR Mio. EUR Mio. EUR Operating income -0,506 -0,945 46,5% -0,803 -0,892 10,0% Mio. EUR Mio. EUR Mio. EUR Mio. EUR Earnings after Tax -0,586 -1,031 43,2% -0,984 -1,067 7,8% Mio. EUR Mio. EUR Mio. EUR Mio. EUR Earning per share -0,11 EUR -0,19 EUR 42,1% -0,19 EUR -0,20 EUR 5,0% Equity 7,476 6,626 12,8% Mio. EUR Mio. EUR Balance sheet total* 17,321 15,765 9,9% Mio. EUR Mio. EUR Equity ratio 43,2% 42,0% 2,7% Freely liquid assets and marketable 1,407 1,152 22,1% securities* Mio. EUR Mio. EUR Employee company* 247 231 6,9% </pre> *) As at 30 June for 2014, as at 31 December for 2013. About Alphaform Alphaform AG, based in Feldkirchen near Munich was founded in 1996. The company belongs to the European market leaders in the production of complex components means additive manufacturing, which are often grouped together under the term "3D printing". An important mainstay of the segment 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing is the production of series close prototypes, particularly for the automotive and capital goods industries. The Medical Division of Alphaform has a leading position throughout Europe in manufacturing and processing orthopaedic implants and instruments. The shares of Alphaform are listed in the Prime Standard Segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FWB) under the abbreviation ATF. The core competence of Alphaform lies in its extensive application know-how for processes and materials for the additive production of complex prototypes, tools, individual components and small series made of plastic and metal. The company's activity is focused on the orthopaedic and medical technology, automotive, aviation and aerospace industries. The subsidiaries of Alphaform are located in Germany, Finland, Sweden and the UK. Contact: Dr. Hanns-Dieter Aberle CEO ALPHAFORM AG Kapellenstraße 10 85622 Feldkirchen Tel.: +49 89 905002 29 Fax: +49 89 9050021021 e-mail: hdaberle@alphaform.de Internet: www.alphaform.de Disclaimer This ad-hoc disclosure is not an offer document and does not constitute an offer of shares of Alphaform AG ("Company") nor an invitation to an offer to buy or subscribe for shares or securities of the Company but is provided for information only. This ad-hoc disclosure may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including those pertaining to the anticipated benefits to be realized from the proposals described herein. 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Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Alphaform AG Kapellenstraße 10 85622 Feldkirchen Germany Phone: +49 (0)89 905002 - 0 Fax: +49 (0)89 905002 - 90 E-mail: ir@alphaform.de Internet: www.alphaform.de ISIN: DE0005487953 WKN: 548795 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 281423 08.08.2014