DGAP-News: Alphaform AG: Alphaform Continues Turn-Around in

DGAP-News: Alphaform AG / Key word(s): Preliminary Results Alphaform AG: Alphaform Continues Turn-Around in First Quarter of 2015 27.04.2015 / 10:05 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Alphaform Continues Turn-Around in First Quarter of 2015 - According to preliminary calculations, still-increasing revenues have reached EUR 7.8 million - Group result is EUR -1,1 million - Forecast for the whole of 2015 is confirmed Feldkirchen, 27 April 2015. According to preliminary calculations, during the first quarter of 2015 Alphaform AG, the leading 3D printing service provider in Europe, achieved the highest revenues in the company's history with EUR 7.8 million, following revenues of EUR 7.5 million in the previous quarter. The growth is due to positive development in all three business areas. At the same time, the company actively implemented the Alphaform Excellence programme with over 160 individual measures, including the integrated 11-point plan; as planned, this led to significant one-time expenses in the past quarter. Furthermore, Alphaform was able over the past months to implement regular operation within 100 days at the new, strongly industrialised production site close to the company headquarters in Feldkirchen, despite a temporary interruption of operations due to water damage delaying the launch of production. The related expenses and one-time costs for the restructuring contributed to EBITDA as per preliminary calculations in the first quarter of 2015, which, at EUR -0,6 million, remained under the previous year's figure of EUR 0.0 million. The preliminary group result reached EUR -1,1 million, following EUR -0.4 million year-on-year. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2014, however, Alphaform was able to improve the result and thus confirm the turn-around; EBITDA increased in the last three months by 14%, the group result by 7%. In light of these results, Alphaform confirms the forecast for the whole of 2015: the company anticipates two-digit growth and, as in 2014, a further improvement of results. Alphaform will publish the full quarterly report on 4 May 2015. About Alphaform Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Feldkirchen near Munich, Alphaform AG is a leading European handler for the renovation of industrial development and production with innovative 3D printing and rapid technologies. As a service provider, Alphaform guides its clients from product development through to product manufacture; it assists them in introducing and utilising innovations and delivers expertise, engineering knowledge, prototypes, individual parts, small-scale series, series and project management. Among others, Alphaform today serves the premium manufacturers of the automotive industry, mechanical, plant and automotive engineering, the aerospace industry, tool making and medical technology. Its particular areas of expertise include complex assembly, lightweight construction and orthopaedic implants and instruments. It has subsidiaries in Germany, Finland, Sweden and the UK. Alphaform's shares are listed in the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt stock exchange (code: ATF; securities code number (WKN): 548 795). Contact: Dr. Hanns-Dieter Aberle, CEO Thomas Kresser, CFO Alphaform AG Alphaform AG Kapellenstraße 10 Kapellenstraße 10 85622 Feldkirchen 85622 Feldkirchen Tel.: +49 89 905002 35 Tel.: +49 89 905002 35 Fax: +49 89 905002 1035 Fax: +49 89 905002 1035 e-mail: hdaberle@alphaform.de e-mail: tkresser@alphaform.de Internet: www.alphaform.de Internet: www.alphaform.de Disclaimer This press release/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 press release/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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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. 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: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 348825 27.04.2015