DGAP-News: FUCHS increases sales revenues and EBIT

DGAP-News: FUCHS PETROLUB SE / Key word(s): Interim Report FUCHS increases sales revenues and EBIT 30.04.2015 / 07:00 --------------------------------------------------------------------- FUCHS increases sales revenues and EBIT - Sales revenues up 8% to EUR 493 million (currency adjusted +1%) - Earnings (EBIT) rise by 8% to EUR 82 million - Outlook for the financial year improved due to currency effects The first three months of 2015 at a glance <pre> Amounts in EUR million Q 1 2015 Q1 2014 Dev. % Sales revenues (1) 492.6 456.8 7.8 Europe 278.3 284.5 -2.2 Asia-Pacific, Africa 146.5 119.4 22.7 North and South America 88.3 75.4 17.1 Consolidation -20.5 -22.5 Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 81.7 75.6 8.1 Earnings after tax 56.8 52.8 7.6 Earnings per share in EUR Ordinary share 0.41 0.38 7.9 Preference share 0.41 0.38 7.9 Free cash flow 30.2 25.8 17.1 Investments in long-term assets 7.8 6.5 20.0 Employees as at March 31 4,141 3,981 4.0 </pre> (1) By company location Performance The globally operating lubricant producer FUCHS PETROLUB SE generated sales revenues of EUR 493 million (457) in the first quarter of 2015, thus representing an increase of 8%. Adjusted for currency effects, sales revenues increased by 1%. The two minor acquisitions made by the Group in Great Britain and South Africa / Australia in mid-2014 contributed just under 2% to the increase in sales revenues. Organic sales revenues remained slightly below the high level recorded in the same period of the previous year (-1%). Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) increased by EUR 6 million or 8% to EUR 82 million (76). At the same time, earnings after tax rose by EUR 4 million or 8% to EUR 57 million (53), while earnings per share also increased by 8% to EUR 0.41 EUR (0.38) per ordinary and preference share. Free cash flow reached a value of EUR 30 million (26). Investments In the period under review, the FUCHS PETROLUB Group invested EUR 8 million (7) in property, plant and equipment. Around half of this sum was invested in Germany. Larger investments are planned in subsequent quarters, primarily in the US and Germany. Employees As at March 31, 2015, the global workforce of the FUCHS PETROLUB Group consisted of 4,141 employees. Compared with the 4,112 employees recorded at the end of the previous year, this represents an increase of 29 people. Outlook The FUCHS PETROLUB Group also expects increases in sales revenues for the financial year. Should the euro remain weak, EBIT and earnings after tax are set to increase by a mid to higher single-digit percentage. In terms of free cash flow, the Group anticipates the amount to once again exceed EUR 150 million. Mannheim, April 30, 2015 FUCHS PETROLUB SE Public Relations Friesenheimer Str. 17 68169 Mannheim Germany Tel: +49 621 3802-1104 E-mail: tina.vogel@fuchs-oil.de The information below can be accessed at the following web addresses: Press release: www.fuchs-oil.com Interim report as at March 31, 2015: http://www.fuchs-oil.com/ir_firstquarter.html Press photos: http://www.fuchs-oil.com/pressphotos1.html Important note This press release contains statements about future developments that are based on assumptions and estimates by the management of FUCHS PETROLUB SE. Even if the management is of the opinion that these assumptions and estimates are accurate, future actual developments and future actual results may differ significantly from these assumptions and estimates due to a variety of factors. These factors can, for example, include changes in the overall economic climate, changes in procurement prices, changes to exchange rates and interest rates, and changes within the lubricants industry. FUCHS PETROLUB SE provides no guarantee that future developments and the results actually achieved in the future will match the assumptions and estimates set out in this press release and assumes no liability for such. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 30.04.2015 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. 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: FUCHS PETROLUB SE Friesenheimer Str. 17 68169 Mannheim Germany Phone: +49 (0)621 / 3802-0 Fax: +49 (0)621 / 3802-7190 E-mail: ir@fuchs-oil.de Internet: www.fuchs-oil.de ISIN: DE0005790430, DE0005790406 WKN: 579043, 579040 Indices: MDAX Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Stuttgart; Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 350759 30.04.2015