DGAP-News: Catalis SE: Catalis SE announces 2012 Q2 and

DGAP-News: Catalis SE / Key word(s): Half Year Results Catalis SE: Catalis SE announces 2012 Q2 and first half results - an excellent first half-year! 19.08.2013 / 16:25 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate News: Catalis SE announces 2012 Q2 and first half results - an excellent first half-year! Eindhoven, August 19, 2013 - Catalis SE, the worldwide service provider for the digital media and entertainment industry, is pleased to announce its financial results for the second quarter and first half of 2013. The unaudited results for the first six months of fiscal year 2013 are as follows: - Q2 revenues at EUR 7.4m (2012: EUR 6.6m) - Q2 EBIT at EUR 0.6m (2012: EUR 0.1m) - EBIT first six months of 2013 up to EUR 1.1m (2012: EUR 0.2m) - Six month revenues increased to EUR 14.2m (2012: EUR 13.5m) - Operating cash flow for the first six months of 2012 amounted to EUR 1.0m Our strong results are attributable to the successful performance of Kuju Entertainment and Testronic - the two operating divisions of the Catalis Group. On first-half revenues of EUR 4.39m (2012: EUR 5.77m), Kuju Entertainment generated an operating income (EBIT) of EUR 0.79m (2012: EUR 0.51m). This marks a significant and sustainable improvement in EBIT margin (2013: 18.0%), and stems from decisive actions to close loss-making studios and restructure the group in 2012. Testronic recorded a 27% year-on-year increase in first-half revenues (2013: EUR 9.47m, 2012: EUR 7.45m), and almost doubled its operating income (EBIT) to EUR 1.01m (2012: EUR 0.51m) for the same period. Testronic's superior performance has been fuelled primarily by investments into the rapidly expanding Games and Hardware testing businesses. 'Traditionally the first two quarters have been the weakest periods for the group. Since my appointment in 2012, I have been working with firm resolve to reduce this seasonality. The strong performance of the Catalis Group during the first 6 months of 2013 demonstrates significant progress in this regard, and vindicates my confidence in our strategy. There are positive signals from the industry at large, which give us confidence in our market position. We enter the second half of 2013 in a stronger competitive position, and I remain committed to making the most of every growth opportunity, to building revenues and to delivering excellent earnings performance.' commented Dominic Wheatley. For further information on Catalis SE and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Testronic Labs and Kuju, please refer to www.catalisgroup.com, www.testroniclabs.com and www.kuju.com. The interim report for the period to June 30, 2013 is available on our website www.catalisgroup.com. For further questions please contact our Investor Relations team directly: Catalis SE Investor Relations Team t: +49 89 24 41 18 - 413 f: +49 89 24 41 18 - 499 info@catalisgroup.com About Catalis SE: Catalis is a worldwide leading outsourcing provider focusing on high-end technical services relating to the creation of digital content for the film, video games and software industries. Catalis offers both testing and development services. It operates through its wholly-owned subsidiaries Testronic Labs and Kuju from locations throughout Europe, the UK, and the USA. End of Corporate News --------------------------------------------------------------------- 19.08.2013 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. DGAP's 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: Catalis SE Geldropseweg 26-28 5611 SJ Eindhoven Netherlands Phone: +31 (0)40 2135930 Fax: +31 (0)40 2135604 E-mail: info@catalisgroup.com Internet: www.catalisgroup.com ISIN: NL0010447306 WKN: A1T98Z Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 226502 19.08.2013