EANS-Information of Significance: Binder+Co grows further in 2011: Sales revenues up by 29%, EBIT by 18%, order intake increased by 25%

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08.03.2012

Gleisdorf, March 8, 2012

Binder+Co grows further in 2011: Sales revenues up by 29%, EBIT by
18%, order intake increased by 25%

Karl Grabner, from the Binder+Co Management Board: “2011 was a year
of growth for Binder+Co. We not only considerably improved all our
key indicators, but we also greatly boosted our product portfolio and
market presence with our two new subsidiaries Comec-Binder S.r.l. and
Bublon GmbH.”

An inconsistent but nonetheless generally positive market environment
All in all the economic environment for Binder+Co’s mechanical
engineering business in 2011 was most positive, although segment
development differed greatly. System and plant business in the
Environmental and Packaging Technology Segments picked up
considerably, while demand remained stable in the Processing
Technology Segment, but was limited to single machine and spare part
business.

Sales revenues and EBIT well up on the preceding year Healthy order
backlog at the beginning of the financial year and strong order
intake of EUR 86.58 million resulted in a 29% increase in sales
revenues to EUR 81.71 million (2010: EUR 63.25 million). Decisive in
this improvement were large-volume system and plant business in the
Environmental Technology Segment, the marked rise in single machine
sales in the Packaging Technology Segment, and solid single machine
and spare part business in the Processing Technology Segment. EBIT
also surged, gaining 18% to stand at EUR 8.54 million (2010: EUR 7.22
million) and owing to a virtually balanced financial result, EBT
amounted to EUR 8.54 million (ROSEBT: 10.5%).

Strong EBIT growth in the Processing Technology Segment In 2011, the
Processing Technology Segment, which specializes in drying, screening
and sorting for the construction materials, stone and earth
industries, was again characterized by single machine business
offering solid margins. All in all, Segment order intake amounted to
EUR 31,99 million and its sales revenues in the past year to EUR
30.74 million. The resultant EBIT contribution totalled EUR 3.79
million. During 2011, demand in the Environmental Technology
Segment, which focuses on classification machines for glass and
plastics recycling, developed in a particularly satisfactory manner.
New order intakes totalling EUR 38.39 million were obtained and the
recently developed sensor units for the identification of the lead
content in cullet and the sorting of heat-resistant special glass
helped to secure Binder+Co’s technological market leadership. Segment
sales revenues amounted to EUR 35.98 million and EBIT to EUR 3.29
million. The Packaging Technology Segment, which manufactures
high-performance open mouth bagging machinery for free flowing bulks
such as fertilizers, plastic granulate, seeds, foods, feedstuffs and
salts, is managed by the independent subsidiary Statec Binder GmbH.
In 2011, Binder+Co’s extensive know-how in this sector created a
sizeable leap in demand, which was mirrored by a marked improvement
in both sales revenues and income. Orders worth a total of EUR 16.20
million were obtained worldwide and at the same time, Segment sales
revenues rose to EUR 14.99 million and the EBIT contribution to EUR
1.46 million.

Export business continues to be of major significance The
consolidated, international sales revenues of the Binder+Co Group in
2011 represented 88.9% (2010: 87.4%) of total sales revenues, which
underlined the massive importance of export business. With a share of
sales revenues of 40.5%, western Europe (excluding Austria) was again
the largest sales market, followed by central and eastern Europe (CEE
and CIS) with 17.8%, Asia and Australia with 17.5%, the Americas with
7.8% and Africa with 5.3%.

Demand in 2011 at a high level Following a somewhat difficult period
due to the economic crisis, Binder+Co started the 2011 financial year
in a markedly strengthened position with order backlog of EUR 24.01
million. The company was then able to maintain the positive trend
that commenced in 2010 with strong order intakes in all four
quarters. All in all, order intake in 2011 amounted to EUR 86.58
million, which was well above the figure for the preceding year
(2010: EUR 69.34 million). As at December 31, 2011, Binder+Co had
secured an order backlog of EUR 28.83 million.

Good possibilities for growth overseas The Binder+Co management sees
the stepping up of its overseas activities and the continued,
intensive support of the key European market as providing good,
medium-term opportunities for growth. Of special importance in this
regard are Binder+Co’s leadership in the area of sensor technology
for the sorting of diverse raw materials, and the thermal treatment
of perlite for purposes including the manufacture of top quality
insulation and soundproofing materials. Accordingly, the achievement
of growth and result quality that are well above the branch average
remains one of Binder+Co’s declared managerial objectives.

The Binder+Co share price shows a positive trend During the period
under review the price of the Binder+Co share rose markedly, which
was in contrast to the ATX. Starting from a level of EUR 15.90, in
the first half of 2011 the share made sizeable gains before
demonstrating considerable volatility in the third quarter. At
year-end 2011 it stood at EUR 21.32 and as a consequence was 34.1% up
on the figure at the beginning of the year and 113.2% above the value
of the initial quotation on December 27, 2006. If the dividend
payments made are added to this figure, a total shareholder return of
143.6% results.

The Binder+Co Group Binder+Co is a specialist in the field of
processing, environmental and packaging technology and the world
market leader in the screening and glass recycling segments. The
company was listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange at the end of 2006
and is now part of the Third Market in the mid market segment. The
Binder+Co Group consists of Binder+Co AG, the two fully owned
subsidiaries Comec-Binder S.r.l. and Bublon GmbH, and the Statec
Binder GmbH joint venture. In 2010, Binder+Co was awarded the
Austrian National Innovation Prize for its successful implementation
of inventive capacity and in 2011 received the Best Open Innovator
Award of the Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen as the top SME in
der D-A-CH region.

Further inquiry note:
Inquiries
Karl Grabner, Member of the Management Board
Phone: +43/3112/800-363

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issuer: Binder+Co Aktiengesellschaft
Grazerstraße 19-25
A-8200 Gleisdorf
phone: +43 3112 800-363
FAX: +43 3112 800-320
mail: karl.grabner@binder-co.at
WWW: www.binder-co.com
sector: Machine Manufacturing
ISIN: AT000BINDER3
indexes: mid market
stockmarkets: Third Market: Wien
language: English