DGAP-Adhoc: Basler AG: Preliminary business figures for the first quarter of 2013: Solid foundation laid for the new fiscal year

Basler AG / Key word(s): Preliminary Results

16.04.2013 12:05

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Business Figures / Three-Month Report

Preliminary business figures for the first quarter of 2013: Solid
foundation laid for the new fiscal year
- Incoming orders: Euro 17.6 million (previous year: Euro 13.8 million,
+28 %)

- Sales: Euro 15.1 million (previous year: Euro 12.3 million, +23 %)

- Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT): Euro 2.0 million (previous
year: Euro 1.2 million, +67 %)

- Earnings before taxes (EBT): Euro 1.8 million (previous year: Euro 1.0
million, +80 %)

- Pre-tax margin: 12 % (previous year: 8%)

- Operational cash flow: Euro 1.9 million (previous year: Euro 1.4
million, +36 %)

Ahrensburg, April 16, 2013 - BASLER AG, one of the leading global
manufacturers of cameras for industry, video surveillance and medical and
traffic applications, is releasing today preliminary figures for the first
three months of 2013.

In the first quarter, the group's incoming orders amounted to Euro 17.6
million (previous year: Euro 13.8 million, +28 %). The group sales amounted
to Euro 15.1 million and were 23 % above the previous year's figure of Euro
12.3 million. Compared with the previous year, the gross profit margin
increased by 6 percentage points to 50.1 % (previous year: 44.1 %).

In the first three months of 2013, Basler AG achieved earnings before taxes
(EBT) for the group of Euro 1.8 million compared to Euro 1.0 million in the
previous year (+80 %). The pre-tax return amounted to 12 % (previous year:
8 %).

Given these results, Basler AG got off to a good start in fiscal year 2013
and is currently above the forecast corridor given at the end of the month
of March.

In view of the continuing uncertainties in the markets and the resulting
economic risks, for the time being the company is maintaining its sales and
profit forecast for 2013. The sales will accordingly be within a corridor
between Euro 60 million and Euro 63 million and the pre-tax margin will be
between 9 and 10 %.

The definitive figures for the first three months of fiscal year 2013 will
be published on May 7, 2013.

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Basler is a leading developer and manufacturer of high grade digital
cameras for applications in industry, video surveillance, medicine, and
traffic. Product development is driven by industry requirements. The
cameras provide easy integration, compact sizes, and an outstanding
price/performance ratio. Basler has more than 25 years of experience in
image processing and has been developing and producing high grade digital
cameras for 15 years. The company employs approximately 350 employees in
its headquarters in Ahrensburg, Germany, and in the subsidiaries in the
USA, Singapore, Taiwan, and Korea.

Basler AG, Dr. Dietmar Ley (CEO), An der Strusbek 60 - 62, D-22926
Ahrensburg, Tel. +49 - 4102- 463 100, ir/baslerweb.com, www.baslerweb.com,
ISIN DE 0005102008

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Language: English
Company: Basler AG
An der Strusbek 60-62
22926 Ahrensburg
Germany
Phone: 04102-463 0
Fax: 04102-463 109
E-mail: ir@baslerweb.com
Internet: www.baslerweb.com
ISIN: DE0005102008
WKN: 510200
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart

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