EANS-News: Hönle increases result by 72 %

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Financial Figures/Balance Sheet

Gräfeling/München (euro adhoc) - In the first quarter of financial
year 2010/2011, the Hönle Group posted a 17.2 % increase in sales
revenues to TEUR 14,506. Results of operations improved significantly
especially due to the positive business development. Operating profit
(EBITDA) climbed from TEUR 1,513 in the previous year to TEUR 2,454
in the first three months of the current financial year. Earnings
before interest and taxes (EBIT) rose from TEUR 1,229 to TEUR 2,117
in the reporting period. Pre-tax earnings (EBT) climbed from TEUR
1,168 to TEUR 2,092 with an increase in consolidated income from the
previous TEUR 821 to TEUR 1,448. Earnings per share rose from EUR
0.15 to EUR 0.27.

The operating cash flow improved from TEUR 312 in the previous year
to TEUR 672 in the first quarter of the current financial year.

Outlook: The Hönle Group is experiencing sustained positive
development that encompasses almost all of its sales markets. Other
print application segments, such as digital printing, will probably
contribute even more strongly to sales growth than the offset
printing segment. Hönle is of the opinion that the remaining
equipment engineering segment will likewise experience continued
positive business development. The positive business trend also
continues unabated in the adhesives segment. Provided that the
general economic conditions do not deteriorate, the Hönle Group´s
Management Board estimates an increase in sales revenues from EUR
54.6 million in the previous year to EUR 65 million in the current
financial year while the operating result will rise from EUR 5.5
million to EUR 7.5 million in the same period.

Following the acquisition of Eltosch, Panacol and PrintConcept in
2008, UV-Technik Speziallampen GmbH was added to the Hönle Group in
January of 2011. Hönle thus continues its strategy of strengthening
its market position by means of acquisitions in addition to organic
growth. The Management Board does not focus on achieving growth at
any price, but rather aims to improve the Group´s earnings power on a
sustained basis. The new Hönle Group has good potential for achieving
significantly higher sales revenues and earnings than in the past.

About Hönle: Dr. Hönle AG is a listed technology company with
registered head office in Gräfelfing, near Munich. With a staff level
of ca. 350 employees, the Hönle Group is one of the world´s leading
systems suppliers in the UV technology segment. The equipment and
systems are used for drying inks and coatings, curing adhesives and
plastics, disinfecting surfaces, and in the simulation of natural
sunlight. The Company´s business activities focus also on the
development and sale of industrial adhesives and compounds. The Group
is represented by own companies and sales partners worldwide at 50
locations in more than 20 countries.

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Further inquiry note:

Peter Weinert
Tel.: +49 89 85608 173
E-Mail: peter.weinert@hoenle.de
Web: www.hoenle.de

Branche: Instrument Engineering
ISIN: DE0005157101
WKN: 515710
Index: CDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share
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