EANS-Adhoc: Basler AG reports preliminary business figures for the first nine months of 2012: Successful course continued, forecast for 2012 raised again

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9-month report

22.10.2012

- Camera business realizes new record figures - Results Q3-2012:
Incoming orders: EUR 15.7 million (previous year: EUR 12.2
million,+29 %) Sales: EUR 16.6 million (previous year: EUR 13.2
million, +26 %) Earnings before taxes: EUR 2.4 million (previous
year: EUR 1.9 million, +26 %) Pre-tax earnings: EUR 2.0 million
(previous year: EUR 1.5 million, +33 %) Operating cash flow: EUR
5.1 million (previous year: EUR 4.7 million, +9 %) - Results first
nine months of 2012: Incoming orders: EUR 44.5 million (previous
year: EUR 42.4 million, +5 %) Sales: EUR 41.8 million (previous
year: EUR 41.4 million, +1 %) Earnings before taxes: EUR 5.0
million (previous year: EUR 5.8 million, -14 %) Pre-tax earnings:
EUR 4.2 million (previous year: EUR 4.8 million, -13 %) Operating
cash flow: EUR 8.4 million (previous year: EUR 9.2 million, -9 %) -
Forecast for 2012 raised again

Ahrensburg, October 22, 2012 - BASLER AG, one of the leading global
manufacturers of cameras for industry and video surveillance
applications, is releasing preliminary figures for the first nine
months of 2012 as well as for the third quarter of 2012.

Incoming orders for the group amounted to EUR 44.5 million in the
first nine months (previous year: EUR 42.4 million, +5 %). In the
third quarter the new orders increased by nearly one third to EUR
15.7 million (previous year: EUR 12.2 million; +29 %).

The sales revenues for the group amounted to EUR 41.8 million in the
first nine months and thus reached the previous year's level of EUR
41.4 million (+1 %). Sales considerably increased from EUR 13.2
million to EUR 16.6 million in the third quarter (+26 %).

In the first nine months as well as in the third quarter, the group's
gross profit and the group's gross margin developed better than in
the previous year. The gross margin increased by 3 percentage points
to 45.7 % in the first nine months (previous year: 43.2 %). In the
third quarter the gross margin increased from 43.2 % in the previous
year to 46.4 % (+3 percentage points).

In the first nine months of 2012, Basler AG achieved earnings before
taxes (EBT) for the group of EUR 4.2 million. Compared to the
earnings before taxes of EUR 4.8 million achieved in the same period
of the previous year, increased operating costs and higher
depreciations had a dampening effect. The pre-tax return amounted to
10 % (previous year: 11,6 %) and was therefore above the corridor of
8 % to 9 %, predicted for fiscal year 2012. In the course of the
third quarter, earnings before taxes (EBT) for the group increased by
33 % to EUR 1.5 million in the previous year to EUR 2.0 million. The
pre-tax return increased from 11.3 % in the third quarter of 2011 to
12.0 %.

Thus, Basler AG performed better in fiscal year 2012 than it was
expected at the beginning of the year. This is mainly due to new
record figures in our core business with cameras for applications in
industry and video surveillance (Segment Components). For the fourth
quarter of 2012, we expect our business to develop as planned.
Therefore, we can raise again our sales and earnings forecast for
2012 and henceforth expect sales revenues within a corridor of EUR 54
- 56 million (previously EUR 52 - 54 million) and a pre-tax return
(EBT) margin of 9 - 10 % (previously 8 - 9 %).

The definitive figures for the first nine months of fiscal year 2012
will be published on November 8, 2012. ______________________________
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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 300 employees in its headquarters in Ahrensburg,
Germany, and in the subsidiaries in the USA, Singapore, Taiwan, and
Korea.

Further inquiry note:
Verena Fehling
Investor Relations
Telefon: +49(0)4102 463-101
E-Mail: ir@baslerweb.com

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issuer: Basler AG
An der Strusbek 60-62
D-22926 Ahrensburg
phone: +49 (0) 4102 463 0
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mail: info@baslerweb.com
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sector: Semiconductors & active components
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