EANS-News: PVA TePla AG / Strong result in a challenging environment

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Annual Reports

Wettenberg (euro adhoc) - - Consolidated sales revenues of EUR
103.3 million (previous year: EUR 132.6 million)

- Consolidated operating result (EBIT) of EUR 6.6 million (previous year:
EUR 13.7 million)
- EBIT margin of 6.4% (previous year: 10.3%)
- Incoming orders of EUR 59.2 million (previous year: EUR 156.2 million)
- Proposed dividend: EUR 0.10 per share (previous year: EUR 0.15)

(Wettenberg, March 27, 2013) - PVA TePla AG, Wettenberg, a producer
of systems for manufacturing industrially used crystals for the
semiconductor and solar industry as well as vacuum and
high-temperature systems, today published its 2012 annual report. The
forecast figures for sales revenues and the operating result were
almost attained. Consolidated sales revenues amounted to EUR 103.3
million (previous year: EUR 132.6 million). Consolidated operating
result (EBIT) stood at EUR 6.6 million (previous year: EUR 13.7
million). At EUR 59.2 million, incoming orders were down
significantly on the same period of the previous year (EUR 156.2
million).

Consolidated annual sales revenues for 2012 totaled EUR 103.3
million, while operating result (EBIT) was also in line with
expectations at EUR 6.6 million with an EBIT margin of 6.4%. In the
year under review, the consolidated net profit for the year amounted
to EUR 4.7 million. At EUR 59.2 million, incoming orders posted a
weak development across all divisions in 2012 due to developments in
the markets serviced by PVA TePla. In some of the relevant customer
industries, such as hard metal production, silicon wafer production
for the semiconductor industry and, in particular, the photovoltaics
industry, significant overcapacity has built up in previous years.
Combined with a disappointing economic performance, this has led to
considerable investment restraint among our customers.

As at December 31, 2012, total assets stood at EUR 103.0 million,
down substantially on the previous year's figure of EUR 129.1 million
due to the lower business volume. As a result of the net profit for
the year, equity increased from EUR 60.3 million to EUR 61.7 million.
The equity ratio rose significantly to 59.9% (previous year: 46.7%).

At EUR 4.4 million (previous year: EUR -8.1 million), a positive
operating cash flow was generated in 2012, as expected. As at
December 31, 2012, cash and cash equivalents amounted to EUR 10.0
million (previous year: EUR 14.6 million).

At its last meeting on March 22, 2013, the Supervisory Board of PVA
TePla AG approved the Management Board's resolution to propose a
dividend payment of EUR 0.10 per share from the net retained profits
for fiscal 2012 at the Annual General Meeting to be held in Giessen
on June 19, 2013.

Consolidated sales revenues of EUR 90 million to EUR 100 million -
more likely at the lower end of this range - and a positive operating
result are forecasted for fiscal 2013. This is supported by a further
stimulation in incoming orders in the Industrial Systems division and
series production business in the Semiconductor Systems division.

The annual report is now available to download on the company's
website www.pvatepla.com.

A press conference and analysts' meeting to comment on the past
fiscal year and the prospects for further development will be held in
Frankfurt on March 28, 2013.

Further inquiry note:
Dr. Gert Fisahn
Telefon: +49(0)641 68690-400
E-Mail: gert.fisahn@pvatepla.com

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company: PVA TePla AG
Im Westpark 10-12
D-35435 Wettenberg
phone: +49(0)641 68690-0
FAX: +49(0)641 68690-800
mail: ir@pvatepla.com
WWW: http://www.pvatepla.com
sector: Misc. Industrials
ISIN: DE0007461006
indexes: CDAX
stockmarkets: free trade: Hannover, Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf,
Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt
language: English