EANS-Information of Significance: Binder+Co Aktiengesellschaft / Binder+Co sales revenues rise in Q1/2013

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quarterly report

15.05.2013

Press Release / Main company information

Gleisdorf, May 15, 2013. In the first quarter of 2013, Binder+Co,
the Gleisdorf-based specialist for processing, environmental and
packaging technology was able to raise its sales revenues by 26.3%.
At EUR 0.94 million, EBIT remained at roughly the level of the
preceding year.

Karl Grabner, from the Binder+Co Management Board: “Having achieved
an increase in sales revenues of 26%, we can be satisfied with the
first quarter of 2013. However, in spite of continued
internationalization and the start of full operative business by our
new subsidiary, Binder+Co Machinery (Tianjin) Ltd., in the second
quarter of this year, Binder+Co is still largely subject to the
extremely variable economic environment in Europe.”

In the first quarter of 2013, the clear upward order intake trend of
the last three months of 2012 weakened markedly. All in all,
Binder+Co acquired new orders totalling EUR 19.37 million, which was
10.2% below the figure for the comparative period of 2012. However,
on the basis of excellent order backlog of EUR 40.16 million from the
beginning of the year, sales revenues of EUR 22.07 million were
obtained in the first quarter, which exceeded the value of the
preceding year by EUR 17.47 million, or 26.3%. Notwithstanding the
burdens incurred at both Comec-Binder S.r.l. and Bublon GmbH, the
Group’s still young subsidiaries, EBIT remained virtually at the
level of the previous year (Q1/2012: EUR 1.03 million). Moreover,
order backlog stood at EUR 37.43 million, which was 13.7% higher than
the total as at March 31, 2012.

In the first quarter of 2013, Processing Technology again provided
the largest share of sales revenues with EUR 10.95 million. Sales
revenues in the Environmental Technology Segment, which focuses on
classification machines for glass and plastics recycling, were 16% up
on those of the previous year at EUR 5.93 million. The Packaging
Technology Segment, which is managed by the independent subsidiary
Statec Binder GmbH, had first quarter sales revenues of EUR 5.19
million in the first quarter of 2013. This represented an increase of
71.3% over the preceding year and a sizeable contribution to the
increase in Binder+Co Group sales revenues.

It is also pleasing that spare parts and servicing business remained
strong in all three segments, as this offers sizeable margins.

Good order backlog provides a positive outlook Order backlog as at
March 31, 2013 stood at EUR 37.43 million (March 31, 2012: EUR 32.91
million) and thus forms a solid foundation for further business
development in the remainder of the 2013 financial year. The
management assumes that sales revenues and the result for the year
can at least be maintained at the level of 2012.

Workforce enlarged In the wake of growing internationalization, the
size of the Binder+Co Group workforce also increased. As at March 31,
2013, the workforce totalled 352, which was 3.5% up on the year-end
figure for 2012.

Further investments at the Gleisdorf location The new and rebuilding
projects commenced at the Gleisdorf location in 2012 continued during
Q1/2013 with investment amounting to EUR 1.05 million.

Binder+Co-Aktie share somewhat weaker Having commenced the year at a
level of EUR 27.50, by March 31, 2013 the price of the Binder share,
which is traded on the mid market of the Vienna Stock Exchange, had
fallen back by 8.4% to EUR 25.19.

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

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 three fully owned
subsidiaries Comec-Binder S.r.l., Bublon GmbH and Binder+Co Machinery
(Tianjin) Ltd., as well as the Statec Binder GmbH joint venture
(50.7%). In 2010, Binder+Co was awarded the Austrian National
Innovation Prize for its successful implementation of inventive
capacity. Moreover, in 2011 it received both the Austrian National
Prize for Work Safety for its introduction of special safety measures
for apprentices, and the Best Open Innovator Award of the Zeppelin
University Friedrichshafen as the top SME in der D-A-CH region.

Further inquiry note:
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