DGAP-News: Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG / Key word(s): Quarter Results Eckert & Ziegler gets off to a positive start to the year 06.05.2014 / 07:45 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Press release Eckert & Ziegler gets off to a positive start to the year Berlin, May 6, 2014. Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG (ISIN DE0005659700), a Berlin-based company specializing in isotope technology for medical, scientific and industrial applications, increased sales by 16% year on year in the first quarter of 2014 to EUR 30.7 million. All key product groups reported sales increases, despite disadvantageous changes in exchange rates; organic growth (especially with regard to industrial components) was boosted by acquisitions (such as in the Cyclotron business). EBIT soared by 25% to EUR 3.0 million due to additional contribution margins from the increase in sales as well as the absence of overall negative special effects in the prior-year quarter. However, in the Radiation Therapy segment, restructuring in the newly acquired companies in the USA counteracted this effect and resulted in the first-ever quarterly loss. As the losses reported by the Radiation Therapy segment are shared with minority shareholders, they had less of an impact on the Group's net profit for the quarter, which grew faster than EBIT - by 32% to EUR 1.6 million. In the period from January to March 2014, liquidity fell EUR 4.3 million to EUR 25.1 million. This was due to a 18% rise in net working capital (increase in receivables and inventories) to EUR 36.4 million, greater investments and higher loan repayments. The latter resulted in equity increasing from 51% to 52%. The Executive Board has confirmed the sales and earnings growth of at least 10% forecast for 2014 in the annual financial statements for 2013. In concrete terms, sales are expected to grow to EUR 134 million and net profit to EUR 10.5 million or EUR 2.00 per share. The complete quarterly financial statements can be viewed under: http://www.ezag.com/fileadmin/ezag/user-uploads/pdf/financial-reports/engl isch/euz114e.pdf About Eckert & Ziegler. Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG (ISIN DE0005659700), with approximately 700 employees, is one the world's largest providers of isotope technology for radiation therapy and nuclear medicine. Contributing to saving lives. For further information or questions, please contact: Eckert & Ziegler AG, Karolin Riehle, Investor Relations Robert-Rössle-Str. 10, 13125 Berlin, Germany Tel.: +49 (0) 30 / 94 10 84-138, [email protected], www.ezag.com End of Corporate News --------------------------------------------------------------------- 06.05.2014 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG Robert-Rössle-Str.10 13125 Berlin Germany Phone: 49 30 941084-138 Fax: 49 30 941084-112 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.ezag.de ISIN: DE0005659700 WKN: 565970 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Stuttgart; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 266457 06.05.2014