DGAP-News: NEXUS AG / Key word(s): Quarter Results NEXUS AG: SHARP SALES AND OPERATING RESULT INCREASE IN THE FIRST QUARTER 2015 15.05.2015 / 08:00 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Villingen-Schwenningen, 15 May 2015: NEXUS AG, specialized in hospital software, was able to increase sales by 22.4 % and its result before taxes and interest (EBIT) by 17.3 % in the first quarter 2015. As a result, the long-term and sustainable positive development of sales and earnings of the NEXUS Group could be continued. Sales increased by approx. 22.4 % from KEUR 18,596 (Q1 2014) to KEUR 22,767 in the first quarter 2015. In the Healthcare Software Division, sales increased by 27.1 % and reached KEUR 21,159 (Q1 2014: KEUR 16,652). The Healthcare Service Division recorded sales of KEUR 1,608 in the first quarter 2015 after KEUR 1,944 (Q1 2014) and consequently 17.3 % less than in the previous year. The international share of total business volume was 51.6 % in the first quarter (Q1 2014: 45.9 %) and amounted to KEUR 11,752 following KEUR 8,542 in the previous year. The sales of the subsidiary NEXUS / NEDERLAND consolidated for the first time are included in the figures. The development of the Swiss franc also had a positive effect on sales in the amount of KEUR 999. Earnings after interest and taxes (EBIT) in the amount of EUR 2,126 improved compared to the same period last year by 17.3 % (Q1 2014: KEUR 1,812). The EBITA improved by 42.1 % from KEUR 2,790 (Q1 2014) to KEUR 3,964. The EBITDA increased by 25.2 % to KEUR 4,332 (Q1 2014: KEUR 3,460) during the reporting period. The consolidated surplus amounted to KEUR 2,087 for the first quarter 2015 following KEUR 1,806 (Q1 2014) and consequently increased by approx. 15.6 %. The cash flow in the first quarter developed especially strongly. The cash flow from current business Transactions reached KEUR 11,870 and consequently considerably surpassed the high value of the previous year of KEUR 8,164 (+45.4 %). Earnings per share also developed positively and amounted to EUR 0.14 (Q1 2014: EUR 0.13). NEXUS AG has equity capital amounting to KEUR 88,439 (31 Dec. 2014: KEUR 75,812). As a result, NEXUS AG has a sustainable and healthy balance sheet as well as sufficient capital for further financing of its European growth strategy. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 15.05.2015 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP 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: NEXUS AG Auf der Steig 6 78052 Villingen-Schwenningen Germany Phone: +49 (0)7721 8482-0 Fax: +49 (0)7721 8482-311 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.nexus-ag.de ISIN: DE0005220909 WKN: 522090 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 357509 15.05.2015