DGAP-News: CENTROTEC Sustainable AG / Key word(s): Half Year Results CENTROTEC Sustainable AG: CENTROTEC revenue and earnings remain up on previous year; forecast for 2nd half confirmed 13.08.2015 / 07:30 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Brilon, August 13, 2015: CENTROTEC Sustainable AG, Brilon, achieved revenue growth of 1.8 % in the first half of 2015, taking the global figure to EUR 248.5 million (previous year EUR 244.2 million). All segments contributed to the 2.3 % revenue growth in the second quarter. The operating result (EBIT) rose from EUR 5.6 million to EUR 8.4 million in the first six months. While the profit performance benefited from non-recurring effects in the first quarter, the EBIT operating result of EUR 4.3 million for the second quarter was slightly up on the prior-year figure. Further improvements to net interest and the effective tax rate produced an overproportional rise in earnings per share (EPS) to EUR 0.23 (previous year EUR 0.12) for the first half. This positive development was underpinned by the stabilisation of the German heating market since the start of the year, along with a cautiously positive trend in various relevant international markets. It should be noted, however, that the development of the second half has a disproportionately strong influence on the full-year performance. Furthermore, a large range of macroeconomic challenges such as the euro crisis, the Ukraine conflict and unrest in various Arab countries have not gone away and make it more difficult to forecast further developments. Against this backdrop, CENTROTEC expects the revenue and profit performance (EBIT) for the second half to be on a par with the previous year, based on a comparable group structure. CENTROTEC Sustainable AG CENTROTEC Sustainable AG enjoys a presence in around 50 different countries through subsidiaries and sales partners. The principal group companies are Wolf, Brink Climate Systems and Ned Air in the Climate Systems segment, specialising in heating, climate control and ventilation technology e.g. in the form of solar thermal systems, CHP units and home ventilation systems with heat recovery, as well as Ubbink and Centrotherm in the Gas Flue Systems segment, with their focus on gas flue and air piping systems. CENTROTEC is consequently Europe's only listed full-service provider of heating and climate control technology, solar thermal systems and energy-saving solutions for buildings. CENTROTEC Sustainable AG, Am Patbergschen Dorn 9, D-59929 Brilon, Germany ISIN: DE0005407506, WKN: 540750, home stock exchange: Frankfurt/ Main; indices: Prime All Share, Prime Industrial For further information, contact: CENTROTEC Sustainable AG, Carsten Vogt, Tel.: +49 (0)2961 96631-103 or MetaCom GmbH, Georg Biekehör, Tel.: +49 (0)6181 98280-30 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 13.08.2015 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: CENTROTEC Sustainable AG Am Patbergschen Dorn 9 59929 Brilon Germany Phone: +49 (0)2961 96631-0 Fax: +49 (0)2961 96631-100 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.centrotec.de ISIN: DE0005407506 WKN: 540750 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 386383 13.08.2015