Basler AG / Key word(s): Preliminary Results 11.02.2016 10:16 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Sales EUR 85.4 million (2014: EUR 79.2 million, 8 %) - Incoming orders EUR 83.0 million (2014: EUR 82.7 million) - Earnings before taxes EUR 9.1 million (2014: EUR 11.1 million, -18 %) - Free cash flow EUR 3.5 million (2014: EUR 7.4 million, -53 %) Ahrensburg, February 11, 2016 - BASLER AG, one of the leading global manufacturers of industrial cameras, is releasing preliminary figures for fiscal year 2015 today. The group's sales increased in fiscal year 2015 by 8 % to EUR 85.4 million (previous year: EUR 79.2 million). Incoming orders increased to EUR 83.0 million (previous year: EUR 82.7 million). In line with our strategy, solutions business was further reduced and substituted by camera business; sales from cameras disproportionately increased by 13 % compared to the previous year. Thus, Basler AG again gained new market shares in the elapsed fiscal year. Compared to the exceptionally profitable previous year, the earnings before taxes decreased by 18 % to EUR 9.1 million (previous year: EUR 11.1 million). The pre-tax margin amounted to 10.7 % (previous year: 14 %). With these results the company's forecast communicated to the capital market has been achieved at the upper end. The cash flow from operations amounted to EUR 12.8 million (previous year: EUR 16.0 million; -20 %). The free cash flow calculated as the sum of cash flows from operations and cash flow for investments reached a value of EUR 3.5 million (previous year: EUR 7.4 million, -53 %) and thus substantiates the self-financed growth strategy of the company. These provisional figures are awaiting final approval by the auditors and the supervisory board. The definitive figures for fiscal year 2015, the annual report for 2015, and the forecast for fiscal year 2016 will be released on March 23, 2016. The company had a dynamic start to the new financial year and is currently well on target. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Basler is a leading global manufacturer of digital cameras for industrial and retail applications, medical devices, and traffic systems. Product designs are driven by industry requirements and offer easy integration, compact size, excellent image quality, and a very strong price/performance ratio. Founded in 1988, Basler has more than 25 years of experience in vision technologies. The company employs 500 people at its headquarters in Ahrensburg, Germany, as well as in international subsidiaries and offices in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Basler AG, Hardy Mehl (CFO/COO), An der Strusbek 60 - 62, D-22926 Ahrensburg, Tel. +49 - 4102-463 101, ir/baslerweb.com, www.baslerweb.com, ISIN DE 0005102008 11.02.2016 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: Basler AG An der Strusbek 60-62 22926 Ahrensburg Germany Phone: 04102-463 0 Fax: 04102-463 109 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.baslerweb.com ISIN: DE0005102008 WKN: 510200 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------