DGAP-News: Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG / Key word(s): Final Results/Forecast Eckert & Ziegler 2015 Annual Financial Statements: Sales Growth of 10%. Profit Increase of 58% thanks to Extraordinary Income. 23.03.2016 / 07:45 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Berlin, March 23, 2016. Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG (ISIN DE0005659700), a Berlin-based company specializing in isotope technology for medical, scientific and industrial applications, reported sales of EUR 140.0 million in fiscal year 2015. This corresponds to an increase of EUR 12.8 million, or 10%, on the prior year and is largely attributable to the euro/US dollar exchange rate. Earnings per share improved by EUR 0.75 per share to EUR 2.03 per share, which includes two one-off effects. The disposal of the OctreoPharm Sciences GmbH (OPS) interest had a positive impact. Higher costs for pending disposal services weighed down on the results in Environmental Services. The largest segment, Isotope Products, reported a EUR 7.4 million sales increase to EUR 66.9 million thanks to currency effects. Sales in the Radiation Therapy segment improved sharply to EUR 30.9 million following a weak year in 2014. The segment also profited from the more favorable USD exchange rate. Tumor irradiation equipment deliveries also increased again due to the completion of delayed projects from the prior year, with the launch of SagiNova(R) providing an additional boost. In the Radiopharma segment, the equipment division saw an excellent performance. Sales in Modular-Lab systems picked up again, triggering a simultaneous increase in demand for consumables. Approved pharmaceutical gallium generators also registered an improvement in sales. The cyclotron division benefited from newly acquired products for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease. However, these positive effects were practically neutralized by subsiding prices and volumes for traditional FDG products. Our price increases and the expansion of business operations at the UK interest led to a substantial improvement in sales in the Others segment. This is exclusively attributable to services, and was not related to the increase in provisions for disposals. Cash flow from operating activities increased by EUR 5.6 million to EUR 16.2 million which does not include the above-mentioned one-off effects. The reduction in receivables and inventories is largely responsible for the improvement. These items registered a sharp increase in the prior year. The disposal of OPS led to a considerable inflow of cash, with investment activities generally having a positive impact. Cash outflows from financing activities were roughly on par with the prior year. As of the reporting date, cash and cash equivalents increased by EUR 9.6 million to a comfortable level of EUR 31.5 million. Stable sales of around EUR 140 million and an EBIT of roughly EUR 16 million are expected for fiscal year 2016. This should result in consolidated profit of some EUR 9.5 million or EUR 1.80 per share. The forecasts are based on an exchange rate of maximum USD/EUR 1.15. The complete financial statements can be viewed under: http://www.ezag.com/fileadmin/ezag/user-uploads/pdf/financial-reports/engl isch/euzj15e.pdf About Eckert & Ziegler. Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG (ISIN DE0005659700), with approximately 700 employees, is one of the world's largest providers of isotope technology for radiation therapy and nuclear medicine. Contributing to saving lives. For enquiries 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.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23.03.2016 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: Eckert & Ziegler Strahlenund 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: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Stuttgart; Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich End of News DGAP News Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 447867 23.03.2016