DGAP-News: CENIT AG / Key word(s): Quarter Results CENIT AG: After 9 months slight increase in results compared to the same period last year 08.11.2013 / 08:00 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Stuttgart, 08 November 2013 - In the first nine months of 2013, CENIT AG was able to increase sales over the same period last year by 3.4%. The PLM segment grew by about 5% on-year, while the EIM segment shows a slight sales decline. The result after nine months is almost unchanged compared to the previous year. Sales of proprietary software are still developing well with an increase by 27% to EUR k 10,007. During the first nine months, CENIT group generated sales revenues of EUR k 89,206 (prior year: EUR k 86,233/3.4%). Sales revenues in CENITs consulting and services segment decreased by -1.3% to EUR k 41,580 (prior year: EUR k 42,131). Sales of third-party software increased by approx. 4.5% to EUR k 37,447 (prior year: EUR k 35,843). Sales proceeds from CENIT's proprietary software grew from EUR k 7,880 to EUR k 10,007 (27.0%), owing primarily to successful end-customer sales of the software products FASTSUITE and cenitCONNECT in the PLM field and IBM FileNet System Monitor and ECLISO in the EIM field. The gross yield (operating output less cost of materials) amounted to EUR k 54,538 (prior year: EUR k 53,871), representing growth of 1.2%. CENIT achieved EBITDA of EUR k 7,392 (prior year: EUR k 7,535/-1.9%) and EBIT of EUR k 5,664 (prior year: EUR k 5,628/0.6%). Results per share were EUR 0.48 (prior year: EUR 0.47). Orders Development During the first nine months, the group-wide order intake totaled EUR k 79,258 (prior year: EUR k 87,224). On 30 September 2013, orders in hand amounted to EUR k 33,660 (prior year: EUR k 38,659). Asset and Financial Situation The enterprise has no liabilities in relation to credit institutions, either of a short-term or long term nature. On the balance-sheet date, equity capital totaled EUR k 33,984 (31 Dec. 2012: EUR k 34,648), accounting for an equity ratio of 58.6% (31 Dec. 2012: 58.7%). On the balance-sheet date, bank deposits and liquid assets totaled EUR k 27,083 (31 Dec. 2012: EUR k 23,779). The operative cash flow was EUR k 8,949 (prior year: EUR k 9,070). Employees On 30 September 2013, CENIT group employed 673 staff (prior year: 674). Group-wide personnel costs for the reporting period were EUR k 35,915 (prior year: EUR k 35,071). CENIT is currently training 45 young professionals in various vocations. The trainees include students from the Dual-Training University of Baden-Württemberg (DHBW) in the fields of informatics and economics, as well as trainees in the field of information technology. Outlook CENIT still adheres to its annual forecast for the fiscal year 2013 and expects an increase in sales of around 3% and a stable EBIT. The PLM reporting segment is highly dependent on developments in the automotive, aerospace and mechanical engineering industries. Due to the ongoing financial crisis, the EIM segment still faces a difficult market environment. Please visit CENIT's homepage for the full 9 Months Report: www.cenit.com/quartalsbericht. About CENIT: CENIT has been successfully active as a specialist for product lifecycle management, enterprise information management solutions and application management services since 1988. CENIT is listed on the Prime Standard of Deutsche Börse and employs about 700 staff. CENIT serves customers such as Allianz, W&W, Daimler, EADS Airbus, Schwäbisch Hall Kreditservice, BWB and Kuka. Many of our clients are medium-sized enterprises, particularly from the automotive and mechanical engineering industry, e.g. Jungheinrich, Flow, Viessmann or Georg Fischer. http://www.cenit.com Please send queries to: CENIT AG Investor Relations Industriestrasse 52-54, D-70565 Stuttgart Tel.:+497117825-3320 Fax:+49711782544-4320 Email: [email protected] End of Corporate News --------------------------------------------------------------------- 08.11.2013 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: CENIT AG Industriestraße 52 - 54 70565 Stuttgart Germany Phone: +49 (0)711 78 25 - 30 Fax: +49 (0)711 78 25 - 4000 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.cenit.de ISIN: DE0005407100 WKN: 540710 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 238728 08.11.2013