DGAP-News: H&R GmbH & Co. KGaA / Key word(s): Quarterly / Interim Statement/Quarter Results H&R GmbH & Co. KGaA confirms solid preliminary figures for the first quarter of 2018 15.05.2018 / 08:15 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Press Release H&R GmbH & Co. KGaA confirms solid preliminary figures for the first quarter of 2018 - EBITDA of EUR 23.7 million - Consolidated earnings attributable to shareholders reach EUR 9.9 million; Earnings per share at EUR 0.27 - Guidance for 2018 reaffirmed Salzbergen (Germany), May 15, 2018. H&R GmbH & Co. KGaA (abbrev.: H&R KGaA; ISIN DE000A2E4T77) has reaffirmed its stable preliminary figures for the early part of 2018. For the first quarter, the company's operating income (EBITDA - Earnings before income taxes, financial income and expenses, depreciation, impairments and reversal of impairments of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets) stood at EUR 23.7 million (Q1 2017: EUR 27.4 million). In the first three months of 2018, sales revenue also rose to EUR 270.9 million due to the price of raw materials (Q1 2017: EUR 267.4 million). Overview of key figures: In EUR million Q1 2018 Q1 2017 Diff. in % Sales revenue 270.9 267.4 3.5 Operating income (EBITDA) 23.7 27.4 -3.7 EBIT 15.4 18.4 -3.0 Earnings before taxes 13.8 15.5 -1.7 Consolidated earnings of shareholders 9.9 10.5 -0.6 Consolidated earnings per share (EUR) 0.27 0.29 -0.02 Operating cash flow -2.9 -0.3 -2.6 Free cash flow -17.3 -12.4 -4.9 3/31/2018 12/31/2017 Diff. in % Balance sheet total 688.6 662.6 26.0 Group equity 354.5 342.7 11.8 Equity ratio (%)* 51.5 51.7 -0.2 Segment key figures in EUR million Q1 2018 Q1 2017 Diff. in % ChemPharm Refining Sales revenues 175.3 161.8 13.5 Operating income (EBITDA) 15.8 16.0 -0.2 ChemPharm Sales Sales revenues 82.1 92.4 -10.3 Operating income (EBITDA) 7,4 10,0 -2,6 Precision Plastics Sales revenues 15,2 15,7 -0,5 Operating income (EBITDA) 1,3 1,7 -0,4 Consolidation Sales revenues -1.8 -2.4 0.6 Operating income (EBITDA) -0.7 -0.4 -0.3 * Difference shown in percentage points Once again, all segments delivered positive earnings contributions during this quarter. The difference in EBITDA of EUR 3.7 million -compared to the comparable prior-year quarter- is primarily attributable to a more subdued course in international business, which was influenced by regional factors as well as general global uncertainty in the face of political developments. The plastics segment also performed slightly weaker. By contrast, the refining business as a key revenue and earnings driver remained virtually stable. Based on currently available information, for the time being we consider it appropriate to confirm the guidance for 2018 and thus the range of our EBITDA from EUR 94.0 million to EUR 106.0 million. Given the social and geopolitical challenges, as well as sensitivity of market rates and product prices, H&R KGaA will refrain from a more specific forecast at this early stage. For more detailed information on the trends in business and earnings, please consult the Interim Statement for the first quarter of 2018, issued today and available for download at www.hur.com under "H&R KGaA." Contact information: H&R GmbH & Co. KGaA, Head of Investor Relations/Communications, Ties Kaiser Neuenkirchener Strasse 8, 48499 Salzbergen Tel.: +49 40 43218-321, Fax: +49 40 43218-390 e-mail: [email protected] ; www.hur.com H&R KGaA: H&R KGaA is a specialty-chemicals company listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange's Prime Standard segment. It develops and manufactures crude-oil-based chemical and pharmaceutical specialty products and produces high-precision plastic parts. Forward-looking statements and forecasts: This press release contains forward-looking statements. The statements are based on the current estimates and forecasts by the Executive Board and the information available to the Board at this time. These forward-looking statements do not provide any warranty for the future developments and results contained therein. The future developments and results are dependent on a number of factors; they entail various risks and contingencies and are based on assumptions which could prove to be incorrect. We do not assume any responsibility for updating the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15.05.2018 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. Archive at www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: H&R GmbH & Co. KGaA Neuenkirchener Str. 8 48499 Salzbergen Germany Phone: +49 (0)40 43 218 321 Fax: +49 (0)40 43 218 390 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.hur.com ISIN: DE000A2E4T77 WKN: A2E4T7 Listed: Regulated Market in Dusseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg; Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange End of News DGAP News Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 685819 15.05.2018