30.03.2016
SÜSS MicroTec AG DE000A1K0235
DGAP-News: Publication of the Final Figures for the Fiscal Year 2015
DGAP-News: SÜSS MicroTec AG / Key word(s): Final Results
Publication of the Final Figures for the Fiscal Year 2015
30.03.2016 / 07:48
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Publication of the Final Figures for the Fiscal Year 2015
- 2015 sales with EUR 148.5 million at upper end of guidance
- Full year EBIT better than expected: EUR 5.0 million
- Positive Free Cash Flow at EUR 1.3 million
Garching, March 30, 2016 - SUSS MicroTec AG, a leading supplier of
equipment and process solutions for the semiconductor industry and related
markets, published its consolidated financial statements for the 2015
fiscal year today.
The Company generated sales of EUR 148.5 million (previous year: EUR 145.3
million) in the last fiscal year and booked an order entry of EUR 188.6
million (previous year: EUR 134.3 million). The order backlog amounted to
EUR 117.6 million (12/31/2014: EUR 75.6 million). For the fourth quarter
the Company expected an increase of order activity from customers, which
materialized and lifted the fourth quarter results well above the Company
expectations. This was especially remarkable because of the deteriorated
situation in the semiconductor industry in the second half of 2015. Order
entry came in at EUR 79.7 million (previous year: EUR 44.0 million). Sales
of EUR 55.1 million were above the level of the previous year (EUR 50.3
million).
The gross margin remained almost unchanged at 33.3% after 33.6% in 2014.
In the 2015 fiscal year, the Lithography division generated order entry of
EUR 149.6 million and sales of EUR 106.3 million. This corresponds to a
63.5% increase in order entry and a 9.9% increase in sales compared to the
previous year. The performance of the Substrate Bonder division was subdued
with respect to both order entry of EUR 10.5 million (previous year: EUR
17.2 million) and sales of EUR 11.4 million (previous year: EUR 22.4
million). The main reason was the refocusing of the product line permanent
bonders. Whereas order entry for these products still amounted to a
double-digit million Euro figure in 2014, order entry was almost zero in
2015. The Photomask Equipment division's order entry and sales levels were
slightly better than a year ago. At the end of December 2015, order entry
was EUR 21.5 million (previous year: EUR 20.2 million). Division sales
amounted to EUR 23.5 million after EUR 20.8 million in 2014.
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) came in at EUR 5.0 million - which
is once again better than previously expected (previous year: EUR 8.4
million). EBIT for 2015 does not include any material special effects. EBIT
for 2014 includes an unexpected income from written-off receivables of EUR
1.3 million. It also includes a provision for severance payments of EUR 1.0
million. The corresponding expense is disclosed under administrative costs.
The EBIT-Margin for 2015 reached 3.4% (previous year: 5.8%).
Earnings after taxes (EAT) amounted to EUR 0.2 million, compared to EUR 4.6
million in the previous year. The basic earnings per share (EPS) totaled
EUR 0.01 (previous year: EUR 0.24).
The Free Cash Flow for the fiscal year before any security transactions was
EUR 1.3 million, compared to EUR 2.1 million in the previous year. Net
liquidity increased from EUR 38.0 million to EUR 40.0 million on December
31, 2015.
Outlook
Taking the order backlog at the yearend 2015 and the expected order entry
for the first half of 2016 into account, the Company guides sales for the
fiscal year to come in between EUR 170 and 180 million. The operating
result (EBIT) is expected to be in the bandwidth of EUR 9 to 13 million.
For the first quarter 2016 the management board expects an order intake
between EUR 25 and 35 million.
About SUSS MicroTec
SUSS MicroTec is a leading supplier of equipment and process solutions for
microstructuring in the semiconductor industry and related markets. In
close cooperation with research institutes and industry partners SUSS
MicroTec contributes to the advancement of next-generation technologies
such as 3D Integration and nanoimprint lithography as well as key processes
for MEMS and LED manufacturing. With a global infrastructure for
applications and service SUSS MicroTec supports more than 8,000 installed
systems worldwide. SUSS MicroTec is headquartered in Garching near Munich,
Germany.
For more information, please visit http://www.suss.com.
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All statements in this release other than historical facts are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of U.S. Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "believe", "expect", "intend",
"anticipate", "estimate", "should", "may", "will", "plan" and similar words
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forward-looking statements of this kind. The company accepts no obligation
toward the general public to update or correct forward-looking statements.
All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and
uncertainties, as a result of which actual events may diverge numerically
from expectations. The forward-looking statements reflect the view at the
time they were made.
Contact:
SUSS MicroTec AG
Franka Schielke
Schleissheimer Strasse 90
85748 Garching, Deutschland
Tel.: +49 (0)89 32007-161
Fax: +49 (0)89 32007-451
Email: [email protected]
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Language: English
Company: SÜSS MicroTec AG
Schleissheimer Strasse 90
85748 Garching
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)89 32007-161
Fax: +49 (0)89 32007-451
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.suss.com
ISIN: DE000A1K0235
WKN: A1K023
Indices: TecDAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich,
Stuttgart
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