Tipp24 SE: Preliminary figures show Tipp24 exceeded own forecasts for fiscal year 2010 and posted record earnings
Jan 19, 2011 11:44 PM
Tipp24 SE / Key word(s): Change in Forecast 19.01.2011 23:44 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ad hoc announcement acc. to Sec. 15 WpHG Preliminary figures show Tipp24 exceeded own forecasts for fiscal year 2010 and posted record earnings (Hamburg, 19 January 2011) According to preliminary and unaudited figures, Tipp24 SE exceeded its own forecasts for fiscal year 2010 and posted its best-ever revenues and earnings. In August 2010, Tipp24 had downgraded its consolidated revenue forecast from originally EUR 100 million to EUR 90 million and its EBIT forecast from originally EUR 40 million to EUR 20 million. Following an exceptionally strong fourth quarter, Tipp24 now expects consolidated revenues for 2010 to reach approx. EUR 104 (prior year: 89.6) million. This would correspond to revenue growth of around 15%. There was also strong growth in EBIT, from EUR 23.1 million in the previous year to an expected figure of around EUR 30 million in fiscal year 2010. Consolidated net profit is expected to reach approx. EUR 19 (17.5) million. This would result in preliminary earnings per share of approx. EUR 2.46 (2.26). Consolidated cash and cash equivalents at the end of 2010 amounted to around EUR 92 (81.1) million. Tipp24 SE intends to announce its forecast for fiscal year 2011 at its annual press conference on 30 March 2010. Additional information: ISIN: DE0007847147 WKN: 784714 Trading: Official Market / Prime Standard; Frankfurt Stock Exchange Registered office: Germany Contact: Tipp24 SE Frank Hoffmann Investor Relations Tel: +49 40 32 55 33-142 E-mail: frank.hoffmann@tipp24.de Internet: www.tipp24-se.de 19.01.2011 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: Tipp24 SE Straßenbahnring 11 20251 Hamburg Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)40 325533-0 Fax: +49 (0)40 325533-77 E-mail: office@tipp24.de Internet: www.tipp24-se.de ISIN: DE0007847147 WKN: 784714 Indices: SDAX Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------