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Sales in the first Quarter 2012 exceed expectations

Schweizer Electronic AG started into the current fiscal year with robust results, despite the continuous weak solar market. In the first quarter 2012 sales volume amounted to 28.4 million Euro (previous year 29.1 million Euro) and thus exceeded the company’s expectations by about 10 %. Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) accounted for 2.2 million Euro (previous year 2.7 million Euro). EBIT Margin was thus at 8 % (previous year 9 %).

 

Schramberg, May 2, 2012 – Schweizer Electronic AG started into the current fiscal year with robust results, despite the continuous weak solar market. In the first quarter 2012 sales volume amounted to 28.4 million Euro (previous year 29.1 million Euro) and thus exceeded the company’s expectations by about 10 %. Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) accounted for 2.2 million Euro (previous year 2.7 million Euro). EBIT Margin was thus at 8 % (previous year 9 %).

Sales mainly split up into three customer segments. With 65 % (previous year 55 %) the automotive segment achieved an outstanding share in total sales and therefore accounted for the biggest growth, followed by the Industry segment with 19 % (previous year 16 %). Due to shifts in markets and further increasing price pressure the Solar segment only had a share of 10 % (previous year 22 %).

During the reporting period SCHWEIZER invested 5.2 million Euro. Thereof 4.3 million Euro have been allotted to the capital payment for the division Energy into SCHWEIZER Pte. Ltd. in Singapore and 0.9 million Euro to tangible assets of the division Electronic. Funds that have been paid for setting-up the division Energy had been acquired in the context of a capital increase at the end of 2010.

„After we succeeded in further improving the excellent structures of our balance sheet compared to the first quarter of the previous year, our balance sheet structures are mean-while on top level“, comments Dr. Marc Schweizer, CEO Schweizer Electronic AG. „As far as sales for the remaining three quarters of the current fiscal year are concerned, we assume that the market will shift, however, do expect sales in the range of between 105 and 110 million Euro with stable margin in the range of 8 – 10 % EBIT.“