EANS-Adhoc: LPKF raises revenue guidance slightly for 2012
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ad-hoc disclosure pursuant to section 15 of the WpHG transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-month report 12.11.2012 Garbsen, 12 November 2012 - Due to its continued positive business performance, LPKF Laser & Electronics AG is slightly raising the guidance for the current financial year it made in March 2012. The Management Board expects the LPKF Group to post revenue between EUR 106 million and EUR 109 million in 2012 (previously: between EUR 100 million and EUR 105 million). The EBIT margin should be between 16% and 17% in 2012 (previously: between 15% and 17%). The strong revenue growth this year is due in part to a large order from the solar industry. In view of the continuing weakness of the solar market, the company is preparing for a decline in revenue in the Solar Equipment product group and therefore expects a temporary slowdown in revenue growth in 2013 with an EBIT margin of 14% to 16%. Given a stable economic environment, LPKF expects revenue to grow again by approximately 10% and the EBIT margin to come in between 15% and 17% in 2014. The shares of LPKF Laser & Electronics AG are listed on the TecDAX index of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN 0006450000). The full quarterly financial report (1 January to 30 September 2012) will be published on 13 November 2012 at www.lpkf.com/investor-relations/financial-reports/index.htm. Further inquiry note: Katja Fischer Investor Relations Tel.: 05131 7095 1387 E-Mail: katja.fischer@lpkf.com end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- issuer: LPKF Laser & Electronics AG Osteriede 7 D-30827 Garbsen phone: +49(0)5131 7095 1382 FAX: +49(0)5131 7095 90 mail: investorrelations@lpkf.de WWW: http://www.lpkf.de sector: Semiconductors & active components ISIN: DE0006450000 indexes: TecDAX, CDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share stockmarkets: free trade: Hannover, Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt language: English
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