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Basler: Upswing in orders after expected weak first half-year 2005

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11.08.2005
Basler: Upswing in orders after expected weak first half-year 2005
- Second quarter 2005 turnover Euro 10.8m - same period last year:
Euro 13.2m - Pre-tax result of Euro 0.6m in second quarter 2005 gives
5% pre-tax margin - Incoming orders in second quarter 2005 at Euro
13.6m overtop last year’s level (Q2/2004: Euro 10.7m)
Ahrensburg, 11. August 2005 - First half-year 2005 turnover and
earnings of Basler AG, a leading company for Vision Technology, the
technology of artificial vision systems, were weak, in line with
expectations. But with a clear upsurge in incoming orders in the
second quarter 2005, we can look forward to a revitalisation of
business in the second half-year 2005.
Second quarter 2005 turnover came to Euro 10.8m (Q2/2004: Euro 13.2m,
-18%), giving a total turnover for the first half-year 2005 of Euro
21.2m (first half-year 2004: Euro 27.6m, -23%). The Visions Systems
division (systems for camera-based surface inspection in industrial
mass production) produced a turnover of Euro 7.0m in the second
quarter 2005 (Q2/2004: Euro 8.4m, -17%), giving a total first
half-year 2005 turnover of Euro 14.0m (first half-year 2004: Euro
18.6m, -25%). The performance is significantly lower than previous
year, which is mainly due to continued investor reluctance in the
optical storage media segment. Even if this segment has already
received the first orders for the second quarter 2005, a general
market recovery can not be expected before the end of this year. On
the other hand, business with inspection systems for the flat screen
industry has continued apace with the recent award of a multi-million
Euro contract by a leading Taiwanese vendor. The novel system
inspects color filters on glass substrates needed in flat screen
production and represents a major extension of our product portfolio
in this segment.
The Vision Components division (advanced digital cameras for
industrial usage) recorded turnover of Euro 3.8m for the second
quarter 2005 (Q2/2004: Euro 4.8m, -21%), giving a total turnover of
Euro 7.2m for the first half-year 2005 (first half-year 2004: Euro
9.1m, -20%). This development was due to the restrained investment
climate on the semiconductor and electronics markets.
Second quarter 2005 group pre-tax earnings of Euro 0.6m gave a
pre-tax margin of 5% (Q2/2004: Euro 1.6m, -64%; pre-tax margin of
12%). In the first half-year 2005 total pre-tax earnings came to Euro
1.7m as compared to Euro 5.7m for the same period last year (-71%).
Second quarter 2005 net earnings came to Euro 0.4m and Euro 0.12 per
share. For the first half-year period they amounted to Euro 1.1m and
Euro 0.31 per share (Q2/2004: Euro 1.0m, Euro 0.29 per share, -59%,
first half-year 2004: Euro 3.5m, Euro 1.00 per share, -69%).
Incoming company orders for the second quarter 2005 amounted to Euro
13.6m, which represents a rise of 27% compared to the same period
last year (Q2/2004: Euro 10.7m). In the first half-year period 2005
we booked orders valued at Euro 23.7m which is broadly the same level
as last year (first half-year 2004: Euro 24.1m, -2%). Vision Systems
booked new orders in the second quarter 2005 amounting to Euro 9.0m
(Q2/2004: Euro 6.5m, +38%) and overall in the first half-year 2005
new orders valued at Euro 15.8m (first half-year 2004: Euro 15.6m,
+1%). In the second quarter, the Vision Components division likewise
experienced an upswing in new orders valued at Euro 4.6m (Q2/2004:
Euro 4.2m, +10%), showing total new orders for the first half-year
2005 to the value of Euro 7.9m (first half-year 2004: Euro 8.5m,
-7%).
For the second half year 2005 we expect an upswing of activities on
our target markets which will enable us to improve our performance in
terms of turnover and earnings both against the second half-year 2004
and the first half-year 2005. This is in line with our forecast for
the financial year 2005 which has set target turnover of Euro 48m and
pre-tax earnings of Euro 5m (2004: Euro 52.4m with pre-tax earnings
of Euro 8.2m). Our goal is to achieve a 20% long-term average growth
rate, mirroring our strategy of profitable, higher-than-the-market
growth.
The full Quarterly Report can be downloaded at www.baslerweb.com.
end of announcement                               euro adhoc 11.08.2005 06:56:02

Further inquiry note:

Christian Höck
Tel.: +49 (0)4102 463 175
E-Mail: christian.hoeck@baslerweb.com

Branche: Semiconductors & active components
ISIN: DE0005102008
WKN: 510200
Index: Prime Standard, CDAX, Prime All Share, Technologie All Share
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