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Analytik Jena AG (AJ) – Annual report 2001/2002
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Analytik Jena AG (AJ) – Annual report 2001/2002
Sales up 54% to EUR 64.3m ++ Annual income well below company expectations at
minus EUR 0.88m ++ New order backlog record of EUR 94m ++ Outlook: planned sales
growth of 25%, cost reduction program introduced
Analytik Jena’s (SIN: 521 350) sales revenue increased 54% in fiscal year 2001/2
(to September 30) to EUR 64.3m. The company’s gross earnings outpaced sales,
rising 72% to EUR 18.3, and its gross margin rose 2.9 percentage points to
28.5%.
Analytik Jena raised its distribution expenses 63% to EUR 9.6m in a move to
expand its international business, which is reflected in the company’s
successful development of its export activities. Exports rose 168% to EUR 18.8m
and its export share rose to 29% (17%). Research expenditure more than tripled
over the fiscal year to EUR 3.9m. Adminstrative costs rose 172% to EUR 4.4m
solely as the result of the expansion of the company’s investment portfolio.
Annual net income fell from EUR 1.4m last year to EUR -0.9m for an income per
share of EUR -0.25 (EUR 0.41).
The first loss in company history was primarily the result of its heavy
investment in the future and one-off expenditures such as the now completed
restructuring of the former “lab solutions” business area. The “lab planning”
business area, part of the company’s core business, was integrated into AJZ
Engineering, while the “lab assembly” business area, with all 15 employees, was
separated from the company as of September. Other measures were introduced by
the company to reduce costs and to improve its margin, laying the foundation for
a return to positive income figures.
The company’s capital ratio increased to 56%. Liquid funds dropped 24% to EUR
4.8m primarily through the acquisition of investments in other companies. For
the time being, no earnings forecast is available due to the measures that have
been introduced to reduce costs and to improve the company’s margin and in light
of the difficult economic situation in Germany. Group sales are expected to
increase to approx. EUR 80m on the basis of a long-term order backlog of EUR
93.7m. Analytik Jena management will report on the results of the past fiscal
year at a press conference on January 7, 2003 and an analyst conference on
January 8, 2003 in Jena.
end of ad-hoc-announcement (c)DGAP 30.12.2002
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