Goldrooster AG
Goldrooster’s earnings per share increase to EUR 1.11 in 2012
Goldrooster AG / Key word(s): Final Results 03.05.2013 10:12 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer / publisher is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goldrooster's earnings per share increase to EUR 1.11 in 2012 - Revenue in 2012 up 44.9 percent to EUR 150.7 million - Net profit improves by 33.8 percent to EUR 22.8 million - Cash and bank balances rise by 70.9 percent to EUR 50.9 million. - Continuation of profitable growth expected in 2013 Berlin, 3 May 2013 - Goldrooster AG (ISIN DE000A0AYYU6), the German holding company of Goldrooster Group, an operator of an innovative sports fashion brand specialising in apparel, footwear and accessories for the Chinese market, today announced a significant increase in revenue and profits for the full 2012 financial year. Revenue amounted to EUR 150.7 million, up 44.9 percent compared to 2011 when EUR 104.0 million were generated. At EUR 41.9 million, gross profit in 2012 was 45.1 percent higher than the previous year's figure of EUR 28.9 million. Both earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) and net profit improved by more than one third. EBIT came in at EUR 30.3 million (previous year: EUR 22.7 million) whereas net profit amounted to EUR 22.8 million (previous year: EUR 17.0 million). Earnings per share rose by 30.6 percent to EUR 1.11. The Goldrooster Group is in a strong cash flow position, which it further improved in 2012. Cash and bank balances amounted to EUR 50.9 million at the end of 2012, a year-on-year increase of 70.9 percent. Equity rose almost 75 percent, from EUR 34.4 million in 2011 to EUR 60.0 million in 2012. This corresponds to EUR 2.90 per share. The equity ratio increased from 67.5 percent to 74.2 percent. Goldrooster stepped up its marketing and sales activities in the 2012 financial year. This included the sponsorship of a sailing team winning in its class at the China Cup International. Goldrooster expects its profitable growth to continue in 2013. This assumption is based on the company's trend-setting designs combined with a high-quality product range offered at attractive prices. Goldrooster also intends to generate additional revenue and earnings in 2014 by opening its own shops. More detailed information on the financial year just ended will be provided with the publication of the 2012 annual report by the end of May 2013 at www.goldrooster.de. About Goldrooster Goldrooster Group runs an innovative sports fashion label, specialising in apparel, footwear and accessories for the Chinese market. With the goal of delivering high quality products at attractive prices, it targets China's young and ambitious middle class ranging in age from 18 to 35. The company has been on a profitable growth path for years. Contact: edicto GmbH Dr. Sönke Knop / Peggy Kropmanns Eschersheimer Landstrasse 42 60322 Frankfurt, Germany Phone: +49 (0)69 905505 51 E-mail: goldrooster@edicto.de Disclaimer This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy securities of Goldrooster AG. The shares have been offered solely by means of, and on the basis of, the published securities prospectus. The securities prospectus is available on the Company's website (www.goldrooster.de). This document is not an offer of securities for sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities in the United States. The shares of Goldrooster AG ('Shares') have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended ('Securities Act') and may not be offered or sold in the United States, unless registered under the Securities Act or according to an exemption from such registration. 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Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Goldrooster AG c/o Salans LLP, Markgrafenstraße 33 10117 Berlin Germany Phone: +49 (0)30 695 29 234 Fax: +86 595-85350888 E-mail: goldrooster@edicto.de Internet: www.goldrooster.de ISIN: DE000A0AYYU6 WKN: A0AYYU Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf; Frankfurt in Open Market (Entry Standard) End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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