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Basler AG: Business figures for the first nine months of 2013: Basler continues on course for success - profit forecast increased

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Basler AG: Business figures for the first nine months of 2013: Basler
continues on course for success - profit forecast increased

11.11.2013 / 06:28

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- Incoming orders: EUR 51.1 million (previous year: EUR 44.5 million,
+15 %)

- Sales: EUR 49.1 million (previous year: EUR 41.8 million, +17 %)

- Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT): EUR 6.5 million (previous
year: EUR 5.0 million, +31 %)

- Pre-tax earnings: EUR 5.9 million (previous year: EUR 4.2 million,
+43 %)

- Pre-tax return: 12 % (previous year: 10 %)

Ahrensburg, November 11, 2013 - BASLER AG, one of the leading global
manufacturers of industrial cameras, is presenting today final figures for
the first nine months of 2013.

Incoming orders for the group amounted to EUR 51.1 million in the first
nine months of 2013 (previous year: EUR 44.5 million, +15 %). The group's
sales revenues amounted to EUR 49.1 million and were thus 17 % higher than
the previous year's figure of EUR 41.8 million. The gross profit margin
increased by almost 4 percentage points to 49.3 % (previous year: 45.7 %).
Earnings before taxes (EBT) for the group increased by 43 % to EUR 5.9
million (previous year: EUR 4.2 million). The pre-tax return amounted to
12 % (previous year: 10 %).

'Given continuing restrained macroeconomic conditions, the incoming order
rate, promising market launch of important new products, and our strong
sales positioning give us great confidence for the future', explains
Dietmar Ley (CEO).

Due to these positive results, Basler increased its profit forecast for the
financial year 2013 in mid-October and will henceforth assume a pre-tax
return of 11 - 12 % (previously 10 - 11 %). The sales forecast of EUR 63 -
65 million remains unchanged.

The complete nine-month report for 2013 can be accessed on the company's
web site (www.baslerweb.com).

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Basler is a leading developer and manufacturer of high grade digital
cameras for applications in industry, video surveillance, medicine, and
traffic. Product development is driven by industry requirements. The
cameras provide easy integration, compact sizes, and an outstanding
price/performance ratio. Basler has more than 25 years of experience in
image processing and has been developing and producing high grade digital
cameras for 15 years. The company employs approximately 350 employees in
its headquarters in Ahrensburg, Germany, and in the subsidiaries in the
USA, Singapore, Taiwan, and Korea.

Basler AG, Dr. Dietmar Ley (CEO), An der Strusbek 60 - 62, D-22926
Ahrensburg, Tel. +49 - 4102- 463 100, ir/baslerweb.com, www.baslerweb.com,
ISIN DE 0005102008


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Language: English
Company: Basler AG
An der Strusbek 60-62
22926 Ahrensburg
Germany
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Internet: www.baslerweb.com
ISIN: DE0005102008
WKN: 510200
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München,
Stuttgart


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