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H&R GmbH & Co. KGaA confirms solid preliminary figures for the first quarter of 2017

DGAP-News: H&R GmbH & Co. KGaA / Key word(s): Quarter Results/Quarterly / Interim Statement H&R GmbH & Co. KGaA confirms solid preliminary figures for the first quarter of 2017 12.05.2017 / 08:47 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. H&R GmbH & Co. KGaA confirms solid preliminary figures for the first quarter of 2017

- Total EBITDA of EUR 27.4 million matches high 2016 level

- Sharp improvement in Plastics business; all segments make stable contributions to earnings

- Guidance for 2017 reaffirmed

Salzbergen (Germany), May 12, 2017. H&R GmbH & Co. KGaA (abbrev.: H&R KGaA; ISIN DE0007757007) has reaffirmed its good preliminary figures for the early part of 2017. For the first quarter, the company's operating income (EBITDA - Earnings before income taxes, financial income and expenses, depreciation, impairments and reversal of impairments of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets) stood at a high EUR 27.4 million (Q1 2016: EUR 27.2 million). In the first three months of 2017, sales revenue also rose to EUR 267.4 million due to the price of raw materials (Q1 2016: EUR 228.0 million).

Overview of key figures:

In EUR million	Q1 2017	Q1 2016	Diff. in %
Sales revenue	267.4	228.0	17.3
Operating income (EBITDA)	27.4	27.2	0.7
EBIT	18.4	19.5	-5.6
Earnings before taxes	15.5	16.7	-7.2
Consolidated earnings of shareholders	10.5	13.5	-22.2
Consolidated earnings per share (EUR)	0.29	0.38	-23.7
Operating cash flow	-0.3	24.4	n/a
Free cash flow	-12.4	15.6	n/a
	3/31/2017	12/31/2016	Diff. in %
Balance sheet total	645.6	648.2	-0.4
Group equity	331.5	317.4	4.4
Equity ratio (%)*	51.4	49.0	4.9