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KATEK SE: KATEK achieves strongest quarter in company history with more than EUR 158 million in sales and maintains targets for 2022

DGAP-News: KATEK SE / Key word(s): Preliminary Results KATEK SE: KATEK achieves strongest quarter in company history with more than EUR 158 million in sales and maintains targets for 2022 11.05.2022 / 10:00 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. KATEK achieves strongest quarter in company history with more than EUR 158 million in sales and maintains targets for 2022

- Sales increased by 15.2% to EUR 158.4 million in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same quarter of the previous year

- Operating result (EBITDA adjusted) increased from EUR 7.1 million to EUR 9.7 million

- Reported EBITDA of EUR 5.5 million compared to EUR 16.4 million in Q1 2021 (includes positive special effect from the acquisition of Leesys Leipzig Assets, now KATEK Leipzig)

- M&A activities and continued momentum in the M&A market: acquisition of Canadian SigmaPoint in an advanced stage; Pipeline still well filled

- High order backlog and book-to-bill ratio very positive for the rest of the year; targets for 2022 unchanged at least until better visibility for the full year

Munich, May 11, 2022 - Following a successful fiscal year 2021, KATEK SE has started the fiscal year 2022 with the strongest quarter in its corporate history in operational terms: Group sales increased to EUR 158.4 million in Q1 2022 (+15.2%; Q1 2021: EUR 137.5 million) and the operating result (EBITDA adjusted) to EUR 9.7 million (+36.6%; Q1 2021: EUR 7.1 million). KATEK was once again able to take advantage of the challenging situation for the entire industry in terms of ongoing supply bottlenecks, logistics difficulties and material price increases to gain market share and strengthen its position as number three among European electronics service providers. The highest growth was seen in the high-value electronics areas, for example in renewables/solar (+92%) and tele-care/healthcare, where sales more than doubled.