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Q3 Figures for 2015 Published

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Q3 Figures for 2015 Published

05.11.2015 / 07:39

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Q3 Figures for 2015 Published

- Q3 Order intake with EUR 39.2 million at upper end of increased
guidance

- Sales with EUR 38.3 million well above prior year

- Q3 EBIT reached EUR 2.2 million

Garching, November 5, 2015 - SUSS MicroTec, a global supplier of equipment
and process solutions for the semiconductor industry and related markets,
published its report for the third quarter of the fiscal year 2015 today.
Order intake increased from EUR 29.1 million in Q3 2014 to EUR 39.2 million
in the third quarter of 2015. This translates into 34.7% year-on-year
growth. Sales increased by 49.6% to EUR 38.3 million, compared to EUR 25.6
million in the corresponding quarter 2014. EBIT in the third quarter
increased to EUR 2.2 million after EUR -3.3 million in the previous year.
Earnings in the third quarter of 2014 included a provision for severance
payments of EUR 1.0 million.

In the first three quarters of 2015 SUSS MicroTec generated sales of EUR
93.4 million, 1.7% less than the EUR 95.0 million of the prior year. Order
entry increased by 20.6% on a year-on-year basis to EUR 108.9 million
(prior year: EUR 90.3 million). This leads to an order backlog of EUR 92.1
million as of September 30, 2015 (September 30, 2014: EUR 82.2 million).

The group's largest division - Lithography - posted sales of EUR 64.8
million after EUR 60.0 million in the previous year. The Photomask
Equipment division achieved sales of EUR 14.3 million (previous year: EUR
14.6 million). The Substrate Bonder division displayed lower sales of EUR
8.9 million after EUR 16.4 million in 2014.

Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) came in at EUR minus 1.7 million
(previous year: EUR 0.1 million). Earnings after taxes (EAT) amounted to
EUR minus 3.4 million, compared to EUR minus 0.9 million in the previous
year. The basic earnings per share (EPS) totaled minus 0.18 EUR (previous
year:-0.05 EUR). Net liquidity amounted to EUR 25.5 million (September 30,
2014: EUR 31.8 million). The Free Cash Flow for the first nine months,
before security transactions, was EUR minus 13.1 million (previous year:
EUR -4.1 million).

Outlook
SUSS MicroTec reiterates its guidance for the full fiscal year 2015 and
expects sales to come in between EUR 135 million and EUR 145 million. EBIT
is expected to be slightly positive in the low single-digit million Euro
range. For the fourth quarter 2015, the Company expects an order intake in