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First Sensor successfully closes the first nine months of 2016 - Seite 3

2016 in October 2016. Based on the latest estimate, sales are expected to
fall within the planned range at year-end (EUR145-150 million), while the
EBIT margin is expected to be around one percentage point above the planned
margin and amount to 6% to 7%. This positive development is the result of
extensive efficiency improvements.

Staff news
The Supervisory Board has agreed with the designated CEO of First Sensor
AG, Dr. Dirk Michael Rothweiler, that he will take up his position on
January 1, 2017. Dr. Rothweiler was most recently in charge of the global
optics activities of the Jenoptik Group.

About First Sensor AG
In the growth market of sensor systems, First Sensor develops and produces
customer-specific solutions for the ever-increasing number of applications
in the industrial, medical, and mobility target markets. Based on tried-
and-tested technology platforms, we develop products from chips to complex
sensor systems. Trends such as Industry 4.0, autonomous driving, and the
miniaturization of medical technology will drive our growth extremely
rapidly in the future. First Sensor was established 25 years ago in Berlin
and has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 1999 [Prime
Standard Ι WKN: 720190 Ι ISIN: DE0007201907 Ι SIS]. More information:
www.first-sensor.com.

Quarterly Results at a Glance*

in EUR Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
million, 2015 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016
unless
otherwise
indicated
Sales 33.3 33.9 35.4 35.1 37.5 38.4 38.8
revenues
Industrial 18.7 19.0 18.4 18.0 16.9 18.3 18.6
Medical 5.3 5.6 6.4 6.5 7.2 9.1 7.8
Mobility 9.3 9.3 10.6 10.6 13.4 11.0 12.4
EBITDA 3.9 3.7 1.7 2.1 4.5 5.5 5.4
EBITDA margin 11.4 10.7 5.0 6.1 12.1 14.4 13.5
(%) as
compared to
total output
EBIT 1.5 1.4 -0.7 -1.0 2.2 3.2 2.9
EBIT margin 4.4 4.1 -1.9 -3.0 6.0 8.4 7.4
(%) as
compared to
total output
Net profit 1.1 0.7 -1.3 -1.9 1.7 2.4 1.7
for the
period
Earnings per 0.10 0.06 -0.14 -0.19 0.16 0.22 0.16
share (EUR)

Cash flow -1.0 -6.1 6.1 6.1 3.4 0.2 5.2
from
operating
activities
Free cash -2.7 -7.1 4.5 3.5 2.5 -1.0 3.5
flow

Balance sheet 147.5 149.6 148.5 153.5 154.3 152.9 154.6
total
Shareholders' 73.7 74.3 73.1 71.3 72.8 75.2 76.8
equity
Equity ratio 50.0 49.7 49.2 46.4 47.2 49.2 49.7
(%)
Net debt 32.7 40.3 36.1 33.0 31.0 32.1 29.4
Working 31.8 42.1 39.2 36.5 38.3 39.4 40.0
capital
ROCE (%) 1.2 2.3 1.8 1.0 1.8 4.5 6.9

Incoming 34.9 43.3 28.6 35.5 31.4 48.2 24.0
orders
Orders on 90.6 98.7 91.0 90.7 84.4 101.2 77.3
hand
Book-to-bill 1.0 1.3 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.3 0.6