Wirecard AG / Preliminary Results/Quarter Results 28.10.2009 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grasbrunn, Munich, October 28, 2009 - In the third quarter and in the first nine months of the current financial year, Wirecard AG continued its robust double-digit sales revenue and earn-ings growth. After nine months in fiscal 2009, preliminary Group sales revenues amount to 163.7 million euros, compared with 141.1 million euros in the same period a year earlier, equivalent to an increase of 16.0 percent. In the same period, EBITDA was up by 16.0 percent, from 37.6 million euros to 43.6 million euros. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) were boosted by 15.3 percent in the first nine months of fiscal 2009, from 35.2 million euros to 40.6 million euros. According to preliminary calculations, consolidated sales revenues in the third quarter of 2009 were up by roughly 14 percent on the previous-year figure of 52.8 million euros, to reach 60.1 million euros. During the period in question, EBITDA rose 17.4 percent, to 16.2 million euros (Q3/2008: 13.8 million euros). The operating result (EBIT) came to 15.1 million euros in the third quarter, up by 16.2 percent year-on-year (Q3/2008: 13.0 million euros). The positive trend in operations is based on the ongoing, intact growth drivers in the E-Commerce market and the successful combination of technical solutions and banking services within the Wirecard Group. The Management Board affirms its forecast of achieving 10 - 25 percent EBIT growth for fiscal 2009. All results are preliminary. The full interim report for the third quarter / 9 months of 2009 will be published on November 19, 2009. Wirecard AG Iris Stöckl Ph.: +49 (0) 89 4424 0424 Fax: +49 (0) 89 4424 0524 E-mail: iris.stoeckl@wirecard.com Internet: www.wirecard.com 28.10.2009 |[![CDATA[|[a href="http://www.dgap.de"|]Financial News transmitted by DGAP|[/a|]]]|] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Wirecard AG Bretonischer Ring 4 85630 Grasbrunn b. München Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)89-4424 0400 Fax: +49 (0)89-4424 0500 E-mail: ir@wirecard.com Internet: www.wirecard.com ISIN: DE0007472060 WKN: 747206 Indices: TecDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, München, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: Wirecard AG: Double-digit sales revenue and earnings growth recorded once again both in the third quarter and from January 1 to September 30, 2009
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