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init innovation in traffic systems SE

Quarterly Report Nov 11, 2015

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Interim Report 3/2015

In line with the market What drives init

In line with the market – what drives init

The name init stands for innovations in the optimisation of public transport through intelligent telematics, planning, dispatching and ticketing solutions. The company's systematic focus on international growth markets consistently reinforces its global leadership.

init achieves this success by having a strategy that is purposefully aligned to customer requirements, a structure that supports this strategy perfectly, and a corporate culture that creates space for employees to contribute their own ideas and enjoy their own success.

Thus, the company will continue to play its part to ensure that bus and rail transportation becomes more attractive, efficient, and the first choice for an increasing number of travellers.

Group key figures

according to IFRS

EUR '000 2015 2014 Change in %
Balance Sheet (30/09)
Balance sheet total 138,135 118,595 16.5
Shareholders' equity 66,060 62,618 5.5
Subscribed capital 10,040 10,040 0.0
Equity ratio (in %) 47.8 52.8
Return on equity (in %) 6.1 10.9
Non-current assets 39,555 32,767 20.7
Current assets 98,580 85,828 14.9
Income Statement (01/01 – 30/09)
Revenues 73,242 69,578 5.2
Gross profit 22,207 23,001 -3.5
EBIT 6,064 10,048 -39.6
EBITDA 8,536 12,244 -30.3
Consolidated net profit 4,043 6,810 -40.6
Earnings per share (in EUR) 0.40 0.68 -41.8
Dividend (in EUR) 0.80 0.80 0.0
Cash Flow
Cash flow from operating activities 2,653 92 2,783.7
Share
Issue price (in EUR) 5.10 5.10
Peak share price (in EUR) 27.99 25.80 8.5
Bottom share price (in EUR) 20.00 18.62 7.4

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Corporate Bodies

Supervisory Board

  • Dipl.-Kfm. Hans-Joachim Rühlig, Ostfildern, Germany (Chairman) Former Financial Managing Director, Ed. Züblin AG, Stuttgart, Germany

  • Drs. Hans Rat, Schoonhoven, Netherlands (Vice-Chairman) Honorary Secretary General of UITP Managing Director Beaux Jardins B. V., Schoonhoven, Netherlands

  • Dipl.-Ing. Ulrich Sieg, Jork, Germany Consulting engineer specialising in public transport Member of the Supervisory Board of SECURITAS Holding GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany

Managing Board

  • Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Gottfried Greschner (Chairman; CEO) Business Division: Mobile Telematics and Fare Collection Systems Business Development, Personnel, Legal, Purchasing, Logistics and Production

  • Dipl.-Kfm. Dr. Jürgen Greschner (CSO) Sales and Marketing

  • Dipl.-Inform. Joachim Becker (COO) Business Division: Telematics Software and Services

  • Dipl.-Kfm. Bernhard Smolka (CFO) Finance, Controlling and Investor Relations

Directors' Holdings

Managing Board Number of shares
Dr. Gottfried Greschner, CEO 3,374,800*
Dr. Jürgen Greschner, CSO 98,800
Joachim Becker, COO 345,783
Bernhard Smolka, CFO 25,286

* 3,330,000 of which are held by Dr. Gottfried Greschner GmbH & Co. Vermögens-Verwaltungs KG, Karlsruhe. At this company, Dr. Gottfried Greschner holds 74.2 per cent.

Supervisory Board Number of shares
Hans-Joachim Rühlig
Drs. Hans Rat
Ulrich Sieg

Letter to the Shareholders

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, dear Shareholders,

The phenomenon of "globalisation" has many dimensions. The millions of people fleeing from hunger, hardship and persecution have meant that we in Germany and Europe have, in particular, got to know a new humanitarian dimension over recent weeks. The question of how our economic and social systems can and will manage the challenge of integration is one of historical significance. Our company will also face up to its responsibility in this area.

init has become a global player – thanks to its clients and employees from 25 countries spanning four continents. Our binding ethical guidelines include showing respect for and appreciating the international and cultural diversity of the people who work at our company and with our business partners. They are also a cornerstone of our success.

The benefits offered by this dimension of globalisation are not without cost, however. In order to utilise them, we need to work in a committed manner on a daily basis and make forward-looking investments. This includes creating the corresponding spatial capacities, such as at our new group head office, the "init Tower" at the headquarters in Karlsruhe, as well as for our US subsidiaries, where measures will be implemented soon.

The most important thing, however, is to invest in the expertise of those who work with and for us. During the first nine months of this year, we have not only taken on more employees to ensure that we are prepared for future growth, but have also created new trainee positions and opportunities for further education at init.

At first sight, this will result in an increase in personnel expenses and thus weigh on our results. However, we are convinced that this will lay the foundations that will allow us to continue to assert our position as a leading international provider of telematics, planning and electronic fare collection systems for buses and trains.

Globalisation is also bringing about the need for companies to prove themselves in an ever shorter space of time – in an environment of tough international competition with an ever increasing number of rivals. It is not always the best provider that wins the tendering process, but in many cases the supposed cheapest.

In many countries, price pressure is of course increasing during times of scarce public resources for investments in public transport infrastructure. This is a further dimension of globalised competition that init cannot escape. Our company also has to live with lower margins in the face of the current competitive conditions.

A further challenge posed by globalisation is the turbulence on the international finance and credit markets. The third quarter of 2015 was extraordinary in this regard, too. The value of the currencies of many countries – and in particular the currencies of commodity-exporting countries – plummeted. Canada, which is currently a very important market for init due to the ongoing major project in Montreal and other tenders, was particularly hard hit. The direct consequence for our company was that we had to revise our earnings forecast for 2015 downwards.

The extent to which this will impact the coming year will largely depend on developments over the next few months. init traditionally books the majority of its business during the fourth quarter and several tenders will soon be decided upon.

However, we will not lower our sights in terms of meeting our requirement of being the best partner for our clients over the long term. As a leading international provider, init considers itself well positioned to benefit from the growing demand for ticketing and integrated transport control systems in North America and Europe, as well as from emerging opportunities for sustainable growth in the Asian market.

In tackling the international competition, we will continue to rely on our company's proven qualities: intelligent design, state-of-the art technology, the efficient use of resources, ecological sensitivity and, above all, investments with which new benchmarks are set.

And we want to continue putting our faith in the best minds – regardless of where they come from.

Thank you for the trust you have placed in us.

For the Managing Board of init innovation in traffic systems AG

Dr. Gottfried Greschner Chairman of the Managing Board (CEO)

Share and Investor Relations

Stock markets see "crash quarter" – init stock also suffers

Stock markets across the world were gripped by turbulence in the third quarter. Concerns regarding the Chinese economy and the consequences of a downturn, for the European economy in particular, weighed heavily on stock market performance. Together with other crisis factors and uncertainty with regard to the future monetary policy of the US Federal Reserve, this meant significant falls in areas. Almost all relevant stock markets recorded double-digit losses, with the result that the third quarter of 2015 was the worst stock markets had seen for over four years.

The DAX shed over 12 per cent in the third quarter alone; only the TecDAX, the index of German technology stocks, managed a positive performance with an increase of 6 per cent, but only due to exceptional movements for certain stocks.

Price performance for the init stock (ISIN DE0005759807) also suffered in the wake of global turbulence. After the init share has reached a new all-time high of EUR 27.99 in July, it came as a result to profit taking. The slight downwards trend which ensued on the back of this accelerated in August after the publication of semi-annual results and also as a result of the general crisis. By the end of the first nine months, the init stock had shed the gains it had made over 2015 to that point.

The Managing Board used this period of weakness in September and October for a share buyback programme which pushed the price back towards EUR 22.

The majority of share analysts rate the init stock as a 'Buy', with fair value estimates fluctuating between EUR 23 and EUR 31. The annual analyst conference of init innovation in traffic systems AG will be held within the framework of the German Equity Forum on 23 and 24 November 2015 in Frankfurt.

Share buyback

The Managing Board of init innovation in traffic systems AG decided on 14 September 2015 to acquire up to 20,000 treasury shares (in accordance with Section 71 (1) (8) of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)) in exercise of the authorisation granted to it by the Annual General Meeting on 13 May 2015 under agenda item 6. The purchase price of the shares was not to exceed EUR 21.10 (excluding incidental costs) per share. By the end of 7 October 2015, a total of 20,000 shares were acquired at an average price

Performance init-share January to October 2015 (Xetra)

of EUR 20.75 (excluding incidental costs). The shares were purchased on the stock exchange (XETRA trading) on its behalf by the authorised bank, Commerzbank AG. The number of repurchased shares corresponds to 0.2 per cent of the capital stock of init innovation in traffic systems AG. The share buyback programme pursuant to the resolution from 14 September 2015 has therefore been concluded.

Repurchased shares are to be used for current and future employee share ownership plans, for incentive programmes for senior management, as an acquisition currency and/or to be sold to third parties in return for cash.

As per 30 September 2015, init innovation in traffic systems AG held 10,189 treasury shares. Shareholdings are as shown in the diagram.

Up-to-date information about the init share and our Investor Relations services can also be found on our website www.initag.com.

Shareholder structure as of 30 September 2015

the free float of init AG is 56.90% ** thereof 4.08% are included in the free float

Basic share information

Exchange Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Index / Segment Prime Standard, Regulated Market
Class No-par bearer shares (at EUR 1 each)
ISIN DE0005759807
WKN 575 980
Code IXX
Designated sponsors Commerzbank AG,
Oddo Seydler Bank AG
Capital stock today 10,040,000 no-par bearer shares
Market capitalisation
(as of 30 Sept. 2015)
EUR 225.7m

Group Status Report

Economic environment

The third quarter of 2015 saw both companies and countries across the globe exposed to a range of new turbulences. These were triggered by increasing geopolitical tensions, the unexpected slowdown in growth in China and growing uncertainty with regard to the evolution of demand and willingness to invest. In light of these developments and further rises in risks, economists at leading economic research institutes and organisations were again compelled to slash their growth forecasts.

In its recent Global Economic Outlook (October 2015), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reduced its growth forecasts for 2015 and 2016 across the board. The IMF now expects the global economy to grow by only 3.1 per cent in the current year (previous estimate: 3.3 per cent), and by 3.6 per cent in 2016 (previously: 3.8 per cent).

In particular, forecasts for former global powerhouse economies such as Canada, Russia and other mainly commodity-exporting countries have again been cut drastically (by 0.4 and 0.8 percentage points respectively). These countries – like China as well – have been hit especially hard by the slump in demand, which has also put the currencies of these countries under pressure. The Chinese renminbi, for instance, depreciated by 3.5 per cent in August, and the Canadian dollar shed around 10 per cent of its value in the third quarter alone.

For Europe and North America, which are currently the most important markets for init solutions, the IMF specialists continue to expect a moderate recovery with growth rates of between 1.5 and 2.8 per cent. Expectations for Canada in particular – an important market for init at present on account of a major project in Montreal and numerous tenders – were slashed to 1.0 per cent growth this year and 1.7 per cent next year.

The IMF's assessment for Germany, init's domestic market, has been revised down only slightly. Here, growth in economic output for 2015 and 2016 is expected to stand at 1.5 and 1.6 percent respectively (-0.1 percentage point adjustment on former estimates). This is exactly in line with the average for the euro zone overall. For the United Kingdom, one of the most important markets for init systems in Europe, the IMF confirmed its positive forecast of growth rates of 2.5 (2015) and 2.2 (2016) per cent.

Economists see the low and declining global willingness to invest as a persistent problem and uncertainties triggered by currency and capital market turbulence have had a further depressing effect. Willingness to invest continued to decline, particularly in countries which had already suffering been from a sovereign debt crisis.

In light of this, the economic experts at the IMF and other institutes recommend promoting investment in infrastructure measures such as, for instance, smart solutions for public transport, like those offered by init, in order to prevent a global downturn in demand.

Incentives for more investment in new transport technologies, which is something that init innovation in traffic systems AG will benefit from in particular, should also result from the resolutions agreed at the World Climate Conference in Paris. init's solutions make a significant contribution towards the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and also facilitate a more efficient use of resources.

Sector-specific performance

The development and maintenance of functioning public transport systems is confronted with a number of challenges around the world. Long-term trends such as population growth, increasing urbanisation and impending traffic gridlock are leading to growing demand for public transport. Added to this is the increasingly urgent need to protect the climate and environment. New technologies and sharing systems require and allow closer links to be established between all transport providers. Transport infrastructure is therefore experiencing an increased global demand for expansion and modernisation. This is also placing new demands on public transport and transport companies in terms of both quality and quantity. To overcome these challenges, intelligent system solutions are required, such as those developed, offered and implemented by init.

Developing and redesigning transport systems comes with a price tag though. Current funding from public finances scarcely covers this, particularly in those countries in which the funds required to expand the necessary infrastructure are not or are no longer available as a result of their weak economic position. The management and structuring of further growth in public transport is therefore increasingly dependent on alternative funding options or investment having to be spread over time. In individual cases, tenders that have already been announced have been postponed or cancelled. It is also apparent that tendered projects are becoming ever greater in scope and are involving more and more partners.

In these situations, init innovation in traffic systems AG can contribute as one of the key system partners thanks to its hardware and software solutions. For this reason, we are currently involved in many tendering processes and expect our overall tender volume to continue to increase.

Economic basis of the group

The principles set down in the Group Status Report 2014 continue to apply unchanged.

Report on earnings, assets and financial position

General performance

The distribution of revenues within the init group is traditionally uneven over the course of the financial year: the first quarters are usually weaker, and the fourth quarter is the strongest.

In the first nine months of 2015, the init group managed to increase revenues by around 5.2 per cent year-on-year. The rise in revenues was primarily the result of work completed in major projects. Although a further increase in EBIT was able to be secured in the third quarter, on the nine-month view, the figure was around 40 percent lower (EUR 6.1m) than it was in the previous year and below our expectations. The reason for this essentially comes down to an increase in personnel expenses and to foreign exchange losses on the Canadian dollar. In addition, profit margins declined partly.

On 23 September 2015, init AG established the subsidiary GO-1, LLC in Chesapeake in the US. The purpose of this company is to set up and lease premises for the operational US subsidiaries (INIT Inc., SQM LLC and TQA LLC).

Orders

All in all, init managed to acquire new orders to the value of EUR 15.0m in the third quarter (Q3 2014: EUR 12.1m). Incoming orders are comprised of maintenance contracts, significant follow-up orders as well as numerous new projects. We won several smaller tenders in the third quarter. Of incoming orders, EUR 13.9m (Q3 2014: EUR 11.1m) is attributable to the Telematics and Electronic Fare Collection Systems segment and EUR 1.1m (Q3 2014: EUR 1.0m) to the Other segment, which comprises the Planning Systems, Driver Dispatch Systems and Automotive business segments.

Incoming orders for the first nine months totalled EUR 56.4m (Q1 – Q3 2014: EUR 55.6m) and therefore fell short of our expectations.

We still believe our target for incoming orders in 2015 is achievable. However, this depends on whether the larger tenders in which we are currently participating are decided in init's favour this year and whether the resulting order is placed by the end of the year.

The order backlog as of 30 September 2015 stands at around EUR 111m and is therefore below the EUR 125m achieved on the previous year's balance sheet date. However, it remains at a high level and covers one year's revenues.

Earnings position

In the third quarter 2015, revenues of EUR 26.1m (Q3 2014: EUR 25.7m) were generated.

Breakdown of revenues by region for the first nine months:

in million
EUR
01/01‑30/09/2015 % 01/01‑30/09/2014 %
Germany 19.4 26.5 16.8 24.2
Rest of
Europe
15.2 20.8 17.4 24.9
North
America
35.5 48.4 32.2 46.3
Other coun
tries (Aust
ralia, UAE)
3.1 4.3 3.2 4.6
Group total 73.2 100.0 69.6 100.0

Revenues based on customer's location.

Group revenues came in at EUR 73.2m in the first nine months (Q1 –Q3 2014: EUR 69.6m), EUR 68.6m of which were generated by the Telematics and Electronic Fare Collection Systems segment (Q1 – Q3 2014: EUR 65.9m), roughly 94 per cent (Q1 – Q3 2014: around 95 per cent). The Other segment generated revenues with third parties amounting to EUR 4.6m (Q1–Q3 2014: EUR 3.7m). This equates to around 6 per cent (Q1 –Q3 2014: around 5 per cent) of group revenues. As per the end of September 2015, group revenues were therefore above expectations for the first nine months of the year. The increase in revenues is largely accounted for by work completed on our major projects, especially in North America.

Gross profit fell on the previous year to EUR 22.2m (Q3 2014: EUR 23.0m). The reason for this is primarily attributable to foreign exchange losses on the Canadian dollar and partly declined profit margins. Furthermore an increase in personnel expenses was recorded.

Sales and administrative expenses came in approximately EUR 0.7m above the previous year's level. The increase in expenses resulted from salary increases and the rise in the number of employees.

Research and development expenses increased by EUR 0.5m due to new developments.

The foreign currency losses position was lower due to appreciation-related losses on the Canadian dollar as well as from the valuation of forward exchange transactions, and came in at EUR -1.2m (Q1 –Q3 2014: EUR 0.9m).

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), at EUR 6.1m compared with the prior-year period 2014 (EUR 10.0m), are significantly lower and are on the whole below our expectations due to the aforementioned effects of the dollar exchange rate as well as higher personnel and sales costs. The Telematics and Electronic Fare Collection Systems segment contributed EUR 6.2m (Q1 – Q3 2014: EUR 10.5m) and the Other segment contributed EUR -0.1m (Q1 –Q3 2014: EUR -0.5m).

Net interest income (balance of interest income and interest expenses) stands at EUR -401k (Q1 – Q3 2014: EUR -320k). Interest expenses are incurred primarily from interest for real estate finance at the Karlsruhe site as well as from the utilisation of euro loans.

As a result of the abovementioned effects, overall net profit declined as at 30 September 2015 year-on-year to around EUR 4.0m (Q1 – Q3 2014: EUR 6.8m). This corresponds to earnings per share of EUR 0.40 (Q1 –Q3 2014: EUR 0.68).

However, taking into account the increase in unrealised profits from currency translation, total comprehensive income as at 30 September 2015 rose to EUR 5.8m (Q1–Q3 2014: EUR 8.5m).

Net assets and financial position

The balance sheet total increased by EUR 9.4m to EUR 138.1m compared with 31 December 2014 and is therefore EUR 19.5m higher year-on-year.

Cash and cash equivalents, including short-term securities and bonds, stood at EUR 8.3m in the reporting period (31/12/2014: EUR 9.2m).

The future receivables from production orders in the amount of EUR 43.6m (31/12/2014: EUR 43.8m) primarily result from payment plans in the projects and should fall by the year end through invoicing.

Compared with 31 December 2014, inventories rose by EUR 2.8m to EUR 22.6m. The reason for this is imminent hardware deliveries, which will cause stock to fall again in the months to come.

Tangible fixed assets increased to EUR 20.8m due to the administration building at Kaeppelestrasse 4a in Karlsruhe (new building).

Current and non-current liabilities to banks in the amount of EUR 21.3m (31/12/2014: EUR 9.1m) mainly concern real estate financing as well as short-term euro loans taken out to stabilise liquidity. These were required as a result of delayed payment receipts and payment plans for major projects which require considerable advance finance.

The available guarantee and credit lines continue to provide secure finance for business activities and their expansion.

Total equity stands at EUR 66.1m and is therefore higher than in the previous year (Q1 –Q3 2014: EUR 62.6m). The equity ratio is therefore 47.8 per cent (Q1 –Q3 2014: 52.8 per cent).

Cash flow from operating activities stands at EUR 2.7m (Q1 – Q3 2014: EUR 0.1m) and improved on the previous year, essentially as a result of the rise in liabilities from POC and the considerably lower rise in inventories and in accounts receivables compared to the prior-year period. This contrasts with the lower net profit and the change in other liabilities which are not recorded under investment and financing activities. We expect operational cash flow to continue to rise over the further course of business as a result of payment receipts for major projects.

Cash flow from investing activities stands at EUR -7.4m (Q1 – Q3 2014: EUR -5.9m) and results primarily from disbursements for the new building in Käppelestrasse in Karlsruhe as well as from replacement and expansion investments.

Cash flow from financing activities stands at EUR 3.7m (Q1–Q3 2014: EUR -9.7m) and is mainly attributable to the utilisation of euro loans. This is offset by the dividend payment, the purchase of own shares and the redemption of bank liabilities.

Personnel

The init group employed 521 staff as at 30 September 2015 (Q3 2014: 478) including temporary workers, research assistants and diploma candidates. There are a further 20 (Q3 2014: 18) employees in apprenticeships.

Number of employees by region:

30/09/2015 30/09/2014
Employees in Germany 408 371
Employees in the rest
of Europe
8 10
Employees in North
America
88 80
Employees in other
countries
17 17
Total 521 478

Opportunities and risks

The opportunities and risks described in the group status report 2014 (p. 45 et seq.) remain unchanged. Appropriate provision has been made for all recognisable risks. In our opinion, there are no risks capable of jeopardising the continued existence of the company.

There are currently no significant default risks within the group, with the exception of the accounts receivable from Dubai. Our general contractor from the first Dubai project failed to pass on to us payments of approximately EUR 2m by the end customer to us. init took the matter to a court of arbitration to defend its claim. The ruling in the arbitration proceedings went in init's favour. Currently the court reviews the arbitration in order to obtain an official copy. However, the risk that these receivables will still not be recovered remains. An appropriate risk provision has been created.

The projects in France and Finland as well as the ticketing project in Portland, Oregon, USA, send out a signal for future tenders in these countries and improve growth prospects there. We continue to expect our activities in the Asia/Pacific region to stimulate growth.

In the US, we have won our third ticketing project with Vancouver, State of Washington. This provides init with references for further tenders in the ticketing business in North America, as we see considerable market potential there over the next ten years.

Events after the reporting date

Effective as per 1 October 2015, initperdis GmbH in Hamburg acquired the customer base and employees of LC Consultant S.A.R.L. in Saint-Cloud, France. The init group has therefore acquired new customers in France and intends to expand business in France further.

Related party transactions

Transactions with related parties are set down in Notes under "Other Disclosures" on page 24.

Forecast and outlook

Performance of init innovation in traffic systems AG in the third quarter of 2015 revealed two diverging trends. Firstly, progress in on-going major projects again meant that revenues growth was above target at 5.2 per cent. Secondly, however, earnings performance fell considerably short of expectations.

As a result of exchange rate volatility – in particular the collapse of the Canadian dollar – and expenses incurred for activities in the Asian market as well as high personnel costs meant operating earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) came in at only EUR 2.4m in the third quarter (Q3 2014: EUR 3.7m). For the first nine months, this means EBIT has fallen relative to the previous year to EUR 6.1m (2014: EUR 10.1m).

While our company remains on track to achieve its full-year revenue target of between EUR 104 and 110m, the risks for earnings performance for 2015 have sharply increased. Taking all factors into account, the Management Board must therefore assume that the previous estimate for an operating result (EBIT) for 2015 of between EUR 17 and 19m will no longer be achieved. Based on currently available data, EBIT in the order of EUR 10-12m appears to be the most likely value. The actual development may still change however, because the fourth quarter is traditionally the strongest in terms of revenues and earnings for init, and the assumptions on which the forecast was based could prove to be incorrect in retrospect.

The order backlog of around EUR 111m remains higher than annual revenues. We believe our target for incoming orders of EUR 112m in 2015 is still achievable. However, this depends on whether the larger tenders in which we are currently participating are decided in init's favour this year and whether the resulting orders are placed by the end of the year. This will also crucially determine init's expectations for 2016.

The longer-term growth trend in the market for init solutions remains intact, however. Across the globe, a range of tenders for public transport infrastructure measures and telematics and ticketing systems are underway or planned, although competition here is increasingly a matter of price.

As a leading international provider of appropriate solutions for buses and trains, init's numerous references make it a preferred partner.

Furthermore, with its innovative technologies and integrated solution packages, init innovation in traffic systems AG is well equipped to benefit from the growing demand for ticketing and integrated transport control systems in North America and Europe as well as emerging opportunities for sustainable growth in the Asian market.

Karlsruhe, 11 November 2015

The Managing Board

Dr. Gottfried Greschner Joachim Becker

Dr. Jürgen Greschner Bernhard Smolka

init AG » Interim Report Q3 2015

Consolidated Income Statement (IFRS)

from 1 January 2015 to 30 September 2015 (unaudited)

EUR '000 01/07 to
30/09/2015
01/07 to
30/09/2014
01/01 to
30/09/2015
01/01 to
30/09/2014
Revenues 26,099 25,717 73,242 69,578
Cost of revenues -17,410 -18,022 -51,035 -46,577
Gross profit 8,689 7,695 22,207 23,001
Sales and marketing expenses -2,466 -2,697 -8,156 -7,937
General administrative expenses -1,516 -1,573 -5,072 -4,573
Research and development expenses -1,218 -754 -2,885 -2,394
Other operating income 378 294 1,345 990
Other operating expenses -75 -45 -492 -256
Foreign currency gains and losses -1,545 519 -1,205 878
Income from associated companies 161 219 322 339
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) 2,408 3,658 6,064 10,048
Interest income 7 12 22 40
Interest expenses -177 -137 -423 -360
Earnings before taxes (EBT) 2,238 3,533 5,663 9,728
Income taxes -593 -1,060 -1,620 -2,918
Net profit 1,645 2,473 4,043 6,810
thereof attributable to equity holders of parent company 1,616 2,445 3,968 6,833
thereof non-controlling interests 29 28 75 -23
Net profit and diluted net profit per share in EUR 0.16 0.24 0.40 0.68
Average number of floating shares 10,028,362 10,023,659 10,034,028 10,018,158

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (IFRS)

from 1 January 2015 to 30 September 2015 (unaudited)

EUR '000 01/07 to
30/09/2015
01/07 to
30/09/2014
01/01 to
30/09/2015
01/01 to
30/09/2014
Net profit 1,645 2,473 4,043 6,810
Items to be reclassified to the income statement
Changes on currency translation -605 1,526 1,753 1,657
Total Other comprehensive income -605 1,526 1,753 1,657
Total comprehensive income 1,040 3,999 5,796 8,467
thereof attributable to equity holders of the parent company 1,011 3,971 5,721 8,490
thereof non-controlling interests 29 28 75 -23

Consolidated Balance Sheet (IFRS)

as of 30 September 2015 (unaudited)

Assets
EUR '000 30/09/2015 31/12/2014
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 8,290 9,213
Marketable securities and bonds 32 30
Trade accounts receivable 20,348 19,606
Future receivables from production orders
("Percentage-of-Completion-Method")
43,563 43,758
Inventories 22,615 19,775
Income tax receivable 129 0
Other current assets 3,603 1,855
Current assets, total 98,580 94,237
Non-current assets
Tangible fixed assets 20,842 15,034
Investment property 6,108 6,173
Goodwill 4,388 4,388
Other intangible assets 1,350 1,925
Interest in associated companies 2,345 2,023
Deferred tax assets 2,327 2,857
Other assets 2,195 2,137
Non-current assets, total 39,555 34,537
Assets, total 138,135
128,774

Liabilities and shareholders' equity

EUR '000 30/09/2015 31/12/2014
Current liabilities
Bank loans 14,220 1,197
Trade accounts payable 10,082 10,894
Accounts payable of "Percentage-of-Completion-Method" 4,196 2,950
Accounts payable due to related parties 585 888
Advance payments received 657 775
Income tax payable 0 2,015
Provisions 8,736 8,212
Other current liabilities 11,956 11,505
Current liabilities, total 50,432 38,436
Non-current liabilities
Bank loans 7,030 7,900
Deferred tax liabilities 5,556 5,965
Pensions accrued and similar obligations 8,657 8,303
Other non-current liabilities 400 400
Non-current liabilities, total 21,643 22,568
Shareholders' equity
Attributable to equity holders of the parent company
Subscribed capital 10,040 10,040
Additional paid-in capital 6,333 5,947
Treasury stock -213 -353
Surplus reserves and consolidated unappropriated profit 48,767 52,831
Other reserves 994 -759
65,921 67,706
Non-controlling interests 139 64
Shareholders' equity, total 66,060 67,770
Liabilities and shareholders' equity, total 138,135 128,774

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (IFRS)

as of 30 September 2015 (unaudited)

Non
control
ling
Share
holders'
equity
Attributable to equity holders of the parent company interest total
EUR '000 Subscribed
capital
Additional
paid-in
capital
Treasury
stock
Surplus
reserves
and
Consolida
ted unap
propriated
profit
Difference
from
pension
valuation
Other reserves
Difference
from
currency
translation
Stock
market
valua
tion of
securities
Total
Status as of
01/01/2014
Net profit
10,040 5,962 -763 48,785
6,833
-1,141 -855 62,028
6,833
64
-23
62,092
6,810
Other com
prehensive
income
1,657 1,657 1,657
Total com
prehensive
income
6,833 1,657 8,490 -23 8,467
Dividend
paid out
-8,021 -8,021 -8,021
Share-based
payments
18 504 522 522
Acquisition
of treasury
stock
-442 -442 -442
Status as of
30/09/2014
10,040 5,980 -701 47,597 -1,141 802 0 62,577 41 62,618
Status as of
01/01/2015 10,040 5,947 -353 52,831 -2,575 1,817 -1 67,706 64 67,770
Net profit
Other com
prehensive
income
3,968 1,753 3,968
1,753
75 4,043
1,753
Total com
prehensive
income
3,968 1,753 5,721 75 5,796
Dividend
paid out
-8,032 -8,032 -8,032
Share-based
payments
386 576 962 962
Acquisition
of treasury
stock
-436 -436 -436
Status as of
30/09/2015
10,040 6,333 -213 48,767 -2,575 3,570 -1 65,921 139 66,060

Consolidated Cash Flow Statement (IFRS)

from 1 January 2015 to 30 September 2015 (unaudited)

EUR '000 01/01 to
30/09/2015
01/01 to
30/09/2014
Cash flow from operating activities
Net income 4,043 6,810
Depreciation 2,472 2,196
Gains (-) / Losses (+) on the disposal of fixed assets -28 -37
Change of provisions and accruals 878 1,167
Change of inventories -2,840 -6,388
Change in trade accounts receivable and future receivables
from production orders (PoC)
-547 -4,167
Change in other assets, not provided by /used in investing or financing activities -1,935 -605
Change in trade accounts payable -812 -400
Change in advanced payments received and liabilities from PoC method 1,128 -3,581
Change in other liabilities, not provided by /used in investing or
financing activities
-1,867 3,129
Amount of other non-cash income and expenses 2,161 1,968
Net cash from operating activities 2,653 92
Cash flow from investing activities
Inflows from sales of tangible fixed assets 133 65
Investments in tangible fixed assets and other intangible assets -7,568 -5,919
Investment property 0 -4
Net cash flows used in investing activities -7,435 -5,858
Cash flow from financing activities
Dividend paid out -8,032 -8,022
Cash payments for the purchase of treasury stock -436 -442
Payments received from bank loans incurred 13,023 0
Redemption of bank loans -870 -1,257
Net cash flows used in financing activities 3,685 -9,721
Net effects of currency translation and consolidation changes in cash and cash equivalents 174 235
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents -923 -15,252
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 9,213 25,446
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 8,290 10,194

Selected Explanatory Notes for Q3 2015 (IFRS)

Notes to the interim financial statements

The init group is an international system house for intelligent transportation systems (ITS). Business activities are divided into the telematics and electronic fare collection systems, planning systems, driver dispatch systems and automotive divisions. init innovation in traffic systems AG, Karlsruhe is a listed company, ISIN DE0005759807, and has been in the regulated market (Prime Standard) since 1 January 2003.

The interim financial statements as at 30 September 2015 have been produced in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) applicable in the EU and meet the requirements of IAS 34. The consolidated interim financial statements are presented in euros. All figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand euros unless stated otherwise. The interim group status report and interim consolidated financial statements as at 30 September 2015 have not been reviewed by the auditors. The interim financial statements for the third quarter were submitted to the Supervisory Board on 30 October 2015.

Principles of accounting and valuation

The interim financial statements have been prepared using the same principles of accounting and valuation used to produce the consolidated financial statements as at 31 December 2014, which are described in detail in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. The new accounting standards adopted in the first nine months of 2015 did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Consolidated group

Within the consolidated group as at 31 December 2014 the following change resulted:

On 23 September 2015, init AG established the subsidiary GO-1, LLC in Chesapeake in the US. The purpose of this company is to set up and lease premises for the operational US subsidiaries (INIT Inc., SQM LLC and TQA LLC).

Inventories

Inventory write-downs amounted to EUR 127k (30/09/2014: EUR 823k). The charge is included under cost of revenues in the income statement.

Marketable securities and bonds

Securities and bonds were written down by EUR 3k (30/09/2014: EUR 5k).

Receivables

Write-downs on receivables came to EUR 2,664k (30/09/2014: EUR 991k). EUR 255k was booked to the income statement in the current financial year (30/09/2014: EUR 97k).

Property, plant, equipment and intangible assets

Property, plant and equipment essentially refer to the administration building at Kaeppelestrasse 4 in Karlsruhe, two residential buildings leased to employees, and office and technical equipment. In third quarter the administration building at Kaeppelestrasse 4a (new building) was completed and reclassified from facilities under contstruction in land and buildings (EUR 12,144k).Capital expenditure for replacement stood at EUR 1,755k (30/09/2014: EUR 982k). The scheduled depreciation totalled EUR 2,407k (30/09/2014: EUR 2,130k). Sales of property, plant and equipment generated profit of EUR 110k (30/09/2014: EUR 60k).

The software activated within the context of the purchase price allocation of initperdis GmbH, Hamburg (financial year 2011) in the amount of EUR 3.3m will be amortised over five years. The scheduled depreciation was made for first time in the first quarter 2012 and is recognised under cost of revenues in the income statement.

Investment property

Investment property as defined in IAS 40 – property and buildings that are not used for commercial operations – refers to the acquisition of the neighbouring properties at Kaeppelestrasse 8/8a and 10 in Karlsruhe in 2012. Rental income was EUR 213k as at 30 September 2015 (30/09/2014: EUR 240k). The scheduled depreciation was EUR 65k (30/09/2014: EUR 65k).

Liabilities

Liabilities are carried at amortised acquisition cost. The current liabilities to banks of EUR 14.2m (31/12/2014: EUR 1.2m) mainly concern the short-term part of the real estate financing of Kaeppelestrasse 4, 8/8a, 10 and of the new-build project in Karlsruhe as well as short-term loans to stabilise the liquidity due to delayed payments and payment plans for major projects, which require a high pre-financing. The long-term liabilities to banks of EUR 7.0m (31/12/2014: EUR 7.9m) relate to the long-term part of the real estate financing.

Shareholders' equity

Subscribed capital

The capital stock consists of 10,040,000 no-par bearer shares with an imputed share in the capital stock of EUR 1 per share. The shares have been issued and are fully paid up.

Authorised capital

The annual shareholders' meeting on 24 May 2011 passed a resolution to create authorised capital totalling EUR 5,020,000. Subject to approval by the Supervisory Board, the Managing Board is authorised to increase the company's capital stock by up to EUR 5,020,000 by 23 May 2016, through one or more issues of up to 5,020,000 bearer shares against contributions in cash or in kind. The new shares will be granted to credit institutions with an obligation to offer the shares to the shareholders for subscription. However, subject to approval by the Supervisory Board, the Managing Board is authorised to withdraw the subscription right in order to:

  • issue up to 1,004,000 new shares at a price not substantially lower than the stock market price of the company shares when the issue price is determined

  • to balance out peak amounts,

  • to open up additional capital markets

  • to acquire investments and to acquire or merge with other companies or parts of companies by way of a noncash investment and

  • to turn up to 250,000 new shares into employee shares.

Additional paid-in capital

As at 30 September 2015, additional paid-in capital was EUR 6,333k, comprising EUR 3.141k from the premium on shares sold in the IPO and the 2002 capital increase. A further EUR 2,292k was allocated for employee share scheme expenses for the years 2005 to 2014 and EUR 973k in 2015. EUR 587k was reversed following the share transfer to members of the Managing Board and key personnel in 2015. Additional paid-in capital was increased by EUR 514k through the sale of treasury stock in 2007.

Treasury stock

As at 1 January 2015, treasury stock comprised 16.904 shares.

Based on a resolution passed at the shareholders' meeting of 12 May 2010, the company is authorised to purchase treasury shares. On 2 March 2015, a decision was made to repurchase up to 10,000 shares. 10,000 shares were repurchased from 2 to 13 March at an average price of EUR 23.29.

In the first quarter of 2015, 26,426 shares were transferred to the incentive scheme for members of the Managing Board, managing directors and key personnel with a fiveyear lock up period.

Based on a resolution passed at the shareholders' meeting of 13 May 2015, the company is authorised to purchase treasury shares. On 14 September 2015, a decision was made to repurchase up to 20,000 shares. 9,711 shares were repurchased from 15 to 30 September at an average price of EUR 20.93. Consequently, treasury stock totalled 10,189 shares as at 30 September 2015

Treasury stock is valued at acquisition cost (cost method) at EUR 213k (31/12/2014: EUR 353k) and deducted from shareholders' equity. As at 30 September 2015 the 10,189 shares have an imputed share in capital stock of EUR 10,189 (0.101 per cent). The average repurchase price was EUR 20.96 per share. Treasury stock was purchased for use as a consideration in mergers and acquisitions of other companies or parts of companies, to gain access to new capital markets, or to be issued to staff or members of the Managing Board

Paid dividends

EUR '000
Dividend for 2014: 80 cents per share,
distributed on 15 May 2015
8,032
Dividend for 2013: 80 cents per share,
distributed on 19 May 2014
8,022

Contingent liabilities/assets

The init group had no contingent liabilities or assets as at 30 September 2015 or 31 December 2014.

Legal disputes

init AG and other group companies are involved in legal disputes connected with ongoing business operations that may have an impact on the group's financial situation. Litigation involves a number of variables, and the outcome of individual lawsuits cannot be reliably predicted. The affected group companies have recognised provisions in the balance sheet for events prior to the reporting date that are likely to result in a liability which can be estimated with reasonable accuracy. We do not anticipate any other significant negative outcomes that would have a long-term effect on the assets, liabilities, financial position and earnings situation of the init group. We also refer to the chapter "Opportunities and risks" in the group status report.

Financial instruments

Classification and fair values

The following table states the book values of the financial instruments of the group reported in the balance sheet on 30 September 2015 compared to 31 December 2014 and shows their classification in appropriate measurement categories according to IAS 39.

EUR '000 30/09/2015 31/12/2014
ASSETS
Loans and receivables 72,830 73,521
Cash and cash equivalents 8,290 9,213
Trade accounts receivable 20,348 19,606
Future receivables from production
orders
43,563 43,758
Other assets (current) 419 569
Other assets (non-current) 210 375
Financial assets available for sale 32 30
Securities and bond issues 32 30
Financial assets reported at fair value
through profit or loss 709 0
Derivative financial assets 709 0
LIABILITIES
Financial liabilities recognised at cost 35,002 22,826
Bank loans (current and non-current) 21,250 9,097
Trade accounts payable 10,082 10,894
Liabilities to related parties 585 888
Other liabilities (current) 2,700 1,561
Other liabilities (non-current) 385 385
Financial liabilities reported
at fair value through profit or loss 564 726
Derivative financial liabilities 564 726

The fair value of the listed securities and bond issues (available for sale) was determined using their respective market value. The fair value of the derivative financial instruments and the loans was calculated by way of discounting the expected future cash flow using the prevailing market interest rates. Given the short maturities of the cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, other assets, trade accounts payable, and other liabilities, it is assumed that their fair value is equal to the book value.

Hierarchy of fair values to IFRS 13

The group uses the following hierarchy to determine and report the fair value:

Level 1: Quoted (unadjusted) prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level 2: Techniques in which all input parameters with a material impact on the calculated fair value are directly or indirectly observable.

Level 3: Techniques using input parameters that have a material impact on the calculated fair value but which are not based on observable market data.

EUR '000 30/09/2015 31/12/2014
Level Level
Total 1 2 3 Total 1 2 3
Financial assets
available for sale
Securities and bond
issues
32 32 30 30
Financial assets
reported at fair
value through
profit or loss
Derivative financial
assets
709 709 0 0
Financial liabilities
reported at fair
value through
profit or loss
Derivative financial
liabilities
564 564 726 726

In the reporting period ending 30 September 2015 and the reporting period ending 31 December 2014, there were neither reclassifications between the fair value categories of Level 1 and Level 2 nor any reclassifications into or out of the fair value category of Level 3.

Through a review of the classification (based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole) of the acquired assets and liabilities is determined whether transfers between the levels have occurred at the end of each reporting period.

The measurement of fair value at Level 2 in the current financial year and the prior year is as follows: derivative financial instruments are determined by discounting the expected future cash flows over the remaining term of the contract at the closing rate.

Segment reporting

The corporate group has the following segments that are obliged to report:

    1. The "Telematics and Electronic Fare Collection Systems" covers integrated systems for controlling personnel transport, fare collection systems, passenger information systems and passenger counting systems.
    1. The category entitled "Other" encompasses planning systems (planning and data management systems), driver dispatch systems and automotive (analysis systems for the car industry)

Based on the products and services offered by the segments and for the purpose of managing the corporation, the corporate group is subdivided into the following four divisions: "Telematics and Electronic Fare Collection Systems", "Planning Systems", "Driver Dispatch Systems" and "Automotive". The "Planning Systems", "Driver Dispatch Systems" and "Automotive" divisions have been subsumed under the segment entitled "Other".

The management monitors the operating results separately for each division in order to make decisions on the distribution of resources and to estimate the profitability. The profitability is determined based on the operational result, which corresponds to the result indicated in the consolidated financial statements.

1 January 2015 to

30 September 2015 Telematics and
EUR '000 Electronic Fare
Collection Sys.
Other Eliminations Consolidated
Revenues
With third parties 68,610 4,632 0 73,242
With other segments 712 2,082 -2,794 0
Total revenues 69,322 6,714 -2,794 73,242
EBIT 6,217 -157 4 6,064
Segment assets 133,024 8,935 -3,824 138,135
Segment liabilities 71,637 4,247 -3,809 72,075
Interest income 35 0 -13 22
Interest expenses 415 21 -13 423
Scheduled depreciation 1,862 610 0 2,472
Cost of revenues 49,461 4,392 -2,818 51,035
R & D costs 1,706 1,179 0 2,885
Foreign currency gains (+) and losses (-) -1,208 3 0 -1,205
Share in profit of associated companies 322 0 0 322
Income tax 1,566 54 0 1,620
Value impairments 347 38 0 385
Share in associated companies 2,345 0 0 2,345
Investments in tangible and
intangible assets, and investement property
7,491 77 0 7,568
31/12/2014
Segment assets 122,752 8,436 -2,414 128,774
Segment liabilities 59,714 3,685 -2,395 61,004
Share in associated companies 2,023 0 0 2,023

1 January 2014 to

30 September 2014 Telematics and
EUR '000 Electronic Fare
Collection Sys.
Other Eliminations Consolidated
Revenues
With third parties 65,943 3,635 0 69,578
With other segments 556 2,679 -3,235 0
Total revenues 66,499 6,314 -3,235 69,578
EBIT 10,543 -502 7 10,048
Segment assets 113,021 8,301 -2,727 118,595
Segment liabilities 55,072 3,609 -2,704 55,977
Interest income 53 1 -14 40
Interest expenses 352 22 -14 360
Scheduled depreciation 1,553 643 0 2,196
Cost of revenues 45,135 4,697 -3,255 46,577
R & D costs 1,555 839 0 2,394
Foreign currency gains (+) and losses (-) 852 26 0 878
Share in profit of associated companies 339 0 0 339
Income tax 2,914 4 0 2,918
Value impairments 934 56 0 990
Share in associated companies 2,227 0 0 2,227
Investments in tangible and
intangible assets, and investement property
5,923 42 0 5,965
31/12/2013
Segment assets 110,833 10,760 -3,280 118,313
Segment liabilities 54,769 4,711 -3,259 56,221
Share in associated companies 1,888 0 0 1,888

Geographical information

Non-current assets

EUR '000 30/09/2015 % 31/12/2014 %
Germany 27,861 90.9 22,750 90.4
Rest of
Europe
469 1.5 230 0.9
North
America
2,160 7.1 2,000 8.0
Other
countries
(Australia,
UAE)
155 0.5 175 0.7
Group
total
30,645 100.0 25,155 100.0

The non-current assets consist of tangible assets, investment property, intangible assets and interests in associated companies.

Other disclosures

Related party transactions

The associated companies included in the consolidated financial statements are listed in the section entitled "Consolidated group" in the annual report 2014.

EUR '000 Associated
companies
Other related parties
and persons
30/09/2015 30/09/2014 30/09/2015 30/09/2014
Trade accounts
receivable and
other income
0 0 0 0
Trade accounts
payable and
other expenses
2,350 2,726 381 403
30/09/2015 31/12/2014 30/09/2015 31/12/2014
Receivables 0 0 0 0
Payables 585 888 0 0

Associated companies

Payables totalling EUR 585k (31/12/2014: EUR 888k) refer to trade accounts payable to iris-GmbH, Berlin with a residual term of less than one year. The item is recognised under current liabilities in the balance sheet.

Other transactions with related parties

Since November 2014 init AG rents an office building in Karlsruhe with 67.39 per cent from Dr. Gottfried Greschner GmbH & Co. Vermögens-Verwaltungs KG, Karslruhe and with 32.61 per cent from Eila Greschner (previously renting 100 per cent from Dr. Gottfried Greschner GmbH & Co. Vermögens-Verwaltungs KG, Karlsruhe). The monthly rent payments are approximately EUR 40k (total annual rent: EUR 475k). The rent is contractually fixed until 30 June 2026. Total payments of EUR 25k (30/09/2014: EUR 47k) made to family members of a Managing Board member were recognised under personnel expenses in the first nine months.

Terms and conditions of business transactions with related parties

Transactions (sales and acquisitions) with related parties are executed at market rates. No guarantees exist for receivables and payables in relation to related parties. In the report period as at 30 September 2015, the group had not set aside any valuation allowances for receivables from related parties.

Notifications under Section 26 (1) of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG)

Under Section 21 (1) of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG), init AG was notified as follows:

On 27 March 2015, Swisscanto Holding AG, Bern, Switzerland has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its Voting Rights on init innovation in traffic systems AG, Karlsruhe, Deutschland, have exceeded the 3 per cent threshold of the Voting Rights on 25 March 2015 and on that day amounted to 4.24 per cent (this corresponds to 425,626 Voting Rights). 4.24 per cent of Voting Rights (this corresponds to 425,626 Voting Rights) are attributed to the company in accordance with Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act).

On 27 March 2015, Züricher Kantonalbank,Zurich, Switzerland has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares its Voting Rights on init innovation in traffic systems AG, Karlsruhe, Deutschland, have deceeded the 3 per cent threshold of the Voting Rights on 25 March 2015 and on that day amounted to 4.31 per cent (this corresponds to 432,382 Voting Rights). 4.24 per cent of Voting Rights (this corresponds to 425,626 Voting Rights) are attributed to the company in accordance with Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act). Attributed Voting Rights are held by the following shareholders, whose share of the Voting Rights in init innovation in traffic systems AG amounts to 3 per cent or more: Swisscanto Holding AG.

Karlsruhe, 11 November 2015

The Managing Board

Dr. Gottfried Greschner Joachim Becker

Dr. Jürgen Greschner Bernhard Smolka

Financial calendar and imprint

Date Event
23 – 25 November 2015 Analyst conference, German Equity Forum, Frankfurt
23 March 2016 Publication Annual Report 2015 / Press Conference Frankfurt

Picture credits:

init Kerstin Groh Dubai Airport Free Zone Veer

Contact:

init innovation in traffic systems AG Kaeppelestrasse 4–6 76131 Karlsruhe Germany

P.O. Box 3380 76019 Karlsruhe Germany

Tel. +49.721.6100.0 Fax +49.721.6100.399

[email protected] www.initag.com This Annual Report and any information contained therein must not be brought into, or transferred to, the United States of America (USA), or distributed or transferred to US-American persons (including legal persons) and publications with general distribution in the USA. Any breach of this restriction may constitute a violation of the US-American securities law. Shares of init Aktiengesellschaft are not offered for sale in the USA. This Annual Report is not an offer for the purchase or subscription of shares.

Five-year financial summary of the init group IFRS

EUR '000 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Balance Sheet (31/12)
Balance sheet total 128,774 118,313 110,452 109,756 84,421
Shareholders' equity 67,770 62,092 57,757 56,938 46,667
Subscribed capital 10,040 10,040 10,040 10,040 10,040
Equity ratio (in %) 52.6 52.5 52.3 51.9 55.3
Return on equity (in %) 17.8 19.4 18.8 26.4 21.5
Non-current assets 34,537 28,198 27,603 19,806 13,484
Current assets 94,237 90,115 82,849 89,950 70,937
Income Statement (01/01–31/12)
Revenues 102,993 100,120 97,297 88,736 80,913
Gross profit 36,581 37,456 34,006 36,294 27,292
EBIT 18,685 17,725 17,318 20,430 15,085
EBITDA 21,690 20,501 19,895 22,891 17,592
Consolidated net profit 12,067 12,068 10,872 15,057 10,014
Earnings per share (in EUR) 1.20 1.21 1.11 1.51 1.00
Dividend (in EUR) 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.60
Cash Flow
Cash flow from operating activities 502 11,435 11,332 17,433 14,615
Share
Issue price (in EUR) 5.10 5.10 5.10 5.10 5.10
Peak share price (in EUR) 25.80 26.89 25.70 19.99 15.89
Bottom share price (in EUR) 18.50 21.15 13.60 13.06 9.15

init innovation in traffic systems AG Kaeppelestrasse 4 –6 76131 Karlsruhe Germany

P.O. Box 3380 76019 Karlsruhe

Tel. +49.721.6100.0 Fax +49.721.6100.399

[email protected] www.initag.com

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