Quarterly Report • Aug 21, 2008
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In the 2nd quarter of 2008 the operational business got well under way. Not only the operational core business but also the new business areas are showing an upward trend and for the first time are contributing to the positive development of turnover. Despite a lower dollar exchange rate Geratherm registered an 11.2% increase in turnover in the 2nd quarter. The rise in gross profit – 16.4% – even exceeded that of turnover. As in the 1st quarter, the gross margin came to 60.1% of turnover.
The two new business areas – Apoplex Medical and Respiratory – though headed for growth, still had an adverse effect on the Group result in the 2nd quarter of 2008 owing to start-up losses amounting to 88 kEUR.
Even allowing for these losses the consolidated operating result (EBIT) rose by 21.8% to 151 kEUR in the 2nd quarter compared to the same period last year. Apart from dividend payments, no earnings from financial investments were achieved, so that the contribution of the Finance area to the Group result fell markedly in relation to the previous year. Altogether the net earnings of the parent company's shareholders in the 2nd quarter came to 172 kEUR (-35.5%), or 4 cents per share (previous year: 6 cents).
| II/08 | I/08 | IV/07 | III/07 | II/07 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facts and Figures (in kEUR) |
Turnover | 2,428 | 2,308 | 2,524 | 2,009 | 2,183 |
| EBITDA | 9.6% | 8.3% | 12.2% | 11.1% | 9.2% | |
| EBIT | 151 | 115 | 218 | 144 | 124 | |
| EPS (EUR) | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.06 | |
| Cashflow | 241 | 164 | 294 | 203 | 192 |
The +10.9% increase in turnover in the first six months of the business year was largely in keeping with our plans. The export business accounted for 3.7 million EUR, or more than 79.0% of sales revenues. Turnover in the domestic market showed a disproportionate increase of 21.6% to 996 kEUR. The rise in domestic turnover is largely a result of the launching of new products and the rising contribution to sales revenues of the Respiratory and Apoplex business areas, whose sales revenues are still mainly generated in Germany.
In Europe sales revenues from Geratherm products showed a 9.5% rise in the first six months of this year. In contrast the US business performed poorly, with a loss of 18.4%. Sales in other countries did better, with a clear increase of 23.6%. They did particularly well in South America, where the growth rate of 47.4% was similar to that of the previous year.
Turnover by regions 01.01.- 30.06.2008
The main contribution to sales revenues (33.6%) was again made by Analog Diagnostic Products based on gallium. This share was further reduced as planned. This product group earned 1,842 kEUR in the 1st half, a rise of +6.6%.
The Digital Diagnostic Products group was also able to sustain its previous growth rate, posting a rise of 9.5% for the first six months.
Turnover by segments 01.01.- 30.06.2008
The share of turnover achieved by the Other Products business area also rose in the 1st half of 2008, increasing by 25.7% to 867 kEUR. The Cardio area, with its subsidiary Apoplex Medical GmbH, posted for the first time invoiced sales of 53 kEUR. The Respiratory business area made an unprecedented turnover of 121 kEUR from the delivery of new products. In the course of 2008 we expect the new business areas to show clear increases in turnover.
The earnings situation improved in the 1st half of 2008 compared to the same period last year. Gross profit in the first six months of the current year grew at the exceptional rate of 17.4% to reach 2,843 kEUR.
Personnel costs at +15.7% were markedly higher than the rise in turnover, which was largely due to the cost of staffing the new Respiratory business area. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose by 5.8% to 424 kEUR in the first six months. The operating result, including depreciation and amortization (EBIT) but excluding financial earnings, also rose by 4.5% to 266 kEUR.
The earnings situation still suffers from the strong negative effects of the rollout losses of the new product areas Cardio, Respiratory, and Warming Systems.
The financial result of 48 kEUR was well below that of the previous year (196 kEUR). The market fluctuations in the field of securities were recorded in Equity as market valuation reserves. Taken together, the operating result and the financial result for the first six months of the current year produced a result from normal business activity of 314 kEUR, as compared to 451 kEUR for the previous year.
Shareholders' net earnings in the period concerned came to 296 kEUR, which is 36.8% less than last year's figure. Earnings per share in the period concerned came to 7 cents, as opposed to 10 cents in the previous year.
As in the previous period, Geratherm Medical had a sound capital basis as per 30th June 2008. Equity makes up 86.2% of the total assets of 15.5 million EUR.
As per 30th June 2008 the company held liquid funds and securities to the value of 5.0 million EUR (previous year: 7.7 million EUR). As regards securities items there have been no significant changes in the composition of the portfolio since the end of 2007.
Owing to market fluctuations as per 30th June 2008 2.7 million EUR were recorded in Equity under market valuation reserves as a negative value contribution. We regard the decline in assets as temporary and anticipate the further positive development of the biotech and healthcare shares that we hold, with special reference to cancer, vaccines and CNS.
On the assets side, the long-term assets rose slightly by 5.0% to 1,808 kEUR. In view of higher development costs a write-up of 159 kEUR occurred in intangible assets. The stocks of supplies rose by 12.5% to 3.3 million EUR. Receivables and other assets fell by 14.7% to 1.8 million EUR. Securities holdings fell by 17.0% to 4.9 million EUR since the beginning of the year, largely as a result of lower prices.
The gross cash flow rose slightly in the first six months to 405 kEUR from 379 kEUR in the previous year. The cash flow from operating activities fell to 525 kEUR (previous year: 774 kEUR) as a result of the need to stock up with inventory. The cash flow from investment activities came to -1,349 kEUR (investments in fixed assets: 400 kEUR; purchases of securities: 970 kEUR). Together with the dividend payment of 1,350 kEUR on 10th June 2008, stocks of cash and cash equivalents fell to 165 kEUR as per 30th June 2008, compared to 2,085 kEUR in the previous year.
The Research and Development activities in the 2nd quarter of 2008 concern the product launches in the business areas Respiratory and Apoplex and the new generation of warming systems.
The new generation of digital warming systems is still in the licensing process and will in all probability receive all the medical licenses needed for a market launching in the course of the 3rd quarter of 2008.
In the Respiratory business area the development focus was on a new desktop version for measuring lung function. The first deliveries will be made at the end of the 3rd or the beginning of the 4th quarter of 2008.
The Apoplex/Cardio business area continues to push ahead with the development of the Stroke Risk Analyser (SRA) in various versions. On 5th May 2008 the integrated health-care contract (IGV contract) was signed with the health insurance fund Kaufmännische Krankenkasse (KKH). By the end of June 2008 85 medical practitioners had acceded to the contract. An increasing interest is also being shown by professional associations; the German
Neurologists' Association, for example, supports the IGV contract. The scientific expertise for the IGV contract is provided by the Atrial Fibrillation Competence Network.
The Network also collects the relevant data and analyses it in the course of a prospective study. Other manufacturers of ECG systems have been acquired as partners for SRA screening. In response to our application the patent for "Detection of Atrial Fibrillation" was issued by the US Patent Office for the US market at the beginning of the 2nd quarter of 2008.
As per 30th June 2008 the Geratherm Group had a total of 83 employees, 89.2% of whom were based in Germany.
For the rest of the year we expect the current business trends to continue. In operational terms we are aiming at higher turnover and a higher operating profit. The negative effects of the rise in the price of gallium ought to make themselves felt in the 2nd half of 2008. As things look at present, the introduction of the new Respiratory products ought to be somewhat delayed, but they should provide a definite boost for 2008. For the Cardio area we expect the positive trend to continue. Nevertheless the way things are at present the Respiratory and Cardio business areas will not begin to make a profit in 2008, which will continue to place a strain on the Group result. In view of the difficult financial markets we do not expect a positive contribution from the financial result in 2008.
At the Annual General Meeting held on 9th June 2008 in Frankfurt am Main all items on the agenda were discussed and approved by our shareholders. For the business year 2007 Geratherm Medical AG paid out to shareholders a tax-neutral dividend of 30 cents per share from the deposit account.
The shareholders attending the AGM represented 71.45% of the company's share capital.
We expect the 2nd half of 2008 to show a positive trend. According to our current information the growth path we have been following ought to continue in the coming months.
Risks exist in the shape of changes in the general economic circumstances, such as currency exchange rates, prices of raw materials, and developments on the capital market.
| Group financial ratio | Jan.-June 2008 | Jan.-June 2007 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 4,736 kEUR | 4,269 kEUR | 10.9% |
| Including export share | 3,740 kEUR | 3,449 kEUR | 8.4% |
| Export rate | 79 % |
81 % |
-2.5% |
| Gross result (EBITDA) | 424 kEUR | 401 kEUR | 5.8% |
| EBITDA – margin | 9.0 % |
9.4 % |
-4.3% |
| Depreciation | -158 kEUR | -146 kEUR | 8.2% |
| Operating results (EBIT) | 266 kEUR | 255 kEUR | 4.5% |
| Financial results | 48 kEUR | 196 kEUR | -75.5% |
| Result of ordinary activities | 314 kEUR | 451 kEUR | -30.3% |
| Net earnings of the parent company`s shareholders in the period concerned |
296 kEUR | 469 kEUR | -36.8% |
| Long-term assets | 5,343 kEUR | 5,144 kEUR | 3.9% |
| Short-term assets | 10,147 kEUR | 12,368 kEUR | -18.0% |
| Balance sheet total | 15,490 kEUR | 17,512 kEUR | -11.5% |
| Equity capital | 13,352 kEUR | 15,938 kEUR | -16.2% |
| Equity return | 4.4 % |
5.9 % |
-24.7% |
| Equity ratio | 86.2 % |
91.0 % |
-5.3% |
| Cash and securities | 5,048 kEUR | 7,656 kEUR | -34.1% |
| Result per share pursuant to IFRS (EPS)* |
0.07 EUR | 0.10 EUR | -30.0% |
| Result per Share pursuant to DVFA* | 0.07 EUR | 0.10 EUR | -30.0% |
| Number of employees at end of the period |
83 | 76 | 9.2% |
| Individual shares | 4,500,000 | 4,500,000 | |
| * based on individual shares in circulation | 4,500,000 | 4,500,000 |
| April June 2008 EUR |
April June 2007 EUR |
Change | Jan.- June 2008 EUR |
Jan.- June 2007 EUR |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover Change in inventories of finished products and |
2,428,080 | 2,183,202 | 11.2% | 4,735,984 | 4,269,274 | 10.9% |
| work in progress | -105,876 | -7,271 | >100.0% | -195,383 | 57,399 | >-100.0% |
| Other internally produced and capitalized assets |
59,250 | 45,287 | 30.8% | 132,103 | 74,018 | 78.5% |
| Other operating revenue | 75,974 | 28,799 | >100.0% | 115,888 | 58,720 | 97.4% |
| 2,457,428 | 2,250,017 | 9.2% | 4,788,592 | 4,459,411 | 7.4% | |
| Material input | ||||||
| Expenditure for raw material and supplies | ||||||
| and for purchase goods | -970,394 | -925,214 | 4.9% | -1,845,952 | -1,888,429 | -2.2% |
| Expenditure for purchased services | -27,695 | -71,600 | -61.3% | -99,756 | -149,981 | -33.5% |
| -998,089 | -996,814 | 0.1% | 1,945,708 | -2,038,410 | -4.5% | |
| Gross profit | 1,459,339 | 1,253,203 | 16.4% | 2,842,884 | 2,421,001 | 17.4% |
| Personnel costs | ||||||
| Wages and salaries | -507,136 | -438,687 | 15.6% | -1,028,159 | -896,644 | 14.7% |
| Social welfare contributions and expenditure for old-age provision |
-116,461 | -99,060 | 17.6% | -227,874 | -188,850 | 20.7% |
| -623,597 | -537,747 | 16.0% | -1,256,033 | -1,085,494 | 15.7% | |
| Amortization of intangible assets and depreciation of property, plant and equipment |
-81,331 | -75,469 | 7.8% | -157,845 | -145,895 | 8.2% |
| Other operating expenses | -603,595 | -516,130 | 16.9% | -1,162,601 | -934,594 | 24.4% |
| Operating result | 150,816 | 123,857 | 21.8% | 266,405 | 255,018 | 4.5% |
| Income from dividends | 48,026 | 15,777 | >100.0% | 48,026 | 17,198 | >100.0% |
| Income from the sale of securities | 0 | 94,795 | -100.0% | 0 | 126,814 | -100.0% |
| Losses from the sale of securities | -801 | 0 | -801 | 0 | ||
| Expenditure from securities | -10,702 | -6,760 | 58.3% | -13,662 | -14,755 | -7.4% |
| Other interest and similar income | 8,679 | 30,160 | -71.2% | 24,798 | 68,845 | -64.0% |
| Interest and similar expenses | -3,953 | -1,927 | >100.0% | -10,212 | -1,929 | >100.0% |
| Financial result | 41,249 | 132,045 | -68.8% | 48,149 | 196,173 | -75.5% |
| Profit (loss) on ordinary activities | 192,065 | 255,902 | -24.9% | 314,554 | 451,191 | -30.3% |
| Taxes on income and profits | -27,197 | -16,761 | 62.3% | -49,956 | -33,521 | 49.0% |
| Group net profit for the period | 164,868 | 239,141 | -31.1% | 264,598 | 417,670 | -36.6% |
| Minority interests result | -7,381 | -27,892 | -73.5% | -31,898 | -51,599 | -38.2% |
| Net earnings of the parent company`s shareholders in the period concerned |
172,249 | 267,033 | -35.5% | 296,496 | 469,269 | -36.8% |
| EBITDA | 232,147 | 199,326 | 16.5% | 424,250 | 400,913 | 5.8% |
| Result per share undiluted | 0.04 | 0.06 | -33.3% | 0.07 | 0.10 | -30.0% |
| Assets | 30. June 2008 EUR |
31. December 2007 EUR |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Long-term assets | |||
| I. Intangible assets | |||
| 1. Development costs | 711,969 | 553,338 | 28.7% |
| 2. Software | 35,629 | 41,235 | -13.6% |
| 3. Goodwill | 75,750 | 75,750 | 0.0% |
| 823,348 | 670,323 | 22.8% | |
| II. Fixed assets | |||
| 1. Land property and buildings | 1,311,712 | 1,348,995 | -2.8% |
| 2. Technical equipment and machinery | 319,521 | 225,003 | 42.0% |
| 3. Other plant, operating and commercial equipment | 168,566 | 148,185 | 13.8% |
| 4. Plant under constraction | 8,300 | 0 | |
| 1,808,099 | 1,722,183 | 5.0% | |
| III. Deferred taxes | 2,711,424 | 2,761,380 | -1.8% |
| 5,342,871 | 5,153,886 | 3.7% | |
| B. Short- term assets | |||
| I. Supplies | |||
| 1. Raw materials and supplies | 890,356 | 819,208 | 8.7% |
| 2. Unfinished goods | 540,740 | 620,672 | -12.9% |
| 3. Finished products and goods | 1,866,541 | 1,492,181 | 25.1% |
| 3,297,637 | 2,932,061 | 12.5% | |
| II. Receivables and other assets | |||
| 1. Receivables from deliveries and services | 1,636,849 | 1,885,167 | -13.2% |
| 2. Tax receivables | 83,689 | 113,378 | -26.2% |
| 3. Other assets | 80,902 | 114,110 | -29.1% |
| 1,801,440 | 2,112,655 | -14.7% | |
| III. Securities | 4,882,576 | 5,882,688 | -17.0% |
| IV. Cash and cash equivalents | 165,014 | 2,085,040 | -92.1% |
| 10,146,667 | 13,012,444 | -22.0% | |
| 15,489,538 | 18,166,330 | -14.7% | |
| Equity and Liabilities | |||
| A. Equity capital | |||
| I. Subscribed capital | 4,500,000 | 4,500,000 | 0.0% |
| II. Capital reserves | 7,570,000 | 7,570,000 | 0.0% |
| III. Other reserves | 1,188,723 | 4,183,335 | -71.6% |
| Attribute to shareholders of the parent company | 13,258,723 | 16,253,335 | -18.4% |
| Minority interest | 92,817 | 124,808 | -25.6% |
| 13,351,540 | 16,378,143 | -18.5% | |
| B. Long-term debts | |||
| 1. Accrued investment cost | 538,544 | 560,852 | -4.0% |
| 2. Other long-term liabilities | 320,329 | 255,329 | 25.5% |
| 858,873 | 816,181 | 5.2% | |
| C. Short-term debts | |||
| 1. Amounts due to banks | 195,816 | 0 | |
| 2. Down payments received | 2,311 | 65,144 | -96.5% |
| 3. Liabilities from deliveries and services | 636,085 | 463,733 | 37.2% |
| 4. Tax liabilities | 56,056 | 45,858 | 22.2% |
| 5. Other liabilities | 388,857 1,279,125 |
397,271 972,006 |
-2.1% 31.6% |
| 15,489,538 | 18,166,330 | -14.7% |
| Jan.-June 2008 kEUR |
Jan.- June 2007 kEUR |
|
|---|---|---|
| Group net profit for the period | 264 | 417 |
| Other non-cash expenditure/income | 14 | 15 |
| Dividend income | -48 | -17 |
| Interest earned | -25 | -69 |
| Interest paid | 10 | 2 |
| Decrease in deferred tax assets | 50 | 34 |
| Depreciation on fixed assets | 158 | 146 |
| Income from the sale of securities | 0 | -127 |
| Losses from the sale of securities | 1 | 0 |
| Amortisation of grants and subsidies | -22 | -24 |
| Losses on disposal of fixed assets | 3 | 2 |
| Gross cash flow | 405 | 379 |
| Decrease / increase in supplies | -366 | -235 |
| Decrease / increase in receivables from deliveries and services and other assets | 312 | 463 |
| Increase in short-term payables and other liabilities | 111 | 83 |
| Income from dividends | 48 | 17 |
| Interest income | 25 | 69 |
| Interest outflow | -10 | -2 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 525 | 774 |
| Expenses for investments in fixed assets | -400 | -161 |
| Payment received owing to financial investments | 21 | 827 |
| Expenses owing to financial investments | -970 | -3,100 |
| Cash flow from investment activities | -1,349 | -2,434 |
| Flow of funds from minority interest | 0 | 157 |
| Dividend payouts to minority shareholders | -7 | 0 |
| Purchase of own shares | -9 | 0 |
| Sale of own shares | 9 | 0 |
| Dividend payoffs | -1,350 | -1,800 |
| Recourse to short-term bank borrowings | 196 | 0 |
| Assumption of short-term liabilities | 65 | 0 |
| Cash flow from financing activities | -1,096 | -1,643 |
| Change in amount of available cash and cash equivalents | -1,920 | -3,303 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the start of the reporting period | 2,085 | 5,129 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period | 165 | 1,826 |
| Other reserves | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subscribed capital |
Capital reserves |
Market valuation reserve |
Currency conversion reserve |
Cumulative profits |
Assignable to the shareholders of the parent company |
Shares of other partners |
Equity capital |
|
| EUR | EUR | EUR | EUR | EUR | EUR | EUR | EUR | |
| 1. January 2007 | 4,500,000 | 7,570,000 | 78,591 | 2,205 | 5,297,454 | 17,448,250 | 56,616 | 17,504,866 |
| Foundation of the subsidiary Geratherm Respiratory GmbH |
157,500 | 157,500 | ||||||
| Unrealised profits and losses from the valuation of securities |
-357,331 | -357,331 | -357,331 | |||||
| Currency translation in the Group |
7,593 | 7,593 | 7,295 | 14,888 | ||||
| Dividend paid out to Shareholders |
-1,800,000 | -1,800,000 | -1,800,000 | |||||
| Income and expenses recorded in equity capital |
-357,331 | 7,593 | -1,800,000 | -2,149,738 | 164,795 | -1,984,943 | ||
| Net earnings of the parent company` s shareholders in the period concerned |
469,269 | 469,269 | -51,599 | 417,670 | ||||
| 30. June 2007 | 4,500,000 | 7,570,000 | -278,740 | 9,798 | 3,966,723 | 15,767,781 | 169,812 | 15,937,593 |
| 1. January 2008 | 4,500,000 | 7,570,000 | -717,064 | 10,268 | 4,890,131 | 16,253,335 | 124,808 | 16,378,143 |
| Unrealised profits and losses from valuation of securities |
-1,948,240 | -1,948,240 | -1,948,240 | |||||
| Purchase of own shares |
-2,000 | -7,000 | -9,000 | -9,000 | ||||
| Sale of own shares | 2,000 | 7,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | ||||
| Currency translation in the Group |
7,132 | 7,132 | 6,852 | 13,984 | ||||
| Dividend payouts to minority shareholders |
-6,945 | -6,945 | ||||||
| Dividend paid out to Shareholders |
-1,350,000 | -1,350,000 | -1,350,000 | |||||
| Income and expenses recorded in equity capital |
-1,948,240 | 7,132 | -1,350,000 | -3,291,108 | -93 | 3,291,201 | ||
| Net earnings of the parent company` s shareholders in the period concerned |
296,496 | 296,496 | -31,898 | 264,598 | ||||
| 30. June 2008 | 4,500,000 | 7,570,000 -2,665,304 | 17,400 | 3,836,627 | 13,258,723 | 92,817 | 13,351,540 |
| By Region | Germany | Europe | USA | Others | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan.- June 2008 |
Jan.- June 2007 |
Jan.- June 2008 |
Jan.- June 2007 |
Jan.- June 2008 |
Jan.- June 2007 |
Jan.- June 2008 |
Jan.- June 2007 |
Jan.- June 2008 |
Jan.- June 2007 |
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| kEUR | kEUR | kEUR | kEUR | kEUR | kEUR | kEUR | kEUR | kEUR | kEUR | ||
| Turnover | 1,212 | 1,036 | 2,118 | 1,933 | 490 | 601 | 1,482 | 1,080 | 5,302 | 4,650 | |
| Elimination of intragroup turnover |
-216 | -216 | -350 | -165 | -566 | -381 | |||||
| Turnover to third parties | 996 | 820 | 2,118 | 1,933 | 490 | 601 | 1,132 | 915 | 4,736 | 4,269 | |
| Gross profit | 715 | 523 | 1,205 | 1,063 | 279 | 331 | 644 | 504 | 2,843 | 2,421 | |
| Operating results | 67 | 55 | 113 | 112 | 26 | 35 | 60 | 53 | 266 | 255 | |
| of which: | |||||||||||
| Amortisation of intangible assets and depreciation of property, plant and equipment |
40 | 32 | 67 | 64 | 15 | 20 | 36 | 30 | 158 | 146 | |
| Amortisation of subsidies and allowances |
5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 24 | |
| Acquisition costs for fixed assets in the period |
394 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 400 | 161 | |
| Book value of segment assets |
12,427 | 14,184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 351 | 456 | 12,778 | 14,640 |
| According to areas of activity | Analogue Diagnostic Products |
Digital Diagnostic Products |
Others | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan.- June 2008 kEUR |
Jan.- June 2007 kEUR |
Jan.- June 2008 kEUR |
Jan.- June 2007 kEUR |
Jan.- June 2008 kEUR |
Jan.- June 2007 kEUR |
Jan.- June 2008 kEUR |
Jan.- June 2007 kEUR |
||
| Turnover | 1,842 | 1,728 | 2,027 | 1,851 | 867 | 690 | 4,736 | 4,269 | |
| Gross profit | 1,221 | 1,226 | 894 | 772 | 728 | 423 | 2,843 | 2,421 | |
| Operating results | 291 | 317 | 165 | 214 | -190 | -276 | 266 | 255 | |
| Financial result | 48 | 196 | |||||||
| Taxes on income and earnings | -50 | -34 | |||||||
| Group net profit for the period | 264 | 417 | |||||||
| of which: | |||||||||
| Amortisation of intangible assets and depreciation of property, plant and equipment |
40 | 49 | 26 | 40 | 92 | 57 | 158 | 146 | |
| Amortisation of subsidies and allowances |
8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 24 | |
| Acquisition cost for fixed assets in the period |
96 | 18 | 20 | 36 | 284 | 107 | 400 | 161 | |
| Book value of fixed assets | 783 | 754 | 232 | 287 | 1,616 | 1,231 | 2,631 | 2,272 | |
| Short- term assets | 1,947 | 2,182 | 1,859 | 1,430 | 6,341 | 8,756 | 10,147 | 12,368 | |
| Segment assets | 2,730 | 2,936 | 2,091 | 1,717 | 7,957 | 9,987 | 12,778 | 14,640 | |
| Deferred taxes | 2,712 | 2,872 | 2,712 | 2,872 | |||||
| Total assets | 2,730 | 2,936 | 2,091 | 1,717 | 10,669 | 12,859 | 15,490 | 17,512 | |
| Short-term debts | 498 | 153 | 547 | 164 | 234 | 673 | 1,279 | 990 | |
| Long-term debts | 209 | 236 | 231 | 253 | 419 | 95 | 859 | 584 | |
| Segment debts | 707 | 389 | 778 | 417 | 653 | 768 | 2,138 | 1,574 |
The interim Group statement of Geratherm Medical AG for the 2nd quarter of 2008 has been drawn up in compliance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the interpretations given by the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) that were valid on the reference date, as is required in the European Union.
All accounting, assessment and consolidation principles set out in the appendix to the 2007 Group Statement have been retained.
The assessment of assets and liabilities is based partly on estimates or assumptions about future developments. The assessment of the intrinsic value of the deferred tax accrual on the carryover of accumulated losses and the capitalised development costs is based on the company's planning, which is, of course, subject to uncertainties, so that in some cases the actual values may diverge from the assumptions and estimates. Estimates and the assumptions on which they are based are revised regularly and their possible effects on accounting are assessed.
No changes to the consolidation scope took place during the 2nd quarter of 2008.
As per 30th June 2008 development costs for internally created intangible assets amounting to 214 kEUR (previous year: 74 kEUR) were capitalised. A further 186 kEUR (previous year: 87 kEUR) was capitalised for investments in the replacement of production plant and other business equipment.
Major changes to the short-term assets are mainly to be found under the points Securities and Liquid Funds. As per 30th June 2008 the stock of securities increased by 970 kEUR (previous year: 3,100 kEUR) as a result of purchases. Retirements due to sales occurred to the value of 21 kEUR (previous year: 827 kEUR). As per 30th June 2008 the acquisition costs amounted to 7,548 kEUR (previous year: 6,108 kEUR), whereas the value of the stocks according to the exchange rate on the reference date of 30th June 2008 was 4,883 kEUR (previous year: 5,829 kEUR). Hence reference date-related book losses to the value of 2,665 kEUR (31 March 2008: 2,602 kEUR) as per 30th June 2008 were incurred, which in compliance with the rules were debited from equity. We are convinced of the quality of the investment portfolio. The latter is subject to market fluctuations, which also means, however, that the value of the portfolio can rise again once the financial markets are stabilized. If a lasting diminution in value sets in that can no longer be made good, we will record parts of it in the income statement as an asset impairment.
The change in the amount of available cash and cash equivalents as per 30th June 2008 amounts to minus 1,920 kEUR (previous year: -3,303 kEUR). This figure is composed of the cash flow from operating activities amounting to 525 kEUR (previous year: 774 kEUR); the cash flow for investments in fixed assets amounting to 400 kEUR (previous year: 161 kEUR); purchases (970 kEUR; previous year: 3,100 kEUR) and sales (21 kEUR; previous year: 827 kEUR) of securities; the cash flow from the paying out of dividends amounting to 1,350 kEUR (previous year: 1,800 kEUR); and a cash flow from taking advantage of credit lines amounting to 261 kEUR (previous year: 0 kEUR).
Geratherm Medical AG's total subscribed capital as per 30th June 2008 amounted to 4,500,000 EUR and is divided into 4,500,000 ordinary bearer shares with no par value. The subscribed capital is fully paid up. The number of shares in circulation as per 30th June 2008 was 4,500,000.
The development of the equity capital has been presented in the Group's statement of changes in equity.
The present interim Group statement as per 30th June 2008 has not been audited by a firm of chartered accountants.
We hereby attest that to the best of our knowledge and in accordance with the applicable accounting principles for interim reporting the interim Group statement conveys a factual picture of the Group's assets, finances and earnings situation, and that in the Group interim report the business performance, including the operating result and the Group's situation, are presented in a way that is in keeping with the facts, and that the main opportunities and risks of the Group's anticipated development in the remainder of the business year are described.
Geschwenda, August 2008
Dr. Gert Frank Thomas Robst
Chairman of the Board Director of Sales & Marketing
November 20, 2008 Quarterly Report III. Quarter
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