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SW Umwelttechnik Stoiser & Wolschner AG

Interim / Quarterly Report Aug 29, 2012

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Interim / Quarterly Report

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KENNZAHLEN

Key figures in € m HY 2012 HY 2011 FY 2011
Sales revenue 24.0 27.8 69.4
of which in Austria 6.7 7.1 17.9
of which in Hungary 10.2 12.6 29.3
of which in Romania 5.0 5.9 17.1
of which in other 2.1 2.2 5.1
Total output 23.7 28.0 69.1
EBITDA 0.9 0.5 5.4
EBIT -1.0 -1.7 1.6
P/L on ordinary activities -0.9 -2.2 -4.3
Annual result -0.9 -2.1 -4.3
Profit after minority interest -0.7 -1.9 -4.4
Fixed and intangible asset investments 0.5 1.0 1.7
Balance sheet total 97.9 111.6 96.3
Equity capital 7.1 14.6 7.1
Equity ratio in % 7.3 13.1 7.4
Employees HY 2012 HY 2011 FY 2011
Total 474 537 540
in Austria 103 119 127
in Hungary 248 264 262
in Romania 123 154 151
Stock exchange ratios HY 2012 HY 2011 FY 2011
Dividend per share 0 0 0
Weighted number of shares units 655,878 655,878 655,878
Maximum rate 15.2 23.4 23.4
Lowest rate 8.5 15.6 9.6
Closing rate 8.9 16.5 9.6

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Highlights 2
Foreword of the Management Board 3
Operational review 4
Group interim financial statements 9
Appendix to the financial statements 12
Declaration by the Management Board 14
  • Turnover of € 24 m is 14 % lower than in the previous year
  • EBITDA of € 0.9 m is significantly higher than in the previous year
  • Mid-term financing contracts with banks completed

Despite a decrease in turnover – due to the deconsolidation of the Isospan Baustoffwerk GmbH as well as the long delays with local projects in Hungary, SW Umwelttechnik was able to further increase its operating profit. This is mainly due to aligning our fixed costs to our operating performance; we thus decreased our employee numbers by 12 % and our other internal expenses by 14 % compared to the previous year. The ongoing challenging market environment, particularly in Hungary, allows only for a dampened outlook for the second half of 2012.

We were able to successfully complete our negotiations with our financing banks in terms of adapting our repayment schedule to the economic environment and signed the relevant agreements in June 2012.

DEAR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

DEAR SHAREHOLDERS, BUSINESS PARTNERS AND EMPLOYEES,

We succeeded in making an important step to secure the financing of our company by completing negotiations with our financing banks in June 2012. This means that we have been able to adapt our repayment schedule to the economic backdrop we are currently in. Due to the implemented expansion investments in the years between 2005 and 2008 – mainly financed through bank loans – we were able to create an excellent market position in Hungary and Romania, which allows us to now successfully exist in this challenging market environment.

The ongoing low visibility of the markets in CEE countries does not permit for a clear outlook. We have adjusted to this situation by offering a wide product portfolio as well as flexible production control and would thus like to continuously improve our results.

In spite of a further decrease of turnover in Hungary, we were able to sustain our earnings due to our implemented variability of fixed costs. The deferred commissioning as well as the macro-economic data however, only allow for a cautious outlook for the second half-year.

As expected, we were able to improve our earnings in Romania due to focusing on EU-financed projects for the conservation of the environment as well as the development of transport infrastructure. The inclusion of OMS Romania SRL into our basis of consolidation reflects the increased importance of our activities in Romania within the SW group.

In Austria, we were able to achieve a focus on our core business by rendering our shares of the Isospan Baustoffwerk GmbH and by in turn taking over all shares of the SW Umwelttechnik Österreich GmbH. Our continuous research activities and the resulting product innovations lead to an increase in turnover even in this saturated market. In addition, we were able to increase our exports to Italy, especially with innovative products.

At this point, we would like to thank all our employees for their commitment, which made the improvement of our results possible. We would also like to thank our financing banks for their support in understanding the economic situation in CEE countries. Finally, we would like to especially thank our shareholders who are going with us along this challenging path.

Klagenfurt, August 29th 2012

DI Dr. Bernd Wolschner DI Klaus Einfalt

THE MANAGEMENT BOARD

OPERATIONAL REVIEW

Business Performance and Earnings

SW Umwelttechnik is faced with varying market situations in all its three core markets. Business performance in Austria is developing positively as expected, in Romania there is only an increase in the area of EU-financed projects and in Hungary we continue to face a recessive market environment in all business sectors. The implemented measures to improve our result have had an overall positive effect in terms of the development of our costs.

Turnover amounts to € 24 m and is thus 14 % lower than in the previous year (2011: € 27.8 m) – this is partly due to deconsolidating the Isospan Baustoffwerk GmbH and partly due to the project deferrals in our project engineering segment in Hungary. However, we were able to increase our EBIT from € -1.7 m to € -1.0 m and our EBITDA from € 0.5 m to € 0.9 m. In addition we improved our profit/loss on ordinary activities from € -2.2 m to € - 0.9 m.

The market environment in Hungary has become even more difficult than in 2011. The market decreased by another 15 %. In addition, there are many delays due to late planning permissions and because of commissioning problems with local projects.

Even though we sold our shares on Isospan, we were able to maintain our turnover in Austria by developing product innovations and importing from Hungary. We have been able to complete some interesting projects in Austria and beyond by launching our reinforced concrete containers.

By focusing on EU-financed environmental protection projects and transport infrastructure projects, we have been able to positively affect our results in Romania.

Development of the Second Quarter

The second quarter 2012 shows a similar picture when viewed individually. We had to accept a decrease of our turnover from € 19.2 m to € 16.2 m, however we were able maintain our earnings. EBIT and EBITDA have been kept at the same level as in the previous year with € 0.8 m and € 1.8 m respectively. Our profit/loss on ordinary activities is back in the black from € -0.5 m in the previous year to € 0.2 m in 2012 – the development of the HUF exchange rate contributed to this improvement.

Volume of Orders

The volume of orders as of June 30th 2012 amounts to € 33.1 m and is therefore a little below that of the previous year (€ 34.9 m). We are planning on completing 86 % of this in 2012 and 14 % in 2013. There has been movement in terms of business segment shares. The water conservation segment has seen a decrease in orders of 18 % and amounts to 10.6 m – this is particularly due to the project deferrals in Hungary. Our infrastructure segment saw an expected decrease of 30 % to € 5.4 m, which is due to the deconsolidation of the Isospan Baustoffwerk GmbH and our retraction from the structural engineering business in Romania. In contrast our volume of orders increased in our project engineering segment by 20 % to € 17 m, which is also due to the primary consolidation of the OMS Romania SRL.

Employees

Our staff levels were adapted to the business performance and thus reduced by a further 12 %. On average this means a total of employees in the first half 2012 of 474 (2011: 537). In Austria we employed 103 permanent employees (2011: 119), in Hungary 248 (2011: 264) and in Romania 123 (2011: 154).

Segmental Analysis

Turnover in Hungary further decreased in the first half-year from an already low level in 2011 to € 10.2 m (2011: € 12.6 m). Thanks to our implemented cost optimisation programmes, we were, however, able to sustain our earnings to the same level as in the previous year.

In Austria we were able to keep our turnover at a similar level as in the previous year with € 6.7 m (2011: € 7.1 m) despite the deconsolidation of the Isospan Baustoffwerke GmbH. This was also due to the imports from our Hungarian production sites.

A slight decrease in turnover also occurred in Romania from € 5.9 m to € 5.0 m. By adapting our production, we were, however, able to significantly increase our earnings.

There has been a positive trend in terms of our exports to Italy – we were able to double our turnover compared to the previous year and they already account for 4 % of our group turnover.

The slow commissioning in the water conservation segment in Hungary has had a negative effect on this business segment – it has decreased to € 12.0 m (2011: € 13.9 m), but it has had a particularly negative effect on the project engineering segment, which decreased to € 1.9 m (2011: € 4.6 m). The infrastructure segment saw a slight increase from € 9.3 m to € 10.1 m.

Distribution of turnover

Summary Balance Sheet

Our long-term assets remain at a near equal level as of June 30th 2012, they amount to € 70.0 m (December 31st 2011: € 69.5 m). The deconsolidation of the Isospan Baustoffwerke GmbH as of January 1st 2012 and the primary consolidation of the OMS Romania SRL as of January 1st 2012 are both contained within this in accordance to the IFRS regulations IAS 27 and IFRS 3.

Floating assets have slightly increased to € 27.8 m (December 31st 2011: € 26.8 m) compared to the ultimo due to our increased business activities. A significant decrease can be seen from June 30th 2011 (€ 33.8 m), which results from our active accounts receivable management and the optimisation of inventory. The balance sheet total as of June 30th 2012 thus amounts to € 97.9 m (December 31st 2011: € 96.3 m).

Equity capital amounts to € 7.1 m as per June 30th 2012 (December 31st 2011: € 7.1 m) – when considering the intrinsic value (valuation of assets at the FX rates of December 31st 2007), equity capital amounts to € 16.6 m and the equity ratio to 15.5 %.

Liabilities as of June 30th 2012 are at a similar level to the ultimo 2011 and amount to € 90.7 m (December 31st 2011: € 89.1 m), but significantly lower than in the previous year (June 30th 2011: € 97.0 m).

EUR k HY 2012 Percentage HY 2011 Percentage FY 2011 Percentage
Fixed assets 70.004 71,5 77.881 69,8 69.551 72,2
Current assets 27.846 28,5 33.761 30,2 26.789 27,8
Balance sheet total 97.850 100,0 111.642 100,0 96.340 100,0
Equity capital 7.117 7,3 14.635 13,1 7.133 7,4
Fixed liabilities 43.720 44,7 45.489 40,7 38.789 40,3
Current liabilities 47.013 48,0 51.518 46,2 50.418 52,3
Balance sheet total 97.850 100,0 111.642 100,0 96.340 100,0

Investments

As in the previous year, we kept our investments at a low level and they thus amount to € 0.5 m in the first half year (2011: € 1.0 m). The investments were primarily used for the extension of our product portfolio.

Our Share

The share has been at a historic low since the beginning of the year and moves between € 8 and € 10 per share; as of June 30th the share quoted at € 8.9. Our membership in the sustainability index VÖNIX was confirmed for 2012/2013.

Outlook

As an estimate on the development of the CEE region is near impossible, a true forecast is limited in its content.

Austria

SW has positioned itself as a niche player in this saturated market and we are able to increase our market share by launching innovative products. Our increased exports, especially to Italy, have also proven successful. We are expecting a similar development for the second half-year 2012.

Hungary

A further decrease of the already very low level in construction cannot be excluded anymore. However, even this possibility can be cushioned by our implemented variability of our fixed costs. We are forecasting an ongoing challenging market development for the full year 2012.

Romania

We have been able to position ourselves successfully on the market in spite of the sober economic prognoses and the political instabilities. We are expecting a similarly positive development of our earnings for the second half-year 2012.

For the full year 2012 we foresee a similar development as in the first half-year and expect an improved result despite a decrease in turnover.

I NTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENT

BALANCE SHEET AT 30 JUNI 2012

€ k 30.06.2012 30.06.2011 31.12.2011
Assets
Long-term fixed assets
Fixed assets 67.222 74.011 66.708
Other long-term fixed assets 2.782 3.870 2.843
Current assets 27.846 33.761 26.789
Total 97.850 111.642 96.340
Equity and liabilities
Equity 7.117 14.635 7.133
Long-term liabilities 43.720 45.489 38.789
Short-term liabilities 47.013 51.518 50.418
Total 97.850 111.642 96.340

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT F OT THE PERIOD 01.01.201 2 – 30.06.2012

EUR k HY 2012 HY 2011
Sales revenue 23.978 27.838
Capitalised services 91 263
Other operating income 748 202
Change in stock of completed and incomplete products -406 -125
Material expenses and other obtained external services -14.076 -16.897
Personnel expenses -5.771 -6.518
Depreciation -1.889 -2.126
Other operating expenses -3.695 -4.309
Result from the valuation of investment property 0 0
Operating result -1.020 -1.672
Financial yield 1.051 87
Financial expenses -1.167 -1.521
Exchange rate variations 661 955
Other financial expenses -436 -42
Financial result 109 -521
Result before taxes -911 -2.193
Tax on earnings 22 117
Annual result -889 -2.076
of which without dominating influence on the shares -149 -168
of which applicable to shareholers of the parent company -740 -1.908

INCOME AND EARNINGS STATEMENT

FOR THE PERIOD 01.01.2012 – 30.06.2012

EUR k HJ 2012 HJ 2011
1. Result after income tax -889 -2.076
2. Transfer of investment property 0 0
3. Divestiture of available financial assets -27 0
4. Currency conversion 2.362 1.823
5. Total 1.446 -253
of which attributable to other associates -107 -124
of which attributable to associates of parent company 1.553 -129

CHANGES IN EQUITYSTA TEMENT

FOR THE PERIOD 01.01.201 2 – 30.06.201 2

EUR k Share
capital
Capital
reserve
Own
shares
Currency
conversion
Reevaluat
-ion
Reserves
for the
Surplus
re
Shares
without
Total
reserves divestiture serves domi
of available nating
financial in
assets fluence
At 01.01.2011 4.798 5.956 -332 -6.118 2.297 0 5.835 2.582 15.018
Period result 0 0 0 0 0 -1.908 -168 -2.076
Other revenue 0 0 0 1.736 43 0 0 44 1.823
Total 0 0 0 1.736 43 0 -1.908 -124 -253
Dividend payout 0 0 0 0 0 0 -130 -130
At 30.06.2011 4.798 5.956 -332 -4.382 2.340 0 3.927 2.328 14.635
At 01.01.2012 4.798 5.956 -332 -9.362 2.404 -60 1.478 2.251 7.133
Period result 0 0 0 0 0 -740 -149 -889
Other revenue 0 0 0 2.321 -1 -27 0 42 2.335
Total 0 0 0 2.321 -1 -27 -740 -107 1.446
Dividend payout 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Verkauf an Konzern 0 0 0 0 0 0 244 -1.706 -1.462
At 30.06.2012 4.798 5.956 -332 -7.041 2.403 -87 982 438 7.117

CONSOLIDATED CASHFLOW STATEMENT

F OR THE PERIOD 01.01.201 2 – 30. 06.201 2

EUR k 01.01. - 30.06.2012 01.01. - 30.06.2011
Result before tax -911 -2.193
Changes caused by currency conversions -650 -959
Depreciation and amortisation 1.905 2.168
Valuation result from investment property -1.548 9
Interest income 1.103 1.463
Interest paid -1.429 -1.521
Interest received 64 58
Changes in long-term reserves 58 -270
Income taxes paid -37 -20
Resulting net-cash -1.445 -1.265
Change in inventories and construction contracts 754 -2.540
Change in receivables and other assets -567 62
Change in liabilities 365 2.335
Change in short-term provisions and accrued liabilities -680 789
Working capital net cash -128 646
Net cash from operating activities -1.573 -619
Primary / De-consolidation of a subsidiary 136 0
Acquisition of tangible and intangible assets -531 -1.023
Acquisition of financial investments 2 -42
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets 676 98
Net cash from investing activities 283 -967
Dividend minority interest 0 -130
Change in long-term borrowings 5.061 3.646
Change in short-term borrowings -3.712 -2.419
Net cash from financing activities 1.349 1.097
Change in cash and cash equivalents 59 -489
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 1.326 1.701
Change in cash and cash equivalent 59 -489
Currency differences 87 67
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 1.472 1.279

NOTES TO THE GROUP'S INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FIRST HALF 2012

The Group's Interim Financial Statements at hand as per 30 June 2012 have been created in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as to be applied in the EU.

The abbreviated Interim Financial Statements do not include – in accordance with IAS 34 – all information and data necessary in the Annual Financial Statements and should thus be read in combination with the SW Umwelttechnik Stoiser & Wolschner AG's Annual Consolidated Financial Statements as per 31 December 2011.

BASIS OF CONSOLIDATI O N

The basis of consolidation has changed as follows compared to the status as of December 31st 2011 according to the IFRS regulations IAS 27 and IFRS 3:

  • The 50 % holding on the Isospan Baustowffwerk GmbH in Raminstein was retroactively deconsolidated as per January 1st 2012.
  • OMS Romania srl was first consolidated as of January 1st 2012.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND VALUATION METHODS

The same accounting and valuation methods as per 31 December 2011 have been applied.

The following exchange rates have thus been applied:

CURRENCY CONVERSION

The Group's functional currency is the Euro; the functional currencies of the foreign subsidiaries are the respective local currencies.

The annual financial statements of foreign subsidiaries and joint ventures have thus been converted using the modified closing-date-method according to IAS 21 as follows:

≥ Assets and liabilities with the exchange rate of the balance sheet closing date

≥ Revenue and expenditures with the exchange rate of the annual average

≥ Equity entries with the exchange rate of the date of the transaction

Currency Rate at balance sheet date Average rate for the year
30.06.2012 30.06.2011 HY 2012 HY 2011
HUF Hungarian Forint 288,2 265,6 292,6 268,0
RON Romanian Lei 4,45 4,24 4,40 4,17

SEGMENT AL REPORT

Distribution of sales revenue according to primary segments:

EUR m HY 2012 in % HY 2011 FY 2011
Water Conservation 12,0 50 13,9 32,0
Infrastructure 10,1 42 9,3 22,6
Engineering 1,9 8 4,6 14,8
24,0 100,0 27,8 69,4

Distribution of sales revenue according to secondary segments:

HY 2012 in % HY 2011 FY 2011
Austria 6,7 28 7,1 17,9
Hungary 10,2 43 12,6 29,3
Romania 5,0 21 5,9 17,1
Other 2,1 8 2,2 5,1
24,0 100 27,8 69,4

EMPLOYEE DATA

HY 2012 HY 2011 FY 2011
White-collar Blue-collar Total White-collar Blue-collar Total White-collar Blue-collar Total
Austria 47 56 103 53 66 119 55 72 127
Hungary 124 122 248 128 136 264 125 137 262
Romania 41 82 123 46 108 154 44 107 151
212 260 474 227 310 537 224 316 540

DIVIDEND PAYOUT

At the annual general meeting on 4 May it was decided that SW Umwelttechnik would not be paying out a dividend to their shareholders for the financial year 2011.

SHARE REPURCHASE SCH EME

In the first halfyear 2012 none of the Company's own shares were repurchased.

SEASONAL FACTORS

Due to weather conditions there are general seasonal fluctuations in product deliveries as well as in the execution of projects as construction work can only be carried out to a limited extent during the winter. These seasonal fluctuations are reflected in the outcome of the first and fourth quarter, which are usually weaker than the second and third quarters.

RELATIONSHIPS WITH A SSOCIATED COMPANIES AND INDIVI DUALS

No significant changes have occurred in regards to relationship with associated companies and individuals as compared to those disclosed in the annual report 2011.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT S

No financial instruments apart from those disclosed in the annual report 2011 were applied during the reporting period.

BUSINESS TRANSACTION S AFTER THE BALANCE SHEET DATE

As reported, our financing contracts with our banks were completed and signed as per end of June 2012. No business transactions occurred after the balance sheet date of the quarter impacting the interim financial report at hand or that have any particular relevance apart from that.

O T HER OBLIGATIONS, LITIGATION AND POSSIBLE LIA BILITIES

There are no changes to be reported for this period in terms of other obligations, litigation and possible liabilities compared to the ones stated in the consolidated annual financial statements as of 31 December 2011.

WAIVER OF AUDITING R EVIEW

The current interim report did not undergo a complete audit and was not checked by CPA in terms of an auditing review.

DECLARATION BY THE MANAGEMENT BOARD

We hereby confirm that to the best of our knowledge, these summarised consolidated interim financial statements have been compiled in accordance with applicable accounting standards and to the maximum extent possible give a true and fair view of the Group's assets, finances and earnings and that this group interim report represents an as accurate picture as possible of our assets, finances and earnings in terms of important occurrences during the first six months of the fiscal year and their effect on the summarised consolidated interim financial statements, in terms of significant risks and uncertainties during the remaining six months of the financial year, and of key transactions with associated companies and individuals where disclosure is required.

Klagenfurt, August 29th 2012

DI Dr. Bernd Hans Wolschner DI Klaus Einfalt

Member of the Management Board Member of the Management Board

FINANCIAL CALENDAR

November 9th 2012 Report on the third quarter 2012

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATIONEN

Security ID number: AT 0000080820
Vienna Stock Exchange symbol: SWUT
Bloomberg: SWUT AV
Reuters: SWUT.VI
Datastream: O:SWU
Index: WBI
Listing: Standard Market Auction/Betreute Aktion, Vienna Stock Exchange

SW Umwelttechnik, a family firm founded in 1910 and listed on the Viennese stock exchange since 1997, stands for sustainable management and consistent growth in Eastern and South Eastern Europe. With our innovative environmental technology we provide an important contribution for the development of necessary infrastructure in Central and South Eastern Europe.

For further enquiries please contact:

MMag. Michaela Werbitsch Investor Relations Tel.: +43 463 32109 172 Mobil: +43 664811 7662 Fax: +43 463 32109 195 E-Mail: [email protected] Web: www.sw-umwelttechnik.com

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