Quarterly Report • Sep 30, 2006
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Quarterly Statement as of September 30, 2006

In the third quarter, we have been able to continue on our successful course: the Nemetschek Group again closed the fi rst nine months of 2006 with a growth in earnings of around 40 % and was also able to increase sales considerably.
Our objective is simple, but consistent. We want to provide our customers with the best possible support for their work processes in the form of innovative IT solutions for the design, construction, and management of real estate. Because we bring together experts from a wide variety of disciplines under one roof, we are able to react specifically to the wishes of architects, engineers, building contractors, and facility and real estate managers. Our claim to innovation leadership combined with a broad range of software and consulting services puts us ahead of our competitors.
Visions are what guide our ideas. We bring the world of tomorrow to the present day, and set standards with open, functional, and user-friendly products, for example in the
area of visualization: we can visualize a house realistically and enable you to take a virtual tour of it before even the fi rst sod of earth is cut.
Our commitment has borne fruit: the share price has developed excellently. We have been able to win numerous new private and institutional investors as a result of the value of our company and the future attractiveness of the shares. In future, we will continue to count on active communication through public relations work, roadshows, and investor conferences in Germany and across Europe.
We still believe there is great potential for further growth. Our numerous activities form the best basis for this. We expect the fourth quarter to be strong, and for 2006 as a whole, we expect a good increase in sales and earnings. We can look to the coming years with optimism. Nemetschek is and will remain a leading company in the industry, and will continue to stand for modern technology in the future.

Best regards,
Gerhard Weiss Chairman of the Board
On its 20th anniversary, our subsidiary MAXON Computer GmbH has presented the 10th generation of its animation software CINEMA 4D. A roadshow through Germany and Austria to mark this occasion got under way in October. Initial reactions from participants have revealed that it has never been easier to create 3D images and animations. The new release has already been named "Best Buy" in the November edition of the UK Digit magazine.
Since its foundation in 1986, MAXON has developed into one of the leading software manufacturers for 3D graphics. Today's main product, CINEMA 4D, was launched in 1993. The software for Windows and Macintosh has now been available for ten years and has received numerous international awards.
MAXON has a broad range of different customers. Companies such as car manufacturer DaimlerChrysler, the space agency NASA, or consumer products enterprise Henkel are on our list of references. Architects and civil engineers are also an important group of customers who use our software to visualize their plans with photographic accuracy before the start of construction. The media industry also uses the software from the company, which is based in Friedrichsdorf near Frankfurt. For example, the cinema special effects provider Sony Pictures Imageworks used MAXON programs in its two most recent productions, "Monster House" and "Open Season".
With sales of around 7 million euros and an EBIT margin of over 20 %, MAXON is an excellent earner within the Nemetschek Group. MAXON improved again in the third quarter. This growth was driven by international business and concentration on experienced specialist suppliers. This positive
trend will continue further for the current year – not least because of the high demand for the new Release 10.
Together with MAXON, Nemetschek is able to further strengthen its position as an innovative IT solution provider for architects and engineers, because visualization is increasingly becoming a decisive factor for success in building projects – either in advertising presentations or in order to improve the coordination process between architects, constructors, and the public.

CINEMA 4D used for a mall in vietnam
Germany is seeing a reversal in the trend. This has been confi rmed not only by economic researchers, but also by development in the third quarter. Both an increase in new customers and a growth in sales generated by existing customers have contributed to this. The trend is refl ected in the Design business unit, in particular, which has gained new impetus thanks to the new Design2Cost cost calculation method. More than one thousand users visited the series of events held across Germany and showed great interest in the product. Nemetschek Engineering GmbH, our software specialist for the manufacture of prefabricated units, reported good growth in license business in Germany, and has been able to profi t from the upturn.
Abroad, too, the signs point to continued growth: NEMETSCHEK NORTH AMERICA Inc., above all, was able to demonstrate this again in this quarter. The new version of
VectorWorks, which was launched at the start of the year, made a signifi cant contribution to success and we expect this growth to continue in the next quarter. In western Europe, France in particular developed very well again. Our new acquisition, SCIA International NV, can also look back on a successful third quarter. Here, the standards for Eurocode 2 for the design and construction of superstructure and engineering works in particular had a positive effect on demand.
Nemetschek has also been able to reinforce its innovation leadership through a partnership with Adobe: in future, the two companies will cooperate more closely to promote the standardization of PDF format in architecture and engineering. Another highlight is the cooperation agreement with Hochtief relating to the Fraunhofer Institute's inHaus2 research project, in which modern technologies for commercial real estate are to be
developed and made ready for the market. Hochtief will be using Allplan in future in the project.
After a weak third quarter, Nemetschek Bausoftware GmbH was able to win a new international customer for the BAU fi nancials ERP solution at the start of October. ING. AUER – Die Bausoftware GmbH is reaping the rewards of the events and advertising campaign for the new mobile quantity survey system – 15 pilot projects have already been installed.
At Nemetschek CREM Solutions GmbH & Co. KG, customer interest in the new version 4.7 of the commercial real estate software rose signifi cantly. MAXON also made progress again in the past quarter. Another clear increase is expected in the fourth quarter as the new release was presented to the market at the start of October.
Nemetschek has again shown consistency in the growth of sales and revenue in the third quarter of 2006. In the fi rst nine months, the Nemetschek Group's sales of 74.8 million euros exceeded the previous year's fi gure of 69.5 million euros by 7.7 %. The third quarter contributed to this development with sales of 24.1 million euros (previous year: 22.4 million euros). The growth in sales in the third quarter is thus 8.0 %.
In the fi rst nine months, the operating profi t increased by 38.8 % to 9.6 million euros. The net income rose to 7.9 million, an increase of 43.2 %. This good development continues the trend seen in the fi rst half of 2006.
Design Unit Grows by around 10 % In the fi rst nine months, the Design business unit saw stronger growth than last year. NEMETSCHEK NORTH AMERICA Inc., Nemetschek Engineering GmbH, NEMETSCHEK FRANCE SARL, and SCIA International NV performed particularly well. Sales rose from 51.9 million euros to 57.1 million euros, which was due in particular to organic growth. The Manage business unit saw a clear increase with a growth in sales of 0.3 million euros to 4.3 million euros. Aboveaverage national and international sales success at the MAXON Group led to an increase in sales of 15 % to 5.1 million euros. Only the Build business unit closed with a fall in sales.
Overall, sales in the fi rst nine months rose from 69.5 million euros to 74.8 million euros. Sales of 4.7 million euros were posted to
new acquisition SCIA International NV. The fi gure from the previous year still contained sales of 3.1 million euros generated by acadGraph CAD Studio GmbH.
Foreign business, which makes up 58.3 % of total sales, generated a total of 43.7 million euros (previous year: 37.0 million euros). This corresponds to a rise of 18.0 % compared to the same period of the previous year, due on the one hand to the acquisition of the Belgian SCIA International NV (+ 4.7 million euros), and on the other to strong growth at NEMETSCHEK NORTH AMERICA Inc., the MAXON Group, and NEMETSCHEK FRANCE SARL, in particular. Sales in Germany were 31.2 million euros, compared to 32.4 million euros in the
| Thousands of € 3rd quarter 2006 | 3rd quarter 2005 | 9 months 2006 | 9 months 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24,136 | 22,356 | 74,789 | 69,464 |
| 193 | 645 | 1,445 | 1,280 |
| 24,329 | 23,001 | 76,234 | 70,744 |
| – 2,393 | – 1,988 | – 5,612 | – 6,055 |
| – 11,367 | – 10,724 | – 34,411 | – 32,545 |
| – 756 | – 816 | – 2,183 | – 2,637 |
| – 7,329 | – 7,676 | – 24,382 | – 22,555 |
| – 21,845 | – 21,204 | – 66,588 | – 63,792 |
| 2,484 | 1,797 | 9,646 | 6,952 |
| 134 | 106 | 387 | 467 |
| – 44 | – 17 | – 112 | – 52 |
| 16 | 17 | 70 | 55 |
| 2,590 | 1,903 | 9,991 | 7,422 |
| – 466 | – 549 | – 2,107 | – 1,915 |
| 2,124 | 1,354 | 7,884 | 5,507 |
| 2,075 | 1,321 | 7,725 | 5,407 |
| 49 | 33 | 159 | 100 |
| 2,124 | 1,354 | 7,884 | 5,507 |
| 0.22 | 0.14 | 0.80 | 0.56 |
| 0.22 | 0.14 | 0.80 | 0.56 |
| 9,625,000 | 9,625,000 | 9,625,000 | 9,625,000 |
| 9,625,000 | 9,625,000 | 9,625,000 | 9,625,000 |
previous year. Adjusted to take account of the sale of acadGraph (-3.1 million euros), this represents growth of 6.4 %. This is on the one hand due to the Multimedia and Manage business units, and on the other a refl ection of the good development of the Design business unit in Germany.
The operating profi t in the third quarter was 2.5 million euros (previous year: 1.8 million euros), 38.2 % higher than the previous year's fi gure. In the fi rst three quarters of 2006, Nemetschek achieved operating profi t of 9.6 million euros, compared to 7.0 million euros in the previous year. This is equivalent to an increase of 38.8 %. The Design business unit made a signifi cant contribution to this result (+ 2.1 million euros). NEMETSCHEK NORTH AMERICA Inc. developed particularly well. Clear improvements in earnings were also seen in the Manage business unit (+ 0.7 million euros) and the Multimedia business unit (+ 0.3 million euros). The Build business unit reported a fall in earnings. The sale of acadGraph CAD Studio GmbH had a positive effect on the results (+ 0.5 million euros). Because of depreciation from sales price distribution, the acquisition of SCIA International NV did not affect the results.
In the fi rst nine months, the net earnings increased by 43.1 % to 7.9 million euros, primarily as a result of the improved operating profi t. The fi nancial result for the fi rst three quarters of 2006 is 0.3 million euros (previous year: 0.2 million euros). Taxes were 2.1 million euros, and the earnings per share were 0.80 euros, compared to 0.56 euros in the same period of the previous year.
The positive business development is also refl ected in the cash fl ow statement. The cash fl ow for the period increased to 11.9 million euros (previous year: 9.9 million euros). The cash fl ow from operating activities almost doubled, increasing by 7.8 million euros to 15.8 million euros.
| Assets Thousands of € |
Sept. 30, 2006 | Dec. 31, 2005 |
|---|---|---|
| Current assets | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 26,736 | 28,966 |
| Trade receivables, net | 15,214 | 14,435 |
| Receivables from associates | 118 | 148 |
| Inventories | 533 | 481 |
| Tax refunded claims from income taxes | 1,262 | 1,917 |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 3,741 | 2,777 |
| Assets classifi ed as held for sale | 560 | 2,075 |
| Current assets, total | 48,164 | 50,799 |
| Non-current assets | ||
| Property, plants, and equipment | 3,592 | 2,811 |
| Intangible assets | 4,514 | 1,166 |
| Goodwill | 25,901 | 23,734 |
| Shares in associated/fi nancial assets | 318 | 387 |
| Deferred taxes | 2,339 | 1,835 |
| Other non-current assets | 412 | 230 |
| Non-current assets, total | 37,076 | 30,163 |
| Total Assets | 85,240 | 80,962 |
| Equity and liabilities | Thousands of € | Sept. 30, 2006 | Dec. 31, 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current liabilities | |||
| Short-term loans and current portion of long-term loans | 717 | 702 | |
| Trade payables | 3,080 | 3,615 | |
| Payments on account | 278 | 64 | |
| Provisions and accrued liabilities | 10,009 | 8,780 | |
| Deferred income | 12,066 | 6,807 | |
| Income taxes | 1,671 | 1,118 | |
| Other current liabilities | 4,695 | 9,181 | |
| Liabilities directly associated with non-current assets classifi ed as held for sale |
0 | 763 | |
| Current liabilities, total | 32,516 | 31,030 | |
| Non-current liabilities | |||
| Long-term loans without current portion | 186 | 0 | |
| Deferred taxes | 2,415 | 1,215 | |
| Pension provisions | 608 | 583 | |
| Other non-current liabilities | 684 | 0 | |
| Non-current liabilities, total | 3,893 | 1,798 | |
| Equity | |||
| Subscribed capital | 9,625 | 9,625 | |
| Capital reserves | 41,499 | 41,354 | |
| Revenue reserve | 52 | 52 | |
| Currency translation | – 2,489 | – 1,851 | |
| Retained earnings / accumulated loss | – 614 | – 2,083 | |
| Minority interests | 758 | 1,037 | |
| Equity, total | 48,831 | 48,134 | |
| Total equity and liabilities | 85,240 | 80,962 |
This again underlines Nemetschek's very strong fi nancial situation and forms the basis for future growth and investment. The cash fl ow from investing activities was -10.9 million euros, whereby a total of 8.6 million euros was used for the purchase of the remaining shares in ING. AUER – Die Bausoftware GmbH and the acquisition of 78 % of the shares in SCIA International NV. Equity capital and liquidity are still good. The equity capital is 48.8 million euros (December 31, 2005: 48.1 million euros).
This corresponds to a very good equity ratio of 57.3 % (December 31, 2005: 59.5 %). Cash and cash equivalents amounted to 26.7 million euros on September 30, 2006.
The current assets fell from 50.8 million euros to 48.2 million euros as a result of the sale of acadGraph CAD Studio GmbH. The noncurrent assets increased from 30.2 million euros to 37.1 million euros, primarily as a result of the acquisition of the SCIA Group.
The current liabilities increased slightly from 31.0 million euros to 32.5 million euros. Because of the time of year, the deferred income increased from 6.8 million euros at the end of 2005 to 12.1 million euros on September 30, 2006. Another signifi cant change was seen in other liabilities, which were reduced as a result of the purchase price payment for ING. AUER – Die Bausoftware GmbH. The sale of acadGraph CAD Studio GmbH reduced the liabilities directly connected to the assets classifi ed as held by 0.8 million euros. The non-current liabilities increased from 1.8 million euros to 3.9 million euros. This includes the variable purchase price adjustment and the option to buy the remaining shares in the SCIA Group.
As in previous years, we expect a strong fourth quarter. For the year as a whole, Nemetschek predicts higher sales revenues than in the previous years, and expects these sales revenues to continue to develop as in the fi rst three quarters. On this basis, we also expect a substantially improved operating result for 2006, compared to the previous year.
| Thousands of € | 2006 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|
| Earnings (before taxes) | 9,990 | 7,322 |
| Amortization and depreciation of non-current assets | 2,183 | 2,637 |
| Change in pension provision | 26 | 26 |
| Non-cash transactions | 97 | 0 |
| Income from associates | – 210 | – 55 |
| Expense from disposal of property, plant and equipment | – 157 | 0 |
| Cash fl ow for the period | 11,929 | 9,930 |
| Interest income | – 387 | – 466 |
| Interest expenses | 112 | 52 |
| Change in other provisions and accruals | 1,229 | 217 |
| Change in trade receivables, net | 1,862 | – 244 |
| Change in inventories, other assets | – 540 | – 2,097 |
| Change in trade payables | – 1,097 | – 1,572 |
| Change in other liabilities | 3,609 | 3,410 |
| Cash received from distributions of associates | 141 | 251 |
| Interest received | 387 | 466 |
| Income taxes received | 655 | 0 |
| Income taxes paid | – 2,143 | – 2,014 |
| Cash fl ow from operating activities | 15,757 | 7,933 |
| Capital expenditure | – 2,313 | – 5,681 |
| Purchase of a subsidiary after deduction of acquired means of payment |
– 3,341 | 0 |
| Change in liabilities from acquisitions | – 5,295 | 4,800 |
| Cash received from the disposal of non-current assets | 4 | 0 |
| Cash fl ow from investing activities | – 10,945 | – 881 |
| Dividend payments | – 6,256 | – 19,250 |
| Minority interests paid | – 387 | – 873 |
| Repayment liabilities to banks | 0 | 0 |
| Interest paid | – 78 | – 52 |
| Cash received from the sale of shares | 0 | 173 |
| Cash fl ow from fi nancing activities | – 6,721 | – 20,002 |
| Changes in cash and cash equivalents | – 1,909 | – 12,950 |
| Effects of exchange rate differences on cash and cash equivalents |
– 320 | 384 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period | 28,966 | 39,033 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | 26,737 | 26,467 |
| Thousands of € | 2006 Sales |
Amortization and depreciation |
EBIT | 2005 Sales |
Amortization and depreciation |
EBIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design | 57,058 | 1,862 | 6,908 | 51,948 | 1,967 | 4,774 |
| Build | 8,308 | 121 | 2,273 | 9,056 | 368 | 2,685 |
| Manage | 4,279 | 47 | – 370 | 3,988 | 80 | – 1,085 |
| Core business units | 69,645 | 2,030 | 8,811 | 64,992 | 2,415 | 6,374 |
| Multimedia/NBO | 5,144 | 153 | 835 | 4,472 | 222 | 578 |
| Total | 74,789 | 2,183 | 9,646 | 69,464 | 2,637 | 6,952 |
| Thousands of € | Equity applicable to the parent company's shareholders | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subscribed capital |
Capital reserve | Revenue reserve |
Currency translation |
Retained earnings/ accumulated loss |
Total | Minority interests |
Total Equity | |
| As of January 1, 2005 | 9,625 | 46,345 | 0 | – 3,037 | 5,496 | 58,429 | 1,497 | 59,926 |
| Sale of shares | 182 | 52 | 234 | 234 | ||||
| Additional share purchases | – 5,254 | – 5,254 | – 66 | – 5,320 | ||||
| Share-based compensation | 81 | 81 | 81 | |||||
| Income payment from minority interests |
0 | – 874 | – 874 | |||||
| Changes from currency translation | 1,186 | 3 | 1,189 | 1,189 | ||||
| Dividend payment | –19,250 | –19,250 | –19,250 | |||||
| Net income | 11,668 | 11,668 | 480 | 12,148 | ||||
| As of December 31, 2005 | 9,625 | 41,354 | 52 | –1,851 | –2,083 | 47,097 | 1,037 | 48,134 |
| Minority share purchases | 0 | – 51 | – 51 | |||||
| Share-based compensation | 145 | 145 | 145 | |||||
| Income payment from minority interests |
0 | –387 | – 387 | |||||
| Changes from currency translation | –638 | –638 | –638 | |||||
| Dividend payment | –6,256 | –6,256 | –6,256 | |||||
| Net income | 7,725 | 7,725 | 159 | 7,884 | ||||
| As of September 30, 2006 | 9,625 | 41,499 | 52 | – 2,489 | – 614 | 48,073 | 758 | 48,831 |
| Number of shares Subscribtion rights | ||
|---|---|---|
| Managing board | ||
| Gerhard Weiß | 13,603 | 0 |
| Dr. Peter Mossack | 0 | 50,000 |
| Michael Westfahl | 0 | 50,000 |
| Supervisory board | ||
| Kurt Dobitsch | 0 | 0 |
| Prof. Georg Nemetscheck | 2,314,497 | 0 |
| Rüdiger Herzog | 0 | 0 |
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The Nemetschek Group's quarterly statement is compiled in accordance with the International Accounting Standards Board's (IASB) International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). It is based on the same accounting, appraisal, and calculation methods as the annual fi nancial statement dated December 31, 2005.
The group of companies corresponds to the situation on December 31, 2005, with the following differences:
Software Adventure Cv, Herk-de-Stad, Belgium – a 78.84 % stake in SCIA International NV, Herk-de-Stad, Belgium, which acts as a holding company for the subsidiaries of the SCIA Group. The companies belonging to the SCIA International NV group of companies were listed in detail in the previous quarterly reports. The date of acquisition was February 28, 2006. The acquisition costs for the merger are 4.4 million euros, 0.2 million euros of which are incidental acquisition costs.
Acquisition: In the purchase agreement of August 17, 2006, Nemetschek AG acquired 51 % of shares in DACODA GmbH. DACODA GmbH provides methods and content for the complete Design2Cost package. The purchase price was 12,500 euros.
Copyright 2006 Nemetschek AG, Munich
Janet Franke Maren Moisl (Nemetschek AG)
Design and Realization FIRST RABBIT GmbH, Cologne
Cover: Ralph Rieger, www.visualservices.de, copyright: Nemetschek AG page 3: © Herrmannsdoerfer www.hbA-studio.com Cover: FIRST RABBIT GmbH, copyright: Nemetschek AG
Nemetschek Aktiengesellschaft Konrad-Zuse-Platz 1 81829 Munich Germany Phone: +49 (0) 89-9 27 93-1219 Fax: +49 (0) 89-9 27 93-5404 E-Mail: [email protected] www.nemetschek.de
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