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Polytec Holding AG

Interim / Quarterly Report Jun 6, 2008

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INTERIM REPORT 1|08

INCOME FIGURES

in
EUR
million
Q1
2008
Q1
2007
CHANGE
Sales 203.9 134.0 52.2%
EBITDA 17.2 13.5 27.3%
EBIT 10.5 9.1 15.7%
Net
income
6.2 5.6 12.4%
EBITDA
margin
8.4% 10.1%
EBIT
margin
5.1% 6.8%
Earnings
per
share
(in
EUR)
0.28 0.25 12.4%

FINANCIAL FIGURES

in
EUR
million
Q1
2008
Q1
2007
CHANGE
IN
%
Cash
Flow
from
operating
activities
10.4 -7.4 -
Cash
Flow
from
investing
activities
-19.4 -3.2 611.9%
Cash
Flow
from
financing
activities
-3.9 0.4 -
Capital
expenses
8.6 3.8 126.2%

BALANCE SHEET RATIOS

in
EUR
million
MARCH
31,
2008
DECEMBER
31,
2007
Balance
sheet
total
444.8 445.0
Equity 165.1 158.9
Net
debt
27.0 29.2
Net
working
capital
78.5 77.3
Gearing 0.16 0.18
Equity
ratio
37.1% 35.7%
Employees
(end
of
period)
5,604 3,404

KEY SHARE DATA

MARCH
31,
2008
DECEMBER
31,
2007
Closing
price
in
EUR
9,68 8,9
Market
capitalisation
in
EUR
mill.
216.2 198.7
Q1
2008
Q1
2007
Earnings
per
share
in
EUR
0.28 0.25

INTERIM REPORT ñ FIRST QUARTER 2008

DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

New car registration in the first quarter 2008 decreased, compared to previous yearís periode, by 2 % to a totalof 4.2 million passenger cars. Whilst car sales in Western Europe decreased by 3 % in the first three months of the current year, car sales in the New EU Member states are, with an increase of 15 %, still in on a high level. In the first quarter of 2008, German OEMs increased their Western Euro pean market share by approx. 1 pp to a share of 45 %. In the New EU Member states their market share, is still on a high levelof 43%.

In the USA, passenger car registrations in the first quarter 2008 were down by 8% to 3.6 million vehicles. Despite the evidend impact of

the strong EURO, the German OEMs were able to sustain their market position. They increased their market share from 5.4 % in 2007 to 5.8% in thecurrent period, despite a decrease of 1,6% or 207,600 new veyhcle registrations.

The positive developement on the, for POLYTEC GROUP, important market of heavy trucks and commercial vehicles continued in the first quarter 2008. The number of new registrations in Europe in creased in the first quarter 2008 by 13.2% to a total of 87,798 vehy cles. It is to highlight, that, against the development in the passenger car industry, all European regions (EU-15, EWR and also the new EU member states) contributed to this development.

Source: VDA, ACEA

GROUP RESULTS

in
EUR
million
Q1
2008
Q1
2007
CHANGE
IN
%
Sales 203.9 134.0 52.2%
EBITDA 17.2 13.5 27.3%
EBIT 10.5 9.1 15.7%
Net
income
6.2 5.6 12.4%
EBITDA
margin
8.4% 10.1%
EBIT
margin
5.1% 6.8%
Earnings
per
share
(in
EUR)
0.28 0.25 12.4%

Sales of POLYTEC GROUP increased in the first quarter 2008 by 52.2% to EUR 203.9 mill.. The positive sales development was mainly driven by the sales contribution ofthe new companies, acquired during the financial year 2007.

The increase of the EBITDA of POLYTEC GROUP by 27.3% to EUR 17.2 mill. is mainly attributable to the new group structure after integration of POLYTEC Intex and POLYTEC Composites Germany. The EBITDA equals an EBITDA margin of 8.4%.

The EBIT grew analogues to the development of the EBITDA. It

increased by 15.7% to EUR 10.5 mill..

The financial results of POLYTEC GROUP decreased, compared to previous years period, from EUR -0.4 mill. to EUR -1.6 mill.. This effect was besides the acquisitions of the 9.59 % stake in GRAMMER AG also attributable to the revaluation ofthe foreign currency positions and of the derivative interest rate contracts. The net income increased by 12.4% to EUR 6.2 mill.. This equals earnings per share of EUR 0.28.

RESULTS BY DIVISION

Divisional share on group sales

AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS DIVISION

in
EUR
million
Q1
2008
Q1
2007
CHANGE
IN
%
Sales 108.2 92.5 16.9%
thereof
part
sales
106.1 84.3 25.9%
thereof
tooling
sales
2.1 8.2 -75.1%
EBITDA 6.6 9.2 -28.3%
EBIT 2.2 6.0 -63.5%
EBITDA
margin
6.1% 9.9%
EBIT
margin
2.0% 6.5%

The share on group sales of the AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS DIVISION in the first quarter 2008 was 53.0%. Sales of the division increased in the frist quarter of the current financial year by 16.9% to EUR 108.2 mill.. Tooling sales of the division decreased by 75.1% to EUR 2.1 mill.. This development is solely attributable to the toolings for the door panel of the BMW X3 in the amount of EUR 6.9 mill. accounted in previous years period.

The EBITDA decreased in the first quarter 2008 by 28.3% to EUR 6.6 mill.. This development is caused by several starts of production,with

a negative impact in material- and personnel ratios. Other effects on the earnings development are the reduced capacity utilisation caused by decreased call of figures for the main products of the division and the reduced toolings sales. Even if it is not common, the toolings for the BMW X3 made a positive contribution to profitability in the first quarter 2007.

According to the current utilisiation of plants of the division, headcount adoptions have been evaluated and are in progress.

details: Manuel Taverne POLYTEC GROUP Investor Relations 4063 Hˆrsching, Linzer Strasse 50 Phone: +49-7221-701-292 [email protected] www.polytec-group.com/investor

AUTOMOTIVE COMPOSITES DIVISION

in
EUR
million
Q1
2008
Q1
2007
CHANGE
IN
%
Sales 72.0 16.4 338.6%
thereof
part
sales
71.6 16.3 339.1%
thereof
tooling
sales
0.4 0.1 268.1%
EBITDA 7.3 0.7 919.0%
EBIT 5.7 0.2 -
EBITDA
margin
10.1% 4.4%
EBIT
margin
7.9% 1.0%

In the first quarter 2008 the share on group sales of the AUTOMO-TIVE COMPOSITES DIVISION amounted to 35.3%. As a result of the acquisition of POLYTEC Composites Germany (PCG) in 2007 and an ongoing positive market environment in the truck industry, sales increased by 338.6 % to EUR 72.0 mill..

EBITDA increased from EUR 0.7 mill. in the previous years period to EUR 7.3 mill. in the first quarter 2008. This profitabilty is an excellent result, which is predominantly attributable to the consequent realisation of cost improvements at the PCG sites.

CAR STYLING DIVISION

in
EUR
million
Q1
2008
Q1
2007
CHANGE
IN
%
Sales 19.0 20.2 -5.6%
thereof
part
sales
16.6 16.4 1.4%
thereof
tooling
sales
2.4 3.8 -36.2%
EBITDA 1.9 2.3 -16.6%
EBIT 1.5 1.9 -18.6%
EBITDA
margin
10.2% 11.6%
EBIT
margin
8.1% 9.4%

In the first quarter 2008, sales of the Car Styling Division decreased by 5.6 % to EUR 19.0 mill..This development was caused by lower tooling sales compared with the previous years period. Tooling sales decreased by 36.2 % to EUR 2.4 mill.. Part sales increased by 1.4 % to EUR 16.6 mill.. The Austrian plant of the division were able to com-

pensate the poor call off development at the plants in the USA and UK.

The EBITDA decreased as a result of the sales development by EUR 0.4 mill. to EUR 1.9 mill. This equals an solide EBITDA margin of 10.2 %.

EMPLOYEES

The strong increase in headcount in both, the Automotive System Division and also the Automotive Composites Division, compared with the first quarter 2007, is solely attributable to the acquisitions made in 2007. The increase in headcount in the Car Styling Division is a result of the sustainable good order development.

END
OF
PERIOD
AVERAGE
PERIOD
March
31,
2008
March
31,
2007
ƒnderung
in
%
Q1
2008
Q1
2007
ƒnderung
in
%
Automotive
Systems
Division
2,997 2,304 693 2,995 2,326 669
Automotive
Compostites
Division
1,823 427 1,396 1,840 400 1,440
Car
Styling
Division
643 578 65 632 400 59
Ohters/Consolidation 129 124 5 136 129 7
Group 5,592 3,433 2,159 5,603 3,428 2,175

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

In the first quarter 2008, except the investment in new machines for a headliner production at the Spanish site of the AUTOMOTIVE SYS-TEMS DIVISION, no major order related investments were made.

Beside the capital expenditures of EUR 8.6 mill. made in the first quarter 2008, POLYTEC GROUP increased its stake in shares of GRAMMER AG from a not notifiable holding to a stake of currently

9.59 %. The purchase in the amount of EUR 11.3 mill. is included in the cash flow from investing acitivities. Shares of the GRAMMER AG held asof March 31, 2008 are dedicated asmarketable securities and according to IFRS 7 valued asìavailable for saleî.

in
EUR
million
Q1
2008
Q1
2007
CHANGE
IN
%
Automotive
Systems
Division
6.4 2.7 136.4%
Automotive
Compostites
Division
1.1 0.3 241.6%
Car
Styling
Division
0.7 0.3 103.8%
Ohters/Consolidation 0.4 0.4 -10.2%
Group 8.6 3.8 126.2%

FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT

in
EUR
million
MARCH
31,
2008
DECEMBER
31,
2007
Asset
ratio
33.0% 32.7%
Equity
ratio
37.1% 35.7%
Net
working
capital
78.5 77.3 1.5%
Net
working
capital
to
sales
10.7% 11.6%
Net
debt
27.0 29.2 -7.3%
Net
debt
to
EBITDA
0.40 0.46
Gearing
(Net
debt
to
Equity)
0.16 0.18
Capital
employed
209.0 203.7 2.6%

The financial development confirms the good financial position of the POLYTEC GROUP. The marginal increase of the net working capi-

tal since the last balance sheet date of December 31, 2007 is a result of late customer payments received after the balance sheet date.

INVESTOR RELATIONS

MARCH
31,
2008
MARCH
31,
2007
Closing
price
in
EUR
9,68 8,45
Market
capitalisation
in
EUR
mill.
216,2 188,7
Q1
2008
Q1
2007
Highest
price
in
EUR
10.00 9.23
Lowest
price
in
EUR
8.27 7.34
Average
turnover
per
day
in
shares
99,418 198,182
Average
turnover
per
day
in
EUR
929,828.60 1,677,601
in
EUR
Q1
2008
Q1
2007
Earnings
per
share
in
EUR
0.28 0.25
Average
number
of
shares
outstanding
22,299,651 22,299,651

OUTLOOK 2008

On account of the acquisitions made during the financial year 2007 and the full contribution this will make to sales in the year 2008, POLYTEC GROUP will be able to continue its growth path in 2008.The target is a sales volume of almost EUR 800 mill.,whose achievement can only be affected by a negative development of call of figures for running projects of the POLYTEC GROUP. The production of passen ger cars and also the trucks will depend on the further economic development.

For the earnings development 2008 it is essential, to react fast and efficient on short time adjustment in call of figures of our customers. In the second half of 2008, an adequate launch management has to ensure that the planed start of productions will reach their tagets in conts in a short term.

According to the explanations made in the management report of 2007 an EBITDA margin of more than 8 % ist still to assume. The result of the first quarter 2008 confirms this.

INCOME STATEMENT

(in thousand EURO)

Q1
2008
Q1
2007
Net
Sales
203,937.5 133,997.1
Other
operating
income
2,462.5 1,707.5
Changes
in
inventory
of
finished
and
unfinished
goods
3,931.7 -3,566.9
Own
work
capitalised
316.1 210.9
Expenses
for
materials
and
services
received
-110,501.9 -69,938.9
Personal
expenses
-54,146.2 -32,704.0
Other
operating
expenses
-28,848.3 -16,233.7
Earnings
before
interest,
taxes,
depreciation
and
amortisation
(EBITDA)
17,151.4 13,472.0
Depreciation -6,650.8 -4,399.5
Earnings
before
interest,
taxes,
depreciation
and
amortisation
of
goodwill
(EBITA)
10,500.6 9,072.5
Amortisation
of
goodwill
0.0 0.0
Earnings
before
interest
and
taxes
10,500.6 9,072.5
Income
from
associated
companies
41.1 0.0
Financial
expenses
-1,024.0 -391.5
Other
financial
results
-616.9 -21.1
Financial
result
-1,599.8 -412.6
Earnings
before
tax
8,900.8 8,659.9
Taxes
on
income
-2,572.5 -2,954.8
Profit
of
the
year
after
tax
6,328.3 5,705.1
Minority
interest
-83.9 -148.8
Net
profit
(Result
after
minority
interest)
6,244.4 5,556.3
Earnings
per
share
0.28 0.25

BALANCE SHEET

(in thousand EURO)

ASSETS March
31,
2008
December
31,
2007
A.
FIXED
ASSETS
I.
Intangible
assets
8,487.4 8,050.9
II.
Goodwill
25,611.5 25,611.5
III.
Tangible
assets
108,718.8 107,721.8
IV.
Investments
in
affiliated
companies
194.9 194.9
V.
Investments
in
associated
companies
1,045.2 1,045.2
VI.
Other
finacial
assets
2,705.0 3,021.7
VII.
Deferred
tax
assets
10,281.6 11,322.4
157,044.4 156,968.4
B.
CURRENT
ASSETS
I.
Inventories
88,914.5 93,968.2
II.
Trade
accounts
145,890.6 139,956.2
III.
Marketable
securities
16,709.8 4,886.2
VI.
Cash
and
cash
equivalents
36,270.5 49,249.4
287,785.4 288,060.0
444,829.8 445,028.4
LIABILITIES March
31,
2008
December
31,
2007
A.
SHAREHOLDERS
EQUITY
I.
Share
capital
22,329.6 22,329.6
II.
Capital
reserves
57,783.5 57,783.5
III.
Treasury
stock
-215.5 -215.5
IV.
Minority
interests
773.2 691.8
V.
Retained
earnings
84,433.6
165,104.4
78,328.4
158,917.8
B.
LONG-TERM
LIABILITIES
I.
Interest
bearing
liabilities
50,281.4 53,592.9
II.
Provision
fordeffered
taxes
3,750.2 3,575.3
III.
Long
term
provisions
for
personnel
25,363.6 25,318.9
IV.
Other
long
term
liabilities
12,313.9
91,709.1
15,060.2
97,547.3
C.
SHORT-TERM
LIABILITIES
I.
Trade
accounts
payable
68,006.6 82,105.1
II.
Short-term
interest-bearing
liabilities
16,450.4 15,935.7
III.
Short-term
portion
of
long-term
loans
15,226.5 16,036.2
IV.
Income
tax
liabilities
4,283.7 3,454.4
V.
Other
short-term
liabilities
84,049.1
188,016.3
71,031.9
188,563.3
444,829.8 445,028.4

CASH FLOW STATEMENT

(in thousand EURO)

MARCH
31,
2008
MARCH
31,
2007
Earnings
before
tax
8,900.8 8,659.9
- Income
taxes
-527.5 -859.7
+(-) Depreciation
(appreciation)
of
fixed
assets
6,650.8 4,399.5
+(-) Other
non-cash
expenses/income
44.7 585.4
= Consolidated
financial
Cash
flow
15,068.8 12,785.1
+(-) Changes
in
net
working
capital
-4,708.3 -20,155.5
= Cash
flow
from
operating
activities
10,360.5 -7,370.4
+(-)
+(-)
Cash
flow
from
investing
activities
Cash
flow
from
financing
activities
-19,428.6
-3,910.8
-3,175.1
390.1
= Changes
in
cash
and
cash
equivalents
-12,978.9 -10,155.4
+ Opening
balance
of
cash
and
cash
equivalents
49,249.4 42,870.1
= Closing
balance
of
cash
and
cash
equivalents
36,270.5 32,714.7

CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS¥ EQUITY

(in thousand EURO)

SHARE
CAPITAL
CAPITAL
RESERVES
TREASUR
Y
STOCK
MINORITY
INTERESTS
RETAINED
EARNINGS
TOTAL
Balance
as
of
January
1,
2008
22,329.6 57,783.5 -215.5 691.8 78,328.4 158,917.8
Consolidated
profit
for
the
year
83.9 6,244.4 6,328.3
Currency
translation
-2.5 -618.8 -621.3
Market
valuation
of
securities
available
for
sale
479.6 479.6
Balance
as
of
March
31,
2008
22,329.6 57,783.5 -215.5 773.2 84,433.6 165,104.4
SHARE
CAPITAL
CAPITAL
RESERVES
TREASUR
Y
STOCK
MINORITY
INTERESTS
RETAINED
EARNINGS
TOTAL
Balance
as
of
January
1,
2007
22,329.6 57,783.5 -215.5 591.4 46,912.6 127,401.6
Consolidated
profit
for
the
year
0.0 0.0 0.0 148.8 5,556.3 5,705.1
Currency
translation
0.0 0.0 0.0 25.0 -350.1 -325.1
Other
changes
0.0 0.0 0.0 -30.3 30.3 0.0
Balance
as
of
March
31,
2007
22,329.6 57,783.5 -215.5 734.9 52,149.1 132,781.6

SEGMENTREPORTING

(in thousandd EURO)

AUTOMOTIVE
SYSTEMS
Q1
2008
Q1
2007
Change
in
%
Sales 108.159,2 92.521,3 16,9%
EBITDA 6.585,0 9.188,8 -28,3%
EBIT 2.176,7 5.969,6 -63,5%
Net
income
681,7 3.564,8 -80,9%
Capex 6,438.0 2,723.0 136.4%
AUTOMOTIVE
COMPOSITES
Q1
2008
Q1
2007
Change
in
%
Sales 72,013.8 16,418.3 338.6%
EBITDA 7,292.9 715.7 919.0%
EBIT 5,703.5 162.5 3409.8%
Net
income
3,564.8 -
222.3
-1703.6%
Capex 1,130.7 331.0 241.6%
CAR
STYLING
Q1
2008
Q1
2007
Change
in
%
Sales 19,034.4 20,173.4 -5.6%
EBITDA 1,947.7 2,336.1 -16.6%
EBIT 1,548.8 1,903.6 -18.6%
Net
income
1,090.6 1,301.6 -16.2%
Capex 670.5 329.0 103.8%
Others/Consolidation Q1
2008
Q1
2007
Change
in
%
Sales 4,730.1 4,884.1 -3.2%
EBITDA 1,325.8 1,231.4 7.7%
EBIT 1,071.6 1,036.8 3.4%
Net
income
991.2 1,061.0 -6.6%
Capex 387.2 431.0 -10.2%
GROUP Q1
2008
Q1
2007
Change
in
%
Sales 203,937.5 133,997.1 52.2%
EBITDA 17,151.4 13,472.0 27.3%
EBIT 10,500.6 9,072.5 15.7%
Net
income
6,328.3 5,705.1 10.9%
Capex 8,626.4 3,814.0 126.2%

NOTES

ACCOUNTING AND VALUATION METHODS

The interim financial statement as of March 31, 2008 was created in accordance with the provisions of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), particularly the IAS 34 (interim report). The balancing and valuation methods from December 31, 2008 were applied in an unchanged form. With regard to further information about the balancing and valuation bases of the POLYTEC GROUP, we refer you to the group financial statement of December 31, 2008.

SEASONALITY OF BUSINESS

The division of sales of one financial year of the POLYTEC GROUP to the four quarters correlates to a high extent with the car manufacturing by the customers of the group. For this reason, quarters in which customers normally carry out works holidays have generally lower rates of sales than quarters without such effects. In addition to this, sales from one quarter can also be influenced through the settlement oflarge tool or development projects.

BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION

The number of companies included in the interim report is unchanged to the last balance sheet date.

DECLARATION BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD

The board declares that the interim financial report compiled in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) pro vides a picture of the assets, finance and earnings situation of the POLYTEC Group that is as accurate as possible.

The interim financialreport at hand has not been subject to an examination or an audit based review.

Hˆrsching, May 6, 2008

Executive Board

Friedrich Huemer Karl Heinz Solly Reinhard Urmann Alfred Kollros Chairman Deputy Chairman Member Member

POLYTEC GROUP

POLYTEC HOLDING AG Linzer Strasse 50 4063 Hˆrsching AUSTRIA Phone: +43-7221-701-292 Fax: +43-7221-701-40 Mail: [email protected]

www.polytec-group.com/investor

Imprint: Medium Ownership: POLYTEC HOLDING AG, Austria Responsible for content: Manuel Taverne ñ Investor Relations Photography: Archiv POLYTEC HOLDING AG, Austria

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