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Riber — Earnings Release 2009
Nov 5, 2009
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Earnings Release
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Sales at end September 2009: € 9.5 million
Bezons, France, November 5, 2009 – 5.45pm – RIBER, the global leader for molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), reports its sales at end of September 2009 and confirms its target of achieving a full-year net profit.
| (€ millions) | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Forecast | ||
| January to September | 7.2 | 9.5 |
| September to December | 12.0 | 8.5 |
| 19.2 | 18.0 |
Sales growth at end September
RIBER's consolidated sales at September 30, 2009 increased 28% to € 9.5 million compared to € 7.4 million at the end of September 2008.
Research machines sales grew significantly at € 5.2 million, compared to € 3 million at the end of September 2008. The delivery of 8 MBE machines to research centers (compared to 6 at the end of September 30, 2008), partly offset the current lack of demand for production systems due to the economic crisis affecting the semi-conductor industry. The favorable growth in sales is mainly due to a better distribution of deliveries over the year.
The component and services division generated sales of € 4.3 million representing 40% of consolidated sales, which is stable compared the same period of 2008.
Confirmed return to profitability in 2009
Due to the current backlog, 2009 full-year sales should total about € 18 million, a decline compared to the previous year being due to the lack of production machines sales.
The growth in sales of component and services over the last quarter, combined with continuous improvement in productivity and in the quality of products and services, leads us to anticipate a net profit in line with the specified level of sales.
2009 full-year sales will be released on January 13, 2010 (after close of trading).
About RIBER:
Riber designs and produces molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as evaporation sources and cells for the semi-conductor industry. This high-technology equipment is essential for the manufacture of compound semi-conductor materials and new materials that are used in numerous consumer applications such as new Information Technologies, OLED flat screens and the new generation of solar cells.
Riber SA's shares are listed in Compartment "C" of the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange and are a component of the CAC IT index.
ISIN Code: FR0000075954 Reuters Code: RIBE.PA Bloomberg Code: RIB.FP Riber has been awarded the OSEO innovation certification, enabling it to qualify for FCPIs (French mutual funds).
Your contacts:
RIBER Olivier Handschumacher Tel: +33 (0)1 39 96 65 00 e-mail: [email protected] - CALYPTUS Cyril Combe Tel: +33 (0)1 53 65 68 68 cyril.combe@©alyptus.net
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