Schaltbau Holding AG (delisted) — Earnings Release 2016

Nov 9, 2016

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Ad-hoc | 9 November 2016 16:14

Schaltbau Group again lowers earnings forecast for 2016 and announces guidance for 2017

Schaltbau Holding AG / Key word(s): Profit Warning/Forecast

09.11.2016 16:14

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Schaltbau Group again lowers earnings forecast for 2016 and announces
guidance for 2017

Munich, 9 November 2016 - In view of continually falling demand on the
highly profitable Chinese market during the year, Schaltbau's Components
segment is predicted to experience an unexpectedly steep decline in sales
in the fourth quarter due to a significant reduction in orders from China's
railway authority. Affected are both the joint venture in Xian, of which
Schaltbau GmbH has a 50 per cent shareholding, and Schaltbau's export
business directly from Germany. Furthermore, worsening sales performance in
both the Mobile Transportation Technology segment and the Brake Systems
business field again in the fourth quarter is having an impact on the
Group's profitability.

At the same time, the Executive Board has decided to tackle earnings
problems in several Schaltbau subsidiaries by introducing restructuring
programmes aimed at optimising processes and reducing costs in various
Group entities.

For the fiscal year 2016, the Schaltbau Group therefore now expects profit
before financial result and taxes to total EUR 10.2 million after the most
recent forecast of EUR 21 million (originally: EUR 41.5 million). Group net
profit is now expected to come in at EUR 5.4 million after recently
forecasting EUR 11 million (originally: EUR 27.3 million). Earnings per
share are now predicted to amount to EUR 0.28 (originally: EUR 3.50).
Schaltbau has adjusted its sales target downwards to around EUR 500
million. The Executive Board will submit a proposal to the Supervisory
Board not to pay a dividend for 2016.

In 2017, the Schaltbau Group aims to report sales of EUR 550 million. The
contributions of Albatros, which was newly consolidated in 2016, will fully
impact the 12-month period for the first time. According to the Group's
forecast, profit before financial result and taxes (EBIT) should be in the
region of EUR 27.5 million. Here, strongly declining demand from the
Chinese market and continued sluggish order placement in the Rail
Infrastructure business field have made themselves felt. Group net profit
for the year is forecast at EUR 16.0 million and earnings per share at
around EUR 2.00.

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Language: English
Company: Schaltbau Holding AG
Hollerithstraße 5
81829 Munich
Germany
Phone: 089 - 93005 - 209
Fax: 089 - 93005 - 318
E-mail: bloch@schaltbau.de
Internet: www.schaltbau.de
ISIN: DE0007170300
WKN: 717030
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Munich;
Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Stuttgart,
Tradegate Exchange

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