secunet Security Networks AG

Earnings Release • Feb 1, 2008

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Corporate | 1 February 2008 17:04

secunet substantially increases revenue and profits

secunet Security Networks AG / Final Results/Preliminary Results

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secunet substantially increases revenue and profits
secunet publishes interim results for 2007

[Essen, February 1, 2008] In 2007, secunet Security Networks AG, leading
provider of IT security products and services, increased its revenue by 13%
and its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) by 60%. The company today
published provisional figures for the financial year just ended. secunet
looks forward with confidence to the coming year, with its order book at a
record level.
In the 2007 financial year just ended, the secunet group generated net
revenues of Euro 41.3 million. This represents an increase of 13% over 2006
(Euro 36.5 million). The first and last quarters of 2007 were especially
strong, with revenues of Euro 8.1 million and Euro 14.2 million
respectively, both 20% up on the previous year.
The company also substantially improved its earnings before interest and
taxes, with EBIT reaching Euro 3.5 million, 60% up on 2006. The EBIT margin
was 8.4%, against 5.9% the previous year. The fourth quarter was
particularly profitable, with EBIT at Euro 2.5 million and an EBIT margin
of 17.6%.
'secunet is back on the road to growth', declared Dr. Rainer Baumgart, CEO
of secunet Security Networks AG. 'We are very well established in our
traditional market, and we will benefit from future trends.'
secunet looks forward with confidence to the new year, with an order book
worth Euro 16.8 million at the end of December 2007. This is the highest
year-end order book volume ever achieved by the company.

Additional data is available from www.secunet.com.

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information or future results.

Dr. Kay Rathke
Head of Corporate Communication
secunet Security Networks AG
Kronprinzenstrasse 30
45128 Essen/Germany
Phone +49 201 54 54-300
Fax +49 201 54 54-301
E-mail: investor.relations@secunet.com
http://www.secunet.com

01.02.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP

Language: English
Issuer: secunet Security Networks AG
Kronprinzenstrasse 30
45128 Essen
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)201 - 5454 - 300
Fax: +49 (0)201 - 5454 - 301
E-mail: investor.relations@secunet.com
Internet: www.secunet.com
ISIN: DE0007276503
WKN: 727650
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Hannover, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart

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