Earnings Release • Feb 26, 2007
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Ad-hoc | 26 February 2007 18:13
United Internet: United Internet: preliminary figures boast record sales, earnings und customer contracts. Increased dividend.
United Internet AG / Preliminary Results/Dividend
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Ad-hoc announcement acc. to Sec. 15 WpHG
United Internet: United Internet: preliminary figures boast record sales,
earnings und customer contracts. Increased dividend.
Montabaur, February 26, 2007. The Management Board of United Internet AG
today announced the preliminary, unaudited results according to IFRS for
the fiscal year 2006. The figures show record levels of sales, earnings and
customer contracts.
According to preliminary figures, consolidated sales of United Internet AG
grew by 58.2% to EUR 1,267.6 million in fiscal year 2006 (prior year: EUR
801.5 million). Preliminary earnings before taxes (EBT) increased by 79.7
percent, from EUR 101.0 million in 2005 to EUR 181.5 million in 2006.
According to preliminary calculations, earnings per share (EPS) improved
from EUR 25 cents (prior-year figure adjusted for stock split) to EUR 46
cents per share.
Comparison in EUR million Q4 2005 Q4 2006 2005 2006
Sales 258.2 353.6 801.5 1,267.6
EBT 27.8 34.6 101.0 181.5
EPS in EUR (2005: split adjusted) 0.06 0.11 0.25 0.46
The Management Board will propose to the Supervisory Board a dividend
payment of EUR 18 cents per no-par value share from the balance sheet
profit of 2006 (prior year, split adjusted: EUR 6.25 cents). The joint
proposal of the Management Board and Supervisory Board will be voted on at
the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in May 2007.
As of December 31, 2006 United Internet had 6.39 fee-based customer
contracts:
Customer contracts in million 31.12.2005 30.09.2006 31.12.2006
Information Management* 0.96 1.07 1.09
Webhosting 2.11 2.73 2.86
Thereof abroad 0.60 1.16 1.26
Internet Access** 1.96 2.25 2.44
Thereof DSL ** 1.74 2.07 2.27
Total 5.03 6.05 6.39
* Information Management: Without Test contracts
** Internet Access and DSL: Without Provider-independent VoIP Phone-Flat
contracts
The final audited and certified figures for fiscal 2006 will be presented
during the annual report press conference on March 30, 2007 in Frankfurt.
Language: English
Issuer: United Internet AG
Elgendorfer Straße 57
56410 Montabaur Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)260 296-1631
Fax: +49 (0)260 296-1013
E-mail: [email protected]
WWW: www.United-Internet.de
ISIN: DE0005089031
WKN: 508903
Indices: TecDAX
Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin-Bremen, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf
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