Vita 34 AG increases period result and EBITDA above average

Vita 34 AG  / Key word(s): Half Year Results

22.07.2015 19:34

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Vita 34 AG increases period result and EBITDA above average

  - Period result increased threefold as of June 30, 2015 compared to the
    previous year

  - Earnings per share rose by 160 percent to EUR 0.13 per share compared
    to last year

  - Operating result EDITDA rose by 38 percent to EUR 1.1 million

  - EBIT margin amounted to almost 10 percent already in the first half
    year

Leipzig, July 22, 2015 - Vita 34 AG (WKN A0BL84) publishes its financial
figures for the first six months of fiscal year 2015.

Total operating revenue increased by 6 percent to EUR 7.1 million following
EUR 6.7 million in the prior year's reference period. Revenues generated by
Vita 34 rose by 5 percent to EUR 6.4 million (first half-year 2014: EUR 6.1
million), of which EUR 3.3 million were in Q2 2015 (Q2 2014: EUR 2.9
million). Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
(EBITDA) increased above average by 38 percent to EUR 1.1 million in the
first six months, following EUR 0.8 million in the prior year's period.
Measured on revenues Vita 34 achieved a strong EBITDA margin of 17.4
percent (first half-year 2014: 13.4 percent). The period result improved by
300 percent to EUR 0.4 million following EUR 0.1 million in the 2014
reference period. This corresponds to earnings per share of EUR 0.13 (first
half-year 2014: EUR 0.05) which represents a 160 percent increase.

Apart from international expansion, Vita 34 is pursuing the goal of further
extending the value chain via the development and introduction of new
products for pharmaceutical manufacture, thereby achieving significant, new
market positions.

The complete interim report for the first six months of 2015 is available
for download as of July 23, 2015 on the website at www.vita34group.com in
the "Investor Relations" section.

Additional information:

ISIN: DE000A0BL849
WKN: A0BL84
Ticker symbol: V3V
Market segment: Regulated Market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange

Vita 34 AG
Deutscher Platz 5
04103 Leipzig
Germany

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Language:     English
Company:      Vita 34 AG
              Deutscher Platz 5a
              04103 Leipzig
              Germany
Phone:        +49(0341)48792-40
Fax:          +49(0341)48792-39
E-mail:       ir@vita34.de
Internet:     www.vita34.de
ISIN:         DE000A0BL849
WKN:          A0BL84
Listed:       Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
              Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich,
              Stuttgart
 
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