EANS-Adhoc: Preliminary Results: Delticom Beats FY2009 Forecast

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18.01.2010

- Revenues: EUR 310 million, +20% year-on-year
- EBIT: EUR 28 million (2008: EUR 16.4 million, +70%)
- EBIT margin exceeds 9%
- 2010 guidance: up to 10% revenue growth, 8% EBIT margin

Hanover, 18 January 2009 - Delticom AG (German Securities Code (WKN)
514680, ISIN DE0005146807, stock market symbol DEX), Europe's leading
online tyre dealer, has released preliminary figures for the fiscal
year 2009.

Since mid of 2009, the consumer climate has been deteriorating,
dragged down late-cyclically by the recession. This placed European
retail business under mounting pressure over the course of the last
year. Against this backdrop, E-Commerce fared relatively well.
Delticom's new customer growth reflects this resilience: Last year,
800.000 customers purchased tyres for the first time in one of the
company's many online shops. Group revenues in 2009 totalled EUR 310
million, after prior-year revenues of EUR 259 million. Compared to
the original guidance of +10%, the realized growth of +20% came in
twice as strong as expected.

The extreme snowy weather in many European countries translated into
the highest tyre sales in Delticom's history. In Germany new car
registrations resulting from the scrappage scheme created further
selling opportunities for winter tyres. As a result, revenues in the
closing quarter were EUR 108 million, up 29% from last year.

Delticom had stocked up early in order to be able to deliver the
tyres reliably during the peak of the winter tyre season. This
allowed superior margins to be achieved, particularly towards the end
of the year. The Group generated an EBIT margin of 12% in Q4. On a
full-year view, EBIT grew by 70%, from EUR 16.4 million to EUR 28
million. This equates to an EBIT margin of above 9%, significantly
outperforming the 7% forecast.

For 2010 a comparable concurrence of favourable top- and bottom line
effects is unlikely. Moreover, economists are still undecided on how
the weakening consumer sentiment will impact European online shopping
this year. Nevertheless, the Management Board remains confident that
Delticom will continue on its growth path, with a planned revenue
increase of up to 10% year-on-year. Assuming a supportive course of
business, an EBIT margin of 8% is attainable.

Delticom will publish its 2009 financial statements on 23 March 2010
on its Website www.delti.com in the Investor Relations section.

Company Profile: Delticom, Europe's leading online tyre retailer, was
founded in Hanover in 1999. With 102 online shops in 35 countries,
the company offers its private and business customers an unequalled
assortment of excellently priced car tyres, motorcycle tyres, truck
tyres, bus tyres, special tyres, rims, complete wheels (pre-mounted
tyres on rims), selected replacement car parts and accessories, motor
oil and batteries. The independent website reifentest.com contains
impartial information about tyre tests and helps the customers choose
from more than 100 tyre brands and more than 25,000 tyre models.
Delticom delivers either directly to the customer's home address, or
to one of more than 24,000 service partners - affiliated garages
which take delivery of tyres and then install these on the customer's
vehicle. Delticom's Wholesale division also sells tyres to
wholesalers domestically and abroad.

On the Internet at: www.delti.com Selected online shops:
www.reifendirekt.de, www.123pneus.fr, www.mytyres.co.uk,
www.reifendirekt.ch

end of announcement euro adhoc
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Im Internet recherchierbar: http://www.presseportal.de

Further inquiry note:

Contact:

Delticom AG Investor Relations

Melanie Gereke

Brühlstraße 11

30169 Hanover

Phone: +49 (0)511-936 34-8903

Fax: +49 (0)89-208081147

e-mail: melanie.gereke@delti.com

Branche: Electronic Commerce
ISIN: DE0005146807
WKN: 514680
Index: SDAX, CDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
Stuttgart / free trade
Düsseldorf / free trade
München / free trade