EANS-News: Nordex reporting consolidated net profit and a slight increase in sales

• Rise in annual sales to EUR 1,183 (1,136) million
• Increase of
EUR 48 million in liquidity to EUR 160 million
• Cash inflow of EUR
9.6 million from operating activities reversing the previous year’s
net outflow of EUR 59.5 million

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Financial Figures/Balance Sheet/Preliminary full-year figures for
2009

Subtitle: • Rise in annual sales to EUR 1,183 (1,136) million •
Increase of EUR 48 million in liquidity to EUR 160 million • Cash
inflow of EUR 9.6 million from operating activities reversing the
previous year’s net outflow of EUR 59.5 million

Norderstedt (euro adhoc) - Amidst generally weak market conditions,
the Nordex Group (ISIN: DE000A0D6554) again achieved an increase in
sales in 2009 according to preliminary calculations, closing the year
with a substantial net consolidated profit. Consolidated sales
climbed to EUR 1,183 million (previous year: EUR 1,136 million). As
expected, however, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) declined
to EUR 40 million (previous year: EUR 63 million) due to higher
structural costs. Accordingly, the personnel expense ratio widened
from 6.9 percent to 9.2 percent. In the fourth quarter of 2009,
Nordex achieved a EBIT margin of 5.3 percent for capacity utilization
reasons on sales of EUR 369 million. Consolidated net profit for
fiscal year 2009 came to EUR 24.2 million (previous year: EUR 49.5
million).

As a result, the equity ratio rose from 38 percent to around 41
percent as of the balance sheet date. At the same time, liquidity
climbed by 43 percent to around EUR 160 million. Nordex was able to
achieve a net cash inflow of EUR 9.6 million from operating
activities primarily as a result of destocking (previous year: net
cash outflow of EUR 59.5 million from operating activities).

The Management Board will be announcing the final figures for 2009
and providing an updated outlook for the current year at its annual
press confe-rence and the analyst conference in Frankfurt on April
19, 2010.

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Further inquiry note:

Ralf Peters

Head of Corporate Communication

Tel.: +49 (0)40 300 30 15 22

rpeters@nordex-online.com

Branche: Alternative energy
ISIN: DE000A0D6554
WKN: A0D655
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