EANS-Adhoc: AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG / Good trend in financial results continues in first nine months

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9-month report

13.01.2011

-) Revenue growth of 5.8% to EUR 1,624.4 million (Q1-Q3 2009|10: EUR
1,535.8 million) -) Operating profit improvement of 32.8% to EUR
104.8 million (Q1-Q3 2009|10: EUR 78.9 million) -) Increase in
operating margin to 6.5% (Q1-Q3 2009|10: 5.1%) - While raw
material costs rose in the third quarter as anticipated, increases in
selling prices partly made up for this, thus keeping the strain on
margins milder than expected, especially in the Sugar and Starch
segments. -) Improvement of 12.5% in profit for the period to EUR
65.0 million (Q1-Q3 2009|10: EUR 57.8 million) -) Gearing of 41.4%
(28 February 2010: 41.6%) -) For the 2010|11 financial year, revenue
is projected to grow to more than EUR 2 billion. The good third
quarter now leads AGRANA to expect a significant increase in
full-year operating profit before exceptional items.

Results at a glance (IFRS):

In EUR Q3 10|11 Q3 09|10 Q1-Q3 10|11 Q1-Q3 10|11
(except margin and staff count)
Revenue 551.0 m 501.6 m 1,624.4 m 1,535.8 m
Operating profit before 40.0 m 35.0 m 104.8 m 78.9 m
exceptional items
Operating margin 7.3% 7.0% 6.5% 5.1%
Profit before tax 35.8 m 27.6 m 84.5 m 74.0 m
Profit for the period 27.7 m 23.0 m 65.0 m 57.8 m
Earnings per share 1.85 1.58 4.43 4.04
Purchases of property, plant 8.8 m 9.2 m 28.0 m 25.5 m
and equipment and intangibles
(other than goodwill)
Staff count 8,558 8,117

This ad-hoc release is available in English and German on the
internet at www.agrana.com.

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Further inquiry note:

AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG
Hannes Haider
Investor Relations
Tel.: +43-1-211 37-12905
e-mail: hannes.haider@agrana.com

Mag. Ulrike Middelhoff
Public Relations
Tel.: +43-1-211 37-12084
e-mail:ulrike.middelhoff@agrana.com

Branche: Food
ISIN: AT0000603709
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