EANS-News: IBS AG excellence, collaboration, manufacturing / IBS AG announces preliminary figures for first half of 2011

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Hoehr-Grenzhausen (euro adhoc) - IBS AG excellence, collaboration,
manufacturing: IBS AG announces preliminary figures for first half of
2011

- Turnover for first half of 2011 reaches 11,754K EUR, increasing by
approximately 21 per cent from the previous year's volume of 9,714K
EUR - Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) rise to 972K EUR
(previous year: 958K EUR) - Increase in the volume of orders on hand
of 27.2 per cent to 13,527K EUR - Operative cash flow rises to 1,455K
EUR - 2011 forecast reaffirmed: double-figure percentage anticipated
for growth in turnover

Hoehr-Grenzhausen, 4th August 2011: IBS AG, listed in the Prime
Standard of the Frankfurt stock exchange (ISIN DE0006228406),
achieved a turnover 11,754K EUR during the first half of 2011.
Compared to the volume of 9,714K EUR generated during the same period
of the previous year, this corresponds to an increase of 2,040K EUR
or 21 per cent.

Turnover generated in Germany and other EU countries amounted to
7,284K EUR during the first half of 2011 (previous year: 6,669K EUR),
thus rising by 615K EUR or 9.2 per cent. There was a 46.8 per cent
improvement in turnover from non-EU countries, boosted in particular
by the volumes generated in North and South America and also in Asia,
bringing the total volume of non-EU turnover up to 4,470K EUR
(previous year: 3,045K EUR).

The IBS Group generated earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) to
the sum of 972K EUR during the first half of 2011 (previous year:
958K EUR), corresponding to an increase of 14K EUR or 1.5 per cent.
This includes expenditure to the sum of approximately 200K EUR for
the development of the Company's China-based business. The EBIT
margin, which corresponded to 8.3 per cent during the period under
review, corresponded to 9.86 per cent during same period of the
previous year. Earnings before taxes, which amounted to 935K EUR,
were comparable with those of the previous year (938K EUR).

At the end of the first six months of the current financial year the
IBS Group had generated an overall net profit for the period of 913K
EUR. This compares to 948K EUR generated during the same period of
the previous year. Undiluted earnings per share (EPS) amounted to 14
Euro cents (0.14 EUR) during the period under review, reaching the
level same as that of the same period of the previous year.

Operative cash flow rose by 51.9 per cent to 1,455K EUR during the
first half of 2011, compared to 958K EUR during the first half of
2010.

There was once again a positive development in the volume of orders
on hand, which amounted to 13,527K EUR as at 30th June 2011. This
corresponds to an increase of 27.2 per cent compared to the previous
year's value of 10,632K EUR.

Liquid funds amounted to 6,144K EUR as at 30th June 2011 (30th June
2010: 5,860K EUR). Shareholders' equity further increased to 15,709K
EUR (30th June 2010: 14,800K EUR). The shareholders' equity ratio for
the Group was 63 per cent as at 30th June 2011. Liquid funds and the
large volume of shareholder's equity enable the IBS Group to continue
carrying out its investment activities independently of banks.

Outlook 2011 The IBS Corporate Group successfully maintained its
strategic alignment with the development of its technological
leadership in solutions for integrated quality, production and
compliance management during in the period under review. In
particular, the Company recognises great future potentials in the new
business sector "energy management" and in the development of its
international presence. The newly-founded subsidiary IBS Industrial
Business Software (Shanghai) Ltd. will further boost the Company's
development of the Chinese market. The IBS AG Board of Management has
reaffirmed its forecast, anticipating a double-figure percentage in
turnover growth for the 2011 financial year.

The full interim report for the first six months of 2011 will be
announced on 10th August 2011 and will be available for download from
www.ibs.ag.de in German and English language from this time.

About IBS AG:

IBS AG is a leading supplier of cross-company standard software
systems and consulting services for industrial quality, production,
traceability and compliance management. In keeping with the corporate
philosophy "The Productivity Advantage", IBS AG's Best Practice
solutions contribute to a sustainable boost in corporate
productivity. IBS customers receive the support of a team of
experienced consultants and specialists throughout each phase of the
project and beyond. IBS AG, founded in 1982, today employs over 200
personnel in Europe, China and the USA.

The Company is listed in the Prime Standard of the German Stock
Exchange in Frankfurt/Main (ISIN DE0006228406) and is also member of
the GEX-German Entrepreneurial Index.

IBS AG software installations amount to over 4,000 worldwide and can
be found at companies such as Audi, Beam Global, BMW, BorgWarner,
BOSCH, Caterpillar, Daimler, Electronic Networks, FCI Automotive,
Goodyear, Kimberly Clark, KEIPER, Liebherr, Magna Automotive, Kautex
Textron, Parker Hannifin, Procter & Gamble, Rock Tenn, Porsche,
Siemens, SMA Solar Technology, ThyssenKrupp and W.L. Gore.

Contact:

Investor Relations IBS AG
c/o MLC Finance GmbH
Mussener Weg 7
95213 Muenchberg
Germany

Susan Hoffmeister
Tel.: + 49 89 898 272 27
Fax: + 49 89 895 206 22
E-mail: investorrelations@ibs-ag.de

Further inquiry note:
Susan Hoffmeister
Tel.: + 49 89 898 272 27
Fax: + 49 89 895 206 22
E-mail: investorrelations@ibs-ag.de

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company: IBS AG excellence, collaboration, manufacturing
Rathausstrasse 56
D-56203 Hoehr-Grenzhausen
phone: +49(0)2624 9180-424
FAX: +49(0)2624 9180-966
mail: investorrelations@ibs-ag.de
WWW: http://www.ibs-ag.de
sector: Software
ISIN: DE0006228406
indexes: CDAX
stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, München
language: English