EANS-News: Basler AG / Basler AG continues growth in the first half-year of 2011

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Financial figures / half-year report

Basler AG continues growth in the first half-year of 2011

- Digital cameras business continues growing - Incoming orders: EUR
30.2 million (previous year: EUR 29.6 million, +2 %) Sales: EUR
28.1 million (previous year: EUR 22.6 million, +24 %) EBIT: EUR 4.0
million (previous year: EUR 3.0 million, +33 %) Earnings before
taxes: EUR 3.3 million (previous year: EUR 2.2 million, +50 %)
Operating cash flow: EUR 4.5 million (previous year: EUR 2.8 million,
+61 %) - Forecast for 2011 is confirmed: Group's turnover between EUR
54 and 58 million (previous year: EUR 51.0 million), earnings
before taxes at least EUR 5.4 million (previous year: EUR 5.0
million)

Ahrensburg, August 18, 2011 - BASLER AG, one of the global leading
companies of vision technology, is presenting today the figures for
the first half-year of 2011.

As expected, the first six months of the fiscal year were successful
for Basler AG. The company has continued growth in sales and realized
double-digit earnings before taxes.

The group's incoming orders increased to EUR 30.2 million (previous
year: EUR 29.6 million, +2 %). The group's sales amounted to EUR 28.1
million in the reporting period, exceeding the previous year's value
of EUR 22.6 million by 24 %. The earnings before taxes (EBT) summed
up to EUR 3.3 million (previous year: EUR 2.2 million, +50 %). The
pre-tax return added up to 11.7 % (previous year: 9.7 %). The
earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) amounted to EUR 4.0 million
(previous year: EUR 3.0 million, +33 %). The return before taxes and
interest calculated to 14.2 % (previous year: 13.3 %).

The operating cash flow increased in the reporting period to EUR 4.5
million (previous year: EUR 2.8 million; +61 %). The free cash flow
(operating cash flow less cash flow from investment) amounting to EUR
1.1 million was positive again (previous year: EUR -0.5 million). At
the end of the reporting period, liquid assets amounted to EUR 6.8
million and were thus by 28 % above the figure of the comparison
period in the previous year (EUR 5.3 million).

"We will show solid profitable growth also in fiscal year 2011. This
will be driven by our core business with digital cameras that will
increase in the double-digit range" explains Dr. Dietmar Ley (CEO).

Basler therefore maintains the forecast for fiscal year 2011
unchanged. The group's turnover will accordingly be within a corridor
between EUR 54 and 58 million (previous year: EUR 51.0 million). The
earnings before taxes will be at least EUR 5.4 million (previous
year: EUR 5.0 million).

Basler AG develops and manufactures digital cameras for industrial
applications and video surveillance. Basler has more than 20 years of
experience in image processing and offers its customers one of the
widest product portfolios in the industry. The company employs
approximately 270 employees in its headquarters in Ahrensburg,
Germany, and in subsidiaries in the USA, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea,
and Japan.

The quarterly report can be downloaded from
www.baslerweb.com/financialreports. Basler AG, Dr. Dietmar Ley (CEO),
An der Strusbek 60 - 62, D-22926 Ahrensburg, Tel. +49 - 4102- 463
100, ir/baslerweb.com, www.baslerweb.com, ISIN DE 0005102008

Further inquiry note:
Maren Schuster
Investor Relations
Telefon: +49(0)4102 463-100
E-Mail: ir@baslerweb.com

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company: Basler AG
An der Strusbek 60-62
D-22926 Ahrensburg
phone: +49 (0) 4102 463 0
FAX: +49 (0) 4102 463 108
mail: info@baslerweb.com
WWW: http://www.baslerweb.com
sector: Semiconductors & active components
ISIN: DE0005102008
indexes: CDAX
stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, München
language: English