EANS-News: Hönle expects an operating result of between EUR 9.5 and EUR 10 million

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Financial Figures/Balance Sheet

Gräfeling/München (euro adhoc) - In the course of the economic
upswing, the Hönle Group increased its revenues by 23.1 % to TEUR
48,036 in the first nine months of the 2010/2011 financial year. In
conjunction with the package of measures aimed at increasing earnings
power, the higher sales level led to a significantly improved
operating result (EBIT), which rose 162.4 % to TEUR 7,642. Earnings
before taxes (EBT) climbed by 167.9 % to TEUR 7,364 and consolidated
net income jumped 188.0 %, reaching TEUR 5,186. This corresponds to
earnings per share of EUR 0.92.

When assessing only the third quarter, the Hönle Group generated
sales revenues of TEUR 15,931, i.e., revenues were down 9.5 % from
the previous quarter but exceeded the previous year's quarter by 14.1
%. The quarter-on-quarter-decline in sales is attributable to several
customer orders where deliveries were postponed from the third to the
fourth quarter of the current financial year. The operating result
amounted to TEUR 2,662. License income in the adhesives segment in
the amount of TEUR 810 led to an increase in earnings, which was
recognised in the third quarter. Moreover, in this context, trading
operations of the adhesives subsidiary, Eleco Produits E.F.D., and
the marketing companies of Eleco Produits E.F.D in the Caribbean
were sold to the licensee for a total of TEUR 460. The business
division, which was sold in its entirety, had generated annual sales
of just under EUR 3 million and did not provide a significant
contribution to the results of Eleco Produits E.F.D..

The operating cash flow improved significantly in the first nine
months of the current financial year, jumping from TEUR 2,975 in the
previous year to TEUR 8,134 in the current financial year.

Outlook: The Hönle Group business prospects continue to be positive.
The current orders position leads to expectations of a good fourth
quarter. Management therefore again raises the forecast for the
current year, envisaging a sales increase from EUR 54.6 million in
the previous year to at least EUR 65 million in the current financial
year, and an improved operating result from EUR 5.5 million to
between EUR 9.5 million and EUR 10 million in the same period.

This will be by far the best result ever achieved in the Hönle
Group's history. Efforts in the coming months will be focused on
successful integration of the recently acquired Mitronic GmbH,
Wolfratshausen. The purchasing, IT, bookkeeping and controlling
departments will be transferred to Dr. Hönle AG. In addition,
manufacturing flows are to be analysed and structured in a more
efficient manner. Synergies between the Hönle Group and Mitronic will
contribute to increasing sales and earnings of the acquired company.

In all, the measures planned will enable optimisation of the Mitronic
business processes, ensure a high quality level, and increase
profitability.

In the future, also, apart from strictly organic growth, the
acquisition of companies in the lighting and adhesives technology
segments will be significant for further developing the Group
structure.

About Hönle: Dr. Hönle AG is a listed technology company with
registered head office in Gräfelfing, near Munich. With a staff level
of about 400 employees, the Hönle Group is one of the world´s leading
systems suppliers in the UV technology segment. The equipment and
systems are used for drying inks and coatings, curing adhesives and
plastics, disinfecting surfaces, and in the simulation of natural
sunlight. The Company´s business activities focus also on the
development and sale of industrial adhesives and compounds. The Group
is represented by own companies and sales partners worldwide at 50
locations in more than 20 countries.

Further inquiry note:
Peter Weinert
Tel.: +49 89 85608 173
E-Mail: peter.weinert@hoenle.de
Web: www.hoenle.de

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company: Dr. Hönle AG
Lochhamer Schlag 1
D-82166 Gräfeling/München
phone: +49 89 85608 0
FAX: +49 89 85608 101
mail: ir@hoenle.de
WWW: www.hoenle.de
sector: Instrument Engineering
ISIN: DE0005157101
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Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Hannover, München
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