EANS-Adhoc: BWT Aktiengesellschaft / BWT reports first half-year figures BWT remains on a solid growth path

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6-month report

10.08.2012

"The first half-year was generally marked by a weakening economy in
Europa whereas we grew revenues by almost 5% and proceeded with our
large investment programme", says Andreas Weissenbacher, CEO of the
BWT Group, about the results after the first six months 2012.

Consolidated revenues rose from EUR243.5 million by 3.4% to EUR251.7
million. On a like-for-like basis (excluding Zeta sold last year),
revenues increased by 4.9%. Point of Use products posted revenue
growth of 20.1%, increasing their share in consolidated revenues to
8.2% (previous year: 7.0%). The higher advertising expenses for the
establishment of the "BWT" brand as the leading international "water
brand" and increased personnel expenses, primarily in connection with
the expansion of Point of Use business, compensated the higher gross
margin from the revenues growth. In the first half of the year, EBIT
declined by 0.5% from EUR17.0 million to EUR16.9 million. The EBIT
margin was 6.7% of revenues.

Consolidated net earnings after minority interests were EUR7.1
million in the second quarter, only slightly less than the previous
year's figure of EUR7.2 million. Cumulated after six months, EUR11.5
million was achieved as against EUR10.8 million in the previous year.
As of 30 June 2012, earnings per share were EUR0.68, 7.1% higher than
in the previous year, when EUR0.64 per share was generated.

As at 30 June 2012, the BWT Group's balance sheet shows equity of
EUR169.3 million, i.e. 48.2% of the balance sheet total. Despite the
high level of investing activities, the BWT Group's net debt
increased only slightly from EUR26.1 million in June of the previous
year to EUR27.5 million, while gearing (net financial liabilities to
equity ratio) has remained the same at 16.2%.

Outlook On the basis of the current economic environment and the
results in the first half of the year, the BWT Group's target remains
to increase consolidated revenues to EUR500 million in 2012 and to
achieve the previous year's consolidated earnings of approximately
EUR14 million again.

The first half-year financial report is available on our homepage
www.bwt-group.com in section "Investor".

Further inquiry note:
BWT Aktiengesellschaft
Mag. Ralf Burchert
ralf.burchert@bwt-group.com
Tel.: 06232/5011-1113

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issuer: BWT Aktiengesellschaft
Walter-Simmer-Str. 4
A-5310 Mondsee
phone: 06232/5011-0
FAX: 06232/4058
mail: office@bwt.at
WWW: www.bwt-group.com
sector: Water Supply
ISIN: AT0000737705
indexes: ATX Prime
stockmarkets: official market: Wien
language: English