EANS-Adhoc: voestalpine AG / voestalpine reports largely stable earnings, margins slightly improved

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Financial Figures/Balance Sheet/3-month report
07.08.2013

After the broad downturn of the economy in the course of last year,
the past months showed a certain stabilizing trend. Against this
backdrop voestalpine Group reports all in all stable results for the
first quarter of the business year 2013/14, both, in comparison to
last year's figures as well as in relation to the immediately
preceding quarter. The gearing ratio (net financial debt in percent
of equity) decreased further in this reporting period, whereas the
number of employees, not least because of the latest acquisitions,
rose to a new record level of 47,154 people (FTE) per 30.06.2013.
From today's perspective a further stabilization of the economic
development in the coming months seems realistic, although a
considerable risk of setbacks - not only in Europe - remains in
place. An at least stable business cycle within the next months would
create the prerequisites for a global economic recovery in 2014. With
regards to earnings expectations (EBITDA and EBIT) for the full
business year 2013/14 a repetition of last year's figures seems the
most probable scenario, unchanged to the view at the beginning of the
business year, although a little better secured.

Key figures of the voestalpine Group

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|(acc._IFRS;_in_EURm)__|Q1_2012/13|Q1_2013/14|Change|
|______________________|1.4.12_-__|1.4.13_-__|in_%__|
|______________________|30.6.2012_|30.6.2013_|______|
|Revenue_______________|3,050.6___|2,936.1__ |-3.8__|
|EBITDA________________|372.4_____|366.3_____|-1.6__|
|EBITDA_margin_in_%____|12.2______|12.5______|______|
|EBIT__________________|228.0_____|223.3_____|-2.1__|
|EBIT_margin_in_%______|7.5_______|7.6_______|______|
|Profit_before_tax_____|185.1_____|179.9_____|-2.8__|
|Profit_for_the_period*|144.9_____|138.6_____|-4.3__|
|EPS_(in_EUR)__________|0.74______|0.69______|-6.8__|
|Gearing_ratio_in_%____|49.9______|44.0______|______|

* Before minority interest and hybrid capital interest

Further details on the 1st quarter results 2013/14 are available on our homepage
www.voestalpine.com or feel free to contact our Investor Relations team +43/
50304/15-9949.

Further inquiry note:
DI Peter Fleischer
Head of Investor Relations
Tel.: +43/50304/15-9949
Fax: +43/50304/55-5581
mailto:peter.fleischer@voestalpine.com
http://www.voestalpine.com

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issuer: voestalpine AG
voestalpine-Straße 1
A-4020 Linz
phone: +43 50304/15-9949
FAX: +43 50304/55-5581
mail: IR@voestalpine.com
WWW: www.voestalpine.com
sector: Metal Goods & Engineering
ISIN: AT0000937503
indexes: WBI, ATX Prime, ATX
stockmarkets: official market: Wien
language: English