EANS-News: Rosenbauer International AG / Consolidated revenues up slightly thanks to growth in Europe and US / EBIT down on previous year due to difficult market development

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- Consolidated revenues up slightly thanks to growth in Europe and US
- EBIT down on previous year due to difficult market development -
Earnings performance influenced by extraordinary effects -
Satisfactory capacity utilization at production facilities __________
___________________________________________________________________ |
GROUP_KEY_FIGURES__|___________|__________________2015|_______2016_pr
ovisional| | |EUR million| |
| |Revenues___________|___________|_________________865.4|___________
_______871.0| | |EUR million|
| | |EBIT_______________|___________|__________
________50.6|___________________47.0| | |EUR
million| | | |EBT_________
_______|___________|__________________48.2|___________________43.5| |
|EUR million| | | |Order_i
ntake_______|___________|_________________905.9|__________________816
.8| |Order backlog as of|EUR million| |
| |December_31________|___________|_________________797.5|___________
_______739.7|

According to preliminary, unaudited figures, the Rosenbauer Group
closed 2016 with its revenues unchanged and earnings down only
slightly despite substantial market slumps in the Middle East.

The Rosenbauer Group's revenues amounted to EUR 871.0 million in the
2016 financial year (2015: EUR 865.4 million) and remained
satisfactory in spite of the downturn in demand on major markets due
to political unrest and the low price of oil. The decline in revenues
was compensated by a further expansion of business on the developed
markets, such as North America and Europe, and in the equipment
sector.

EBIT for the 2016 financial year was below the previous year's level
at EUR 47.0 million (2015: EUR 50.6 million). The operating result
was influenced mainly by the change in the product mix with lower
volumes of specialty vehicles and the fierce competition in Europe.
As a result of the increase in revenues, the German locations are
benefiting from better utilization of fixed costs, though margin
pressure has risen further due to the high competitive intensity. The
contribution to earnings of the NOMA area has also been defined by
declining export deliveries, which were partially offset by an
increase in local single-vehicle business, though this involves more
complex handling.

In addition, this result also includes extraordinary effects of
around EUR 3.5 million relating to the start-up phase of the newly
founded company Rosenbauer Rovereto, a provision for staff measures,
higher amortization on intangible assets from the recent acquisitions
and lower capitalization of development costs compared to the
previous year.

The measures introduced in 2016 to adjust costs and enhance
efficiency will continue in 2017 in order to safeguard the earnings
situation. "With our attractive products and measures to boost
efficiency, we are stabilizing our business despite volatile market
developments," said Dieter Siegel, CEO of Rosenbauer International
AG.

Orders The Rosenbauer Group reported incoming orders of EUR 816.8
million in the past year (2015: EUR 905.9 million). The high figure
in the previous year was due mainly to higher incoming orders from
MENA countries. While orders have increased in Central Europe and
North America, oil- and commodity-exporting countries are currently
experiencing a decline in procurement owing to the geopolitical
situation.

The order backlog was down on the previous year's figure at EUR 739.7
million as of December 31, 2016 (December 31, 2015: EUR 797.5
million). This order backlog gives the Rosenbauer Group a
satisfactory level of capacity utilization at its production
facilities and good visibility for the next ten months.

The above figures are based on advance calculations in accordance
with IFRS. The final figures for 2016 will be published on March 28,
2017.

Further inquiry note:
Rosenbauer International AG
Mag. Gerda Königstorfer
Tel.: 0732/6794-568
gerda.koenigstorfer@rosenbauer.com

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company: Rosenbauer International AG
Paschingerstrasse 90
A-4060 Leonding
phone: +43(0)732 6794 568
FAX: +43(0)732 6794 89
mail: ir@rosenbauer.com
WWW: www.rosenbauer.com
sector: Machine Manufacturing
ISIN: AT0000922554
indexes: WBI, ATX Prime
stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, Stuttgart, official market: Wien
language: English

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