Ad hoc Announcements
05/04/2012 - Resumption of share purchases within the current share buyback program
The Management Board of MOBOTIX AG resolved on 4 May 2012 to resume the repurchase of shares within the share buyback program, which had been resolved upon on 15 July 2010 and extended on 5 October 2010, up to a price of EUR 24.
The provisions of the buyback program remain unchanged. The transactions continue to be carried out and announced in compliance with the Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2273/2003. Progress of the share buyback program will be announced on www.mobotix.com on a regular basis.
In concrete terms, the Management Board determined that the total volume after the share split in the ratio of 1:3, which had been conducted meanwhile, amounts to 150,000 shares. To date 70,047 shares have been repurchased.
The ad hoc announcement can be downloaded as pdf.
04/27/2012 - MOBOTIX AG ahead of time publishes half-year figures showing a strong second quarter
Here are the key performance indicators at a glance(October 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012):
- Revenue: €40.4 million
- Export ratio: 74%
- EBIT: €9.5 million
- EBIT in % of total output: 23%
- Net income (after tax): €6.7 million
- Earnings per share: €0.51
Winnweiler/Langmeil, Germany, April 26, 2012. MOBOTIX AG (ISIN DE0005218309), a supplier of high-resolution, network-based video security systems, announces the Group’s key figures in accordance with IFRS for the first half of fiscal year 2011/12 (October 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012) ahead of time.
In the current fiscal year 2011/12 the MOBOTIX Group recorded a strong second quarter with revenue growth of 17% compared to the prior year. Revenue growth for the first half of fiscal year 2011/12 amounted to 11%. With EBIT of €9.5 million (prior year: €8.5 million) the Group achieved an EBIT margin of 23%. Net income after tax grew by 16% to €6.7 million.
Revenue increases were seen primarily in Germany (+17%) and countries outside Europe (+23%), indicating a structural growth problem in certain European markets. Consequently, growth expectations for the full fiscal year need to be adjusted to growth of 15% to 20% and an EBIT margin of around 23%.
In the medium term, MOBOTIX expects continuing strong growth and high profitability in response to the enhancement of its sales and distribution organization outside of Europe and new products in the areas of video surveillance and door communication systems that will be launched to the market in short time. This past week, key product innovations such as the world’s first flexible double-hemispheric camera (S14) were presented to a wide range of industry experts on the Light + Building trade fair in Frankfurt, where they met with a high level of interest.
The Management Board of MOBOTIX AG will present all results relating to the first half of fiscal year 2011/12 in a teleconference on May 15, 2012 at 11.00 am CET.
The ad hoc announcement can be downloaded as pdf.
10/05/2010 - Dissemination of an amendment to the current share buy-back programme
The executive board of MOBOTIX AG resolved on 5 October 2010 to amend the terms and conditions of the current share buy-back programme. Taking into account the shares already purchased, the total amount of shares to be purchased shall be up to 50,000 shares of the Company. This amounts to 1.13% of the registered share capital of the Company.
The remaining provisions of the share buy-back programme remain unaffected.
The executive board of MOBOTIX AG had resolved on 15 July 2010 to exercise the authorization granted to it by the General Shareholder’s meeting dated 30 September 2009 to buy back shares and commence a share buy-back programme. The share buy-back programme was announced as of 19 July 2010. The share buy-back programme has no fixed term, but terminates automatically upon the acquisition of the total volume of shares as set out in the share buy-back programme. This amounted initially to 15,000 shares or approx. 0.34% of the registered share capital of the Company.
The ad hoc announcement can be downloaded as pdf.
09/20/2010 - Management Board at MOBOTIX AG will be expanded
To support the continuous strong growth of MOBOTIX AG, the Supervisory Board of MOBOTIX AG has decided on September 19, 2010 (subject to approval by the Annual General Meeting on expanding the Management Board), to appoint two additional members to the Management Board as of January 1, 2011 and to newly divide the departments.
Lutz Coelen, who also managed the sales department on interim basis, will remain Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Dr. Magnus Ekerot will be appointed as the new Chief Sales Officer (CSO). Dr. Ing. Oliver Gabel, Director of Advanced Technology Development and assistant of many years to the Chief Executive Officer, will be appointed to Chief Technical Officer (CTO) and will also be in charge of Production Development.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will remain Dr. Ralf Hinkel, who wants to focus more on the strategic product development and therfore would like to hand over the tasks of the CEO to Dr. Magnus Ekerot in the mid-range future.
The ad hoc announcement can be downloaded as pdf.
07/15/2010 - MOBOTIX AG launches share buyback program
Today the executive board of MOBOTIX AG resolved to exercise the authorization granted to it by the General Shareholders’ meeting dated 30 September 2009 to buy back shares in a volume of up to 15,000 shares pursuant to section 71 para. 1 No. 8 German Stock Corporation Act.
The shares may be used for all of the reasons named in the authorization by the General Shareholders’ meeting. In particular, it is considered to grant shares to employees and members of the executive board. The buyback will be carried out over the stock exchange in compliance with the trading rules, volume and buyback restrictions set forth in the Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003.
The share buyback program shall commence on 19 July 2010. The authorization of the executive board is limited until 30 September 2014. However, the share buyback program will be terminated when the maximum number of shares is reached. Trading in shares of the Company is not allowed.
The ad hoc announcement can be downloaded as pdf.
10/28/2008 - Ad hoc Announcements
In case there are ad hoc announcements, you can find them here.
08/14/2008 - Expected Result Business Year 2007/2008
Most successful fiscal year in the history of the Mobotix Group. Sales and profit forecasts for fiscal year 2007/2008 are above expectations
- Sales: 35.3 Mio. EUR
- Sales growth: 50%
- EBIT margin: 19%
- Annual net income: approx. 4.9 Mio. EUR
MOBOTIX AG (ISIN DE0005218309) a technologically leading system provider for digital high-resolution network-based video security systems, reports preliminary sales and profit estimates above expectations for the fiscal year ending on 30th June 2008. The past fiscal year was the most successful year in the company's history.
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