19.05.2005 – 17:48

Eybl International AG

euro adhoc: Eybl International AG
Earnings Forecast
Eybl International announces preliminary results for financial 2004/05

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19.05.2005

Development partnership strategy with auto industry proves its worth
in difficult times

Order intake and order book satisfactorily high

Krems, 19 May 2005 — For Eybl International, financial 2004/05 was
another year characterised by total concentration on being a process
oriented development partner to the automobile industry — further
increases in order intake and order book confirm the correctness of
our strategic positioning in the currently difficult industry
environment.

The uncompromising focus on customer needs and further enhancements
of process stability meant that Eybl International’s performance in
2004/05 remained generally steady. As a result of the overall
business climate in the motor industry, and more particularly the
downturn in the German motor industry in the fourth quarter of
2004/05, both sales and earnings declined slightly in comparison with
2003/04. Increased expenses for serial production runs in fabrication
also affected profitability.

Total sales revenues for the financial year amounted to EUR 332.5m
(2003/04: EUR 342.2m), with earnings before interest and tax (EBIT)
of EUR 10.2m (2003/04: EUR 12.3m). The net profit for the year came
to EUR 7.2m (2003/04: EUR 9.0m).

These preliminary figures confirm Eybl International’s stable
situation against the generally unsettling background of the
automotive sector, and underline the success of the policy
consistently pursued in recent years, of strategic realignment as a
development partner to the automobile industry. This success is
reflected in the high order intake and overall order book. Order
intake in 2004/05 climbed from last year’s EUR 515m to EUR 541m,
bringing the total order book to the very high level of EUR 1,311m
(2003/04: EUR 1,124m).

Eybl International will publish its final results for financial
2004/05 on 27 June 2005.

Summarised preliminary results for financial 2004/05: 
EUR m

2004/05        2003/04        Changes

Sales             332.5           342.2          (9.7)
EBIT               10.2            12.3          (2.1)
EBIT margin (%)     3.1             3.6          (0.5)
Net profit 
for the year        7.2             9.0          (1.8)
Order intake        541             515          26.0
Order book        1,311           1,124         187.0

end of announcement                    euro adhoc 19.05.2005 17:17:00 

Further inquiry note:

Eybl International AG
Investor Relations
Robert Gabriel
Tel.: +43 (0) 2732 881-300
Fax: +43 (0) 2732 881-79
mailto:robert.gabriel@eybl-international.com

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