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'Ad-hoc message pursuant to § 15 WpHG' Mühlbauer sets out to regain lost ground - rise of order income and sales

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9-month report
29.10.2007
Roding, 30 October 2007 - In Q3 2007, Mühlbauer Holding AG & Co. KGaA
quoted on the Prime Standard and worldwide active independent advisor
and manufacturer of innovative security solutions for the TECURITY® 
market, set out to regain lost ground and achieved significant growth
of order income and sales.
Based on a high order backlog and a strong year-on-year increase in 
order income of 27.1%, the Mühlbauer Group boosted sales in Q3 - as 
expected - and achieved a volume of EUR 41.5 million (PY: EUR 37.2 
million). This corresponds to a growth of 11.5%. In so doing, the 
significant increase of sales in the SmartID area - which was borne 
not only by the predominant interest in systems for the production of
security-oriented ID applications for the governments of different 
countries but, in particular, also by the rise in demand for Smart 
Label solutions - provided a positive impact. Although EBIT in Q3 did
not reach the year-on-year level of EUR 8.6 million, due to higher 
operating costs, however, at EUR 5.8 million, a continual upwards 
trend over the rest of the year is discernible. This corresponds to 
an EBIT margin of 14.1% (PY: 23.0%). EBT was EUR 6.0 million, after 
EUR 10.2 million in the same period of the previous year. After 
deduction of tax expenses, which were reduced by special earnings of 
EUR 1.1 million as a result of the German Corporate Tax Reform 2008, 
net income for Q3 totaled EUR 5.0 million (PY: EUR 6.8 million). This
corresponds to earnings per share of EUR 0.37 (PY: EUR 0.47). On a 
nine-month comparison, the difference in consolidated sales of the 
Mühlbauer Group (EUR 106.8 million; PY: EUR 115.0 million) dropped to
7.1%. Over the same period of time, Mühlbauer achieved an EBIT of EUR
13.6 million (PY: EUR 24.9 million), while earnings per share 
amounted to EUR 0.74 (PY: EUR 1.28).
The unfavorable development of working capital was also arrested. 
While an increase of EUR 16.9 million was recorded over the first 
nine months of the previous year, in Q3 working capital rose by a 
mere EUR 4.2, to EUR 49.7 million. Compared to the previous year, 
this positive development supported the climb of free cashflow to a 
value of EUR +2.9 million (PY: EUR-0.5 million). As a result of the 
distribution of profits in April of the year under review the equity 
ratio declined slightly, at 79.6% (PY: 80.1%). In the same period, 
net financial assets dropped from EUR 44.7 million to EUR 31.0 
million, largely due to the investments made and the distribution of 
profits.
The upswing recorded in the course of the year so far, in respect of 
order income was perpetuated in Q3. Order income of the international
system supplier Mühlbauer climbed to EUR 46.9 million, thus exceeding
the year-on-year value (PY: 36.9) by 27.1%. On a nine-month view, the
accumulated order income totaled EUR 122.8 million and thus lagged 
the previous year´s result (PY: 125.1) by 1.8%. At 1.0%, the order 
backlog of the international Mühlbauer Group was only slightly lower 
year-on-year (PY: 89.1) and amounted to EUR 88.2 million on 30 
September 2007.
The continuation of the plans of many states and public authorities 
to introduce new security-oriented ID systems in Smart Card and 
passport formats globally, is of particular significance to the 
further development of the Mühlbauer Group. The additional conversion
of conventional payment transaction cards to chips and the rising 
demand for GSM cards opens up further opportunities for growth. With 
its comprehensive range of solutions in the Cards & TECURITY® area, 
consisting of innovative technology systems and user-oriented 
software solutions, Mühlbauer is in an ideal position to continue to 
benefit from this growth market. Global demand for intelligent radio 
labels is set to increase on the RFID market as well. Alongside many 
other areas, an intensification of the RFID technology is in 
particular discernible in logistics processes and in ticketing. 
Mühlbauer is well prepared to meet demand and can offer innovative 
technology solutions for the production of Smart Labels and for the 
processing of self-adhesive labels or tickets. The international 
expansion of the Group is being driven ahead: alongside the 
development of the technology site in Malaysia and the development 
site in Slovakia, Mühlbauer intends to fit its branch in the USA with
a modern customer relations center to reinforce its position on this 
market.
Please find the complete quarterly report on the Internet at 
www.muehlbauer.de.
Contact and additional information: Investor Relations, Tel.: +49 (0)
9461-952-1653, Fax: +49 (0) 9461-952-8520,  
investor-relations@muehlbauer.de, Mühlbauer Holding AG & Co. KGaA, 
Josef-Mühlbauer-Platz 1, 93426 Roding, Germany, www.muehlbauer.de.
end of announcement                               euro adhoc 30.10.2007 07:30:00

Further inquiry note:

Hubert Forster
CFO
+49(0)9461-952-1141
hubert.forster@muehlbauer.de

Branche: Machine Manufacturing
ISIN: DE0006627201
WKN: 662720
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