EANS-Adhoc: gategroup provides comparable 9 months results for 2011
02.11.2012 – 07:02
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ad-hoc disclosure transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comparable 9 months results for 2011 02.11.2012 - 2011 results disclosed in light of upcoming release of 2012 January - September financial results ZURICH, Nov. 2, 2012 -- The Board of Directors of gategroup Holding AG announced on March 15, 2012 its decision to introduce quarterly financial reporting to facilitate performance tracking of gategroup by shareholders and investors. The report to be published on November 15, 2012 will be the first ever for January to September period since the Company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange in 2009. In view of this upcoming release on performance for the first nine months of 2012 gategroup today is disclosing financial results from last year's first three quarters to provide historical context. Results for the 2011 January-September period are as follows: In CHF million January - September 2011 -------------- ------------------------ Revenue 2,021.5 Segment EBITDA 156.2 Segment EBITDA margin 7.7% Operating profit 93.3 Operating profit margin 4.6% Profit for the period 43.1 Cash flow generated from operations 44.4 ------------------------ ---- About gategroup: gategroup is the leading independent global provider of onboard services to companies that serve people on the move. gategroup comprises the following brands: deSter, eGate Solutions, Gate Aviation, Gate Gourmet, Gate Retail Onboard, Gate Safe, Harmony, Performa, potmstudios, Pourshins and Supplair. Shares of Zurich-based gategroup are traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the symbol GATE. Please visit our website at http://www.gategroup.com. INVITATION TO ANALYSTS AND INVESTORS gategroup CFO Thomas Bucher invites analysts and investors to participate in a telephone conference call regarding the 2012 third quarter results. The presentation can be accessed via webcast and dial-in teleconference at 14:30 CET on Thursday November 15, 2012. To listen to the live presentation via teleconference, call the dial-in number approximately 15 minutes before the start time. Once dialed in, please follow the instructions given over the phone. end of ad-hoc-announcement ================================================================================ Direct dial-in numbers: +41(0)91-610-56-00 (Europe) +44(0)203-059-58-62 (UK) +1-866-291-41-66 (USA - Toll-Free) To link to the live webcast of the presentation, please go to the "Investor Pack" tab under the "Investor Relations" section of the gategroup web site, http://www.gategroup.com. SOURCE gategroup Further inquiry note: Media: Jean-Luc Ferrazzini, Head of Corporate Communications, communications@gategroup.com, +41-43-812-9128, or Investors: Dagmara Robinson, Director Investor Relations, drobinson@gategroup.com, +41-43-812-5496 end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- issuer: gategroup Holding AG Balz-Zimmermannstrasse 7 CH-8302 Kloten phone: +41 43 812 54 96 FAX: +41 43 812 91 19 mail: invest@gategroup.com WWW: http://www.gategroupmember.com/ sector: Consumer Goods ISIN: CH0100185955 indexes: stockmarkets: Hauptsegment: SIX Swiss Exchange language: English