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Annual Reports / init closes 2004 better than expected

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30.03.2005
Owing to a strong final spurt in the last quarter, init innovation in
traffic systems AG in the end performed better than expected in the
2004 fiscal year. According to the annual report presented today, the
revenues from October to December totaled 15.5 million Euro, thus
being 35 per cent above the comparative prior-year quarter (Q4 2003:
11.5 million Euro). As a consequence, annual sales improved on the
revised projections and the previous year (30.0 million Euro) by 8.3
per cent to 32.5 million Euro.
Along with the excellent sales trend particularly in international
business, the now completed rationalization of the internal
structures also had a positive effect on the year-end results. Thus,
the earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) in the fourth quarter
rose by 70 per cent to 2.4 million Euro (Q4 2003: 1.4 million Euro).
Hence, over the whole year, the negative value of the EBIT could be
reduced to 1.2 million Euro (projection: -2.0 million Euro, 2003:
+0.8 million Euro). The turnaround achieved in the latter half of
2004 was also evident in the consolidated deficit, which could be
reduced to 0.7 million Euro (first half of 2004: -3.0 million Euro,
2003: +0.4 million Euro). The earnings per share in the end stood at
-0.07 Euro (first half of 2004: -0.30 Euro, 2003: +0.04 Euro).
Due to the strong final quarter, the operating cash flow also took a
marked turn up. At 2.0 million Euro, it increased by 68 per cent as
against the previous year (2003: 1.2 million Euro).
Already accelerated with single-minded determination in prior years,
it was the involvement of init in foreign markets that proved
particularly profitable. At 25.5 million Euro (2003: 16.4 million
Euro), 78.6 per cent of sales of the telematics specialist in 2004
were generated abroad (2003: 54.6 per cent). In European business
(excluding Germany), the revenues of the company improved by 26.3 per
cent to 10.4 million Euro (2003: 8.2 million Euro), while in North
America, sales even more than doubled to 18.9 million US dollar
(2003: 9.2 million US dollar). In Germany, on the other hand, the
poor investment trend among public transportation companies in the
previous three years continued throughout 2004, so that revenues in
this part of the world fell by a further 48.9 per cent to 7.0 million
Euro (2003: 13.6 million Euro).
Owing to the now noticeable upturn on the domestic market and the
continuing positive trend in international business, init anticipates
further growth and a positive result in 2005.
end of announcement                    euro adhoc 30.03.2005 09:27:24 

Further inquiry note:

Alexandra Weiß
Investor Relations
Telefon: +49(0)721 6100-102
E-Mail: aweiss@initag.de

Branche: Semiconductors & active components
ISIN: DE0005759807
WKN: 575980
Index: CDAX, Prime All Share, Technologie All Share
Börsen: Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse / regulated dealing
Berliner Wertpapierbörse / free trade
Hamburger Wertpapierbörse / free trade
Baden-Württembergische Wertpapierbörse / free trade
Börse Düsseldorf / free trade
Niedersächsische Börse zu Hannover / free trade
Bayerische Börse / free trade
Bremer Wertpapierbörse (BWB) / free trade

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