ots Ad hoc-Service: BRAINPOOL TV AG <DE0005188908> BRAINPOOL TV AG: Final figures for fiscal year 2000 - Operating profit (EBIT according to IAS) tripled to DM 13.3 million - Sales grew by 63 percent to DM 90.1 million
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BRAINPOOL TV AG was able to completely fulfill its own forecasts in the business year 2000. EBIT after IAS rose by 202 percent from DM 4.4 million to DM 13.3 million. The Group income improved from DM 2.8 million to 8.5 DM million accordingly. BRAINPOOL was able to increase Group sales by 93 percent to DM 90.1 million and was thus able to slightly exceed the preliminary figures.
BRAINPOOL has experienced strong growth in all its divisions. Licensing and TV production sales rose up by 41 percent and reached DM 67.4 million. BRAINPOOL has far exceeded its merchandising business including audio products and games. In this division sales reached DM 12.6 million, after DM 6.5 million in 1999. The Internet sales increased from DM 0.6 million to DM 2.5 million. The sales in the area events/others reached DM 7.4 million.
1999 2000 Sales 55.4 (48.8) 90.1 (87.8) EBITDA 7.9 (4.7) 16.6 (15.6) EBIT 4.4 (1.6) 13.3 (12.8) Net profit 2.8 (0.6) 8.5 (7.5) Earnings per share (DM) 0.21 (0.00) 0.55 (0.65)
(in brackets forecast at stock exchange flotation; in DM million; Group figures
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