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Composite Materials
Gurit achieved in Q1 2013 net sales of CHF 52.9 million (Q1 2012: CHF 89.6 million) with customers in the traditionally supplied materials markets of Wind Energy, Aerospace, Rail and Marine and the growing broad industrial market. Gurit achieved a 17.8% sales increase with material supplies for Industrial and Marine purposes; sales to Aerospace and Rail customers remained almost stable. Sales achieved in the Wind Energy market declined due to low demand in Asia, stable sales in Europe and the slow recovery in the USA where the production tax credits were only renewed at year-end 2012.
Composite Systems and Engineering
Gurit reports for Q1 2013 net sales of CHF 7.9 million (Q1 2012: CHF 6.2 million) from engineering services and the manufacture of finished parts, systems and tools. Sales of finished automotive car body parts made from carbon fibre prepregs rose by 126.6% compared with Q1 2012. Systems and components for other industries increased 12.6%. The demand for moulds for wind rotor blades is still very low.
Outlook
Gurit confirms its guidance for FY 2013 and continues to expect a sales level of around CHF 300 million and an operating profit margin exceeding 6% of sales.
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Net sales
by Target Markets
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YTD sales
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Sales by quarter
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in CHF 1000
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2012
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2013
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Change in repor-ted CHF
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Change @ ytd 2013 transl.
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Q2
2012
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Q3
2012
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Q4
2012
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Q1
2013
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Wind Energy
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62’250
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23’504
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-62.2%
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-62.5%
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58’494
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57’718
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26’128
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23’504
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Aero & Rail
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12’786
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12’307
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-3.7%
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-4.7%
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11’115
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11’790
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12’382
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12’307
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Industrial & Marine
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14’524
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17’111
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17.8%
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17.1%
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13’097
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14’438
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15’494
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17’111
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Composite Materials
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89’560
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52’922
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-40.9%
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-41.4%
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82’706
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83’946
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54’004
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52’922
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Automotive
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1’378
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3’123
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126.6%
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127.3%
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2’823
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3’383
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4’480
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3’123
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Tooling
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3’763
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3’596
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-4.4%
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-5.5%
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13’616
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3’151
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4’406
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3’596
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Engineered Structures
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1’056
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1’189
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12.6%
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12.2%
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743
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1’027
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978
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1’189
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Composite Systems
and Engineering
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6’197
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7’908
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27.6%
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26.7%
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17’182
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7’561
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9’864
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7’908
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Total Group
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95’757
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60’830
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-36.5%
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-37.0%
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99’888
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91’507
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63’868
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60’830
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The Annual General Meeting held today at Pfäffikon/SZ approved all motions formulated by the Board of Directors: Gurit will thus pay out CHF 15.00 per listed bearer share out of reserves from capital contributions; this payment is exempt from withholding tax. Gurit bearer shares will be traded ex-dividend as from Thursday April 11, 2013 (ex-dividend date). The positions entitled to dividend payments will be recorded on Monday April 15, 2013 (record date) and the payments will be made on Tuesday April 16, 2013 (payment date). The Annual General Meeting re-elected Peter Leupp, Chairman, for another three-year term of office as Member of the Board of Directors.
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