Fiscal year 2011/2012: 9-month sales at E37.19 million


Significant points for 3rd quarter:



Unfavourable base effect for 3 rd Quarter on Home Decor
resistance of all activities despite macro-economic uncertainty
Turnover up by 0.8% at constant currencies
Order backlog positive

YTD consolidated Turnover (April 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011)




April 1, 2011- December 31,2011
 
Q3: Oct 1. 2011 - Dec 31. 2011


Non audited
9 Months
9 Months
 
 
 
3 Months
3 Months
 
 


In € million
2011/2012
2010/2011
Var. €M
Var.%
 
Q3 12
Q3 11
Var. €M
Var.%


Printing
20.11
20.85
-0.74
-3.5%
 
6.57
7.56
-0.98
-13.0%


Hardware
17.08
16.70
0.38
+2.3%
 
5.76
6.02
-0.26
-4.4%


Total 9 months
37.19
37.55
-0.36
-1.0%
 
12.33
13.58
-1.25
-9.2%


Total sales at constant currencies
37.87
37.55
0.32
+0.8%
 
12.41
13.58
-1.17
-8.6%

At constant currencies, sales stand at €37.87 million mainly due to fluctuations of the US dollar and South African Rand of around 7% and 8% respectively.

Total sales figures at December 31, 2011 are including Distec as of April 2011 and Urban Storm as of October 2011. They contributed to 11% of Hardware activity for the period.


Excluding Home Décor, Printing is down 4.8% at €13.9 million due to a persistently negative economic environment since the summer months, mainly in South Africa and Europe.


Home Décor sales at €9.84 million, for the first 9 months, are in line with the same period 2010. The forecast inventory reduction effect, anticipated in the previous press release, occurred in part during December 2011. For the quarter, the drop represents 25%. A marginal increase is expected for Q4.


Hardware sales for the period (excluding Home Décor) are up by over 2.8% at €13.43 million. Outdoor market reaction to the new product lines (Prismatronic or LED) is encouraging.


Outlook


On December 31, 2011, order backlog, essentially for “hardware” stands at €7.7 million.


Analysis of the trends noted, allows Prismaflex International to remain confident for a stable end of year activity. Due to current macro-economic uncertainty, company policy to control margins, fixed costs and financial charges is maintained (0.47 gearing on 30/09/11).


 


Next press release:

Annual Sales figures, May 3, 2012 after closure


 


PRISMAFLEX INTERNATIONAL

Outdoor Advertising solutions manufacturer and large format digital printing

ISIN: FR0004044600-PRS - Reuters: PRS.PA - Bloomberg: PRS FP

Eurolist by Euronext Paris - Compartiment C


www.prismaflex.com


 


Contacts:

Emmanuel Guzman - CFO - phone: +33 (0)4 74 70 68 00 - finance@prismaflex.com

Amalia Naveira - Analysts/Investors contact - phone: +33 (0)4 72 18 04 92 - anaveira@actus.fr

Marie-Claude Triquet - Press contact - phone: +33 (0)4 72 18 04 93 - mctriquet@actus.fr

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