ad pepper media announces its figures for the first quarter of 2008
Back to overviewNuremberg, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 13 May 2008 – ad pepper media International N.V. opened the new business year 2008 with an impressive increase of 14.8% in revenues to EUR 13,032 k (Q1/2007: EUR 11,349 k) and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of EUR 482 k (Q1/2007: EUR 1,972 k). Earnings before taxes (EBT) amounted to EUR -208 k after EUR 1,627 k in Q1 2007. Earnings per share (EPS) amounted to EUR -0.02 (Q1/2007: EUR 0.14).
First quarter earnings were enhanced by a final milestone payment of EUR 1,005 k arising from the sale of Falk eSolutions to DoubleClick. Revenues and earnings were however, influenced by the impact of foreign currency exchange rates between Euro and US dollar as well as the British pound.
The complete month report will be published on 21 May 2008 and will be available from this date on for downloading at: www.adpepper.com.
Key Figures for Q1/2008 compared to Q1/2007:
| Q1/2008 | Q1/2007 | Change in % |
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| Turnover | EURk | 13,032 | 11,349 | +14.8% |
| Gross margin | EURk | 5,698 (43.7%) | 5,936 (52.3%) |
-4.0% |
| Operating costs | EURk | 6,089 | 4,490 | +35.6% |
| EBITDA | EURk | 482 | 1,972 | -75.6% |
| EBIT | EURk | -391 | 1,446 | -127.0% |
| EBT | EURk | -208 | 1,627 | -112.8% |
| Net gain | EURk | -207 | 1,521 | -113.6% |
| Earnings/share (undiluted) |
EUR | -0.02 | 0.14 | -114.3% |
| Cash and cash equivalents |
EURk | 16,250 | 19,767 | -17.8% |
| Shareholders equity | EURk | 56,182 | 55,041 | +2.1% |
| Total assets | EURk | 67,435 | 69,562 | -3.1% |
Jens Körner (CFO)
ad pepper media International N.V.
Phone: +49 (0) 911 929057-0
Fax: +49 (0) 911 929057-157
E-mail: ir@adpepper.com