DGAP-News: Mensch und Maschine Software SE discloses preliminary 2012 figures

(DGAP Corporate News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) DGAP-News: Mensch und Maschine Software SE / Key word(s): Preliminary Results Mensch und Maschine Software SE discloses preliminary 2012 figures 21.01.2013 / 14:01 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Good Q4 in spite of the economy slowdown * Operating profit EBITDA 2012 clearly above the previous year Wessling, January 21, 2013 - According to preliminary figures, Mensch und Maschine Software SE (MUM - ISIN DE0006580806), a CAD/CAM specialist company, had a good final quarter 2012 in spite of the economy slowdown.

Annual sales in the continued segments, M+M Software and VAR, rose by approx. 15% and 26% to approx. EUR 33.6 mln (PY: 29.26) and EUR 85.4 mln (PY: 67.74), respectively. Operating profit EBITDA before depreciation, amortization, interest and taxes increased to approx. EUR 5.6 mln (PY: 4.37 / +28%) and EUR 4.3 mln (PY: 1.96 / +119%), respectively.

Group sales for 2012 amounting to approx. EUR 119 mln were approx. 22% higher than the previous year's EUR 96.99 mln in the continued segments.

Group EBITDA amounting to approx. EUR 9.9 mln came in approx. 56% above 2011's EUR 6.33 mln in the continued segments. The final quarter's contribution to group EBITDA was approx. EUR 2.8 mln (PY: 2.18 / +28%).

Even compared to the previous year's EUR 9.1 mln operating EBITDA, including the Distribution business which was sold at the end of October 2011, an approx. 9% increase was achieved.

Annual 2012 net profit after minority shares amounted to approx. EUR 3.6 mln, representing nearly a tripling compared to previous year's EUR 1.36 mln in the continued segments or an approx. 50% increase compared to the EUR 2.4 mln operating net profit including the Distribution business. As expected, only the previous year's EUR 6.79 mln total net profit including non-recurring effects from the sale of the Distribution business was not achieved.

EPS 2012 was approx. 24 Cents, compared to previous year's 9 Cents in the continued segments, 16.5 Cents from total operations and 47 Cents including non-recurring effects (all undiluted).

'Taking into account the economic environment, we can be really happy with our business in 2012, though the final quarter did not come in as strongly as we had hoped after the very good Q3, M+M CEO Adi Drotleff comments. 'All in all, the transition of the M+M business model to more value is on a good track. Our mid-term goal is an EPS increase to 50 Cents, which we are expecting for 2015 in the actual economic scenario. At that time the transition from Distribution to VAR business in Europe should be largely completed. In 2016, amortization will drop by more than EUR 1.5 mln from the 2009 acquisitions, so we expect EPS to surpass the one Euro barrier in 2017 or latest 2018.' Attention: The final audited 2012 figures, which will be disclosed on the accounts press conference at March 21, 2013, can differ from the preliminary figures disclosed in this document. The accounts press conference will be held some days earlier than March 25, previously published, in order to avoid the Easter holidays.

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Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Mensch und Maschine Software SE Argelsrieder Feld 5 82234 Wessling Germany Phone: +49 (0)815 3933-0 Fax: +49 (0)815 3933-100 E-mail: investor-relations@mum.de Internet: www.mum.de ISIN: DE0006580806 WKN: 658 080 Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München (m:access), Stuttgart; Open Market (Entry Standard) in Frankfurt End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 199491 21.01.2013

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