13/11/2007 Corporate News EN
Thibaut Pajot

SHS VIVEON AG: On track growth continues in Q3 2007

SHS VIVEON AG / Quarter ResultsRelease of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStoryAG.The issuer / publisher is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.----------------------------------------------------------------------o Output up 34% to EUR 41.9 million after nine months o Strong 79% growth in EBITDAMartinsried, November 13, 2007 – SHS VIVEON AG has continued its on-trackgrowth in the first nine months of fiscal year 2007. Compared to the firstnine months of 2006, the company increased its output by 34% to EUR 41.9million (previous year: EUR 31.2 million). The output in its core businessof consulting and software solutions for customer value and customer riskmanagement was up to EUR 29.6 million, or 9.4% compared to the first threequarters of 2006. The 16.5% growth rate in the German-speaking region wasparticularly pleasing. Business in Spain also contributed to the group'sgrowth. Although the core business in Spain only grew moderately due to thehighly competitive environment, hardware sales, which are not part of thegroup's core business, tripled from EUR 4.2 million to EUR 12.3 million.EBITDA from continued operations also enjoyed substantial growth. Theconsulting and software company recorded earnings of EUR 1.5 million in thefirst nine months of 2007 – thus up 79% compared to the same period of theprevious year (EUR 0.9 million). EBT increased to around EUR 2.1 million(previous year: EUR -2.1 million). This includes, as was also the case inH1 2007, a positive extraordinary effect from the reversal of the IKB loan,which brought the financial result to around EUR 2.2 million. SHS VIVEON AGrecorded net income (profit) of EUR 1.5 million in the first nine months(previous year:  EUR -1.4 million). This corresponds to earnings per shareof EUR 0.11 (previous year:  EUR -0.11) from continued operations. If theearnings from discontinued operations (from the sale of the 'Interactive'division) are also taken into account, profits after the first nine monthslifted to EUR 2.6 million or EUR 0.18 per share. These positive earningshave bolstered the group's equity ratio, taking it from 47% at the end offiscal year 2006 to a new total of 54%, and it thus has a substantiallystronger balance sheet structure. Dirk Roesing, SHS VIVEON AG's CEO is very pleased with the growth inearnings during the first nine months: 'We have both expanded our operatingbusiness and once again improved our cost structure. We plan to build onthese foundations and further improve the group's profitability. We arethus looking to the new fiscal year with great confidence!'SHS VIVEON AG is headquartered in Martinsried (by Munich) and is listed onthe Prime Standard segment of Frankfurt Stock Exchange. It has threesubsidiaries in ten locations in three European countries: SHS VIVEON GmbH(D), SHS VIVEON Schweiz AG (CH) and SHS Polar Sistemas Informáticos S.L.(E). SHS VIVEON is one of Europe's leading customer management providerswith more than 550 employees and over 150 customers in 15 countries, 30% ofwhich are Fortune 500 International companies. SHS VIVEON's customersinclude well-known enterprises from the financial services, industry,retail and telecommunications sectors, including BayWa, BMW FinancialServices, Credit Suisse, DaimlerChrysler, Deutsche Telekom, Ingram Micro,RaabKarcher, o2 Deutschland, Orange, SüdLeasing and Telefonica. Additionalinformation is available at: www.The-Customer-Management-Company.comSHS VIVEON AGWolfgang BrandPhone: +49 (0)89 - 747257-24Email: Investor.Relations@SHS-VIVEON.com cometis AGUlrich WiehlePhone: +49 (0)611 - 205855-11Email: wiehle@cometis.de13.11.2007  Financial News transmitted by DGAP---------------------------------------------------------------------- Language:     EnglishIssuer:       SHS VIVEON AG              Fraunhoferstraße 12              82152 Martinsried bei München              DeutschlandPhone:        +49 (0)89 747-257-0Fax:          +49 (0)89 747-257-10E-mail:       investor.relations@shs-viveon.comInternet:     www.shs-viveon.comISIN:         DE0005072409WKN:          507240Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr              in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf End of News                                     DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------