DGAP-Adhoc: Softing AG: Preliminary figures

Preliminary figures of Softing AG:

Softing finished the 2018 fiscal year with its highest revenues ever of EUR 84.0 million (previous year: EUR 78.7 million).

The EBIT amounted to EUR 4.1 million (previous year EUR 2.3 million). This number includes unplanned start-up costs of approx. EUR 1 million for GlobalmatiX which had been acquired in Q1-2018.

Cash and cash equivalents amounted to EUR 9.7 million at year-end (previous year: EUR 10.3 million). Softing's equity-to-assets ratio improved to 67% (previous year 65%). Net debt has been reduced by approx. EUR 1 million.

Softing enjoys a comfortable volume of orders at hand. The board expects growing revenues and further improvements on EBIT in fiscal year 2019. The Company will issue an initial guidance with the publication of final figures in its 2018 annual report.

The complete annual report for 2018 will be available at www.softing.com from March 29, 2019.