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Remarkably, this positive trend continued until the end of the year: The Bossard Group gen- erated sales of CHF 145.7 million in Q4 which corresponds to a 24.5 percent increase com- pared to last year. In local currency, sales increased by 26.3 percent. Encouraging is that the growth is not unilaterally due to acquisitions. Adjusted for the acquisition and sale of share- holdings, sales increased by 8.1 percent in local currency in Q4.
In 2013 overall, Bossard achieved sales of CHF 609.7 million, hence increasing the perfor- mance level by no less than 25.2 percent (+25.3 percent in local currency). Purely organic growth amounted to 3.1 percent in local currency.
On the European market, Bossard generated sales of CHF 91.0 million in Q4. Based on this figure, the Group boasted a 40.7 percent increase compared to last year (+39.9 percent in local currency). Without the acquisition of KVT-Fastening we were able to book an 8.1 per- cent growth in revenue (+7.4 percent in local currency) compared to the same period in
2012, and the comparison is also positive in regard to the previous quarters. The high growth
rates are an expression of the company's overall positive development.
For fiscal year 2013, Bossard boasted sales of CHF 384.7 million in Europe. This translates into increased sales of 46.3 percent in Swiss francs and 44.9 percent in local currency. With- out the increase in sales due to the acquisition of KVT-Fastening, the Group experienced a modest decrease of 0.2 percent for the entire year. This result is essentially explained by the difficult market environment at the beginning of the year, with sales in Q1 2013 still being 5.8
percent below those of the previous year.
Bossard Group Phone +41 41 749 66 11
Steinhauserstrasse 70 Fax +41 41 749 66 22
CH-6301 Zug www.bossard.com investor@bossard.com
Sideways trend in the US
The demand trend was somewhat calmer in the US where Bossard generated sales of CHF
30.4 million in Q4. Not taking into account the divestment of Bossard Metrics Inc., this trans- lated into a decrease of 1.5 percent in local currency. The fact that the sales trend tended slightly downwards can be primarily attributed to the declining demand of one major custom- er.
The sales for the entire year in the US amounted to CHF 134.6 million which, adjusted for divestment, corresponds to a slight increase in sales of 0.3 percent in local currency. In total, US business has developed well in recent years. The year 2013 marks a certain high-level consolidation.
Business in Asia has been developing well. Q4 saw a sales volume of CHF 24.3 million which in Swiss francs was 19.6 percent higher than last year's figure. In local currency, Bossard even had a 25.4 percent raise in sales. Annual sales in Asia amounted to CHF 90.4 million, an increase of 11.1 percent. In local currency we generated a sales increase of 13.1 percent.
Bossard will publish the 2013 annual sales figures on the occasion of the media and analyst conference in Zurich on March 6, 2014.
Stephan Zehnder, CFO
Phone +41 41 749 65 86
E-mail investor@bossard.com www.bossard.com
Bossard is a leading supplier of intelligent solutions for industrial fastening technology. The com- pany's complete portfolio for fasteners includes worldwide sales, technical consulting (engineer- ing) and inventory management (logistics).
Its customers include local and multinational industrial companies who use Bossard's solutions
to improve their productivity. Employing more than 1,800 people in over 60 locations around the world, the Group generated CHF 609.7 million in sales in 2013. Bossard is listed on the SIX Swiss
Exchange.
Bossard Group Phone +41 41 749 66 11
Steinhauserstrasse 70 Fax +41 41 749 66 22
CH-6301 Zug www.bossard.com investor@bossard.com
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