Borussia Dortmund announces preliminary results for the first half of the fiscal year 2014/2015

Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA  / Key word(s): Half Year Results/Preliminary Results

20.02.2015 10:00

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Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA announces preliminary results for the
first half of the fiscal year 2014/2015 (July 1st until December 31st,
2014):

Group revenues increased by 10.1% in the first half-year. 

According to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) the
Borussia Dortmund Group profit in the first half-year 2014/2015 amounted
EUR 3,7 m. (previous first half-year EUR 8.2 m.). The decline in earnings
is mainly due to the full repayment of all credit liabilities of the Group
and the related costs incurred for compensation for early discharge and the
redemption of credit hedging transactions totaling approx. EUR 4.3 m.

Earnings before taxes, interest, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)
amounted EUR 30.7 m. (previous first half-year EUR 26.7 m). Group Earnings
before taxes and interest (EBIT) were EUR 10.1 m. (previous first half-year
EUR 11.6 m.). Group revenues increased by EUR 13.7 m. or 10.1 % compared to
the previous first half year to an amount of EUR 150.3 m. (previous first
half-year EUR 136.6 m.).

Personnel expenses changed to EUR 56.6 m. (previous first half-year EUR
52.2 m.). Depreciation and amortization resulted in EUR 20.6 m. (previous
first half-year EUR 15.1 m.). Other operating expenses amounted EUR 53.9 m.
(previous first half-year EUR 48.0 m.) in the report period. The financial
result amounted EUR -6.5 m. (previous first half-year EUR -1.9 m.), the tax
result amounted EUR 0.1 m. (previous first half-year EUR -1.4 m.).

Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA recorded in the first half of the fiscal
year 2014/2015 earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) in an amount of
EUR 2.5 m. (previous first half-year EUR 6.4 m.). Earnings before taxes
(EBT) amounted EUR 2.1 m. (previous first half-year EUR 9.4. m.) and the
semi-annual result amounted EUR 1.7 m. (previous first half-year EUR 7.9
m.) in the report period.

The complete semi-annual financial report H1 2014/2015 can be downloaded as
pdf.-file under www.aktie.bvb.de (rubric publications) from February 27th,
2015 on.


Dortmund, February 20th, 2015

Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA
Borussia Dortmund Geschäftsführungs-GmbH


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Language:     English
Company:      Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA
              Rheinlanddamm 207 - 209
              44137 Dortmund
              Germany
Phone:        0231/ 90 20 - 2746
Fax:          0231/ 90 20 - 852746
E-mail:       [email protected]
Internet:     www.bvb.de/aktie // www.aktie.bvb.de
ISIN:         DE0005493092
WKN:          549309
Indices:      SDAX
Listed:       Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
              Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich,
              Stuttgart
 
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