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EQS-News: AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG ANNOUNCES FY 2023 RESULTS

EQS-News: AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG / Key word(s): Annual Results/Annual
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   AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG ANNOUNCES FY 2023 RESULTS

   21.03.2024 / 18:58 CET/CEST
   The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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   March 21^st, 2024: AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG (ACAG) posts another year with
   very strong revenue and profitability growth.

    

     • Group Adj. Revenues* during FY 2023 increased by 13.2% reaching €
       351.3m. Excluding the effect of the one-off Kenyan elections project
       in 2022, comparable revenues increased by 23.0%, or € 65.8m.
     • Growth driven by strong performance in Secure Chip & Payments, Digital
       Transformation Solutions in Central Eastern Europe, consolidation of
       Romanian postal activities.
     • FY 2023 Group Adj. EBITDA grew by 27.2% and reached € 49.3m, with a
       margin of 14.0% compared to 12.5% in FY 2022. Excluding Kenya, Adj.
       EBITDA grew by 50.6%.
     • Net Income for the period increased by 220.9% to € 17.0m, with a
       margin of 4.8% compared to 1.7% in FY 2022, due to strong operating
       performance and significantly less adjustments.
     • Dividend of €0.10 per share to be proposed to the AGM.

    

   *Excluding the effect of IAS29 (Hyperinflation accounting)  with respect
   to the Türkiye-based operations. Reported IFRS FY 2023 Group Revenues were
   € 364.6mn.

    

   CEO COMMENTARY

   AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG Group-CEO, Manolis Kontos, noted:

    “2023 was a remarkable, transformational year for AUSTRIACARD. In March,
   through a merger with our already listed sub INFORM in Greece our shares
   were listed in both the Vienna and Athens exchanges, enabling investors to
   participate in the successful course of the whole Group. In the middle of
   the year we proceeded with the reorganization of our businesses along
   geographic clusters, facilitating faster expansion in new markets,
   enhancing at the same time cross selling and customer service. In December
   we also completed our refinancing at Group level, securing significant
   financial flexibility to pursue our growth objectives.

   We posted one more year of strong growth in both revenues and
   profitability. Group Adj. Revenues grew by 13.2%,  Adj. EBITDA by 27.2%
   and Net Income by 220.9%. If we exclude the Kenyan elections project
   effect from 2022 results, the respective increases are 23.0% in Adj.
   Revenues and 50.6% in Adj. EBITDA.

   Performance was very strong in Central Eastern Europe & DACH, where Adj.
   Revenues grew by 35.2% reaching €224.6mn and Adj. EBITDA by 166.8%
   reaching €30.3mn, driven by Secure Chip & Payment, Digital Transformation
   Solutions and consolidation of Romanian postal operations. In Western
   Europe, Nordics & Americas, Adj. Revenues were flat at €116.0mn with Adj.
   EBITDA at €17.9mn, affected mainly by the US regional bank turmoil in H2
   2023.  The US market remains a priority for the Group and we anticipate
   strong contribution in the years to come. In the Türkiye, Middle East &
   Africa segment, Adj. Revenues declined by 3.0% to €53.7mn and Adj. EBITDA
   reached €4.9mn, due to the Kenyan elections comparable. Ex. Kenya, the
   segment’s Adj. Revenues grew by 76.0% and Adj. EBITDA by 68.1%. The
   performance in Türkiye reflects the ability of the Group in bringing
   results in the markets we focus to grow our market share.     (All segment
   figures are displayed pre intragroup eliminations).

   AUSTRIACARD just completed one year as a listed company and to reward our
   shareholders we plan to propose to the AGM the distribution of a €0.10 per
   share dividend. 

   Finally, on behalf of the Board I want to extend our warmest wishes to
   Panagiotis Spyropoulos, our departing Group CEO. Panagiotis has been
   instrumental, during the 13 years that he was at the helm, in expanding
   AUSTRIACARD across all axes, geographic reach, size and profitability. We
   thank him for his hard work, talent, loyalty and determination.”

   1-12 2023 BUSINESS PERFORMANCE

    

   The following analysis is based on the business performance as monitored
   by Group management excluding effects of IAS 29 Hyperinflation accounting.
   The reported IFRS FY2023 Results of the Group can be found in the
   corporate website
   https://www.austriacard.com/investor-relations-ac/financial-reporting-ac/.

    

   Key performance indicators       1-12 2023 1-12 2022 D '23-'22 D '23-'22 %
   in € million
   Revenue                              351.3     310.3      40.9       13.2%
   Gross profit I                       158.8     138.0      20.7       15.0%
   Gross profit I margin                45.2%     44.5%      0.7%         n/a
   Gross profit II                       86.8      74.4      12.3       16.6%
   Gross profit II margin               24.7%     24.0%      0.7%         n/a
   OPEX excluding depreciation and    (111.7)    (98.5)    (13.2)       13.4%
   impairment
   OPEX excluding depreciation and     -31.8%    -31.7%     -0.1%         n/a
   impairment as % on sales
   adjusted EBITDA                       49.3      38.7      10.6       27.2%
   adjusted EBITDA margin              14.03%    12.48%     1.55%         n/a
   adjusted EBIT                         33.2      24.3       8.8       36.3%
   adjusted EBIT margin                  9.4%      7.8%      1.6%         n/a
   adjusted Profit before tax            26.1      20.1       6.0       29.9%
   adjusted Profit before tax            7.4%      6.5%      1.0%         n/a
   margin
   adjusted Profit after tax             21.9      16.7       5.2       31.3%
   adjusted Profit after tax margin      6.2%      5.4%      0.9%         n/a
   Profit after Tax                      17.0       5.3      11.7      220.9%
   Profit after Tax margin               4.8%      1.7%      3.1%         n/a
   Net Equity / Total Assets            33.3%     29.9%      3.4%         n/a
   Operating Cash Flow                    9.1      40.9    (31.8)      -77.7%
   Operating Cash Flow as % on           2.6%     13.2%    -10.6%         n/a
   sales
                                                                             
   Net Working Capital                   58.2      23.0      35.2      152.7%
   Net Working Capital as % on          16.6%      7.4%      9.2%         n/a
   sales
   Net Debt / adjusted EBITDA             1.9       2.0     (0.0)         n/a

    

    Business Performance

    AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS Group revenues reached € 351.3m increasing by €
   40.9m or 13.2% compared to 2022. The main drivers of this revenue increase
   are attributed to a strong performance of the Secure Chip & Payment
   Solutions
   (€ +27m), especially in Central Eastern Europe & DACH, as well as Türkiye.
   This amount includes € 9.5m revenues related to not-yet invoiced Contract
   assets. The number of sold and invoiced cards increased by 7.1m or 5.6%
   from 127.7m to 134.8m cards. Revenues from postal and distribution
   services grew by € 20.0m mainly attributable to the Romanian market
   through the majority stake acquisition of Pink Post solutions business.
   Additionally, revenues in the field of digitalization solutions increased
   by € 6.0m due to the start of the implementation of the public
   digitalization projects in Greece and continued business growth in that
   area in general. This strong performance in Secure Chip & Payment and
   Digital Transformation Solutions, the two technology based pylons of the
   Group, together with general improvement in other sectors more than
   compensated the reduction in security printing related to the Kenya
   elections project implemented 2022.

   Gross profit I increased by € 20.7m or 15.0% to € 158.8m in 2023 as a
   result of the strong increase in revenues. The Gross margin I increased by
   0.7 percentage points to 45.2% mainly due to a higher average sales price
   and the increase in service related revenues such as Document
   Digitalization and distribution services.

   Gross profit II increased by € 12.3m or 16.6% to € 86.8m in 2023 and Gross
   margin II increased by 0.7 percentage points to 24.7% due to revenue
   growth and economies of scale as result of the higher utilization of the
   group’s production facilities.

   Operating expenses excluding depreciation, amortization and impairment
   (OPEX) increased by € 13.2m or 13.4% from € 98.5m to € 111.7m in 2023
   mainly due to the addition of the Pink Post distribution business in
   Romania (€ 10.0m), the finalization of the set-up of the personalization
   facility in the US (€ 2.6m), higher headquarters expenses in the wake of
   the listing at the Athens and Vienna stock exchanges and the
   reorganization of group management (€ 1.4m). Also, OPEX increased as a
   result of business growth, combined with inflationary salary and costs
   increases, that more than offset the reduction in OPEX related to the
   Kenya election project implemented in 2022 (€ -8.5m). As percentage of
   revenues Operating expenses remained stable at 31.8% compared to 31.7% in
   2022.

   Adjusted EBITDA increased by € 10.6m or 27.2% from € 38.7m to € 49.3m in
   2023, as a result of the strong operating performance of Secure Chip &
   Payment Solutions in the Central Eastern Europe & DACH as well as Türkiye
   markets, the consolidation of the Pink Post distribution business and the
   growth of Digital Transformation Solutions, which more than compensated
   higher OPEX requirements and the Kenya election project effect in 2022. As
   a result, adjusted EBITDA margin increased by 1.6 percentage points from
   12.5% to 14.0%.

   Adjusted EBIT increased by € 8.8m or 36.3% reaching € 33.2m as the
   increase in adjusted EBITDA was only partially compensated by higher
   depreciation & amortization mainly related to recent investments. Adjusted
   Profit before tax increased by € 6.0m or 29.9% reaching € 26.1m as the
   higher adjusted EBIT was partially offset by higher interest expenses
   driven by the increase in Euribor. 

   Profit after tax increased by € 11.7m and thus more than tripled from €
   5.3m to € 17.0m due to the adjusted Profit before tax and the reduction of
   non-cash expenses for management participation programs by € 5.0m.

   Pro forma business performance excluding Kenya election project

   As presented in the table below, excluding the effects of the Kenya
   election project implemented in 2022 Revenues have increased by 23.0%,
   Gross Profit II by 28.9% as the Gross profit II margin improved by 1.1
   percentage points from 23.6% to 24.7% based on average sales price
   increases, economies of scale and a higher contribution of services and
   solutions, which have a higher margin, in revenues. OPEX in absolute terms
   increased by 24.3% while OPEX as a percentage of revenues slightly
   increased by 0.3 percentage points compared to 2022. Adjusted EBITDA
   increased by 50.6% and the adjusted EBITDA margin improved by 2.6
   percentage points to 14.0% in 2023.

    

   pro forma Key financial
   indicators
   excl. 2022 Kenya election        1-12 2023 1-12 2022 D '23-'22 D '23-'22 %
   project
   in € million
   Revenue                              351.3     285.5      65.8       23.0%
   Gross profit I                       158.8     122.4      36.4       29.7%
   Gross profit I margin                45.2%     42.9%      2.3%         n/a
   Gross profit II                       86.8      67.3      19.4       28.9%
   Gross profit II margin               24.7%     23.6%      1.1%         n/a
   Total OPEX excluding               (111.7)    (89.9)    (21.8)       24.3%
   depreciation
   Total OPEX excluding                 31.8%     31.5%      0.3%         n/a
   depreciation as % on sales
   adjusted EBITDA                       49.3      32.7      16.6       50.6%
   adjusted EBITDA margin               14.0%     11.5%      2.6%         n/a

    

   Effect of IAS 29 Hyperinflation

    

   As presented in the table below, the application of IAS 29 Hyperinflation
   with respect to our Türkiye-based operations, hyperinflation accounting
   increased Revenues by € 13.3m reaching € 364.6m in 2023 compared to by €
   4.4m reaching 
   € 314.7m in 2022. Hyperinflation accounting is also increasing adjusted
   EBITDA, adjusted EBIT and adjusted Profit before tax in the IFRS Income
   statement compared to the Management Income statement by € 1.3m, € 1.2m
   respectively 
   € 1.1m each in 2023 compared to € 0.4m in 2022. Due to the negative impact
   of IAS 29 in Net finance costs, Profit before tax and Profit as per
   Management Income statement are lower by € 0.2m in 2023 and by € 0.3m
   respectively € 0.4m lower in 2022.

    

                                        2023                      2022
   Impact of                                                                 
   hyperinflation                       IAS29                  IAS29
   in € million               IFRS     Effect    MGMT   IFRS  Effect   MGMT
   Revenues                  364.6       13.3   351.3  314.7     4.4  310.3  
   Gross Profit I            161.3        2.5   158.8  138.8     0.8  138.0  
   Gross Profit II            88.3        1.5    86.8   74.9     0.4   74.4  
   OPEX                    (113.0)      (1.3) (111.7) (98.9)   (0.4) (98.5)  
   adjusted EBITDA            50.4        1.2    49.3   39.1     0.4   38.7  
   adjusted EBIT              34.3        1.2    33.2   24.7     0.4   24.3  
   adjusted Profit before     27.3        1.1    26.1   20.5     0.4   20.1  
   tax
   Profit before tax          21.0      (0.2)    21.2    8.4   (0.3)    8.7  
   Profit                     16.8      (0.2)    17.0    4.8   (0.4)    5.3  
                                                                             

    

   Financial Position

    

   Total assets increased by € 51.5m from € 270.2m to € 321.7m as of 31
   December 2023 which is mainly related to increases in inventories for raw
   materials, goods-in-transit (€ +22.2m) and contract assets (€ +9.5m) and
   restricted cash deposits received from customers included in other
   receivables and contract liabilities (€ +8.1m). Non-current assets
   increased by € 3.0m to € 156.8m mainly due to the cyclical revaluation of
   land and buildings and the effects of hyperinflation accounting for the
   operations in Türkiye (€ +2.5m) and investments in machinery which were
   partially offset by depreciation and amortization and the reduction in
   fair value of interest rate swaps for hedging purposes 
   (€ -1.4m).

    

   Non-current liabilities increased by € 25.3m from € 90.0m to € 115.2m as a
   result of the group-wide refinancing of loans & borrowings (€ +31.8m)
   being partially offset by the derecognition of long-term liabilities for
   management participation programs. Equity increased by € 26.3m due to the
   Profit of the financial year and the implementation of the equity settled
   stock option plan for senior group management (€ +9.4m). As a result of
   the Company’s merger with its former subsidiary Inform P. Lykos Holdings
   SA, Greece, non-controlling interest was reduced from € 11.6m to € 0.7m. 
   The Group’s equity ratio thus increased from 29.9% to 33.3% as of 31
   December 2023.

    

   Coming from a low level as of 31 December 2022, Net working capital
   increased by € 35.1m or 152.5% from € 23.0m to 
   € 58.2m due to the high level of Inventory and Contract assets. Net
   working capital as a percentage of revenues increased from a very low
   level in 2022 of 7.4%, after being at 15.8% in 2021 to 16.6% as of 31
   December 2023.

    

   Net Debt increased by € 18.5m from € 76.6m as of 31 December 2022 to €
   95.0m as of 31 December 2023 due to the normalization and thus increase in
   working capital requirements. The net debt / adjusted EBITDA ratio
   decreased from 2.0 in 2022 to 1.9 as of 31 December 2023.

    

    

    

   ABOUT AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG

    

   AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG, headquartered in Vienna, with an international
   presence and one of the leading providers of Secure Digital Technology
   Solutions in Europe.

   AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG is the one of the leading B2B providers of smart
   cards, personalization and payment solutions, as well as secure data
   management and digitalization solutions, in Austria, Scandinavia, Central
   and Eastern Europe and South Eastern Europe, while also having significant
   market share in many other European countries and Türkiye. The Group is
   expanding fast in geographical areas outside Europe, such as the USA where
   it has established a new personalization center, and the Middle East &
   Africa where sales units have been developed that have already drawn
   significant new business. In addition, the Company has become a payment
   products and solutions partner of choice for Challenger Banks/Neo Banks, a
   growing market segment world-wide.

   The Company has a very strong pan-European operational footprint, reaching
   from the United Kingdom to Greece and Türkiye, with seven production
   facilities and seven personalization centers in Europe, as well as an
   additional personalization center in USA, employing currently around 2,600
   people. It also has sales offices in Norway, Czech Republic, Germany,
   Croatia, Serbia, Jordan, the UAE and a network of partners and selling
   agencies around the world. This footprint enables the provision of a high
   service level to our customers, confirmed by the very long-lasting
   business relationships. The Group’s international customer base benefits
   from a complementary product and services and solutions offering ranging
   from bill printing, direct mailing and document processing to payment,
   transit and ID cards increasingly bundled with online, mobile and
   digitalization transformation solutions.

    

   Contact person: Mr. Dimitrios Tzelepis, Executive Director, Capital
   Markets, M&A and IR
   Tel.:   +43 1 61065 - 357
   E-Mail:  [email protected]
   Website:  www.austriacard.com
   Symbol:  ACAG
   ISIN:   AT0000A325L0
   Stock Exchanges: Vienna Prime Market, Athens Main Market

    

    
   APPENDIX

     

    A. BUSINESS PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL POSITION

    

   The following analysis is based on the business performance as monitored
   by Group management excluding effects of IAS 29 Hyperinflation accounting.

    

   Business                                         D '23-'22
   performance        1-12 2023 1-12 2022 D '23-'22         % Q4 2023 Q4 2022
   in € million
                                                                             
   Revenues               351.3     310.3      40.9     13.2%    89.8    79.1
   Costs of material    (192.5)   (172.3)    (20.2)     11.7%
   & mailing                                                   (47.2)  (47.2)
   Gross profit I         158.8     138.0      20.7     15.0%    42.5    31.9
       Gross margin I     45.2%     44.5%      0.7%             47.4%   40.4%
   Production costs      (72.0)    (63.6)     (8.4)     13.2%  (18.9)  (13.2)
   Gross profit II         86.8      74.4      12.3     16.6%    23.6    18.7
      Gross margin II     24.7%     24.0%      0.7%             26.3%   23.7%
   Other income             3.8       2.9       0.9     31.1%     0.7     1.2
   Selling and
   distribution          (23.3)    (22.1)     (1.2)      5.6%
   expenses                                                     (6.9)   (7.1)
   Administrative        (25.2)    (20.9)     (4.2)     20.3%
   expenses                                                     (6.3)   (7.3)
   Research and
   development            (7.4)     (6.3)     (1.1)     17.7%
   expenses                                                     (2.1)   (1.6)
   Other expenses         (1.6)     (3.8)       2.2    -57.2%   (0.7)   (1.9)
   + Depreciation,
   amortization and        16.1      14.4       1.7     11.9%
   impairment                                                     4.5     4.0
   adjusted EBITDA         49.3      38.7      10.6     27.2%    12.8     6.1
      adjusted EBITDA     14.0%     12.5%      1.6%             14.3%    7.7%
               margin
   - Depreciation,
   amortization and
   impairment            (16.1)    (14.4)     (1.7)     11.9%   (4.5)   (4.0)
   adjusted EBIT           33.2      24.3       8.8     36.3%     8.4     2.1
   Financial income         0.3       0.1       0.2    355.0%     0.1     0.0
   Financial expenses     (7.4)     (4.4)     (3.0)     68.9%   (2.6)   (1.4)
   Result from
   associated
   companies                0.1       0.1     (0.1)    -57.0%       0     0.1
   Net finance costs      (7.0)     (4.2)     (2.8)     67.2%   (2.4)   (1.3)
   adjusted Profit         26.1      20.1       6.0     29.9%     5.9     0.8
   (Loss) before tax
   Adjustments            (4.9)    (11.4)       6.5    -56.9%   (2.8)   (6.3)
   Profit (Loss)           21.2       8.7      12.5               3.1   (5.6)
   before tax                                          142.1%
   Income tax expense     (4.2)     (3.4)     (0.8)     23.2%   (0.8)   (0.1)
   Profit (Loss)           17.0       5.3      11.7    220.9%     2.4   (5.7)

    

    

   Consolidated Statement of                 31/12/2022
   financial position             31/12/2023   restated D '23-'22 D '23-'22 %
   in € million
   Non-current assets                  156.8      153.8       3.0        1.9%
   Current assets                      164.9      116.4      48.5       41.7%
   Total assets                        321.7      270.2      51.5       19.1%
   Total Equity                        107.2       80.8      26.3       32.6%
   Non-current liabilities             115.2       90.0      25.3       28.1%
   Current Liabilities                  99.3       99.4     (0.1)       -0.1%
   Total Equity and Liabilities        321.7      270.2      51.5       19.1%

    

    

   Statement of cash flows            1-12 2023 1-12 2022 D '23-'22 D '23-'22
   in € million                                  restated                   %
   Cash flows from                          9.1      40.9    (31.8)    -77.7%
   operating activities
   Cash flows from                       (11.8)    (17.4)       5.5    -31.8%
   investing activities
   Cash flows from                          5.6    (12.8)      18.4   -143.8%
   financing activities
   Net (decrease) increase                               
   in cash and cash                         2.9      10.7     (7.9)    -73.1%
   equivalents
                                                                     
   Capital expenditure
   incl. right-of-use                    (18.3)    (21.4)       3.1    -14.5%
   assets, excl. M&A
   (CAPEX)

    

    

    

   Net Debt                  31/12/2023 31/12/2022 D '23-'22 D '23-'22 %
   in € million
   Cash and cash equivalents     (23.8)     (21.6)     (2.2)       10.2%
   Loans and borrowings           118.9       98.2      20.6       21.0%
   Net Debt                        95.0       76.6      18.5       24.1%

    

    

   B) PRIMARY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

    

   Consolidated statement of financial position

                                         31 December 31 December   01 January
   in € thousand                                2023        2022         2022
                                                        restated     restated
   Assets                                                               
   Property, plant and equipment and          96,275      90,418       82,955
   right of use assets
   Intangible assets and goodwill             55,526      57,166       60,651
   Equity-accounted investees                    324         292          260
   Other receivables                           2,386       4,533          634
   Other long-term assets                        136         318          500
   Deferred tax assets                         2,116       1,046          370
   Non-current assets                        156,764     153,772      145,370
                                                                             
   Inventories                                58,164      36,074       23,188
   Contract assets                            20,386      10,852        8,693
   Current income tax assets                     791         338          387
   Trade receivables                          44,677      40,037       29,267
   Other receivables                          17,082       7,501        8,026
   Cash and cash equivalents                  23,825      21,628       11,484
   Current assets                            164,924     116,431       81,046
   Total assets                              321,688     270,203      226,416
                                                                             
   Equity                                                                    
   Share capital                              36,354      16,862       14,638
   Share premium                              32,749      34,511        7,000
   Other reserves                             17,303       7,008        6,358
   Retained earnings                          19,995      10,825       25,275
   Equity attributable to owners of          106,401      69,206       53,271
   the Company
   Non-controlling interests                     753      11,610       12,971
   Total Equity                              107,154      80,816       66,242
                                                                             
   Liabilities                                                      
   Loans and borrowings                      102,432      70,626       75,843
   Employee benefits                           4,207      10,897        4,532
   Other payables                                 81          11        8,645
   Deferred tax liabilities                    8,497       8,424        8,261
   Non-current liabilities                   115,217      89,958       97,280
                                                                             
   Current tax liabilities                     2,968       3,529        1,645
   Loans and borrowings                       16,440      27,600       20,737
   Trade payables                             43,649      43,969       24,279
   Other payables                             18,317      13,790       11,879
   Contract liabilities                       17,442       7,073        4,158
   Deferred income                               501       3,405          132
   Provisions                                      0          63           63
   Current Liabilities                        99,317      99,429       62,893
   Total Liabilities                         214,534     189,387      160,174
   Total Equity and Liabilities              321,688     270,203      226,416

    

    

    

   Consolidated income statement

   in € thousand                        1-12 2023 1-12 2022  Q4 2023  Q4 2022
                                                   restated          restated
                                                                      
   Revenue                                364,563   314,720  103.046   83.509
   Cost of sales                        (276,255) (239,855) (77.895) (64.357)
   Gross profit                            88,308    74,865   25.150   19.152
                                                                             
   Other income                             3,837     2,926      685    1.179
   Selling and distribution expenses     (23,483)  (22,107)  (6.992)  (7.043)
   Administrative expenses               (28,222)  (28,864)  (7.462) (13.273)
   Research and development expenses      (7,360)   (6,254)  (2.120)  (1.628)
   Other expenses                         (1,675)   (3,771)    (774)  (1.896)
   + Depreciation, amortization and        16,127    14,408        0       96
   impairment
   EBITDA                                  47,533    31,204    4.471    4.001
   - Depreciation, amortization and      (16,127)  (14,408)   12.958      587
   impairment
   EBIT                                    31,406    16,796  (4.471)  (4.001)
                                                                             
   Financial income                           534        76      375        1
   Financial expenses                    (10,978)   (8,606)  (5.944)  (2.582)
   Result from associated companies            54       125        0       80
   Net finance costs                     (10,391)   (8,405)  (5.569)  (2.502)
                                                                             
   Profit (Loss) before tax                21,015     8,390    2.917  (5.915)
   Income tax expense                     (4,231)   (3,544)    (746)    (207)
   Profit (Loss)                           16,784     4,847    2.171  (6.122)
                                                                             
   Profit (Loss) attributable to:                                            
   Owners of the Company                   15,812     4,150    1.801  (4.915)
   Non-controlling interests                  972       697      370  (1.207)
   Profit (Loss)                           16,784     4,847    2.171  (6.122)
                                                                             
   Earnings (loss) per share
   basic                                     0.65      0.28     0.05   (0.31)
   diluted                                   0.61      0.28     0.05   (0.31)

    

    

    

    

   Consolidated statement of cash flows

   in € thousand                                          1-12 2023 1-12 2022
                                                                     restated
   Cash flows from operating activities                              
   Profit (Loss) before tax                                  21,015     8,390
   Adjustments for:                                                          
   -Depreciation, amortization and impairment                16,127    14,408
   -Net finance costs                                        10,391     8,405
   -Net gain or loss on disposal of non-current assets         (24)     (685)
   -Change in associated companies                               32        32
   -Change in provisions                                      (143)     6,365
   -Other non-cash transactions                               3,402     2,839
                                                             50,800    39,755
   Changes in:                                                               
   -Inventories                                            (22,090)  (12,886)
   -Contract assets                                         (9,534)   (2,160)
   -Trade receivables and other receivables                (14,221)  (10,791)
   -Contract liabilities                                     10,369     2,915
   -Trade payables and other payables                           180    25,670
   Taxes paid                                               (6,383)   (1,630)
   Net cash from (used in) operating activities               9,121    40,874
                                                                             
   Cash flows from investment activities                                     
   Interest received                                            329        72
   Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment           24        12
   Dividends received from associated companies                  22        14
   Payments for acquisition of subsidiaries and             (1,140)   (2,905)
   business, net of cash acquired                        
   Payments for acquisition of property, plant and         (11,065)  (14,503)
   equipment & intangible assets                         
   Payments for acquisition of equity of other                    0      (45)
   companies                                             
   Net cash from (used in) investing activities            (11,829)  (17,355)
                                                                             
   Cash flows from financing activities                                      
   Interest paid                                            (7,700)   (4,169)
   Acquisition of non-controlling interests                       0   (3,095)
   Proceeds from loans and borrowings                       107,905    12,770
   Repayment of borrowings                                 (90,807)  (14,047)
   Payment of lease liabilities                             (2,895)   (3,799)
   Dividends paid to non-controlling interest                     0     (433)
   Dividends paid to owners of the company                    (909)         0
   Net cash from (used in) financing activities               5,594  (12,773)
                                                                             
   Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents       2,886    10,746
                                                                             
   Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January                    21,628    11,484
   Effect of movements in exchange rates on cash held         (690)     (602)
   Cash at 31 December                                       23,825    21,628

    

    

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   21.03.2024 CET/CEST This Corporate News was distributed by EQS Group AG.
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   Language:    English
   Company:     AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG
                Lamezanstraße 4-8
                1230 Vienna
                Austria
   E-mail:      [email protected]
   Internet:    https://www.austriacard.com/
   ISIN:        AT0000A325L0
   WKN:         A3D5BK
   Listed:      Vienna Stock Exchange (Official Market)
   EQS News ID: 1864767


    
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