euro adhoc: feratel media technologies AG / quarterly or semiannual financial statement / Improved results from unchanged sales in the 1st quarter of 2006/2007 (E)

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28.09.2006

"After an extremely successful year in 2005/2006, financial 2006/2007 also got
off to a very positive start. At EUR 2.8 million, consolidated sales from the
beginning of May to the end of July 2006 were stable in the period-to-period
comparison (2005/2006: EUR 2.8 million). The result from ordinary activities
improved from minus TEUR 595.0 in the previous year to minus TEUR 503.8 in the
first quarter of 2006/2007," says feratel’s CEO Markus Schröcksnadel. The
operating result (EBIT) also improved - from minus TEUR 638.9 (2005/2006) to
minus TEUR 563.9 (2006/2007). Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization (EBITDA) came to minus TEUR 184.0 after minus TEUR 209.3 in the
previous year.

"The results for the first and second quarters are negative as budgeted. That is
due to the fact that the sales focus in the Telecommunications Division is on
the second half of the financial year, while overheads are distributed equally
over the full twelve-month period. As in previous years, a positive result is
accordingly anticipated for the third and fourth quarters of 2006/2007. In the
2005/2006 business year, the result from ordinary activities of TEUR 686.4 was
achieved from sales totaling EUR 16.7 million," Schröcksnadel continues.

New customers and content partners
In Switzerland, the Basle Tourist Office was recruited as a new customer for
feratel’s webcams. The camera provides panoramic views of the River Rhine at
Basle for transmission on SFDRS. The number of partner platforms that integrate
feratel’s webcams continued to grow in the first quarter of 2006/2007. An
agreement was signed with www.wetteronline.de, Europe’s biggest Internet weather
services provider. feratel webcams are now also to be found at
www.readyfornature.at, the website of an online community for nature lovers.
feratel’s efforts to make its webcams available to as many content partners as
possible are now paying off. Although the summer is normally the weaker season,
a total of 7.5 million page impressions was recorded in May, June and July, an
increase of 2.5 million over the same period of the previous year. In addition
to the medium of television, that gives feratel’s customers an additional
significant presentation and marketing platform.

Winterberg, the best known winter sport and walking resort in the German
Sauerland region, has chosen the Deskline? destination management system. In
Switzerland, Lenzerheide and the Chur municipal and regional authority have also
joined the feratel customer base. Following the signing of an agreement with
Immobilienscout24, Germany’s biggest online holiday home directory, about 10,000
holiday homes from feratel’s Eurosoft? database have been added to the listings
at www.immobilienscout.de.

In the field of information kiosks, too, feratel was very busy in the first
quarter of 2006/2007, with six kiosks delivered to destinations in Italy alone.
In addition, one information kiosk went to Slovakia, one to Bulgaria, and three
to tourism associations in Austria.

Outlook
Following a record tourism year in 2005, initial figures for 2006 are indicative
of another year of respectable growth. For the European destinations the figures
show an increase of 2.5 %, with Switzerland (9 %) and Germany (6 %) turning in
the best performance in western Europe.

According to all the predictions, the positive mood in the economy in general
and the tourism industry in particular can be expected to continue, with a
consequent rise in the levels of capital spending on the tourism infrastructure.
feratel’s year-end goal for financial 2006/2007 is further growth in terms of
sales and results.

Q1 2006/2007 in figures (pursuant to IFRS)

Q1 2006/2007 Q1 2005/2006
TEUR TEUR

Sales 2,796.3 2,812.1
Income from operations 2,970.9 2,971.8
EBITDA -184.0 -209.3
EBIT -563.9 -638.9
EBT -503.8 -595.0

Further inquiry note:
Herr Fritsch Martin

end of announcement euro adhoc 29.09.2006 08:00:00
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emitter: feratel media technologies AG
Maria-Theresien-Straße 8
A-6020 Innsbruck
phone: +43(0)512 7280
FAX: +43(0)512 7280 80
mail: [email protected]
WWW: www.feratel.com
ISIN: AT0000737804
indexes: Standard Market Auction
stockmarkets: free trade: Börse Berlin-Bremen, Baden-Württembergische
Wertpapierbörse, Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, Bayerische Börse,
official dealing: Wiener Börse AG
sector: Technology
language: English

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