EANS-News: Data Modul AG / Results for the 3rd Quarter 2010: Order Entry +60%, Revenue +32%

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München (euro adhoc) - Munich-based Data Modul AG is the market leader in the
field of display
technology in Europe. Data Modul develops, manufactures and distributes
innovative flat-screen displays, complete information systems incorporating the
latest innovative Easy Touch technology as well as embedded PCs and highly
integrated single board computers.

In the third quarter of the current 2010 financial year, the revenues totaled
30.1 million euros, a 32.0% increase over the third quarter of the previous
year in which revenues of 22.8 million euros were generated. Total revenue
increased to 86.6 million euros in the first three quarters of 2010 (2009: 71.4
million euros). Order entry in the third quarter totaled 36.4 million euros
(2009: 22.8 million euros), an increase of 59.6%. Order entry in the first three
quarters of 2010 increased to 98.2 million euros (2009: 72.6 million euros).
Order backlog increased to 72.4 million euros (2009: 63.1 million euros). As a
result of the positive revenue development and the effects of the reorganization
program initiated in 2009, the EBIT increased by 400% to 1.5 million euros
(2009: 0.3 million euros) in the third quarter of 2010 and thus totaled 4.6
million euros for the first nine months of this year (2009: -0.6 million euros).
The annual net income totaled 2.8 million euros for the same period (2009: -1.2
million euros), resulting in earnings per share of 0.79 euros in the first nine
months of 2010, compared to earnings per share of -0.39 euros during the same
period of 2009. At the end of September 2010, the Corporation's equity ratio (in
accordance with IFRS) amounted to 49.1% while Data Modul AG´s equity ratio (in
accordance with the HGB [German Commercial Code]) was 72.0%. Hence, the
Corporation continues to demonstrate its financial strength and remarkable
liquidity.

Data Modul AG's key corporate results according to IFRS

| |July to |July to |Change |Jan. to |Jan. to |Change |
| |Sept. |Sept. | % |Sept. |Sept. | % |
|Million euros |2010 |2009 | |2010 |2009 | |

|Total revenue |30.1 |22.8 |+32.0 |86.6 |71.4 |+21.3 |
| Industry |27.2 |19.6 |+38.8 |77.7 |62.4 |+24.5 |
| Info Systems|2.9 |3.2 |-9.4 |8.9 |9.0 |+1.1 |
|Order Entry |36.4 |22.8 |+59.6 |98.2 |72.6 |+35.3 |
|Order Backlog |72.4 |63.1 |+14.7 |72.4 |63.1 |+14.7 |
|EBIT |1.5 |0.3 |+400.0 |4.6 |-0.6 |+866.7 |
|Net income |1.0 |0.2 |+400.0 |2.8 |-1.2 |+333.3 |
|Capital |0.4 |0.2 |+100.0 |0.9 |0.8 |+12.5 |
|investment | | | | | | |
|Employees |272 |269 |+1.1 |272 |269 |+1.1 |

In May 2010, bonus shares were issued thus increasing the number of shares by
10% to 3,526,182.

We expect the positive impact of the global economy's recovery to continue
influencing Data Modul's results for the fourth quarter of 2010. Thus, we still
expect Data Modul's revenues for 2010 to reach a 3-digit multi-million euro
level and to deliver distinctly positive earnings. We have a solid financial
basis, long-term funding and a clear corporate strategy. We shall continue to
globalize Data Modul, consolidate markets and add interesting technologies to
our portfolio. Our focus and all our activities will aim at the Industry
segment. To achieve this, we shall concentrate on organic growth financed from
our strong cash flow.

The Executive Board
Munich, Germany, November 5, 2010
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Press Release

Further inquiry note:
Barbara Lederer
Tel.: +49 (0)89 56017-105
E-Mail: [email protected]
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company: Data Modul AG
Landsberger Str. 322
D-80687 München
phone: +49(0)89-56017-0
FAX: +49 (0)89 56017-102
mail: [email protected]
WWW: http://www.data-modul.com
sector: Technology
ISIN: DE0005498901
indexes: CDAX, Prime All Share
stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, regulated dealing: München
language: English

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