DGAP-News: net mobile AG / Key word(s): Half Year Results net mobile AG: publishes half-year report 2013 30.08.2013 / 18:30 --------------------------------------------------------------------- PRESSEMITTEILUNG - PRESS RELEASE net mobile AG publishes half-year report 2013 - net mobile AG increases revenue for the first six months of 2013 by 3.7% to 58,808 kEUR (previous year: 56,632 kEUR) - Successful alignment of the company towards smart phone segment Düsseldorf, 30th of August 2013 - net mobile AG (ISIN: DE0008137852), Europe's leading provider of mobile value added services and payment solutions, can look back on a successful first half year in 2013. Sales increased compared to the equivalent last year's period by 2,176 kEUR to 58,808 kEUR. Significant successes have been achieved in attracting new partners in the field of payment & banking and in the distribution of mobile content. The further improvement of the mobile TV solution for operators has supported the development as well. Essentially due to the significant expansion of the balance sheet total, the group's equity ratio reduced from 35.1 % to 23.8%, but is still solid with more than EUR 48 million. A substantial share has been invested in the planned business conversion towards smartphone technology, services for smartphones and payment solutions for m- and e-commerce. The investment volume remains high and with 5,336 kEUR unchanged, giving net mobile AG the opportunity to further expand its position as innovation leader. Operating EBIT (before restructuring costs and extraordinary expenses) improved by 561 kEUR to -4,651 kEUR. Operating EBITDA (before restructuring and non-recurring charges) improved by 2,444 kEUR, from -1,224 kEUR to plus 1,220 kEUR. The total group net income for the first half year of 2013 is -6,875 kEUR (previous year -3,814 kEUR), the negative deviation has been mainly used by extraordinary expenses for bad debts and impairment as well as restructuring charges in height of -4,688 kEUR. Excluding these one-time charges, earnings would have been increased by approximately 1.5 million EUR. Since the 1st of May 2013, net mobile AG is part of the Global Cash Management System of NTT DOCOMO, INC. Through that the group receives additional funding in the amount of up to EUR 40 million. This will also help to further reduce the interest costs. The financial result, regardless of the participation in the Cash Management System, improved by 62 kEUR to -47 kEUR. The cash flow development in the first half-year was very encouraging. Due to the banking activities, cash and cash equivalents increased by EUR 20 million to EUR 50 million. Outlook The net mobile AG Group will continue its path in a currently very difficult market environment. The earnings are affected by the difficult market environment, so that a positive result cannot be expected for the fiscal year 2013. In addition, the result will be burdened by extraordinary expenses for restructuring, so that the company expects a loss in 2013. We still see the consistent focus on the smartphone and tablet PC technology as well as the optimization of m- and e-commerce payment methods on international level as the right decision. In the light of challenges of each market and the resulting change, a forecast of future earnings is currently difficult. net mobile AG considers itself to be up to the task, not least because of the support of the major shareholder NTT DOCOMO, INC. Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/netmobileag. About net mobile AG net mobile AG is a leading full-service provider for mobile value-added services and payment solutions. Founded in November 2000, the company is seen as innovation leader. Its customers include national and global mobile network operators, media companies, portals, branded products and TV stations, for which it provides complete white label app stores, direct carrier billing and mobile TV services. Owning a bank and Europe-wide credit card licenses, net-m issues innovative credit card programs, PSP and mobile POS solutions. Since December 2009 NTT DOCOMO. INC. is major shareholder, owning more than 87% of net mobile AG shares. For more information visit www.net-mobile.com. Please do not hesitate to contact us in case of any questions. We are also pleased to provide you direct contact to relevant employees within our company. Media contact Press Officer net mobile AG Bernd Reinartz Fritz-Vomfelde-Str. 26 - 30 DE 40547 Dusseldorf Fon: +49 (0) 211 970 20 - 380 Fax: +49 (0) 211 970 20 - 999 E-Mail: [email protected] Internet: www.net-mobile.com End of Corporate News --------------------------------------------------------------------- 30.08.2013 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: net mobile AG Zollhof 17 40221 Düsseldorf Germany Phone: +49 (0)211 970 20-0 Fax: +49 (0)211 970 20-999 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.net-m.de ISIN: DE0008137852 WKN: 813785 Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, Hamburg, München (m:access), Stuttgart; Frankfurt in Open Market End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 228524 30.08.2013