DGAP-News: ROY Ceramics SE / Key word(s): Final Results ROY Ceramics SE presents its first annual report as a listed company and reports revenue growth of more than 30 per cent 04.05.2015 / 10:06 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Financial results 2014 ROY Ceramics SE presents its first annual report as a listed company and reports revenue growth of more than 30 per cent Frankfurt, 4 May 2015 - In the financial year 2014 Roy Ceramics SE - a dynamically growing manufacturer of ceramics sanitary ware, bathroom amenities and accessories - recorded substantial growth of its revenue and gross profit and maintained a high level regarding its profit margins. The positive business development in 2014 and the listing of the shares on the Frankfurt and Vienna stock exchanges have laid the foundation for further growth and an expansion overseas over the course of the financial year 2015. Improved results with sustained high profitability Year-on-year ROY Ceramics increased its revenues by 30.2 per cent to 103.5 million Euros (2013: 79.4 million Euros). The group's gross profit increased by 24.4 per cent to a total of 39.2 million Euros (2013: 31.5 million Euros). The gross profit margin showed a slight decrease of 1.8 percentage points, but still remained at a high level of 37.9 per cent (2013: 39.7 per cent). The operating profit (EBIT) improved to 21.2 million Euros (2013: 17.3 million Euros). This corresponds to a slightly lower EBIT margin of 20.5 per cent compared to the previous year (2013: 21.8 per cent). Overall, this led to a 19.5 per cent increase in the net profit for the period to a total of 14.7 million Euros (2013: 12.4 million Euros). As at the balance sheet date on 31 December 2014, the group's equity increased by 21.1 per cent to a total of 227.3 million Euros (as at 31 December 2013: 187.8 million Euros). Correspondingly, the equity ratio, while showing a slight decrease year-on-year, remained at a very high level of 94.6 per cent (as at 31 December 2013: 95.1 per cent). Based on this comfortable financial situation ROY Ceramics is well prepared for further growth in the future. Management plans to push the internationalisation in 2015 In the future, the demand for ROY Ceramics bathroom products is expected to remain strong in its key market China as the Chinese economy is expected to continue to grow at over 6 per cent per year. The Management of the group therefore plans to exploit the growth potential in the domestic market but also to push the internationalisation of ROY Ceramics in order to tap expansion possibilities, too. Thereby, it is the intention to continue to expand the group's brand awareness beyond the focus market China into other attractive markets in Asia and overseas by opening new flagship stores over the next two years. In addition, ROY Ceramics is also looking to commence export and e-commerce sales in Europe and the U.S.A. from the second half of 2015 on. Furthermore, ROY Ceramics will open up new retail outlets and franchised showrooms in the key cities of all major Chinese provinces. Regarding production the Management of ROY Ceramics aims at the perpetuation of the development and realization of two to three new series' of product lines in 2015. At the same time ROY Ceramics will continue to further develop the designs and features of its existing products. Listing on the Frankfurt and Vienna Stock Exchanges On 30 April 2015, the shares of ROY Ceramics SE started trading on the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the third market of the Vienna Stock Exchange (ISIN DE000RYSE888). The annual report 2014 of ROY Ceramics SE is available on the company's website under: http://www.royceramics.de/en/investor-relations/publications/financial-rep orts.html About ROY Ceramics SE ROY Ceramics is one of the 10 leading players in the Chinese sanitary ware market. The Group develops, designs, produces and markets high-end quality ceramics sanitary ware, bathroom amenities and accessories. Roy Ceramics leverages on German technology and offers product quality unrivalled amongst domestic manufacturers in the PRC. The ROY brand is targeted in particular to luxury hotels, high quality houses, official and commercial buildings, property developers, retail outlets, architects and design houses. ROY Ceramics sells its products via a well-selected distribution network of self owned flagship showrooms, franchised outlets and distributors. ROY Ceramics SE currently acts as an investment holding company whereas the operations are carried out by the company's subsidiaries in China. For further information, please contact: ROY Ceramics SE Tel: +49 (0)69 710455155 Mail: [email protected] Or visit: www.royceramics.de Disclaimer This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy securities. The offer is made solely by means of and on the basis of a securities prospectus, which was published after approval by the German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). An investment decision regarding the publicly offered securities of the issuer should only be made on basis of the published prospectus. This document is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States of America. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States of America absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 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Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: ROY Ceramics SE Bockenheimer Landstr. 17/19 60325 Frankfurt/Main Germany Phone: +49 (0) 69 710455155 Fax: +49 (0)69 710455450 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.royceramics.de ISIN: DE000RYSE888 WKN: RYSE88 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Dusseldorf, Stuttgart; Wien (Dritter Markt (MTF) / Third Market (MTF)) End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 352051 04.05.2015