Nexus AG: SIGNIFICANT SALES AND OPERATING RESULT INCREASE IN THE THIRD QUARTER 2019

Donaueschingen (pta008/05.11.2019/08:17 UTC+1) Nexus AG, specialized in hospital software, was able to improve sales by 10.7% and its result before interest and taxes (EBIT) by 13.7% in the first nine months of 2019. As a result, the successful positive development of sales and result of NEXUS Group of recent years has been continued.

In the first nine months 2019, sales increased from TEUR 95,943 (9M 2018) to TEUR 106,196. Consolidated earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) increased by 13.7 % from TEUR 9,836 (9M 2018) to TEUR 11,184. EBITA increased by 14.4% from TEUR 12,507 (9M 2018) to TEUR 14,307. EBITDA reached TEUR 23,332 in the first nine months and consequently increased by 24.6% (9M 2018: TEUR 18,725). EBITDA includes the effects from the initial application of IFRS 16. Without this application, EBITDA would have increased from TEUR 18,725 to TEUR 20,230 (+8.0 %). The consolidated surplus amounted to TEUR 7,768 (9M 2018: TEUR 7,934) and decreased by 2.1% due to the high tax rate.

The operating cash flow reached a value of TEUR 24,683 following the strong value of the previous year (9M 2018: TEUR 20,215). NEXUS AG had cash funds incl. short-term financial assets amounting to TEUR 32,499 as of 30 September 2019 (30 September 2018: TEUR 25,398). Dividends in the amount of TEUR 2,676 (2018: TEUR 2,519) were paid to our stockholders in 2019. The result per share was EUR 0.42 in the first nine months of 2019 (2018: EUR 0.50).

NEXUS AG has equity capital amounting to TEUR 112,132 (31 December 2018: TEUR 108,325). This demonstrates that NEXUS AG has a sustainable and healthy balance sheet as well as sufficient capital for further financing of its European growth strategy.

The detailed quarterly Report Q3 can be found on our homepage at:
https://en-en.nexus-ag.de/company/investor-relations - Financial Reports

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Emitter:	Nexus AG Irmastraße 1 78166 Donaueschingen Germany
Contact Person:	Hannes Wehinger
Phone:	+49 771 - 22960 258
E-Mail:	ir@nexus-ag.de
Website:	www.nexus-ag.de
ISIN(s):	DE0005220909 (Share)
Stock Exchange(s):	Regulated Market in Frankfurt, Hamburg; Free Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart