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ecotel communication ag: ecotel releases Q3 results and confirms 2007 guidance of revenues of €90 million and EBIT of €6 million


ecotel communication ag / Quarter Results

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In the third quarter of 2007 ecotel communications ag achieved revenues of €25.2 million, EBITDA of €0.7m and an EBIT of € 0.03m.
Revenues have increased by 59 percent on a year-to-year base (Q3 06: € 15.8m). The balanced EBIT of €0.03m (Q3 06: 1,2 Mio. Euro) is due to one-time provisions of appr. €1 million made for the correction of the financial figures of nacamar GmbH.

In the first nine months ecotel generated revenues of €67.7 million, EBITDA of €6.4million and an EBIT of €4.6m. Earnings per share for the first nine months were € 0.74. Adjusted for deferred taxes earnings per share for the first nine months were €0.93,

In comparison to the first quarter of 2006 revenues grew by more than 70% (Q1 06: Euro 12.1 million).

The management board maintains its guidance after the profit warning of September 21 with revenues of appr. €90 million and an EBIT of appr. €6 million.

The complete quarterly report can be downloaded from ecotel’s website (www.ecotel.de).



About ecotel communication ag:

As a telecommunications company that operates throughout Germany, ecotel communication ag specialises in the requirements of small and medium-sized enterprises. In its core 'Business Customer Solutions' division, ecotel offers innovative voice, data and value added services including direct connections as a full, low-cost package from a single source. Since acquiring Tiscali Nacamar GmbH in March 2007 (now operating under nacamar GmbH), ecotel also has professional data services such as secure networking of corporate locations (VPN) in its portfolio and operates its own German backbone network including a data centre in Frankfurt. The Company now provides more than 45.000 business customers from all sectors throughout Germany with standardised and individual telecommunications solutions.
In its second division 'Resale' the company provides telecoms carrier services to other telecoms operators and non-industry distributors as well as wholesale services. In addition, ecotel operates a state-of-the-art Wholesale platform for the inter company trade of telephony minutes with over 90 national and international carriers and broadens its value chain for the core business 'business customers'.

ecotel was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Düsseldorf. At present, the group has over 230 employees. It is among the fastest growing technology companies and was ranked 8 / 38 / 39 in 2005 / 2006 / 2007 in the Deloitte 'Technology Fast 50' competition.

The shares of ecotel communication ag (ISIN DE0005854343, stock exchange abbreviation E4C) are listed in the Amtlicher Markt (Prime Standard) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
 

Please note:

This publication does not constitute an offer for the sale of shares in the company or a solicitation of an offer for the purchase of shares in the company. Furthermore this publication shall not constitute a securities prospectus. This document must not be distributed outside of Germany, in particular not in the United States of America, Canada, Australia or Japan.

Press contact:
ecotel communication ag

Wirtschafts- und Finanzmedien
Annette Drescher (Assistentin des Vorstandes)
Tel.: 0211-55 007-740
Fax: 0211-55 007 5 740
Email: presse@ecotel.de

Fachmedien
Alexandra Rath (Leitung Marketing)
Tel.: 0211-55 007-310
Fax: 0211-55 007 5 310
Email: presse@ecotel.de

Further information: www.ecotel.de.


15.11.2007  Financial News transmitted by DGAP

 
Language:     English
Issuer:       ecotel communication ag
              Prinzenallee 9-11
              40549 Düsseldorf
              Deutschland
Phone:        +49 (0)211 55 00 70
Fax:          +49 (0)211 55 00 7 222
E-mail:       info@ecotel.de
Internet:     http://www.ecotel.de
ISIN:         DE0005854343
WKN:          585434
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Düsseldorf  
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