Bastei Lübbe AG: Bastei Lübbe makes impairment losses on its 51 percent financial investment Daedalic Entertainment - reduction of group forecast
February 06, 2020 at 03:20 pm EST
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Bastei Lübbe AG: Bastei Lübbe makes impairment losses on its 51 percent financial investment Daedalic Entertainment - reduction of group forecast
06-Feb-2020 / 21:14 CET/CEST
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Bastei Lübbe makes impairment losses on its 51 percent financial investment Daedalic Entertainment - reduction of group forecast
Cologne, 06.02.2020. In its consolidated financial statements, the listed Bastei Lübbe AG (WKN A1X3YY, ISIN DE000A1X3YY0) makes non-cash impairments on its investment Daedalic Entertainment GmbH in the amount of 12 ? 14 million euros, of which 5 million euros are attributable to goodwill. Bastei Lübbe's share in the subsidiary amounts to 51 percent. Due to the weak business development in the Games segment, the Group is reducing its expectations for the full year. The Management Board is now examining options for restructuring and realigning the business model in the Games segment, the smallest area of the Group. The background to these measures is the business development in the third quarter of the 2019/2020 financial year and high investments in a new proprietary development of Daedalic Entertainment, which was not accepted by the market.
The necessary impairment of intangible assets - both self-produced computer games and the goodwill of Daedalic Entertainment GmbH - has no effect on the core business with books, audio books and novels or on the liquidity of Bastei Lübbe.
According to current estimates, the Management Board of Bastei Lübbe AG is therefore currently expecting a significantly lower consolidated EBIT for the current financial year 2019/2020 of between EUR -10.5 million and EUR -6.7 million (previously: EUR 3.5 - 5.3 million).
The aforementioned reduced forecast for Bastei Lübbe AG's consolidated EBIT for the current 2019/2020 financial year will continue to be reviewed by the Management Board on an ongoing basis, in particular also taking into account the examination of options for restructuring and realignment of the business model in the Games segment, and will be adjusted and published again if necessary.
Note: "EBIT" is not an indicator according to IFRS. Information on the calculation of EBIT is available in Bastei Lübbe AG's annual report 2018/19 from page 60 onwards.
Contact Bastei Lübbe AG:
Barbara Fischer
Head of Press and Public Relations
Tel.: +49 (0)221 8200 2850
E-Mail: barbara.fischer@luebbe.de
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About Bastei Lübbe AG:
Bastei Lübbe AG is a German publishing house with headquarters in Cologne specialised in the publication of books, audio books and e-books with fiction and popular science content. The company's core business also includes the periodically published puzzle magazines and novel magazines. With its total of twelve publishing houses and imprints, the Bastei Lübbe group of companies currently offers around 3,600 titles in the areas of fiction, non-fiction as well as books for children and young adults. In the growing segment of hardcover fiction books, the company has been one of the market leaders in Germany for many years. At the same time, Bastei Lübbe is an engine for innovation in the area of digital media and distribution channels, among other things by the production of thousands of audio and eBooks. This includes the stake in the game publisher 'Daedalic Entertainment'. With annual sales of approx. EUR 95 million (financial year 2018/2019), Bastei Lübbe AG is one of the largest medium-sized publishing companies in Germany. The shares of the company have been listed in the Prime Standard segment on the Frankfurt stock exchange (GSIN A1X3YY, ISIN DE000A1X3YY0) since 2013. Further information is available at www.luebbe.com.
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Language:
English
Company:
Bastei Lübbe AG
Schanzenstraße 6 - 20
51063 Köln
Germany
Phone:
02 21 / 82 00 - 0
Fax:
02 21 / 82 00 - 1900
E-mail:
investorrelations@luebbe.de
Internet:
www.luebbe.de
ISIN:
DE000A1X3YY0
WKN:
A1X3YY
Listed:
Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
Bastei Luebbe AG is a Germany-based company engaged in the media and publishing industry. The Company publishes books and digital content. The Company's publishing portfolio includes fiction and non-fiction books, as well as electronic books (e-books) and audio books. The Company breaks down its business activities into three segments: Books, Novel Booklets and Puzzle Magazines, and Digital. The Books segment comprises all print, audio and e-book products that can be considered books, including digital content. The Books segment sells products for various labels, mainly in hardcover, paperback, pocket book, audio (digital and physical) and e-book formats. The Novel Booklet and Puzzle Magazines segment includes physical novel booklets, including romantic and mystery fiction novels. The Digital segment comprises the Company's digital subsidiaries, including Daedalic Entertainment GmbH, a games developer and publisher.