CECONOMY AG: Earnings in the past financial year 2018/19 on prior-year's level

DGAP-Ad-hoc: CECONOMY AG / Key word(s): Preliminary Results CECONOMY AG: Earnings in the past financial year 2018/19 on prior-year's level 23-Oct-2019 / 19:24 CET/CEST Disclosure of an inside information acc. to Article 17 MAR of the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. In the past financial year 2018/19, CECONOMY AG (CECONOMY) achieved a slightly better than expected development in terms of earnings. Based on preliminary figures, CECONOMY expects for the past financial year 2018/19 an EBITDA and EBIT on prior year's level (comparative previous-year figures: EBITDA EUR630 million and EBIT EUR399 million), both not taking into account the earnings contributions from the investment in Fnac Darty S.A. The result is thus slightly above the original outlook for the past financial year 2018/19, which foresaw a slight decline in both EBITDA and EBIT. This is essentially due to a better than expected operational business development in Spain, Italy and Germany in the fourth quarter. Further, for the past financial year 2018/19 CECONOMY expects sales to grow by approx. +0.8 per cent adjusted for currency effects and portfolio changes. As expected, net working capital (NWC) declined moderately and is likely to be around EUR330 million lower compared to the respective prior-year period. This excludes approx. EUR-20 million resulting from the separate disclosure of assets and liabilities of the disposal group MediaMarkt Greece. Including this effect from the disposal group, net working capital is likely to be around EUR310 million lower compared to the respective prior-year period. The outlook was adjusted for exchange rate effects and before portfolio changes. Expenses in connection with the reorganization and efficiency program announced on 29 April 2019 are not included. Expenses for top management changes in the first quarter of 2018/19 are also not included. All figures and statements reported herein are preliminary and unaudited. Full financial disclosure for the past financial year 2018/19 will be published on 17 December 2019 at 07:00 am CET. Financial ratios: Further background regarding the financial ratios referred to may be found on pages 47 to 50 of the annual report for the financial year 2017/18 published on the company's homepage, accessible via the following link: https://www.ceconomy.de/media/ceconomy_annual_report_2017_18.pdf Person making the notification: Stephanie Ritschel, Head of Investor Relations, CECONOMY AG 23-Oct-2019 CET/CEST The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de

Language:	English
Company:	CECONOMY AG
	Benrather Straße 18-20
	40213 Düsseldorf
	Germany
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Internet:	www.ceconomy.de
ISIN:	DE0007257503, DE0007257537, Weitere: www.ceconomy.de/de/investor-relations/
WKN:	725750, 725753, Weitere: www.ceconomy.de/de/investor-relations/
Indices:	SDAX
Listed:	Regulated Market in Dusseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
EQS News ID:	895183

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895183  23-Oct-2019 CET/CEST