Market announcement

AS Ekspress Grupp

LEI code

529900B52V1TUMW7FS54

Size of the entity

Large group

Economic activities

Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities

Country of registered office

Estonia

General information

Categories

Other price sensitive information

Unique data record identifier

3808

Submission date and time

10.09.2012 16:59:33

Content of announcement in Estonian

Title

AS Ekspress Grupp: Augusti müügitulu

Message

Tallinn, Eesti, 2012-09-10 15:59 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --


Võrreldes eelmise aasta sama perioodiga kahanes ASi Ekspress Grupp käive
augustis 0,5%. Eelkõige on see tingitud trükiteenuste segmendi 6,6%-lisest
käibe langusest. Trükkimisega seotud tulud jäid samale tasemele võrreldes
eelmise aastaga, käibe vähenemise põhjuseks on selliste klientide väiksem arv,
kes koos trükkimisega ostavad Printalli vahendusel ka paberit. Online-meedia
segment jätkas tugeva kasvuga Lätis ja Leedus. Eestis jäi tulemus samale
tasemele eelmise aastaga. Kokkuvõttes kasvas online-meedia segment tervikuna
12,3% võrreldes eelmise aasta sama perioodiga.  Perioodiliste väljaannete
segment jätkas eelmise kuuga samas tempos ning kasvatas käivet 7,3% võrreldes
2011. aasta sama perioodiga. Kasvu veab endiselt  DVD sarja edukas müük.
Augusti heale tulemusele aitas kaasa ka nädalalehtede viis ilmumist võrreldes
eelmise aasta augusti nelja ilmumisega. Ajakirjade turg on sel suvel kiratsenud
nii Eestis kui ka Leedus. 



Augusti müügitulu segmentide lõikes, tuh EUR

Segment                    2012   2011  Muutus %
------------------------------------------------
Online-meedia               738    657   12,3%  
Perioodilised väljaanded  1 964  1 830    7,3%  
Trükiteenused             2 036  2 180   -6,6%  
Määramata                    89     17   423,5% 
                                       ---------
Elimineerimised           (443)  (277)   59,8%  
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KOKKU                     4 384  4 407   -0,5%  
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         Lisainformatsioon:
         Gunnar Kobin
         Juhatuse esimees
         GSM: +372 5188111
         e-mail: [email protected]

Content of announcement in English

Title

AS Ekspress Grupp: Sales in August

Message

Tallinn, Estonia, 2012-09-10 15:59 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --


The Group’s sales in August decreased by 0.5% compared to the same period last
year. Mainly, this is due to 6.6% decline in the printing services segment.
Revenue in print remained at the previous year level, the decline is due to
fewer clients who with printing buy also paper through Printall. In the online
media segment, the strong growth continues in Latvia and Lithuania. In Estonia,
the result remained at the previous year level. As a whole, the online media
segment increased by 12.3% compared to the same period last year. The
periodicals segment continued at the same pace as last month and increased the
sales by 7.3% compared to the same period in 2011. Again, the growth was mainly
supported by successful sales of the DVD series. The good result in August was
also supported by newspapers being published five times in August compared to
four publications in August last year. This summer, the magazine market has
been stalling both in Estonia and Lithuania. 



Revenue by segment – August, th EUR

Segment             2012   2011  Change %
-----------------------------------------
Online media         738    657   12,3%  
Periodicals        1 964  1 830    7,3%  
Printing services  2 036  2 180   -6,6%  
Unallocated           89     17   423,5% 
                                ---------
Eliminations       (443)  (277)   59,8%  
--------------------------------         
TOTAL              4 384  4 407   -0,5%  
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         Additional information:
         Gunnar Kobin
         Chairman of the Management Board
         GSM: +372 5188111
         e-mail: [email protected]