INFICON Holding AG announced earnings results for the first quarter of 2013. For the quarter, the company reported 10.0% lower sales of USD 72.6 million compared with the respective quarter of last year. Excluding the sales contribution of the vacuum valve business sold at the end of 2012 and foreign exchange effects, sales declined organically by 6.3%. Compared with the preceding fourth quarter 2012, sales increased 2.3% or organically by 5.2%. This increase confirms the expected positive trend in the market for Specific Vacuum Process Industries. The overall sales volume in this market stood at USD 11.1 million which is 14% below the first quarter, yet 4.7% above the last quarter of 2012. Due to the lower sales, the gross profit for the first quarter reached USD 36.8 million after USD 39.9 million last year. The operating profit resulted at USD 11.5 million which translates into a solid margin of 15.8% of sales. Net income for the period was USD 8.7 million or 16% lower compared with the USD 10.3 million recorded for the same period last year. The fully diluted earnings per share thus declined by 18% to USD 3.79 after USD 4.64 in the first quarter of 2012 and USD 5.46 in the last quarter of 2012. In the first quarter of the year, the operating cash flow showed the typical decline: With USD 3.4 million, it was somewhat stronger than a year ago (USD 2.2 million), yet significantly lower than in the preceding quarter (USD 16.5 million). The equity ratio of 82.8%. The company expects for full fiscal year 2013 unchanged sales of USD 280 million to 320 million and an operating profit of USD 43 million to 57 million. The board of directors proposed to the Annual General Meeting of share-holders on April 24, 2013, to increase the distribution per share by CHF 2.00 and to pay out CHF 16.00 for full fiscal year 2012 from capital contribution reserves.

INFICON Holding AG announced earnings results for the year fourth quarter and full year of fiscal 2012. For the quarter, sales were USD 71.0 million. This represents a slight increase of 1.4% versus the same quarter last year with sales of USD 70.0 million. The increase includes a sales contribution from acquisitions (+0.5 percentage points), foreign exchange effects (-0.8 percentage points) and organic growth of 1.7%. The upward trend was further highlighted by a sales growth of 1.4% compared with the third quarter. Operating income rose in the fourth quarter 2012 versus the same prior year period by 17.9% from USD 9.8 million to USD 11.6 million. Net income rose in the fourth quarter 2012 compared with last year by 26.7% from USD 9.7 million to USD 12.3 million. This equals net profit per diluted share of USD 5.46 after USD 4.42 in the last quarter of 2011. Cash flow from operating activities again remained high in the fourth quarter 2012 at USD 16.5 million. For the year, there was a slight decline in sales of 4.8% from USD 312.1 million to USD 297.2 million. Operating profit for the period under review was USD 50.1 million after USD 53.3 million last year. Net income stayed almost unchanged at last year's level amounting to USD 39.9 million and showed an increase in percentage terms of sales amounting to 13.4% after 12.9% last year. This equates to net profit per diluted share for Full Fiscal Year 2012 of USD 17.86 after USD 18.29 in 2011. For the full year, the company achieved an increase in cash flow of 4.9% to USD 48.8 million after USD 46.5 million last year.  The Board of Directors proposed to the Annual General Meeting of April 24, 2013 to increase the distribution per share by CHF 2.00 and to pay out CHF 16.00 for full fiscal year 2012 from capital contribution reserves.

INFICON Holding AG provided earnings guidance for the year 2012. Taking into account sales during the final weeks of 2012 and based on preliminary figures, the company expects sales for 2012 to amount to USD 290 million to USD 300 million and operating income to USD 45 million to USD 50 million.