InTiCa Systems AG announced group earnings results for the first nine months ended September 30, 2017. For the period, the company's sales rose 10.6% to EUR 37.3 million against EUR 33.7 million a year ago. There was only a slight rise in EBITDA to EUR 4.3 million against EUR 4.2 million a year ago. EBIT increased considerably year-on-year to EUR 1.1 million against EUR 0.9 million a year ago. The financial loss was EUR 0.3 million in the first nine months of 2017 against EUR 0.3 million a year ago. As a result, the pre-tax profit was EUR 0.7 million against EUR 0.6 million a year ago. The net profit for the first nine months of 2017 was EUR 0.5 million against EUR 0.5 million a year ago. Earnings per share were EUR 0.12 against EUR 0.13 a year ago. The operating cash flow was EUR 1.3 million in the reporting period against EUR 3.8 million a year ago. Due to new long-term bank loans, the company recorded a positive overall cash flow of EUR 1.2 million in the reporting period against EUR 2.1 million a year ago despite further investment and scheduled repayment instalments.

For the year 2017, the company expects sales to be at the upper end of the range of EUR 47 million to EUR 50 million, while the EBIT margin should be around 3%.