Helbor Empreendimentos S.A. Announces 4Q12 And YE2012 Results -- SAO PAULO, March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Total Potential Sales Value (PSV) Launched in 4Q12 of R$937.2 million, or R$711.4 million considering Helbor's interest, which represents an increase of 239.2% from 3Q12. In 2012, total PSV Launched considering Helbor's interest was R$1,394.6 million, down 9.9% from 2011. Total Pre-Sales in 4Q12 of R$531.3 million, with Helbor's interest R$395.0 million. In 2012, total sales were R$1,536.4 million with Helbor's interest R$1,165.3.3 million. Sales over Supply (SoS), considering Helbor's interest, reached 23.6% in the quarter and 51.7% in the year. Net Operating Revenue grew by 21.5%, from R$1,178.5 million in 2011 to R$1,432.3 million in 2012. In 4Q12, Net Revenue decreased 6.4% compared to 3Q12 to R$366.6 million. Gross Profit was R$471.0 million in 2012, up 31.9% from 2011, with Gross Margin of 32.9% (Adjusted Gross Margin of 37.3%). In 4Q12, gross profit was R$116.6 million, with Gross Margin of 31.8%. EBITDA was R$331.5 million in 2012, growth of 29.3% on 2011, with EBITDA Margin of 23.1% (Adjusted EBITDA Margin of 27.8%). Net Income was R$272.1 million (earnings per share of R$1.3934) in 2012, increasing 27.5% from 2011, with higher Net Margin from 18.1% in 2011 to 19.0% in 2019. ROE registered an increase in 130 bps, reaching 28.9% in 2012. With these results, the Company remains a reference in the industry in terms of profitability. In Portuguese with simultaneous translation into English Date: March 20th, 2013 Time: 3:00 p.m. (Brasilia time) 2:00 p.m. Portuguese Tel: +55 (11) 3127-4971 Access code: Helbor Webcast: click here English Tel: +1 (516) 300-1066 Access code: Helbor Webcast: click here SOURCE Helbor Empreendimentos S.A.