YOC AG with Profitable Growth through Internationalization and Development of Artificial Intelligence for the VIS.X® Technology Platform in Financial Year 2023

Berlin, April 29, 2024 - The ad tech company YOC AG (Frankfurt, Prime Standard, ISIN: DE 0005932735) increased its consolidated revenue in the past financial year 2023 by around 31% to EUR 30.6 million (2022: EUR 23.4 million).

At the same time, operating earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA)* according to IFRS increased by around EUR 0.9 million to EUR 4.4 million (2022: EUR 3.5 million). The consolidated net income rose to EUR 2.9 million (2022: EUR 2.3 million).

In addition to the growth in key financial figures, YOC AG also expanded its international presence as well as its platform and product offerings:

• Expansion of business activities and continuous expansion of platform functionalities led to strong growth, accounting for 80% of the total revenue increase;
• Market entry into the Northern European region through the acquisition of Nostemedia Oy based in Helsinki. The initial consolidation of the subsequently renamed YOC Finland Oy contributed approximately 20% to the overall growth;
• Integration of the VIS.X® Artificial Intelligence (VIS.X® AI), an innovative module of the VIS.X® technology platform, which combines extensive algorithms and machine learning models. Based on the internally developed artificial intelligence, advertising customers benefit from significantly improved performance metrics of their deals and campaigns;
• Introduction of the YOC Universal Video Solution based on VIS.X® AI. With the YOC Universal Video Solution, video formats are automatically converted into various high-impact advertising formats to achieve maximum visibility and attention;
• Standardization and automation of business processes lead to efficiency gains and enable further expansion of business activities.

Dirk-Hilmar Kraus, CEO of YOC AG: "Our strategy to position VIS.X® as the technological trading platform for high-impact advertising formats in the digital advertising market is based on growth in our existing markets, the introduction of the VIS.X® platform in new markets, and the development and provision of new trading technologies, advertising products, and digital inventory sources. The potential of artificial intelligence in our industry is high – we will further advance the differentiation with our VIS.X® AI from other technology platforms to be among the leading technology companies in our industry."

*EBITDA corresponds to the definition in the YOC AG's annual report for the financial year 2023 (available at: /investor-relations/financial-reports/)

About YOC

YOC is atechnology company that develops software for the digital advertising market. With the help of our programmatic trading platform VIS.X®, weenable an optimal advertising experience for advertisers, publishers, and internet and mobile application users. Advertisers using VIS.X®and YOC’s attention-grabbing ad formats have the opportunity toincrease brand and product visibility in conjunction with high-quality ad inventory. Renowned premium publishers offer global media reach and benefit from the high monetization of our VIS.X®platform. The company has been apioneer in mobile advertising since 2001 and has been listed on the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2009.

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