26 July 04, page 1Company Confidential

Results Second Quarter 2004 and

6 months ended June 30, 2004

Martin De PryckerCEO

July 27, 2004

26 July 04, page 2Company Confidential

Operational results 2Q 2004 and 1H 2004

in € million 2Q03 2Q04 Growth 2Q03/ 2

Q04

1H03 1H04 Growth 1H04/ 1

H03

Orders as reported 169.2 178.6 5.6% 327.1 332.5 1.7%Orders at constant currencies

169.2 183.8 8.6% 327.1 348.4 6.5%

Sales as reported 158.0 171.5 8.6% 309.1 320.8 3.8%Sales at constant currencies

158.0 176.1 11.5% 309.1 334.9 8.3%

EBITA as reported 17.4 18.7 7.3% 32.8 34.1 3.8%EBITA at constant currencies

17.4 19.4 11.5% 32.8 36.0 9.8%

EBITA % 11.0 10.9 -1.0% 10.6 10.6 0.0%Book- to-bill 1.07 1.04 1.06 1.04

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Overall comments 2Q 2004 (1)

• Good order intake at € 178.2 million, a YoY growth of 5.6%, 8.6% at unchanged exchange rates

• Sales growth of 8.6%, 11.5% at unchanged exchange rates

• Good book-to-bill ratio of 1.04 increased the order book for the 6th consecutive quarter

• Gross profit margin stabilized at 44.1%, below 2Q03, due to changing product mix and pricing pressure in some of our markets

• EBITA at 10.9%, remained stable vs 2Q03 despite a 5.7% weaker dollar

• Currency fluctuation negatively impacts EBITA YoY by € 0.7 million

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Overall comments 2Q04 (2)

• Operational profit (EBITA) margin remained unchanged YoY, despite a higher sales volume due to a changing product mix and higher operational costs

– Product mix: margins on LED below Barco’s average, but continuously improving

– Recurring operational cost increases: higher number of personnel and salary adds approximately € 3 million

– Non-recurring operational cost increases: provisions of € 2 million

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Evolution of results per division

in € million Sales % EBITA Sales % EBITA

View 51.3 14.6 54.0 13.6

Media & Entertainment 31.1 5.7 43.7 6.5

Presentation & Simulation

24.6 9.5 28.2 12.8

Control Rooms 19.0 6.9 25.4 14.4

Vision * 17.2 19.1 14.5 10.0

Manufacturing Services 17.3 9.4 30.8 -0.6

Eliminations, Machine Vision, dotrix

-2.5 -25.0

Total 158.0 11.0 171.5 10.9

2Q03 2Q04

* Excludes results from Machine Vision, divested in July 2003

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BarcoView (1)

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BarcoView (2)

• Orders – Very good book-to-bill ratio at 1.1– Orders in Defense & Security improved from 2Q03 levels– Orders in Medical remain high– Strong orders in Traffic Management, but comparable with last

year

• Sales– Strong sales volume in Medical confirms market leadership,

although lower than 1Q04 levels– Defense deliveries slightly higher than in 2Q03 – Traffic Management at the same level as in 2Q03

• Margins– Good EBITA margin of 13.6%, thanks to high gross profit margin

of 47,4%

• New products introduced– LCD for mammography– On Board Information terminal (OIT) for A380– Micro Vista: deployable rugged workstation– Modular Rugged Display Station for processing and display in

high resolution– Rugged flat panel display for night bridge applications

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Barco Media & Entertainment (1)

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Barco Media & Entertainment (2)

• Overall improvements versus last year driven by organic growth and acquisitions in the US and China

• Orders– Book-to-bill ratio at 1.02– Strong orders in Media, especially in China and first successes in North

America in sports market, especially in NBA– Successes in Events worldwide, including Folsom– Digital Cinema continues to show positive signs for start in 2005, with

good orders coming in from NA, Europe and Asia

• Sales– Sales increased by 40.2% YoY– Good Media sales but with a weaker profit margin– Extremely good Events sales worldwide, helped by Euro 2004 and

Olympic Games

• Margins– Gross profit margin stable at 37.9% QoQ, but better than in 2Q03– EBITA margin at 6.5%, improved vs last year as a result of good profit in

Events, but margin still not at target level due to investments in Media and Digital Cinema

• New products introduced– Media: SLite 22– Events: “Encore” controller and SLM R12

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Barco Presentation & Simulation (1)

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Barco Presentation & Simulation (2)

• Orders– Order intake grew by 21% YoY; book-to-bill at 0.96 due to

high sales volume in 2Q04– High order intake in Virtual Reality and Simulation

• Sales– Presentation

• Stable sales vs 2Q03 and 1Q04– Simulation

• Sales strong in Security applications• Good sales in museums and planetariums

• Margins– Gross profit margin at 48.2%, above 1Q04 level, but weaker

than 2Q03– Good EBITA margin at 12.8% vs 5.7% in 1Q04, but negatively

impacted by low margin in Presentation

• New products introduced– High resolution projector with HD format at Infocomm will

improve our position in top-end of the presentation market

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Barco Control Rooms (1)

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Barco Control Rooms (2)

• Orders– Continued strong growth in orders vs 2Q03: +18.1%

compared with 2Q03, continuing to increase the order book– Book-to-bill at 1.15 very high, with successes in North

America, Asia and Middle East

• Sales– High growth worldwide of 33.7%– Good worldwide sales in all segments, particularly strong in

Traffic & Surveillance– Strong inroads into Security applications in the US and

Europe

• Margins– Gross profit margin at 50.5%, slightly better than 2Q03,

despite pricing pressures– EBITA margin very high at 14.4%

• New products introduced– Introduction DLP engine DR120 for replacement market– Announced RGB frame grabber at Infocomm exhibition

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BarcoVision (1)

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BarcoVision (2)

• Sales & Orders– Book-to-bill ratio at 0.93 confirms weaker textile

market, although July shows some pick up, thanks to differentiating products (PP sensors and Cyclops automatic inspection system for more complex fabric styles)

– Results do not include Machine Vision, divested in July 2003

• Margins– Gross profit margin improved sequentially to 45.7%

from 43,7%– EBITA margin lower than usual at 10% due to low

volumes, but still good reflecting cost control

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Barco Manufacturing Services (1)

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Barco Manufacturing Services (2)

• Sales & Orders– Sales & orders increased driven by a higher external

order volume and particularly as a result of the internal reorganization

• Margins– EBITA margin declined to –0.6% reflecting the

increase in personnel in the Czech Republic and temps in Belgium

– These additions in personnel resulted in a temporary decline in efficiency

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Geographical breakdown of sales

31,8%

15,3%

52,9%EMEAAMERI CASASI APAC.

1H03

1H04

30,6%

50,2%

19,2%

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Regional comments first half 2004North America• Flat sales in €, due to the 10% depreciation of the USD• Growth in North America in most markets, especially in Control

Rooms, Media, Events and MedicalAsiapac• Overall 30% growth in Asiapac• China’s performance remains strong, mainly in Control Rooms,

Simulation, Media and Events• Double digit growth in South East Asia, Korea and IndiaEMEA• Flat sales YoY, but with regional/market differences• Growth for Control Rooms, Simulation, Media and especially

Events• France and Germany weaker than 2003, UK stronger and in

particular Spain and Italy doing well• Central & Eastern Europe strong in Control Rooms• Middle East strong in Media

26 July 04, page 21Company Confidential

Key figures Income Statement 2Q04

in € million 2Q03 % 2Q04 % 1H03 % 1H04 %Sales 158.0 100.0 171.5 100.0 309.1 100.0 320.8 100.00Cost of goods sold -83.0 -55.0 -95.8 -55.9 -171.5 -55.5 -179.2 -55.9Gross Profit 71.0 45.0 75.7 44.1 137.6 44.5 141.6 44.1Research & Development -18.0 -11.4 -16.7 -9.7 -34.7 -11.2 -32.2 -10.1Sales & Marketing -25.8 -16.3 -27.8 -16.2 -49.9 -16.2 -53.4 -16.7General & Administration -11.8 -7.5 -12.5 -7.3 -23.7 -7.7 -23.9 -7.4Other operating result +2.1 +1.3 +0.1 0.0 +3.6 +1.2 +2.1 +0.6EBI TA 17.4 11.0 18.7 10.9 32.8 10.6 34.1 10.6Goodwill amortization -1.7 -1.1 -1.8 -1.1 -3.3 -1.1 -3.7 -1.2Operating Result 15.7 9.9 16.9 9.8 29.5 9.6 30.4 9.5Non-operating result 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.9 0.3 0.8 0.3I ncome Taxes -4.9 -3.1 -4.6 -2.7 -9.2 -3.0 -8.5 -2.6Net I ncome 11.4 7.2 12.7 7.4 21.2 6.8 22.8 7.1Current Cash Flow 28.0 17.8 29.2 17.0 52.5 17.0 53.3 16.6Current Earnings/ Share ( in €) 1.05 1.19 1.98 2.24Net Earnings/ Share ( in €) 0.92 1.03 1.70 1.95

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Key figures Balance Sheet

in € million 30/06/03 31/12/03 30/06/04

Accounts Receivable

148.3 149.5 154.7

Inventory 130.4 103.3 143.1

Cash 101.9 133.4 124.2

Financial debt

25.2 29.2 56.5

26 July 04, page 23Company Confidential

Expectations 3Q04

• Sales target: between € 150 – € 160 million, representing a YoY growth of around 7% at the middle of the range

• EBITA of between € 10 and € 15 million, YoY growth of around 25%

• Current EPS between € 0.63 and € 0.94 versus € 0.61 in 3Q03

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