13.02.2017
KPS AG DE000A1A6V48
DGAP-News: KPS generates sustained dynamic growth in the 1st quarter of 2016/2017
DGAP-News: KPS AG / Key word(s): Quarterly / Interim Statement
KPS generates sustained dynamic growth in the 1st quarter of 2016/2017
13.02.2017 / 07:30
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KPS generates sustained dynamic growth in the 1st quarter of 2016/2017
Unterföhring/Munich, 13 February 2017 - KPS successfully continued its
strong performance during the 1st quarter of 2016/2017. Group sales
increased by 17.2 percent to 40.3 million euros (Q1 2015/2016: 34.4 million
euros). Group EBIT was increased by 10.3 percent to 6.4 million euros (Q1
2015/2016: 5.8 million euros). The Executive Board confirms the forecast
for the current business year 2016/2017.
KPS AG (WIN: A1A6V4 / ISIN: DE000A1A6V48), Germany's leading management
consulting firm for business transformation and process implementation in
the retail sector, posted an increase in the volume of orders booked for
the first quarter of 2016/2017 (1 October 2016 to 31 December 2016) in line
with expectations. Growth stimuli were generated in particular by new
projects outside Germany and these initiatives confirm the
internationalization strategy of the management.
In the 1st quarter of 2016/2017, sales and earnings underwent a significant
increase. KPS AG therefore continued the strong performance of the previous
business year. Provisional unaudited IFRS Group figures indicate that sales
went up by 17.2 percent to 40.3 million euros (Q1 2015/2016: 34.4 million
euros). The operating result (EBIT) went up by 10.3 percent from 5.8
million euros to 6.4 million euros. The EBIT margin amounted to 15.9
percent (Q1 2015/2016: 16.9 percent) and was therefore in line with
expectations. During the reporting period, earnings after taxes increased
by 6.0 percent to 5.3 million euros (Q1 2015/2016: 5.0 million euros).
The Executive Board and the management of KPS AG confirm the forecast for
the current business year 2016/2017 with stable and profitable growth to
Group sales of 160 million euros and EBIT of 25.0 million euros. This
corresponds to an increase in sales of around 10 percent and an operating
result of around 12 percent compared to the previous business year. These
projected figures include contributions from Saphira Consulting A/S,
Denmark, purchased at the beginning of 2017. Alongside the increase in
sales, KPS is focusing consistently on sustainable optimization of earnings
margins. The Supervisory Board and the Executive Board of KPS AG are
maintaining their strategy of driving forward internationalization.
The comprehensive quarterly release on the 1st quarter 2016/2017 can be
downloaded from the Internet at https://www.kps.com.
Unterföhring, 13 February 2017
KPS AG
The Executive Board
About KPS
KPS is Europe's leading management consulting firm for business
transformation and process implementation in the retail sector. The company
offers end-to-end strategy and process consulting, with extensive
implementation expertise in digital customer management, e-commerce and
ERP. KPS customers profit from the vast project experience and deep sector
knowledge of its consultants, enabling them to drive omnichannel and
digital transformation projects to rapid success. With its proprietary
Rapid Transformation(R) methodology, KPS has cut project turnaround times
by up to 50 percent.
Founded in 2000, KPS employs about 800 consultants at its corporate
headquarters in Munich with five additional locations throughout Germany
and branch offices in Denmark, Austria, the Netherlands, Switzerland and
the US. KPS plans to expand its market position in the retail and consumer
goods sectors in the coming years through pioneering projects in all
aspects of digital transformation.
The forecast contains forward-looking statements which are based on certain
assumptions and estimates made by the company management of KPS AG. Even if
the company management is of the opinion that these assumptions and
estimates are appropriate, the actual future development and the actual
future results may deviate substantially from these assumptions and
estimates on account of a variety of different factors. These factors may
include, for example, changes in the macroeconomic situation, exchange
rates, interest rates, and changes in market development and changes in the
competitive situation. KPS AG does not guarantee that the actual results
achieved in future will be in accordance with the assumptions and estimates
made in this press release and does not assume any liability in this
respect.
KPS AG
Beta-Str. 10H
85774 Unterföhring
Telefon: +49 (0) 89 356 31-0
Telefax: +49 (0) 89 356 31-3300
E-Mail: [email protected]
CROSS ALLIANCE communication GmbH
Susan Hoffmeister
Freihamer-Str. 2
82166 Gräfelfing/München
Telefon: +49 (0) 89 898 272-27
E-Mail: [email protected]
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Language: English
Company: KPS AG
Beta-Str. 10 h
85774 Unterföhring
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)89 356 31-0
Fax: +49 (0)89 356 31-3300
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.kps.com
ISIN: DE000A1A6V48
WKN: A1A6V4
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich,
Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
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