29.02.2016
DATAGROUP AG DE000A0JC8S7
DGAP-News: DATAGROUP AG: DATAGROUP with strong revenue growth and top ranking in customer satisfaction
DGAP-News: DATAGROUP AG / Key word(s): Quarter Results
DATAGROUP AG: DATAGROUP with strong revenue growth and top ranking in
customer satisfaction
29.02.2016 / 17:40
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DATAGROUP with strong revenue growth and top ranking in customer
satisfaction
Figures for Q1 2015/2016 (01.10.-31.12.2015)
Revenues up 7% to EUR 41.6m
Continued intensified focus on services
Comparative study sees DATAGROUP among Top 3 in customer satisfaction in
Germany
Pliezhausen, February 29, 2016. DATAGROUP AG (WKN A0JC8S) today publishes
Q1 figures for FY 2015/2016 (01.10.-31.12.2015). Revenues surged. Service
business has been heavily expanded; the share of services in revenue has
grown again. DATAGROUP ranks among the top group of IT outsourcers in
customer satisfaction in Germany as an independent comparative study
confirms.
In Q1 2015/2016, DATAGROUP has increased its revenues significantly to EUR
41.6m (previous year EUR 38.9m, +7%). Particularly in its core business of
IT services, the company's result improved disproportionately. Revenues
here climbed by 15% to EUR 32.6m (previous year EUR 28.4m). The share of
services in revenue amounted to 79% (previous year 73%). The gross profit
margin was up from 62.5% in the previous year to 66.1% in the current
fiscal year. The equity ratio has improved further during Q1 from 23.3% to
24.2%, net debt has been reduced according to plan from EUR 28.2m to EUR
27.2m.
'In fiscal 2015/2016, we will again place the company on a higher growth
path than in the previous years', comments Max H.-H. Schaber, CEO of
DATAGROUP AG. 'We are focusing on the core business of high-margin services
which has helped us to significantly increase the gross profit margin in
Q1. At the same time, we are pushing ahead with several projects of the
strategic corporate development, for instance the integration of DATAGROUP
Vega. We are also very active in terms of mergers and acquisitions. This
will temporarily lead to higher expenses, for external consulting services,
among others, in the first quarters of the current fiscal year.'
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA)
were slightly lower in Q1, totalling EUR 2.5m in Q1 (previous year EUR
3.1m, -20%). The EBITDA margin reached 5.9% (previous year 7.9%). Earnings
before interest and taxes (EBIT) of TEUR 907 were also lower yoy (previous
year TEUR 1,650, -45%). Earnings per share stood at 5 cents (previous year
10 cents).
'The previous year's quarter was driven by high six-digit earnings caused
by the one-off release of provisions, which will not materialise to this
extent in the current year', says DATAGROUP CEO Max H.-H. Schaber.
'Additionally, we made major one-off investments in the long-term corporate
development in Q1 2015/2016. We were able to confirm the very good previous
year's operating result in the first quarter which traditionally is rather
weak. Therefore, we are very satisfied overall with the quarterly results
and remain fully on track on an annualised basis.' The guidance for the
fiscal year will traditionally be announced by the management board at the
Annual General Meeting on March 17, 2016.
DATAGROUP is among the Top 3 in customer satisfaction in Germany
DATAGROUP had a very good start to the new fiscal year in terms of sales
and has gained several large Mittelstand companies as new customers for
long-term Cloud and outsourcing contracts. High customer satisfaction is a
key selling point for the IT service provider. DATAGROUP ranks third here
among the 22 leading IT outsourcers which positions the company in the top
group in Germany. These are the findings of the recently published 'IT
Outsourcing Study Germany / Austria 2015' conducted by well-known market
researcher Whitelane Research.
A total of 22 leading international and Mittelstand IT service providers
were rated by their customers for this independent comparative study.
DATAGROUP has been considered in the ranking for the first time and
achieved third place straightaway. With a general customer satisfaction of
80% the IT service provider is well above the average of 70% and far ahead
of major players in the sector such as IBM, Infosys and Atos. In important
detail categories, e.g. quality in service delivery, flexibility and
account management, DATAGROUP also achieved a customer satisfaction that
well exceeds the average.
'We are very proud of this excellent result', says Dirk Peters, COO of
DATAGROUP AG. 'It proves that we are close to our customers and provide the
right answers to their questions. High customer satisfaction is a
prerequisite for our success and therefore is an integral part of our
vision and future strategy DATAGROUP 2020. The study confirms that we are
on the right path regarding the implementation of our vision.' Further
information on the study: www.whitelane.com.
Detailed key figures for Q1 2015/2016 are available for download:
www.datagroup.de > Investor Relations > Financial Information.
About DATAGROUP:
DATAGROUP is a leading German IT service company. Over 1,400 employees at
16 locations across Germany design, implement, and operate IT
infrastructure and business applications such as SAP. With its product
CORBOX, DATAGROUP is a full-service provider, serving over 330,000 global
IT workstations for medium and large enterprises as well as for
public-sector clients. In other words: 'We manage IT'. The company is
growing organically and through acquisitions. The acquisition strategy is
particularly noted for its optimal integration of the new companies.
DATAGROUP is actively participating in the IT service market's
consolidation process with its 'buy and turn around' and its 'buy and
build' strategy.
Contact:
DATAGROUP AG
Dr. Michael Klein
Investor Relations
Wilhelm-Schickard-Str. 7
D-72124 Pliezhausen
T +49-7127-970-059
F +49-7127-970-033
[email protected]
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Language: English
Company: DATAGROUP AG
Wilhelm-Schickard-Str. 7
72124 Pliezhausen
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)7127 970 000
Fax: +49 (0)7127 970 033
Internet: www.datagroup.de
ISIN: DE000A0JC8S7
WKN: A0JC8S
Listed: Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich,
Stuttgart; Open Market (Entry Standard) in Frankfurt
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