16.03.2016
Bechtle AG DE0005158703
DGAP-News: Bechtle Stays Locked on to Success
DGAP-News: Bechtle AG / Key word(s): Final Results/Dividend
Bechtle Stays Locked on to Success
16.03.2016 / 10:15
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Bechtle Stays Locked on to Success
- Revenue in 2015 up 9.7 per cent to EUR2,831 million
- EBT up 20.5 per cent to EUR129.4 million
- Significant dividend increase to EUR1.40
- Positive outlook for 2016
Neckarsulm, 16 March 2016 - In the fiscal year 2015, Bechtle AG has
continued the trend of further success. With its above-average growth
dynamics, the company gained further market shares and expanded its
position as Germany's largest IT system house. In the reporting period, the
revenue climbed almost 10 per cent to EUR2,831.3 million. Earnings before
taxes (EBT) even surged by more than 20 per cent to EUR129.4 million. The
EBT margin thus amounted to an outstanding 4.6 per cent. The dividend is to
be stepped up for the sixth year in a row, increasing to EUR1.40 (prior
year: EUR1.20).
The positive development of the fiscal year 2015 was largely organic. The
two segments IT system house & managed services and IT e-commerce both
contributed to the growth in almost equal parts. "The balanced growth shows
that we are aligned correctly: We have further strengthened our trading
business through investments in the staff and the determined expansion of
our Global IT Alliance, while at the same time effectively positioning our
system houses as solution-oriented partners for IT projects, especially in
the fields of digitalisation, cloud, mobility, IT security and sourcing",
explains Dr. Thomas Olemotz, Chairman of the Executive Board of Bechtle AG.
Partner for Future-proof IT Architectures
In the IT system house & managed services segment, the revenue climbed to
EUR1,889.5 million, 9.4 per cent more than in the prior year (EUR1,727.1
million). Especially through its long-standing competence in managed
services and the expansion of the solution business in connection with the
transformation of IT architectures, Bechtle has further increased its
service share in this segment. Thus, EBIT grew by a disproportionately high
rate of 16.5 per cent to EUR80.3 million (prior year: EUR68.9 million). The
EBIT margin improved from 4.0 per cent to 4.2 per cent.
Worldwide Presence through International Alliance
In 2015, the IT e-commerce segment underwent two-digit growth of 10.4 per
cent, increasing its revenue to EUR941.8 million (prior year: EUR853.4
million). The growth was especially vigorous in the companies abroad, which
recorded an increase of 12.4 per cent to EUR687.7 million (prior year:
EUR611.7 million). This reflects the positive impact of the employees newly
recruited as of the end of 2014 as well as the internationalisation by way
of the Global IT Alliance. Thanks to lean processes and high efficiency -
especially also in the field of logistics - Bechtle's trading business has
always been highly profitable. In the reporting period, EBIT rose 24.2 per
cent to EUR49.2 million (prior year: EUR39.6 million). At 5.2 per cent
(prior year: 4.6 per cent), the EBIT margin has already reached the level
of the target margin 2020 for the group.
Investing in the Future
As of 31 December 2015, Bechtle had 7,205 employees. Compared to the number
of 6,572 in the prior year, the total headcount went up by 633, an increase
of 9.6 per cent. The increase in the number of employees is largely the
result of new recruitment. In 2014, Bechtle had invested intensively in the
IT e-commerce segment. In the reporting period, 602 new employees joined
the system house & managed services segment, which thus accounted for most
of the new recruitment. Training remains a basic pillar of the HR work and
an indispensable investment in Bechtle's future. As of the end of the year,
the group had a total of 473 young trainees. Due to the substantial
increase in the number of employees, the training ratio in German has gone
down, but still amounts to a remarkable 7.5 per cent. However, the ratio
has gone up at the headquarters in Neckarsulm and is now close to 10 per
cent.
Further Growth in 2016
The outlook for 2016 is positive. In view of the excellent competitive
position of the Bechtle Group and the optimistic forecasts for the economic
situation in Germany and the EU, the Executive Board expects a good
performance, with significant revenue and earnings growth. "We are
convinced that we will again be able to record above-average profitable
growth and further expand our competitive position in 2016. As far as its
ability to take care of its customers in all IT fields of tomorrow is
concerned, Bechtle's current positioning is better than ever", says Dr.
Thomas Olemotz.
Bechtle KPIs 2015
2015 2014 +/- Revenue EURk 2,831,303 2,580,448 +9.7% Domestic EURk 1,957,610 1,775,409 +10.3% Abroad EURk 873,693 805,039 +8.5% IT system house EURk 1,889,494 1,727,073 +9.4% IT e-commerce EURk 941,809 853,375 +10.4% EBIT EURk 129,484 108,498 +19.3% IT system house EURk 80,293 68,907 +16.5% IT e-commerce EURk 49,191 39,591 +24.2% EBIT margin % 4.6 4.2 EBT EURk 129,404 107,385 +20.5% EBT margin % 4.6 4.2 Earnings after taxes EURk 92,877 76,194 +21.9% Earnings per share EUR 4.42 3.63 +21.9% Number of employees (average) 6,924 6,421 +7.8% 31.12.2015 31.12.2014 +/- Cash flow from operating activities EURk 115,945 55,965 +107.2% Liquidity* EURk 206,660 156,000 +32.5% Equity ratio % 53.9 54.5 Employees 7,205 6,572 +9.6%* including time deposits and securities *** The Annual Report 2015 is available for download under www.bechtle.com/reports. About Bechtle Bechtle AG has 66 IT system houses in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. With its trading companies in 14 countries, Bechtle is one of Europe's leading online dealers for information technology. Founded in 1983, the company is headquartered in Neckarsulm, Germany, and currently has more than 7,200 employees. Bechtle offers its more than 75,000 customers from the fields of industry and trade, the public sector and the financial market a comprehensive, cross-vendor portfolio of IT infrastructure and IT operation solutions. Bechtle is listed in the technology index TecDAX. In 2015, the company's revenue amounted to approximately EUR2.8 billion. Contact Bechtle AG Bechtle Platz 1 D-74172 Neckarsulm / Germany Investor Relations Corporate Communications/Press Martin Link Sabine Brand [email protected] [email protected] Phone: +49 7132 981-4149 Phone: +49 7132 981-4115 Fax: +49 7132 981-4116 Fax: +49 7132 981-4116 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16.03.2016 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Bechtle AG Bechtle Platz 1 74172 Neckarsulm Germany Phone: +49 7132 981-0 Fax: +49 7132 981-8000 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: bechtle.com ISIN: DE0005158703 WKN: 515870 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX End of News DGAP News Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 445133 16.03.2016
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