08.08.2016
QSC AG DE0005137004
DGAP-News: QSC gains further earnings strength in strong quarter
DGAP-News: QSC AG / Key word(s): Half Year Results/Quarter Results
QSC gains further earnings strength in strong quarter
08.08.2016 / 07:30
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QSC gains further earnings strength in strong quarter
- EBITDA increases to EUR 10.7 million in second quarter of 2016
- EBIT improves to EUR 2.0 million
- Consolidated net income positive for first time in eight quarters
- Substantial progress in organisational restructuring
- Cloud revenues more than double
Cologne, 8 August 2016. QSC AG, a provider of cloud and ICT services, can
report a positive operating performance once again for the second quarter
of its current financial year, with revenue growth in precisely those
business fields in which this "digitiser of the German SME sector" expects
to generate sustainable growth. At the same time, QSC made faster progress
with implementing its cost-cutting programme than initially expected at the
beginning of the year. Together with lower depreciation and amortisation,
this progress enabled operating earnings (EBIT) to improve to EUR 2.0
million, as against EUR -2.2 million in the second quarter of 2015. The
Company also generated positive consolidated net income for the first time
in eight quarters. This key figure came to EUR 0.2 million, as against EUR
-2.7 million in the second quarter of 2015.
Free cash flow rises to EUR 6.3 million
At EUR 99.2 million, revenues fell only slightly short of the previous
year's figure of EUR 100.9 million. While Cloud revenues more than doubled
to EUR 4.0 million and revenues in the Consulting segment topped the EUR 10
million mark for the first time, consistent with expectations revenues
declined in the conventional Telecommunications business with resellers and
in the traditional Outsourcing business. Despite the overall decline in
revenues, EBITDA for the past quarter improved slightly from EUR 10.6
million in the previous year to EUR 10.7 million. The free cash flow rose
sharply to EUR 6.3 million, up from EUR 1.5 million in the second quarter
of 2015.
QSC made progress with its cost-cutting programme, and especially its staff
downsizing measures. As of 30 June 2016, the Company still had 1,396
employees and was thus approaching its target of around 1,350 employees by
the end of 2016.
QSC confirms forecast
After the strong first half of 2016, QSC can confirm the forecast presented
at the end of February. In 2016, it expects to generate revenues of EUR 380
million to EUR 390 million, EBITDA of EUR 34 million to EUR 38 million and
a positive free cash flow. As communicated at the beginning of the year, in
the second half of the year the Company will also make investments and
incur one-off expenses for the expansion in the Pure Enterprise Cloud and
the personnel restructuring measures still underway. The organisational
restructuring is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Comments QSC's CEO, Jürgen Hermann: "QSC can look back on a strong first
half of the year, one in which we made the expected progress in numerous
areas." Hermann referred in particular to the development in revenues: "QSC
is growing in those areas where our future is to be found." That was true
of the Cloud segment, with its two main fields of Pure Enterprise Cloud and
Internet of Things (IoT), and of the Consulting segment and TC business
with corporate customers.
EUR million Q2 2016 Q2 2015 Change Revenues 99.2 100.9 -1.7% Cloud revenues 4.0 1.7 +135.3% Consulting revenues 10.5 10.0 +5.0% Outsourcing revenues 31.6 34.7 -8.9% Telecommunications revenues 53.1 54.5 -2.6% - of which with resellers 29.8 32.8 -9.1% - of which with corporate 23.3 21.7 +7.4% customers EBITDA 10.7 10.6 +0.9% EBIT 2.0 -2.2 n.a. Consolidated net income 0.2 -2.7 n.a. Free cash flow 6.3 1.5 +320.0% Capital expenditure 3.3 3.9 -15.4% Employees at 30 June 1,396 1,585 -11.9%Notes: The complete Half-Year Report can be downloaded at www.qsc.de/en/investor- relations. This Corporate News contains forward-looking statements that are based on current expectations and forecasts on the part of the management of QSC AG with regard to future events. Due to risks or erroneous assumptions, actual results may deviate materially from these forward- looking statements. Contact for enquiries: QSC AG Arne Thull Head of Investor Relations T +49 221 669-8724 F +49 221 669-8009 [email protected] www.qsc.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 08.08.2016 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. Archive at www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: QSC AG Mathias-Brüggen-Straße 55 50829 Köln Germany Phone: +49-221-6698-724 Fax: +49-221-6698-009 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.qsc.de ISIN: DE0005137004 WKN: 513700 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange End of News DGAP News Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 490081 08.08.2016
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