08.03.2018
DATAGROUP SE DE000A0JC8S7
DGAP-News: DATAGROUP SE: DATAGROUP raises dividend to 45 cents per share
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DATAGROUP SE: DATAGROUP raises dividend to 45 cents per share
08.03.2018 / 14:17
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DATAGROUP raises dividend to 45 cents per share
AGM agrees on 50 % higher payout per share
Guidance for FY 2017/18 published
Pliezhausen, March 8, 2018. DATAGROUP SE (WKN A0JC8S) today held its Annual
General Meeting at the company's headquarters near Stuttgart. With about 69
% of the share capital being represented, all items on the agenda were
approved with a majority. Following the record results of fiscal year
2016/17 the shareholders decided to significantly increase the dividend. The
management has given a positive guidance for the current fiscal year as
well: revenue is expected to grow to more than EUR 265m, EBITDA should
exceed EUR 30m.
The Annual General Meeting of DATAGROUP SE decided to raise the dividend
from 30 to 45 cents per share. In total, the company will distribute EUR
3.75m to its shareholders, corresponding to some 26 % of the net profit of
EUR 14.68m. The remaining amount of EUR 10.93m will be carried forward to
new account. In FY 2016/2017, DATAGROUP again reached a new all-time-high
with revenue of EUR 223.1m and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
and amortisation (EBITDA) of EUR 27.0m, and in each case exceeded the upper
end of its guidance, which was increased twice over the course of the year.
"By raising the dividend by 50 % the shareholders of DATAGROUP will
participate in the strong increase in earnings and cash flow", said
DATAGROUP CEO Max H.-H. Schaber at the Meeting. "This means that they will
benefit twice from the strong operating performance, which has already been
reflected in a share price increase of 109 % in the year under review." At
the same time, the moderate payout ratio of 26 % takes into account the
requirements for equity ratio and liquidity of such a dynamically growing
company. "We are thus prepared at any time to seize opportunities that lie
before us", said Schaber.
The first four months of FY 2017/2018 were satisfying. During this period,
DATAGROUP increased revenue by 22 % to EUR 87.4m (previous year EUR 71.6m).
EBITDA grew disproportionately by 41 % to EUR 9.8m (EUR 6.9m).
The management has announced to continue the dynamic growth in the current
fiscal year, expecting revenue to increase to more than EUR 265m. EBITDA,
the most important key performance indicator of operating profitability, is
to grow to over EUR 30m. DATAGROUP is still focused on three pillars, as COO
Dirk Peters affirmed to the shareholders: "Our goals are to acquire
additional new outsourcing customers, transform our existing customers into
CORBOX customers with a procurement of services as broad as possible, and
generate inorganic growth through strategic acquisitions." In the first five
months of FY 2017/18, 17 new CORBOX contracts have already been signed, nine
of which with new customers and eight with existing ones.
By taking over ALMATO GmbH on February 1, we have acquired a specialist for
the optimisation of standard business processes through Robotic Process
Automation (RPA) and Real-Time Interaction Management (RTIM). Founded in
2002, the software and IT service company headquartered in Reutlingen is
specialised in optimising standard business processes as a value-added
reseller. ALMATO is one of the pioneers in Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
and Real-Time Interaction Management (RTIM) in the field of full and partial
automation in Germany. The company's customers are national and
international companies from the fields of telecommunications, utilities,
finances, retail, industry and tourism, for which services quality and
customer satisfaction are important strategic factors. Almato focuses on
standard software products that are introduced in line with customer needs
and adjusted to accommodate individual preferences. "The service portfolio
of ALMATO GmbH is a perfect fit to the CORBOX service portfolio. In the
future, we will also be able to support our customers in automating their
digital business processes. We have identified many application areas in our
own house as well, where fully automated processes for administrative
activities would reduce an employee's workload, improve the quality and
reduce costs", said DATAGROUP CEO Max H.-H. Schaber.
About DATAGROUP:
DATAGROUP is one of the leading German IT service companies. Over 1,900
employees at locations across Germany design, implement, and operate IT
infrastructures and business applications such as SAP. With its CORBOX
product, DATAGROUP is a full-service provider, supporting over 600k global
IT workplaces for medium and large enterprises as well as public
authorities. 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 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 for additional information:
DATAGROUP SE
Claudia Erning
Wilhelm-Schickard-Str. 7
72124 Pliezhausen
Phone +49 7127 970-015
Fax +49 7127 970-033
[email protected]
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Language: English
Company: DATAGROUP SE
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,
Frankfurt (Scale), Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
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