Sword Group
H1-2016 SFAF Meeting: September 6th at 10
Results for H1-2016: Outperformed against
budget
2020 Forecast: The target is to double the size of
the business
Windhof - September 5th, 2016
On September 6th, Sword will present, its
development plan for 2020, during its meeting of presentation of
the interim financial results.
As a reminder, in H1, Sword had an organic growth
of 17.1% at constant exchange rates and an EBITDA margin of 15.5%,
for a H1-2016 consolidated revenue of EUR80 M.
H1 (1) |
EURM |
2016 |
2015 |
Consolidated Growth |
Revenue |
80.1 |
67.8 |
+ 18.2% |
EBITDA |
12.4 |
10.5 |
+ 18.3% |
EBITDA Margin |
15.5% |
15.5% |
- |
(1) % calculated from figures in €K.
The 2020 plan involves a revenue trend of EUR300 M
with an EBITDA margin greater or equal to 14.5%.
For that several growth drivers will be used:
- The organic growth should be greater than
10%,
- The growth through acquisitions should increase
the revenue by EUR40 M.
This plan will be underpinned by several
means:
Organic Growth
- Signatures of large projects generating
backlog,
- Development of the on-demand activity,
generating recurrence,
- Initiatives of R & D projects, generating
new offers.
External Growth
- Acquisitions of Services and Software companies
with a first objective, Germany.
SFAF Meeting - date and place
September 6th at 10 am
Centre Trocadéro Arpège - 112 Avenue Kléber 75016
Paris
Investor Relations
e investorrelations@sword-group.lu
Sword Group
1 500+ staff
Listed on Euronext Paris - Compartment B
ISIN Code: FR0004180578
ICB: 9530 Logiciels et Services Informatiques
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About Sword Group
SWORD has 1 500 IT/Digital & Software
specialists present over five continents to accompany you in the
growth of your organisation in the digital age.
As a leader in technological and digital
transformation, SWORD has since 2000 acquired a solid reputation in
software publishing and in complex IT & business project
management.
With SWORD you have the guarantee of strong close
and qualified local commitment, the aim of which is to optimise
your processes and data.
Above all, our ambition is to build sustainably
and foster the loyalty of our staff, our clients and our partners
by building on our values and our enthusiasm to accompany you
throughout your projects.
The Group's performance enables us to invest in
the R&D projects that contribute to our positioning and our
differenciation on niche markets.
Thanks to its recognised competences in over 20
countries, Sword benefits from the trust of prestigious references
such as: Admiral, Barclays Bank, BMW, the European Union, the
National Payment and Trademark Offices, Lombard, Orange, the United
Nations Organisation, etc.
Consulting and IT Services: SWORD commits for the
most part to fixed-price contracts and operates with a network of
competence centres (business units) in different specialised
fields: Geographic Information Systems, ECM/EDM, corporate search
engines, digital marketing, CRM, portals and corporate social
networks, Data and Business Intelligence, Web and Mobile
development, infrastructure and cloud, cyber security, performance
and applications optimisation, desktop publishing and intellectual
property.
Software: SWORD develops on demand product lines
in the Risk and Compliance sectors (SWORD Active Risk and SWORD
Achiever), Intellectual Property (SWORD Intellect), Health (SWORD
Orizon), Desktop Publishing (SWORD Kami), Predictive Analysis
(SWORD Insight) and Asset Finance (SWORD Apak).
To find more about on our expertise, join us on
www.sword-group.com
Sword Group SFAF & Horizon
2020
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