Sword Group:2017: Confirmation of the financial results as announced on January 25th 2018. Organic Growth at constant perimet...
March 07 2018 - 2:38PM
2017: Confirmation of the financial results
as announced on January 25th 2018
Organic Growth at constant perimeter
and constant exchange rates: + 13%
EBITDA Margin: 16%
Dividends proposed to the General Meeting
of 27 April 2018: €1.2
Windhof - March 7th 2018,
€M |
Year (2) |
Consolidated Growth (2) |
Organic Growth
(1) (2) |
|
2017 |
2016 |
Revenue |
173.5 |
160.2 |
+ 8.3% |
+ 13.0% |
EBITDA |
27.8 |
24.9 |
+ 11.6% |
+16.5% |
EBITDA Margin |
16.0% |
15.5% |
- |
- |
(1) On a like-for-like basis and at constant
exhange rates - (2) Percentages calculated from figures in €K.
ANALYSIS
ANNUAL GROWTH
Organic growth in 2017 on a like-for-like basis
and at constant exchange rates amounts to +13%.
In sector terms, growth in each division
achieved:
- Software: + 6.9%
- Services: + 15.5%
The organic growth budgeted for 2017 amounted to
10%+. The annual outperformance hence amounts to 3 points.
EVENT CONCERNING THE SCOPE
In the last quarter, the Group acquired two
Services entities in the U.K. with pro forma revenue of €6.8M.
Revenue from these entities, acquired at the end
of the year, is not included in the calculation of
organic growth.
Both companies were consolidated on October 1st
and contribute €0.4M to the consolidated EBITDA.
POST YEAR END EVENTS
The Group continues its growth with the
acquisition of a Swiss Services company on February
16th, named IDO.
The future contribution of this company for the
revenue 2018 is budgeted at €2.8 M.
OUTLOOK
The Group forecasts 12% organic growth for 2018,
on a like-for-like basis and at constant exchange rates.
[Methodological note]
Regarding the definition of the alternative
performance indicators published above, their justification and the
calculation methods for the latter, please refer to the
relevant methodological note (section 1.9 of the Management Report,
pages 4 and 5) as published in the half-year report at 30 June
2017. To access the half-year report please click HERE.
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About Sword Group
Sword has 2,000+ 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 Patent 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
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Sword Achiever), Intellectual Property (Sword Intellect),
Health (Sword Orizon), Desktop Publishing (Sword Kami),
Predictive Analysis (Sword Insight) and Asset Finance (Sword
Apak).
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