SDL PLC Interim Management Statement (7065F)
April 29 2014 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 7065F
SDL PLC
29 April 2014
SDL plc
Q1 Interim Management Statement
29 April 2014 - Maidenhead, UK - SDL plc ("SDL": LSE: SDL), a
leader in Customer Experience Management solutions, today publishes
its Interim Management Statement incorporating the period from 1
January 2014 to 31 March 2014, as required by the UK's Listing
Authority disclosure rules.
The performance for the first quarter of 2014 was in line with
management expectations and the Board remains confident in the
outlook for the current financial year. Net cash in the business at
the end of the period was up at GBP2.8m (31 December 2013: net debt
of GBP1.8m).
Language Services segment had solid earnings growth with both
gross and net margins ahead of the prior year and in line with
management expectations. Revenue was broadly flat on last year. New
contract wins in the period include Target, Accudyne and
Kaspersky.
The Technology segment's revenue performance was broadly flat on
the first quarter last year and in line with management
expectations. Licence bookings were ahead of the prior year and in
line with expectations. New contract wins in the period include
Majestic Wines, Dr Jays, Informatica and Nippon Japan.
SDL continues to lead in Web Content Management technology, and
has emerged as a leader in Customer Experience Management,
according to a recent Forrester Wave(TM) . We recently launched the
SDL Customer Experience Cloud(TM) and we remain on track, with
other product launches, to cement our leadership in Customer
Experience Management.
Commenting on the IMS, Mark Lancaster said today:
"We are pleased with the progress of the Group, we have invested
for the long term and are tracking to plan. We have a great team of
people and continue to win new business and grow our customer base,
particularly at the high end of the market to brands such as ASOS,
SpecSavers and Nasdaq Inc where they have deep knowledge of
Customer Experience and seek best of breed integrated
technology."
For further information please contact:
SDL plc Tel: +44 (0)1628
410 127
Mark Lancaster, Chief Executive Officer
Dominic Lavelle, Chief Financial Officer
FTI Consulting Tel: + 44 (0)20
3727 1000
Edward Bridges/Jon Snowball/Emma Appleton
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