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DGAP-News: USU Software AG
DGAP-News: USU Software AG announces preliminary figures for 2015 and guidance for 2016
Moeglingen, Germany, February 24, 2016.
According to the unaudited provisional figures, USU Software AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU28) set a new sales and earnings record for fiscal year 2015. Consolidated sales totaled EUR 66.1 million, with an increase of 12% (2014: EUR 58.9 million). This increase chiefly resulted from high-margin international business, which grew 29% to EUR 20.1 million (2014: EUR 15.6 million) in the reporting year. In line with this, the share of total sales generated outside Germany rose from 26% in the previous year to 30%. USU increased earnings before interest and taxes adjusted for the extraordinary effects of acquisitions (adjusted EBIT) by 21% to EUR 8.8 million on the basis of preliminary calculations (2014: EUR 7.3 million). In addition to the adjustment of acquisition-related amortization of intangible assets of EUR 1.3 million (2014: EUR 1.3 million), these extraordinary effects included income from the reversal of a purchase-price provision of EUR 0.2 million (2014: EUR 1.0 million) in connection with the full acquisition of B.I.G. Social Media GmbH. On an unadjusted basis, USU increased earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) by 14% from EUR 6.7 million in the previous year to EUR 7.6 million in 2015. In the same period, earnings before interest, taxes, amortization and depreciation (EBITDA) rose by 11% to EUR 9.9 million (2014: EUR 8.9 million).
As a result of the increase in profits, the USU Group's liquidity increased further to EUR 23.1 million as of December 31, 2015 (2014: EUR 18.9 million). This liquidity is to be used primarily for future organic growth and further company acquisitions. At the same time, the Management Board plans to allow USU shareholders to participate in the positive overall business performance in 2015 in accordance with the company's dividend strategy. The Management Board will publish the final proposal for the appropriation of net profit for 2015 alongside the unveiling of the final audited figures for 2015 on March 31, 2016.
The Management Board is confident that the Group as a whole will achieve further significant growth in sales and earnings in the current fiscal year 2016. Guidance for 2016 envisages consolidated sales in the region of EUR 71 million to EUR 75 million with adjusted EBIT of EUR 9 million to EUR 10.5 million. Moreover, sales of approximately EUR 100 million are expected to be achieved in the medium term by the end of 2017. The basis for this is organic growth, which is characterized mainly by international business that is developing dynamically. However, it continues to have great potential with good positioning of the product business, even in the German core market. Growth through acquisitions is also set to make a contribution with a volume of approximately EUR 15 million. It is also planned to increase the operating earnings margin on the basis of adjusted EBIT to 15% in the same period.
This press release can be downloaded at http://www.usu-ag.com.
USU Software AG
The USU Group is Europe's largest provider of IT and knowledge management software. Market leaders from all corners of the global economy use USU applications to achieve transparency, be more agile and reduce both their costs and risks. Alongside USU AG, which was founded in 1977, USU Software AG (ISIN DE 000A0BVU28), which is listed in the Prime Standard segment of the German Stock Exchange, also owns the subsidiaries Aspera GmbH, BIG Social Media GmbH, LeuTek GmbH, OMEGA Software GmbH and SecurIntegration GmbH.
The Business Service Management division supports companies with a comprehensive, ITIL(R) -compliant portfolio for strategic and operational IT service management (ITSM). This provides customers with an overview of their IT processes as well as their IT infrastructure and enables them to plan their IT services transparently, allocate the costs of these services and manage them actively. Products in two other key areas complete the Group's offering: Software Licence Management and Systems Management.
Consulting services and software solutions from the Knowledge Solutions area of our business help customers to unlock complete knowledge of their organisation. The focus here is on intelligent knowledge databases for the most diverse service areas. For example, our solutions enable call and IT service centres to process over 30 million individual queries per year - efficiently and to a high standard. The dialogue involved is supported across all communications channels as well as social media.
In USU Business Solutions, USU experts turn user requests, industry know-how and technological skill into tailored, individual solutions. Core competencies also include process and system integration based on service-orientated architectures (SOAs) and the creation of knowledge or employee portals from the planning to operational stages.
Further information: www.usu-software.de
Contact
USU Software AG Corporate Communications Dr. Thomas Gerick Tel.: +49 (0) 71 41 / 48 67 440 Fax: +49 (0) 71 41 / 48 67 300 E-Mail: t.gerick@usu-software.de
USU Software AG Investor Relations Falk Sorge Tel.: +49 (0) 71 41/ 48 67 351 Fax: +49 (0) 71 41 / 48 67 108 E-Mail: f.sorge@usu-software.de
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Language: English Company: USU Software AG Spitalhof 71696 Möglingen Germany Phone: +49 (0)7141 4867-0 Fax: +49 (0)7141 4867-200 E-mail: info@usu-software.de Internet: www.usu-software.de ISIN: DE000A0BVU28 WKN: A0BVU2 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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DGAP-News: USU Software AG / Key word(s): Final Results
USU Software AG announces preliminary figures for 2015 and guidance for 2016
24.02.2016 / 08:55
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USU achieves the best year in its history - adjusted EBIT 21% higher than
the previous year at EUR 8.8 million, consolidated sales up 12% to EUR 66.1
million - guidance for 2016 envisages above-average growth in sales and
earnings.
Moeglingen, Germany, February 24, 2016.
According to the unaudited provisional figures, USU Software AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU28) set a new sales and earnings record for fiscal year 2015. Consolidated sales totaled EUR 66.1 million, with an increase of 12% (2014: EUR 58.9 million). This increase chiefly resulted from high-margin international business, which grew 29% to EUR 20.1 million (2014: EUR 15.6 million) in the reporting year. In line with this, the share of total sales generated outside Germany rose from 26% in the previous year to 30%. USU increased earnings before interest and taxes adjusted for the extraordinary effects of acquisitions (adjusted EBIT) by 21% to EUR 8.8 million on the basis of preliminary calculations (2014: EUR 7.3 million). In addition to the adjustment of acquisition-related amortization of intangible assets of EUR 1.3 million (2014: EUR 1.3 million), these extraordinary effects included income from the reversal of a purchase-price provision of EUR 0.2 million (2014: EUR 1.0 million) in connection with the full acquisition of B.I.G. Social Media GmbH. On an unadjusted basis, USU increased earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) by 14% from EUR 6.7 million in the previous year to EUR 7.6 million in 2015. In the same period, earnings before interest, taxes, amortization and depreciation (EBITDA) rose by 11% to EUR 9.9 million (2014: EUR 8.9 million).
As a result of the increase in profits, the USU Group's liquidity increased further to EUR 23.1 million as of December 31, 2015 (2014: EUR 18.9 million). This liquidity is to be used primarily for future organic growth and further company acquisitions. At the same time, the Management Board plans to allow USU shareholders to participate in the positive overall business performance in 2015 in accordance with the company's dividend strategy. The Management Board will publish the final proposal for the appropriation of net profit for 2015 alongside the unveiling of the final audited figures for 2015 on March 31, 2016.
The Management Board is confident that the Group as a whole will achieve further significant growth in sales and earnings in the current fiscal year 2016. Guidance for 2016 envisages consolidated sales in the region of EUR 71 million to EUR 75 million with adjusted EBIT of EUR 9 million to EUR 10.5 million. Moreover, sales of approximately EUR 100 million are expected to be achieved in the medium term by the end of 2017. The basis for this is organic growth, which is characterized mainly by international business that is developing dynamically. However, it continues to have great potential with good positioning of the product business, even in the German core market. Growth through acquisitions is also set to make a contribution with a volume of approximately EUR 15 million. It is also planned to increase the operating earnings margin on the basis of adjusted EBIT to 15% in the same period.
This press release can be downloaded at http://www.usu-ag.com.
USU Software AG
The USU Group is Europe's largest provider of IT and knowledge management software. Market leaders from all corners of the global economy use USU applications to achieve transparency, be more agile and reduce both their costs and risks. Alongside USU AG, which was founded in 1977, USU Software AG (ISIN DE 000A0BVU28), which is listed in the Prime Standard segment of the German Stock Exchange, also owns the subsidiaries Aspera GmbH, BIG Social Media GmbH, LeuTek GmbH, OMEGA Software GmbH and SecurIntegration GmbH.
The Business Service Management division supports companies with a comprehensive, ITIL(R) -compliant portfolio for strategic and operational IT service management (ITSM). This provides customers with an overview of their IT processes as well as their IT infrastructure and enables them to plan their IT services transparently, allocate the costs of these services and manage them actively. Products in two other key areas complete the Group's offering: Software Licence Management and Systems Management.
Consulting services and software solutions from the Knowledge Solutions area of our business help customers to unlock complete knowledge of their organisation. The focus here is on intelligent knowledge databases for the most diverse service areas. For example, our solutions enable call and IT service centres to process over 30 million individual queries per year - efficiently and to a high standard. The dialogue involved is supported across all communications channels as well as social media.
In USU Business Solutions, USU experts turn user requests, industry know-how and technological skill into tailored, individual solutions. Core competencies also include process and system integration based on service-orientated architectures (SOAs) and the creation of knowledge or employee portals from the planning to operational stages.
Further information: www.usu-software.de
Contact
USU Software AG Corporate Communications Dr. Thomas Gerick Tel.: +49 (0) 71 41 / 48 67 440 Fax: +49 (0) 71 41 / 48 67 300 E-Mail: t.gerick@usu-software.de
USU Software AG Investor Relations Falk Sorge Tel.: +49 (0) 71 41/ 48 67 351 Fax: +49 (0) 71 41 / 48 67 108 E-Mail: f.sorge@usu-software.de
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24.02.2016 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. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de
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Language: English Company: USU Software AG Spitalhof 71696 Möglingen Germany Phone: +49 (0)7141 4867-0 Fax: +49 (0)7141 4867-200 E-mail: info@usu-software.de Internet: www.usu-software.de ISIN: DE000A0BVU28 WKN: A0BVU2 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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