13/11/2007 Corporate News EN
Christian Steiner
Christian Steiner
SHS VIVEON AG: On track growth continues in Q3 2007
SHS VIVEON AG / Quarter Results
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o Output up 34% to EUR 41.9 million after nine months
o Strong 79% growth in EBITDA
Martinsried, November 13, 2007 – SHS VIVEON AG has continued its on-track
growth in the first nine months of fiscal year 2007. Compared to the first
nine months of 2006, the company increased its output by 34% to EUR 41.9
million (previous year: EUR 31.2 million). The output in its core business
of consulting and software solutions for customer value and customer risk
management was up to EUR 29.6 million, or 9.4% compared to the first three
quarters of 2006. The 16.5% growth rate in the German-speaking region was
particularly pleasing. Business in Spain also contributed to the group's
growth. Although the core business in Spain only grew moderately due to the
highly competitive environment, hardware sales, which are not part of the
group's core business, tripled from EUR 4.2 million to EUR 12.3 million.
EBITDA from continued operations also enjoyed substantial growth. The
consulting and software company recorded earnings of EUR 1.5 million in the
first nine months of 2007 – thus up 79% compared to the same period of the
previous year (EUR 0.9 million). EBT increased to around EUR 2.1 million
(previous year: EUR -2.1 million). This includes, as was also the case in
H1 2007, a positive extraordinary effect from the reversal of the IKB loan,
which brought the financial result to around EUR 2.2 million. SHS VIVEON AG
recorded net income (profit) of EUR 1.5 million in the first nine months
(previous year: EUR -1.4 million). This corresponds to earnings per share
of EUR 0.11 (previous year: EUR -0.11) from continued operations. If the
earnings from discontinued operations (from the sale of the 'Interactive'
division) are also taken into account, profits after the first nine months
lifted to EUR 2.6 million or EUR 0.18 per share. These positive earnings
have bolstered the group's equity ratio, taking it from 47% at the end of
fiscal year 2006 to a new total of 54%, and it thus has a substantially
stronger balance sheet structure.
Dirk Roesing, SHS VIVEON AG's CEO is very pleased with the growth in
earnings during the first nine months: 'We have both expanded our operating
business and once again improved our cost structure. We plan to build on
these foundations and further improve the group's profitability. We are
thus looking to the new fiscal year with great confidence!'
SHS VIVEON AG is headquartered in Martinsried (by Munich) and is listed on
the Prime Standard segment of Frankfurt Stock Exchange. It has three
subsidiaries in ten locations in three European countries: SHS VIVEON GmbH
(D), SHS VIVEON Schweiz AG (CH) and SHS Polar Sistemas Informáticos S.L.
(E). SHS VIVEON is one of Europe's leading customer management providers
with more than 550 employees and over 150 customers in 15 countries, 30% of
which are Fortune 500 International companies. SHS VIVEON's customers
include well-known enterprises from the financial services, industry,
retail and telecommunications sectors, including BayWa, BMW Financial
Services, Credit Suisse, DaimlerChrysler, Deutsche Telekom, Ingram Micro,
RaabKarcher, o2 Deutschland, Orange, SüdLeasing and Telefonica. Additional
information is available at: www.The-Customer-Management-Company.com
SHS VIVEON AG
Wolfgang Brand
Phone: +49 (0)89 - 747257-24
Email: Investor.Relations@SHS-VIVEON.com
cometis AG
Ulrich Wiehle
Phone: +49 (0)611 - 205855-11
Email: wiehle@cometis.de
13.11.2007 Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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Language: English
Issuer: SHS VIVEON AG
Fraunhoferstraße 12
82152 Martinsried bei München
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)89 747-257-0
Fax: +49 (0)89 747-257-10
E-mail: investor.relations@shs-viveon.com
Internet: www.shs-viveon.com
ISIN: DE0005072409
WKN: 507240
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf
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