nextevolution AG / Final Results
18.04.2008
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+++ 83-percent increase of overall performance up to 27.2 million euro by
organic and anorganic growth
+++ EBITDA 1.95 million euro (previous year: 463 TEUR)
+++ Acquisitions strengthens market position as integrated IT-service
provider with the service focus on enterprise content management
Mainz / Hamburg, 18.04.2008: nextevolution AG (ISIN DE 000 A0J C0A 2) has
closed the expansion driven business year 2007. In the reporting period,
the company boosts its overall performance (sales including changes in
inventories and other own work capitalized) from 14.9 million euro up to
27.2 million euro. This 83-percent increase refers basically to the
acquisitions of BGS AG and CEO AG, the realisation of
cross-selling-potentials on group-level and organic growth.
The investment- and growth coined business year 2007 was affected by not
operating expenses in the amount of approximately 534 TEUR. These figures
include inter alia one nonrecurring effects from the segment change to the
prime standard in the amount of approximately 210 TEUR, accruals in the
amount of approximately 100 TEUR, severance payments in the amount of
approximately 134 TEUR and costs for the close-down of the Frankfurt
office, that was due to cost standpoints- put together with the Mainz
office of the acquired BGS AG, in the amount of approximately 90 TEUR.
On this account, the EBITDA is the more informative figure for the business
year 2007. The EBITDA increased from 463 TEUR by 1,485 TEUR to 1,948 TEUR.
Despite the extraordinary amortisation within impairment tests in the
amount of 184 TEUR and amortisation within the purchase price allocation of
the acquired assets of the overtaken companies in the amount of over 200
TEUR, nextevolution increased also the EBIT from -87 TEUR by 939 TEUR to
852 TEUR. The company generated a profit for the year of 275 TEUR (previous
year: -430 TEUR).
The profit for the year after minority interest amounts 28 TEUR and accords
to an earnings per share (diluted/undiluted) of 0.03 EUR as of 31.12.2007.
The IFRS reported taxes include by the majority deferred taxes.
The consistent strategy in offering the service focus enterprise content
management interbranched and branch focused was continued by nextevolution
in 2007. By two acquisitions, nextevolution strengthens its leading market
position as an ECM-solution provider once more. The acquisitions hold
significant synergy- and cross-selling-potentials, that are shown in the
result 2007, but will be more affect the result 2008. Moreover, the
discontinuation of most of the special items and the full-year-effects from
the consolidation will have a positive impact on the future sales- and
resultsituation of the company.
The annual report 2007 can be downloaded under www.nextevolution.de in the
section investor relations.
The Management Board
Contact:
nextevolution AG
Robert Koch-Straße 41
55129 Mainz
T: +49 6131 914 200
F: +49 6131 914 222
unternehmensinformation@nextevolution.de
www.nextevolution.de
DGAP 18.04.2008
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Language: English
Issuer: nextevolution AG
Robert-Koch-Straße 41
55129 Mainz
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)61 31 / 914 202
Fax: +49 (0)61 31 / 914 222
E-mail: unternehmensinformation@nextevolution.de
Internet: www.nextevolution.de
ISIN: DE000A0JC0A2
WKN: A0JC0A
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DGAP-Adhoc: nextevolution AG closes Business Year 2007 with strong growth
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