Sliedrecht, the Netherlands, 27 February 2007 Turnover increases with 19% to € 236.8 million (2005: € 198.6 million) ** EBITDA increases with 25% to € 40.1 million (2005: € 32.0 million) ** Earnings per share* increase by 11% to € 1.12 Organic turnover growth amounts to approximately 9% ** Turnover from maintenance contracts again shows considerable growth: 30% ** Proposed regular dividend payment for 2006 of € 0.25 per share Proposed extraordinary dividend payment of € 0.50 per share
* Excluding goodwill related impairment charges and depreciations.
** Because of the intended divestment of the Internet & Security division’s distribution activities, the results of these activities are represented, in accordance with the guidelines (IFRS 5), under “discontinued operations”. The comparing figures for 2005 were adjusted accordingly. The discontinued operations also include the results and impaired goodwill of the activities (resellers and education) that will be sold or divested in 2007 Read the full press release here. For more information, please go to our Unit 4 Agresso Investors Website here. |