DGAP-News: GK Software AG / Key word(s): Quarter Results
GK SOFTWARE AG Presents Provisional Figures for First Quarter of
Fiscal 2013
22.05.2013 / 13:50
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- Sales growth of approx. 21.8% in comparison with the same period in the
previous year
- Growth forecast for 2013 unchanged
Schöneck, 22 May 2013 - GK SOFTWARE AG was able to increase its sales by
21.8 percent to EUR 9.07 million (Q1 2012: EUR 7.44 million) during the
first three months of fiscal 2013. Operating performance rose by 17.6
percent to EUR 9.19 million (Q1 2012: EUR 7.81 million) in the process.
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) amounted to -EUR 0.42 million (Q1
2012: EUR 1.39 million). This provided an EBIT margin related to sales of
-4.6% during the first quarter. The loss per share amounted to EUR 0.27.
The Management Board is maintaining its forecast for 2013 and continues to
believe that sales will probably increase. This will ensure that
profitability remains within the levels achieved in the past.
About GK Software
GK SOFTWARE AG is one of Europe's leading technology developers and
providers of standard software for the retail sector, and offers an
extensive range of products for stores and enterprise headquarters. Thanks
to its open software solutions in the GK/Retail Suite, which can be used
with any platform and is fully programmed in Java, the company has
established itself as one of the retail market's leading providers of
technology and innovations. Its software enables retail chains with
numerous stores to optimally manage their business operations, offering
them significant potential for saving costs and implementing customer
loyalty programs and hence helping them to improve their competitiveness.
The company employs 562 members of staff (figures for 31 December 2012)
across its headquarters in Schöneck (Germany) and other business locations
in Germany, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Russia and USA. GK SOFTWARE AG's
customers include many well-known retailers from both Germany and beyond,
including Galeria Kaufhof, Parfümerie Douglas, Coop (Switzerland), EDEKA,
Hornbach, JYSK Nordic, Lidl, Netto Marken-Discount and Tchibo. The software
is currently being used at 164,000 installations across approximately
30,300 stores in more than 35 countries. The company has grown rapidly in
recent years and its sales revenues totaled EUR 28.4 million in 2012. Since
launching the company in 1990, the two founders Rainer Gläà (CEO) and
Stephan Kronmüller (deputy board member), together with the experienced
management team, have shaped GK SOFTWARE AG into a profitable company
exhibiting strong growth.
Further information about the company: www.gk-software.com
Contact:
GK SOFTWARE AG
Dr. René Schiller
Tel.: +49 37464-84-264
Fax: +49 37464-84-15
E-Mail: rschiller@gk-software.com
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Language: English
Company: GK Software AG
WaldstraÃe 7
08261 Schöneck
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)3 74 64 84 - 0
Fax: +49 (0)3 74 64 84 - 15
E-mail: info@gk-software.com
Internet: www.gk-software.com
ISIN: DE0007571424
WKN: 757142
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, München, Stuttgart
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