DGAP-News: syskoplan AG: Excellent Financial Year 2007

 | Source: EQS Group AG EQS Group AG 

syskoplan AG / Preliminary Results/Dividend

31.01.2008 

Release of a Corporate-announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dividend raised by 15% to 30 cents per share

Gütersloh, 31.01.2008. syskoplan has announced the results of financial
year 2007 today. Subject to the auditor‘s report the software integrator
achieved group sales of Euro 57.5 mill, 27% higher than last year.
8%-points hereof were due to organic growth. Earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounted to Euro 7.3 mill
following Euro 5.3 mill in 2006. EBITDA-margin was further improved to
12.7% (previous year: 11.7%). Earnings before taxes (EBT) were Euro 6.2
mill coming from Euro 4.6 mill in 2006. Net profit of syskoplan group stood
at Euro 3.1 mill in 2007 (previous year: Euro 2.1 mill.).

Very good 4th quarter – Sales of syskoplan group in Q4 2007 amounted to
Euro 14.8 mill, 31% more than those of Q4 2006. 12%-points of this were
allotted to organic growth. Earning situation developed extremely pleasant
in Q4: EBT nearly doubled in Q4 to Euro 2.1 mill in comparison to Q4 2006.

Liquidity and staff – Cashflow (according to DVFA/SG) stood at Euro 4.9
mill in 2007 (previous year Euro 4.5 mill.). Despite of considerable
investments, for instance in Xuccess Consulting, liquidity amounted to Euro
17.6 mill. The equity ratio remained unchanged at 60%. With that the
substance for further growth is available. Compared to 2006 the average
number of fulltime equivalents rose by 21% to 395 employees in the group.

Dividend and outlook – Revenue and earnings developed extraordinarily
positive in financial year 2007. Dr. Manfred Wassel, chairman of the
Executive Board of syskoplan commented: 'The considerable increase in
earnings, especially in the second half of the year, documents that
syskoplan reached a higher sustainable earnings level. In comparison to
competition this is outstanding'. Shareholders shall as well benefit from
this development. For this sake the corporate bodies of syskoplan will
suggest to the annual general meeting in Mai 2008 to increase the dividend
from 26 cents to 30 cents per share.

syskoplan is on track concerning the target to achieve sales above Euro 90
mill at the end of 2009 at a persisting double-digit EBITDA-margin. This
growth shall be achieved via organic growth including startup-initiatives
and via targeted acquisitions. The starting position for this development
is positive. Dr. Wassel: 'the market for IT-services continues to grow; the
big software providers recently presented good license sales.
Simultaneously our network of focused business units demonstrated its
ability to grow organically and to assimilate acquisitions'.



Further information is available from:

syskoplan AG
Michael Lückenkötter
Investor Relations, Mergers & Acquisitions
Bartholomäusweg 26
33334 Gütersloh
Tel. 05241-5009-1017
Email: ir@syskoplan.de


DGAP 31.01.2008 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Language:     English
Issuer:       syskoplan AG
              Bartholomäusweg 26
              33334 Gütersloh
              Deutschland
Phone:        +49 (0)5241 5009-1017
Fax:          +49 (0)5241 5009-1033
E-mail:       michael.lueckenkoetter@syskoplan.de
Internet:     www.syskoplan.de
ISIN:         DE0005501456
WKN:          550145
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, Hannover, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart
End of News                                     DGAP News-Service
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
GlobeNewswire