DGAP-News: GK Software AG / Key word(s): Final Results
GK Software AG: Preliminary Figures Show Further Growth at GK SOFTWARE
AG in 2011
30.03.2012 / 08:03
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- Sales revenues rose by 14.7 percent to EUR 31.8 million
- EBIT margin (on sales) reaches 21 percent
Schöneck, 3/30/2012 - Preliminary figures reveal that GK SOFTWARE AG
increased its sales by more than ten percent for the eighth time in
succession in 2011. Sales rose to EUR 31.8 million during fiscal 2011 (EUR
27.7 million in the previous year). The margin on earnings before interest
and taxes (EBIT) rose more than had been forecasted to a figure of 21
percent. The EBIT figure itself amounted to EUR 6.65 million, 3.4 percent
higher than in the previous year (EUR 6.43 million).
Company profile GK SOFTWARE AG:
GK SOFTWARE AG is one of the leading technology developers and providers of
standard software for the retail sector in Europe and has an extensive
range of products for stores and enterprise headquarters. As a result of
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 on the market as a leading provider of technology and innovations.
The software provides ideal business organization for retail companies with
many stores and therefore offers significant potential for cost savings and
customer loyalty programs so that companies can increase their
competitiveness.
The company employs 428 members of staff (figures for 31 December 2011) at
company headquarters in Schöneck and four other business locations in
Berlin, St. Ingbert, Plzen (CZ) and Basel/Riehen (CH). GK SOFTWARE AG can
list well-known German and foreign retail companies among its customers,
including Galeria Kaufhof, Parfümerie Douglas, Coop (Switzerland), EDEKA,
Hornbach, JYSK Nordic, Lidl, Netto Marken-Discount and Tchibo. The software
is currently being used in more than 30 countries at 126,000 installations
in approx. 26,500 stores in Germany and abroad. The company has grown
rapidly during the past few years and its sales revenues totaled EUR 31.8
million in 2011 (preliminary figures). GK SOFTWARE AG achieved EBIT of EUR
6.65 million (EBIT margin of 21.0% on sales). The two founders Rainer GläÃ
(CEO) und Stephan Kronmüller (deputy board member), in conjunction with an
experienced management team, have made GK SOFTWARE AG a profitable company
with strong growth since 1990.
Further information about the company: www.gk-software.com
Contact:
Investor Relations
GK SOFTWARE AG
Dr. René Schiller
Phone.: +49 (0)37464-84-264
Fax: +49 (0)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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