25.04.2024 06:30:28 - dpa-AFX: EQS-News: After Record Year 2023 SNP Starts with the Best First Quarter Ever (english)

After Record Year 2023 SNP Starts with the Best First Quarter Ever

EQS-News: SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner SE / Key word(s): Quarter
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After Record Year 2023 SNP Starts with the Best First Quarter Ever

25.04.2024 / 06:30 CET/CEST
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After Record Year 2023 SNP Starts with the Best First Quarter Ever

  * Group revenue increased by 15% to EUR54.0 million in Q1 2024 (Q1 2023:
    EUR47.1 million)


* EBIT rose by 63% to EUR4.0 million (Q1 2023: EUR2.5 million), EBIT margin to 7.4% (Q1 2023: 5.2%)

  * Operating cashflow turned significantly positive, totaling to EUR10.3
    million (Q1 2023: EUR-1.0 million).


* Book-to-bill ratio greater than one in line with guidance

  * Outlook confirmed: SNP continues to expect positive business development
    for the 2024 financial year


Heidelberg, Germany, April 25, 2024 - SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner SE,
a leading global provider of software for digital transformation, automated
data migration and data management in the SAP environment, today published
its interim statement for the first quarter of 2024. The company has made a
successful start to the year with record results in all key performance
indicators. SNP achieved revenue growth of 15% to EUR54.0 million and a
significant 63% increase in earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) to
EUR4.0 million. The EBIT margin increased accordingly by 2.2 percentage points
to 7.4%. Order entry reached EUR60.5 million.

Dr. Jens Amail, CEO of SNP, comments: "After record results in 2023 with an
incredibly strong Q4, we started the year with our best ever first quarter.
Thanks to the continued trust of our customers and partners and the strong
focus of our SNP team on the success of our clients, our business is growing
faster than the market. The need for our customers to be more agile in an
increasingly complex business environment will continue to drive the demand
for our data migration and management solutions; and we optimistically look
into the balance of 2024 and beyond."

In the partner business, SNP recorded above-average growth with a 54%
increase in order entry to EUR30.9 million and a 31% increase in revenue to
EUR19.1 million. The service business contributed EUR37.3 million (+19% compared
to Q1 2023) to Group revenue; the software business EUR16.8 million (+6%
compared to Q1 2023).

Andreas Röderer, CFO of SNP, comments: "With a strong first quarter, we are
building on last year's success. The development of operating cash flow was
particularly pleasing reflecting the increase in revenue and earnings as
well as the continued rigorous management of working capital."

Recent Business Highlights:

  * Progress in partner business: SNP formed a global partnership with
    smartShift and secured SoftwareOne as a new global Gold Partner.


  * Partnership with Loh Services: The renown global family-owned company
    with a workforce of over 12,000 employees has placed its trust in SNP's
    software solutions for a comprehensive SAP project.


  * Acquisition of Trigon Consulting: SNP's recent acquisition of Trigon
    Consulting further strengthens its premium services for both customers
    and partners. The consulting specialist for IT and business
    transformations, data migration and digitalization joins the SNP Group
    effective May 1, 2024.


Key figures
The following table summarizes the development of key Group figures in the
first quarter of 2024:

                                          Q1 2024        Q1 2023  Change
                       Order entry  EUR60.5 million  EUR58.3 million     +4%
                           Revenue  EUR54.0 million  EUR47.1 million    +15%
                            EBITDA   EUR6.5 million   EUR5.1 million    +29%
                     EBITDA margin          12.1%          10.7%  +1.4pp
                              EBIT   EUR4.0 million   EUR2.5 million    +63%
                       EBIT margin           7.4%           5.2%  +2.2pp
                        Net income   EUR2.4 million   EUR1.3 million    +92%
    Earnings per share (undiluted)          EUR0.33          EUR0.19    +74%
               Operating cash flow  EUR10.3 million  EUR-1.0 million     n/a
         Cash and cash equivalents  EUR48.1 million  EUR30.5 million    +58%
                      Equity ratio          43.0%          41.3%  +1.7pp

Outlook 2024
SNP confirms the outlook for the 2024 financial year. Revenue is expected to
rise to between EUR215 million and EUR225 million (2023 revenue: EUR203.4
million). At the same time, SNP is forecasting operating earnings (EBIT) in
a range of between EUR13 million and EUR16 million (EBIT 2023: EUR11.1 million).
For its order entry, SNP expects a book-to-bill ratio (order entry over
sales revenue) greater than one.

The more detailed interim statement for the first quarter of 2024 is
available on our website at
https://investor-relations.snpgroup.com/en/publications/.

Investor and analyst call
The investor and analyst call will take place on April 25, 2024, at 2 p.m.
CEST. Interested investors and analysts can register via the following link:
https://webcast.meetyoo.de/reg/8IuPQqyO6rdV.

As usual, a recording of the conference call will be made available one day
later on SNP's website at
https://investor-relations.snpgroup.com/en/publications/.

About SNP
SNP (ticker: SHF.DE) helps companies worldwide to tap into the full
potential offered by their data and to embark on their very own journey to a
digital future.

With its CrystalBridge® data excellence platform and its BLUEFIELD(TM)
approach, SNP has established a comprehensive industry standard, enabling
faster and more secure restructuring and modernization of SAP systems and
realizing data-driven innovations via the cloud.

Some 3,000 customers worldwide from all sectors and of all sizes trust in
SNP, including 20 DAX 40 and numerous Fortune 500 companies. The SNP Group
has more than 1,400 employees worldwide in 35 locations in 21 countries.
Headquartered in Heidelberg, the company generated revenue of EUR203.4 million
in the 2023 fiscal year.

Further information is available at www.snpgroup.com


SNP contact
Marcel Wiskow
Director lnvestor Relations
Tel.: +49 6221 6425-637
Email: marcel.wiskow@snpgroup.com
presse@snpgroup.com


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   Language:       English
   Company:        SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner SE
                   Speyerer Str. 4
                   69115 Heidelberg
                   Germany
   Phone:          +49 6221 6425 637, +49 6221 6425 172
   Fax:            +49 6221 6425 20
   E-mail:         investor.relations@snpgroup.com
   Internet:       www.snpgroup.com
   ISIN:           DE0007203705
   WKN:            720370
   Listed:         Regulated Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt
                   (Prime Standard), Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart,
                   Tradegate Exchange
   EQS News ID:    1888671




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1888671 25.04.2024 CET/CEST
Name WKN Börse Kurs Datum/Zeit Diff. Diff. % Geld Brief Erster Schluss
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