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Vitec Software Group: Continued growth and strengthened margins

08:30 / 17 October 2019 Vitec Press release

Summary of interim period, January-September 2019
  • Net sales SEK 859 million (727)
  • EBITA SEK 194 million (156), with an EBITA margin of 22.6% (21.5)
  • Operating profit SEK 118.1 million (94.1), with an operating margin of 13.8% (12.9)
  • Profit after net financial items was SEK 108.8 million (86.3)
  • Earnings per share before dilution SEK 2.66 (2.25)
  • Cash flow from operating activities SEK 222 million (149)
Summary of the period, July - September 2019
  • Net sales SEK 289 million (262)
  • EBITA SEK 69.1 million (61.5), with an EBITA margin of 23.9% (23.5)
  • Operating profit SEK 45.0 million (40.9), with an operating margin of 15.6% (15.6)
  • Profit after net financial items was SEK 41.0 million (38.1)
  • Earnings per share before dilution SEK 1.11 (0.96)
  • Cash flow from operating activities SEK 36.2 million (28.8)

CEO's comments

During the third quarter recurring revenue increased by 22%, reaching over 80% of total revenue in a quarter for the first time. The newly acquired units are making a positive contribution, while existing operations are making gradual improvements, which together contribute to a favorable trend.

In recent years, we have made successful acquisitions in Norway, Finland and Denmark, while the pace of acquisitions has been lower in Sweden. With the aspiration of establishing Vitec as the leading vertical software company in the Nordic region, this has been a natural chain of events. We are now at a stage where our presence is similar in all four countries and it is therefore time to return part of our focus to Sweden. We will increase our efforts to make acquisitions in Sweden, while striving to maintain a balance in our Nordic presence.

With the Danish procurement process for writing and reading aids for dyslexics last summer, we decided not to prioritize the hardware business. As a result, we will have a more focused software offering in the Danish business within Vitec MV moving forward, which has also been an objective. This strategy had a negative impact on total revenue for the third quarter, since in previous years hardware sales have largely occurred specifically during the third quarter. With this, we have also charged the result with SEK 4 million for restructuring costs.

Our financial position is solid and we are well prepared for future acquisitions and for continued acquisition-based growth. Supported by our acquisition of well-established companies and a high and increasing percentage of recurring revenues, Vitec will stay its course - to be a vertical software company with excellent risk diversification, as well as sustainable and profitable.

/Lars Stenlund, CEO

For more information, please contact

Patrik Fransson, Investor Relations

patrik.fransson@vitecsoftware.com

+46-76-942 85 97

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This information is information that Vitec Software Group AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 08:30 CET on Thursday October 17, 2019.

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