PARIS — (BUSINESS WIRE) — April 27, 2012 — ESI Group (Paris: ESI):
- Significant improvement in operating profitability
- Strengthened financial capacity
- Successful integration of IC.IDO
Alain de Rouvray, ESI Group’s Chairman and CEO, comments: “Our 2011/12 financial year was marked by accelerated adoption of our virtual prototyping solutions by key accounts. Furthermore, the successful integration of IC.IDO validates our external growth strategy. We have again improved our current operating profitability and continue to have total confidence in our business model. With a very healthy financial situation and a high financing capacity, ESI is entering a new stage in its development, combining external growth and organic growth whilst improving its profitability.”
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Consolidated annual results |
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| 2011/12 to | 2010/11* to | |||||
| € millions | 31/01/2012 | 31/01/2011 | Δ % | |||
| Licenses | 68.8 | 61.9 | +11.2% | |||
| Services | 25.4 | 22.3 | +13.9% | |||
| Total | 94.2 | 84.2 | +11.9% | |||
| Gross margin | 66.0 | 59.1 | +11.6% | |||
| % of sales | 70.0% | 70.2% | ||||
| EBITDA** | 10.5 | 8.9 | +17.1% | |||
| % of sales | 11.1% | 10.6% | ||||
| Current operating profit** | 10.3 | 8.1 | +27.4% | |||
| % of sales | 11.0% | 9.6% | ||||
| Operating profit | 9.7 | 8.1 | +19.7% | |||
| % of sales | 10.3% | 9.6% | ||||
| Financial result | -1.6 | -1.3 | +20.4% | |||
| Attributable net profit | 6.0 | 5.4 | +10.4% | |||
| % of sales | 6.4% | 6.5% | ||||
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The Company ’s financial year runs to January 31 |
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