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2017
Bechtle reports excellent start into the year

    Bechtle reports excellent start into the year.

    • Q1 revenue up almost 14 per cent
    • EBT 16.9 per cent above prior year
    • Bechtle seamlessly follows up on record year

    Neckarsulm, 10 May 2017 – Bechtle AG has made a highly impressive start into the fiscal year 2017. Despite the high reference values from the prior-year quarter, the revenue climbed 13.9 per cent to €803.1 million. The domestic and overseas business accounted for equal portions of the revenue growth, which was evenly distributed over the two segments IT system house & managed services and IT e-commerce. In the first quarter, earnings before taxes (EBT) increased 16.9 per cent to €31.5 million. The EBT margin thus amounted to 3.9 per cent, an excellent figure for the first quarter. As of 31 March, Bechtle had 7,708 employees, a year-on-year increase of 6.0 per cent.

     

    “With its impressive first quarter, Bechtle seamlessly followed up on the excellent performance of the last years. We are especially pleased to see that all business segments have contributed to the strong figures,” explains Dr. Thomas Olemotz, Chairman of the Executive Board of Bechtle AG.

    Growth supported by broad solutions portfolio.
    The revenue in the IT system house & managed services segment climbed 14.8 per cent to €563.3 million. The system houses in Switzerland and Austria achieved remarkable growth of 23.4 per cent. The revenue of the German system houses increased 13.5 per cent. The demand for future-oriented IT architectures at the customer site or as a service was high in all areas. Application solutions and the cloud business also continued to grow. As a consequence, EBT underwent a disproportionately high growth of 23.2 per cent to €22.8 million. The EBIT margin went up from 3.8 per cent to 4.0 per cent.

     

    E-Commerce Achieves Two-Digit Growth.
    The revenue in the IT e-commerce segment grew 11.9 per cent to €239.8 million. The revenue growth amounted to 17.1 per cent in Germany and 10.1 per cent abroad. Almost all international subsidiaries contributed to this growth. In the first quarter of 2017, EBIT increased 6.8 per cent to €9.0 million. The EBIT margin was 3.8 per cent, a figure close to that of the prior year (3.9 per cent).

     

    Further Headcount Increase for Future Growth.
    As of 31 March 2017, Bechtle had a total of 7,708 employees, a year-on-year increase of 439 persons or 6.0 per cent. The increase in the number of employees is largely the result of new recruitment. Compared to the prior year, the number of trainees went up almost 10 per cent to 479. Training remains a key focus of Bechtle’s HR work. The headcount increase is expected to continue in 2017. Currently, Bechtle has about 500 job vacancies.

     

    Further Investments in 2017.
    The Executive Board confirms the forecast made for 2017 as a whole, which predicts further significant revenue and earnings growth. “The strong first quarter confirms our positive outlook on the rest of the year. At the same time, our economic strength enables us to continue to make investments in 2017 to make Bechtle future-proof and to move ahead with our strategic projects,” says Dr. Thomas Olemotz.

    Bechtle KPIs for the First Quarter of 2017.

     

    Quarterly Statement Q1/2017
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    Bechtle delivers strong 2022

    Bechtle AG has published its preliminary figures for the 2022 fiscal year, exhibiting strong growth with an increase in business volume to €7.28bn, or over 16%.

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    Bechtle continues to grow much faster than the market in 2022

    For Bechtle AG, 2022 was another record year. The business volume increased by 16.6 per cent to €7,285.7 million.

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    Bechtle reports strong first quarter

    Bechtle AG has made a very good start into its 40th anniversary year of 2023. The business volume increased by 15.8 per cent to €1,886.0 million.

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    Bechtle acquires value-added reseller in United Kingdom

    In Tangible Benefit Ltd., Bechtle AG has acquired a lucrative value-added reseller in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1997, the London-based company has an excellent reputation and it is a well-known name in the industry.

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    Bechtle Group expands lineup in the Netherlands

    Bechtle AG today announced the acquisition of Fondo ICT Professionals B.V., adding to its lineup in the Netherlands.

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    Bechtle E-Commerce segment targets new customer group

    With a successful pilot phase completed, the IT company is extending its offerings to companies with as few as 50 employees, which were previously not on its radar.

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    Cadmes expands into France

    Bechtle PLM specialist Cadmes has extended its international presence and entered the French market.

     

    Software revenue according to IFRS 15

    Everything you need to know on the announced re-evaluation of Bechtle’s accounting method.

     

    Retail Investors

    Everything for our private shareholders at a glance.

     

    Bechtle Suisse SA Plan-les-Ouates

     

    Manon Smulders

    Manon Smulders has been working for ARP in the Netherlands since 2008. She switched to the Bechtle e-commerce International Business Unit as an international business management development manager in 2017. Her focus is on the support of our international team in the increasingly complex IT world.

     

    Vision 2030

    Our Vision 2030 sets the course and offers orientation amid the complexity and uncertainty of our fast-evolving world.

     

    Christian Grusemann

     

    Ralf Beck

    Ralf Beck began his Bechtle career as a product manager for Samsung monitors in April 2000. Since 2007, he has been Head of Bechtle Software Product Management which at first included Microsoft.

     

    Facts-Figures

    How does a vision actually emerge? Who are the stakeholders? How do the processes work? What does an EBT margin of five percent or more actually mean. A look behind the scenes of Vision 2030.

     

    Harald Lorch–More than half a lifetime at Bechtle

    “Back in 1988, when the first vision was published, I, like many others, was sceptical”, admits Harald Lorch who has been here from the start. He recently celebrated his 35th anniversary ...

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