Corporate | 13 November 2014 16:45

Reply SpA: The Board of Directors approves the Quarterly Report as at 30 September 2014

Reply SpA / Key word(s): 9-month figures

13.11.2014 / 16:45

Growth for all economic and financial indicators:

– Consolidated turnover of 462.2 million Euros (+14.2% compared with Q3 2013)

– EBITDA of 60.5 million Euros (+13.1% compared with Q3 2013)

– EBIT of 53.3 million Euros (+14.4% compared with Q3 2013)

– Earnings before taxes of 53 million Euros (+17.7% compared with Q3 2013)

– Net Financial Position positive by 11.1 million Euros.

The Board of Directors of Reply S.p.A. – a company listed on the STAR segment of the Milan stock exchange and belonging to the Mid Cap index of the Milan stock exchange [MTA, STAR: REY] – approved today the company’s results as at 30 September 2014.

In the first nine months of the year, the Group has achieved consolidated sales of 462.2 million Euros, an increase of 14.2% compared to the 404.6 million Euros recorded at 30 September 2013.

Consolidated EBITDA in September was 60.5 million Euros (53.4 million Euros as at September 2013) with an EBIT of 53.3 million Euros (46.6 million Euros as at September 2013).

Earnings before tax of 53 million Euros represented an increase of 17.7% when compared to the same period in 2013.

With reference to the third quarter of 2014 (from July to September), the Group registered consolidated sales of 153.7 million Euros, an increase of 14.2% when compared to the same period in 2013; an EBITDA of 18.9 million Euros (+17.8%), an EBIT of 15.4 million Euros (+11.5%) and earnings before tax of 15.7 million Euros (+19.6%).

The Group’s net financial position, as at 30 September 2014, is positive by 11.1 million Euros, a further improvement compared to 9.1 million Euros at 30 June 2013.

“2014 – stated Mario Rizzante, Chairman of Reply – is turning out to be a very positive year for our Group, with significant growth, not only in terms of sales, but also margins. These results have been achieved thanks to an ongoing commitment in the selection of the best skills to join our Group and in the capacity to constantly develop our offer”.

“For this reason – concluded Mario Rizzante – we are continuing to invest so that Reply is more and more a key player in the revolution that the combination of Digital Services, Data Services and the Internet of Things is bringing in the way we live, relate and we work and whose effects are already transforming every industry and services “.

The manager responsible for drawing up the company’s accounts – Giuseppe Veneziano – declares, pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Article 154 bis of the Consolidated Finance Law, that the accounting information contained in this release matches the information included in the accounting books and records

Reply
Reply [MTA, STAR: REY] specialises in designing and implementing solutions based on the new communication channels and digital media. Comprising a networked model of highly specialised companies, Reply works with Europe’s leading industrial groups in the telco and media, industry and services, banking and insurance, and public-administration sectors to define and develop business models built around the new paradigms of big data, cloud computing, digital media, and the internet of things. Reply’s offering includes consultancy, systems integration, and digital services. www.reply.eu

Press Contacts:

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Fabio Zappelli
f.zappelli@reply.it
Tel. +39.011.77.11.594

Investor Relations Contacts:

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Riccardo Lodigiani
r.lodigiani@reply.eu
Tel. +39.011.77.11.594

Michael Lueckenkoetter
m.lueckenkoetter@reply.eu
Tel. +49.5241.5009.1017

Turin, November 13 ^th 2014

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