Corporate | 12 November 2015 14:06

REPLY: The Board of Directors approves the quarterly financial report dated 30 September 2015

DGAP-News: Reply SpA / Key word(s): 9-month figures/Quarter Results

2015-11-12 / 14:06

All economic and financial indicators are increasing:

– Consolidated turnover of 516.5 million Euros (+11.8%)

– EBITDA of 70.3 million Euros (+16.3%)

– EBIT of 63.4 million Euros (+18.9%)

– Pre-tax profit of 63.1 million Euros (+19.0%)

– Net Financial Position positive by 40.2 million Euros.

The Board of Directors of Reply S.p.A. – a company listed on the STAR segment [MTA, STAR: REY] – today approved the results as at 30 September 2015.

The Group’s consolidated sales for the first nine months of the year was 516.5 million Euros, representing an increase of 11.8% compared with the 462.2 million Euros recorded on 30 September 2014.

Consolidated EBITDA to September was 70.3 million Euros (60.5 million Euros to September 2014) with EBIT of 63.4 million Euros (53.3 million Euros to September 2014).

The pre-tax profit of 63.1 million Euros represented an increase of 19.0% compared to the same period of 2014.

With reference to the third quarter of 2015 (July to September), the Group recorded consolidated sales of 171.1 million Euros, an increase of 11.3% compared with the same period of 2014, EBITDA of 23.0 million Euros (+21.9%), EBIT of 20.5 million Euros (+33.6%) and a result before tax of 19.2 million Euros (+22.8%).

The Group’s net financial position as at 30 September 2015, is positive by 40.2 million Euros, an increase with respect to the 22.9 million Euros on 30 June 2015.

“Reply posted extremely positive results in the first nine months of 2015, both in terms of turnover and margins,” said Reply Chairman Mario Rizzante after the Board of Directors meeting. “Furthermore, the third quarter was characterised by significant growth which has allowed us to look to the end of the year with confidence.”

“Our objective”, concluded Mr Rizzante, “is to continue to invest in new skills to make our Group more and more the technological and consultancy reference point for companies that consider innovation and new business models – enabled by the combination of Cloud, Digital Services, Data and Internet of Things – to be strategic levers for competing on the market.”

Pursuant to Paragraph 2, Article 154 bis of the Consolidated Finance Act, the director responsible for drawing up company accounting documents, Dr Giuseppe Veneziano, declares that the accounting information contained in this press release corresponds to the accounting figures, books and documents.

Reply
Reply [MTA, STAR: REY] specialises in the planning and implementation of solutions based on new channels of communication and digital media. Made up of a network of highly-specialised companies, Reply supports the major European industrial groups in the telco & media, industry and services, banks and insurance and public administration sectors to create and develop business models empowered by the new paradigms of big data, Cloud computing, digital media and Internet of Things. Reply’s services include: consultancy, system integration and digital services. www.reply.eu

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