Corporate | 15 March 2016 12:54
Reply SpA: The Board of Directors approves the draft budget for the 2015 financial year
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DGAP-News: Reply SpA / Key word(s): Final Results
All economic and financial indicators are undergoing substantial growth. – Consolidated turnover of EUR705.6 million (+11.6%); – EBITDA of EUR98.7 million (+16%); – EBIT of EUR90.6 million (+12.3 %); – Group net result of EUR56.7 million (+18.4%). Proposed dividend distribution of EUR1.00 per share approved. Today, the Board of Directors of Reply S.p.A. – a company listed in the STAR sector [MTA, STAR: REY] – approved the draft budget for the 2015 financial year, which will be submitted for approval at the planned Shareholder’s Meeting at its first call on 21 April 2015 in Turin. The Reply Group closed the 2015 financial year with a consolidated turnover of EUR705.6 million, an increase of 11.6% compared to EUR632.2 million in the 2014 financial year. The EBITDA amounted to EUR98.7 million (EUR85.1 million in 2014), while the EBIT was established at EUR90.6 million (EUR80.7 million in 2014). The Group’s net result amounted to EUR56.7 million (EUR47.9 million in 2014). Following the results achieved in the course of 2015, Reply’s Board of Directors has decided to propose distribution of a EUR1.00 per share dividend at the next Shareholders’ Meeting, which will become payable on 11 th May 2016, with the coupon detachment date fixed at 9 th May 2016 (record date 10 th May 2016).
The net financial position of the Group on 31 December 2015 is positive by EUR28.2 million, a substantial improvement compared to EUR16.3 million on 31 December 2014. In September 2015 the net financial position was positive by EUR40.2 million.
“Reply is now considered, to all intents and purposes, one of the leaders in Europe, having a unique skill set, ranging from Strategic to the Design of digital technologies (Cloud Computing, Big Data, eCommerce, Digital Experience).” Mario Rizzante concluded: “However, it is important – now more than ever – that we do not become complacent. We need to grasp and understand the daily evolution and expansion of technology for processing algorithms and data, their transformation into relevant business information and their use in the automation of processes and decisions, as well as making “smart” products. For this reason, in the coming months we will continue to invest in order to strengthen ourselves further in the areas of Immersive Reality, the Internet of Things, Industry 4.0 and Machine Learning.” Giuseppe Veneziano, the manager responsible for corporate financial reporting, hereby declares, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 154-bis of the Consolidated Act on Finance, that the accounting information contained in this press release corresponds to the accounting figures, books and documents.
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Turin, 15 March 2016 This press release is a translation, the Italian version will prevail.
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