DGAP-News: GK Software AG: GK SOFTWARE AG increases turnover in the first half of the year
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GK Software AG: GK SOFTWARE AG increases turnover in the first half of
the year
26.08.2013 / 11:00
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- Turnover increases by 13.3 percent in comparison with the same period
in the previous year, according to provisional figures
Schöneck, 26 August 2013 - GK SOFTWARE AG was able to increase its turnover
by 13.3 percent to a figure of EUR 18.4 million during the first half of
2013 (the figure for the first six months of 2012 was EUR 16.24 million).
The Group's overall results totalled -EUR 0.61 million, following a figure
of EUR 2.01 million during the same reporting period in the previous year.
The EBIT margin related to sales amounted to -5.6 percent (18.5 percent at
the same time in 2012). The loss per share was EUR 0.63.
Based on the information available so far, the Management Board believes
that the company could continue to expand its business during the current
business year.
Company profile of GK SOFTWARE AG:
GK SOFTWARE AG is one of Europe's leading technology developers and
providers of standard software for the retail sector, and offers an
extensive range of products for stores and enterprise headquarters. Thanks
to its open software solutions in the GK/Retail Suite, which can be used
with any platform and is fully programmed in Java, the company has
established itself as one of the retail market's leading providers of
technology and innovations. Its software enables retail chains with
numerous stores to optimally manage their business operations, offering
them significant potential for saving costs and implementing customer
loyalty programs and hence helping them to improve their competitiveness.
The company employs 560 members of staff (figures for 30 June 2013) across
its headquarters in Schöneck (Germany) and other business locations in
Germany, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Russia and USA. GK SOFTWARE AG's
customers include many well-known retailers from both Germany and beyond,
including Galeria Kaufhof, Parfümerie Douglas, Coop (Switzerland), EDEKA,
Hornbach, JYSK Nordic, Lidl, Netto Marken-Discount and Tchibo. The software
is currently being used at 173,000 installations across approximately
36,000 stores in more than 35 countries. The company has grown rapidly in
recent years and its sales revenues totaled EUR 28.4 million in 2012. Since
launching the company in 1990, the two founders Rainer Gläß(CEO) and
Stephan Kronmüller (deputy board member), together with the experienced
management team, have shaped GK SOFTWARE AG into a profitable company
exhibiting strong growth.
Further information about the company: www.gk-software.com
Contact:
Investor Relations
GK SOFTWARE AG
Dr. RenéSchiller
Tel.: +49 37464-84-264
Fax: +49 37464-84-15
E-Mail: rschiller(at)gk-software.com
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Language: English
Company: GK Software AG
Waldstraße 7
08261 Schöneck
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)3 74 64 84 - 0
Fax: +49 (0)3 74 64 84 - 15
E-mail: info(at)gk-software.com
Internet: www.gk-software.com
ISIN: DE0007571424
WKN: 757142
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, München, Stuttgart
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