Quanmax AG / Key word(s): Preliminary Results/Final Results
12.03.2012 07:27
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- turnover exceeds 150 million EUR (previous year 81 million EUR)
- the planned consolidated profit of 7 million EUR will be exceeded by a
considerable margin
- the value of liquid assets is 29 million EUR
- S&T generates a sales revenue of approximately 50 million EUR with a
slight profit margin
Linz, 12.03.2012. Quanmax AG (www.quanmax.ag) achieved a record turnover
exceeding 150 million EUR during the previous fiscal year of 2011, subject
to the final figures being published. The final figures for fiscal year
2011 will be published on 16.04.2012.
In addition to stable business in the business division of IT products, the
increasing demand for IT solutions (appliances) especially contributed to
the significant increase in turnover during the previous fiscal year. The
S&T Group that has been consolidated since November 2011 contributed a
turnover of about 50 million EUR in two months.
The increase in turnover is also reflected in a significantly positive
trend in profit. The originally planned consolidated annual profit of 7
million EUR will probably be exceeded by a significant margin.
Restructuring measures in the S&T Group were accelerated in the fourth
quarter of the previous fiscal year and are already showing gratifying
results. The financial debts of the S&T Group have also reduced due to a
stable equity position. What is also positive is the fact that suppliers
and credit insurers have started granting credit limits to S&T which in
turn has increased the liquid assets of the Quanmax Group 29 million EUR.
The integration of the S&T Group has been progressing on fast track in the
past few months. The decision not to continue with unprofitable business
initially resulted in a reduced turnover but the trend is expected to
change in the current fiscal year. Two major orders amounting to 7 million
EUR have already been bagged from public authorities in Poland and
Montenegro. The synergies in the business operations of the two companies
are being increasingly used, both for acquiring customers as well as to
combine the purchasing volumes, and a further increase in profitability of
the S&T Group is expected in 2012.
About Quanmax AG:
Quanmax AG (ISIN AT0000A0E9W5/WKN A0X9EJ) listed in the Prime Standard of
the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, is one of the largest suppliers of IT
products and IT solutions in Central and Eastern Europe along with the S&T
Group and the brands of chiliGREEN, MAXDATA and SecureGuard. Of late the
company has shown strong growth and above average earnings in the
'Infotainment' and 'industrial automation' segments with solutions for
vertical markets. By acquiring S&T, Quanmax has expanded into the emerging
markets of Eastern Europe.
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Language: English
Company: Quanmax AG
Industriezeile 35
4021 Linz
Austria
Phone: +43 (732) 7664 - 0
Fax: +43 (732) 7664 - 801
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.quanmax.ag
ISIN: AT0000A0E9W5
WKN: A0X9EJ
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart
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