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Koblenz (euro adhoc) - CompuGROUP Holding AG today presented the financial
report for the third quarter of 2009. The company, one of the leading global
providers of eHealth solutions, achieved record operating results of 16.1
million EURO in the past three months. The operating profit margin increased to
23 percent, an increase of three percentage points compared to the same period
last year.
With this result, CompuGROUP Holding AG successfully continues its strategy of
increasing growth and efficiency in the third quarter of this year. The Koblenz-
based company, who has the greatest coverage among service providers
(physicians, dentists, hospitals etc.) worldwide, was also able to increase
quarterly revenues by 10%, to 70.1 million EURO (since beginning of the year
209,8 million EURO, which is consistent to an 33% increase in comparison to the
nine-month period of the previous year). The organic growth amounted to a 7%
increase. CompuGROUP increased the operating results before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), from 13.1 million EURO to 16.1 million
EURO (since beginning of the year EURO 41,1 million EURO). For shareholders,
this positive development resulted in an EPS increase of 8 cents to now 11
cents (Q3/2008: 0.03 EURO).
This result can again be attributed to the particularly strong growth of the
HPS (Health Provider Services) business segment. The HCS (Health Connectivity
Services) business segment has demonstrated stability. CompuGROUP offers
intelligent software solutions for this sector that are designed to make
diagnostics, treatment or administrative processes more efficient and to free
up savings of around 15% in the healthcare system.
CompuGROUP also made further progress of the Medical Decision Support System
(MDSS) knowledge base during the reporting period. Various reviews of the
results of the integrated care project "aktiv + vital" conducted by the AOK
Hessen were very promising from a medical as well as an economic aspect. In
addition, CompuGROUP was one of two companies that were awarded the contract
for the delivery of medical software with integrated electronic health records
for general practitioners in Arizona (USA). The European presence was increased
through the acquisition of two Italian companies, S.M.I. und Microcosmos.
Frank Gotthardt, Chairman of the Board of CompuGROUP Holding AG, stated: "We
are very pleased with the developments of the past three months. The new record
results show that we continuously monitor our growth and we were simultaneously
able to increasingly integrate the businesses acquired last year into our
company, consistent with best practices."
About CompuGROUP Holding AG
CompuGROUP is one of the leading e-health companies in the world. Its software
products designed to support medical and organizational activities in
physicians´ surgeries and hospitals, its information services for all parties
involved in the health sector and its Web-based personal medical files
contribute to the development of a more reliable and efficient health service
system. The basis for the services offered by CompuGROUP is an unparalleled
customer base comprising some 326,000 physicians, dentists, hospitals and
networks, as well as other service providers. CompuGROUP is the e-health
company with the widest global reach among service providers. The firm operates
in 14 European countries, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the U.S. and
currently employs roughly 2,800 people.
Conference Call for Journalists, Investors and Analysts:
The management board of CompuGROUP Holding AG will go through the Q3 results at
a conference for analysts and investors today at 12:00 hours CET. The
conference will be broadcast live via telephone (see the following list of
telephone numbers). Its recording can be replayed later.
You can participate in this conference call by dialing one of the following
phone numbers:
+49 69 210869703 (Germany)
+44 16 16018902 (UK)
+1 2153054495 (USA)
Participant code: 671361
At the beginning of the conference call, a presentation will be made available
for download on the CompuGROUP website at www.compugroup.com. The presentation
can be viewed live at
https://compugroup.webex.com/compugroup/j.php?ED=130547232&UID=0
Further inquiry note:
Barbara Zörner
Tel.: 0261-8000 1293
E-Mail: bzo@compugroup.com
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issuer: CompuGROUP Holding AG
Maria Trost 21
D-56070 Koblenz
phone: +49 (0)261 80 00-0
FAX: +49 (261) 8000 1166
mail: holding@compugroup.com
WWW: http://www.compugroup.com
sector: Software
ISIN: DE0005437305
indexes:
stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, München
language: English
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