Audit réussi pour le Groupe Siemens grâce à ARIS ... - IDS Scheer AG

are also name brands such as Coca-Cola (consumer goods/retail, Turkey) and ING Insurance
(Belgium).
Increase in Profits
The IDS Scheer Group achieved an operating profit (EBIT) of €9.2 million in the second quarter
(previous year: €7.3 million), representing an increase of 25%. As a function of increased Group
revenue, the EBIT margin was 10.4% (previous year: 9.4%). The improvement of the operating profit
is above all due to the dynamic, focused expansion of the highly profitable product business. The
company's goal is to develop the product area to 40% of total revenue by 2010.
Earnings before taxes and minority interests (EBT) grew by 27% to €9.5 million (previous year: €7.4
million). Profit for the quarter increased by 29% to €5.9 million (previous year: €4.6 million), boosting
earnings per share (EPS) to €0.183 (previous year: €0.141).
Positive development in the first half of 2006
In the first half of 2006, IDS Scheer AG increased its worldwide revenue by more than 12% over the
same period in 2005 to €173.3 million (previous year: €154.1 million). Corrected for currency
exchange, revenue grew by 11%. The EBITA grew to €19.4 million compared to €15.8 million in the
previous year, representing an increase of 23% and an improvement in the profit margin to 11.2%
(previous year: 10.3%) Total revenue in the product business area, including maintenance and ARIS
Services, grew by 27% to €54.8 million (previous year: €43.0 million). In the first half of 2006, revenue
from licenses of €22.4 million was 36% over the previous year's figure of €16.4 million. Revenue from
ARIS maintenance increased by 40% to €8.1 million (previous year: €5.8 million) and revenue from
ARIS Services grew by 17% to €24.3 million (previous year: €20.8 million). The product area produced
an EBITA of €14.6 million in the first six months of 2006, representing an increase of 36%. The EBITA
margin rose from 25.0% in the previous year to 26.7%. The driving force for this increase in the margin
is the greatly increased license revenue. Revenue from the consulting area increased by nearly 7% to
€118.6 million (previous year: €111.1 million) in the first half of 2006. EBITA was €4.8 million
compared to €5.1 million for the same period of 2005. This increase represents an EBITA margin of
4,0% (previous year: 4,6 %). The main reason for the pressure on the margin is the postponement of
individual international consulting projects.
In the first half of 2006, the Germany Region generated revenue of €87.3 million (previous year: €76.8
million) before segment consolidation, representing an increase of 14%. The region achieved an
EBITA of €13.5 million (previous year: €10.5 million) and continued to increase profitability: The EBITA
margin in Germany increased to 15.4% compared to 13.6% in the previous year. The international
companies of the IDS Scheer Group generated revenue totaling €107.3 million (before segment
consolidation). This represents an increase of 12% in comparison to the same period of 2005
(previous year: €96.2 million). The international companies' EBITA of €6.1 million outpaced the
previous year's figure of €5.4 million and increased the EBITA margin to 5.7% (previous year: 5.6%).
Net profit for the six-month period in the IDS Scheer Group grew by 25% to €11.4 million (previous
year: €9.2 million) in the first half of 2006. Earnings per share (EPS) climbed 26% to €0.353 (previous
year: €0.280). Earnings per share is based on the weighted, undiluted number of 31,992,349 shares
(previous year: 31,928,782 shares). As of June 30, 2006, the IDS Scheer Group employed 2,652
people worldwide. This represents an increase of 268 people (+11%) compared to the same reporting
date in 2005.
Increase in FY 2006 projections for revenue and license growth
Following the positive development in the first half of 2006, particularly in the product area, the
company raised its January projections for the year: For fiscal year 2006 IDS Scheer now anticipates
revenue growth of 10% to 11% (previously: 9% - 10%) and an increase in license volume of 24% to
26% (previously: 16% - 18%). Operating profit is also expected to grow, so that an increase of 0.5 to
1.0 percentage points in the EBITA margin is maintained for 2006. These figures are based on the
results from fiscal year 2005 with revenue of €318.1 million and an EBITA margin of 10.6%.