
Considering the expected revenues performance of between MEUR 180 and MEUR 190, the revenues achieved exceeded the already raised forecasts. Revenues of MEUR 54.9 in Q4 2007 clearly performed well and managed to exceed the prior-year figure of MEUR 47.0 by 16.8%. Orders on hand rose to MEUR 150.3 by the end of the year (previous year: MEUR 117.4), an increase of 28.0%.
Alongside the increase in revenues, itelligence also achieved substantial improvements in earnings figures. The EBIT of fiscal year 2007, at MEUR 11.5, was far above that of the previous year (MEUR 7.1), increasing by 62.0% and thus at the top end of expectations. This includes a one-time extraordinary expense of MEUR 0.8, of which MEUR 0.5 in Q4 2007, standing in connection with the takeover offer by NTT DATA CORPORATION, Tokyo. The EBIT margin improved by 1.7 percentage points to 6.0% (previous year: 4.3%).
The EBIT profitability reached 6.7% in Q4 2007 resulting in an EBIT of MEUR 3.7 (including a one-time extraordinary expense of MEUR 0.5), in Q4 2006 the EBIT was at MEUR 3.3.
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