March 23 (Reuters) - PSI Software AG PSAGn.DE :
* DGAP-ADHOC: THANKS TO STRONG FINAL QUARTER PSI EXCEEDS
TARGETS
FOR 2019
* SALES IN 2019 GROWS BY 13 % TO 225.2 MILLION EUROS
* FY EBIT INCREASED BY 11.4 % TO 17.2 MILLION EUROS
* FY NEW ORDERS INCREASED BY 8.8 % TO 236 MILLION EUROS (31
DEC.
2018: 217 MILLION EUROS)
* ORDER BOOK VOLUME AT END OF YEAR INCREASED BY 2.2 % TO 142
MILLION EUROS (31 DEC. 2018: 139 MILLION EUROS).
* EFFECTS OF CURRENT CORONA CRISIS CANNOT BE CONCLUSIVELY
QUANTIFIED AT THIS POINT IN TIME
* PRIOR TO CORONA CRISIS, PSI HAD AIMED FOR CONTINUATION OF
GROWTH
AND FURTHER INCREASE IN EBIT BY 10% IN 2020
* CONSIDER IT ADVISABLE, AS A PRECAUTION, TO LEAVE A HIGHER
PROPORTION OF PROFIT THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS IN COMPANY
* CORONA VIRUS WILL LEAD TO DELAYS IN AWARDING OF CONTRACTS
* DUE TO HIGH VOLUME OF ORDERS ON HAND, MANAGEMENT EXPECTING
A
SLIGHT WEAKENING OF SALES AND A ONE-TIME 20% DECREASE IN EBIT IN
2020
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