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SAP revenue down 10 per cent, but profit up
Business software vendor SAP released financial results for its secondquarter today showing a 10 per cent drop in revenue year-on-year, to $2.58bn
(£1.58bn) from 2008's $2.86bn (£1.75bn).
But SAP's net income of $423m (£258m) showed an increase of four per cent
from last year's $408m (£249m), demonstrating the German firm implementing
significant cost controls.
SAP chief financial officer Werner Brandt said company is dealing with the
challenging economic conditions.
"Strong cost discipline has proven itself once again, enabling us to report
another quarter of strong operating margin growth," he said.
SAP chief executive Léo Apotheker said: “While the operating environment
remains difficult, we are beginning to have improved visibility into the second
half of the year.”
Although software sales crashed 40 per cent in the quarter, the figures were
bolstered by a 20 per cent increase in support revenue.
SAP's chief rival in business software, Oracle, recorded a seven per cent net
income drop, and a five per cent revenue drop in its recent fourth quarter
financial results.
Software giant Microsoft recently reported a revenue fall of 17 per cent with
profit down nearly a third.
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