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DATAGROUP DATAGROUP Presents Strong Quarter Results with Significant Improvement of all Key Figures Pliezhausen , August 24 , 2021. DATAGROUP has again improved the performance in the third quarter . Revenue was up 26.6 % to EUR 119.3m . Total revenue reached EUR 330.8m in the nine - month period , corresponding to an increase of 25.2 % yoy . EBITDA was up disproportionately from EUR 1.9m in Q3 2019/2020 to EUR 16.7m ( +787.1 % ) with Q3 2019/2020 being adversely affected by special effects . This corresponds to an increase of EUR 25.5m to EUR 47.0m ( + 84.1 % ) . The other earnings figures have also soared significantly . The equity ratio has improved despite an acquisition - related increase in the balance sheet total . The proportion of service revenue remains on a very high level . REVENUE DEVELOPMENT Q3 revenue has again grown significantly by 26.6 % to EUR 119.3m ( PY : EUR 94.2m ) . When compared to the nine - month figures of FY 2019/2020 ( 01.10.2019 - 30.06.2020 ) , DATAGROUP recorded revenue growth of 25.2 % from EUR 264.2m to EUR 330.8m in the current fiscal year . This increase was mainly driven by the first - time consolidations of URANO Informationssysteme GmbH ( “ URANO ” ) and dna Gesellschaft für IT Services GmbH ( " dna " ) , which were consolidated on May 1 , 2021. Since the start of the fiscal year , DATAGROUP has achieved organic growth of 9.6 % , which was mainly driven by the thriving business of the fully integrated DATAGROUP entities . Organic growth was also supported by new business , which is in full production mode by now . Further , additional business was generated by upselling into a couple of customer situations . The proportion of service revenue remains on a very high level of 82.7 % . " The current business figures underline that our strategy of generating recurring revenue with standardized services from our CORBOX portfolio pays off as a reliable source of income . The sustainable profitability of our existing customers with long - term service contracts is proof of the sustainability of the CORBOX - Service as - a - Product approach " , comments Max H.-H. Schaber , CEO of DATAGROUP . " We assume that we will continue to benefit from the digitization trend , which has intensified significantly since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic " , adds Andreas Baresel , Chief Production Officer . EARNINGS DEVELOPMENT Operating earnings before taxes , interest , depreciation and amortization ( EBITDA ) have surged from EUR 1.9m in Q3 2019/2020 to EUR 16.7m in Q3 2020/2021 ( +787.1 % ) and from EUR 25.5m to EUR 47.0m ( +84.1 % ) in the corresponding nine - month period . Earnings before interest and taxes ( EBIT ) was boosted from EUR -6.0m to EUR 7.8m . EBIT in the nine - month period improved by 495.0 % to EUR 21.6m ( PY EUR 3.6m ) . Earnings per share ( EPS ) stand at EUR 0.63 versus EUR -0.83 in the previous year or EUR 1.93 after nine months of the fiscal year versus EUR 0.24 in the prior - year period . The EBITDA margin in Q3 2020/2021 is 14.0 % versus 2.0 % in the prior - year period and 14.2 % after nine months of the fiscal year versus 9.7 % in the prior - year period . It should be noted that the prior - year earnings figures , especially in the third quarter , had been heavily burdened by delayed start - ups in the banking sector Seite 1 von 8 IT's that simple .