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- Sesa .... PRESS RELEASE APPROVAL OF THE HALF - YEAR FINANCIAL REPORT AS OF OCTOBER 31 , 2021 Still relevant economic growth in each Group Sector confirms successful business model value generation Main Half - Year results as of 31/10/2021 compared to 31/10/2020 Consolidated Revenues and Other Income : Eu 1,036.7 million ( + 16.6 % ) Consolidated Ebitda : Eu 73.3 million ( + 36.8 % ) Ebitda margin : 7.1 % vs 6.0 % in the First - Half 2020 Consolidated Adjusted Net Profit attributable to the Group¹ : Eu 35.8 million ( + 48.1 % ) Consolidated NFP² active ( net liquidity ) : Eu 170.9 million vs Eu 101.7 million as of October 31 , 2020 3,714 employees as October 31 , 2021 , + 20.9 % compared to 3,073 as of October 31 , 2020 Guidance confirmed for the Fiscal Year as of April 30 , 2022 , with about 13 % Y / Y growth in revenues ( Eu 2.3 billion ) and about 30 % Y / Y growth in profitability ( Ebitda equal to Eu 165 million ) Empoli ( FI ) , December 20 , 2021 The Board of Directors of Sesa S.p.A. , reference player in Italy in technological innovation and digital services for the business segment , today approved the consolidated First Half Financial Report as of October 31 , 2021 referring to First Half of the Year ending on April 30 , 2022 , in accordance with EU - IFRS accounting standards . In the period under review Sesa Group accelerates its development path , achieving consolidated Revenues and Other Income for Eu 1,036.7 million ( + 16.6 % Y / Y ) with an Operating Profitability ( Ebitda ) equal to Eu 73.3 million , up by 36.8 % Y / Y and growth rates higher than the long - term track record ( 2011-21 revenue CAGR + 10.6 % , 2011-21 Ebitda CAGR + 13.9 % ) . In the First Half the Group benefited from the growing focus on business segments enabling technological innovation ( security , cloud , business applications , digital platforms , digital green ) which are polarizing a digitalization demand characterized by a progressive acceleration , with an average annual growth rate of Italian Information Technology market expected equal to 6.5 % in the three - year period 2021-23 ( source Sirmi , November 2021 ) . Group ability to attract skills and human resources is confirmed , with 3,714 specialized employees as of October 31 , 2021 ( + 20.9 % Y / Y ) , compared to 3,073 ones as of October 31 , 2020 . Group Consolidated Revenues and Other Income , equal to Eu 1,036.7 million , grew by 16.6 % Y / Y , with a significant development of all sectors of the Group : VAD Sector , with Revenues and Other Income of Eu 801.4 million ( + 15.5 % Y / Y ) , thanks to the development of the Digital Green , Security and Cloud business units ; SSI Sector , with Revenues and Other Income of Eu 250.6 million ( + 18.5 % Y / Y ) , supported by the growth of the ERP & Vertical , Managed Services , Digital Security , Digital Engineering and Customer Experience business units ; ¹Adjusted Net profit attributable to the Group , gross of amortisation of intangible assets ( Client lists and Know - how ) deriving from Purchase Price Allocation ( PPA ) , net of the related tax effect 2NFP gross of IFRS 16 liabilities and IFRS 3 liabilities to minority shareholders for M & As . NFP Reported , net of IFRS 16 and IFRS 3 liabilities to minority shareholders , as of October 31 , 2021 , active for Eu 33,572 thousand , improving from Eu 23,080 thousand as of October 31 , 2020 SeSa S.p.A. headquarters in Empoli ( Florence ) , Via della Piovola 138 , Share Capital Euro 37 , 126,927.50 f.p. , VAT number , Fiscal and number on the Florence Company Register 07116910964 Ph . Number : 00 39 0571 997444 ; website www.sesa.it SA 8000 IQNet ERTIFIED UM EN ISO 14001 : 2015 WE SUPPORT GLOBAL COMPAC ITTY T