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| 16 February 2009 |
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Pentalog 2008 annual report
Pentalog, reknown actor in the IT services sector publishes various information about the year 2008: sales figures, manpower, customers, projects...
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- ISO 9001:2008 Certification obtained for all European offices and for 100% of the company's activities.
- Pentalog European Community trademark registered in November.
- 65% organic growth in sales. The initial forecast was 33% and had to be revised twice throughout the year after being subject to violent accelerations. In France, the sector carries out an average 5% performance. Pentalog exceeds it about 13 times.
- group sales figure exceeding EUR 9 M. With usual prices charged by French IT companies, this figure would be equivalent to EUR 25,5 M.
- 80 % increase in equity capital, in order to finance growth.
- Total number of employees exceeding 300 people on 31 December 2008.
- 2-digit EBIT margin.
- Pentalog was granted a "Deloitte Technology Fast 50" Special prize.
- Back Log 2009: 60% of the 2008 sales figure.
- Pentalog investment certificate in Vietnam obtained on December 31. Pentalog Hanoi is opened.
- Growth forecast recorded on 31/12 for Q1/2009: +50%.
- Pentalog remains the leading French IT company for offshore services.
- Setting up of the Sibiu office, Romania (in addition to those in Bucharest, Brasov, Iasi, Chisinau and Orléans). This office employs 30 collaborators on 31/12.
- Average tariff reduction to EUR 180/day, in accordance with the Right Cost model of Pentalog. In 2007, the average rate was EUR 185/day. It dropped by 2.7% in a year of wage inflation.
- Creation of Pentalog Deutschland GmbH, the German branch of the Pentalog group. 2008 sales figure amounting EUR 700 K.
- New international customers gained in Germany, Romania and Austria.
- The « Embedded Systems » branch totals 75 collaborators.
- Five big new contracts signed. The largest-one represents 24,000 man-days of work over 3 years.
- The dependency rate remains reasonable. The biggest customer represents 8.33% of annual billings.
- 15 new clients gained, i.e. 1,3 per month.
- R&D tax credit agreement renewed until 2011.
- 46,000 monthly hits on the Pentalog websites, i.e. a 100% increase in 1 year.
- The Pentalog training programme (internal school and professional training) has educated almost 65 persons, out of which ¾ have remained in the company at the end of their training.
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