BUSINESS & DECISION 
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Paris, January 30st, 2014
Business & Decision Group, the international Consulting and Systems Integration (CSI) Company, announces consolidated revenue of €51.6 million for Q4 2013. This presents a 2.3% decrease over the comparative period of 2012, at constant exchange rates and structure.
The full year consolidated revenue for 2013 is €200,0 million with a decrease of 5.2% in comparison to full year 2012, at constant exchange rates and structure.
| Q4 2013 |
Q4 2012 | % | 2013 | 2012 | % |
2012 | |
| Revenue (in €m) | 51.6 | 52.8 | -2.3% | 200.0 | 210.9 | -5.2% | 221.9 |
Patrick Bensabat, CEO of Business & Decision, comments: "The year 2013 was marked by a decline in activity in specific areas, mainly in Switzerland. During the fourth quarter, the strong sales performance partially offsets difficulties and limits decline observed during last semesters. In France, it is even a revenue growth that was observed in comparison with Q4 2012."
Annual revenue by geographical area
The French operations recorded revenue of €114.5m for the year, representing a decrease of 2.9% compared to 2012. Q4 2013 recorded a revenue growth of 1.2% compared to Q4 2012 in France.
International activities recorded annual revenue of €85.4m for 2013, a decrease of 8.1% compared to 2012 at constant exchange rates and structure. This decrease is strongly due to our operations in Switzerland where a large client stopped its Geneva activity.
Annual revenue by service line
| (in % of Revenue) | 2013 | 2012 |
| BI | 65% | 64% |
| CRM | 15% | 16% |
| e-Business | 20% | 20% |
Business Intelligence represents 65% of the revenue for the 2013 financial year, a decrease in activity of 4.1% compared to 2012.
CRM represents 15% of annual revenue for the Group, a decrease of 6.6% in comparison to last year.
E-business generates up to 20% of the Group's annual revenue, experiencing a decrease of 7.8% compared to 2012.
Perspective
The corrective actions implemented in 2013 will impact positively the coming months. 2013 ended with an increase of orders. 2014 presents all opportunities to return to expected growth levels. The Group's offerings are among the most innovative in IT: Big Data, Digital, CRM.
Upcoming Financial Dates:
March 25th, 2014: 2013 annual results at 5:35 pm
March 26th, 2014: Analysts & investors meeting - 5:00 pm, Paris
April 29th, 2014: 2014 first quarter revenue at 5:35 pm
June 25th, 2014: Shareholders' annual General Meeting at 5:30 pm, Paris
July 31st, 2014: 2014 first half revenue at 5 :35 pm
August 27th, 2014: 2014 first half results at 5 :35 pm
August 28th, 2014: Analysts & investors meeting at 5 :00 pm, Paris
October 30st, 2014: 2014 third quarter revenue at 5 :35 pm
January 29th, 2014: 2014 full year revenue at 5 :35 pm
About Business & Decision
Business & Decision is an international Consulting and Systems Integration (CSI) company. It is a leader in Business Intelligence (BI) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and a major player in e-Business, Enterprise Information Management (EIM), Enterprise Solutions as well as Management Consulting. Business & Decision contributes to the success of customer projects by driving maximum business performance. The company has a reputation for functional and technological expertise and has forged partnerships with all of the key technology vendors. Located in 15 countries, Business & Decision currently employs 2500 people worldwide.
Additional information is available at www.group.businessdecision.com
CONTACT
Safa Baghai
Business & Decision
Tel: +33 (0)1 56 21 21 20
Fax: +33 (0)1 56 21 21 22
finance@businessdecision.com
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