Paris, 30 October 2014

Business & Decision, an international Consulting and Systems Integration (CSI) company, announces consolidated revenue of €51.0m for the third quarter of 2014, presenting a growth of 7.7% compared to the same period in 2013, at constant exchange rates and structure.

For the first nine months of 2014, consolidated revenue is €149.4m, representing a growth of 1.6% compared to the same period in 2013, at constant exchange rates and structure.

(in € m) Q3 2014 Q3 2013(*)  Var.  9 months
2014		 9 month 2013(*) Var.
Revenue  51.0 47.3  7.7% 149.4 147.0  1.6%

(*)at constant exchange rates and structure

Patrick Bensabat, Chief Executive Officer, comments: "The third quarter of the year marks our return to growth. Our sales performance in the first months of the year helped achieve satisfactory levels of activity, especially in the United States and Switzerland. Our operations in France have also benefited from a business recovery, particularly in the areas of Digital services."

Revenue by geographical area

France recorded revenue of €86.2m for the first nine months of 2014 representing a growth of 1.9% compared to the same period of 2013.

International activities recorded revenue of €63.2m for the 9 month period representing a growth of 1.2% compared to the same period in 2013, at constant exchange rates and structure.

Revenue by service line

(in % of Revenue)  9 months
2014		 9 months
2013
BI  63%  64%
CRM  17%  17%
e-Business 20% 19%

Business Intelligence represents 63% of the overall revenue, at stable value in comparison to the same period in the previous year.

CRM contributed 17% of the overall revenue, representing a growth of 3.6% in comparison to the same period in 2013.

e-Business represents 20% of the overall revenue, growing by 2.8% in the first nine months of 2014 compared to the same period of 2013.

Outlook

2014 should enable the Group to return to growth. The signature of major international projects as well as investments in the areas of Big Data and Digital should bear fruit.

Upcoming Financial Dates

January 29th, 2015: 2014 full year revenue at 5:35 pm

About Business & Decision

Business & Decision, an international Consulting and Systems Integration (CSI) company, is a leader in Business Intelligence (BI) and CRM, and a major player in e-Business. We leverage a unique combination of technical, functional and industry specialization, as well as partnerships with all of the key software vendors, to deliver maximum-value projects and help clients break through barriers to innovation such as Big Data and digital transformation. Business & Decision operates in 15 countries and employs over 2,500 people in France and worldwide.
More information: www.businessdecision.com

CONTACT

Safa Baghai
Business & Decision
Tél : +33 (0)1 56 21 21 20
Fax : +33 (0)1 56 21 21 22
finance@businessdecison.com

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