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Techstep ASA — Earnings Release 2017
May 11, 2017
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Techstep ASA: First quarter 2017 results
Techstep ASA: First quarter 2017 results
Highlights first quarter 2017
- Q1 2017 pro forma revenues amounted to NOK 180.3 million
(NOK 165.9 million)
- Pro forma adjusted EBITDA ended at NOK 9.9 million (NOK 0.7
million)
- Secured contract with an international service company for
delivery, management and support of approximately 10,000 AirWatch
licenses
- Raised NOK 100 million through a fully underwritten private
placement to finance acquisitions and further growth
- Acquired the software service company Mytos AS and the
remaining shares in Teki Solutions AS and Nordialog Asker
- Agreed to acquire the telecom mobility hardware company Apro
Tele og Data AS and the Swedish enterprise mobility management
company InfraAdvice Sweden AB
- Agreement in principle to establish Techstep Finance, a
joint venture with an experienced financing operating partner to
prepare for future delivery of MaaS (Mobile as a Service)
- Marius Drefvelin joined as CFO
Subsequent events
- Acquisitions of the shares in Apro and InfraAdvice were
completed
- Techstep Finance was formally established
- Entered into an agreement with Norsk Sykepleierforbund for
delivery of MaaS (Mobile as a Service) of 2,650 Apple iPads
"During Q1, Techstep has acquired three companies, both a
traditional hardware franchise vendor as well as two solution
providers, and established Techstep Finance to enable leasing of
hardware and solutions. By combining our existing business with the
new acquisitions, we have increased our end-user base and cross-sale
potential and with Techstep Finance we are able to deliver Mobile as
a Service (MaaS). We believe we have created a platform with
substantial potential for solutions upsell on our existing customer
base, and are optimistic about our opportunities going forward.
Techstep now offers an attractive MaaS solution and have established
itsetlf as a leading enabler of the digital workplace in the
Nordics" said Gaute Engbakk, Techstep CEO
"Supported by a solid market position, a pool of competent
professionals and committed cornerstone investors, we are ready to
grasp opportunities for growth in a large and expanding Nordic
market. Existing and potential new customers appreciate our ambition
of making it possible for people to work on any device, anytime and
in the context of their daily work situation." Engbakk added.
Material:
Please find the report and presentation for the first quarter 2017
enclosed.
Further information from:
Gaute Engbakk, CEO, Techstep ASA: +47 916 33 281
Marius Drefvelin, CFO, Techstep ASA: +47 958 95 690
Techstep ASA - the digital workplace enabler
Techstep is positioning itself as a leading enabler of the digital
workplace in the Nordics.
A need for digitizing people's workday and improve their efficiency
of work and mobility between different platforms, drive the demand
for Techstep's offering. Techstep provides the devices (hardware),
subscription & connectivity, mobile device management, managed
services, support and related software. Our solutions enable access
to data and business applications, with high degree of security and
operational stability across devices and locations.
Through its "one-stop-shop" of integrated solutions, Techstep offers
tailored solutions to both the public and private sector. Such
combinations are to an increasing extent sold with financing of
hardware and solutions, as Mobile as a Service (MaaS).
Techstep has two core business segments: Hardware, represented by
Nordialog Oslo and Apro Tele og Data, and Solutions, represented by
SmartWorks, Mytos and InfraAdvice Sweden. Techstep, headquartered in
Oslo, Norway, has approximately 160 employees based in Norway and
Sweden and the company is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange with the
ticker code "TECH".