17th Jul 2006 07:01
SDL PLC17 July 2006 SDL plc Trading Statement Half year profits expected to be ahead of market expectations Maidenhead, U.K. - 17th July 2006 SDL plc, the leading provider of Global Information Management (GIM) solutions,today announced that profits for the half year ending 30 June 2006 are expectedto be ahead of market expectations. The company is expecting to be able to report profits before taxation andamortisation of intangible assets of not less than £5.0 million, up 43% from2005 (£3.5 million). Revenues are expected to be in the region of £45 million,up 32% from 2005 (£34 million). Commenting on the factors that are driving this over-performance, MarkLancaster, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SDL, said today: "We are pleased with this solid performance. The successful integration ofTRADOS into SDL further strengthens our leadership role in delivering GlobalInformation Management solutions. Our technology and services are clearlyhelping businesses accelerate time to market for multilingual content as well ashelping companies protect their global brands - an issue highlighted by therecent survey from the Economist Intelligence Unit 'Guarding the Brand'. We havebeen delighted with recent deployments of our SDL Knowledge-based TranslationSystem for HP, Microsoft and CA together with new installations of ourenterprise technology solutions by customers such as AGCO, Dell and FedEx. Wecontinue to look forward to the full year with confidence." SDL expects to announce half year results for 2006 on 4th September 2006. Contacts: SDL plc Tel: 01628 410 127Mark Lancaster, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Financial Dynamics Tel: 020 7831 3113Juliet Clarke/Edward Bridges 'Guarding the Brand' is available from Nicola Bogle: +44 (0)1628 417225 [email protected]. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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