Continued High Organic Growth for SII SII truly impressed us with its high organic growth in
Sweco Achieves Best Organic Growth In Ten Years
In Q3 2022, Sweco achieved its best organic growth of the past ten years. Revenues were up 9% yoy organically, primarily thanks to price increases.
Has AFRY Finalized its Transformation? Enjoys Strong Organic Growth
AFRY had double-digit organic growth in Q3 2022. We think that AFRY has completed its transformation initiated with the 2019 Poÿry acquisition
Etteplan To Acquire Semcon. The Best Option For Semcon
Etteplan To Acquire Semcon to Gain Scale Etteplan, the ER&D services vendor headquartered in Espoo, Finland,
Alten – High Organic Growth in Q2 2022 Despite Challenging Comps
Alten enjoyed high organic growth in Q2 2022, despite challenging comps. Revenue growth was 18.9% yoy at cc/cs. The performance was strong given that Q1 2021 revenues were up +19.7%. This is the fifth consecutive quarter of ~20% organic growth.
Alten Finishes 2021 with an Indian-like Growth Rate
lten finished 2021 with an India-growth rate. For the third consecutive quarter, Alten has an organic (cc/cs) revenue growth close to 20%, reaching 23.2% in Q4. The company benefitted from favorable comps (-17.4% in Q4 2020) and HR decisions.
SII Achieves Its Highest Profits Ever
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SII: Simply the Best this Quarter
II was simply the best this quarter. The France-headquartered ER&D services vendor had its revenues up 24.0% yoy (at cc/cs) in Q3 2021/Q2 FY22. SII matched Alten’s excellent performance (+24.0% at cc/cs) despite relatively demanding comps. Unlike peers, SII had limited exposure to automotive and aeronautics. In FY21, its revenues were only slightly down, by 1.5% at cc/cs. SII, therefore, managed to grow its Q2 FY22 revenues despite relatively demanding comps (-4.5%). Alten’s decline during the same quarter was 9.4% yoy.
Alten, the Largest and Fastest-Growing in Q3!
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Modis Comes Into the Light with Akka
Modis came into the light two weeks ago when Adecco announced the acquisition of Akka. Modis is a decently large IT services firm with 2020 revenues of EUR 2,179m. It is little-profitable with an adjusted EBITA margin of 5.7% (2019: 6.3%). Like everyone, the company faced headwinds in 2020, with revenues down 9% in 2020 (2019: -3%).
Cyient FY21: Make In India Saves The Day
Cyient – Thank You Make in India The Make in India program saved the day for
More of the Same for SII in its Q3 FY21
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UPDATED: Atos Approaches DXC in a USD 10bn Transaction
Following a Reuters news release, European IT services vendor Atos confirmed it had submitted to the Board of DXC an unsolicited non-binding offer to acquire the firm. The offer is at a preliminary stage. Reuters estimated Atos’ offer to USD 10bn.
SII Performed Very Well This Quarter. Really?
At first glance, SII performed very well during calendar Q3 2020 (corresponding to its Q2 FY21). Revenues were down by only 4.5% yoy at cc/cs. By comparison, Alten’s revenues were down by 19%! SII continued to overperform its French and European peers by a very significant margin.
Unofficial: Renault Selects its Four ER&D Preferred Vendors
According to unofficial sources, Renault has now finalized its list of preferred ER&D service vendors, reducing it from nine vendors to four. The four winners are Akka, Bertrandt, Expleo, and Segula. They will now grab 80% of Renault’s ER&D spending and double their market shares.
EDAG Accelerates its Portfolio Shift in 2020 While Coping with COVID-19
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Capgemini Finally Becomes the Number Engineering and R&D Sevices Vendor
The Stock Market meltdown resulted in an unexpected outcome: Capgemini secured 98.2% of the shares of Altran, with investors rushing to get EUR 14.5 per Altran share. Capgemini will now launch a squeeze-out procedure.
Covid-19 Will Mostly Impact the ER&D Onshore Industry
Since we published our last note on the impact of Covid-19 on ER&D spending, the situation has changed with Covid-19, having now spread to Europe and soon the US. Already, The European Central Bank is predicting a GDP decline of 5% in 2020, based on the impact of three months of confinement.
Akka: 2019 Results in Line. No Visibility for 2020
Akka has not provided a guidance for 2020. The company expects to suffer in H1, from automotive, aerospace and Covid-19
What An Economic Recession Means to the ER&D Industry
The US Federal Reserve yesterday lowered “the target range for the federal funds” by 50 bps to 1%-1.25%. Although the “fundamentals of the US economy remain strong,” “the coronavirus poses evolving risks to economic activity,” communicated the Fed.
Covid-19: Slowdown in ER&D Spending Now Likely
Currently, Covid-19 has only affected China significantly, although having spread in South Korea, Japan, and Northern Italy.
Several ER&D vendors have been impacted so far: Ricardo has warned that the situation in the Chinese automotive market would have a “material” effect on its profit.
Bertrandt: Soft Quarter in Q1 FY20
Bertrandt had a soft quarter in Q1 FY20 (corresponding to calendar Q4 2019): revenues were flat (+0.4%) to EUR 263m, impacted by project delays, and reduced utilization rates in its Digital Engineering (DE) unit (-3.0%). DE, Bertrandt’s largest unit (55% of revenues), suffered from Germany OEMs shifting their R&D spending to digital.
Alten Slows Down in Q4. Points to Market Adjustment
Alten’s revenues in Q4 slowed down to a growth of +7.3% yoy (at CC/CS ), following double-digit CC/CS growth during Q1-Q3 2019. The company suffered from a demanding comparison basis (+13.7% in Q4 2018), and one lesser working day in several countries (a 0.15% impact on the group’s revenues).
IT Services and ER&D: Convergence or Overlap?
The industry loves to talk about convergence, especially between ER&D and IT services. As an industry analyst, I must say that I have never seen such porosity between IT service and ER&D services vendors.
Wipro Still Reinventing its Industrial and Engineering Business in Q3 FY20
Wipro announced a mild growth in the revenues of its Industrial and Engineering (I&E) business unit in Q3 FY20: I&E revenues were up by 3.1% only (to USD 151m). Revenues included a small contribution from the recent ITI acquisition and were impacted by the market conditions in the semiconductor industry and softness in 5G adoption.