Unterföhring/Munich, 15 February 2019 – KPS AG (WKN: A1A6V4 / ISIN: DE000A1A6V48), Europe’s leading management consultant for business transfor-mation and process optimization, succeeded in increasing its sales by 16.5 % com-pared with the year-earlier quarter from 38.1 million euros to 44.4 million euros for the first quarter of 2018/2019. Earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and amorti-zation (EBITDA) doubled to 6.6 million euros after 3.3 million euros in the equivalent year-earlier quarter. This corresponds to an EBITDA margin of 14.9% (Q1 2017/2018: 8.7%). Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) improved to 5.8 million euros after 3.1 million euros in the first quarter of 2017/2018. The EBIT margin was therefore 13.1% (Q1 2017/2018: 8.1%).

Munich, January 31, 2019. Driven by rising customer expectations and new technologies, digitization in the retail sector is gathering momentum and developing apace. To demonstrate how digital AI assistants, location-based services, and omnichannel solutions are shaping the retail sector of tomorrow, KPS, a leading consulting partner for digital transformation, is appearing at the EuroCIS 2019 in Dusseldorf (Hall 10, Booth B42).

Unterföhring/Munich, 29 January 2019 – KPS AG (WKN: A1A6V4 / ISIN: DE000A1A6V48), Europe’s leading management consultant for business transformation and process optimization, today publishes its Annual Report 2017/2018, and information about the forecast for 2018/2019. On the basis of the audited results for the business year 2017/2018, Group sales rose by 7.4 % to 172.2 million euros (previous year: 160.3 million euros). Owing to company acquisitions as part of the growth strategy and the associated increased personnel expenses, Group EBITDA at 20.0 million euros was around 24.3 % less than in the previous year. EBIT came down as a result of M&A-related depreciation and amortization to 16.6 million euros (previous year: 24.8 million euros).

Unterföhring/Munich, December 20, 2018 – KPS AG (WKN: A1A6V4 / ISIN: DE000A1A6V48), Europe’s leading management consultancy for business transformation and process optimization published its preliminary, unaudited IFRS financial figures today for fiscal year 2017/18. Sales in the past fiscal year continued to rise in line with the forecast. Despite the negative impact of the company acquisitions and their integration into the Group structure, the EBIT forecast was also achieved.

Unterföhring/Munich, December 20, 2018 – KPS AG (WKN: A1A6V4 / ISIN: DE000A1A6V48) published its preliminary, unaudited IFRS financial figures today for fiscal year 2017/18.

Copenhagen, December 3, 2018. From manual to fully automated: QVARTZ, a global management consulting firm, is benefiting from automated, user-friendly travel expense management that reduces the burden on Corporate Finance resources while saving paper. KPS, a leading consulting partner for digital transformation, has implemented SAP Concur Expense Management throughout the company. The new solution complied with the country-specific regulations of all QVARTZ sites and is implemented globally.

Hamburg, November 27, 2018. Infront Consulting, a subsidiary of KPS AG, has won two awards in the Best of Consulting competition, making it one of Germany’s best management consultancies. In the Competitive Strategy category, Infront impressed with its consulting services for a new IoT solution for mechanical engineering company KSB. In the second award-winning project (in the Marketing & Organization category), Infront supported eprimo in establishing new-work concepts. German weekly business news magazine WirtschaftsWoche this year presented its Best of Consulting awards for the ninth time. The award ceremony was held in Düsseldorf on November 20, 2018.

Munich, October 25, 2018. KPS, a leading consulting partner for digital transformation, has successfully implemented the SAP Concur cloud solution at Danish window giant VELUX. The manufacturer of roof windows and sun protection solutions, which operates in more than 40 countries, uses this mobile application to streamline and optimize global travel expense management: Employees benefit from quick-and-easy entry, forwarding, and approval of their expense claims.

Munich, September 27, 2018. In cooperation with the management consultancy KPS, Globus’s hypermarkets have evolved their My Globe customer loyalty program. The company implemented SAP Marketing, CRM, and Gigya (now SAP Customer Data Cloud) to extend multichannel business processes and enhance customer loyalty. A further objective was to ensure compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Globus is one of the few independent family-owned retail companies in Germany and currently has 46 hypermarkets.

Munich, July 4, 2018. At the start of the year, the Federal State of Hessen, represented by the Hessen Office of Ground Management and Geo-Information, completely revamped its website that provides geo-data. KPS – the management consultancy specialized in transformation projects – migrated the data, in cooperation with Ubisense, to a new e-commerce solution. Both private and business customers as well as administrative staff are benefiting from the new “INSPIRATION 2018” website thanks to technical and functional improvements and significantly enhanced performance.

Munich, July 2, 2018. The TOP 100 competition presented awards to the most innovative German small and medium-sized companies for the 25th time. KPS AG was named amongst these innovation leaders this year. The management consultancy is an essential partner in digital transformation and process optimization.

Munich, June 22, 2018. Progress on all fronts, but still no unicorns in sight. These are the findings of a study that systematically evaluates the digital units of large and mid-sized companies. The experts for digital transformation strategies, Infront Consulting, a subsidiary of KPS AG, and the business magazine “Capital” took a closer look at digital laboratories. The innovation labs of Lufthansa, Linde, Daimler and ProSiebenSat1 are currently the best digital units in Germany. Why?

Unterföhring/Munich, May 30, 2018. KPS AG (WKN: A1A6V4 / ISIN: DE000A1A6V48), Europe’s leading management consultancy for business transformation and process optimization in retail, increased its sales by 6.7% from EUR 82.8 million in the first half of 2016/2017 to EUR 88.4 million in the first half of 2017/2018. Earnings before interest and taxes fell to EUR 7.5 million compared with EUR 12.5 million in the previous year due to M&A-related write-downs, higher personnel costs and the fact that the first quarter fell short of expectations.

KPS AG: Forecast adjustment for fiscal year 2017/2018 and publication of half-year results. KPS AG has adjusted its earnings forecast for the current fiscal year 2017/2018. As part of the final preparation of the financial statements for the first half of the year, the Executive Board today revised the forecast for fiscal year 2017/2018 of an expected EBIT of EUR 16 to EUR 20 million (previously EUR 23 to EUR 26 million).

Munich, May 24, 2018. KPS AG was once again ranked amongst the 10 largest management consultancies in Germany this year. The leading transformation partner for digitalization projects lies in 6th place in the recently published ranking produced by Lünendonk®, the market research company.

Munich, May 23, 2018. KPS has achieved 7th place in the latest ranking of the e-commerce agencies generating the highest revenues. This saw the consultancy firm, which specializes in transformation projects, climb one place compared to last year. The ranking compiled by the “Bundesverband Digitale Wirtschaft e.V.” (German Digital Economy Association) is the annual barometer of the German internet agency sector.

Munich, May 07, 2018. The iFURNITURE order cockpit from KPS AG, a leading transformation partner for companies, has made it onto the INNOVATIONSPREIS-IT 2018 list of best apps. The B2B app for furniture retailers impressed with its highly efficient customer order picking and integrated merchandise management. It provides real-time information on the range, products, storage status and delivery dates. KPS adapts the standard app to company-specific processes and strategies and also integrates existing third-party solutions on request.

Munich, April 23, 2018. For the fifth consecutive time, the business magazine brand eins – together with the statistical portal statista – have determined Germany’s best consultancies. KPS AG and Infront Consulting & Management GmbH, the strategic consultancy which belongs to the Group, once again received awards. Over 3,200 consultants and customers took part in Germany’s largest consulting survey.

Unterföhring/Munich, March 26, 2018 – KPS AG (WKN: A1A6V4 / ISIN: DE000A1A6V48), Europe’s leading management consulting firm for digital transformation and process optimization in retail, held its Annual General Meeting in Munich on March 23, 2018, with 62.84 % of share capital in attendance. At the Annual General Meeting, the Executive Board reported on operational development in the past fiscal year 2016/2017 and the first quarter of 2017/2018, and provided an outlook on the ongoing strategy and the current fiscal year 2017/2018.

Unterföhring/Munich, 16 February 2018 – KPS AG (WKN: A1A6V4 / ISIN: DE000A1A6V48), Europe’s leading management consulting firm for business transformation and process optimization in retail, posted a slight fall in sales to 38.1 million euros (Q1 2016/2017: 40.3 million euros) for the first quarter of 2017/2018 (1 October 2017 to 31 December 2017). One of the main reasons responsible for this was the disproportionate resource reduction at an important major customer, which could not be entirely compensated over the short term with new project initiatives. In spite of this development, sales were approximately at the level of the equivalent year-earlier period.

London/Munich, 12 February 2018 – KPS AG (WKN: A1A6V4 / ISIN: DE000A1A6V48), the European market leader in digital transformation for retail, takes over Envoy Digital Limited, one of the leading agencies for omnichannel e-commerce in the United Kingdom. The takeover continues the international expansion strategy of KPS AG and extends its leading market position as a consultant for digital transformation in Europe.

KPS AG: Acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Envoy Digital Limited KPS AG has today signed a share purchase agreement for the acquisition of the entire shares of Envoy Digital Limited, a private company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of England and Wales. Envoy Digital Limited is one of the most trusted agencies for omnichannel e-commerce in the United Kingdom.

Unterföhring/Munich, 31 January 2018 – KPS AG publishes its Annual Report for 2016/2017 today along with information about the forecast for 2017/2018. Group sales increase in the business year 2016/2017 to 160.3 million euros (previous year: 144.9 million euros). Group EBIT goes up to 24.8 million euros (previous year: 22.3 million euros). The equity ratio is 64.3 % (previous year: 61.4 %). Dividend proposal per share goes up by 6 % to 35 eurocents (previous year: 33 eurocents).

Munich, January 29, 2018. SAP selected KPS as the first Customer Implementation Partner (CIP) authorized to sell and implement SAP Concur Solutions in the Nordics. The first mover and SAP strive for a seamless and efficient collaboration. Customers already using SAP benefit from a standardized integration best practice package reducing runtime and cost.

KPS AG: Prolongation of the appointment of Mr. Leonardo Musso as member of the management board (Vorstand) until the end of December 31, 2021.

Hamburg/Munich, December 14, 2017 – KPS AG (GSIN: A1A6V4 / ISIN: DE000A1A6V48) and Infront Consulting & Management GmbH announce that Infront Consulting will become a 100% subsidiary of KPS AG at the beginning of 2018.

KPS AG today signed a purchase agreement for the acquisition of all shares in Infront Consulting & Management GmbH, Hamburg. Infront Consulting & Management GmbH is a leading strategy consultant for digitization in the German-speaking countries, most recently receiving the Innovation Award of the Wirtschaftswoche 2017 and the Hidden Champion Award 2018 for the digitization of capital.

Munich, December 7, 2017. The jeweler CHRIST achieved a new record level of orders on Black Friday.

Munich, 06. November 2017 - From interconnected smart home solutions, which send an SMS if smoke is detected, to e-mobility charging stations, innogy SE provides a wide range of services for life in the smart city.

Munich, 06. November 2017 - Stefan Metzger, a partner at KPS AG who is responsible for business consulting in the digital segment, explains in an interview with TREND REPORT how retailers with cleverly devised omni-channel solutions and smart services can enhance customer loyalty in a targeted and efficient way.

Unterföhring/Munich, 11 August 2017 – KPS AG successfully continued its growth in the 3rd quarter of 2016/2017. As a result of the ongoing internationalization of its business model, Group sales increased by 3.4 percent compared to the same quarter of the previous year to 39.7 million euros (Q3 2015/2016: 38.4 million euros).

KPS AG today concluded the agreement to acquire all shares in ICE Consultants Europe SL, Barcelona, one of the leading SAP consulting companies in Spain.

Barcelona/Munich, August 1, 2017 – KPS AG, the European market leader in retail transformation consulting, has acquired ICE Consultants Europe SL, a leading Spanish SAP consulting partner. ICE will become a 100% subsidiary of KPS AG effective October 2, 2017. The acquisition strengthens KPS’s position as a leading consultancy for digital business transformation in Europe.

Unterföhring/Munich, 30 June 2017 - With the participation of ODDO SEYDLER BANK AG, Frankfurt am Main, the four founders and principal shareholders of KPS AG (ISIN: DE000A1A6V48), Michael Tsifidaris, Dietmar Müller, Leonardo Musso and Uwe Grünewald, reallocated a total of 4,390,000 KPS shares to the institutional investors Allianz Global Investors, DWS, and Union Investment.

Munich, June 20, 2017. The furniture retailer POCO has migrated its accounting system to SAP in just eight months, thus establishing the basis for international expansion. The successful migration was carried out by KPS’s transformation experts who, in cooperation with POCO specialists, implemented the new SAP accounting system and ensured the simultaneous changeover of all companies.

Munich, 02.06.2017. KPS once again achieved a top position in the major German consulting survey conducted by brand eins and Statista. KPS was named the best consultancy in the consumer goods and retail category as well as in the IT strategy and IT implementation category.

Munich, 31.05.2017. The latest Lünendonk list ranks KPS 5th amongst the top 10 management consultancies in Germany. The leading consultancy for the retail sector achieved almost 18% growth – significantly above the 11% average – after posting revenues of €144.9 million.

Unterföhring/Munich, 30 May 2017 – KPS AG has outperformed its original expectations for the 1st half-year of 2016/2017. Group sales increased by 20.3 percent to 82.8 million euros (H1 2015/2016: 68.8 million euros). Group EBIT was pushed up by 17.9 percent to 12.5 million euros (H1 2015/2016: 10.6 million euros)...

Munich, May 23, 2017. With its relocation to new offices at PHOENIX See scheduled for early 2019, KPS is creating space for further growth and intensive collaboration with customers here in Dortmund. Customers will have the opportunity to gain an insight into the design process at specially constructed design centers.

Munich, May 11, 2017. KPS is continually climbing in the e-commerce ranking of the sector association “Bundesverband Digitale Wirtschaft” (BDVW), moving to 8th place in this year’s ranking.

Munich, May 03, 2017. The Swiss sports retailer Ochsner has completely revamped its online shop optimizing it for mobile users. The market leader for sports goods in Switzerland is systematically implementing its omnichannel strategy and providing its customers with a completely new online shopping experience. Ochsner Sport received support from KPS’s digital experts.

Unterföhring, 10 April 2017 – The Annual General Meeting of KPS AG, held in Munich on 7 April 2017, approved all resolutions proposed by the management by a large majority. The Annual General Meeting resolved a dividend payment of EUR 0.33 per share.

Munich, 23. March 2017. Baldur-Garten, the plant retailer, has turned its online shopping platform into a new, responsive web-shop tailored to the more demanding user requirements of its customers. The specialist retailer based in Bensheim near Darmstadt is systematically implementing its mobile business strategy and is now providing over one million customers with a completely new online shopping experience. KPS’s e-commerce experts designed and created the new website in just three months.

Unterföhring/Munich, 13 February 2017 – KPS successfully continued its strong performance during the 1st quarter of 2016/2017. Group sales increased by 17.2 percent to 40.3 million euros (Q1 2015/2016: 34.4 million euros). Group EBIT was increased by 10.3 percent to 6.4 million euros (Q1 2015/2016: 5.8 million euros). The Executive Board confirms the forecast for the current business year 2016/2017.

Unterföhring/Munich, 31 January 2017 – KPS AG presents its Annual Report for the year 2015/2016 today. Final Group figures confirm the provisional figures published on 16 January 2017. The sales threshold of 140 million euros was significantly exceeded. Consolidated sales rose to 144.9 million euros (previous year 122.9 million euros). Group EBIT went up to 22.3 million euros (previous year 18.6 million euros). Equity ratio at 61.4 % (previous year 58.0 %). Dividend proposal of 33 eurocents per share (previous year 30 cents).

KPS AG: Provisional business results for the business year 2015/2016. KPS AG, Germany’s leading management consultant for business transformation and process optimization, once again significantly increased its sales and EBIT according to the provisional figures (IFRS) for the previous business year 2015/2016 dated 30 September 2016.

KPS AG: Acquisition of all shares in Saphira Consulting A/S. Today, KPS AG signed a purchase contract relating to the acquisition of all the shares in Saphira Consulting A/S, Virum, Denmark through its Danish subsidiary company KPS Consulting A/S. The transaction will be completed effective 5 January 2017.

KPS AG: Future change in the Executive Board. The Supervisory Board of KPS AG reached an agreement at its meeting today not to extend further the current period of office of the incumbent member of the Executive Board Mr. Dietmar Müller at his request owing to him reaching the internal age limit within the company for members of the Executive Board.

Users vote for Germany’s best online shops Munich, Germany, November 2, 2016. Established high-street chains and retailers are also performing well online. This is the finding of a study by the German Institute for Service Quality (DISQ) that, in collaboration with German news channel n-tv, determined Germany’s best online shops in a large-scale survey. Among the winning shops were three e-commerce presences implemented by KPS.

Outstanding quality of KPS Digital, a subsidiary of KPS AG: Munich 02 May 2016. Effective immediately, KPS Digital, a subsidiary of KPS AG, is a certified ISTQB Platinum Partner. All software verified by the Dortmund-based e‑commerce experts meets therefore the tough ISTQB standards, making getit an outstanding partner for software testing.

KPS AG beschließt Kapitalmaßnahme. Aufsichtsrat und Vorstand der KPS AG haben heute beschlossen, der Hauptversammlung am 15. April 2016 vorzuschlagen, zusätzlich zu einer Dividendenzahlung von 30 Cent je Aktie, eine Kapitalerhöhung aus Gesellschaftsmitteln zur Ausgabe von sog. „Gratisaktien“ zu beschließen.

KPS AG: Results for the business year 2014/2015. 120 million threshold for sales significantly exceeded. Group sales were increased from 111.1 million to 122.9 million. Group EBIT went up from 16.7 million to 18.6 million. Equity ratio at 58.5 %. Dividend proposal of 30 eurocents per share.

KPS AG publishes provisional results for the past business year 2014/2015. KPS AG, Germany’s leading management consultant for business transformation and process optimization, once again significantly increased Group sales and EBIT. Sales went up by 10.6% to 122.9 million and EBIT by 11.5% to 18.6 million.

Expansion of the Executive Board of KPS AG: Leonardo Musso is appointed to the Executive Board. The Supervisory Board of KPS AG passed a unanimous resolution at its meeting today to appoint Mr. Leonardo Musso as a further Member of the Executive Board of KPS AG in addition to the existing sole Board Member, Dietmar Müller, with effect from 22 December 2015.

Expansion of the Executive Board of KPS AG: Leonardo Musso is appointed to the Executive Board. The Supervisory Board of KPS AG passed a unanimous resolution at its meeting today to appoint Mr. Leonardo Musso as a further Member of the Executive Board of KPS AG in addition to the existing sole Board Member, Dietmar Müller, with effect from 22 December 2015.

KPS AG schließt sich mit der getit-Gruppe zusammen und beschließt hierzu Sachkapitalerhöhung.

KPS AG: Jahresabschluss 2012/2013.

KPS AG veröffentlicht die vorläufigen Ergebnisse des abgelaufenen Geschäftsjahres 2012/2013.