15% growth in the second quarter
The good momentum in which the Group is engaged continues with significant growth in revenues. The relevance of Micropole's positioning and the very favorable direction of activity reinforce the positive outlook for the second half of 2016.
Micropole, an international consulting and digital technology group, posted revenues of €56.5m in the first half of 2016, up 10.9% compared to the €50.9m recorded in the same period last year. On a like-for-like basis, first-half revenues increased by 10.1%.
The second quarter was marked in particular by an acceleration in growth, with revenues amounting to €29.5m (+14.9% compared to 2015). As a reminder, in accordance with IFRS5, the 2015 data includes the aggregates of an activity initially recognized as discontinued, so as to present consistent and comparable information for the 2015 and 2016 periods.
The excellent trend in activity concerns all the Group's areas of operation:
- In France, the good growth of the business was driven by the multiplication of strategic cross-functional project wins with a strong consulting dimension, particularly in the Paris region.
- As expected, the digital activities launched in mid-2015 in Switzerland are performing very well, offering solid prospects for the coming months.
- Belgium continues its very strong development year after year, driven by the launch in early 2016 of its Performance Management Consulting offering. The signing of several innovative projects around Data confirms the strong interest of Belgian companies in high value-added offers.
- In an unfavorable economic context, China recorded a strong growth in its activity with new missions signed for European groups established in China and Chinese companies.
To support its strong growth, Micropole is continuing its recruitment policy, looking in particular for profiles of business consultants and Data experts, in an IT job market that has become tighter since the beginning of 2016.
"As expected, the growth in revenues in the first half of the yearconfirms the accuracy of the Group's positioning. Our innovative and high value-added data and digital offerings are perfectly in line with market expectations, and we are confident that this trend will continue in the second half of the year ", comments Christian Poyau, Chairman and CEO of Micropole.
