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EUR357m
Research: TMT
AUSTRIACARD has acquired a UK-based specialist in data analytics for €1.6m. This should bolster the group’s digital transformation technologies (DTT) practice and provide a route for LSTech to commercialise its technology. As LSTech is focused on similar verticals as AUSTRIACARD’s DTT business, the deal provides the potential for cross-selling as well as the enhancement of existing AUSTRIACARD solutions.
AUSTRIACARD |
Acquiring data analytics expertise |
Acquisition |
Software and comp services |
21 May 2024 |
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AUSTRIACARD has acquired a UK-based specialist in data analytics for €1.6m. This should bolster the group’s digital transformation technologies (DTT) practice and provide a route for LSTech to commercialise its technology. As LSTech is focused on similar verticals as AUSTRIACARD’s DTT business, the deal provides the potential for cross-selling as well as the enhancement of existing AUSTRIACARD solutions.
Year end |
Revenue* (€m) |
PBT** |
EPS** |
DPS |
P/E |
Yield |
12/22 |
314.7 |
23.0 |
0.42 |
0.03 |
15.0 |
0.4 |
12/23 |
364.6 |
29.8 |
0.62 |
0.10 |
10.1 |
1.6 |
12/24e |
395.2 |
35.7 |
0.66 |
0.11 |
9.5 |
1.7 |
12/25e |
424.7 |
43.4 |
0.83 |
0.14 |
7.6 |
2.3 |
Note: *Reported, after hyperinflation adjustment. **PBT and EPS are normalised, excluding amortisation of acquired intangibles, exceptional items and share-based payments.
AUSTRIACARD has acquired LSTech, a UK-based research and data analytics company, for an enterprise value of €1.6m in cash. LSTech’s experience with big data and machine learning underpins the creation of innovative applications that empower public and private organisations to harness their data. LSTech collects, processes and analyses complex information, transforming it into actionable insights to support decision-making. It has developed products for applications such as 1) public cloud cost analytics and optimisation, 2) price optimisation for operators of complex IT infrastructure and multi-tenant clients/services, 3) privacy audits on websites and ad-delivery platforms and 4) pricing analytics for online retailers. The company is focused on the banking, telecoms and utilities sectors and benefits from EU and other publicly funded research and innovation programmes. As AUSTRIACARD grows its digital transformation technologies business, LSTech’s expertise (via its team of 15 engineers and data scientists) will be invaluable in the development of new applications for customers as well as the enhancement of AUSTRIACARD’s existing product range. We maintain our forecasts pending Q124 results on 31 May.
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Research: Consumer
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