Quarterly Statement Q1 2023

Following a 17th record year in a row, ATOSS Software AG is off to an impressive start to the new year and reporting new revenues and earnings records in the first quarter. Overall, revenues in the first three months increased by a very appreciable 39 percent, climbing to EUR 36.2 million (previous year: EUR 26.0 million). Operating earnings rose from EUR 6.0 million to EUR 11.6 million with an EBIT margin of 32 percent (previous year: 23 percent). In addition to the planned expansion of the cloud business, the dynamic development of revenues and earnings was significantly influenced by revenues from license sales. In view of this extremely successful start to the year and the continued, ongoing attractiveness of its business model, the Management Board is confirming its forecast for the entire 2023 financial year published in January.

After the successful fiscal year 2022, all the signs point to further growth for ATOSS Software AG in 2023. The Munich based workforce management specialist was able to boost revenues in the first three months by a very significant 39 percent to EUR 36.2 million. The software segment was responsible for EUR 25.2 million (previous year: EUR 17.1 million) of this figure with a revenues increase of 47 percent. Thanks to the dynamic expansion of the company’s cloud business, revenues from the cloud and subscriptions climbed 61 percent to EUR 11.8 million (previous year: EUR 7.3 million) and now represent 32 percent of total revenues (previous year: 28 percent). Furthermore, the revenues record in software in the first quarter is particularly boosted by the significant rise in one-off revenues of on-premises licenses by comparison with the same quarter in the previous year. Together with a 14 percent rise in revenues from software maintenance totaling EUR 8.8 million (previous year: EUR 7.7 million), recurring revenues advanced year-on-year by 36 percent, reaching EUR 20.5 million (previous year: EUR 15.0 million). Despite the sharp rise in software license revenues, recurring revenues from the cloud and maintenance as a proportion of total revenues remained at the level of the previous year at 57 percent (previous year: 58 percent). Revenues from consulting services expanded to EUR 8.3 million (previous year: EUR 7.2 million) in Q1 2023.

The pleasing growth in the business of the Munich based workforce management software specialist continued unabated in the 2023 financial year. This is clearly reflected by the double-digit growth of Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR for short) in the cloud. ARR here stands for the revenues generated by the company within the next 12 months on the basis of the monthly cloud usage fees running as of the reporting date. This key element in the further expansion of recurring revenues was nearly three-fourths up in the first quarter with a 72 percent rise to EUR 48.5 million (previous year: EUR 28.2 million).

The return on revenues in relation to operating earnings (EBIT) stands at 32 percent as of March 31, 2023 – despite the year-on-year rise in R&D expenditure as part of the Group’s transformation to a cloud-native company – due primarily to the sharp rise in non-recurring license revenues, thereby exceeding the forecast for the whole of 2023 of at least 27 percent.

Due to the excellent start to the year, Group liquidity also rose year-on-year by EUR 24.2 million to EUR 79.0 million. Consequently, even after the dividend distribution of EUR 2.83 per share (EUR 22.5 million in total) proposed to shareholders at the Annual General Meeting on April 28, 2023, ATOSS will continue to enjoy a very strong cash position, guaranteeing the company outstanding prospects for the future.

Consequently, ATOSS remains a bastion of profitable, sustainable growth and is excellently positioned to win further market shares in the future in the international growth markets revolving around workforce management across all customer segments. Besides technologically leading software solutions, this is based first and foremost on the Group’s attractive business model, its financial strength and the high level of predictability of revenues which are being continuously expanded through progress in its cloud business.

Against this background, the Management Board confirms its forecast for 2023 to 2025 issued at the start of the year. This forecast assumes total revenues of EUR 135 million for the 2023 financial year. Furthermore, the company is budgeting an EBIT margin of at least 27 percent for 2023, taking account of planned capital expenditure, especially in sales and distribution, to open up new markets. With a look to 2024, the Group is expecting revenues of EUR 160 million and EUR 190 million for 2025. The margin is expected to rise to at least 30 percent by 2025.