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JDC Group AG: JDC Group continues growth course in 3rd quarter 2015 and continuously improves its earnings

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JDC Group AG: JDC Group continues growth course in 3rd quarter 2015
and continuously improves its earnings

26.11.2015 / 07:00

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- JDC Group continues growth course in 3rd quarter 2015 and continuously
improves its earnings

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JDC Group AG, a leading financial service provider in German-speaking
countries, increased within the first nine months 2015 the product sales by
nearly 10 percent to Euro 885 million (previous year: Euro 807 million).
The revenues increased by 7 percent to Euro 55.6 million (previous year:
Euro 55.2 million). EBIT and EBITDA are significantly improved by Euro 2.2
million.

The earnings before interests, taxes and depreciation (EBITDA) rose in the
first nine months 2015 to Euro 1.2 million (previous year: Euro -0.9
million). The earnings before interests and taxes (EBIT) developed equally
positive to Euro 0.0 million (previous year: Euro -2.2 million).

The Broker Pools segment generated revenues of Euro 43.2 million in the
first nine months of 2015. Thus exceeding the previous year's figure by 9.5
percent (9M 2015: Euro 39.5 million). At Euro 1.5 million, earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for the first nine
months of 2015 were significantly up on the previous year (9M 2014: Euro
0.4 million). At Euro 1.1 million, earnings before interest and taxes
(EBIT) for the first nine months of 2015 were also substantially higher
than in the previous year (9M 2014: Euro -0.2 million). Comparing the
quarters revenues rose by 8.6 percent to Euro 13.9 million (Q3 2014: Euro
12.8 million).

The Financial Consulting segment can also report revenues growth for the
first nine months of 2015 (excluding compexx Finanz-Gruppe, which was still
included for five months in the previous year revenues)
by around 14.8 percent to Euro 15.8 million (9M 2014 (adjusted): Euro 13.8
million).
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)
improved to
Euro 0.3 million in the first nine months of the year (9M 2014 (adjusted):
Euro -0.1 million). Earnings before
interest and taxes (EBIT) rose to Euro 0.0 million in the first nine months
of 2015 (9M 2014 (adjusted) Euro -
-0.5 million). Comparing the quarters revenues rose by 6.3 percent to Euro
5.1 million (Q3 2014: Euro 4.8 million).

"The third quarter is due to the long summer holidays a weaker quarter in
the yearly development and for this time declining capital markets added it