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IT e-commerce EURk 9,961 7,510 +32.6%
EBIT EURk 26,956 22,501 +19.8%
IT system house EURk 18,307 16,528 +10.8%
IT e-commerce EURk 8,649 5,973 +44.8%
EBIT margin % 3.8 3.6
EBT EURk 26,915 22,475 +19.8%
EBT margin % 3.8 3.6
Earnings after taxes EURk 19,115 15,734 +21.5%
Earnings per share EUR 0.91 0.75 +21.5%
Cash flow from operating activities EURk -17,897 390
Employee (as of 31 March) 7,269 6,671 +9.0%

                                                 31.03.16  31.12.15     +/-
Liquidity*                                 EURk   178,481   206,660  -13.6%
Equity ratio                                  %      57.4      53.9
Employees                                           7,269     7,205   +0.9%

*including time deposits and securities
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The quarterly statement for the first quarter of 2016 is available for
download at bechtle.com/reports.

About Bechtle
Bechtle AG has 66 IT system houses in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
With its trading companies in 14 countries, Bechtle is one of Europe's
leading online dealers for information technology. Founded in 1983, the
company is headquartered in Neckarsulm, Germany, and currently has around
7,300 employees. Bechtle offers its more than 73,000 customers from the
fields of industry and trade, the public sector and the financial market a
comprehensive, cross-vendor portfolio of IT infrastructure and IT operation
solutions. Bechtle is listed in the technology index TecDAX. In 2015, the
company's revenue amounted to approximately EUR2.8 billion.

Contact
Bechtle AG
Bechtle Platz 1
D-74172 Neckarsulm
Germany

Investor Relations Corporate Communications/Press
Martin Link Sabine Brand
[e-mail] [e-mail]
Phone: [phone] Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone] Fax: [phone]


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Language: English
Company: Bechtle AG
Bechtle Platz 1
74172 Neckarsulm
Germany
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Internet: bechtle.com
ISIN: DE0005158703
WKN: 515870
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover,
Munich, Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX


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