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Katherine Thompson

Shifting from product to customer focus

As previously flagged, delays in closing contracts in H117 hit profitability. Management launched a reorganisation programme to streamline the business and support cross-selling as well reduce the cost base. Better software sales in H217 combined with the reduction in overheads should result in a recovery in profitability in H217 and FY18. K3 continues to focus on selling own IP-based products and hosting services to new customers as well as its 3,700-strong customer base. We leave our forecasts largely unchanged.
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K3 Business Technology Group PLC

K3 Business Technology Group is a supplier of integrated business systems encompassing Enterprise Resource Planning software, Customer Relationship Management software, Business Intelligence and e-commerce, hosting and managed services to the retail, manufacturing and distribution sectors. In its retail activities, Co.'s core offering is based on the Microsoft Dynamics suite of software, comprising Microsoft Dynamics AX and Microsoft Dynamics NAV. In its manufacturing and distribution activities, Co.'s key offerings to manufacturers and distributors comprise SYSPRO, Sage, and Microsoft Dynamics AX and Microsoft Dynamics NAV solutions which Co. tailors with its own IP.

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Katherine Thompson

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