(AOF) – The Cegedim group, a specialist in digital technologies, publishes a consolidated net income group share of 13.6 million euros, down 48% over one year, for a 2022 turnover up 5 .8% to 555.2 million euros. Current earnings per share are down 50% over one year to 0.9 euros. The group attributes the drop in its results “mainly” to the “impact of the massive hirings” undertaken for Cegedim Santé, as well as to difficulties in the activities intended for healthcare professionals in the United Kingdom, and to sustained investments in innovation.
Cegedim also cites international activities, down by 8.1 million euros compared to 2021, with an insufficient level of sales to compensate for the loss of the client Boots in the Pharmaceuticals branch in the United Kingdom and, as expected, the absence of a marketing window (supervised by the NHS) for physician solutions in England.
The group anticipates organic growth in its 2023 revenue of around 10% compared to 2022 with current operating profit trending upwards, with in particular the first returns on the investments made in Cegedim Santé and in the activities internationally.
But these objectives “could be called into question” in the event of a strong recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, and / or a significant worsening of geopolitical and macroeconomic risks.
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