Profitable !
2.8 bn€ aggregated net profits 10.7 % of revenues
| % Revenues Truffle 100 | % Profit Truffle 100 | |
|---|---|---|
SAP |
36 % | 67 % |
| TOP 3 | 46 % | 83 % |
| TOP 5 | 51 % | 90 % |
| TOP 50 | 87 % | 97 % |
| The bigger, the more profitable | ||
|---|---|---|
Profitability |
for top 3 | 8.8 % |
| for top 50 | 10.3 % | |
| for last 50 | 3 % | |
… and growing
Revenues growth year on year: +6.6 %
Despite significant acquisitions by US vendors
Access to capital markets
85 % of the Truffle 100 are quoted
They account for 92 % of sales … and 99 % of profits
Getting more diversified
- One third of the Truffle 100 are in the ERP or related business
- Another third is composed of infrastructure software vendors
- Other important areas
- Security software : Sophos (UK), Beta Systems (DE), F-Secure (FI)
- Public sector : Northgate, Anite, Civica (UK)
- Financial software : Mysis, Fidessa (UK), Visma (NO), Simcorp (DK), GL Trade, XRT (FR), Temenos (CH)
The Truffle 100 is compiled from survey & research conducted by IDC & CXP. Europe is defined as: EU 25 countries + Switzerland + Norway. The companies taking part have certified that they operate under European law and that their headquarters and R&D are based in Europe (as defined above). The ranking was made on the basis of the data declared and submitted by each company taking part, validated in some cases by external sources. Information of a confidential nature (e.g. net income), are only presented on an aggregated basis. In compiling this ranking, the authors have exercised their best efforts to minimize the risks of errors and omissions inherent to publications of this type.
Surveys and compilation:
- Stephane Krawczyk - skrawczyk@idc.com
Catherine Brault - cbrault@lecxp.com
Publication Manager :
- Bernard-Louis Roques- bernie@truffle.com