EOS Consolidated remains on growth course

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<strong>EOS</strong> <strong>Consolidated</strong> <strong>remains</strong> on growth course
� <strong>Consolidated</strong> sales up by 5.6 per cent
� Germany <strong>remains</strong> most important market
� Effects of the international financial crisis are particularly evident in
Eastern Europe
Hamburg, 1 September 2010 – Despite the international financial and economic
crisis, in 2009/10 <strong>EOS</strong> <strong>Consolidated</strong> achieved a result slightly higher than the
previous year’s figure: earnings before taxes (EBT) amounted to EUR 61.6
million in the financial year 2009/10 – compared with EUR 61.1 million in
2008/09. <strong>Consolidated</strong> sales generated by the international provider of
receivables management, marketing and risk information, and payment services
increased by EUR 16.7 million to a total of EUR 314.0 million. This represents a
growth rate of 5.6 per cent. Hans-Werner Scherer, Chairman of the <strong>EOS</strong> Group’s
Board of Directors, comments: ‘The quality of our services – even in more
demanding circumstances – has convinced our clients so far. We will continue to
focus on this aspect.’
The sales of <strong>EOS</strong> <strong>Consolidated</strong> on the German market rose by 1.7 per cent, from
EUR 180.7 million in the past year to their current level of EUR 183.7 million.
Germany’s share of aggregate sales was 58.5 per cent (60.7 per cent in 2008/09).
In the previous financial year, <strong>EOS</strong> <strong>Consolidated</strong> continued to grow in the
Western European markets. The increase of 18.4 per cent in sales, taking them
to EUR 55.2 million (EUR 46.6 million in 2008/2009), results above all from the
100 % acquisition of <strong>EOS</strong> Acción de Cobro España S.A. from the Spanish Banco
Pastor Group in September 2009. The Belgian company and the three Swiss
companies also made positive contributions to sales.
In Eastern Europe, the effects of the financial crisis are evident. While previous
financial years were shaped by dynamic growth, sales at the Eastern European
<strong>EOS</strong> companies fell by 9.2 per cent to EUR 35.2 million (EUR 38.8 million in
2008/2009) due to the difficult economic circumstances.

<strong>EOS</strong> <strong>Consolidated</strong> bucked the difficult overall economic trend on the US market
and significantly strengthened its solid competitive position – amongst others due
to acquisitions –, increasing its sales by 26.0 per cent to some EUR 39.2 million
in the process.
Growth will continue to define the <strong>EOS</strong> strategy in future. While it expects to see
a continuation of solid development in Germany, Western Europe and the US, it
is anticipating significant improvements in profits in Eastern Europe. <strong>EOS</strong>
<strong>remains</strong> true to its goal of attaining or maintaining a top-three position in all
relevant countries over the next few years.
Overview of key figures:
2009/2010 2008/2009
Sales (EUR million) 314.0 297.4
EBITDA (EUR million) 89.1 91.2
EBT (EUR million) 61.6 61.1
Employees (heads) 5160 4298
For more information, please refer to the current issue of our annual publication
‘<strong>EOS</strong> Insights’, which can be downloaded at www.eos-solutions.com/insights
The <strong>EOS</strong> Group
The <strong>EOS</strong> Group, an Otto Group subsidiary, is a leading international provider of
tailor-made services covering the entire life cycle of a customer relationship – from
customer acquisition to electronic payment processing, debt collection and purchase
of receivables portfolios. The core business is receivables management. <strong>EOS</strong> is
committed to high standards of debt collection to protect creditors and consumers.
With over 5000 employees, <strong>EOS</strong> serves its 20,000 customers in more than 20
countries worldwide through over 40 subsidiaries.
More information: www.eos-solutions.com
Contact <strong>EOS</strong> Group:
Lara Flemming, Head of Corporate Communications and Marketing, Tel.: +49 40
2850-1560, E-Mail: l.flemming@eos-solutions.com
Claudia Gottschalk, Senior Public Relations Consultant, Tel.: +49 40 2850-1685, E-Mail:
c.gottschalk@eos-solutions.com