Untapped tech adoption could boost UK economy by £232bn annually June 8, 2022 Accelerated digitalisation of British small and medium firms would inject £448bn into the UK economy, according to fresh research from Sage. With small and medium businesses’ (SMBs) tech usage currently contributing £216bn to the UK economy, the FTSE 100 firm found that SMBs could add an extra £232bn if technology was fully utilised across the [...]
Sage records ‘strong start to year’ despite investor uncertainty January 26, 2022 The Sage Group makes a “strong start to year”, with software subscription revenue growth up by 13 per cent to £336m, increasing subscription penetration to 73 per cent.
Software firm Sage Group snaps up remaining stake in Brightpearl for £225m December 20, 2021 British software firm Sage Group said this morning that it will buy the remaining 83 per cent stake in cloud-based software provider Brightpearl it does not already own for about $299 million (£227m).
Sage reports 10 per cent profit drop as it gears up for scaling November 17, 2021 Accounting software company Sage reported a 10 per cent drop in full-year organic operating profit to £343m as investment in its cloud offer squeezed its margin to 19.3 per cent from 22 per cent a year ago.
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? May 19, 2021 City A.M.‘s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every Wednesday afternoon. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Ex Co-op CEO joins Boomin’s board Property site Boomin has bagged itself a retail veteran this week, who is set to join the board as a non-executive director at its next [...]
Sage Group’s profits take a tumble but share price up on recurring revs spike May 14, 2021 Software giant Sage Group’s pre-tax profits sank 31 per cent to £190m in the first half of its financial year, as it wired investment towards its cloud software and took a hit from a fall in disposals. The group’s revenue also fell by 4 per cent to £937m, in the six months to the end [...]
Sage delivers strong performance as revenue continues to expand January 21, 2021 Sage Group has today announced that quarterly business was in line with expectations as recurring revenue surpassed £400m. Recurring revenue increased by 4.7 per cent to £408m, supported by software subscription growth of 11.3 per cent to £303m. The software company’s total group revenue rose by 1.4 per cent to £447m, reflecting its successful strategic [...]
Sage sees revenue rise on bump in software subscriptions November 20, 2020 Software group Sage today said that a bump in subscriptions had helped it increase revenue nearly a tenth across the last financial year. The Newcastle-based company saw revenue rise 8.5 per cent to £1.6bn for the year, with subscription growth up 20.5 per cent to £1.1bn. Sage added that it had seen particularly strong growth [...]
Sage cancels £250m share buyback and scraps guidance April 6, 2020 Software company Sage Group today said it was cancelling a £250m share buyback and withdrawing its financial guidance after coronavirus hit its revenue, The company said it thinks organic recurring revenue growth will be below its guided range of eight-to-nine per cent and decline in other revenues will “accelerate significantly” in the second half, with [...]
Sage reports strong revenue growth amid continued subscription momentum January 22, 2020 Software company Sage has reported strong revenue growth for the first quarter of the 2020 financial year, boosted by the performance of its software subscription business. Total group revenue at the Newcastle-headquartered company grew 6.7 per cent to £465m in the three months ending 31 December, with recurring revenue increasing 11 per cent year-on-year. Sage [...]