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Kainos

July 2016

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  • Epic Code:
  • KNOS
  • Price:
  • 145p
Results were in-line whilst the element of sales from owned software continues to grow, although it might not be entirely apparent given that Kainos’ software sales are now SaaS based - therefore despite a total initial contract value of £8.6m from new contracts (new Evolve SaaS solution and Worksmart) only £1.7m of related revenue was recognised in the period. Had the business operated on the previous policy of perpetual licences and recognising software income upfront it would have resulted in a big “beat.” That is what has been lost on the market.Overall sales therefore rose 11% to £87.2m, adjusted pretax profit was up 19% and eps was up by 25% to 10.6p. There is a final dividend of 4.3p (ex-d ...

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