Financial position and key figures

Central procurement under Hansel’s framework agreements in 2017 totalled €826 million (€771 million in 2016). Compared to the previous year, this represented growth of €56 million, i.e. 7.3%. Measured in euros, growth was strongest in the categories for IT equipment, data centre services and devices, and financial services.

The categories that declined compared to the previous year were energy and security technology. Net sales in 2017 totalled €10.4 million (€9.6 million in 2016). Net sales consisted of the service fees for central procurement totalling €8.6 million (€8.2 million in 2016), sales of expert services totalling €1.5 million (€1.3 million in 2016), and other service fees and revenue totalling €297,000 (€76,000 in 2016). Profit for the 2017 accounting period came to €184,000 (€406,000 in 2016). The financial position of the company is strong.

Key financial figures

2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Central purchasing, EUR thousand 826,482 770,533 696,575 714,584 694,990
Net sales, EUR thousand 10,435 9,598 9,072 9,268 8,679
Operating profit, EUR thousand 203 451 388 239 173
and its share of net sales, % 1.9 4.7 4.3 2.6 2.0
Profit for the financial period, EUR thousand 184 406 367 235 195
Balance sheet total, EUR thousand 19,252 19,150 19,981 17,402 17,073
Equity capital, EUR thousand 16,241 16,057 15,651 15,284 15,048
Equity ratio, % 84.4 83.8 78.3 87.8 88.1
Personnel at the end of the financial period (person-year) 90 72 74 77 73
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