The number of employees in the group increased to 2,145 (30 June 2020: 1,995), in particular due to new hires in Poland, Germany and the USA. The automotive and logistics segments also continue to grow their sales and profits. The metals business has not yet reached the volume of new orders of the previous year, as a result of the boom in the price of steel, however, expects a significant increase in new orders with good margins. The business segment, whose products are already completely based on the group platform, increased by 80% to 6.7 million euros (30 June 2020: 3.7 million euros). Sales in Production Management (metals, industry, logistics) in the first six months were, at 53.0 million euros, 7.5% above the previous year (30 June 2020: 49.3 million euros).
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PSI expects a significant increase in business from the business for software that calculates (PSIreko), certifies (Blockchain) and trades (PSImarket) CO2 certificates. A steel manufacturer has ordered the energy and CO2-trading software PSImarket. The network planning software developer NEPLAN AG, which has belonged to PSI since the fourth quarter of 2020, has collaborated in a number of projects and provided the best EBIT margin of the segment. Demand for software for electro-bus depots remains strong. The grid business was able to continue increasing its volume of new orders with orders from transmission and distribution system operators in the second quarter, although orders from Russia are only expected after the Duma elections. The EBIT leapt by 87% to 10.1 million euros (30 June 2020: 5.4 million euros), the group net result was significantly improved to 7.0 million euros (30 June 2020: 3.7 million euros).Įnergy Management (energy networks, energy trading, public transportation) achieved 15.4% higher sales of 64.1 million euros (30 June 2020: 55.5 million euros) and a 65% higher EBIT of 4.0 million euros (30 June 2020: 2.4 million euros).
Group sales improved by 11.7% to 117.1 million euros (30 June 2020: 104.9 million euros), with the energy business making the greatest contribution to growth in the second quarter. The order backlog on 30 June 2021 was, at 174 million euros, just about the same as the previous year (30 June 2020: 176 million euros). Berlin, 28 July 2021 – The PSI Group increased new orders by 3.5% to 146 million euros (30 June 2020: 141 million euros) in the first six months.