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SAP
(DB: SAP)
Germany
Germany's SAP dominates the global market for enterprise software, which companies use to manage their supply chains, human resources, customer relationships, and other functions. The company has built its business by providing software suites tailored to industries such as chemicals or financial services, and lately it has been trying to push deeper into small and midsize companies, working with partners who tailor SAP software to niche industries. Though sales increased last year a relatively modest 13%, to $10.9 billion, SAP boasts an impressive 26% return on equity. Sales growth could accelerate as customers move from SAP's older R/3 software to its more recent mySAP and other new products.
Company Info |
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| 2005 Rank | 58 |
| Sales* ($ Millions) | 10,930.4 |
| Sales Growth (over prev. year) |
13 % |
| Profits* ($ Millions) | 1,921.5 |
| Return on Equity | 25.9 % |
| Total Return on Sales (12-mo.) | 23.7 |
| Share Price As of 5/31/06 | 210.42 |
| CURRENT MARKET INFO | DB: SAP |
| No. of Employees | |
| Industry | Software |
| COMPANY WEB SITE > | |
*Trailing 12 months
Stock price data as of 5/31/06
DATA: Standard & Poor's Compustat
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Company Snapshot
SAP engages in developing and licensing business software solutions. Its solution portfolios support the business processes of approximately 25 industries, including high tech, retail, financial services, health-care, and the public sector. Powered by the SAP NetWeaver platform, SAP business applications enable enterprises of various sizes around the world to manage customer relationships, partner collaboration, and supply chains and business operations. The SAP NetWeaver platform is designed to enable customers to integrate and process business information from disparate SAP or non-SAP sources in various ways. SAP NetWeaver is the platform for the mySAP Business Suite family of business applications consisting of mySAP CRM, mySAP ERP, mySAP PLM, mySAP SCM, and mySAP SRM. mySAP CRM application contains industry-specific capabilities that support marketing, sales, and service departments to manage the customer interaction cycle. mySAP ERP application supports analytics, human capital management, financials, procurement and logistics execution, product development and manufacturing, sales and service, and corporate services. mySAP PLM application enables organizations to manage the lifecycle of a product, such as initial concept design and engineering, production ramp-up and product change management, and service and maintenance. mySAP SCM application enables organizations to manage their supply chain by enabling to synchronize the supply chain, including sourcing, manufacturing, distribution, and fulfillment, as well as to view inventory levels, orders, supplier and customer allocations, forecasts, production plans, and performance indicators. mySAP SRM application automates the procurement process through a self-service requisitioning process. The company also provides consulting and education, ramp-up services, hosting, and support for business process outsourcing and custom development. SAP was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Walldorf, Germany.
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