SD Worx Holding continues strong growth

Brussels, 3 April 2019 – 2018 was a year of growth for SD Worx Holding posting a strong turnover of EUR 594.4 million, a raise of 33% compared with 2017 when the turnover was EUR 446.3 million. EBITDA climbed from EUR 51.9 million in 2017 to EUR 65.7 million in 2018.

In the consolidated turnover of EUR 594.4 million, SD Worx Group, the leading provider in Payroll and HR services, saw its revenue increase from almost EUR 443 million in 2017 to EUR 466.7 million in 2018. EBITDA rose from EUR 55.2 million in 2017 to EUR 61.4 in 2018. SD Worx Group remains focused on growth in the domestic and international markets in 2019, while solidifying its market leadership position in Europe. Commitment to investments in new technologies for customers and within its own organisation remain a priority, while continuing to explore new partnerships and market opportunities.

"In our organisation, people are at the heart of everything. It is thanks to them that we can continue to grow. This is why I would like to thank our employees for the excellent work that they do every day on behalf of our customers. I'd also like to thank our customers for the trust they place in our services, and our partners for their fantastic collaboration. Last year, we received an international Customer Experience award in recognition of our efforts regarding customer orientation. While we are extremely proud of this, we are not complacent. We will continue to listen closely to our customers so that we can provide them with the best possible service," states Steven Van Hoorebeke, CEO of SD Worx Group.

"We also intend to continue our international growth in 2019 in order to benefit from the rapid expansion of the international payroll market. Last but not least, we are taking full advantage of the opportunities offered by digitisation: we are launching new payroll and HR cloud applications for our customers and using robotic process automation to perform repetitive administrative work, thus enabling us to improve our level of quality and service even further. What's more, thanks to the imminent launch of our Digital Assistant we will now be in direct contact with our customers' employees. This will undoubtedly lead to a raft of new opportunities."

Following the acquisition of VIO Interim and Flexpoint Group last year, SD Worx Holding is now active in the fast growing flexible labour market as well. In addition to payroll and HR services, the organisation now provides services relating to temp work, secondment, recruitment & selection, career guidance, outplacement and specific payroll for temps.

In the consolidated turnover of EUR 594.4 million for SD Worx Holding, VIO Interim and Flexpoint Group's share totaled EUR 127.7 million, while the EBITDA stood at EUR 6 million. These are not the full annual results, as the acquisitions were only completed in the course of last year. VIO Interim counts for ten months, while Flexpoint Group counts for three months in 2018. Both companies will be integrated into a single entity by mid-2019.

“The flexibilisation of the labour market is in full swing and is responding to company demands to react more quickly, absorb temporary peaks or fill vacancies which would otherwise remain unfilled because of the lack of expertise available. More and more, companies are also diversifying their workforce contracting types, such as using self-employed staff for temporary projects or hiring task based skills. We see lots of opportunities in the growing market for flexible and specialized work”, says CEO Christophe Petit.

As the leading European player in Payroll and HR, SD Worx provides worldwide services in the areas of payroll, HR, legal support, training, automation, consultancy and outsourcing. It focuses on customer centricity, fully embraces digitisation and is committed to international growth. Today, more than 65,000 small and large organisations worldwide place their trust in SD Worx and its nearly 75 years' worth of experience.

The more than 4,150 employees at SD Worx operate in ten countries: Belgium (HQ), Germany, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Netherlands, Austria, the UK and Switzerland. SD Worx performs the payroll calculations for around 4.6 million employees. It is the co-founder of the Payroll Services Alliance, a global strategic network of leading payroll companies that together handle 32 million payroll calculations.

SD Worx also offers staffing solutions in Belgium and the Netherlands since 2018 thanks to the acquisitions of Vio Group and Flexpoint Group. This entity has more than 450 employees and offers solutions in flexible and temporary employment, secondment, recruitment and selection, outplacement and career guidance. All together, it has 5,500 temps working for about 3,800 clients.

More info on: www.sdworx.com