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SDL is still going well and its FY 2011 results show it is making progress executing on its strategic vision of enabling everyone to be able to engage with the information they require in the way they want. In practice that translates to its translation software and services and content management technologies, which a series of acquisitions are continually adding to.
We are talking to SDL management later today and will post further analysis. Meanwhile the top line numbers are 13% revenue growth for the year which took the total to a more than healthy £229m and profit before tax up 17% to £34m. Revenue from content management technologies was up 17%, essentially organic, which was good to see. Language technologies was up 18% with 8% from organic growth, while language services was up 9%.
SDL moved into the content management space from its language base in order to extend and complement its language offerings and this decision is paying off. Alterian was its latest acquisition. The full year results do not show the effects of the acquisition of course (it completed in January 2012 – see here and work backwards for the history) but attention is focused on how SDL will manage the acquisition and what it will bring to the business. Historically SDL has partnered with vendors for data analytics, campaign management and social media but now has these in house courtesy of Alterian. If it succeeds in integrating them with its content management offering it will have a much stronger portfolio and revenue growth opportunities.
