Dicker defies downturn to post record profit
30 August 2013
Publicly listed distie Dicker Data notched up an 11.7% increase in net profit after tax for the full-year.
The company has battled against a tough market to keep its revenue decline to just 1% – a $4 million fall from $455 million in 2012 to $451 million in the 12 months to 30 June 2013.
The company said that a "downturn in PC sales in SMB sectors" hit revenues at key vendors HP and Toshiba. However, this was "significantly offset" by an increase in revenue from Lenovo, which only came onboard in June 2012.
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