KOBLENZ (dpa-AFX) - The software provider Compugroup, which specializes in medical practices and hospitals, generated less revenue in the first quarter due to the replacement of hardware. The change of connectors for the telematics infrastructure caused a two percent drop in sales to 284.6 million euros for the SDax company, as it announced in Koblenz on Wednesday. Adjusted for this one-off effect, organic sales rose by 3.4 percent. The operating result adjusted for special effects (EBITDA) rose by one percent to 60.7 million euros.

The Executive Board confirmed its targets for the year. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization adjusted for special effects are now expected to increase from 265 million euros in the previous year to between 270 and 310 million euros. Revenue is expected to climb by between four and six percent on its own, i.e. excluding exchange rate effects and acquisitions and disposals of parts of the company./ngu/zb