QIX aktuell: QIX Germany: Bechtle cooperates with Amazon Web Services for the first time in the cloud industry | message

Bechtle is expanding its own cloud platform with all of Amazon's cloud technologies and services. In collaboration with Baidu, Daimler wants to stimulate research on autonomous driving and digital services in cars.

With a new record of EUR 78.20, Bechtle stock is now presented in the quality index. Currently, it far exceeds 1.5%. The IT service provider has agreed to cooperate with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the cloud industry. Customers will now be able to purchase all AWS cloud services from Bechtle's cloud platform, the company announced today. The cooperation will extend the existing portfolio of cloud services with another provider. However, Bechtle did not mention the financial details of Wednesday's cooperation. As a group-independent information systems company and Europe's leading e-commerce provider, the company already has an extensive network of experts and partnerships with all renowned manufacturers . Bechtle not only supports the conventional IT infrastructure, but also important trends such as scanning mobility, security, and computing as a service. After all, during the first few months of the year, the high growth rate of the previous year could still increase. Our customers continue to invest heavily in their IT, according to the Management Board. Thus, sales rose 19% from January to March to 955.4 million euros. And growth at Bechtle was almost entirely organic. For the Management Board, the figures for the last quarter are also a good basis for the success of the 2018 financial year. The turnover and results should again increase significantly compared to the previous year. We expect continued strong growth in the second quarter, which should also show an improvement in margin development, said the manager.

Commerzbank outperformed the Bechtle stock from "hold" to "buy" yesterday and raised its target price significantly from 62.50 to 97.00 euros. Companies Bechtle and Cancom are profiteers of the current digitization wave, badysts wrote in a study. For Bechtle, a slightly higher sales momentum has not yet been fully integrated into the action.

QIX Germany is a stock index composed of the top 25 German stocks. The 25 actions are selected based on a set of defined and successful rules. The companies included in the index are characterized by high profit margins and return on capital, as well as stable growth rates and strong balance sheets. Value criteria such as dividend yield, low price-earnings and price-earnings ratios are also included.

On the negative side, Daimler action is today in the quality index. Currently, it is listed at 57.75 euros. The automobile company and Chinese search engine operator Baidu want to work together to develop more autonomous driving and digital services in cars. A letter of intent has been signed, the two companies announced Wednesday. The Apollo open platform of Baidu for autonomous cars must be used in test vehicles by Mercedes on dedicated routes. In addition, Baidu's networked applications will be integrated into the latest multimedia system from the Mercedes-Benz user experience of Stuttgart (MBUX). We hope this will increase cooperation between automakers and technology companies, said the boss of Baidu. The Daimler Management Board also expressed confidence. Autonomous driving and interconnection of cars have developed rapidly in China, he said. For our sustainable success, it is not enough to keep one step ahead of these trends, but we must lead.

Despite the recent upturn, the price of Daimler's stock remains extremely low. For 2018, based on current earnings estimates, the P / E ratio is only 7. Given the recent increase in dividends, there remains a nice return of 6.2%. This makes it one of the most attractive dividend stocks of the Quality Index (QIX). In addition, the automaker impresses with a return on equity of nearly 15% for a manufacturer and an EBIT margin of just over 9%.

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