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SAP SE

Company

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German company, Europe's largest software manufacturer. Headquarters - in Waldorf (Germany). The company ranks fourth in the list of the largest software developers in the world. For many years, SAP has remained the leader in the Russian ERP systems market.

Competitors: Oracle

Owners:
Plattner Hasso - 6,16%
Hopp Dietmar - 6,14%
Elliott Management - 1%
3% comes from treasury shares, the rest in free float.
Revenue and Net Profit billions €

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+ SAP SE

SAP History

Main Article: SAP SE History

SAP was created in 1972 by five former IBM employees (Klaus Tschira, Dietmar Hopp and Hasso Plattner, Claus Wellenreuther, Hans-Werner Hector) from the company's German office in Weingame. The SAP name was based on the first letters of the full name: "Systeme, Anwendungen und Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung "/" Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing." The first office of the company was located in Mannheim (Germany).

A timeline of events from SAP SE history from the date of creation to the present day is here.

Structure

By January 2020, SAP's business is divided into three main divisions:

  • Applications, Technology & Services;
  • Business Network;
  • Customer Experience.

Performance indicators

Main Article: SAP SE Financials

2022: Exit from Russia and slump in license sales contributed to SAP's 2022 profit drop

SAP's total revenue for the year increased by 11% to €30.9 billion, while from cloud services it grew by 24% in constant currency. License sales sank 39%.

SAP's operating profit (non-IFRS, non- IFRS) for the entire 2022 decreased by 7% and amounted to €8.03 billion in constant currency, follows from the company's statement on quarterly and annual financial results made at the end of January 2023. The first in the list of reasons for the decrease in this indicator in the company led their exit from the markets of Russia and Belarus and reduced sales of licenses. Read more here.

SAP Business in Russia and CIS

The company has been operating in Russia since 1992.

The responsibility of the Moscow office of SAP CIS also includes:

Corruption in SAP

Main article: Corruption in SAP

SAP has repeatedly participated in corruption schemes related to the delivery of its products to customers. Read more here.

M&A

Main Article: SAP Acquisitions

SAP Partner Program

Main Article: SAP Partner Network

Work and Human Resources in SAP

Main Article: Work and Human Resources in SAP

SAP consultants

Main Article: SAP Consultants

Competitors

SAP's key competitors in the global market are:

SAP competes most strongly with Oracle. A prime example is the current litigation between the companies, in which Oracle accuses SAP of espionage allegedly carried out by employees of TomorrowNow (an SAP subsidiary).

10 ways to beat SAP at the negotiating table

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Stock price dynamics

Ticker company on the exchange: NYSE:SAP