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    SAP cloud revenue soars 25% in Q2, beating market expectations

    By Rae LiJuly 23, 2024Updated:July 23, 2024No Comments3 Mins Read
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    • SAP, Europe’s largest software maker, reports a 25% increase in its cloud revenue for the Q2. 
    • The company attributed the growth to strong demand for its business planning software and updated its 2025 adjusted operating profit forecast to $11.2 billion, indicating confidence in future growth.

    OUR TAKE
    SAP’s recent financial report not only showcases its performance, but also strongly demonstrates its competitiveness and market prospects in the cloud computing space. Despite short-term challenges such as lower profits due to restructuring costs, the company’s strong confidence in long-term growth and aggressive go-to-market strategies, such as expanding cloud service coverage and integrating AI technologies, show that SAP is looking forward to meet future challenges and opportunities. It also lays the foundation for SAP to stay ahead of the curve in a changing business environment.

    -Rae Li, BTW reporter

    What happened 

    SAP, Europe’s largest software maker, reported a 25% increase in revenue from its cloud business in the second quarter to $4.6 billion, beating analysts’ expectations, while the company’s total revenue rose 10% to $9.1 billion, also beating market expectations. SAP raised its 2025 adjusted operating profit forecast to $11.2 billion from $11 billion, reflecting its transformation programme’s expected efficiency gains. Although quarterly operating profit fell 11% to $1.34 billion, largely due to a $60 million restructuring charge as part of a $220 million restructuring plan, CEO Christian Klein said they were confident of delivering accelerated revenue growth through 2027, given the company’s progress and strong order pipeline.

    Moreover, SAP’s transformation plan includes expanding the reach of its cloud services, optimising the customer experience and further integrating AI technology to improve service efficiency. Through these measures, SAP afirms to consolidate its leadership position in the enterprise software market and provide customers with more flexible and efficient service solutions.

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    Why it’s important

    SAP’s financial report provides an important indicator of the market’s perception of the health and growth potential of its business. The significant growth in cloud business revenues demonstrates the company’s competitiveness in cloud computing and the strength of market demand. 

    Meanwhile, SAP’s upward revision to its 2025 operating profit forecast reflects the company’s optimistic expectations for future growth, which could be linked to ongoing transformation programmes and efficiency measures. This suggests that the company is proactively adapting to changes in the market and investing in future technologies, such as AI, in order to maintain a competitive edge.

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    Rae Li

    Rae Li is an intern reporter at BTW Media covering IT infrastructure and Internet governance. She graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle. Send tips to rae.li@btw.media.

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