Ziemba, Asesoft Distribution: we target 29m-euro revenues from laptops alone
The domestic distribution market will rise by 10-15% this year,
said Răzvan Ziemba, general manager of Asesoft Distribution, the
biggest IT&C distribution firm domestically, in an interview
with ZF.
He maintains the increase will come as users will start spending
again, after having delayed purchases as a result of the financial
crisis.
"We have significant orders and plans for yearend," says Ziemba,
who also warns the increases are coming amid a very low demand
level.
The company in the third quarter posted a 30% increase against the
same period of last year and a 20% one against the second
quarter.
Asesoft Distribution reached 54m-euro turnover in the first six
months of the year, up 33% from a year ago.
For 2010, the company plans to hit 144m-euro turnover. Last year,
it reached 3.5m-euro profit amid 96.7m-euro turnover. "For this
year, we target 30% growth against last year and so far we are on
schedule," says Ziemba, adding he expects a similar growth rate for
the fourth quarter.
The biggest weight was held by notebooks, which account for almost
20% of the total sales this year. "Whereas in 2008, the share of
notebooks in Asesoft's overall sales stood at 5%, in 2009 it
doubled to 10% and will double again this year, which is an obvious
trend on the market (...)" Ziemba says.