Innofactor

Innofactor Plc is a Finnish software provider focused on Microsoft solutions [2] in the Nordic Countries. Innofactor delivers to its customers IT projects as a system integrator and develops its own software products and services. The focus area in its own product development is Microsoft's cloud solutions. In 2019 approximately one third of Innofactor's net sales came from recurring contracts. Innofactor's customers include over 1,500 companies and public administration and third sector organizations.[1]

Innofactor Plc
Julkinen osakeyhtiö
(Public company)
Traded asNasdaq Helsinki: IFA1V
IndustryComputer software
FoundedEspoo 1983 (current business launched 2000)
HeadquartersEspoo, Finland
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Sami Ensio (CEO)
64.2 million euros (2019)[1]
0.4 million € (2019)[1]
Number of employees
 534 (2019)[1]
Websitehttp://www.innofactor.com

Innofactor Plc is listed on the Nasdaq OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange.[3] In 2017 Innofactor’s net sales were approximately EUR 66.1 million, which shows an increase of 10.9% from the earlier year.[4]

History

The operations of Innofactor started when Risto Linturi contacted Sami Ensio in October 1999 and asked him to lead a new company. It was decided to establish the company on the foundation of a company called Yritysmikrot, a subsidiary of investment company R. Linturi, founded in 1983 and owned by Risto and Kaija Linturi. The company's current form of operations started on January 1, 2000.[5]

In 2006–2010, Innofactor grew by almost 50 percent each year. At the end of 2010 Innofactor Ltd made a reverse listing on the Helsinki Stock Exchange by acquiring Westend ICT Plc (formerly known as TJ Group), as a result of which the company name was changed to Innofactor Plc.[6] Innofactor was registered in the Trade Register on January 5, 2011, and its stock symbol in the Helsinki Stock Exchange became IFA1V on January 7, 2011.

In 2012 Innofactor acquired Bridgeconsulting A/S from its management. Bridgeconsulting was a Danish IT services company focusing on producing business intelligence solutions based on Microsoft technology.[7] Innofactor acquired also project and project portfolio management business from Tietotalo Infocenter.[8]

In June 2013, the acquisition of technology company atBusiness Ltd almost doubled Innofactor’s size. atBusiness employed approximately 200 people.[9][10]

In October 2013, Innofactor acquired Dynamic Team’s Microsoft Dynamics AX business from Tampere Finland[11] and in December 2013 Innofactor acquired Enabling Group in Denmark.[9]

In December 2015, Innofactor acquired a rapidly growing Cinteros from Sweden.[2]

In October 2016, Innofactor acquired Lumigate, a company specialized in Microsoft cloud. Lumigate operated in Norway, Sweden and Denmark with 70 employees.[12]

Innofactor's net sales on 2016 were EUR 59,616 thousand and the average number of personnel was 532. The market value of the share capital at the closing price of the review period was EUR 37,837 thousand.[13]

In 2019, Innofactor won the largest transaction in its history when the Finnish Tax Administration selected Innofactor as the primary provider of IT specialist services in the area of cloud specialists. The total value of the transaction is approximately 10–20 million euros.[14]

In the spring and summer of 2020, during the corona crisis, over 99 percent of Innofactor’s employees worked remotely. The company also hired new employees[15], and its net sales and operating margin (EBITDA) were higher as regards the comparison period.[16]

Organization

Innofactor headquarters is in Keilaniemi, Espoo. Other offices in Finland are located in Kajaani, Kuopio, Lappeenranta, Tampere and Turku. Their Danish office is located in Copenhagen, the Swedish offices are in Borås, Gothenburg, Stockholm, Sundsvall and Örnsköldsvik and the Norwegian offices are in Bergen, Oslo and Trondheim.[17]

Market

Innofactor’s customers are private, public and third-sector organizations.[1] For example, Innofactor's ICT expert resources can support the definition, programming, testing and management of new and existing cloud-based systems.[18]

Awards and recognitions
  • Innofactor has been chosen as Microsoft's Partner of the Year in Finland in 2011 and 2015 [19]
  • Innofactor's founder and CEO Sami Ensio was elected as the Software Entrepreneur of the Year by Finnish Software and E-business Association Ohjelmistoyrittäjät ry in 2011[6]
  • According to Kauppalehti, Finnish commerce oriented newspaper, Innofactor was one of the most successful listed companies in Finland in 2013[9]
  • Together with the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, Innofactor was chosen as the winner of the 2018 Microsoft Health Innovation Awards' Outstanding Innovation category with the virtual hospital solution.[20]
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References
  1. "Innofactor Annual Report 2019" (PDF). www.innofactor.com. Innofactor. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  2. Sjöström, Mikael. "Yrityskaupat ovat Innofactorin uhka ja mahdollisuus" [Acquisitions are a threat and an opportunity for Innofactor]. Talouselämä (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  3. "IFA1V, Innofactor Plc, (FI0009007637) - Nasdaq". www.nasdaqomxnordic.com. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  4. "Innofactor financial statement 2017" (PDF). www.innofactor.com. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  5. "Innofactor - Innofactor's story". www.innofactor.com. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  6. Taloussanomat (2011-11-25). "Sami Ensio valittiin vuoden ohjelmistoyrittäjäksi" [Sami Ensio was chosen as the software entrepreneur of the year]. Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  7. "Innofactor ostaa tanskalaista bi-osaamista" [Innofactor buys Danish know-how for business intelligence]. Tivi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  8. Innofactor Acquires Project- and Project Portfolio Management Solutions Business from Tietotalo Infocenter
  9. Juvonen, Anna. "Tässä ovat pörssivuoden menestyjät" [Here are the successes of the trading year]. Kauppalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  10. Eskola, Hanna. "Innofactor ottaa kasvuloikan, ostaa atBusiness-yhtiön" [Innofactor takes a growth leap, buying at a business company]. Kauppalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  11. Sjöström, Mikael. "Innofactor ostaa Dynamic Teamin Tampereelta" [Innofactor buys Dynamic Team from Tampere]. Arvopaperi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  12. "Innofactor osti itsensä öljymaahan" [Innofactor bought itself into Norway]. Tivi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  14. Terhemaa, Ahti. "Innofactor odottaa liikevaihdon ja voiton kasvua – "Positiivisessa kierteessä"" [Innofactor expects revenue and profit growth - “We are in a positive cycle”]. Talouselämä (in Finnish). Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  15. Ollikainen, Marjo. ""Me emme anna koronan pilata tulevaisuuden kasvua" – Innofactorin Sami Ensio palkkasi kriisin aikana lisää väkeä ja otti lisälainaa" ["“We will not let the corona ruin future growth” - Innofactor's Sami Ensio hired more people during the crisis and took out an additional loan]. Teknologiateollisuus (in Finnish). Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  16. Sihvonen, Lauri. "Innofactor paransi jälleen tulosta – "Koronaepidemian negatiiviset vaikutukset jäivät ennakoitua pienemmiksi"" [Innofactor improved its result again - “The negative effects of the corona epidemic were smaller than expected”]. Tivi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  17. "Innofactor offices". www.innofactor.com. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  18. Lähdevuori, Laura. "Innofactor voitti Verohallinnon kilpailutuksen – puitesopimuksen arvo 10–20 miljoonaa euroa" [Innofactor won a tender from the Tax Administration - a framework agreement worth 10–20 million euros]. Arvopaperi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  19. "Innofactorista Microsoftin vuoden kumppani" [Innofactor is Microsoft's Partner of the Year]. Uutishuone (in Finnish). 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  20. "Microsoft palkitsi suomalaisen keksinnön – terveydenhuollon virtuaalitalot rakennettiin verkkoon" [Microsoft awarded a Finnish invention - virtual healthcare homes were built online]. Tivi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-01-17.
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