FAQ

Business and Activity

Q: What is ESI Group's domain of activity?

A: ESI Group is a world leading software editor for the numerical simulation of prototype and manufacturing process engineering in applied mechanics. The key to ESI Group's success is the use of realistic material physics, providing "as good as real" virtual solutions, in order to replace the lengthy and costly trial and error processes on real prototypes.

ESI Group has developed an entire suite of coherent industry-oriented applications to realistically simulate product's behavior during certification testing, to fine tune the manufacturing processes in synergy with the desired product performance, and to evaluate the operational or accidental environment's impact on product usage. ESI Group's product portfolio, which has been industrially validated and combined in multi-trade value chains, represents a unique collaborative, virtual engineering solution, known as the Virtual Try-Out Space (VTOS), enabling a continuous improvement on the virtual prototype.

By drastically reducing costs and development lead times, VTOS solutions offer major competitive advantages by progressively eliminating the need for physical prototypes.

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Q: When does ESI Group’s fiscal year end?

A: ESI Group’s fiscal year begins on February 1st and ends on January 31st.
Quarterly closing dates are the following:
First quarter: April 30th
Second quarter: July 31st
Third quarter: October 31st

Q: What is the percentage of revenue generated outside France?

A: About 80% of ESI Group turnover came from outside France showing a significant international positionning.

Q: What is the split of the activity per Business Sector? 

A: The Transportation sector represents about 50% of ESI Group activity, mainly from OEMs, suppliers and subcontractors.
Manufacturing industry and Energy represent about 25% of ESI Group activity.
The rest is split between the following business sectors: aeronautical, energy, defence, consumer goods, and education.

Q: How many employees does ESI Group have?

A: For FY2006, the average headcount was 622 people world-wide, mainly engineers and high level graduates from the best international universities and engineering schools. About half are employed in our foreign subsidiaries.

Financial Market

Q: On which financial market is ESI Group listed and for which exchange? How many shares are outstanding?

A: ESI Group is listed in Eurolist Compartment C of Euronext Paris and belongs to NextEconomy segment. As of January 31st, 2008, ESI Group had 5 866 529 shares of common stock outstanding.

Q: What is ESI Group’s ticker symbol?

A: Listed in Eurolist compartment C of Euronext Paris - Next Economy - ISIN FR0004110310 - FTSE 977- Bloomberg ESI FP - Reuters ESIG.LN