India, July 18 -- Software giant SAP SE (SAP) reported Thursday that its second-quarter profit after tax, on IFRS basis, declined 19 percent to 582 million euros from 718 million euros last year.
Basic earnings per share dropped 21 percent to 0.48 euro from 0.60 euro a year ago.
Adjusted profit after tax was 1.32 billion euros, compared to 1.17 billion euros a year ago. Adjusted basic earnings per share were 1.09 euros, compared to 0.98 euro last year.
Operating profit declined 21 percent year-over-year to 827 million euros. Operating margin declined 4.9 percentage points to 12.5 percent. Adjusted operating margin remained stable at 27.3 percent despite acquisition headwind.
Total revenue for the quarter increased 11 percent to 6.63 bil...