Westcon recovery boosts Datatec to new heights

The recovery of networking and data centre division Westcon helped to boost the revenue of holding company Datatec by 13.3% to $6.4-billion and operating profit by 9.1% to $726.5-million for the year ended February 28. Westcon’s revenue grew by 19% year-on-year to $4.85-billion, while its gross profit increased by 20% to $542.2-million and its operating profit by 60% to $100.2-million for the year under review.