bechtle ag said tuesday that fourthquarter revenue and earnings rose on the year benefiting from a higher business volume citing preliminary figures the german informationtechnology company said fourthquarter earnings before tax grew 10 on revenue that was around 18 higher business volume for the period was 218 billion euros 234 billion an increase of 20 compared with the prior year the company said this was the best quarter in its 40year history for 2022 as a whole earnings before tax increased more than 9 reaching around eur350million on revenue that rose organically 13 to above eur6 billion the company said the company said a decrease of stock levels meant operating cash flow will be positive for the year overall bechtle said it plans to publish fullyear results on march 17