MANNHEIM (Reuters) - SAP, Germany's most valuable public company, remains committed to tripling its market capitalisation, but Chief Executive Bill McDermott declined to specify a timeframe on Thursday.
"There is clearly the potential to triple the value of this company. We believe that is only a matter of time," McDermott said at its annual general meeting in response to a shareholder question, reiterating previous comments on the target.
"While we are not giving a specific timeframe, we are certainly charging ahead with this in mind," he said.
The company's market capitalisation stood at just above 118 billion euros ($139 billion) on Wednesday. Rival U.S. software maker Oracle is valued at around $190 billion.
SAP's share price trebled between 2010 and 2017.
($1 = 0.8480 euros)
(Reporting by Patricia Uhlig in Mannheim and Eric Auchard in London; Editing by Alexander Smith)
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