Schaltbau Holding AG: Schaltbau reports almost break-even operating EBIT and clearly positive operating cash flow in third quarter
DGAP-News: Schaltbau Holding AG / Key word(s): 9-month figures
21.11.2017 / 08:50
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issued by Schaltbau Holding AG, Munich, Germany
WKN 717030 – ISIN DE0007170300
Schaltbau reports almost break-even operating EBIT and clearly positive operating cash flow in third quarter
- Nine-month period: operating EBIT still held down by negative first-quarter result; operating cash flow close to break-even point
- Improved order situation provides good basis for profitable operating performance in final quarter and beyond
- Operating forecast for full fiscal year 2017 confirmed
- Revaluation of Schaltbau Sepsa leads to non-cash one-off effect
Munich (Germany), 21 November 2017 – The Schaltbau Group, an internationally leading supplier of trendsetting transportation technology, recorded sales of EUR 128.2 million in the third quarter 2017, an improvement of 8.3 per cent year-on-year. Group sales for the nine-month period totalled EUR 363.0 million (January – September 2016: EUR 362.2 million). The figures for the current reporting year still include the sales contribution of the wholly owned Schaltbau Group subsidiary Albatros S.L.U. (Schaltbau Sepsa), which generates annual sales of EUR 35-40 million. However, this company was put up for sale on 15 November.
At negative EUR 0.7 million, operating EBIT – not including a non-operating one-off loss of EUR 12.0 million resulting from the revaluation of Schaltbau Sepsa – was almost recouped in the third quarter (July – September 2016: EUR 2.5 million). Nine-month EBIT deteriorated to a loss of EUR 17.4 million (30 September 2016: profit of EUR 12.1 million) on the back of the weak first-quarter performance and partially due to the one-time effect of the revaluation of Schaltbau Sepsa. The Group recorded a net loss of EUR 33.1 million for the nine-month period (January – September 2016: net profit of EUR 8.8 million), corresponding to negative earnings per share of EUR 5.37 (January – September 2016: positive earnings per share of EUR 0.87).
The positive sales performance of the Schaltbau Group during the current fiscal year has been driven primarily by the Mobile Transportation Technology segment, which recorded a 24.5 per cent increase in nine-month sales to EUR 190.6 million. The figure includes sales contributions from Schaltbau Sepsa companies, which had not been fully consolidated in the previous fiscal year. The negative EBIT margin of 2.2 per cent reported by the Mobile Transportation Technology segment – not including the one-time effect of the revaluation of Schaltbau Sepsa – mainly reflects the negative operating contribution made by foreign subsidiaries.
Sales for the Stationary Transportation Technology segment fell again in the third quarter 2017, due to business developments in both the Rail Infrastructure and Brake Systems business fields. Nine-month segment sales fell by 23.4 per cent to EUR 77.5 million, resulting in a negative EBIT margin of 10.3 per cent.
At EUR 95.8 million, sales in the Components segment were 12.1 per cent lower than in the first nine months of the previous year, reflecting various factors, including project delays in Italy and changed demand patterns on the rolling stock market in China. Segment sales rose sharply again, however, in the third quarter. The nine-month EBIT margin of 16.6 per cent was in line with the previous year’s excellent performance (16.5 per cent).
At EUR 6.8 million, operating cash flow was highly positive in the third quarter 2017 and almost break-even for the nine-month period (negative EUR 1.0 million). The management team dealt with challenges arising in connection with liquidity primarily by optimising working capital levels.
For the final quarter of the current fiscal year, the Schaltbau Group forecasts highly positive sales and earnings effects, driven partially by the completion of major projects, and therefore confirms its operating guidance for the full fiscal year 2017. Accordingly, based on the current structure, Group sales for 2017 are forecast to come in at the lower end of the guidance range between EUR 520 million and EUR 540 million. Furthermore, the Schaltbau Group forecasts an operating profit of at least EUR 2 million for the full year. The guidance for operating performance does not include the non-operating one-time losses stemming from the revaluation of Schaltbau Sepsa totalling around EUR 28 million, of which EUR 12 million was recognised in the third quarter.
“The recently emerging positive developments in some parts of our business make my colleagues and myself highly optimistic about the sustainable operating potential of the Schaltbau Group. However, in view of the restructuring measures required by the Group, we are still faced with considerable challenges that need to be tackled,” stated Dr Bertram Stausberg, Spokesperson of the Executive Board of Schaltbau Holding AG.
In the Mobile Transportation Technology segment, these challenges include the inadequate productivity in processing orders within Germany. By contrast, the segment’s order situation remains positive. In the Stationary Transportation Technology segment, the order situation has recently become somewhat more stable, albeit below the level seen one year earlier. In the Components segment, sales are brisk and business performance has exceeded expectations.
“Based on the detailed analysis of the Schaltbau Group’s activities that we have performed in recent weeks, we will compile a roadmap for repositioning and strengthening our business. The sale of Sepsa is a key component in this strategy. During the next few months, in our capacity as Executive Board, we will successively work through the measures required to restructure operations and achieve financial security. With this strategy, we are confident of being able to get the Group back on track for success,” said Dr Stausberg in conclusion.
With annual sales of over EUR 500 million and around 3,370 employees, the Schaltbau Group is a leading supplier of components and systems in the field of transportation technology and the capital goods industry. The companies of the Schaltbau Group supply complete level crossing systems, train formation and signal technology, door and boarding systems for buses, trains and commercial vehicles, sanitary systems and interior fittings for railway vehicles, industrial brakes for container cranes and wind turbines and also high- and low-voltage components for rolling stock as well as for other fields of application. Its innovative and future-oriented products make Schaltbau a key industrial business partner, particularly in the field of transportation technology.
Contact:
Christian Schunck
Head of IR
Schaltbau Holding AG
Hollerithstraße 5
81829 Munich
Germany
Tel: +49 89 – 93005 209
Fax: +49 89 – 93005 318
schunck@schaltbau.de
www.schaltbau.com
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Consolidated Income Statement of Schaltbau Holding AG, Munich
for the period 1 January to 30 September 2017
2017 | 2016 | ||
EUR 000 | EUR 000 | ||
Sales | 362,981 | 362,171 | |
Change in inventories | |||
of finished goods and work in progress | 13,476 | 6,412 | |
Own work capitalised | 4,430 | 2,810 | |
Total output | 380,887 | 371,393 | |
Other operating income | 8,036 | 4,642 | |
Cost of materials | 194,966 | 186,353 | |
Personnel expense | 139,340 | 125,239 | |
Depreciation and amortisation | 26,115 | 11,470 | |
Other operating expenses | 45,852 | 40,829 | |
Loss/profit from operating activities (EBIT) | -17,350 | 12,144 | |
a) Result from at-equity accounted investments | 4 | -3,592 | |
b) Sundry other result from investments | -325 | 7,326 | |
Results from investments | -321 | 3,734 | |
a) Interest income | 451 | 893 | |
b) Interest expense | 8,794 | 4,467 | |
c) Other financial result | -13 | 0 | |
Financial result | -8,356 | -3,574 | |
Loss/profit before tax | -26,027 | 12,304 | |
Income taxes | 7,053 | 3,551 | |
Group net loss/profit for the period | -33,080 | 8,753 | |
Allocation of net loss/profit for the period | |||
attributable to minority shareholders | 1,207 | 3,490 | |
attributable to shareholders of Schaltbau Holding AG | -34,287 | 5,263 | |
Group net loss/profit for the period | -33,080 | 8,753 | |
Earnings per share – undiluted: | EUR -5.37 | EUR 0.87 | |
Earnings per share – diluted: | EUR -5.37 | EUR 0.87 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet of Schaltbau Holding AG, Munich
as at 30 September 2017
ASSETS | |||||
30.09.2017 | 31.12.2016 | ||||
EUR 000 | EUR 000 | ||||
A. | NON-CURRENT ASSETS | ||||
I. | Intangible assets | 70,602 | 83,666 | ||
II. | Property, plant and equipment | 86,213 | 88,361 | ||
III. | At-equity accounted investments | 7,894 | 3,129 | ||
IV. | Other investments | 3,737 | 4,031 | ||
V. | Deferred tax assets | 9,765 | 15,452 | ||
178,211 | 194,639 | ||||
B. | CURRENT ASSETS | ||||
I. | Inventories | 125,105 | 101,353 | ||
II. | Trade accounts receivable | 106,082 | 115,241 | ||
III. | Income tax receivables | 1,166 | 944 | ||
IV. | Other receivables and assets | 31,239 | 15,009 | ||
V. | Cash and cash equivalents | 21,893 | 30,018 | ||
VI. | Assets held for sale | 0 | 1,870 | ||
285,485 | 264,435 | ||||
463,696 | 459,074 |
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | |||||
30.09.2017 | 31.12.2016 | ||||
EUR 000 | EUR 000 | ||||
A. | EQUITY | ||||
I. | Subscribed capital | 8,064 | 7,506 | ||
II. | Capital reserves | 31,105 | 16,126 | ||
III. | Statutory reserves | 231 | 231 | ||
IV. | Revenue reserves | 51,908 | 62,344 | ||
V. | Reserve for income/expenses recognised directly in equity | -1,889 | 212 | ||
VI. | Revaluation reserve | 3,041 | 3,041 | ||
VII. | Group net loss attributable to shareholders of SBAG | -34,287 | -15,822 | ||
VIII. | Equity attributable to shareholders of Schaltbau Holding AG | 58,173 | 73,638 | ||
IX. | Minority interests | 30,100 | 33,435 | ||
88,273 | 107,073 | ||||
B. | NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||
I. | Pension provisions | 37,101 | 40,154 | ||
II. | Personnel-related accruals | 5,046 | 4,888 | ||
III. | Other provisions | 12,934 | 14,628 | ||
IV. | Financial liabilities | 41,562 | 43,304 | ||
V. | Other liabilities | 1,120 | 4,557 | ||
VI. | Deferred tax liabilities | 3,252 | 3,535 | ||
101,015 | 111,066 | ||||
C. | CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||
I. | Personnel-related accruals | 7,127 | 8,432 | ||
II. | Other provisions | 23,699 | 20,679 | ||
III. | Current income tax payable | 518 | 337 | ||
IV. | Financial liabilities | 152,920 | 134,719 | ||
V. | Trade accounts payable | 51,945 | 42,034 | ||
VI. | Advance payments received | 12,903 | 12,684 | ||
VII. | Other liabilities | 25,296 | 21,508 | ||
VIII. | Liabilities relating to | ||||
assets held for sale | 0 | 542 | |||
274,408 | 240,935 | ||||
463,696 | 459,074 |
Consolidated Cash Flow Statement of Schaltbau Holding AG, Munich 1 January to 30 September 2017
2017 | 2016 | |
EUR 000 | EUR 000 | |
Loss/profit from operating activities (EBIT) | -17,350 | 12,175 |
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment losses on intangible assets and property, plant and equipment |
26,115 | 11,457 |
Gains/losses on the disposal of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment |
54 | -245 |
Change in current assets | -21,791 | 910 |
Change in provisions | 259 | -1,040 |
Change in current liabilities | 16,180 | -3,847 |
Dividends received | 0 | 200 |
Income taxes paid | -2,391 | -6,051 |
Other non-cash income/expenses | -2,110 | 233 |
Cash flows from operating activities | -1,034 | 13,792 |
Payments for investments in: | ||
– Intangible assets and property, plant and equipment | -11,999 | -12,125 |
– Financial investments | -5,228 | -687 |
– Acquisitions of fully consolidated entities less cash acquired |
0 | -866 |
Proceeds from disposals of: | ||
– Property, plant and equipment | 56 | 13 |
– Financial investments | 8 | 190 |
– Business units | 3,933 | 2,991 |
Cash flows from investing activities | -28,769 | -10,484 |
Sale of shares | 0 | 4,057 |
Equity capital increase | 15,537 | 0 |
Dividend payment by Schaltbau Holding AG | 0 | -6,020 |
Distribution to minority interests | -3,496 | -2,268 |
Loan repayments | -4,273 | -5,302 |
Loans raised | 4,141 | 540 |
Interest paid | -5,979 | -4,961 |
Interest received | 503 | 272 |
Change in other financial liabilities | -1,399 | 9,864 |
Cash flows from financing activities | 5,034 | -3,818 |
Change in cash funds due to exchange rate fluctuations | -990 | -976 |
Change in liquid funds due to changes in the group reporting entity | 0 | 0 |
Change in cash funds | -25,759 | -1,486 |
Cash funds at the end of the period* | 5,418 | 31,189 |
Cash funds at the beginning of the period | 31,177 | 32,675 |
-25,759 | -1,486 | |
* Cash funds as of 30 September 2017 for the first time include liabilities on current accounts.
Contact:
Christian Schunck
Head of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
Schaltbau Holding AG
Hollerithstraße 5
81829 München
Germany
T +49 89 93005 209
schunck@schaltbau.de
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