Interim / Quarterly Report • Aug 12, 2021
Interim / Quarterly Report
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1 January to 30 June 2021
| 01–06/2020 | 01–06/2021 | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | € million | 83.6 | 89.5 | +7% |
| Return on revenue before tax | % | 22 | 32 | +49% |
| EBITDA | € million | 24.2 | 34.5 | +43% |
| EBIT | € million | 18.7 | 29.5 | +58% |
| EBT | € million | 18.3 | 29.0 | +59% |
| Net income before other shareholder's interests | € million | 12.9 | 22.3 | +73% |
| Profit | € million | 12.7 | 22.3 | +75% |
| Earnings per share (basic) | € | 0.62 | 1.08 | +75% |
| Operational cash flow | € million | 0.6 | 7.2 | +1.151% |
| Depreciation and amortization on non-current assets | € million | 5.5 | 5.0 | –8% |
| Staff as end of period | Persons | 828 | 814 | –2% |

The long-term supply agreement for the use of EZAG's Yttrium-90 in Sirtex SIR-Spheres®Y-90 resin microspheres for liver cancer has an initial term of five years and guarantees Eckert & Ziegler a substantial share of Sirtex's rising global demand.
Eckert & Ziegler acquires several share packages from the founders of the drug developer Pentixapharm GmbH. Together with another internal share transfer, Eckert & Ziegler will directly hold a
total of about 83% of the shares in the Würzburg-based company as of closing of the transactions.

The production site in Berlin is being expanded to include a new production facility for the contract manufacturing of radiopharmaceuticals. This new cGMP clean room suite with a total area of around 270 m² will be a 21 CFR 211 compliant, radiopharmaceutical manufacturing facility dedicated to late stage investigational and commercial stage radiopharmaceuticals and be operational from the first quarter of 2022.

Australian Telix Pharmaceuticals (Telix) grants Eckert & Ziegler exclusive distribution rights for Illuccix® in Germany. Illuccix® is a preparation for imaging prostate cancer with positron emission tomography (PET), currently under review for regulatory approval in multiple markets worldwide, including Germany. In addition, the two companies will work closely together on the commercialization of GalliaPharm® (68Ge/68Ga generator) and Illuccix® in the United States.
Myelo Therapeutics GmbH, an affiliated company of Eckert & Ziegler, has received additional funding from NIAD, a branch of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, for the development of its drug component Myelo001.
The Brazilian Health Authority has granted Eckert & Ziegler a license to import and distribute technetium generators. This is the second license ever granted for this product in Brazil and the first to be granted to a private company.
Thanks to the Regula tory Affairs team in Brasil for this exciting accomplishmen t!
In the first half of 2021, the Eckert & Ziegler Group generated a new record result with a net profit of € 22.3 million or € 1.08 per share. After six months, the result for the year 2020 as a whole has thus already been almost achieved. Compared to the same period of the previous year, Group earnings increased significantly by € 9.4 million or 73%.
Although a large part of this growth is due to income from the sale of the tumor irradiation business, the development of the operating business in both segments continues to be extremely encouraging.
The increase is evident when analyzing the operating result, which rose from €19.0 million in the previous year to currently € 29.4 million. Approximately half of the increase of € 10.4 million compared with the first half of 2020 (€ 5.4 million) resulted from the increase in the balance of other operating income and expenses, while a further € 5.0 million was due to improvements in the operating result.
At the end of June 2021, consolidated sales amounted to € 89.5 million, up € 5.9 million or 7% on the previous year's level of € 83.6 million.
The breakdown by segment shows a strong increase in sales in both operating segments:
Despite the deconsolidation of the tumor irradiation business and the subsequent loss of this revenue, the Medical segment increased its revenue by a total of € 3.2 million or 8% to € 41.5 million. The main growth driver continues to be the pharmaceutical radioisotope business, while sales of plant engineering, laboratory equipment and project business also increased.
The Isotope Products segment generated sales of € 50.3 million, € 3.2 million or around 7% higher than in the first six months of 2020. Following the slumps in connection with the Covid and oil crises last year, the segment was thus able to grow again, as expected.
Record half-year earnings of the Group of € 22.3 million, or € 1.08 per share, were due to improved earnings in the two operating segments, Medical and Isotope Products, as well as to a one-time effect from the sale of the tumor equipment business in the Medical segment. This was partially offset by increased R&D expenses, which were recorded in the holding company.
The Medical segment increased its earnings by € 8.8 million compared with the first half of 2020 to € 18.5 million. One-time effects, primarily the deconsolidation of the tumor irradiation business in 2021 and the sale of the Belgian site in 2020, contributed around € 6.1 million to the improvement in the segment's earnings. Adjusted for the one-off effect at the end of the first half of the year, the segment's net profit amounted to € 9.1 million and was thus approximately € 2.7 million or more than 40% higher than in the same period of the previous year adjusted for one-off effects.
The Isotope Products segment also increased its earnings (before minorities) by around € 2.5 million compared with the first half of 2020 to € 6.1 million. In addition to a recovery in sales and the associated contribution margins, an improved financial result was also achieved in the first half of 2021. In the previous year, this was mainly impacted by loan write-offs in connection with the weakness of the Brazilian real.
The Group's third segment, the Holding, closed the first half of the year with a loss (before minorities) of €2.3 million, compared with a nearly balanced result in the previous year. The deterioration in earnings compared to the same period of the previous year is mainly due to the research and development expenses in connection with the investment in Pentixapharm GmbH, which had not yet been incurred in the previous year.
The balance sheet total at the end of June 2021 has increased compared with the 2020 financial statements and now amounts to € 321 million (previous year: € 292 million).
On the assets side, the growth is primarily reflected in an increase in goodwill from € 32.4 million to € 54.6 million. The significant jump was mainly due to the preliminary purchase price allocation for Pentixapharm GmbH, which was acquired in April 2021.
There was also a strong increase in shares in associated companies, which rose by €7.8 million. This increase is mainly due to the first-time at-equity consolidation of BEBIG Medical GmbH. In connection with the sale of the HDR business in the Medical segment, the companies concerned were initially deconsolidated in full. The remaining 49% interest held by the Group was subsequently accounted for as investments in associates. This item was offset by repayments in connection with the investment in the Americium Consortium LLC joint venture and the transition from at-equity to full consolidation for the shares in Pentixapharm GmbH.
Trade receivables increased by € 5.1 million and inventories by € 5.9 million. By contrast, assets held for sale decreased in full by € 14.0 million compared with the balance sheet as of December 31, 2020, as the corresponding sale of the HDR unit was realized in March 2021.
The changes on the liabilities side mainly relate to lease liabilities, which increased by € 1.8 million, partly due to the conclusion of a new long-term lease agreement. Deferred tax liabilities and income tax liabilities increased by a total of € 2.4 million, while non-current and current provisions rose by € 1.3 million. Liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale decreased by € 3.3 million (again in connection with the sale of the HDR business).
Equity increased by € 28.3 million to € 177.2 million as of June 30, 2021. The increase was mainly due to the net profit for the period of € 22.3 million, the use of treasury shares for employee compensation and company acquisitions of € 10.1 million, and the currency differences recognized in equity of € 1.3 million. The distribution of a dividend to the shareholders of Eckert & Ziegler AG in the amount of € 9.3 million had the opposite effect. Equity ratio increased from 51% to 55%.
The operating cash flow of € 7.2 million was significantly higher than the figure of € 0.6 million for the same period of the previous year. The main reason for this was the higher profit for the period. In addition, around €2.8 million less was used to build up receivables and inventories as well as current assets and current liabilities in the first half of 2021 than in the same period of the previous year.
The cash flow from investing activities showed a positive balance of € 0.3 million in the first six months of 2021, compared with a cash outflow of € 7.6 million in this area in the previous year. At €3.0 million, roughly the same amount of funds was used for the acquisition of non-current assets as in the same period of the previous year (€ 3.2 million). The Group received a total of € 10.4 million from the sale of shares in consolidated companies after deduction of the cash transferred on sale; there were no such sales in the previous year. Cash and cash equivalents of € 7.8 million (previous year: € 0.0 million) were used for acquisitions. In addition, € 0.1 million has been paid so far in 2021 for the acquisition of shares in associated companies (previous year: € 4.4 million). In connection with the settlement of the Americium Consortium LLC joint venture, the Group received repayments of € 0.8 million in the first six months of 2021.
Cash flow for financing activities included € 9.3 million (previous year: € 8.8 million) for the payment of dividends to the shareholders of Eckert & Ziegler. In the first half of the previous year, a dividend payment of € 0.3 million was also made to minority shareholders. Financial resources amounting to € 1.9 million (previous year: € 1.7 million) were used for the repayment of loan and leasing liabilities, including interest payments.
In total, cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2021, decreased slightly by € 2.9 million compared with the end of 2020 to € 84.6 million.
The Eckert & Ziegler Group has achieved a result of around € 22 million in the first half of 2021, which is higher than originally expected. The Executive Board therefore expects the Group result to exceed the forecast published at the beginning of the year for net income in fiscal year 2021 by around 20%. As already published in the ad-hoc release of July 27, 2021, the Executive Board is therefore increasing the target for net income from € 29 million to now € 35 million, which corresponds to EPS of around € 1.70. Sales are still expected to remain at the previous year's level of around € 180 million.
In the Annual Report 2020 we described risks that could have a significant adverse impact on our business, net assets, financial position and results of operations, as well as our reputation. The most significant opportunities and the structure of our risk management system were also described.
Additional risks and opportunities of which we are not aware, or which we currently consider immaterial, could also adversely affect our business. At present, no risks have been identified that individually or in combination with other risks could threaten our viability as a going concern.
As of June 30, 2021, the Eckert & Ziegler Group had 814 employees worldwide. Compared to the previous year (December 31, 2020), the number of employees has thus decreased due to the deconsolidation of the tumor irradiation business.
| € thousand | 6-month report 01–06/2020 |
6-month report 01–06/2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 83,621 | 89,497 |
| Cost of sales | – 42,705 | – 41,413 |
| Gross profit on sales | 40,916 | 48,084 |
| Selling expenses | – 10,438 | – 11,099 |
| General and administrative expenses | – 13,684 | – 15,157 |
| Impairment/reversals in accordance with IFRS 9 | 0 | – 44 |
| Other operating income | 4,401 | 11,446 |
| Other operating expenses | – 2,228 | – 3,856 |
| Profit from operations | 18,967 | 29,373 |
| Results from shares measured at equity | 223 | – 273 |
| Other financial results | – 500 | 403 |
| Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) | 18,690 | 29,504 |
| Interest received | 54 | 82 |
| Interest paid | – 478 | – 537 |
| Profit before tax | 18,266 | 29,049 |
| Income tax expense | – 5,415 | – 6,758 |
| Net income/loss from continuing operations | 12,851 | 22,291 |
| Profit (–)/loss (+) attributable to minority interests | 158 | 26 |
| Profit attributable to the shareholders of Eckert & Ziegler AG | 12,693 | 22,265 |
| Earnings per share | ||
| Basic | 0.62 | 1.08 |
| Diluted | 0.62 | 1.08 |
| Average number of shares in circulation (basic) | 20,590 | 20,634 |
| Average number of shares in circulation (diluted) | 20,590 | 20,634 |
| € thousand | 6-month report 01–06/2020 |
6-month report 01–06/2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit for the period | 12,851 | 22,291 |
| of which attributable to shareholders of Eckert & Ziegler AG | 12,693 | 22,265 |
| of which attributable to other shareholders | 158 | 26 |
| Items that could subsequently be reclassified into the income statement if certain conditions are met |
– 792 | 1,544 |
| Adjustment of balancing item from the currency translation of foreign subsidiaries |
0 | – 246 |
| Amount reposted to income statement | – 792 | 1,298 |
| Currency differences from the translation of foreign operations | ||
| Items that will not be reclassified to the profit or loss statement in the future |
0 | 156 |
| Profit from equity instruments designated at fair value through other comprehensive income |
0 | – 47 |
| Deferred taxes | 0 | 109 |
| Net profit from equity instruments designated at fair value through other comprehensive income |
0 | 0 |
| Change in actuarial profits (+)/losses (–) from defined benefit pension commitments |
0 | 0 |
| Deferred taxes | 0 | 0 |
| Net loss from revaluation of defined benefit obligation | 0 | 109 |
| Other comprehensive income after taxes | – 792 | 1,407 |
| Consolidated comprehensive income | 12,059 | 23,698 |
| of which attributable to shareholders of Eckert & Ziegler AG | 11,960 | 23,657 |
| of which attributable to non-controlling interests | 99 | 41 |
| € thousand | Dec 31, 2020 | June 30, 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | ||
| Non current assets | ||
| Goodwill | 32,448 | 54,582 |
| Other intangible assets | 8,974 | 9,761 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 38,016 | 39,204 |
| Rights of use (IFRS 16) | 19,845 | 21,551 |
| Investments in affiliates or joint ventures | 6,895 | 14,723 |
| Deferred tax assets | 11,898 | 13,640 |
| Other non-current assets | 1,085 | 1,099 |
| Total non-current assets | 119,161 | 154,560 |
| Current assets | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 87,475 | 84,563 |
| Securities | 1,135 | 1,191 |
| Trade accounts receivable | 28,199 | 33,310 |
| Inventories | 33,574 | 39,447 |
| Income tax receivables | 3,027 | 2,946 |
| Other current assets | 5,452 | 5,354 |
| Non-current assets held for sale and disposal groups | 13,980 | 0 |
| Total current assets | 172,842 | 166,811 |
| Total assets | 292,003 | 321,371 |
| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | ||
| Shareholder's equity | ||
| Subscribed capital | 21,172 | 21,172 |
| Capital reserves | 54,188 | 63,251 |
| Retained earnings | 83,722 | 96,664 |
| Other reserves | – 5,740 | – 4,348 |
| Own shares | – 5,519 | – 4,027 |
| Portion of equity attributable to the shareholders of Eckert & Ziegler AG | 147,823 | 172,212 |
| Minority interests | 1,096 | 4,995 |
| Total shareholders' equity | 148,919 | 177,207 |
| Non-current liabilities | ||
| Long-term debt | 2 | 0 |
| Long-term lease obligations (IFRS 16) | 17,852 | 19,329 |
| Deferred income from grants and other deferred income | 1,727 | 1,707 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 2,210 | 3,468 |
| Retirement benefit obligations | 14,443 | 14,397 |
| Other non-current provisions | 55,743 | 56,860 |
| Other non-current liabilities | 1,983 | 1,980 |
| Total non-current liabilities | 93,960 | 97,741 |
| Current liabilities | ||
| Short-term debt | 4 | 0 |
| Current portion of lease obligations (IFRS 16) | 2,545 | 2,887 |
| Trade accounts payable | 5,020 | 3,650 |
| Advance payments received | 8,620 | 10,073 |
| Deferred income from grants and other deferred income (current) Income tax liabilities |
38 6,899 |
28 8,042 |
| Other current provisions | 4,062 | 4,234 |
| Other current liabilities | 18,672 | 17,509 |
| Liabilities directly associated with assets and disposal groups held for sale assets and disposal groups |
||
| 3,264 | 0 | |
| Total current liabilities | 49,124 | 46,423 |
| Total equity and liabilities | 292,003 | 321,371 |
| € thousand | 6-month report 01/01/2020 – 06/30/2020 |
6-month report 01/01/2021 – 06/30/2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||
| Profit for the period | 12,851 | 22,291 |
| Adjustments for: | ||
| Depreciation and value impairments | 5,460 | 5,037 |
| Net interest income [interest expense (+)/income (–)] | 424 | 455 |
| Income tax expense | 5,415 | 6,758 |
| Income tax payments | – 7,050 | – 6,202 |
| Non-cash release of deferred income from grants | – 41 | – 30 |
| Gains (–)/losses on the disposal of non-current assets | – 11 | 0 |
| Profit/loss from sale of securities | 0 | 0 |
| Profit/loss from sale of shares in consolidated companies | 0 | – 10,737 |
| Change in non-current provisions, other non-current liabilities | 1,080 | 1,419 |
| Change in other non-current assets and receivables | – 778 | 7 |
| Other non-cash items | – 3,001 | – 2,648 |
| Changes in current assets and liabilities: | ||
| Receivables | – 5,257 | – 4,208 |
| Inventories | – 2,212 | – 5,223 |
| Change in other current assets | – 1,566 | 195 |
| Change in current liabilities and provisions | – 4,742 | – 1,757 |
| Cash inflows generated from operating activities | 572 | 7,157 |
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||
| Outflows for intangible assets and property, plant and equipment | – 3,194 | – 2,981 |
| Income from the sale of shares in consolidated companies (less cash and cash equivalents transferred) |
0 | 10,391 |
| Expenses for acquisitions (less cash and cash equivalents transferred) | 0 | – 7,838 |
| Expenses for the acquisition of shareholdings | – 4,381 | – 70 |
| Income from investments | 0 | 834 |
| Cash inflows/outflows from investing activities | – 7,575 | 336 |
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||
| Dividends paid | – 8,751 | – 9,323 |
| Dividend paid to minority shareholders | – 337 | 0 |
| Cash outflows for repayment of loans and lease liabilities | – 1,341 | – 1,494 |
| Interest received | 54 | 61 |
| Interest paid | – 401 | – 465 |
| Cash outflows from financing activities | – 10,776 | – 11,221 |
| Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents | – 310 | 816 |
| Increase/reduction in cash and cash equivalents | – 18,089 | – 2,912 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 78,922 | 87,475 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 60,833 | 84,563 |
| Subscribed capital | Cumulative other equity items | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrealized | Unrealized profit pension |
Foreign currency |
Equity attributable to share |
Group share |
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| Number | Nominal value |
Capital reserve |
Retained reserves |
profit securities |
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exchange differences |
Own shares |
holders' equity |
Minority shares |
holders' equity |
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| Piece | € thousand | € thousand | € thousand | € thousand | € thousand | € thousand | € thousand | € thousand | € thousand | € thousand | |
| Balance as of January 1, 2020 | 5,292,983 | 5,293 | 53,763 | 85,468 | – 3,930 | 0 | 3,120 | – 5,519 | 138,195 | 1,246 | 139,441 |
| Total of expenditures and income directly entered in equity |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – 606 | 162 | – 4,486 | 0 | – 4,930 | – 31 | – 4,961 |
| Net profit for the year | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22,884 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22,884 | 227 | 23,111 |
| Total income for the period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22,884 | – 606 | 162 | – 4,486 | 0 | 17,954 | 196 | 18,150 |
| Dividends paid/resolved | 0 | 0 | 0 | – 8,751 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – 8,751 | – 346 | – 9,097 |
| Capital increase/stock split | 15,878,949 | 15,879 | 0 | – 15,879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share-based payment | 0 | 0 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 425 | 0 | 425 |
| As of December 31, 2020 | 21,171,932 | 21,172 | 54,188 | 83,722 | – 4,536 | 162 | – 1,366 | – 5,519 | 147,823 | 1,096 | 148,919 |
| Balance as of January 1, 2021 | 21,171,932 | 21,172 | 54,188 | 83,722 | – 4,536 | 162 | – 1,366 | – 5,519 | 147,823 | 1,096 | 148,919 |
| Total income and expenses directly recognized in equity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 1,283 | 0 | 1,392 | 15 | 1,407 |
| Consolidated net income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22,265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22,265 | 26 | 22,291 |
| Consolidated comprehensive income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22,265 | 0 | 109 | 1,283 | 0 | 23,657 | 41 | 23,698 |
| Dividend payment or resolution | 0 | 0 | 0 | – 9,323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – 9,323 | 0 | – 9,323 |
| Acquisition-related minority interests | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,858 | 3,858 |
| Stock-based compensation | 0 | 0 | 516 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 278 | 794 | 0 | 794 |
| Use of treasury shares for acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 8,047 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,214 | 9,261 | 0 | 9,261 |
| As of June 30, 2021 | 21,171,932 | 21,172 | 62,751 | 96,664 | – 4,536 | 271 | – 83 | – 4,027 | 172,212 | 4,995 | 177,207 |
These interim consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2021 comprise the financial statements of Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG and its subsidiaries (hereinafter also referred to as "Eckert & Ziegler AG").
The interim consolidated financial statements of Eckert & Ziegler AG as of June 30, 2021 have been prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) applicable to interim financial reporting. All standards of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), London, applicable in the EU on the reporting date, as well as the valid interpretations of the International Financial Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) and the Standing Interpretations Committee (SIC) have been taken into account. The interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of Eckert & Ziegler AG as of December 31, 2020. The accounting and valuation methods explained in the notes to the 2020 consolidated financial statements have been applied unchanged.
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. The actual values may differ from the estimates. Significant assumptions and estimates are made with regard to useful lives, recoverable amounts of non-current assets, the realizability of receivables and the recognition and measurement of provisions. Due to rounding, it is possible that individual figures do not add up exactly to the totals given.
This interim report contains all necessary information and adjustments required for a true and fair view of the net assets, financial position, and results of operations of Eckert & Ziegler AG as of the interim reporting date. The results for the current fiscal year do not necessarily allow conclusions to be drawn about the development of future results.
The consolidated financial statements of Eckert & Ziegler AG include all companies in which Eckert & Ziegler AG is able to influence the financial and business policies (control concept), whether directly or indirectly.
Effective January 1, 2021, the Eckert & Ziegler Group sold all its shares in GSG International GmbH, Freienbach, Switzerland and IPS International Processing Services, Halsbrücke, Germany. The two companies jointly processed an order from Switzerland for the reprocessing of components for the purpose of volume-reducing disposal of residual materials containing natural radionuclides. Neither company contributed significantly to Group sales or earnings in the previous year.
On March 24, 2021, Eckert & Ziegler BEBIG GmbH sold its tumor irradiation equipment (HDR) business to the Chinese company TCL Healthcare Equipment (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (TCL). In a first step, it sold 51% of the shares in BEBIG Medical GmbH, into which it had previously spun off the HDR business, to TCL. For the remaining 49% of the shares in BEBIG Medical GmbH, TCL received a call option until the beginning of 2024 and Eckert & Ziegler received a put option to TCL thereafter. The purchase price upon exercise of the call option is fixed in accordance with the purchase price provision of the agreement; the purchase price upon exercise of the put option may be higher depending on the development of EBITDA of BEBIG Medical GmbH. The HDR business that was spun off generated sales of around € 11 million in the previous year.
On April 16, 2021, Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG acquired a majority shareholding in the Würzburg-based drug developer, Pentixapharm GmbH. As part of this transaction, Eckert & Ziegler AG acquired various share packages from the founders of Pentixapharm GmbH in return for a cash payment and the transfer of shares in Eckert & Ziegler AG. Following completion of the transaction, Eckert Ziegler AG currently holds around 83% of the shares in Pentixapharm GmbH. The management of Pentixapharm GmbH, which holds the remaining 17% of the shares, was also granted put options on the remaining shares as part of the sale of shares.
Due to the complex valuation issues and the proximity of the acquisition to the balance sheet date, the purchase price allocation for the acquisition of Pentixapharm GmbH has initially been made only provisionally and on a conservative basis in these interim consolidated financial statements in accordance with the provisions of IFRS 3. The provisional purchase price allocation will be replaced by a final purchase price allocation within 12 months of the acquisition date at the latest.
The financial statements of companies outside the European Economic and Monetary Union are translated based on the functional currency concept. The following exchange rates were used for currency translation:
| Country | Currency | Exchange rate on 06/30/2021 |
Exchange rate on 12/31/2020 |
Average exchange rate 01/01–06/30/2021 |
Average exchange rate 01/01–06/30/2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | USD | 1.1725 | 1.2271 | 1.2048 | 1.1027 |
| CZ | CZK | 26.1430 | 26.2420 | 26.0702 | 25.6313 |
| GB | GBP | 0.8521 | 0.8990 | 0.8739 | 0.8623 |
| BR | BRL | 6.7409 | 6.3735 | 6.5990 | 4.9167 |
| CH | CHF | 1.1070 | 1.0802 | 1.0913 | 1.0668 |
As of June 30, 2021, Eckert & Ziegler AG held 424.656 of its own shares, representing 2.0% of the company's share capital. In the first half of 2021, 128,000 treasury shares were used for the acquisition of shares in Pentixapharm GmbH. 29,300 treasury shares were used for employee compensation.
| Isotope Products | Medical | Holding | Elimination | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| € thousand | Q2/2021 | Q2/2020 | Q2/2021 | Q2/2020 | Q2/2021 | Q2/2020 | Q2/2021 | Q2/2020 | Q2/2021 | Q2/2020 |
| Sales to external customers |
47,899 | 45,328 | 41,507 | 38,289 | 90 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 89,497 | 83,621 |
| Sales to other segments |
2,405 | 1,772 | 30 | 86 | 3,657 | 3,646 | – 6,092 | – 5,504 | 0 | 0 |
| Total segment sales |
50,305 | 47,100 | 41,537 | 38,375 | 3,747 | 3,650 | – 6,092 | – 5,504 | 89,497 | 83,621 |
| Result from investments valued at equity |
– 64 | 0 | 0 | 223 | –209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – 273 | 223 |
| Segment profit before interest and profit taxes (EBIT) |
8,525 | 5,542 | 23,506 | 13,535 | – 2,528 | – 386 | 0 | – | 29,504 | 18,690 |
| Interest expenses and revenues |
– 240 | – 270 | – 106 | – 105 | – 110 | – 49 | 0 | – 455 | – 424 | |
| Income tax expense |
– 2,185 | – 1,655 | – 4,904 | – 3,713 | 331 | – 47 | 0 | – | – 6,758 | – 5,414 |
| Profit before minority interests |
6,100 | 3,617 | 18,497 | 9,717 | – 2,306 | – 482 | 0 | 22,291 | 12,853 |
| Isotope Products | Medical | Holding | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| € thousand | Q2/2021 | Q2/2020 | Q2/2021 | Q2/2020 | Q2/2021 | Q2/2020 | Q2/2021 | Q2/2020 |
| Segmental assets | 163,310 | 170,721 | 120,023 | 96,137 | 139,540 | 111,466 | 422,873 | 378,324 |
| Elimination of inter-segmental shares, equity investments and receivables |
– 101,502 | – 110,107 | ||||||
| Consolidated total assets | 321,371 | 268,217 | ||||||
| Segmental liabilities | – 91,581 | – 91,279 | – 57,348 | – 42,280 | – 15,391 | – 2,967 | – 164,320 | – 136,525 |
| Elimination of intersegmental liabilities | 20,156 | 10,790 | ||||||
| Consolidated liabilities | – 144,164 – 125,735 | |||||||
| Investments in associated companies | 3,186 | 3,982 | 11,536 | 858 | 0 | 0 | 14,723 | 4,840 |
| Investments (without acquisitions) | 1,466 | 1,198 | 1,075 | 1,516 | 439 | 480 | 2,981 | 3,194 |
| Depreciation and amortization incl. RoU according to IFRS 16 |
– 2,766 | – 2,688 | – 1,646 | – 2,440 | – 625 | – 332 | – 5,037 | – 5,460 |
| Impairments | – 41 | 0 | – 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – 44 | 0 |
With regard to material transactions with related parties, we refer to the disclosures in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Financial assets measured at fair value as of June 30, 2021, mainly include the following:
Financial liabilities measured at fair value as of June 30, 2021, mainly include the following:
The fair value of cash and cash equivalents, current receivables, trade payables and other current trade payables and other receivables approximates their carrying amount. This is mainly due to the short maturity of such instruments.
The Group determines the fair value of liabilities to banks and other financial liabilities that have a fixed interest rate (different from the market interest rate) by discounting the expected future cash flows at the current market interest rate applicable to similar financial liabilities with comparable remaining maturities. As the term of the loan liabilities is predominantly short-term, discounting has only a marginal effect.
Effective July 31, 2021, Eckert & Ziegler Brasil Isotope Solutions Ltda acquired Ambientis Radioproteção, based in São Paulo, Brazil. The company, with annual sales in the low single-digit million range and 24 employees, has extensive experience and licenses in the field of measurement technology and logistics for radioactive substances and is the only ISO 17025-certified measurement laboratory in Brazil and South America. The synergies created by the acquisition will increase market opportunities for both the industrial segment and the radiopharma and nuclear medicine segments in the region.
On August 9, 2021, Eckert & Ziegler Radiopharma GmbH received a manufacturing license from the authorities in Lower Saxony for several thorium and lutetium compounds in accordance with the German Medicines Act. The licenses enable Eckert & Ziegler to supply its customers in the pharmaceutical industry with therapeutic radioisotopes for clinical trials and beyond. The radioisotopes are the central active ingredients in a series of novel cancer drugs that are currently being tested in advanced phases by numerous drug manufacturers.
To the best of our knowledge, and in accordance with the applicable reporting principles for interim reporting, we hereby certify that the consolidated interim financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial position, performance and cash flows of the Group, and the group interim management report includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Group, together with a description of the principal opportunities and risks associated with the expected development of the Group for the remaining months of the current financial year.
Berlin, August 12, 2021
Dr Andreas Eckert Dr Harald Hasselmann Dr Lutz Helmke
Chairman of the Executive Board Member of the Executive Board Member of the Executive Board
We have reviewed the half-year consolidated financial statements – comprising the consolidated balance sheet, the consolidated income statement, the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the consolidated statement of changes in equity and the consolidated statement of cash flows as well as the condensed notes – together with the interim group management report of Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG, Berlin, for the period from 1 January 2021 to 30 June 2021 that are part of the half-year financial report according to section 115 WpHG ["Wertpapierhandelsgesetz"/"German Securities Trading Act"]. The preparation of the half-year consolidated financial statements in accordance with the IFRS for the Interim Financial Reporting as adopted by the EU, and of the interim group management report in accordance with the requirements of the WpHG applicable to interim group management reports, is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to issue a report on the half-year consolidated financial statements and on the interim group management report based on our review. We performed our review of the half-year consolidated financial statements and the interim group management report in accordance with the German generally accepted standards for the review of financial statements promulgated by the Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer (IDW). Those standards require that we plan and perform the review so that we can preclude, through critical evaluation, with a certain level of assurance, that the half-year consolidated financial statements have not been prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the IFRS for the Interim Financial Reporting as adopted by the EU and that the interim group management report has not been prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the provisions of the WpHG applicable to interim group management reports. A review is limited primarily to inquiries of company employees and analytical assessments and therefore does not provide the assurance attainable in a financial statement audit. Since, in accordance with our engagement, we have not performed a financial statement audit, we cannot issue an auditor's report.
Based on our review, no matters have come to our attention that cause us to presume that the half-year consolidated financial statements have not been prepared, in material respects, in accordance with the IFRS for the Interim Financial Reporting as adopted by the EU, or that the interim group management report has not been prepared, in material respects, in accordance with the requirements of the WpHG applicable to interim group management reports.
Berlin, 12. August 2021
BDO AG | Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft gez. Pfeiffer (Wirtschaftsprüfer) gez. Nekhin (Wirtschaftsprüfer) (German Public Auditor) (German Public Auditor)
| August 12, 2021 | Half-Year Financial Report 2021 |
|---|---|
| September 2–3, 2021 | Hauck & Aufhäuser Stockpicker Summit |
| November 9, 2021 | Quarterly Report iii/2021 |
| November 22–23, 2021 | German Equity Forum (virtual) |
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