Quarterly Report • May 6, 2014
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Interim report Q1 2014
| in million Euro or percent unless otherwise indicated |
01/01 – 03/31/2014 |
01/01 – 03/31/20131 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 49.4 | 43.1 | 14.4% |
| Semiconductor | 45.6 | 39.1 | 16.5% |
| Micromechanics | 3.8 | 4.0 | –5.5% |
| Gross profit | 20.5 | 16.8 | 22.0% |
| in percent of sales | 41.6% | 39.0% | |
| R&D expenses | 8.7 | 8.8 | –1.4% |
| in percent of sales | 17.5% | 20.4% | |
| Operating income before other operating expenses (–)/income | 2.8 | – 0.7 | n/a |
| in percent of sales | 5.7% | –1.5% | |
| Exchange rate losses (–)/gains | – 0.2 | 0.1 | n/a |
| Other operating expenses/income | 0.6 | 0.8 | –21.2% |
| EBIT | 3.2 | 0.2 | >100.0% |
| in percent of sales | 6.5% | 0.6% | |
| Net income for the period after non-controlling interests | 4.0 | 0.4 | >100.0% |
| in percent of sales | 8.2% | 0.9% | |
| Basic earnings per share in Euro | 0.21 | 0.02 | >100.0% |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 11.6 | 5.9 | 95.1% |
| Capital expenditures for intangible assets and property, plant and equipment | 8.0 | 3.0 | >100.0% |
| in percent of sales | 16.2% | 6.9% | |
| Free cash flow2 | 3.4 | –13.3 | n/a |
| Adjusted free cash flow3 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 20.3% |
| in million Euro or percent | |||
| unless otherwise indicated | 03/31/2014 | 12/31/2013 | Change |
| Equity | 196.8 | 192.7 | 2.1% |
| in percent of total assets | 70.6% | 71.1% | |
| Employees (reporting date) | 1,063 | 1,060 | 0.3% |
1 Adjustment of prior-year amounts; please also refer to note 1 in the condensed notes to consolidated financial statements
2 Cash flow from operating activities less cash flow from investing activities
3 Cash flow from operating activities less capital expenditures for intangible assets and property, plant and equipment, less payments for investments, plus disposal of investments
Due to calculation processes, tables and references may produce rounding differences from the mathematically exact values (monetary units, percentage statements, etc.).
Elmos starts the year 2014 with the highest first-quarter sales in company history. Elmos has been performing in line with the positive trend for new car registrations in Europe, the U.S.A., and China. Compared to the previous year, sales went up 14.4% to reach 49.4 million Euro (Q1 2013: 43.1 million Euro).
The disproportionate growth of the Asian market (+2.0 million Euro or 20.4%), again, and the growing European market (+2.4 million Euro or 8.6%) both contributed to this result.
The semiconductor segment gained 16.5% on the prior-year period, reaching 45.6 million Euro. Sales of the micromechanics segment were on a slight decline in the first quarter of 2014, coming to 3.8 million Euro (Q1 2013: 4.0 million Euro), due in part to the weaker U.S. dollar compared to the prior-year quarter. Supported by ramp-ups launched already, a higher sales level is expected for the micromechanics segment in the course of the year.
In comparison with the fourth quarter of 2013 (Q4 2013: 52.7 million Euro), sales were down by 6.3%. However, it must be taken into consideration that the fourth quarter of 2013 was positively affected by catch-up effects. Furthermore, price reductions, typically to be granted at the beginning of the year, materialized in the first quarter.
The receipt of orders currently justifies the expectations for yet another sales increase in 2014. The relation of orders received to sales, the so-called book-to-bill, was above one at the end of the first quarter of 2014.
| Sales generated with third-party customers |
01/01 – 03/31/2014 thousand Euro |
in percent of sales |
01/01 – 03/31/2013 thousand Euro |
in percent of sales |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 17,035 | 34.5% | 14,901 | 34.5% | 14.3% |
| Other EU countries | 13,253 | 26.9% | 12,980 | 30.1% | 2.1% |
| U.S.A. | 4,167 | 8.4% | 2,683 | 6.2% | 55.3% |
| Asia/Pacific | 11,781 | 23.9% | 9,788 | 22.7% | 20.4% |
| Others | 3,132 | 6.3% | 2,790 | 6.5% | 12.3% |
| Consolidated sales | 49,368 | 100.0% | 43,142 | 100.0% | 14.4% |
Compared to the prior-year quarter, the 9.6% increase in cost of sales was disproportionately low in relation to sales in the first quarter of 2014, coming to 28.8 million Euro (Q1 2013: 26.3 million Euro); thus the gross margin climbed from 39.0% to 41.6%. The gross profit reached 20.5 million Euro in the first quarter of 2014 (Q1 2013: 16.8 million Euro). As in the previous years, price reductions typically to be granted at the beginning of the year had a negative effect on gross profit and gross margin in the first quarter of 2014 as well.
Research and development expenses of 8.7 million Euro in the reporting period remained stable in comparison with the first quarter of 2013 (Q1 2013: 8.8 million Euro). Due to higher sales, the R&D ratio dropped drastically from 20.4% to 17.5%. Distribution expenses rose from 4.6 million Euro in the first quarter of 2013 to 4.8 million Euro in the quarter under review. However, expenses went down from 10.7% to 9.6% in relation to sales. Administrative expenses were also reduced in relation to sales, from 9.5% to 8.7%.
Owing to the relative reduction of the cost of sales and to the relatively lower operating expenses compared to the prior-year quarter as well, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) went up considerably to 3.2 million Euro or 6.5% of sales (Q1 2013: 0.2 million Euro or 0.6% of sales). Due to the recognition of deferred tax income in connection with tax-deductible losses in the quarter under review, the consolidated net income attributable to owners of the parent amounts to 4.0 million Euro (Q1 2013: 0.4 million Euro). This equals basic earnings per share (EPS) of 0.21 Euro (Q1 2013: 0.02 Euro).
The cash flow from operating activities climbed from 5.9 million Euro in the prior-year period to 11.6 million Euro in the first quarter of 2014. Apart from the higher consolidated net income (+3.5 million Euro), another essential reason for the increase in operating cash flow is the reduction of trade receivables, leading to a cash inflow in the quarter under review (+1.6 million Euro) in contrast to the first quarter of 2013 when cash outflow was reported (–2.2 million Euro in Q1 2013).
Capital expenditures for intangible assets and property, plant and equipment amounted to 8.0 million Euro or 16.2% of sales in the first quarter of 2014 (Q1 2013: 3.0 million Euro or 6.9% of sales). The conversion from 6- to 8-inch production as well as the expansion of testing capacity accounted for a large portion of the relatively high capital expenditures. Despite their relatively large amount, the high operating cash flow allowed for an adjusted free cash flow (cash flow from operating activities less capital expenditures for intangible assets and property, plant and equipment, less payments for investments, plus disposal of investments) of 3.6 million Euro, turning out even slightly above the prior-year quarter's value (Q1 2013: 3.0 million Euro).
As of March 31, 2014, cash and cash equivalents plus fungible securities came to 82.1 million Euro, having thus increased from December 31, 2013 by the amount of 5.0 million Euro (December 31, 2013: 77.1 million Euro).
At 44.0 million Euro, net cash is also up compared to December 31, 2013 (39.3 million Euro). The equity ratio remained stable at 70.6% as of March 31, 2014 (December 31, 2013: 71.1%).
The major global car markets show positive developments for the most part. In the first three months of 2014, the Western European passenger car market as a whole grew by slightly more than 7% to 3.1 million units. All relevant European markets contributed to this growth. The increase in new car registrations registered for the first quarter of 2014 came to 2.9% in France, 5.6% in Germany, 5.8% in Italy, 11.8% in Spain, and 13.7% in Great Britain.
At 3.7 million units in the first three months, the market volume of light vehicles (passenger cars and light trucks) in the U.S.A. was more than 1% above the prior-year period. The harsh winter had resulted in declining sales figures back in January and February. However, sales gained 6% in March.
The Chinese market for passenger cars continued to show impressive speed in the 1st quarter of 2014: 14% more new cars were sold than in the prior-year period. This equals close to 4.5 million new vehicles.
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New passenger car registrations in Japan gained almost 21% in the first quarter, coming to 1.6 million units. Yet it must be taken into consideration that a new sales tax rate has been introduced in Japan effective April 2014. Therefore many new car purchases were made early to meet that deadline.
Dr. Anton Mindl, CEO, and Nicolaus Graf von Luckner, CFO, explained the annual results 2013 within the framework of the annual press conference and the analysts' conference held on March 20, 2014. The Management Board also presented the economic conditions and the outlook for 2014. The analysts' conference is available as a webcast recording at www.elmos.com.
Furthermore, Elmos has introduced its products at the world's leading trade shows. In the first quarter of 2014, Elmos presented its products at the trade fairs "embedded world 2014" in Nuremberg, "electronica China" in Shanghai, and "Light+Building" in Frankfurt/Main and received very positive customer feedback throughout.
Elmos subsidiary SMI (Silicon Microstructures, Inc.) has developed a new MEMS low-pressure sensor and brought it to series production. The sensor was designed especially for respirators and spirometers (lung capacity measurement device). The sensor has the world's highest measurement precision in this industry. Elmos also stepped up the distribution of an LED controller family for application in rough environments. The semiconductor family is suited for broad application fields in the automotive industry and for applications in industrial and home lighting.
After the end of the quarter under review, Elmos has increased its investment in the Dresden-based company DMOS from previously 20% to 74.8% effective April 1, 2014 so that this entity has been fully consolidated as of that date. This transaction underlines the very good development work DMOS has done over the years and commits its know-how to the Elmos Group.
The Elmos Group's workforce came to 1,063 employees as of March 31, 2014. Compared with December 31, 2013 (1,060 employees), the staff has thus changed only insignificantly.
Despite the political and economic crises, the stock markets continued their positive performances in the first quarter of 2014 on the whole. While the DAX moved sideways over the first quarter of 2014, all technology-relevant, industry-specific indices recorded growth. Cases in point, TecDAX, DAX Sector Technology, and Technology All Share gained 7.3%, 11.4%, and 6.7% respectively.
The Elmos share gave a very good performance in the first quarter of 2014 by gaining 27.0%, thereby ahead of relevant competitors. It closed on March 31, 2014 at 13.59 Euro. Market capitalization at that time amounted to 267.4 million Euro (based on 19.7 million shares outstanding). The stock recorded its high on March 28, 2014 at 13.80 Euro and its low on January 2, 2014 at 10.65 Euro (Xetra closing prices). The average daily trading volume of the first three months of 2014 was 40.9 thousand shares (Xetra and Frankfurt floor) and thus exceeded the 2013 average significantly (21.6 thousand shares).
By servicing stock options with treasury shares, the portfolio of treasury shares has been reduced. As of March 31, 2014, Elmos Semiconductor AG held 313,947 treasury shares (December 31, 2013: 327,697).
Dr. Burkhard Dreher, deputy chairman Graduate economist | Dortmund
Dr. Klaus Egger Graduate engineer | Steyr-Gleink, Austria
Thomas Lehner Graduate engineer | Dortmund
Sven-Olaf Schellenberg Graduate physicist | Dortmund
Dr. Klaus Weyer Graduate physicist | Penzberg
Dr. Anton Mindl, chairman Graduate physicist | Lüdenscheid
Nicolaus Graf von Luckner Graduate economist | Oberursel
Reinhard Senf Graduate engineer | Iserlohn
Dr. Peter Geiselhart Graduate physicist, Ettlingen
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Risk management and individual corporate risks and opportunities are described in our Annual Report 2013. No material changes of the Company's risks and opportunities as detailed therein have occurred in the first three months of 2014. No risks are visible at present that could either separately or collectively jeopardize the Company's continued existence.
The German economy has been experiencing an upswing in spring 2014, according to the ifo Institute for Economic Research. The gross domestic product will probably grow by 1.9% this year. Domestic demand is identified as the main growth driver. Over the first months of the year 2014, the global production output has increased strongly. Stimulation originates especially from the industrialized nations where the economy gained momentum in the course of the past year. The U.S.A. and Great Britain are also booming and the economy in the euro area is recovering slowly from the recession, the ifo Institute continues.
One risk for the global economy is currently the further development of the emerging markets; growth has been slowing down there. In the first quarter of 2014, China's economic growth for instance has reached the lowest level in one and a half years. With a sales increase of 7.4% over the prioryear period, the growth of the second largest national economy was slightly below the self-imposed target of 7.5% for this year, according to China's Bureau of Statistics.
The greatest risk to the economy, particularly in Europe, is the Ukraine crisis. Marcel Fratzscher, President of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), thinks that economic setbacks in Europe are a possibility if economic sanctions are imposed on Russia. "Yet possible disturbances in the financial markets represent a greater risk factor – especially due to turbulences and losses regarding the still troubled banks in Europe," says Fratzscher. Such a scenario would jeopardize the fragile economic recovery in the eurozone.
For the auto industry, Matthias Wissmann, President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), expects an increase of the global market for passenger cars by 3% to 74.7 million vehicles in 2014. Wissmann refers to expert forecasts according to which even 90 million cars will be newly registered annually by 2020.
Based on the currently available information and the performance of the first quarter of 2014, the Management Board provides the following outlook for the full year 2014.
As described above, the market recovery in Europe increasingly reflects in the receipt of orders and in sales. All indicators show that Elmos will grow faster than the global automotive market. Due to the positive start of the year 2014 and based on internal and external market appraisals, Elmos anticipates a sales increase in the upper single-digit percentage range, as explained in the Annual Report 2013. Elmos predicts a value in the upper single-digit percentage range for the EBIT margin.
Capital expenditures for intangible assets and property, plant and equipment are budgeted to amount to no more than 15% of sales in 2014. We assume that Elmos will generate a positive adjusted free cash flow in 2014 once again.
The outlook is based on the premise that a stable macroeconomic performance is expected. Then Elmos will benefit from the positive development in the automotive and industrial semiconductor markets in 2014. The electrification of these markets will continue. At the same time it is true that such expectations can be affected by market turbulence. Particularly the developments in Ukraine cannot be foreseen with respect to their effects on the global economy and our core market.
| Assets | 03/31/2014 thousand Euro |
12/31/2013 thousand Euro |
|---|---|---|
| Non-current assets | ||
| Intangible assets1 | 25,922 | 26,664 |
| Property, plant and equipment1 | 74,501 | 72,388 |
| Investments in associates | 0 | 0 |
| Securities1, 2 | 50,002 | 48,987 |
| Investments1, 2 | 470 | 470 |
| Other financial assets1 | 2,599 | 2,493 |
| Deferred tax assets | 4,201 | 2,671 |
| Total non-current assets | 157,694 | 153,674 |
| Current assets | ||
| Inventories1 | 41,219 | 40,480 |
| Trade receivables2 | 36,809 | 38,450 |
| Securities2 | 702 | 203 |
| Other financial assets | 3,415 | 2,905 |
| Other receivables | 7,111 | 7,007 |
| Income tax assets | 540 | 61 |
| Cash and cash equivalents2 | 31,392 | 27,949 |
| 121,188 | 117,055 | |
| Non-current assets held for sale | 5 | 121 |
| Total current assets | 121,193 | 117,176 |
| Total assets | 278,887 | 270,850 |
Cf. note 3 2 Cf. note 4
| Equity and liabilities | 03/31/2014 thousand Euro |
12/31/2013 thousand Euro |
|---|---|---|
| Equity | ||
| Equity attributable to owners of the parent | ||
| Share capital1 | 19,675 | 19,675 |
| Treasury stock1 | –314 | –328 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 88,305 | 88,161 |
| Surplus reserve | 102 | 102 |
| Other equity components | –3,666 | –3,920 |
| Retained earnings | 90,902 | 86,868 |
| 195,004 | 190,559 | |
| Non-controlling interests | 1,817 | 2,127 |
| Total equity | 196,821 | 192,686 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Non-current liabilities | ||
| Provisions | 468 | 492 |
| Financial liabilities2 | 37,491 | 37,491 |
| Other liabilities | 4,576 | 4,650 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 3,586 | 3,049 |
| Total non-current liabilities | 46,121 | 45,682 |
| Current liabilities | ||
| Provisions | 9,177 | 7,505 |
| Income tax liabilities | 1,159 | 1,613 |
| Financial liabilities2 | 581 | 303 |
| Trade payables2 | 21,754 | 19,492 |
| Other liabilities | 3,274 | 3,569 |
| Total current liabilities | 35,945 | 32,482 |
| Total liabilities | 82,066 | 78,164 |
| Total equity and liabilities | 278,887 | 270,850 |
Cf. note 3
Cf. note 4
| 01/01 – | 01/01 – | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For the period January 1 to March 31 | 03/31/2014 thousand Euro |
in percent of sales |
03/31/2013 thousand Euro1 |
in percent of sales |
Change |
| Sales | 49,368 | 100.0 | 43,142 | 100.0 | 14.4% |
| Cost of sales | –28,820 | –58.4 | –26,303 | –61.0 | 9.6% |
| Gross profit | 20,548 | 41.6 | 16,839 | 39.0 | 22.0% |
| Research and development expenses | –8,662 | –17.5 | – 8,783 | –20.4 | –1.4% |
| Distribution expenses | –4,762 | –9.6 | – 4,610 | –10.7 | 3.3% |
| Administrative expenses | –4,308 | –8.7 | – 4,104 | –9.5 | 5.0% |
| Operating income before other operating expenses (–) /income |
2,816 | 5.7 | – 659 | – 1.5 | n/a |
| Finance income | 642 | 1.3 | 462 | 1.1 | 38.8% |
| Finance costs | –451 | –0.9 | –565 | –1.3 | –20.2% |
| Exchange rate losses (–)/gains | –200 | –0.4 | 125 | 0.3 | n/a |
| Other operating income | 872 | 1.8 | 1,030 | 2.4 | –15.3% |
| Other operating expenses | –263 | –0.5 | –256 | –0.6 | 2.6% |
| Earnings before taxes | 3,417 | 6.9 | 137 | 0.3 | >100.0% |
| Income tax | |||||
| Current income tax | –544 | –1.1 | – 505 | –1.2 | 7.8% |
| Deferred tax2 | 1,129 | 2.3 | 861 | 2.0 | 31.1% |
| 585 | 1.2 | 356 | 0.8 | 64.2% | |
| Consolidated net income | 4,001 | 8.1 | 493 | 1.1 | >100.0% |
| Consolidated net income attributable to | |||||
| Owners of the parent | 4,034 | 8.2 | 407 | 0.9 | >100.0% |
| Non-controlling interests | –32 | – 0.1 | 86 | 0.2 | n/a |
| Earnings per share | Euro | Euro | |||
| Basic earnings per share | 0.21 | 0.02 | |||
| Fully diluted earnings per share | 0.20 | 0.02 |
| For the period January 1 to March 31 | 01/01 – 03/31/2014 thousand Euro |
01/01 – 03/31/2013 thousand Euro1 |
|---|---|---|
| Consolidated net income | 4,001 | 493 |
| Other comprehensive income | ||
| Items potentially to be reclassified to the income statement including respective tax effects | ||
| Foreign currency adjustments without deferred tax effect | –32 | –5 |
| Foreign currency adjustments with deferred tax effect | –4 | 394 |
| Deferred tax (on foreign currency adjustments with deferred tax effect) | 1 | –99 |
| Value differences in hedges | –29 | 74 |
| Deferred tax (on value differences in hedges) | 9 | –13 |
| Changes in market value of available-for-sale financial assets | 434 | 38 |
| Deferred tax (on changes in market value of available-for-sale financial assets) | –142 | –47 |
| Items not to be reclassified to the income statement including respective tax effects | ||
| Actuarial gains from pension plans | 9 | 21 |
| Deferred tax on actuarial gains from pension plans | –3 | –6 |
| Other comprehensive income after taxes | 243 | 357 |
| Total comprehensive income after taxes | 4,244 | 850 |
| Total comprehensive income attributable to | ||
| Owners of the parent | 4,287 | 782 |
| Non-controlling interests | –43 | 68 |
Adjustment of prior-year amounts; please also refer to note 1 in the condensed notes to consolidated financial statements
1 Adjustment of prior-year amounts; please also refer to note 1 in the condensed notes to consolidated financial statements Cf. note 3
| For the period January 1 to March 31 | 01/01 – 03/31/2014 thousand Euro |
01/01 – 03/31/2013 thousand Euro1 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flow from operating activities | |||
| Consolidated net income | 4,001 | 493 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 5,835 | 5,697 | |
| Financial result | –191 | 103 | |
| Other non-cash income (–)/expense | –1,182 | –909 | |
| Current income tax | 544 | 505 | |
| Expenses for stock option and stock award plans | 107 | 109 | |
| Changes in pension provisions | –15 | –45 | |
| Changes in net working capital: | |||
| Trade receivables | 1,641 | –2,250 | |
| Inventories | –739 | –1,692 | |
| Other assets | –603 | –220 | |
| Trade payables | 2,262 | 2,477 | |
| Other provisions and other liabilities | 1,328 | 2,226 | |
| Income tax refunds/payments | –1,476 | –454 | |
| Interest paid | –451 | –565 | |
| Interest received | 525 | 462 | |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 11,586 | 5,937 |
Adjustment of prior-year amounts; please also refer to note 1 in the condensed notes to consolidated financial statements
| For the period January 1 to March 31 | 01/01 – 03/31/2014 thousand Euro |
01/01 – 03/31/2013 thousand Euro1 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash flow from investing activities | ||
| Capital expenditures for intangible assets | –485 | –376 |
| Capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment | –7,535 | –2,597 |
| Capital expenditures for (–) /Disposal of non-current assets held for sale | 2 | –125 |
| Disposal of non-current assets | 927 | 474 |
| Payments for securities | –1,080 | –17,581 |
| Disposal of securities | 0 | 1,013 |
| Payments for non-current financial assets (–) | 0 | –8 |
| Cash flow from investing activities | –8,171 | –19,200 |
| Cash flow from financing activities | ||
| Repayment of current liabilities to banks | 0 | –104 |
| Borrowing of current liabilities to banks | 277 | 0 |
| Purchase of treasury shares | 0 | –1,525 |
| Issue of treasury shares | 51 | 183 |
| Distribution to non-controlling shareholders | –267 | –84 |
| Increase of majority interest | 0 | –570 |
| Other changes | 0 | –4 |
| Cash flow from financing activities | 61 | –2,104 |
| Increase/decrease (−) in cash and cash equivalents | 3,476 | –15,367 |
| Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | –33 | 124 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of reporting period | 27,949 | 55,576 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of reporting period | 31,392 | 40,333 |
1 Adjustment of prior-year amounts; please also refer to note 1 in the condensed notes to consolidated financial statements
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| January 1, 2013 before adjustments | 19,616 | 19,616 | –240 | 88,599 | 102 | 71 | –1,306 | –1,634 | 0 | 82,255 | 187,463 | 2,587 | 190,050 |
| Effects of first-time application of IAS 19R | –533 | 72 | –461 | –461 | |||||||||
| January 1, 2013 after adjustments | 19,616 | 19,616 | –240 | 88,599 | 102 | 71 | –1,306 | –1,634 | –533 | 82,327 | 187,002 | 2,587 | 189,589 |
| Consolidated net income | 407 | 407 | 86 | 493 | |||||||||
| Other comprehensive income for the period | –9 | 61 | 308 | 15 | 375 | –18 | 357 | ||||||
| Total comprehensive income | –9 | 61 | 308 | 15 | 407 | 782 | 68 | 850 | |||||
| Transaction costs | –4 | –4 | –4 | ||||||||||
| Purchase of treasury shares | –189 | –1,336 | –1,525 | –1,525 | |||||||||
| Issue of treasury shares | 50 | 133 | 183 | 183 | |||||||||
| Distribution to non-controlling shareholders | –84 | –84 | |||||||||||
| Expense for stock options and stock awards | 109 | 109 | 109 | ||||||||||
| Increase of majority interest | –85 | –85 | –485 | –570 | |||||||||
| March 31, 2013 | 19,616 | 19,616 | –379 | 87,501 | 102 | 62 | –1,245 | –1,326 | –518 | 82,649 | 186,462 | 2,086 | 188,548 |
| January 1, 2014 | 19,675 | 19,675 | –328 | 88,161 | 102 | 78 | –1,119 | –2,191 | –688 | 86,868 | 190,559 | 2,127 | 192,686 |
| Consolidated net income | 4,034 | 4,034 | –32 | 4,001 | |||||||||
| Other comprehensive income for the period | 292 | –20 | –24 | 6 | 254 | –11 | 243 | ||||||
| Total comprehensive income | 292 | –20 | –24 | 6 | 4,034 | 4,287 | –43 | 4,244 | |||||
| Issue of treasury shares | 14 | 37 | 51 | 51 | |||||||||
| Distribution to non-controlling shareholders | –267 | –267 | |||||||||||
| Expense for stock options and stock awards | 107 | 107 | 107 | ||||||||||
| March 31, 2014 | 19,675 | 19,675 | –314 | 88,305 | 102 | 370 | –1,139 | –2,215 | –682 | 90,902 | 195,004 | 1,817 | 196,821 |
The condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the 1st quarter of 2014 were released for publication in May 2014 pursuant to Management Board resolution.
Elmos Semiconductor Aktiengesellschaft ("the Company" or "Elmos") has its registered office in Dortmund (Germany) and is entered in the register of companies maintained at Dortmund District Court (Amtsgericht), section B, no. 13698. The Articles of Incorporation are in effect in the version of March 26, 1999, last amended by resolution of the Annual General Meeting of May 24, 2013 and edited pursuant to Supervisory Board resolution of January 13, 2014.
The Company's business is the development, manufacture and distribution of microelectronic components and system parts (application specific integrated circuits, or in short: ASICs) as well as technological devices with similar functions. The Company may conduct all transactions suitable for serving the object of business directly or indirectly. The Company may establish branches, acquire or lease businesses of the same or a similar kind or invest in them, and conduct all business transactions that are beneficial to the Articles of Association. The Company is authorized to conduct business in Germany as well as abroad.
In addition to its domestic branches, the Company has sales companies in Asia and the United States and cooperates with other German and international companies in the development and production of ASIC chips.
The condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the period January 1 through March 31, 2014 have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34: Interim Financial Reporting. These financial statements do therefore not contain all the information and disclosures required for consolidated financial statements and should therefore be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.
For the preparation of the condensed interim consolidated financial statements, the same accounting policies and valuation methods have been adopted as were applied for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, with the exception of the following new or amended IFRS standards and interpretations listed below.
First-time application of these standards did not result in material effects on the Group's financial, profit and economic situation.
In June 2011 the IASB released amendments to IAS 19: Employee Benefits that were adopted by the EU in June 2012. The amendments to IAS 19 generally had to be applied with retrospective effect for financial statements prepared for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013.
Elmos fully implemented the effects of the amended standard in the 6-month financial statements as of June 30, 2013 for the first time. In these 3-month financial statements, the reported prioryear amounts as of March 31, 2013 are still adjusted for the effects of the amendments to IAS 19 with respect to the first quarter. This resulted in the following effects:
| thousand Euro | 01/01 – 03/31/2013 before adjustments |
Effects of first-time application of IAS 19R |
01/01 – 03/31/2013 after adjustments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated income statement | |||
| Administrative expenses | –4,083 | –21 | –4,104 |
| Operating income before other operating expenses (–)/income |
–638 | –21 | –659 |
| Earnings before taxes | 158 | –21 | 137 |
| Deferred tax | 855 | 6 | 861 |
| Consolidated net income | 508 | –15 | 493 |
| thousand Euro | 01/01 – 03/31/2013 before adjustments |
Effects of first-time application of IAS 19R |
01/01 – 03/31/2013 after adjustments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated statement of comprehensive income | |||
| Actuarial gains from pension plans | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| Deferred tax on actuarial gains from pension plans | 0 | –6 | –6 |
| Other comprehensive income after taxes | 342 | 15 | 357 |
Pursuant to IAS 16.8, items such as spare parts are recognized according to the standard applicable to property, plant and equipment if those parts meet the definition of an item of property, plant and equipment. Otherwise such items are treated as inventory. Within the framework of the Annual Improvements 2009-2011 Cycle, the IASB provided a clarification to the effect that spare parts and servicing equipment must generally be capitalized as property, plant and equipment regardless of whether or not they can only be used in connection with an item of property, plant and equipment if only they meet the respective definition (see IAS 16.6). In previous years Elmos reported all spare parts as part of the inventory. In order to comply with the IASB's clarification and the amended IAS 16, spare parts were reclassified to non-current assets. This reclassification was carried out effective December 31, 2013 for the first time. In the 3-month financial statements as of March 31, 2013 the clarification described above had not yet to be implemented mandatorily so that the prior-year amounts have been adjusted for this change in these 3-month financial statements.
| thousand Euro | 01/01 – 03/31/2013 before corrections |
Corrections pursuant to IAS 8 |
01/01 – 03/31/2013 after corrections |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated statement of cash flows | |||
| Depreciation and amortization | 4,652 | 1,045 | 5,697 |
| Changes in inventories | –1,434 | –258 | –1,692 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 5,150 | 787 | 5,937 |
| Capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment | –1,810 | –787 | –2,597 |
| Cash flow from investing activities | –18,413 | –787 | –19,200 |
The Company recognizes provisions for pension and partial retirement obligations pursuant to IAS 19. An actuarial interest rate of 3.1% has been applied for 2014 for the pension retirement obligations and an actuarial interest rate of 1.41% for the partial retirement obligations, unchanged from December 31, 2013.
There were no exceptional business transactions in the first quarter of 2014.
There were neither additions to nor disposals from the basis of consolidation in the first quarter of 2014.
The German economy is experiencing an upswing in spring 2014, according to the ifo Institute for Economic Research. The gross domestic product will probably grow by 1.9% this year. Domestic demand is identified as the main growth driver. Over the first months of the year 2014, the global production output increased strongly. Stimulation originates especially from the industrialized nations where the economy gained momentum in the course of the past year. The business of Elmos Semiconductor AG is not subject to material seasonal fluctuations.
The business segments correspond to the Elmos Group's internal organizational and reporting structure. The definition of segments considers the different products and services supplied by the Group. The accounting principles of the individual segments correspond to those applied by the Group.
The Company divides its business activities into two segments. The semiconductor business is operated through the various national subsidiaries and branches in Germany, the Netherlands, South Africa, Asia, and the U.S.A. Sales in this segment are generated predominantly with electronics for the automotive industry. In addition to that, Elmos operates in the markets for industrial and consumer goods and provides semiconductors e.g. for applications in household appliances, photo cameras, installation and building technology, and machine control. Sales in the micromechanics segment are generated by the subsidiary SMI in the U.S.A. Its product portfolio includes micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) which are primarily silicon-based highprecision pressure sensors. The following tables provide information on sales and earnings (for the period January 1 through March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively) as well as on assets of the Group's business segments (as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively).
Consolidation thousand Euro
Group thousand Euro3
| Quarter ended 03/31/2014 | Semiconductor thousand Euro |
Micromechanics thousand Euro |
Consolidation thousand Euro |
Group thousand Euro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | ||||
| Third-party sales | 45,551 | 3,817 | 0 | 49,368 |
| Inter-segment sales | 84 | 351 | –4351 | 0 |
| Total sales | 45,635 | 4,168 | –435 | 49,368 |
| Earnings | ||||
| Segment earnings | 2,899 | 327 | 0 | 3,226 |
| Finance income | 642 | |||
| Finance costs | –451 | |||
| Earnings before taxes | 3,417 | |||
| Taxes on income | 585 | |||
| Consolidated net income including non-controlling interests | 4,001 | |||
| Assets | ||||
| Segment assets | 226,522 | 15,762 | 36,1332 | 278,417 |
| Investments | 470 | 0 | 0 | 470 |
| Total assets | 278,887 | |||
| Other segment information | ||||
| Capital expenditures for intangible assets and property, plant and equipment |
8,090 | 44 | 0 | 8,134 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 5,647 | 188 | 0 | 5,835 |
| Capital expenditures for intangible assets and property, | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plant and equipment | 2,947 | 26 | 0 | 2,973 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 5,529 | 168 | 0 | 5,697 |
Other segment information
Assets and liabilities (as of 12/31/2013)
Quarter ended 03/31/2013
Sales
Earnings
Sales from inter-segment transactions are eliminated for consolidation purposes.
2 Non-attributable assets as of March 31, 2014 include cash and cash equivalents (31,392 thousand Euro), income tax assets (540 thousand Euro), and deferred tax (4,201 thousand Euro), as these assets are controlled at group level.
1 Sales from inter-segment transactions are eliminated for consolidation purposes.
2 Non-attributable assets as of December 31, 2013 include cash and cash equivalents (27,949 thousand Euro), income tax assets (61 thousand Euro), and deferred tax (2,671 thousand Euro), as these assets are controlled at group level.
Semiconductor thousand Euro3
Third-party sales 39,101 4,041 0 43,142 Inter-segment sales 91 227 –3181 0 Total sales 39,192 4,268 –318 43,142
Segment earnings –36 275 0 239 Finance income 462 Finance costs –565 Earnings before taxes 137 Taxes on income 356 Consolidated net income including non-controlling interests 493
Segment assets 223,533 16,166 30,6812 270,380 Investments 470 0 0 470 Total assets 270,850
Micromechanics thousand Euro
Adjustment of prior-year amounts; please also refer to note 1 in the condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.
| Sales generated with third-party customers | Quarter ended 03/31/2014 thousand Euro |
Quarter ended 03/31/2013 thousand Euro |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 17,035 | 14,901 |
| Other EU countries | 13,253 | 12,980 |
| U.S.A. | 4,167 | 2,683 |
| Asia/Pacific | 11,781 | 9,788 |
| Others | 3,132 | 2,790 |
| Consolidated sales | 49,368 | 43,142 |
| Development of selected non-current assets from January 1 to March 31 |
Net book value 01/01/2014 thousand Euro |
Reclassification thousand Euro |
Additions thousand Euro |
Disposals/Other movements thousand Euro |
Depreciation and amortization thousand Euro |
Net book value 03/31/2014 thousand Euro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intangible assets | 26,664 | 0 | 485 | 0 | 1,227 | 25,922 |
| Property, plant and equipment |
72,388 | 0 | 7,649 | –928 | 4,608 | 74,501 |
| Securities | 48,987 | 0 | 1,080 | –65 | 0 | 50,002 |
| Investments | 470 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 470 |
| Other financial assets | 2,493 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 2,599 |
| 151,002 | 0 | 9,320 | –993 | 5,835 | 153,494 |
| Geographical distribution of non-current assets | 03/31/2014 thousand Euro |
12/31/2013 thousand Euro |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 142,277 | 139,613 | |
| Other EU countries | 4,179 | 4,297 | |
| U.S.A. | 4,360 | 4,511 | |
| Others | 79 | 89 | |
| Non-current assets | 150,895 | 148,510 |
The item "Disposals/Other movements" includes negative currency adjustments in the amount of 1 thousand Euro.
Inventories
Selected non-current assets
| 03/31/2014 thousand Euro |
12/31/2013 thousand Euro |
|
|---|---|---|
| Raw materials | 3,627 | 3,866 |
| Work in process | 30,751 | 28,731 |
| Finished goods and merchandise | 6,841 | 7,883 |
| 41,219 | 40,480 |
2
The following table lists the book values and fair values of the Group's financial instruments. The fair value of a financial instrument is the price that would be received for the sale of an asset or paid for the transfer of a liability between market participants in a regular business transaction as of the measurement date. In view of varying factors of influence, the presented fair values can only be regarded as indicators of the amounts actually recoverable in the market. Detailed information on the methods and assumptions underlying the determination of the value of financial instruments can be found under note 29 to the 2013 consolidated financial statements. Their relevance to these 3-month financial statements is undiminished.
| 03/31/2014 | 12/31/2013 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousand Euro | Book value | Fair value | Book value | Fair value |
| Financial assets | ||||
| Investments | 470 | 470 | 470 | 470 |
| Long-term securities | 50,002 | 50,002 | 48,989 | 48,989 |
| Short-term securities | 702 | 702 | 203 | 203 |
| Trade receivables | 36,809 | 36,809 | 38,450 | 38,450 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 31,392 | 31,392 | 27,949 | 27,949 |
| Other financial assets | ||||
| Other receivables and assets | 2,804 | 2,804 | 2,639 | 2,639 |
| Other loans | 3,045 | 3,045 | 2,711 | 2,711 |
| Call option | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 |
| Embedded derivatives | 117 | 117 | 0 | 0 |
| Earn-out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Financial liabilities | ||||
| Trade payables | 21,754 | 21,754 | 19,492 | 19,492 |
| Liabilities to banks | 38,072 | 39,180 | 37,795 | 38,811 |
| Other financial liabilities | ||||
| Miscellaneous financial liabilities | 142 | 142 | 429 | 429 |
| Put option | 2,392 | 2,392 | 2,392 | 2,392 |
| Hedged derivatives (short-term) | 573 | 573 | 522 | 522 |
| Hedged derivatives (long-term) | 1,121 | 1,121 | 1,144 | 1,144 |
| Forward exchange contracts/Foreign exchange options | 122 | 122 | 0 | 0 |
| FX derivatives | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
As of March 31, 2014, the share capital of Elmos Semiconductor AG consists of 19,674,585 shares. The Company holds 313,947 treasury shares.
As of March 31, 2014, altogether 997,841 options from stock option plans are outstanding. The options are attributable to the separate tranches as follows:
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year of resolution and issue | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
| Exercise price in Euro | 3.68 | 7.49 | 8.027 | 7.42 | |
| Blocking period ex issue (years) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Exercise period after blocking period (years) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Options outstanding as of 12/31/2013 (number) | 140,910 | 235,128 | 243,510 | 394,693 | 1,014,241 |
| Exercised 01/01 – 03/31/2014 (number) | 13,750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13,750 |
| Forfeited 01/01 – 03/31/2014 (number) | 0 | 1,855 | 300 | 495 | 2,650 |
| Options outstanding as of 03/31/2014 (number) | 127,160 | 233,273 | 243,210 | 394,198 | 997,841 |
| Options exercisable as of 03/31/2014 (number) | 127,160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127,160 |
The first quarter of 2014 includes a one-off effect with respect to the reported deferred tax to the benefit of taxes on income as disclosed in the consolidated income statement in the amount of 1,847 thousand Euro. The corresponding reported deferred tax assets will be used in fiscal year 2014 to a large extent.
At the end of the reporting period a review is conducted to find out whether reclassifications between valuation hierarchies must be made. The following presentation shows which valuation hierarchy levels (according to IFRS 13) financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value are classified to.
The Group applies the following hierarchy for the determination and reporting of the fair values of financial instruments according to the respective valuation methods:
Level 1: quoted (unadjusted) prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities
Level 2: methods where all input parameters with material effect on the determined fair value are observable either directly or indirectly
Level 3: methods using input parameters that have material effect on the determined fair values and are not based on observable market data
As of March 31, 2014, the Group held the following financial instruments measured at fair value:
| Securities | Level 1 thousand Euro |
Level 2 thousand Euro |
Level 3 thousand Euro |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2014 Addition of securities (long-term) |
42,691 1,080 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
| Disposal/Reclassification of securities (long-term) | –499 | 0 | 0 |
| Market valuation of securities (long-term) | 434 | 0 | 0 |
| Addition/Reclassification of securities (short-term) | 499 | 0 | 0 |
| Market valuation of securities (short-term) | –1 | 0 | 0 |
| March 31, 2014 | 44,204 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | |||
| January 1, 2014 | 0 | 0 | 470 |
| March 31, 2014 | 0 | 0 | 470 |
| Hedged derivatives | |||
| January 1, 2014 | 0 | –1,665 | 0 |
| Correction of valuation of hedged derivatives outside profit or loss | |||
| (short-term and long-term) | 0 | –29 | 0 |
| March 31, 2014 | 0 | –1,694 | 0 |
| Call option | |||
| January 1, 2014 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| March 31, 2014 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Put option | |||
| January 1, 2014 | 0 | 0 | –2,392 |
| March 31, 2014 | 0 | 0 | –2,392 |
| Forward exchange contracts/Foreign exchange options | |||
| January 1, 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Addition of forward exchange contracts/Foreign exchange options | 0 | –122 | 0 |
| March 31, 2014 | 0 | –122 | 0 |
| FX derivatives | |||
| January 1, 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Addition of FX derivatives | 0 | –42 | 0 |
| March 31, 2014 | 0 | –42 | 0 |
| Embedded derivatives | |||
| January 1, 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Addition of embedded derivatives | 0 | 117 | 0 |
| March 31, 2014 | 0 | 117 | 0 |
The securities reported under hierarchy level 1 are bonds classified by Elmos as available for sale. Plausible alternative assumptions would not result in material changes of the reported fair value.
The hedged derivatives allocated to hierarchy level 2 comprise the Company's interest rate swaps. In addition to that, foreign currency transactions (USD) and embedded derivatives are also reported under this hierarchy level.
The available-for-sale financial assets reported under hierarchy level 3 are investments in various companies, among other assets. With this respect, the book value essentially corresponds to the market value. The call and put options agreed on with a non-controlling shareholder are measured annually at fair value, most recently as of December 31, 2013, in application of the DCF method and in consideration of the terms and conditions of the contract. In the course of the measurement process, the required publicly available market data are collected and the input parameters that cannot be observed are reviewed on the basis of internally available current information and updated if necessary. Material changes of the input parameters and their respective effects on book values are subject to routine reporting to management.
As reported in the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, the Elmos Group maintains business relationships with related companies and individuals in the context of the ordinary course of business.
These supply and performance relationships continue to be transacted at market prices.
No reportable securities transactions (directors' dealings) were made in the reporting period January 1 through March 31, 2014.
Following the exercise of the purchase option for the acquisition of a majority interest in DMOS Dresden MOS Design GmbH, Dresden, this entity has been included in the consolidated financial statements as a fully consolidated subsidiary since April 1, 2014. This successive acquisition has no material effects on the Group's financial, profit and economic situation.
There have been no other reportable significant events or transactions after the end of the first quarter of 2014.
Dortmund, May 2014
Dr. Anton Mindl Nicolaus Graf von Luckner Reinhard Senf Dr. Peter Geiselhart
| Quarterly results results Q1/20141 | May 6, 2014 |
|---|---|
| Annual General Meeting in Dortmund | May 13, 2014 |
| Quarterly results Q2/20141 | August 6, 2014 |
| Quarterly results Q3/20141 | November 5, 2014 |
| Equity Forum in Frankfurt | November 24-26, 2014 |
1 The German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) obliges issuers to announce immediately any information that may have a substantial price impact, irrespective of the communicated schedules. Therefore we cannot exclude that we will announce key figures of quarterly and annual results ahead of the dates mentioned above. As we can never rule out changes of dates, we recommend checking dates and news on the Company's website (www.elmos.com). Conference calls are usually held on the day after the announcement of quarterly results.
Janina Rosenbaum | Investor Relations Phone + 49 (0) 231-75 49 -287 Fax + 49 (0) 231-75 49 -548 [email protected]
Heinrich-Hertz-Straße 1 44227 Dortmund | Germany Phone + 49 (0) 231-75 49 -0 Fax + 49 (0) 231-75 49 -149 [email protected] | www.elmos.com
This interim report was released on May 6, 2014 in German and English. Both versions are available for download on the Internet at www.elmos.com.
We are happy to send you additional informative material free of charge on your request.
This report contains statements directed to the future that are based on assumptions and estimates made by the management of Elmos. Even though we assume the underlying expectations of our statements to be realistic, we cannot guarantee these expectations will prove right. The assumptions may carry risks and uncertainties, and as a result actual events may differ materially from the current statements made with respect to the future. Among the factors that could cause such differences are changes in economic and business conditions, fluctuations of exchange rates and interest rates, the introduction of competing products, lack of acceptance of new products, and changes in business strategy. Elmos neither intends nor assumes any obligation to update its statements with respect to future events.
This English translation is for convenience purposes only.
Elmos Semiconductor AG
Heinrich-Hertz-Straße 1 44227 Dortmund | Germany Phone + 49 (0) 231 - 75 49 - 0 Fax + 49 (0) 231 - 75 49 - 149 [email protected] | www.elmos.com
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