Earnings Release • Jul 20, 2012
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Date: 20 July 2012 For immediate release
Name: Carl Vanden Bussche Title: Director Investor Relations
Tel: +32 56 26 23 22 E-mail: [email protected]
Kortrijk, Belgium, 20 July 2012 – Today Barco (Nyse/Euronext: BAR; Reuters: BARBt.BR; Bloomberg: BAR BB) announced results for the six month period ended 30 June, 2012.1
arco n.v. President Kennedypark 35 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium
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1 See 2Q12 trading update in annex 2
"Barco delivered a solid first half performance, boosted by second quarter sales growth in all business segments," said Mr. Van Zele, President and CEO. "On the strength of a common operations backbone and greater scale, our EBITDA margin increased by 130 basis points to 13.5% even as we made substantial and deliberate investments in sales and marketing initiatives and new technology platforms to advance our longer term strategic objectives. Strong cash flow generation combined with good management of working capital contributed to a healthy cash position of the company."
"We continued to gain share in all target markets and strengthened our global leadership position in Barco's core," Mr. Van Zele added. "To take full advantage of emerging opportunities in mid-market segments and to drive adoption of 'networked visualization' technology across our markets, our priorities in 2012 are to expand our product portfolio and to intensify our Sales and Marketing activities. We have made considerable progress against these priorities. For example, we launched a number of marketing programs in the 'Patient Care' and 'Digital Operating Room' segments of our Healthcare division and in the 'Corporate AV' segments of our Entertainment and Control Rooms divisions."
"By executing on these priorities, Barco will continue to drive profitable growth in all divisions," concluded Mr. Van Zele.
Sales for the first half of the year were 531.0 million euro, a year-on-year increase of 8.3% or more than 40 million euro. All divisions as well as the ventures posted positive growth driven by strong performances during the second quarter.
Sales to Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America (EMEALA) represented 44% of consolidated sales, while 33% of sales were realized in North America and 23% in Asia Pacific. Compared to 1H11 sales were up 9% in the EMEALA region, and by 5% and 11% in North America and the APAC region respectively.
Order intake in 1H12 was 542.9 million euro, 3.1% below the same period in 2011 with a 9% increase in EMEALA offset by decreases in North America and APAC of 6% and 14%, respectively. The EMEALA region contributed 42% to total order intake followed by 32% from North America and 26% from the APAC region.
The order book at the end of June 2012 stood at 501.5 million euro. This is 4.5% higher than at the end of both 1H11 and 2H11.
| in millions of euro | 1H12 | 2H11 | 1H11 | 2H10 | 1H10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order book | 501.5 | 479.9 | 479.9 | 426.9 | 513.3 |
Gross profit increased to 173.1 million euro from 147.0 million euro, an increase of 17.8%. Gross profit margin was 32.6%, compared to 30.0% for the same period in 2011 and 30.1% for the 2H11.
EBITDA was 71.7 million euro, compared to 60.0 million euro the year before. EBITDA margin was 13.5% in 1H12, versus 12.2% in 1H11.
| 1H12 | Sales | EBITDA | EBITDA % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment | 218.9 | 40.0 | 18.3% |
| Healthcare | 100.2 | 12.0 | 12.0% |
| Control Rooms & Simulation | 103.6 | 9.1 | 8.8% |
| Defense & Aerospace | 63.4 | 7.2 | 11.4% |
| Ventures | 45.2 | 3.4 | 7.5% |
| Intra-group eliminations | (0.3) | ||
| Group | 531.0 | 71.7 | 13.5% |
EBIT was 43.5 million euro, compared to 35.0 million in 1H11. Research & Development cash expenses increased by 5.1 million euro to 44.3 million euro. As a percent of sales, research and development expenses increased to 8.3% from 8.0% last year. Sales & Marketing expenses increased by 10.6 million euro, to 68.9 million euro, compared to 58.3 million euro last year. As a percent of sales, Sales & Marketing expenses rose to 13.0%, compared to 11.9% last year. General & administration expenses were 25.5 million euro, compared to 24.2 million euro last year and flat as a percent of sales, at 4.8%.
Other operating results amounted to 4.3 million euro, compared to 5.0 million euro last year.
In 1H12 taxes were 1.8 million euro, compared to 0 million euro in 1H11.
Net income attributable to equity holders for the semester increased to 43.5 million euro, from 34.0 million euro last year. Net margin for the semester was 8.2%, compared to 6.9% the year before.
Net earnings per ordinary share (EPS) were 3.62 euro, up from 2.84 euro in 1H11. Fully diluted net earnings per share were 3.37 euro, compared to 2.65 euro last year.
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Barco n.v. President Kennedypark 35 8500, Kortrijk, Belgium
Free cash flow for the first six months of 2012 was 29.1 million euro, compared to negative 12.7 million euro for the same period last year, reflecting solid gross operating cash flow of 68.2 million euro and good management of net working capital.
On 30 June 2012, Barco had a net financial cash position of 47.5 million euro, compared to 24.8 million euro on 30 June 2011 and 61.6 million euro on 31 December 2011. The change in the net financial cash position includes the new cash flow as well as cash used to pay dividends and for acquisitions. Barco did not acquire any of its own shares in the first six months of 20122 .
At the end of 1H12, trade receivables were at 194.7 million euro, compared to 170.7 on 30 June 2011, and 187.1 million euro on 31 December 2011. DSO were at 60 days, compared to 61 days as of 30 June 2011 and 56 days as of 31 December 2011. At 264.6 million euro, inventory was 15.2 million euro lower than 30 June 2011 and 30.7 million euro higher than 31 December 2011. Inventory turns were at 2.5, compared to 2.2 at the end of June 2011 and 2.7 at the end of December 2011. Trade payables stood at 152.5 million euro at the end of June 2012, compared to 97.8 million euro on 30 June 2011 and 110.8 million euro on 31 December 2011. Capex, excluding capitalized development, was 10.3 million euro, compared to 7.5 million euro for the same period last year.
ROCE stood at 18.9%, compared to 12.7% at 30 June 2011 and 19.6% at 31 December 2011.
During the first half of 2012, Barco maintained its dominant share of the digital cinema market while continuing to execute its plans to grow into the emerging replacement market and nascent global mid-segment markets, and to increase its market share of the professional AV market. These plans include introducing next generation products and building partnerships to drive sales in emerging markets. Since the beginning of 2012, the company has showcased a new ground-breaking laser based projector, launched new products for the professional AV market, formed new distributor partnerships and expanded relationships with existing customers.
Global order intake in the Entertainment division was 230.5 million euro, compared to 266.8 million euro for 1H11, a 13.6% decline. In addition to the reported order intake, Barco secured several new and substantial frame agreements. Consistent with Barco's corporate objectives, order intake in the Professional AV market increased while order intake for Digital Cinema declined as anticipated. Order intake increased in the EMEALA region and softened in North America and the APAC region.
2 The company now owns 737,963 of its own shares or 5.78% before dilution
Sales increased by 6.0% to 218.9 million euro in 1H12, compared to 206.5 million euro in 1H11 driven by a 14.5% sales gain in the second quarter of 2012. Both Digital Cinema and Professional AV posted sales increases for the 1H12 period. Sales in Latin America, the Middle East and Asia Pacific were strong, partially offset by flat results in Western Europe and North America.
EBITDA was 40.0 million euro, compared to 28.0 million euro for 1H11, increasing by 42.9% and outpacing sales growth. As a result of volume gains and operational improvements implemented during 2011, the EBITDA margin increased 480 basis points to 18.3% from 13.5% last year.
During 1H12 Barco focused on implementing its strategy of expanding into multiple new healthcare segments that are adopting digital visualization technologies, leveraging its market leadership in diagnostic imaging. Management has determined that heavy investments in research & development and marketing are necessary in the short term to establish leadership positions in the fast-growing emerging segments of the market. To date, these investments have included acquiring JAOtech in February 2012, further developing networked visualization solutions and integrating IPVS3 components in these solutions. Investments in marketing have produced new partnerships with systems integrators, initial contract wins and a strong funnel of future sales opportunities. In addition, the company has made further inroads into dental imaging, signing its first agreement with a U.S. distributor, and into pathology. Finally, Barco has invested in training sales teams and partners worldwide to sell point-of-care terminals. Management expects these upfront investments will begin to yield returns in the second half of 2012.
Order intake was 94.2 million euro in 1H12, compared to 98.8 million euro for the same period last year, a decrease of 4.7%. Growth in the APAC region was offset by softness in Europe and North America.
Sales grew by 10.2% to 100.2 million euro from 90.9 million euro in 1H11. This growth was boosted by a 14.8% sales gain in the second quarter of 2012 and reflects Barco's ongoing strength in diagnostic imaging with growth coming from the APAC region and North America.
The EBITDA margin declined from 19.0% to 12.0% as a result of the heavy investments in future growth. EBITDA in 1H12 was 12.0 million euro, compared to 17.3 million euro in 1H11.
During the 1H12, Barco continued to advance its plan to improve profitability of the Control Rooms & Simulation division. The company moved manufacturing to India and reorganized the division's operational structure and continues to rebuild its supply chain and invest in the development of networked visualization and mid-segment products.
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3 IPVS or IP Video Systems, specialized in networked visualization, was acquired by Barco in January 2012
Global order intake was 101.3 million euro, compared to 103.6 million euro in 1H11, a 2.2% decrease, reflecting good results for Control Rooms, particularly in the APAC region, offset by softness in Simulation.
Sales grew by 4.0% to 103.6 million euro in 1H12, compared to 99.6 million euro for the same period last year, also driven by gains in Control Rooms. Comparing year over year sales by geographic region, North America and the APAC region posted higher sales while EMEALA sales were flat.
EBITDA for the first half of 2012 was at 9.1 million euro, for a 8.8% margin, compared to 7.4 million euro, for a 7.4% margin in the first half of 2011
During the first half of 2012, Barco continued to execute its strategy to optimize profitability by focusing on a narrow set of profitable market opportunities. In Defense, the company released new network visualization and smartview products, both of which were well received by key accounts. In Avionics, the company won two new contracts for its renewed and modular Avionics display platform and started deliveries to the largest Air Traffic Control program ever.
Global order intake increased by 23.8%, to 58.2 million euro from 47.0 million euro in 1H11 fueled by new Aerospace contracts in the EMEALA and APAC regions. In addition to the reported order intake Barco signed several frame agreements which will provide the basis for future order intake.
Sales grew by 18.3% to 63.4 million euro from 53.6 million euro in 1H11, reflecting strong shipments in the second quarter, primarily in the APAC region and North America.
EBITDA was 7.2 million euro, for an 11.4% EBITDA margin, compared to 5.4 million euro, for a 10.1% margin in 1H11.
Order intake for the ventures in 1H12 was 60.7 million euro, an increase of 36.7% compared to 44.4 million euro in 1H11, primarily reflecting contract wins for Livedots and Clickshare.
Global sales increased by 11.9% to 45.2 million euro, compared to 40.4 million euro the year before, primarily driven by sales growth for Livedots.
EBITDA was 3.4 million euro, for a 7.5% EBITDA margin, compared to 1.8 million euro, for a 4.5% margin last year.
The following statements are forward looking and actual results may differ materially.
The company ended the first half of 2012 with a book-to-bill ratio that indicates continued sales growth for the second half of 2012. Barring further macro economic deterioration, 2012 should deliver another good year for Barco.
Barco n.v.
President Kennedypark 35 8500, Kortrijk, Belgium
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In agreement with the Board of Directors, Mr. Eric Van Zele has confirmed his intention to serve his full term as Chief Executive Officer through May 2014. Under his leadership, Barco plans to continue driving shareholder value by working decisively on 2H12 focal points in line with its three core strategies:
Barco will further invest in strengthening its core, including making decisions on its portfolio of venture companies, in order to maximize shareholder long term value. In addition, Barco plans to continue to develop its next generation of leaders and further institutionalize the company's corporate values throughout the organization in order to ready the company for its next stage of growth.
Barco will host a conference call with investors and analysts on 20 July 2012 at 9:00 a.m. CET (3:00 am EST), to discuss the results of 1H12. Eric Van Zele, CEO, Carl Peeters, CFO and Carl Vanden Bussche, IRO, will host the call.
An audio cast of this conference call will be available on the Company's website www.barco.com by 12:30 p.m. Brussels time (6:30 a.m. EST).
Barco, a global technology company, designs and develops visualization products for a variety of selected professional markets. Barco has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Barco (NYSE Euronext Brussels: BAR) is active in more than 90 countries with about 3,700 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of 1,041 million euro in 2011.
For more information and the full report "6 month period ended 30 June 2012", please visit the Company's website at www.barco.com
© Copyright 2012 by Barco
Barco n.v. President Kennedypark 35 8500, Kortrijk, Belgium
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| Annex 1: FINANCIAL TABLES | ||
|---|---|---|
| Income Statement | 2012 | 2011 |
| (in thousands of euro) | 1st half | 1st half |
| Net sales | 530,994 | 490,300 |
| Cost of goods sold | -357,883 | -343,338 |
| Gross profit | 173,110 | 146,962 |
| Research and development expenses | -39,487 | -34,358 |
| Sales and marketing | -68,872 | -58,306 |
| General and administration expenses | -25,537 | -24,244 |
| Other operating income (expense) - net | 4,311 | 4,984 |
| EBIT | 43,526 | 35,038 |
| Interest income | 2,216 | 582 |
| Interest expense | -632 | -1,636 |
| Income before taxes | 45,108 | 33,984 |
| Income taxes | -1,822 | 0 |
| Net income | 43,287 | 33,984 |
| Share in the result of joint ventures and associates | 237 | 0 |
| Net income attributable to equityholder of the parent | 43,523 | 33,984 |
| Earnings per share (in euros) | 3.62 | 2.84 |
| Diluted earnings per share (in euros) | 3.37 | 2.65 |
| Selected Financial Ratios | 2012 | 2011 |
| 1st half | 1st half | |
| EBITDA on sales | 13.5% | 12.2% |
| EBITDA minus capitalized development cost on sales | 8.8% | 7.6% |
| EBIT on sales | 8.2% | 7.1% |
| Total debt to equity | 4.4% | 12.8% |
| Balance sheet | 30 June 2012 | 31 Dec 2011 |
| (in thousands of euro) | ||
| ASSETS | ||
| Goodwill | 68,129 | 43,921 |
| Capitalized development cost | 74,137 | 69,020 |
| Other intangible assets | 20,391 | 14,565 |
| Land and buildings | 29,512 | 30,569 |
| Other tangible assets | 29,310 | 27,479 |
| Investments | 10,856 | 9,300 |
| Deferred tax assets | 58,488 | 56,763 |
| Other non-current assets | 17,288 | 19,134 |
| Non-current assets | 308,110 | 270,751 |
| Inventory | 264,594 | 233,928 |
| Trade debtors Other amounts receivable |
194,747 40,535 |
187,114 35,197 |
| Deposits and cash at bank and in hand | 61,188 | 79,165 |
| Prepaid expenses and accrued income | 4,954 | 8,412 |
| Assets from discontinued operations | ||
| Current assets | 566,018 | 543,816 |
| Total Assets | 874,128 | 814,567 |
| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | ||
| Equity attributable to equityholders of the parent | 489,556 | 460,703 |
| Non-controlling interest | 0 | 0 |
| Equity | 489,556 | 460,703 |
| Long-term debts | 15,711 | 19,014 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 5,302 | 5,005 |
| Other long-term liabilities | 7,203 | 8,117 |
| Non-current liabilities | 28,215 | 32,136 |
| Current portion of long-term debts | 1,924 | 1,691 |
| Short-term debts | 4,088 | 6,593 |
| Trade payables | 152,536 | 110,791 |
| Advances received on contracts in progress | 53,660 | 55,748 |
| Tax payables | 26,430 | 21,556 |
| Employee benefits | 50,868 | 51,741 |
| Other current liabilities | 7,978 | 8,045 |
| Accrued charges and deferred income | 18,802 | 23,488 |
| Provisions | 40,069 | 42,075 |
| Current liabilities | 356,357 | 321,728 |
| Total Equity and Liabilities | 874,128 | 814,567 |
Barco n.v. President Kennedypark 35 8500, Kortrijk, Belgium
| Cash flow statement | 2012 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| (in thousands of euro) | 1st half | 1st half |
| Cash flow from operating activities | ||
| EBIT | 43,526 | 35,038 |
| Restructuring provision and charges (personnel) | 0 | -2,614 |
| Unrealized foreign currency translation gain on Kladno liquidation | -3,735 | 0 |
| Amortization capitalized development cost | 20,256 | 17,806 |
| Depreciation of tangible and intangible fixed assets | 7,908 | 7,139 |
| Gains and losses on tangible fixed assets | 38 | -57 |
| Share options recognized as cost | 391 | 338 |
| Share of profit/(loss) of joint ventures | 237 | 0 |
| Gross operating cash flow | 68,621 | 57,650 |
| Changes in trade receivables | 113 | 29,058 |
| Changes in inventory | -26,884 | -47,928 |
| Changes in trade payables | 36,565 | -27,792 |
| Other changes in net working capital | -17,313 | 10,125 |
| Change in net working capital | -7,519 | -36,536 |
| Net operating cash flow | 61,102 | 21,115 |
| Interest income/expense | 1,584 | -1,054 |
| Income taxes | 1,384 | -5,374 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 64,069 | 14,686 |
| Cash flow from investing activities | ||
| Expenditure on product development | -25,066 | -22,694 |
| Purchases of tangible and intangible fixed assets | -10,323 | -7,465 |
| Proceeds on disposals of tangible and intangible fixed assets | 827 | 3,077 |
| Acquisition of Group companies, net of acquired cash | -27,381 | -8,705 |
| Disposal of group companies, net of disposed cash | 0 | -3,452 |
| Other investing activities | -50 | 0 |
| Interest in joint-ventures | -1,240 | 0 |
| Cash flow from investing activities | -63,234 | -39,240 |
| Cash flow from financing activities | ||
| Dividends paid | -13,153 | -12,670 |
| Share issue | 104 | 3,584 |
| Proceeds from (+), payments of (-) long-term liabilities | -1,730 | -1,269 |
| Proceeds from (+), payments of (-) short-term liabilities | -4,600 | 13,267 |
| Cash flow from financing activities | -19,379 | 2,912 |
| Net decrease/increase in cash and cash equivalents | -18,544 | -21,641 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 79,165 | 46,041 |
| Cash and cash equivalents (CTA) | 567 | 0 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 61,188 | 24,400 |
| Results per division | 2012 | 2011 |
| (in thousands of euro) | 1st half | 1st half |
| Sales | ||
| Entertainment | 218,941 | 206,545 |
| Healthcare | 100,205 | 90,913 |
| Control Rooms & Simulation | 103,602 | 99,575 |
| Defense & Aerospace | 63,424 | 53,642 |
| Ventures | 45,175 | 40,413 |
| Intra-group eliminations | -353 | -788 |
| Group | 530,994 | 490,300 |
| EBITDA | ||
| Entertainment | 39,959 | 27,969 |
| Healthcare | 12,016 | 17,335 |
| Control Rooms & Simulation | 9,146 | 7,413 |
| Defense & Aerospace | 7,200 | 5,422 |
| Ventures | 3,370 | 1,836 |
| Group | 71,691 | 59,975 |
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| in millions of euro | 2Q12 | 2Q11 | change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barco | 501.5 | 479.9 | 4.5% |
| in millions of euro | 2Q12 | 2Q11 | change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barco | 283.3 | 266.3 | 6.4% |
| in millions of euro | 2Q12 | 2Q11 | change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment | 119.0 | 103.9 | 14.5% |
| Healthcare | 49.7 | 43.3 | 14.8% |
| Control Rooms & Simulation | 59.7 | 57.2 | 4.4% |
| Defense & Aerospace | 36.1 | 27.5 | 31.6% |
| Ventures | 26.7 | 19.8 | 35.1% |
| Intra-group eliminations | (0.3) | (0.6) | |
| Barco | 290.9 | 251.1 | 15.9% |
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