AI Terminal

MODULE: AI_ANALYST
Interactive Q&A, Risk Assessment, Summarization
MODULE: DATA_EXTRACT
Excel Export, XBRL Parsing, Table Digitization
MODULE: PEER_COMP
Sector Benchmarking, Sentiment Analysis
SYSTEM ACCESS LOCKED
Authenticate / Register Log In

Biotage

Quarterly Report Oct 30, 2015

2894_10-q_2015-10-30_71bf55cb-633a-43da-907b-8dee02e3ce49.pdf

Quarterly Report

Open in Viewer

Opens in native device viewer

October 30, 2015

Interim report for the period January - September 2015

Third quarter, July - September 2015

  • Group net sales in the third quarter 2015 amounted to 149.7 MSEK (118.5), an increase by 26 percent compared to the corresponding quarter last year. At comparable exchange rates sales increased by 7 percent.
  • Operating profit (EBIT) for the quarter increased to 19.0 MSEK (12.6).
  • Result after tax for the period amounted to 18.3 MSEK (11.0).
  • Earnings per share amounted to 0.28 SEK (0.17).
  • The cash flow from operating activities amounted to 33.9 MSEK (16.5).
  • Net cash at September 30 amounted to 110.6 MSEK compared to 85.3 MSEK at June 30.

Nine months, July - September 2015

  • Group net sales in the first nine months 2015 increased by 25 percent to 442.0 MSEK (352.6). At comparable exchange rates sales increased by 7 percent.
  • Operating profit (EBIT) for the nine month period increased to 54.6 MSEK (35.6).
  • Result after tax amounted to 52.5 MSEK (34.5).
  • Earnings per share amounted to 0.81 SEK (0.53).
  • The cash flow from operating activities amounted to 86.8 MSEK (51.9).
  • Net cash at September 30 amounted to 110.6 MSEK compared to 95.0 MSEK at December 31, 2014.
  • Dividends to the shareholders to the amount of 48.5 MSEK (38.8) were paid in May.

Biotage AB (publ) Box 8 SE-751 03 Uppsala Visiting address: Vimpelgatan 5 Phone: 018-56 59 00 Org. no.: 556539-3138 www.biotage.com Page 1 of 17

Group financial development in brief

Amounts in SEK millions nd quarter
3
Jul-Sep
2015
nd quarter
3
Jul-Sep
2014
9 months
Jan -Sep
2015
9 months
Jan -Sep
2014
12 months
Jan-Dec
2014
Net sales 149.7 118.5 442.0 352.6 490.4
Cost of sales -65.9 -53.9 -193.7 -160.6 -223.5
Gross profit 83.8 64.7 248.3 192.0 266.9
Operating expenses -64.9 -52.1 -193.6 -156.4 -217.6
Operating profit/loss (EBIT) 19.0 12.6 54.6 35.6 49.3
Financial items 0.5 -0.9 2.1 2.0 5.5
Profit/loss before tax 19.5 11.7 56.8 37.6 54.9
Tax expenses -1.3 -0.7 -4.2 -3.1 -3.7
Total profit/loss for the period 18.3 11.0 52.5 34.5 51.1
Gross profit margin 56.0% 54.6% 56.2% 54.5% 54.4%
Operating profit margin (EBIT) 12.7% 10.6% 12.4% 10.1% 10.1%

Comments by CEO Torben Jörgensen

Biotage again delivers a strong quarter with good organic growth and profitability. It is with great satisfaction that I report a 26 percent sales increase for the quarter and 25 percent so far this year compared to the corresponding periods last year. Also this period these comparative figures are positively influenced by currency effects, primarily the strengthened US dollar. At comparable exchange rates the organic growth is 7 percent, for the quarter as well as the nine month period, 1 percentage better than the half-year result. I am also satisfied that we at the same time are increasing the profitability of our operations. On a rolling 12 month basis the operating margin at EBIT level is 11.8 percent, which exceeds our financial target of 10 percent.

The product area Analytical Chemistry with the Sample Prep products is still leading the sales successes. The sales of the technology platform Extrahera™ continue to develop well and contribute to the growth in analytical chemistry. The product area Sample Prep is now our single biggest product area, having surpassed our traditionally biggest area, Purification in Organic Chemistry. The latter is also growing, although not as fast as the Sample Prep products. Seen over the first nine months of the year practically all product areas are growing. In the third quarter Industrial Products reported the biggest growth expressed as a percentage and this product area now contributes 7 percent of Biotage's sales.

Practically all regions where we have direct sales are growing and especially the Americas and China had a good third quarter. Also the sales in Europe grew in the third quarter, which is encouraging after a somewhat slow start of the year. During the latest twelve month period Europe shows an 8 percent growth. Distributor sales in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and APAC (Asia Pacific) regions have still not reached the desired level. We continue our focused efforts to improve this sales channel. In EMEA we are also affected by the political unrest in the Middle East and the low oil prices, which together have resulted in a considerably worsened investment climate.

The distribution of sales for systems versus aftermarket products (consumables and service) was 44 and 56 percent, respectively, in the quarter as well as the first nine months of the year. Our goal is that aftermarket products should constitute at least 60 percent of the sales. We do not achieve as high a gross margin in the third quarter as in the second. On a rolling 12 month basis the positive trend continues, however. At the end of September we achieved 55.7 percent compared to 55.4 percent at the end of June. The gross margin can vary considerably between different periods, as it is affected by changes in product mix, geographical distribution and currency effects, among other things.

We continue our efforts to improve the efficiency of the production plant in Cardiff, Wales. We are currently manufacturing three of our instrument systems at this plant and as the work progresses we will be able to automate more production lines for our consumables. We believe that this will lead to improved gross margins long-term. Work is also in progress to obtain environmental certification for this production plant. Environmental certification is demanded by many customers and is well in line with our internal guidelines for sustainable production.

It is with pleasure and confidence that I note that our long-term strategic efforts to grow sales in Analytical Chemistry and develop commercially attractive instrument platforms in all our areas are paying off.

Group result, financial position and cash flow

Third quarter July - September 2015

Group net sales in the third quarter 2015 amounted to 149.7 MSEK (118.5), which is an increase by 26 percent. At comparable exchange rates sales increased by 7 percent compared to the corresponding quarter last year. The Americas was the biggest market with 45 (43) percent of the net sales. The EU area contributed 32 (35) percent, Japan 11 (11) percent, China 7 (5) percent, EMEA 2 percent and APAC 3 percent. Together EMEA and APAC, previously called ROW, contributed 5 (6) percent of the net sales.

The Group's gross margin improved to 56.0 percent (54.6). Efficiency improvements in the in-house production contribute to the improved profitability. Also this quarter stronger currency rates, primarily for USD and EUR, give positive effects at the comparison of the sales reported in SEK with the corresponding period last year. At the same time this effect is partly counteracted by the fact that the strong GBP makes the costs for manufacturing in Wales higher at the translation to SEK.

The operating expenses amounted to 64.9 MSEK (52.1). Of this sum 67 percent (66) were sales costs, amounting to 43.5 MSEK (34.3). The increase in sales costs by 9.2 MSEK compared to the corresponding period last year is attributable to an increase in the number of employees, a higher outcome of the salespersons' variable remunerations, and currency effects. Research and development costs increased by 2.8 MSEK to 12.0 MSEK (9.2), primarily as a result of increased amortizations and reduced capitalization of development costs. Other operating items, 2.4 MSEK (2.5), primarily consists of currency effects on operations related liabilities and receivables.

The operating profit improved by 51 percent to 19.0 MSEK (12.6), corresponding to an operating margin (EBIT) of 12.7 percent (10.6). Net financial income amounted to 0.5 MSEK (-0.9). The result after tax amounted to 18.3 MSEK (11.0).

The cash flow from operating activities was 33.9 MSEK (16.5). The investments amounted to 9.0 MSEK (6.7) and the amortizations to 8.9 MSEK (7.3). 3.6 MSEK (4.9) of the investments were capitalized development costs and 4.9 MSEK (4.8) of the amortizations were amortizations of capitalized development costs.

Nine months January - September 2015

Group net sales increased by 25 percent in the first nine months of the year and amounted to 442.0 MSEK (352.6). At comparable exchange rates net sales increased by 7 percent. The Americas was the biggest market with 44 (41) percent of the net sales. The EU area contributed 32 (35) percent, Japan 12 (14) percent, China 6 (5) percent, EMEA 3 percent and APAC 3 percent. Together EMEA and APAC, previously called ROW contributed 6 (5) percent of the net sales.

The Group's gross margin for the nine month period was 56.2 percent (54.5).

The operating expenses amounted to 193.6 MSEK (156.4). The sales costs increased by 24.1 MSEK compared to the corresponding period last year and amounted to 125.9 MSEK (101.8). The increase is partly due to currency effects, as a large part of the costs are in USD and EUR, but it also reflects the investments that are being made in the sales organization. The research and development costs increased by 8.7 MSEK, largely due to reduced capitalization of development costs and higher amortizations. The operating profit improved by 53 percent and amounted to 54.6 MSEK (35.6), corresponding to an operating margin (EBIT) of 12.4 percent (10.1) Net financial income amounted to 2.1 MSEK (2.0). The result after tax amounted to 52.5 MSEK (34.5), an increase by 52 percent.

The cash flow from operating activities was 86.8 MSEK (51.9). The effects of changes in working capital, primarily lower inventory build-up than during the corresponding period last year, contribute to the improvement of the cash flow. The investments amounted to 21.9 MSEK (24.4) and the amortizations to 27.6 MSEK (23.1). 13.7 MSEK (17.1) of the investments were capitalized development costs and 15.9 MSEK (13.7) of the amortizations were amortizations of capitalized development costs. The cash flow from financing operations was -51.3 MSEK (-41.5), primarily consisting of dividends to the shareholders amounting to -48.5 MSEK (-38.8).

Balance sheet items

At September 30, 2015 the Group's cash and cash equivalents amounted to 115.7 MSEK compared to 90.3 MSEK at June 30 and 100.0 MSEK at December 31, 2014. The Group's interest-bearing liabilities amounted to 5.1 MSEK at the end of the reported period compared to 5.0 MSEK at June 30 and 5.0 MSEK at December 31, 2014. Net cash at September 30 thus amounted to 110.6 MSEK compared to 85.3 MSEK at June 30 and 95.0 MSEK at December 31, 2014. In May dividends to the shareholders were paid to the amount of 48.5 MSEK (38.8).

The Group reports a total goodwill of 90.5 MSEK at September 30, the same amount as at June 30 and December 31, 2014.

Other intangible fixed assets amounted to 119.5 MSEK compared to 121.7 MSEK at June 30 and 124.8 MSEK at December 31, 2014. Of this sum patents and license rights amounted to 30.2 MSEK, compared to 31.4 MSEK at June 30 and 33.3 MSEK at December 31, 2014, and capitalized development costs amounted to 89.2 MSEK compared to 90.3 MSEK at June 30 and 91.5 MSEK at December 31, 2014.

At September 30 the equity capital amounted to 514.1 MSEK, compared to 496.1 MSEK at June 30 and 502.6 MSEK at December 31, 2014. The change in equity capital during the first nine months is attributable to the net result, 52.5 MSEK, dividends to the shareholders, -48.5 MSEK, and hedging and currency effects at the translation of foreign subsidiaries, 7.4 MSEK.

Repurchasing program

Biotage had no holding of own shares at the end of the reported period. No shares were acquired under the repurchasing program decided at the 2015 Annual General Meeting. Complete documentation from the 2015 AGM is available at www.biotage.com.

Patent dispute in the US

Biotage has, as previously reported, been sued for alleged patent infringement in the US by Scientific Plastic Products, Inc. ("SPP"). These plaints are declared resting by the court awaiting the results of reexamination cases of the validity of the patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

SPP has exhausted all possibilities to request reexamination of USPTO's decision to declare the US patents 7,138,061, 7,381,327 and 7,410,571 ("the Patents") invalid. USPTO has issued reexamination certificates canceling all claims of the Patents and the court in the alleged infringement case and has dismissed all claims in the infringement suit concerning the Patents.

Biotage has also filed requests for reexamination of all patent claims in the US patents 8,066,875 B2, which is a continuation of US patent 7,381,327, and US patent 8,070,957, which is a continuation of the US patent 7,410,571. The claims of the patents 8,066,875 B2 and 8,070,957 are rejected, and SPP has appealed to the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board. These patents are subject to a separate infringement case in court which is also declared resting awaiting the reexamination proceedings.

Biotage's analysis indicates that the company has a strong position and that the other party lacks good cause for the alleged patent infringement. Thus no reserves have been booked due to the conflict.

Major events after the reported period

There are no major events after the reported period to report.

Human resources

The Group had 291 employees at September 30, 2015, compared to 284 at June 30 and 293 at the start of the year.

Parent company

The Group's parent company, Biotage AB, has wholly owned subsidiaries in Sweden, the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Japan and China. The parent company is responsible for group management, strategic business development and administrative functions at group level and towards subsidiaries.

The parent company's net income amounted to 0.7 MSEK (0.6) in the third quarter 2015 and to 2.0 MSEK (1.9) in the period January – September. The operating expenses amounted to 4.6 MSEK (5.1) in the quarter and to 14.7 MSEK (15.3) in the nine month period. The operating result was -4.0 MSEK (-4.5) for the quarter and -12.6 MSEK (-13.5) for the nine month period.

The parent company's net financial income for the quarter was -0.1 MSEK (-17.6). Of this sum net interest income from liabilities to group companies was -0.4 MSEK (-0.9). For the nine month period the parent company's net financial income amounted to -0.9 MSEK (-15.2). The parent company's result after financial items was -4.0 MSEK (-22.0) for the quarter and -13.6 MSEK (-28.7) for the nine month period. In the comparative period 2014 the result from shares in group companies amounted to -15.6 MSEK for the first nine months, referring to a write-down of an inter-company receivable in connection with the merger of two subsidiaries in Cardiff, Wales.

Investments in intangible fixed assets amounted to 0.1 MSEK (0.3) in the quarter and to 0.6 MSEK (0.8) in the nine month period. The parent company's cash and bank balance amounted to 1.0 MSEK at September 30, compared to 1.0 MSEK at June 30 and 1.0 MSEK at December 31, 2014.

Risks and uncertainties

As an international Group, Biotage is exposed to various risks that affect the possibilities to achieve the established targets. There are operational risks, such as the risk that competitive situations affect price levels and sales volumes, and the risk that the economic development in the markets and segments where the Group operates is not stable. There are also financial risks, such as currency risks, interest risks and credit risks. No major changes in significant risks or uncertainty factors have occurred during the period. Our assessment thus remains the same as described in the Annual Report 2014. An account of Biotage's risks and uncertainty factors and the handling of these can be found in the company's Annual Report for 2014. Readers wishing to study the Annual Report can download this from Biotage AB's website www.biotage.com or order it from Biotage AB, Box 8, SE-751 03 Uppsala or [email protected].

Nomination committee

In a press release issued on October 20 it was announced that a nomination committee consisting of shareholders representatives and the Chairman of the Board has been formed for Biotage AB. The nomination committee shall, before the Annual General Meeting 2016, prepare proposals for the election of chairman and other members of the board of directors, the election of chairman of the AGM, election of auditors, the determination of fees and matters pertaining thereto.

The members of the nomination committee are:

Ove Mattsson, Chairman of the Board, holding through endowment insurance Anders Walldov, Brohuvudet AB and direct holding Thomas Ehlin, The Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Andreas Bladh, Varenne AB

Shareholders wishing to submit a proposal for members of the board of Biotage may do so by sending an e-mail to Biotage's Chairman of the Board: [email protected] not later than seven weeks before the AGM.

Reports relating to 2015 and 2016

The year-end report for 2015 will be issued on February 11, 2016. The interim report for the first quarter 2016 will be issued on April 28, 2016. The Annual General Meeting will be held on April 28, 2016. The interim report for the second quarter 2016 will be issued on August 11, 2016. The interim report for the third quarter 2016 will be issued on November 10, 2016. The year-end report for 2016 will be issued on February 9, 2017.

The Annual Report for 2015 is planned for publication in week 14 2016.

This report has been reviewed by the company's auditor.

Uppsala October 30, 2015

Torben Jörgensen President and CEO

For further information, please contact:

Torben Jörgensen, President and CEO, phone: +46 707 49 05 84 Erika Söderberg Johnson, CFO, phone: +46 707 20 48 20

The information in this press release is of the kind that Biotage AB (publ) is required to make public according to the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was released for publication at 08.30 on October 30, 2015.

About Biotage

Biotage offers efficient separation technologies from analysis to industrial scale and high quality solutions for analytical chemistry from research to commercial analysis laboratories. Biotage's products are used by government authorities, academic institutions, pharmaceutical and food companies, among others. The company is headquartered in Uppsala and has offices in the US, UK, China and Japan. Biotage has approx. 290 employees and had sales of 490 MSEK in 2014. Biotage is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm stock exchange. Website: www.biotage.com

Biotage AB (publ) Interim report 2015-01-01 -- 2015-09-30 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

2015-07-01 2014-07-01 2015-01-01 2014-01-01 2014-01-01
Amounts in SEK thousands 2015-09-30 2014-09-30 2015-09-30 2014-09-30 2014-12-31
Net sales 149,697 118,525 441,987 352,625 490,381
Cost of sales -65,865 -53,868 -193,726 -160,614 -223,462
Gross profit 83,832 64,656 248,261 192,010 266,919
Distribution costs -43,547 -34,330 -125,900 -101,776 -139,201
Administrative expenses -11,773 -11,051 -36,781 -33,890 -47,650
Research and development costs -11,969 -9,202 -35,450 -26,778 -38,450
Other operating income 2,432 2,518 4,503 6,037 7,695
Total operating expenses -64,856 -52,065 -193,628 -156,406 -217,606
Operating profit/loss 18,976 12,591 54,633 35,604 49,313
Financial net income 549 -865 2,147 1,971 5,548
Profit/loss before income tax 19,525 11,727 56,779 37,575 54,861
Tax expenses -1,252 -728 -4,245 -3,117 -3,749
Total profit/loss for the period 18,273 10,998 52,535 34,458 51,112
Other comprehensive income
Components that may be reclassified to net income:
Translation differences related to
non Swedish subsidiaries 1 5,191 7,436 8,913 13,861
Cash flow hedges -285 -155 0 -463 -176
Total other comprehensive income -285 5,036 7,436 8,450 13,685
Total comprehensive income for the period 17,988 16,035 59,970 42,908 64,797

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME IN SUMMARY (Continuing)

2015-07-01
2015-09-30
2014-07-01 2015-01-01
2014-09-30 2015-09-30
2014-01-01 2014-01-01
2014-09-30 2014-12-31
Attributable to parent company´s shareholders:
Total profit/loss for the period
18,273 10,998 52,535 34,458 51,112
Attributable to parent company´s shareholders:
Total comprehensive income for the period
17,988 16,035 59,970 42,908 64,797
Average shares outstanding 64,714,447 64,714,447 64,714,447 64,714,447 64,714,447
Shares outstanding at end of reporting period 64,714,447 64,714,447 64,714,447 64,714,447 64,714,447
Total profit/loss for the period per share SEK 0.28 0.17 0.81 0.53 0.79
Total profit/loss for the period per share SEK after dilution 0.28 0.17 0.81 0.53 0.79
Earnings per share relates to:
Continuing operations 0.28 0.17 0.81 0.53 0.79
Total comprehensive income for the period
per share SEK
0.28 0.25 0.93 0.66 1.00
Total comprehensive income for the period
per share after dilution SEK
0.28 0.25 0.93 0.66 1.00
Quarterly summary 2014 and 2015 2015 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014 2014
Amounts in KSEK Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1
Net Sales 149,697 148,115 144,175 137,757 118,525 120,383 113,717
Cost of sales -65,865 -63,665 -64,196 -62,848 -53,868 -54,724 -52,022
Gross profit 83,832 84,450 79,978 74,909 64,656 65,659 61,695
Gross margin 56.0% 57.0% 55.5% 54.4% 54.6% 54.5% 54.3%
Operating expenses -64,856 -66,746 -62,026 -61,200 -52,065 -52,110 -52,231
Operating profit/loss 18,976 17,704 17,952 13,709 12,591 13,549 9,464
Finansnetto 549 -346 1,944 3,577 -865 2,384 451
Profit/loss before income tax 19,525 17,358 19,896 17,286 11,727 15,933 9,916
Tax expenses -1,252 -1,701 -1,292 -633 -728 -539 -1,850
Total profit/loss for the period 18,273 15,658 18,604 16,653 10,998 15,394 8,066

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION IN SUMMARY

Amounts in SEK thousands 2015-09-30 2014-12-31
ASSETS
Non-Current assets
Property, plant and equipment 43,903 43,057
Goodwill 90,523 90,523
Other intangible assets 119,470 124,822
Financial assets 2,214 808
Deferred tax asset 44,765 44,765
Total non-current assets 300,875 303,974
Current assets
Inventories 104,773 108,379
Trade and other receivables 116,241 106,612
Cash and cash equivalents 115,717 100,045
Total current assets 336,731 315,036
TOTAL ASSETS 637,606 619,010
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Capital and reserves attributable to equity holders of the
parent company
Share capital 89,953 89,953
Other paid-in capital 0 4,993
Reserves -86,969 -94,404
Retained earnings 511,100 502,108
Total equity 514,085 502,650
Non-current liabilities
Liabilities to credit institutions 3,981 4,537
Other financial liabilities 1,147 5,072
Deferred tax liability 2,579 2,465
Non-current provisions 1,354 1,369
Total non-current liabilities 9,061 13,444
Current liabilities
Trade and others liabilities 106,835 98,457
Other financial liabilities 3,698 1,900
Tax liabilities 1,428 848
Liabilities to credit institutions 1,159 502
Current provisions 1,341 1,210
Total current liabilities 114,460 102,916
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 637,606 619,010

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY IN SUMMARY

Amounts in SEK thousands Share
capital
Other
payed-in
capital
Accumulated
translation
reserve
Hedging
reserve
Retained
earnings
Total
equity
Opening balance January 1, 2014 89,423 4,993 -108,266 176 490,447 476,774
Changes in equity in the
period of January 1 -September 30, 2014
Total comprehensive income - - 8,913 -463 34,458 42,908
Total non-owners changes - - 8,913 -463 34,458 42,908
Transactions with equity holders of the company
Cancellation of treasury shares (*) -6,588 6,588 -
Increase of share capital without the issue
of new shares, bonus issue (*) 7,119 -7,119 -
Dividend to shareholders of the parent company -38,829 -38,829
Share buy-back by parent company (*) - - - - -93 -93
Closing balance September 30, 2014 89,954 4,993 -99,353 -287 485,454 480,760
Changes in equity in the
period of October 1, - December 31, 2014
Total comprehensive income - - 4,949 287 16,653 21,889
Total non-owners changes - - 4,949 287 16,653 21,889
Closing balance December 31, 2014 89,953 4,993 -94,404 - 502,107 502,650
Changes in equity in the
period of January 1 - June 30, 2015
Total comprehensive income - - 7,435 285 34,262 41,982
Total non-owners changes 0 0 7,435 285 34,262 41,982
Transacitions with equity holders of the company
Dividend to shareholders of the parent company - - - -48,536 -48,536
Closing balance June 30, 2015 89,953 4,993 -86,969 285 487,833 496,096
Changes in equity in the
period of July 1, - September 30, 2015
Total comprehensive income - - 1 -285 18,273 17,989
Total non-owners changes - - 1 -285 18,273 17,989
Transacitions with equity holders of the company
Reclassification expired share option program - -4,993 - - 4,993 0
Closing balanceSeptember 30, 2015 89,953 0 -86,969 0 511,098 514,085

* ) Repurchased shares, cancellation of repurchased shares and bonus issue

The 2015 Annual General Meeting resolved to authorize the Board to continue to let the company repurchase shares up until the AGM 2016, so that the company's holding of own shares amounts to a maximum of 10 percent of the number of registered shares. At the balance sheet date September 30, 2015, the company held no repurchased shares.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

2015-07-01 2014-07-01 2015-01-01 2014-01-01 2014-01-01
Amounts in SEK thousands 2015-09-30 2014-09-30 2015-09-30 2014-09-30 2014-12-31
Operating activities
Profit/loss before income tax 19,525 11,727 56,779 37,575 54,861
Adjustments for non-cash items 8,575 11,882 34,266 31,330 45,154
28,100 23,608 91,045 68,905 100,016
Income tax paid -858 -572 -977 -2,488 -4,631
Cash flow from operating activities
before changes in working capital 27,241 23,036 90,068 66,417 95,384
Cash flow from changes in working capital:
Increase (-)/ decrease (+) in inventories 1,972 -6,558 3,605 -17,239 -22,492
Increase (-)/ decrease (+) in trade receivables 4,144 -1,076 -4,151 -4,483 -9,702
Increase (-)/ decrease (+) in other current receivables -2,242 -401 -10,853 -2,500 1,916
Increase (+)/ decrease (-) in other liabilities 2,818 1,489 8,112 9,720 15,800
Cash flow from operating activities 33,934 16,489 86,781 51,914 80,906
Investing activities
Acquisition of intangible assets -4,160 -5,341 -15,000 -18,302 -23,410
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment -4,854 -1,354 -6,755 -6,131 -8,767
Acquisition of financial assets -28 - -96 - -
Cash flow from investing activities -9,042 -6,695 -21,851 -24,432 -32,177
Financing activities
Dividend to shareholders 0 0 -48,536 -38,829 -38,829
Buy-back of shares - - - -93 -93
Loan raised - 0 - 1,076 1,391
Repayment of loans -64 -341 -2,797 -3,704 -3,894
Cash flow from financial activities -64 -342 -51,333 -41,549 -41,425
Cash flow for the period 24,829 9,453 13,598 -14,067 7,304
Cash and cash equivalents opening balance 90,307 66,912 100,045 90,769 90,769
Exchange differences in liquid assets 582 1,627 2,075 1,290 1,972
Cash and equivalents closing balance 115,718 77,991 115,717 77,991 100,045
Additional information:
Adjustments for non-cash items
Depreciations and impairments 8,865 7,700 27,560 23,950 33,869
Other items -290 4,182 6,706 7,380 11,285
Total 8,575 11,882 34,266 31,330 45,154
Interest received 435 -56 454 110 128
Interest paid -24 102 -122 -44 -292

INCOME STATEMENT, PARENT IN SUMMARY

2015-07-01 2014-07-01 2015-01-01 2014-01-01 2014-01-01
Amounts in SEK thousands 2015-09-30 2014-09-30 2015-09-30 2014-09-30 2014-12-31
Net sales 677 634 2,038 1,859 2,502
Administrative expenses -4,263 -4,237 -12,853 -13,631 -18,437
Research and development costs -506 -809 -1,759 -1,615 -2,398
Other operating items 136 43 -64 -81 13,245
Operating expenses -4,634 -5,089 -14,676 -15,327 -7,590
Operating profit/loss -3,957 -4,456 -12,637 -13,468 -5,088
Profit/loss from financial investments:
Interest income from receivables from group companies - 13 - 2,068 2,383
Interest expense from liabilities to group companies -409 -934 -871 -2,663 -3,614
Result from participations in group companies - -15,579 -38 -15,579 24,624
Other interest and similar income - - 2 139 110
Other interest and similar income 356 -1,078 -52 840 1,708
Group contribution received - - - - 27,011
Financial net income -53 -17,578 -959 -15,195 52,223
Profit/loss before income tax -4,010 -22,033 -13,596 -28,663 47,135
Tax expenses - - - - -149
Total profit/loss for the period -4,010 -22,033 -13,596 -28,663 46,986
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME. PARENT
Total profit/loss for the period -4,010 -22,033 -13,596 -28,663 46,986
Other comprehensive income:
Components that may be reclassified to net income:
Translation differences related to
non Swedish subsidiaries
- - - - -
Total comprehensive income, parent -4,010 -22,033 -13,596 -28,663 46,986

BALANCE SHEET, PARENT

Amounts in SEK thousands 2015-09-30 2014-12-31
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Intangible assets
Patents and licenses 8,260 8,224
Financial assets
Investments in group companies 468,128 468,128
Receivables from group companies 11,163 14,763
Deferred tax asset 44,765 44,765
524,056 527,657
Total non-current assets 532,316 535,881
Current assets
Current receivables
Receivables from group companies 22,318 61,791
Other receivables 305 498
Prepaid expenses and accrued income 777 964
23,400 63,254
Cash and cash equivalents 838 974
Total current assets 24,238 64,227
TOTAL ASSETS 556,555 600,108
EQUITY, PROVISIONS AND LIABILITIES
Equity
Restricted equity
Share capital 89,953 89,953
89,953 89,953
Unrestricted equity
Fair value reserve -66,055 -66,055
Retained earnings 494,734 496,284
Profit/loss for the year -13,596 46,986
415,083 477,216
Total equity 505,036 567,169
Provisions - 3,850
Current liabilities
Other financial liabilities 0 1,900
Trade payables 398 769
Liabilities to group companies 42,877 21,391
Other current liabilities 3,496 778
Accrued expenses and prepaid income 4,747 4,251
51,518 29,089
TOTAL EQUITY, PROVISIONS AND LIABILITIES 556,555 600,108
Pledged assets 22,500 22,500
Contingent liabilities - -

Accounting principles

Biotage's Group reporting is based on International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the EU. The Group's interim report is prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Reporting and the Swedish Accounting Act. The parent company's interim report is prepared in accordance with the Swedish Accounting Act and The Swedish Financial Reporting Board's recommendation RFR 2 Reporting for Legal Entities. The Group and the parent company have applied the same accounting principles and calculation methods in the interim report as in the latest annual report. Revised and new standards and interpretations from IASB and IFRS Interpretations Committee which have come into effect and apply to the fiscal year 2015 have not had any effect on the Group's financial reporting.

Fair value

Biotage has a financial debt concerning additional purchase sums in connection with acquired operations which has been measured as fair value allocated to the result. The additional purchase sums, relating to the acquisition of MIP Technologies AB, are based on the distribution of gross profit applying to certain areas and may be paid until the end of 2015. The agreement with the sellers does not stipulate a maximum sum, as there has been considerable uncertainty about the future outcome. The additional purchase sum that will be paid in 2015 is based on the outcome the fiscal year 2014 and is preliminarily calculated to 1.9 MSEK in the annual accounts for 2014. For the fiscal year 2015, which is the last period for which an additional purchase sum may be paid and which will be settled in 2016, the additional purchase sum is calculated to amount to 3.8 MSEK, which is also the company's best assessment of fair value at December 31, 2014. As the fair value of the additional purchase sum at December 31 is less than the previously reported sum, the difference amounting to 13.5 MSEK has been reported on the 2014 profit and loss statement. Calculations of fair value are based on level 3 in the fair value hierarchy, which means that fair value has been established according to a valuation model where essential inputs are based on unobservable data. The measurement has been made based on expected future cash flows.

Financial debt measured at fair value 2015-09-30 2014-12-31
Additional purchase sum, long-term part 0 3,850
Additional purchase sum, short-term part 3,698 1,900
Total 3,698 5,750

The change in financial debt in 2015 is presented below:

Opening value January 1, 2015 5,750
Adjusted during the year -2,052
Value carried forward September 30, 2015 3,698

Other financial assets and financial debts are measured according to accrued acquisition value and the value reported for these is considered to be a good approximation of fair value.

In the preparation of the Group's and the parent company's interim reports, the same accounting principles and calculation methods were in all other respects applied as in the preparation of Biotage's Annual Report for 2014. These are described on pp. 37-44 in the Annual Report.

Review report

Introduction

We have performed a review of the financial information in the interim report for Biotage AB at September 30, 2015 and the nine month period ending this date. The Board of Directors and the CEO are responsible for the preparation and presentation of this interim report in accordance with IAS 34 and the Annual Accounts Act. Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on this interim report based on our review.

Focus and scope of review

We conducted our review in accordance with the International Standard on Review Engagements ISRE 2410, Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity. A review consists of making inquiries, primarily to persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review has a different focus and is substantially smaller in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with ISA and other generally accepted auditing practices in Sweden. The procedures performed in a review do not enable us to obtain a level of assurance that would make us aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Therefore, the conclusion expressed based on a review does not give the same level of assurance as a conclusion expressed based on an audit.

Conclusion

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the interim report is not, in all material respects, prepared for the Group in accordance with IAS 34 and the Annual Accounts Act, and for the Parent Company in accordance with the Annual Accounts Act.

Stockholm, October 30, 2015

Deloitte AB

Fredrik Walméus Authorized Public Accountant

Talk to a Data Expert

Have a question? We'll get back to you promptly.