Earnings Release • Apr 23, 2018
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Net result amounted to SEK 317 million (275), an improvement by 15 percent.
Earnings per share increased by 15 percent, to SEK 7.42 (6.47).
| Q1 2018 |
Q1 2017 |
Δ % | R12 months |
Full year 2017 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volumes, '000 MT | 551 | 515 | +7 | 2,165 | 2,129 |
| Operating profit, SEK million | 460 | 431 | +7 | 1,815 | 1,786 |
| Operating profit per kilo, SEK | 0.83 | 0.84 | -1 | 0.84 | 0.84 |
| Net result, SEK million | 317 | 275 | +15 | 1,234 | 1,212 |
| Earnings per share, SEK | 7.42 | 6.47 | +15 | 29.18 | 28.24 |
| Return on Capital Employed (R12M), percent | 15.4 | 15.6 | -1 | 15.4 | 15.6 |
The favorable trend we have seen in most of our product segments for some time continued during the first quarter. Based on our initiatives and by focusing on selected segments and applications in line with our company program The AAK Way, the strong organic volume growth continued and reached 7 percent (5). We are clearly gaining market shares.
We achieved a record-high year-over-year operating profit of SEK 460 million (431), an improvement of 7 percent. The currency translation impact was negative by SEK 9 million. Fewer working days compared to the corresponding quarter last year as well as harsh weather conditions in parts of the US lessened the increase in operating profit.
We have seen high single-digit growth in operating profit for business area Food Ingredients. Segments Dairy and Special Nutrition, in particular, continue to show good development. Most of our geographical markets have seen good progress during the quarter.
After a particularly strong first quarter last year, Chocolate & Confectionery Fats had a more challenging quarter due to the volatility in some of our raw materials and slightly more aggressive pricing from some competitors. It is also important to note the seasonality in our chocolate business. This year, Easter fell in the first quarter while it in 2017 fell in the second quarter.
Business area Technical Products & Feed has successfully continued to improve the product mix, particularly within the fatty acids business.
Aside from maintenance investments, the rate of capital expenditure remains on a high level as we increase the capacity of existing facilities. Major efforts are being made to ensure that our recent greenfield investments and acquisitions are integrated into the Group in a progressive and structured manner.
Our company program The AAK Way, which will enable us to continue to deliver strong organic growth, is progressing and yielding good results.
As part of the program, we are conducting a global customer survey which will support us in further strengthening our customer co-development approach and making AAK our customers' preferred codevelopment partner. We have also developed
important training tools for all of our go-to-market teams in order to further extend our capabilities in oils & fats and industry applications.
To meet the strong market trend in plant-based solutions, we are building a global Customer Innovation Center in Richmond, California. The center is expected to open during the summer.
Based on AAK's customer value propositions for health and reduced costs, and our customer product codevelopment and solutions approach, we continue to remain prudently optimistic about the future.
The main drivers are the continued positive underlying development in Food Ingredients and a continued improvement in Chocolate & Confectionery Fats.
AAK is dedicated to continuously improve. This is vital to secure customer success and shareholder value in both the short and the long term. AAK's improved profitability is the result of hard work across the Group.
Finally, I would like to extend my gratitude to all AAK colleagues for their support during my time as acting CEO.
Fredrik Nilsson CFO and acting CEO
Volumes continued to grow nicely, by 7 percent (10). Organic volume growth was 7 percent (5) due to an increased demand for speciality and semi-speciality products, which alone generated organic volume growth of 7 percent (6).
Sales amounted to SEK 6,637 million (6,677). There was an underlying growth in sales due to a positive product mix in Food Ingredients and organic volume growth. This was offset by a negative currency translation impact of SEK 241 million and higher raw material prices in the first quarter of 2017 compared to this quarter.
Operating profit reached SEK 460 million (431), an improvement of 7 percent compared to the corresponding quarter in 2017.
The currency translation impact was negative SEK 9 million of which SEK 5 million was related to Food Ingredients and SEK 4 million to Chocolate & Confectionery Fats. Operating profit at fixed foreign exchange rates improved by 9 percent.
Operating profit per kilo reached SEK 0.83 (0.84). The currency translation impact was negative SEK 0.02. At fixed foreign exchange rates operating profit per kilo increased by 2 percent.
Net financial cost decreased and amounted to SEK 24 million (41). Lower financial costs are due to the company optimizing financing in a few high interest rate countries. The company has, in addition, temporarily benefited from the structure in the interest market.
Earnings per share increased by 15 percent, to SEK 7.42 (6.47), due to increased operating profit combined with lower financial costs and tax costs.
Operating cash flow including changes in working capital was negative and amounted to SEK 396 million (negative 408). Cash flow from working capital was negative, amounting to SEK 643 million (negative 740).
A modest increase in raw material prices 6–9 months ago has impacted cash flow from working capital negatively during the first quarter. We have also seen continued organic volume growth and more working capital tied up for our new factories in Brazil and China.
Cash outflow from investing activities amounted to SEK 130 million (152).
Calculated on a rolling 12 months basis, Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) was 15.4 percent (15.6 at December 31, 2017). ROCE declined due to increased raw material prices and continued organic volume growth. The ROCE for the first quarter was 14.4 percent compared to 14.0 percent for the corresponding quarter 2017.
The equity/assets ratio amounted to 46 percent (46 percent at December 31, 2017). Net debt at March 31, 2018 amounted to SEK 3,205 million (SEK 2,666 million at December 31, 2017). At March 31, 2018 the Group had total committed credit facilities of SEK 6,423 million (6,213 as of December 31, 2017), with SEK 3,098 million of unused committed credit facilities.
The average number of employees at March 31, 2018 was 3,413 (3,399 at December 31, 2017).
At the end of March, AAK China participated at Food Ingredients China (FIC), an annual event that gathers leading companies of the food additives and ingredients industry in Asia. The event was held at the National Expo & Convention Center in Shanghai with more than 1,400 exhibitors participating. This year we noticed a particular interest in our Special Nutrition segment, resulting in inquiries especially from nutritional supplement brands and manufacturers. During the FIC, we also organized three mini Academies.
In January, AAK UK's new Customer Innovation Center in Hull was officially inaugurated. The center comprises a large test bakery, an ultra-modern demonstration kitchen, and conference facilities. The new, purpose-built center will enable AAK's Customer Innovation team in the UK to take co-development work to the next level.
In mid-February, we officially opened another Customer Innovation Center in Runcorn, UK. The center provides a specialized, technologically advanced setting for work with customers, from initial development and testing through to prestigious corporate level presentations. The opening marks a real step change in our approach to Retail and Foodservice customer codevelopment.
Operating profit + 9%
Operating profit per kilo + 0%
| Q1 2018 |
Q1 2017 |
Δ % | R12 months |
Full year 2017 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volumes, '000 MT | 374 | 345 | +9 | 1,476 | 1,447 |
| Net sales, SEK million | 4,458 | 4,395 | +1 | 17,728 | 17,665 |
| Operating profit, SEK million | 271 | 249 | +9 | 1,129 | 1,107 |
| Operating profit per kilo, SEK | 0.72 | 0.72 | +0 | 0.76 | 0.77 |
Food Ingredients reported high single-digit organic volume growth of 9 percent (2). The demand for speciality and semi-speciality products continued to be very good, generating organic volume growth of 8 percent (2).
For the Bakery segment, the challenge to change the product mix towards a greater proportion of high-end products remains. Development in Europe and the US continued to be weak. However, there was continued good growth in Asia and North Latin America.
The Dairy segment continued the strong trend from the past two years and once again reported double-digit organic volume growth. All regions showed strong growth except the Nordics and the US.
Strong momentum for Special Nutrition continued. The segment reported double-digit volume growth with a significantly better product mix compared to the corresponding quarter last year. This was driven by a double-digit volume growth for our Infant Nutrition product range Akonino®. Our other Infant Nutrition product range InFat®, sold through Advanced Lipids AB, a joint venture of AAK and Enzymotec, also showed double-digit volume growth in the quarter.
Foodservice reported minor organic volume growth in line with the market. The Nordics was also back to organic volume growth after a challenging 2017.
Commodity products showed an exceptional organic volume growth of 12 percent (2).
Sales amounted to SEK 4,458 million (4,395). The increase was mainly due to a continued positive product mix and organic volume growth. This was partly offset by a negative currency translation impact of SEK 147 million and higher raw material prices in the first quarter of 2017 compared to this quarter.
Operating profit improved strongly by 9 percent to SEK 271 million (249). This was driven by a continued improved product mix, including a higher proportion of customer co-developed solutions. The currency translation impact was negative SEK 5 million. At fixed foreign exchange rates operating profit increased by 11 percent.
Operating profit per kilo for Food Ingredients was stable at SEK 0.72 (0.72), due to a good underlying improvement offset by strong growth in commodity volumes and a negative currency translation impact. At fixed foreign exchange rates operating profit per kilo improved by 3 percent.
We expect a continued positive underlying development for this business area.
0.85 0.85 Food Ingredients - Operating profit per kilo
| Operating profit - 3% |
Q1 2018 |
Q1 2017 |
Δ % | R12 month |
Full year 2017 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volumes, '000 MT | 102 | 98 | +4 | 408 | 404 | |
| Operating profit | Net sales, SEK million | 1,799 | 1,903 | -5 | 7,250 | 7,354 |
| per kilo | Operating profit, SEK million | 190 | 196 | -3 | 729 | 735 |
| - 7% |
Operating profit per kilo, SEK | 1.86 | 2.00 | -7 | 1.79 | 1.82 |
Organic volume growth for the business area continued. The increase was 4 percent (17).
During the first quarter we have seen a relatively high growth for low-end products while the earlier communicated production disruptions in Aarhus, Denmark have had a slightly negative impact on our high-end products.
Net sales for the business area decreased by SEK 104 million mainly as a consequence of a negative currency translation impact of SEK 94 million, an unfavorable product mix and higher raw material prices in the first quarter of 2017 compared to this quarter. This was partly offset by volume growth.
Operating profit reached SEK 190 million (196), a decrease by 3 percent. The currency translation impact was negative SEK 4 million. At fixed foreign exchange rates operating profit decreased by 1 percent.
We have during the first part of the quarter faced increased production and supply chain costs due to the backlog of supply from 2017 and a higher volatility in the variations in some of our raw materials. As expected, we have towards the end of the quarter seen a more stabilized output from the production combined with a lower volatility in the raw material variations.
Slightly more aggressive pricing from some competitors has put some pressure on our margins. However, we have towards the end of the quarter seen a more normalized situation which we expect will have a positive effect later this year.
Operating profit per kilo for the business area reached SEK 1.86 (2.00), a decrease of 7 percent. At fixed foreign exchange rates operating profit per kilo decreased by 5 percent. The product mix has in the quarter been less favorable due to the higher growth for low-end products. The above-mentioned production disruptions and price pressure have had a negative impact as well.
We are expecting continued improvement in Chocolate & Confectionery Fats.
| Operating profit + 89% |
Q1 2018 |
Q1 2017 |
Δ % | R12 months |
Full year 2017 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volumes, '000 MT | 75 | 72 | +4 | 281 | 278 | |
| Operating profit | Net sales, SEK million | 380 | 379 | +0 | 1,418 | 1,417 |
| per kilo | Operating profit, SEK million | 36 | 19 | +89 | 101 | 84 |
| + 85% | Operating profit per kilo, SEK | 0.48 | 0.26 | +85 | 0.36 | 0.30 |
Volumes increased by 4 percent (4) compared to the corresponding quarter in 2017. This was due to volume growth in both the fatty acids business and the feed business.
Net sales for the business area was stable despite the volume growth and an improved product mix. This is explained by higher raw material prices in the first quarter of 2017 compared to this quarter.
Operating profit improved by 89 percent reaching SEK
36 million (19). This was mainly due to an improved product mix in our fatty acids business, with particular growth in the candle business, as well as continued growth in the feed business. We are also seeing some progress for our crushing operation of rapeseed.
The business area reported an impressive operating profit per kilo, SEK 0.48 (0.26), an improvement by 85 percent.
The operating profit is expected to be stable or to improve slightly compared to the prior year.
0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45 0.50 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45 0.50 Rolling 12 months, SEK/kilo Quarter, SEK/kilo Technical Products & Feed - Operating profit per kilo Quarter Rolling 12 months
No significant changes have taken place in relations or transactions with related parties since 2017.
AAK is a global company represented in many countries and as such is exposed to a number of commercial and financial risks. Accordingly, risk management is an important process for AAK in its work to achieve established targets.
Efficient risk management is an ongoing process conducted within the framework of business control, and is part of the ongoing review and forward-looking assessment of operations.
AAK's long-term risk exposure is assumed not to deviate from the inherent exposure associated with AAK's ongoing business operations.
For a more in-depth analysis of risks, please refer to AAK's Annual Report.
This interim report is prepared in accordance with the Swedish Annual Accounts Act and IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting. For information regarding the accounting policies applied, please see our Annual Report. A number of new and amended standards are effective for periods beginning after January 1, 2018. None of these have a significant effect on the consolidated financial statements of the Group or the Parent company.
AAK presents APMs to reflect underlying business performance and to enhance comparability from period to period. APMs should not be considered as a substitute for measures of performance in accordance with the IFRS.
Definitions of Alternative Performance Measures can be found at www.aak.com under the Investor tab. For reconciliation of Alternative Performance Measures, see pages 18–19.
For definitions, please see our Annual Report.
As previously communicated Johan Westman has been appointed President and CEO of AAK AB. Johan assumes his position on May 2, 2018.
The Annual General Meeting will be held on May 30, 2018 at 2 p.m. CET in Malmö, Sweden (Malmö Arena). The Annual Report for 2017 will be available at www.aak.com from April 27, 2018 and is expected to be distributed to the shareholders during the week starting with May 7, 2018. The report will at that time also be available at AAK's headquarters.
Shareholders who wish to participate at the Annual General Meeting must be registered in the share register maintained by Euroclear Sweden AB on May 24, 2018. To be eligible to participate in the Annual General Meeting, shareholders with nominee-registered holdings should temporarily re-register their shares in their own names through the agency of their nominees so that they are recorded in the share register in good time before May 24, 2018. Notification of attendance should be made to AAK's head office no later than 4 p.m. CET on May 24, 2018.
Mail:
AAK AB, c/o Euroclear Sweden AB Box 191, SE-101 23 Stockholm, Sweden (please mark the envelope "Annual General Meeting 2018")
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The Parent Company is a holding company for the AAK Group. Its functions are primarily activities related to the development and administration of the Group.
The result for the Parent Company after financial items amounted to negative SEK 16 million (negative 7).
Interest-bearing liabilities minus cash and cash equivalents and interest-bearing assets totalled a negative of SEK 1,440 million (negative 1,440 as of December 31, 2017). Investments in intangible and tangible assets amounted to SEK 2 million (0).
The Parent Company's balance sheet and income statement are shown on pages 13–14.
AAK AB (publ.) is the Parent Company of the AAK Group. The company has prepared its financial reports in accordance with the Annual Accounts Act and RFR 2 Reporting for legal entities.
No major change in the parent company since yearend.
This report has not been reviewed by the company's auditors.
Malmö, April 23, 2018
Fredrik Nilsson Chief Financial Officer and acting CEO
Fredrik Nilsson Chief Financial Officer and acting CEO Mobile: +46 708 95 22 21 E-mail: [email protected]
The information is information that AAK AB (publ.) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the Securities Markets Act. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 11:00 a.m. CET on April 23, 2018.
| SEK million | Q1 2018 |
Q1 2017 |
Full year 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 6,637 | 6,677 | 26,436 |
| Other operating income | 41 | 27 | 129 |
| Total operating income | 6,678 | 6,704 | 26,565 |
| Raw materials and supplies | -5,023 | -5,163 | -20,216 |
| Other external expenses | -577 | -529 | -2,208 |
| Cost for remuneration to employees | -483 | -459 | -1,862 |
| Amortization and impairment losses | -135 | -122 | -491 |
| Other operating expenses | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Total operating costs | -6,218 | -6,273 | -24,779 |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 460 | 431 | 1,786 |
| Interest income | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Interest expense | -24 | -37 | -112 |
| Other financial items | -1 | -5 | -19 |
| Total financial net | -24 | -41 | -120 |
| Result before tax | 436 | 390 | 1,666 |
| Income tax | -119 | -115 | -454 |
| Net result | 317 | 275 | 1,212 |
| Attributable to non-controlling interests | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| Q1 | Q1 | Full year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEK million | 2018 | 2017 | 2017 |
| Profit for the period | 317 | 275 | 1,212 |
| Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss: | |||
| Remeasurements of post-employment benefit obligations | - | - | -15 |
| - | - | -15 | |
| Items that may subsequently be reclassified to profit or loss: | |||
| Translation differences | 410 | -21 | -706 |
| 410 | -21 | -706 | |
| Total comprehensive income for the period | 727 | 254 | 491 |
| Attributible to non-controlling interests | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| Attributible to the Parent company's shareholders | 724 | 252 | 475 |
| SEK million | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2017 | 31.12.2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Goodwill | 1,646 | 1,682 | 1,601 |
| Other intangible assets | 347 | 356 | 349 |
| Tangible assets | 5,353 | 5,163 | 5,178 |
| Financial assets | 41 | 37 | 40 |
| Deferred tax assets | 125 | 175 | 73 |
| Total non-current assets | 7,512 | 7,413 | 7,241 |
| Inventory | 4,964 | 4,945 | 4,656 |
| Accounts receivables | 3,548 | 3,363 | 3,210 |
| Current receivables | 1,645 | 1,345 | 1,305 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 669 | 581 | 480 |
| Total current assets | 10,826 | 10,234 | 9,651 |
| Total assets | 18,338 | 17,647 | 16,892 |
| Equity and liabilities | |||
| Shareholders' equity | 8,388 | 7,774 | 7,664 |
| Non-controlling interests | 73 | 56 | 70 |
| Total equity including non-controlling interests | 8,461 | 7,830 | 7,734 |
| Liabilities to banks and credit institutions | 3,186 | 3,556 | 2,354 |
| Pension liabilities | 168 | 126 | 164 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 502 | 540 | 437 |
| Non-interest-bearing liabilities | 383 | 335 | 363 |
| Total non-current liabilities | 4,239 | 4,557 | 3,318 |
| Liabilities to banks and credit institutions | 575 | 77 | 628 |
| Accounts payables | 3,162 | 3,265 | 3,137 |
| Other current liabilities | 1,901 | 1,918 | 2,075 |
| Total current liabilities | 5,638 | 5,260 | 5,840 |
| Total equity and liabilities | 18,338 | 17,647 | 16,892 |
No changes have arisen in contingent liabilities.
| SEK million | Shareholders' equity |
Non-controlling interests |
Total equity incl. non-controlling interests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening balance January 1, 2018 | 7,664 | 70 | 7,734 |
| Profit for the period | 314 | 3 | 317 |
| Other comprehensive income | 410 | - | 410 |
| Total comprehensive income | 724 | 3 | 727 |
| Closing balance March 31, 2018 | 8,388 | 73 | 8,461 |
| SEK million | Shareholders' equity |
Non-controlling interests |
Total equity incl. non-controlling interests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening balance January 1, 2017 | 7,522 | 54 | 7,576 |
| Profit for the period | 274 | 1 | 275 |
| Other comprehensive income | -22 | 1 | -21 |
| Total comprehensive income | 252 | 2 | 254 |
| Closing balance March 31, 2017 | 7,774 | 56 | 7,830 |
| SEK million | Asset | Liability |
|---|---|---|
| Financial instruments reported in balance sheet March 31, 2018 | ||
| Sales and purchase contracts | 422 | 183 |
| Currency hedge contracts | 183 | 69 |
| Total derivatives financial instruments | 605 | 252 |
| Fair value adjustment inventory | 20 | -27 |
| Total financial instruments | 625 | 225 |
| SEK million | Q1 2018 |
Q1 2017 |
Full year 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | |||
| Operating profit | 460 | 431 | 1,786 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 135 | 122 | 491 |
| Other non-cash items | -219 | -34 | -263 |
| Cash flow before interest and tax | 376 | 519 | 2,014 |
| Interest paid and received | -17 | -46 | -114 |
| Tax paid | -112 | -141 | -413 |
| Cash flow before changes in working capital | 247 | 332 | 1,487 |
| Changes in inventory | -171 | -91 | 21 |
| Changes in accounts receivables | -254 | -341 | -341 |
| Changes in accounts payables | -63 | -4 | -18 |
| Changes in other working capital items | -155 | -304 | -50 |
| Changes in working capital | -643 | -740 | -388 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | -396 | -408 | 1,099 |
| Investing activities | |||
| Acquisition of intangible and tangible assets | -130 | -154 | -817 |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Cash flow from investing activities | -130 | -152 | -810 |
| Cash flow after investing activities | -526 | -560 | 289 |
| Financing activities | |||
| Subscription warrants | - | - | 37 |
| Changes in loans | 700 | 554 | -33 |
| Dividend paid | - | - | -370 |
| Cash flow from financing activities | 700 | 554 | -366 |
| Cash flow for the period | 174 | -6 | -77 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at start of period | 480 | 586 | 586 |
| Exchange rate difference for cash equivalents | 15 | 1 | -29 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 669 | 581 | 480 |
| SEK million (unless otherwise stated) | Q1 2018 |
Q1 2017 |
Δ % | Full year 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||
| Volumes, '000 MT | 551 | 515 | +7 | 2,129 |
| Operating profit | 460 | 431 | +7 | 1,786 |
| Net result | 317 | 275 | +15 | 1,212 |
| Financial position | ||||
| Total assets | 18,338 | 17,647 | +4 | 16,892 |
| Equity | 8,461 | 7,830 | +8 | 7,734 |
| Net working capital | 5,057 | 4,463 | +13 | 3,970 |
| Net interest-bearing debt | 3,205 | 3,168 | +1 | 2,666 |
| Cash flow | ||||
| EBITDA | 595 | 553 | +8 | 2,277 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | -396 | -408 | - | 1,099 |
| Cash flow from investing activities | -130 | -152 | - | -810 |
| Free cash flow | -526 | -560 | - | 289 |
| Share data | ||||
| Number of shares, thousand | 42,288 | 42,288 | +0 | 42,288 |
| Earnings per share, SEK* | 7.42 | 6.47 | +15 | 28.24 |
| Equity per share, SEK | 198,34 | 183,83 | +8 | 181,23 |
| Market value on closing date, SEK | 737,00 | 590,00 | +25 | 702,50 |
| Other key ratios | ||||
| Volume growth, percent | +7 | +10 | - | +8 |
| Operating profit per kilo, SEK | 0.83 | 0.84 | -1 | 0.84 |
| Return on Capital Employed (R12 months), percent | 15.4 | 15.6 | -1 | 15.6 |
| Net debt / EBITDA, multiple | 1.38 | 1.48 | -7 | 1.17 |
* The calculation of earnings per share is based on weighted average number of outstanding shares.
| SEK million | 2017 Q1 |
Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Full year | 2018 Q1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Ingredients | 249 | 271 | 288 | 299 | 1,107 | 271 |
| Chocolate & Confectionery Fats | 196 | 165 | 198 | 176 | 735 | 190 |
| Technical Products & Feed | 19 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 84 | 36 |
| Group Functions | -33 | -36 | -36 | -35 | -140 | -37 |
| Operating profit AAK Group | 431 | 409 | 475 | 471 | 1,786 | 460 |
| Financial net | -41 | -22 | -31 | -26 | -120 | -24 |
| Result before tax | 390 | 387 | 444 | 445 | 1,666 | 436 |
2018
| SEK million | Food Ingredients |
Chocolate & Confectionary Fats |
Technichal Products & Feed |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 2,023 | 804 | 378 | 3,205 |
| North and South America | 1,801 | 715 | 2 | 2,518 |
| Asia | 584 | 217 | 0 | 801 |
| Other countries | 50 | 63 | 0 | 113 |
| Net sales | 4,458 | 1,799 | 380 | 6,637 |
| Percent | Q1 2018 |
Q1 2017 |
Full year 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food Ingredients | |||
| Organic volume growth | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| Acquisitions/divestments | - | 8 | 5 |
| Volume growth | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Chocolate & Confectionery Fats | |||
| Organic volume growth | 4 | 17 | 10 |
| Acquisitions/divestments | - | 0 | - |
| Volume growth | 4 | 17 | 10 |
| Technical Products & Feed | |||
| Organic volume growth | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Acquisitions/divestments | - | 0 | - |
| Volume growth | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| AAK Group | |||
| Organic volume growth | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Acquisitions/divestments | - | 5 | 3 |
| Volume growth | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| SEK million | Q1 2018 |
Q1 2017 |
Full year 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 460 | 431 | 1,786 |
| Add back depreciation and amortization | 135 | 122 | 491 |
| EBITDA | 595 | 553 | 2,277 |
| SEK million | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2017 | R12M 31.03.2018 |
R12M 31.12.2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 18,338 | 17,647 | 17,321 | 17,099 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | -669 | -581 | -583 | -566 |
| Financial assets | -61 | -12 | -24 | -13 |
| Accounts payables | -3,162 | -3,265 | -3,054 | -3,073 |
| Other non-interest-bearing liabilities | -1,877 | -1,913 | -1,880 | -1,963 |
| Capital employed | 12,569 | 11,876 | 11,780 | 11,484 |
| Operating profit (Rolling 12 months) | 1,815 | 1,665 | 1,815 | 1,786 |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE), percent | 14.4 | 14.0 | 15.4 | 15.6 |
| SEK million | 31.03.2018 | Full year 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory | 4,964 | 4,656 |
| Accounts receivables | 3,548 | 3,210 |
| Other current receivables, non-interest-bearing | 1,584 | 1,299 |
| Accounts payables | -3,162 | -3,137 |
| Other current liabilities, non-interest-bearing | -1,877 | -2,058 |
| Net working capital | 5,057 | 3,970 |
| SEK million | 31.03.2018 | Full year 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Current interest-bearing receivables | 61 | 5 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 669 | 480 |
| Pension liabilities | -168 | -164 |
| Non-current liabilities to banks and credit institutions | -3,186 | -2,354 |
| Current liabilities to banks and credit institutions | -575 | -628 |
| Other interest-bearing liabilities | -6 | -5 |
| Net debt | -3,205 | -2,666 |
| SEK million | 31.03.2018 | Full year 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Shareholders' equity | 8,388 | 7,664 |
| Non-controlling interests | 73 | 70 |
| Total equity including non-controlling interests | 8,461 | 7,734 |
| Total assets | 18,338 | 16,892 |
| Equity to assets ratio, percent | 46.1 | 45.8 |
| SEK million | Q1 2018 |
Q1 2017 |
Full year 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 32 | 24 | 97 |
| Other operating income | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total operating income | 32 | 24 | 97 |
| Other external expenses | -17 | -7 | -67 |
| Cost for remuneration to employees | -29 | -24 | -97 |
| Amortization and impairment losses | -1 | 0 | -2 |
| Other operating expenses | - | 0 | - |
| Total operating costs | -47 | -31 | -166 |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | -15 | -7 | -69 |
| Income from shares in group companies | - | - | 67 |
| Interest income | 0 | - | 0 |
| Interest expense | -4 | -1 | -5 |
| Other financial items | 0 | - | -4 |
| Total financial net | -4 | -1 | 58 |
| Result before tax | -19 | -8 | -11 |
| Income tax | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Net result | -16 | -7 | -9 |
| Attributable to non-controlling interests | - | - | - |
| Attributable to the Parent company's shareholders | -16 | -7 | -9 |
| Q1 | Q1 | Full year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEK million | 2018 | 2017 | 2017 |
| Profit for the period | -16 | -7 | -9 |
| Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss: | |||
| - | - | - | |
| Items that may subsequently be reclassified to profit or loss: | |||
| - | - | - | |
| Total comprehensive income for the period | -16 | -7 | -9 |
| Attributible to non-controlling interests | - | - | - |
| Attributible to the Parent company's shareholders | -16 | -7 | -9 |
| SEK million | 31.03.2018 | 31.03.2017 | 31.12.2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Other intangible assets | 8 | 4 | 7 |
| Tangible assets | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Financial assets | 5,333 | 5,485 | 5,333 |
| Deferred tax assets | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Total non-current assets | 5,351 | 5,495 | 5,346 |
| Accounts receivables | 42 | 31 | - |
| Current receivables | 22 | 44 | 125 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 0 | - |
| Total current assets | 64 | 75 | 125 |
| Total assets | 5,415 | 5,570 | 5,471 |
| Equity and liabilities | |||
| Shareholders' equity | 3,899 | 4,235 | 3,915 |
| Non-controlling interests | - | - | - |
| Total equity including non controlling interests |
3,899 | 4,235 | 3,915 |
| Pension liabilities | 14 | 8 | 14 |
| Total non-current liabilities | 14 | 8 | 14 |
| Accounts payables | 12 | 4 | 15 |
| Other current liabilities | 1,490 | 1,323 | 1,527 |
| Total current liabilities | 1,502 | 1,327 | 1,542 |
| Total equity and liabilities | 5,415 | 5,570 | 5,471 |
No changes have arisen in contingent liabilities.
For information regarding cocoa and cocoa butter please refer to information at www.icco.org
AAK will host a conference call on April 23, 2018 at 1 p.m. CET. The conference call can be accessed via our website, www.aak.com.
The annual and quarterly reports are also published on www.aak.com.
The Annual General Meeting will be held on May 30, 2018.
The interim report for the second quarter 2018 will be published on July 18, 2018.
The interim report for the third quarter 2018 will be published on October 25, 2018.
The fourth quarter and year-end report for 2018 will be published on February 1, 2019.
This report contains forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties as various factors, many of which are beyond the control of AAK AB (publ.), may cause actual developments and results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in this report.
The report has been translated from Swedish. The Swedish text shall govern for all purposes and prevail in the event of any discrepancy between the versions.
Fredrik Nilsson Chief Financial Officer and acting CEO Mobile: +46 708 95 22 21 E-mail: [email protected]
We develop and provide value-adding vegetable oil solutions in close collaboration with our customers, enabling them to achieve long lasting business results.
We do so through our in-depth expertise in oils & fats within food applications, working with a wide range of raw materials and broad process capabilities.
Through our unique co-development approach we bring together our customers' skills and know-how with our capabilities and mindset. By doing so, we solve customer specific needs across many industries – Chocolate & Confectionery, Bakery, Dairy, Special Nutrition, Foodservice, Personal Care, and more.
AAK's proven expertise is based on more than 140 years of experience within oils & fats. With our headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, 20 production facilities and customization plants, and sales offices in more than 25 countries, our more than 3,300 employees are dedicated to providing innovative value-adding solutions to our customers.
So no matter where you are in the world, we are ready to help you achieve long lasting results.
We are AAK – The Co-Development Company.
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