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AddLife Interim / Quarterly Report 2018

Nov 7, 2018

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Interim / Quarterly Report

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INTERIM REPORT 1 JANUARY – 30 SEPTEMBER 2018

"Continued growth"

1 JULY – 30 SEPTEMBER 2018 (3 MONTHS)

  • Net sales increased by 12 percent to SEK 578 million (517).
  • EBITA increased by 16 percent to SEK 51 million (44), corresponding to an EBITA-margin of 8.8 percent (8.5).
  • Profit after tax increased by 9 percent and amounted to SEK 24 million (22).
  • Cash flow from operating activities amounted to SEK 17 million (27).

1 JANUARY – 30 SEPTEMBER 2018 (9 MONTHS)

  • Net sales increased by 8 percent to SEK 1,797 million (1,665).
  • EBITA increased by 10 percent to SEK 171 million (155), corresponding to an EBITA-margin of 9.5 percent (9.3).
  • Profit after tax increased by 6 percent and amounted to SEK 85 million (80).
  • Earnings per share amounted to SEK 3.53 (3.28). For the 12-month period, earnings per share amounted to SEK 5.21 (5.29).
  • Cash flow from operating activities amounted to SEK 85 million (111).
  • The equity ratio amounted to 40 percent (38).
  • Return on working capital (P/WC) amounted to 66 percent (65).
  • During the interim period three acquisitions have been completed, with a combined annual sale of about SEK 110 million.
3 months ending 9 months ending 12 months ending
SEKm 30 Sep 18 30 Sep 17 change 30 Sep 18 30 Sep 17 change 30 Sep 18 31 Dec 17
Net sales 578 517 12% 1,797 1,665 8% 2,465 2,333
EBITA 51 44 16% 171 155 10% 250 234
EBITA-margin, % 8.8 8.5 9.5 9.3 10.1 10.0
Profit before tax 29 25 19% 105 101 5% 162 158
Profit for the period 24 22 9% 85 80 6% 125 120
Earnings per share 0.99 0.88 12% 3.53 3.28 8% 5.21 4.95
before dilution, SEK
Earnings per share after
dilution, SEK
0.99 0.88 12% 3.53 3.27 8% 5.20 4.94

AddLife in brief

AddLife is an independent provider in Life Science that offers high-quality products, services and advice to both the private and public sector, mainly in the Nordic region. The Group is divided into two business areas: Labtech and Medtech. The Group comprises some 30 operating subsidiaries that provide equipment, instruments, medical devices and reagents, as well as advice and technical support to customers primarily in healthcare, research and academia, along with the food and pharmaceutical industries. The Company is mainly active in the Nordic countries and is also represented by smaller businesses in Germany, the Benelux countries, Estonia, Italy, UK and China. AddLife is the market leader in the Nordic region in several well-defined niches in the market areas of diagnostics, medical devices, biomedical research and laboratory analysis.

Comments by the CEO

The positive trend continues and AddLife increased sales by 12 percent during the quarter to SEK 578 million (517). Usually the summer quarter is seasonally our weakest quarter due to lower activity in both health services and research. Sales growth is good in both of our business areas. Organic growth strengthened compared with previous quarters during the year and totalled just over 4 percent. Organic sales growth in the Medtech business area in the Finnish market was particularly encouraging. Acquisitions continued to contribute to growth with 3 percent for the quarter. EBITA increased 16 percent to SEK 51 million and the EBITA margin strengthened to 8.8 percent (8.5). Our long-term efforts to further develop our operations continue to produce results and accumulated for the entire period; sales increased by 8 percent to SEK 1,797 million and EBITA increased 10 percent to SEK 171 million.

Markets

The trend is clear – market developments are stable with growth in both of our business areas. The European industry organisation Medtech Europe published a report during the quarter showing continued growth throughout Europe for the industry. Both demand and requirements are increasing as all citizens throughout Europe are provided with good care. And the Nordic countries are no exception. The Nordic countries are all working in different ways to develop and change health services to make

them more efficient, equal and accessible. All the Nordic countries are implementing strategic initiatives to strengthen their respective competitiveness in Life Science research.

The Swedish market has continued to be favourable for our operations. Sales have developed good growth, although about one quarter of all the hospital wards have been closed during the holiday period. Growth in the Danish market was somewhat weaker during the quarter for several of our operations and the trend is shifting towards competing for larger procurement contracts in health services. Although the Danish pharmaceutical industry announced additional staff cuts, overall, we consider the laboratory and research market to be stable. Finland continues to work on its extensive healthcare reform initiatives. Many aspects related to the reform remain unclear and some projects have been placed on hold, but our feeling is that demand stabilised during the third quarter. At the same time both private and public stakeholders in the Finnish laboratory market are undergoing consolidation, which will probably entail changes in purchasing patterns in the long term. The market in Norway is developing positive growth and government policy is focused on new hospitals and enabling the elderly to remain at home longer.

Exports of our own products to health services outside the Nordic region have also developed good growth and we are working on various options to add more products to our offering. Sales of our own advanced instruments outside the Nordic countries were robust especially in China and the effects of the changed sales model in the US have already entailed improved financial performance for the business.

Acquisitions

Since the beginning of the financial year we completed three acquisitions which together contribute annual sales of about SEK 110 million. In the third quarter we acquired Väinö Korpinen Oy which joined the Medtech business area. The company has around 15 employees and sales of about EUR 8 million. The company develops and designs accessible bathroom solutions, primarily intended for nursing homes for both private and public environments. The acquisition is a positive addition to the other companies in home care with several common business opportunities in all of the Nordic countries.

We are engaged in ongoing discussions regarding acquisitions of both independent companies in market leading niches and add-on acquisitions that can strengthen market positions and profitability in our existing companies. There are good opportunities to carry out additional acquisitions within the selected areas.

Kristina Willgård, President and CEO

Group development in the quarter

Net sales in the third quarter increased by 12 percent to SEK 578 million (517). Organic sales increased by 4 percent and acquired growth totalled 3 percent. Exchange rate changes had a positive effect on net sales of 5 percent, corresponding to SEK 23 million. EBITA increased by 16 percent to SEK 51 million (44) and EBITA-margin amounted to 8.8 percent (8.5). Exchange rate changes had a positive effect on EBITA of 4 percent, corresponding to SEK 2 million. Net financial items amounted to SEK -2 million (-1) and profit after financial items reached SEK 29 million (25). Profit after tax for the quarter increased by 9 percent to SEK 24 million (22) and the effective tax rate was 18 percent (13). During the quarter, the deferred tax in Sweden was revalued as a result of a changed tax rate, resulting in a positive tax effect of approximately SEK 1 million.

Group development in the interim period

During the interim period, net sales increased by 8 percent to SEK 1,797 million (1,665). Organic sales increased by 1 percent and acquired growth totalled 4 percent. Exchange rate changes had a positive effect on net sales of 3 percent, corresponding to SEK 53 million. EBITA increased by 10 percent to SEK 171 million (155) and EBITA-margin amounted to 9.5 percent (9.3). Exchange rate changes had a positive effect on EBITA of 3 percent, corresponding to SEK 5 million. Net financial items amounted to SEK –8 million (-5), the change is attributable to exchange rate changes during the first quarter. Profit after financial items amounted SEK 105 million (101). Profit after tax increased by 6 percent to SEK 85 million (80) and the effective tax rate was 19 percent (21). The lower effective tax is attributable to the revaluation of deferred tax in Norway and Sweden, resulting in a positive tax effect of approximately SEK 2 million.

Development in the business areas Labtech

The Labtech business area consists of 17 companies active in the market areas diagnostics, biomedical research and laboratory equipment.

3 months ending 9 months ending 12 months ending
SEKm 30 Sep 18 30 Sep 17 change 30 Sep 18 30 Sep 17 change 30 Sep 18 31 Dec 17
Net sales 325 299 9% 1,041 978 6% 1,456 1,393
EBITA 33 25 28% 113 99 13% 165 151
EBITA-margin, % 10.1 8.6 10.8 10.2 11.2 10.8

Labtech's net sales increased in the third quarter by 9 percent to SEK 325 million (299), of which organic growth increased 4 percent and exchange rate changes totalled 5 percent. EBITA increased by 28 percent to SEK 33 million (25), corresponding to an EBITA-margin of 10.1 percent (8.6). Net sales increased during the interim period by 6 percent to SEK 1,041 million (978), which organic growth amounted to 3 percent and exchange rate changes totalled 3 percent. EBITA increased by 13 percent to SEK 113 million (99), corresponding to an EBITA-margin of 10.8 percent (10.2).

Demand is stable with good growth in our operations within Labtech. Sales to diagnostic laboratories continue to grow. Our companies are adding new business especially in molecular biology and microbiology. At the same time the companies continue to strengthen their positions in more mature product segments, such as coagulation and blood gas analysis, where we already have a large market share in several markets. Business has shown the strongest growth in Finland both for the quarter and the period, with several instrument sales, increased consumables for previously installed instruments and increased service revenue compared with previous years. The market in Sweden and Norway is developing more

stable growth in all areas, while the Danish market is more challenging with stronger competition in procurement processes, for which reason instrument sales have been lower during the period than in previous years. During the quarter our Danish business took over Leica Microsystems operations in Denmark, which is expected to have a marginally positive impact on sales and earnings in the business area.

Sales to research, both in industry and academia, are developing steadily with respect to both instruments and research reagents. The aspirations of the Nordic countries to become leading research nations in Life Science has resulted in increased grants to various research groups. In the third quarter the activity level in academia continued to be favourable in Sweden and Finland, but somewhat lower in Denmark and Norway. Sales to the pharmaceutical industry in Denmark have been stable for the quarter.

Sales of our own instruments have shown good growth in the third quarter. Growth continues to be strongest in the Chinese market, as well as in the US market through the new distributor. The change in our sales model in the US has produced an immediate positive impact on earnings in the individual operation and for the business area as a whole.

Medtech

The Medtech business area consists of 12 companies that provide medical device products within the medtech market, with a focus on surgery, thoracic medicine, neurology, wound care, anaesthesia, intensive care, ear, nose and throat, ostomies, and home healthcare.

3 months ending 9 months ending 12 months ending
SEKm 30 Sep 18 30 Sep 17 change 30 Sep 18 30 Sep 17 change 30 Sep 18 31 Dec 17
Net sales 253 218 16% 756 687 10% 1,009 940
EBITA 19 22 -6% 65 64 3% 94 93
EBITA-margin, % 7.8 9.8 8.7 9.3 9.4 9.9

In the third quarter Medtech´s net sales increased by 16 percent to SEK 253 million (218), of which organic growth increased 5 percent, acquired growth totalled 7 percent and exchange rate changes totalled 4 percent. EBITA amounted to SEK 19 million (22), corresponding to an EBITA-margin of 7.8 percent (9.8). Net sales during the interim period increased by 10 percent to SEK 756 million (687), the organic growth decreased by 2 percent, acquired growth totalled 9 percent and exchange rate changes affected positively by 3 percent. EBITA increased by 3 percent to SEK 65 million (64), corresponding to an EBITA-margin of 8.7 percent (9.3).

Business conditions in Medtech are stable and sales to both health services and home care increased in the third quarter. The activity in health services have been substantially lower during summer weeks, but we see positive underlying growth in all markets in the quarter except Denmark, which is on a par with the previous year. Our feeling is that the market has now stabilised somewhat in Finland, despite some remaining questions related to healthcare reform. Activity in our operations is substantial, especially in the Swedish market, with an increased number of large public bid inquiries. The percentage of consumables in the product mix in the third quarter has been high, which resulted in slightly lower margins. The subsidiary Mediplast signed a distributor contract for Scandinavia with Bactiguard during the quarter, which is expected to have a marginally positive impact on sales and earnings in the business area.

The market for home care is growing with respect to various assistive devices to enable the elderly population to remain in their own homes longer. These products simplify life in various ways for both users and personnel in eldercare and home health services. The addition of the new acquisition Väinö Korpinen Oy in the quarter has already entailed several collaboration opportunities for our home care companies in several markets.

Financial position and cash flow

At the end of the interim period the equity ratio stood at 40 percent (38) and equity per share totalled SEK 32.66 (29.47). The return on equity at the end of the period was 16 percent (18). Return on working capital, P/WC (EBITA in relation to working capital) amounted to 66 percent (65).

The Group's interest-bearing net debt at the end of the period stood at SEK 676 million (666), including pension liabilities of SEK 67 million (60). The net debt/equity ratio, calculated on the basis of net debt including provisions for pensions, totalled 0.9, compared to 0.8 at the beginning of the financial year.

Cash and cash equivalents, consisting of cash and bank balances, together with approved but non-utilised credit facilities, totalled SEK 142 million on 30 September 2018.

Cash flow from operating activities reached SEK 85 million (111) during the interim period. The change in tax paid is mainly attributable to the payment of tax for 2017 in Norway as well as increased preliminary tax payments in all the Nordic countries. The change in working capital is attributable to increased accounts receivable due to implementation of a new system in one of our companies in Finland which entailed temporarily longer payment periods.

Acquisitions of companies amounted to SEK 76 million (296). Investments in non-current assets during the interim period amounted to SEK 33 million (28). Disposals of non-current assets amounted SEK 5 million (1). Repurchase of treasury shares amounted to SEK 35 million (37). Exercised and issued call options amounted to SEK 3 million (3). Dividends paid to the shareholders of the Parent Company amounted to SEK 53 million (37).

Employees

At the end of the interim period, the number of employees was 602, compared to 592 at the beginning of the financial year. During the interim period, implemented acquisitions led to an increase of 23 in the number of employees. The average number of employees during the latest 12-month period was 596 (551).

Acquisitions

Acquisitions completed from the 2017 financial year are distributed among the Group's business areas as follows:

Acquisitions Time Net sales, SEKm* Number of employees* Business area
TM Techno Medica AB, Sweden January, 2017 30 5 Medtech
Hepro AS, Norway March, 2017 165 40 Medtech
Krabat AS, Norway July, 2017 30 13 Medtech
Ossano Scandinavia AB, Sweden February, 2018 20 5 Medtech
Food Diagnostics FDAB AB, Sweden March, 2018 10 3 Labtech
Väinö Korpinen Oy, Finland July, 2018 80 15 Medtech

* Refers to conditions at the time of acquisition on a full-year basis.

During the interim period, two company acquisitions have been completed;

On 23 February 2018, all shares in Ossano Scandinavia AB were acquired to the business area Medtech. The company has five employees and net sales of approximately SEK 22 million. The acquisition represents an expansion in the area of orthopaedics. After the takeover, the business has been integrated in Mediplast AB.

On 2 March 2018, all shares in Food Diagnostics FDAB AB were acquired to the Labtech business area. The company has three employees and net sales of around SEK 8 million. The acquisition entails an entry into the field of food diagnostics. After the takeover, the business has been integrated into the diagnostics company Triolab AB.

On 2 July 2018, all shares in Väinö Korpinen Oy were acquired to the business area Medtech. The company has 15 employees and net sales of approximately EUR 8 million. The acquisition represents a continued expansion in the home care sector.

The combined effect of the acquisitions on the AddLife Group's net sales was SEK 29 million, on EBITA SEK 3 million, on operating profit SEK 2 million and on profit after tax for the period SEK 2 million. Had the acquisitions been completed on 1 January 2018, their impact would have been approximately SEK 66 million on consolidated net sales, on EBITA about SEK 4 million and on operating profit about SEK 3 million and SEK 2 million on profit after tax for the interim period.

The fair value of not yet paid contingent consideration for acquisitions made during the interim period is calculated to SEK 1 million, which is approximately 34 percent of the maximum outcome. The outcome depends on the results achieved in the companies and has a set maximum level.

According to the preliminary acquisition analyses, the assets and liabilities included in the acquisitions carried out during the financial year 2018 were as follows:

Fair value
Intangible non-current assets 45
Other non-current assets 1
Inventories 17
Other current assets 37
Deferred tax liability/tax asset -10
Other liabilities -14
Acquired net assets 76
Goodwill 18
Consideration 1) 94
Less: cash and cash equivalents in acquired businesses -17
Less: acquired debt to acquired companies -
Contingent consideration not yet paid -1
Effect on the Group's cash and cash equivalents 76

1) The consideration is stated excluding acquisition expenses.

Transaction costs for the acquisitions totalled SEK 2 million and are recognized as selling expenses.

During the interim period, SEK 1 million has been recognized as other operating income due to estimated contingent considerations, relating to previous acquisitions, deviated from the actual outcome. Revaluation of liabilities for contingent consideration added income of SEK 7 million during the interim period, which is recognized as other operating income.

Shares structure

The share capital at the end of the period stood at SEK 50 million.

Share class Number of shares
Class A shares 1,011,766
Class B shares 23,605,327
Total number of shares before repurchases 24,617,093
Of which repurchased class B shares -609,500
Total number of shares after repurchases 24,007,593

The own holding of 609,500 Class B shares corresponds to 2.5 percent of the total number of shares and 1.8 percent of the votes. The average purchase price for shares held in treasury amounts to SEK 171.86 per share. The average number of treasury shares held during the period was 490,337 (245,782). The share price at 28 September 2018 was SEK 201.00 and the most recent price paid for the AddLife share on 6 November 2018 was SEK 212.00.

AddLife has three outstanding call option programmes totalling 609,500 Class B shares. During the period 17 September until 30 September 2018 inclusive, 5,500 options of a total 230,000 options were exercised. Issued call options for treasury shares have resulted in a calculated dilution effect based on average share price for the period of approximately 0.2 percent (0.1) during the interim period. The treasury shares cover the company's undertaking in outstanding call options program.

Outstanding Number of Corresponding Proportion of Initial exercise Expiration period
programme options number of shares total shares price
2018/2022 170,000 170,000 0.7% 234.40 16 Jun 2021 – 28 Feb 2022
2017/2021 215,000 215,000 0.9% 222.50 16 Jun 2020 – 28 Feb 2021
2016/2019 224,500 224,500 0.9% 148.10 17 Sep 2018 – 28 Feb 2019
Totalt 609,500 609,500

Parent company

The Parent Company's net sales for the interim period amounted to SEK 24 million (21) and profit after financial items amounted to SEK -6 million (-14). At the end of the interim period, the Parent Company's net financial debt amounted to SEK 624 million (887). The share capital at the end of the interim period was SEK 50 million (50).

Accounting policies

This interim report was prepared as per IFRSs and IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting. Information in accordance with IAS 34. 16A exist, except in the financial statements and the related notes also in other parts of the interim report. The interim report for the parent company was prepared in accordance with the Swedish Annual Accounts Act (1995:1554) and the Securities Market Act (2007:528) in compliance with recommendation RFR 2 Accounting for Legal Entites, of the Swedish Financial Reporting Board. The accounting policies and basis for calculations applied in the 2017 annual report for AddLife AB were also used here except for the revised accounting policies described below.

IFRS 9 entered into force on 1 January 2018. In 2017 AddLife analysed possible effects of the introduction of IFRS 9. The conclusion of the analysis is that the introduction of IFRS 9 and a forward-looking impairment model based on expected future losses has not any effect on the Group's financial reports.

IFRS 15 entered into force on 1 January 2018. An analysis of the impact of IFRS 15 on the Group was carried out in 2017. The conclusion of the analysis is that IFRS 15 has not any effect on the accrual of the Group's revenues. IFRS 15 results in increased disclosures, see table net sales by revenue type.

At the end of the interim period, the Group determined that there are no changes in the analysis regarding IFRS 9 and IFRS 15, as disclosed in the Group's Annual Report for 2017.

IFRS 16 will be applied as of 1 January 2019. The work on identifying and evaluating current leases and the impact of the new standard is in progress. When the standard enters into effect, AddLife will apply the modified retrospective transition method.

Alternative performance measures

AddLife presents certain financial measures in the year-end report that are not defined according to IFRS. The Company believes that these measures provide valuable supplemental information to investors and the Company's management as they allow for evaluation of trends and the Company's performance. Since all companies do not calculate financial measures in the same way these are not always comparable to measures used by other companies. These financial measures should therefore not be considered to be a replacement for measurements as defined under IFRS. This report provides information in greater detail regarding definitions of financial performance measures.

Nomination committee

The 2018 AGM authorised the Board Chairman to establish a nomination committee for upcoming elections to the Board, by appointing members from among representatives of the five shareholders who controlled the largest number of votes in the Company at 30 September 2018, to serve with the Chairman on the nomination committee. In accordance with the above, the Committee comprises these appointed members: Johan Sjö, (Chairman of the Board), Tom Hedelius, Håkan Roos (appointed by RoosGruppen AB), Maria Nordqvist (appointed by Lannebo Fonder), Monica Åsmyr (appointed by Swedbank Robur Fonder) and Johan Strandberg (appointed by SEB Investment Management). Information on how to contact the Nomination Committee is available on the AddLife website, www.add.life/en/investors/.

Transactions with related parties

No transactions with related parties that materially affected the Group's position and earnings took place during the interim period.

Events after the end of the interim period

No other events of significance to the Group occurred after the end of the reporting period.

Risks and uncertainties

AddLife's earnings and financial position, as well as its strategic position, are affected by various internal factors within AddLife's control and various external factors over which AddLife has limited influence. AddLife's most significant external risks are the state of the economy and market trends combined with public sector contracts and policy decisions, as well as competition. The risks and uncertainties are the same as in previous periods. For more information, see the section "Risks and uncertainties" in the administration report (page 44-48), in AddLife's annual report 2017. The Parent Company is indirectly affected by the above risks and uncertainties through its function in the Group.

Stockholm, 7 November 2018

Kristina Willgård President and CEO

Financial calendar

The year-end report for 1 January – 31 December 2018 will be published on 5 February 2019. The interim report for the period 1 January – 31 March 2019 will be published on 26 April 2019. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of AddLife AB (publ.) will be held on 8 May 2019, Stockholm. The interim report for the period 1 January – 30 June 2019 will be published on 12 July 2019.

Teleconference

Investors, analysts and the media are invited to a teleconference at which CEO Kristina Willgård and CFO Martin Almgren will present the interim report. The presentation will be given in English and takes about 20 minutes, after which there will be an opportunity to ask questions.

The teleconference will be at 10:00 a.m. on 7 November 2018. The presentation will be available via the following link: https://5569958126.globalmeet.com/MartinAlmgren Please call on: +46 8 22 90 90 code: 113242

Review report

AddLife AB (publ.) Corp. id. 556995-8126

Introduction

We have reviewed the summary interim financial information (interim report) of AddLife AB (publ.) as of 30 September 2018 and the nine-month period then ended. The Board of Directors and the Managing Director 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.

Scope of review

We conducted our review in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements ISRE 2410 Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity. A review of interim financial information consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing and other generally accepted auditing practices and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Conclusion

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the interim report is not prepared, in all material respects, 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 7 November 2018

KPMG AB KPMG AB

Håkan Olsson Reising Jonas Eriksson Auditor in charge

Authorized Public Accountant Authorized Public Accountant

Business areas

Net sales by business area 2018 2017
Quarterly data, SEKm Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1
Labtech 325 364 352 415 299 336 343
Medtech 253 258 245 253 218 236 233
Parent Company and Group items - - - - - - -
AddLife Group 578 622 597 668 517 572 576
EBITA by business area 2018 2017
Quarterly data, SEKm Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1
Labtech 33 41 39 52 25 39 35
Medtech 19 25 21 29 22 21 21
Parent Company and Group items -1 -3 -3 -2 -3 -3 -2
EBITA 51 63 57 79 44 57 54
Depreciation intangible assets -20 -20 -18 -19 -18 -17 -14
Operating profit 31 43 39 60 26 40 40
Finance income and expenses -2 -1 -5 -3 -1 -2 -2
Profit after financial items 29 42 34 57 25 38 38
Net sales by revenue type 9 months ending 9 months ending
30 Sep 18 30 Sep 17
SEKm Labtech Medtech The Group Labtech Medtech The Group
Products 685 662 1,347 667 600 1,267
Instruments 263 94 357 234 87 321
Service 93 - 93 77 0 77
Net Sales 1,041 756 1,797 978 687 1,665
Net sales by business area 3 months ending 9 months ending 12 months ending
SEKm 30 Sep 18 30 Sep 17 30 Sep 18 30 Sep 17 30 Sep 18 31 Dec 17
Labtech 325 299 1,041 978 1,456 1,393
Medtech 253 218 756 687 1,009 940
Parent Company and Group items - - - - - -
AddLife Group 578 517 1,797 1,665 2,465 2,333

EBITA and EBITA-margin by business area and operating profit for the Group

3 months ending 9 months ending 12 months ending
SEKm 30 Sep 18 % 30 Sep 17 % 30 Sep 18 % 30 Sep 17 % 30 Sep 18 % 31 Dec 17 %
Labtech 33 10.1 25 8.6 113 10.8 99 10.2 165 11.2 151 10.8
Medtech 19 7.8 22 9.8 65 8.7 64 9.3 94 9.4 93 9.9
Parent Company and -1 -3 -7 -8 -9 -10
Group items
EBITA 51 8.8 44 8.5 171 9.5 155 9.3 250 10.1 234 10.0
Depreciations of -20 -18 -58 -49 -77 -68
intangible non-current
assets
Operating profit 31 5.3 26 5.0 113 6.3 106 6.4 173 7.0 166 7.1
Financial income and -2 -1 -8 -5 -11 -8
expenses
Profit after financial 29 25 105 101 162 158
items

Group summary

Income statement 3 months ending 9 months ending 12 months ending
SEKm 30 Sep 18 30 Sep 17 30 Sep 18 30 Sep 17 30 Sep 18 31 Dec 17
Net sales 578 517 1,797 1,665 2,465 2,333
Cost of sales -376 -336 -1,152 -1,069 - 1,575 -1,492
Gross profit 202 181 645 596 890 841
Selling expenses -133 -124 -411 -381 -554 -524
Administrative expenses -37 -36 -118 -105 -156 -143
Research and Development -5 -5 -14 -13 -19 -18
Other operating income and expenses 4 10 11 9 12 10
Operating profit 31 26 113 106 173 166
Financial income and expenses -2 -1 -8 -5 -11 -8
Profit after financial items 29 25 105 101 162 158
Tax -5 -3 -20 -21 -37 -38
Profit for the period 24 22 85 80 125 120
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the Parent Company 24 22 85 80 125 120
Earnings per share (EPS), SEK* 0.99 0.88 3.53 3.28 5.21 4.95
Diluted EPS, SEK* 0.99 0.88 3.53 3.27 5.20 4.94
Average number of shares '000s 24,038 24,340 24,127 24,371 24,138 24,347
Number of shares at end of the period, '000 24,008 24,172 24,008 24,172 24,008 24,172
EBITA 51 44 171 155 250 234
Depreciations included in operating
expenses
– property, plant and equipment
-6 -6 -16 -15 -21 -20
– intangible non-current assets from
acquisitions -16 -15 -47 -41 -63 -57
- other intangible non-current assets -4 -3 -11 -8 -14 -11
Statement of comprehensive income 3 months ending 9 months ending 12 months ending
SEKm 30 Sep 18 30 Sep 17 30 Sep 18 30 Sep 17 30 Sep 18 31 Dec 17
Profit for the period 24 22 85 80 125 120
Components that will be reclassified to
profit for the year
Foreign currency translation differences for -9 -1 36 -14 38 -12
the period
Components that will not be reclassified to
profit for the year
Revaluations of defined benefit pension - - - - -7 -7
plans
Tax attributable to items not to be reversed - - - - 1 1
in profit or loss
Other comprehensive income -9 -1 36 -14 32 -18
Total comprehensive income 15 21 121 66 157 102
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the Parent Company
Non-controlling interests 15 21 121 66 157 102
Balance sheet, SEKm 30 Sep 18 31 Dec 17 30 Sep 17
Goodwill 673 646 646
Other intangible non-current assets 520 507 520
Property, plant and equipment 78 75 78
Financial non-current assets 12 13 15
Total non-current assets 1,283 1,241 1,259
Inventories 314 271 295
Current receivables 371 368 312
Cash and cash equivalents 16 11 17
Total current assets 701 650 624
Total assets 1,984 1,891 1,883
Total equity 784 748 712
Interest-bearing provisions 67 67 60
Non-interest-bearing provisions 79 76 78
Non-current interest-bearing liabilities 1 4 7
Non-current non-interest-bearing liabilities 0 0 1
Total non-current liabilities 147 147 146
Non-interest-bearing provisions 3 3 4
Current interest-bearing liabilities 625 529 616
Current non-interest-bearing liabilities 425 464 405
Total current liabilities 1,053 996 1,025
Total equity and liabilities 1,984 1,891 1,883
Statement of change in Group
equity, SEKm 1 Jan 18 – 30 Sep 18 1 Jan 17 – 31 Dec 17 1 Jan 17 – 30 Sep 17
Equity excl. Equity excl. Equity excl.
non Total equity non Total equity non Total equity
controlling controlling controlling
interests interests interests
Amount at beginning of period 748 748 717 717 717 717
Exercised and issued call options 3 3 3 3 3 3
Repurchase of treasury shares -35 -35 -37 -37 -37 -37
Dividend -53 -53 -37 -37 -37 -37
Total comprehensive income 121 121 102 102 66 66
Amount at the end of the period 784 784 748 748 712 712
Cash flow statement 3 months ending 9 months ending 12 months ending
SEKm 30 Sep 18 30 Sep 17 30 Sep 18 30 Sep 17 30 Sep 18 31 Dec 17
Profit after financial items 29 25 105 101 162 158
Adjustment for items not included in 29 23 74 62 90 78
cash flow
Income tax paid -12 -8 -52 -24 -70 -42
Changes in working capital -29 -13 -42 -28 0 14
Cash flow from operating activities 17 27 85 111 182 208
Net investments in non-current -8 -9 -28 -27 -43 -42
assets
Acquisitions and disposals -57 -47 -76 -296 -76 -296
Cash flow from investing activities -65 -56 -104 -323 -119 -338
Dividend paid to shareholders - - -53 -37 -53 -37
Exercised and issued call options 3 3 3 3 3 3
Repurchase of treasury shares -35 -37 -35 -37 -35 -37
Other financing activities 86 60 102 287 11 196
Cash flow from financing activities 54 26 17 216 -74 125
Cash flow for the period 6 -3 -2 4 -11 -5
Cash and cash equivalents at 11 22 11 15 17 15
beginning of period
Exchange differences on cash and -1 -2 7 -2 10 1
cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at end of 16 17 16 17 16 11
Fair values on financial instruments 30 Sep 18
31 Dec 2017
SEKm Carrying amount Level 2 Level 3 Carrying amount Level 2 Level 3
Derivatives held for trading purposes 1 1 - - - -
Total financial assets at fair value per level 1 1 - - - -
Derivatives held for trading purposes 0 0 - 0 0 -
Contingent considerations 1 - 1 14 - 14
Total financial liabilities at fair value per level 1 0 1 14 0 14

The fair value and carrying amount are recognized in the balance sheet as shown in the table above.

For quoted securities, the fair value is determined on the basis of the asset's quoted price in an active market, level 1. As at the reporting date the Group had no items in this category.

For currency contracts and embedded derivatives, the fair value is determined on the basis of observable market data, level 2. For contingent considerations, a cash-flow-based valuation is performed, which is not based on observable market data, level 3. For the Group's other financial assets and liabilities, fair value is estimated to be the same as the carrying amount.

Contingent considerations 3 months ending 9 months ending
12 months ending
SEKm 30 Sep 18 30 Sep 17 30 Sep 18 30 Sep 17 30 Sep 18 31 Dec 17
Carrying amount, opening 5 26 14 13 16 13
balance
Acquisitions during the - - 1 13 1 13
year
Consideration paid - - -6 - -6 -
Reversed through profit -4 -10 -8 -10 -11 -13
or loss
Interest expenses 0 1 0 1 0 1
Exchange differences 0 -1 0 -1 1 0
Carrying amount, closing 1 16 1 16 1 14
balance
Key financial indicators 12 months ending
30 Sep 18 31 Dec 17 30 Sep 17 31 Dec 16 31 Mar 16
Net sales, SEKm 2,465 2,333 2,276 1,938 1,562
EBITA, SEKm 250 234 231 189 135
EBITA margin, % 10.1 10.0 10.1 9.7 8.7
Profit growth, EBITA, % 8 24 49 47 13
Return on working capital (P/WC), % 66 63 65 62 64
Profit for the period, SEKm 125 120 129 112 78
Return on equity, % 16 17 18 21 25
Financial net liabilities, SEKm 676 588 666 366 538
Financial net liabilities/EBITDA, multiple 2.5 2.3 2.7 1.8 3.6
Net debt/equity ratio, multiple 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.5 1.6
Equity ratio, % 40 40 38 45 27
Average number of employees 596 579 551 452 370
Number of employees at end of the period 602 592 589 545 427

For definitions of key financial indicators, see below.

Key financial indicators per share 12 months ending
30 Sep 18 31 Dec 17 30 Sep 17 31 Dec 16 31 Mar 16
Earnings per share (EPS), SEK 5.21 4.95 5.29 4.87 4.15
Diluted EPS, SEK 5.20 4.94 5.28 4.87 -
Cash flow per share, SEK 7.54 8.55 8.49 5.79 6.27
Shareholders' equity per share, SEK 32.66 30.95 29.47 29.40 17.60
Average number of shares after repurchases, '000s 24,138 24,321 24,375 22,950 18,749
Average number of shares adjusted for repurchases and
dilution, '000s
24,180 24,347 24,392 22,950 -
Number of shares outstanding at end of the period, '000s 24,008 24,172 24,172 24,387 19,694

In calculating the average number of shares outstanding it was assumed that the 500,000 shares at the time of AddLife AB's formation were present throughout the reporting periods. Subsequently, the bonus element of the bonus issue carried out in July 2015 was adjusted retroactively. Since there is no listed share price for AddLife during the historical financial years, the bonus issue element was calculated based on a value per share used in the time around the non-cash issue that occurred in connection with the acquisition of Mediplast. The non-cash issue itself, carried out after the three historical financial periods, is assumed in the calculation of earnings per share to have been made at fair value and therefore does not affect earnings per share for the three periods.

Parent company summary

Income statement 3 months ending 9 months ending 12 months ending
SEKm 30 Sep 18 30 Sep 17 30 Sep 18 30 Sep 17 30 Sep 18 31 Dec 17
Net sales 8 7 24 21 34 31
Administrative expenses -10 -17 -33 -38 -43 -48
Operating profit/loss -2 -10 -9 -17 -9 -17
Interest income/expenses and similar items 1 2 3 3 3 3
Profit/loss after financial items -1 -8 -6 -14 -6 -14
Appropriations - - - - 46 46
Profit/loss before taxes -1 -8 -6 -14 40 32
Income tax expense 0 2 1 3 -10 -8
Profit/loss for the period -1 -6 -5 -11 30 24
Balance sheet, SEKm 30 Sep 18 31 Dec 17 30 Sep 17
Intangible non-current assets 0 0 0
Tangible non-current assets 0 0 0
Non-current financial assets 1,430 1,521 1,522
Total non-current assets 1,430 1,521 1,522
Current receivables 20 89 16
Total current assets 20 89 16
Total assets 1,450 1,610 1,538
Equity 552 641 606
Untaxed reserves 30 30 19
Interest-bearing long-term liabilities 81 157 126
Non-interest-bearing long-term liabilities 2 1 1
Total long-term liabilities 83 158 127
Interest-bearing short-term liabilities 766 734 761
Non-interest-bearing short-term liabilities 19 47 25
Total short-term liabilities 785 781 786
Total equity and liabilities 1,450 1,610 1,538

Note. Pledged assets and contingent liabilities in the Group

SEKm 30 Sep 18 31 Dec 17 30 Sep 17
Pledged assets
Contingent liabilities
-
42
-
41
-
40
Definitions
Return on equity Profit/loss after tax attributable to shareholders, as a percentage of
shareholders' proportion of average equity.
Profit/loss for the period
Average equity
Return on equity
2018-09-30
125
770
125/770 = 16%
2017-12-31
120
728
120/728 = 17%
2017-09-30
129
711
129/711 = 18%
Return on working capital (P/WC) EBITA in relation to average working capital.
Operating profit before amortization of intangible assets
EBITA, (P)
2018-09-30
250
2017-12-31
234
2017-09-30
231
Average working capital (WC)
P/WC
379
250/379 = 66%
369
234/369 = 63%
356
231/356 = 65%
EBITA Operating profit before amortization of intangible assets.
Operating profit
Depriciation of intangible assets
Operating profit before amortization of intangible assets 250
2018-09-30
173
77
2017-12-31
166
68
234
2017-09-30
170
61
231
EBITA margin EBITA in percentage of net sales.
Operating profit before amortization of intangible assets 250
Net sales
EBITA margin
2018-09-30
2,465
250/2,465 = 10.1%
2017-12-31
234
2,333
234/2,333 = 10.0%
2017-09-30
231
2,276
231/2,276 = 10.1%
EBITDA Operating profit before depreciation and amortization of intangible assets and
property, plant and equipment.
Equity per share Shareholders' proportion of equity divided by the number of shares
outstanding at the end of the reporting period.
Cash flow per share Cash flow from operating activities, divided by the average number of shares.
Net debt/equity ratio Financial net liabilities in relation to shareholders' equity.
Earnings per share (EPS) Shareholders' proportion of profit/loss for the year in relation to the average
number of shares outstanding.
Profit growth EBITA This year's EBITA decreased by previous year's EBITA divided by previous
year's EBITA.
Financial net liabilities Interest-bearing liabilities and interest-bearing provisions, less cash and cash
equivalents.
Financial net liabilities/EBITDA Financial net liabilities divided by EBITDA.
Equity ratio Equity as a percentage of total assets.

The key figures presented above are central in order to understand and evaluate AddLifes business and financial position. The key figures are presented in the "Key financial indicators" table on page 13 and they are commented on pages 1-4.

This information is information that AddLife 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 08:00 a.m. CET on November 7, 2018.

AddLife AB (publ), Box 3145, Birger Jarlsgatan 43, SE-103 62 Stockholm. [email protected], www.add.life, org.nr. 556995-8126