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Akastor — Earnings Release 2013
Feb 13, 2014
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Preferred partner
Fourth-quarter results 2013
Fornebu, February 13, 2014 Øyvind Eriksen and Leif Borge
Agenda | 4Q 2013
Introduction Øyvind Eriksen
Executive chairman
Q&A
Financials
Leif Borge President & CFO
Q&A session
Øyvind Eriksen Leif Borge
2013 | Key figures1
Revenue and EBITDA
NOK billion
Order intake & backlog
NOK billion
Dividend per share NOK million
4.10
1) Continuing operations only
2) The 2012 EBITDA includes a gain of NOK 325 million from the sale of real estate
4Q 2013 | Key figures1
Revenue and EBITDA
NOK billion
Order intake and backlog
NOK billion
1) Continuing operations only
2) The 4Q 2012 EBITDA includes a gain of NOK 160 million from the sale of real estate
4Q 2013 | By business area
Profitability
EBITDA margin (percent)
Order intake per business area
4Q 2013 order intake of NOK 12.9 billion
NOK million
Record order intake includes:
Johan Sverdrup engineering framework contract
Two-year MMO option extension from Statoil worth NOK 3 billion
Umbilicals contracts for projects in U.S., West Africa and Norway
Outlook
- High tender activity continues in most markets
- Strong order backlog supports robust activity levels
- MMO slowdown in Norway as oil companies reduce spending
- Drilling Technologies growth helped by more diversified portfolio
In summary
- Record-high order intake in 2013
- Profit margins widened in year on stronger execution, revenue
- Streamlined business through divestments
- Dividend of NOK 4.10 per share
- Key priority to deliver successfully on high order backlog
Agenda | 4Q 2013
Introduction
Øyvind Eriksen Executive chairman
Q&A
Financials
Leif Borge President & CFO
Q&A session
Øyvind Eriksen Leif Borge
Consolidated income statement1
| (NOK million) | 4Q 13 | 4Q 12 | 2013 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenues and other income | 11,448 | 11,196 | 42,900 | 41,632 |
| EBITDA | 1,063 | 1,086 | 3,503 | 4,171 |
| Of which related to non-recurring items | - | 1602 | - | 3252 |
| Of which related to hedging | (65) | (25) | (124) | 36 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | (386) | (272) | (1,618) | (895) |
| EBIT | 677 | 814 | 1,885 | 3,276 |
| Net financial items | (213) | (159) | (751) | (483) |
| FX on disqualified hedging instruments | 94 | (73) | 264 | (124) |
| Profit before tax | 558 | 582 | 1,398 | 2,669 |
| Tax | (173) | (110) | (393) | (609) |
| Net Profit | 385 | 472 | 1,005 | 2,060 |
| Profit from discontinued operations |
88 | 32 | 262 | 200 |
| Profit for the period |
473 | 504 | 1,267 | 2,260 |
| EBITDA margin (excl. non-recurring items) | 9.3% | 8.4% | 8.2% | 9.3 % |
| Basic earnings per share (NOK) | 1.73 | 1.86 | 4.63 | 8.33 |
1Continuing operations only
2 NOK 165 million in gain from the sale of real estate in 2Q 2012 and NOK 160 million in 4Q 2012.
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4Q 2013 | Consolidated cashflow, capex and NCOA
- Cashflow from operations positive NOK 2.9 billion in the quarter
- NCOA of NOK 2.6 billion (3Q 2013: NOK 4.2 billion)
4Q 2013 | Financial position
- Net debt of NOK 8.3 billion (3Q 2013: NOK 9.9 billion)
- Liquidity buffer of NOK 6.7 billion
- Received NOK 5.5 billion in cash in January 2014 from divestments of WIS and MLS
Debt maturity profile
NOK million
Note: Revolving credit facility of NOK 6 billion, drawn NOK 1.65 billion, maturing in 2016
1Continuing operations only
LTM EBITDA, NIBD and NIBD/LTM EBITDA
NOK million
Note: NIBD and LTM EBITDA as reported.
Product Solutions
Subsea
- Full year revenue growth of 11% vs. 2012
- Record high order intake of NOK 26.2 billion in 2013
- High tender activity in all business segments
- Completion of capacity expansion at Tranby and Port Klang
- Focus on improved project execution continuing to give results
Umbilicals
- Full year revenue growth of 2% vs. 2012
- Record high order intake of NOK 3 billion in 2013
- Continued focus on quality performance, predictability and delivering projects according to plan
- High tender activity and continued positive outlook for 2014
Revenue, EBITDA and EBITDA margin
NOK million
Revenue, EBITDA and EBITDA margin
Product Solutions
Drilling Technologies
- Full year revenue growth of 14 % vs. 2012
- Order intake of NOK 10 billion in 2013
- High tender activity
- Restructuring of the M&C unit is ongoing
- Riser business turnaround, healthy profitability
- Service and overhaul market continued to be strong
Process Systems
- Full year revenue growth of 32 % vs. 2012
- Order intake of NOK 2 billion in 2013
- EBITDA impacted by low capacity utilization in some regions and high tender costs
- Bidding activity remained high for all process system technologies with positive market outlook
Revenue, EBITDA and EBITDA margin
NOK million
Revenue, EBITDA and EBITDA margin
Engineering
Engineering
- Johan Sverdrup framework agreement won from Statoil, the contract includes front-end engineering design (FEED) for a value of NOK 650 million and an option to provide EPma for as many as 10 years
- High activity on conceptual work in the quarter, e.g. Johan Castberg and Jackdaw development
- Good execution of major projects ongoing, including Edvard Grieg, Nyhamna and Gina Grog
- EBITDA still impacted by capacity costs, but improved from previous quarters
Revenue, EBITDA and EBITDA margin
NOK million
Field-Life Solutions
MMO
- Full year revenue on same level as 2012 (NOK 11.1 billion)
- Order backlog grew 20% in 2013
- Two-year extension of the framework agreement from Statoil for maintenance and modification work in Norway. Expected value over the two years is NOK 3 billion
- NCS slowing down, growth in UK, Brunei and Canada
- High focus on cost reduction and improving efficiency
Revenue, EBITDA and EBITDA margin
Field-Life Solutions
Oilfield Services and Marine Assets
Skandi Aker (Total)
- Two-year year firm contract for Total E&P Angola
- Revenue utilization 80% since start up as per plan, on track to increase as track record is established
Skandi Santos (Petrobras)
- Strong operational performance continues
- Fourth-quarter revenue utilization 94,7%
Aker Wayfarer
- Fourth-quarter revenue utilization 99.3% working for Wellstream in Brazil
- Six-month contract secured after completion of Wellstream campaign, expect commencement around 1 March 2014
Aker DOF Deepwater
- 5 out of 5 vessels on term charters
- Non-core investment, evaluating exit options
Asset values
Total NOK 5.4 bn
Revenue and EBITDA
Order backlog and order intake1
Order backlog by execution date
NOK billion
Order backlog of NOK 58.1 bn
NOK million
Order backlog adjusted for Cat B2
NOK billion
1Continuing operations only
2Restated due to cancellation of the Category B contract of NOK 11 billion
Agenda | 4Q 2013
Introduction
Øyvind Eriksen Executive chairman
Q&A
Financials
Leif Borge President & CFO
Q&A session Øyvind Eriksen
Leif Borge
Preferred partner
Additional information
Consolidated cash flow
| NOK million | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flow | Q1 2012 | Q2 2012 | Q3 2012 | Q4 2012 | FY 2012 | Q1 2013 | Q2 2013 | Q3 2013 | Q4 2013 | FY 2013 |
| EBITDA | 1 040 | 1 357 | 1 122 | 1 220 | 4 739 | 868 | 946 | 1 074 | 615 | 3 503 |
| Change in cash flow from operating activities | (1 162) | (1 844) | (1 173) | 1 223 | (2 956) | (2 870) | 697 | (498) | 2 246 | (425) |
| Net cash flow from operating activities | (122) | (487) | (51) | 2 443 | 1 783 | (2 002) | 1 643 | 576 | 2 861 | 3 078 |
| Capital expenditure fixed assets | (584) | (692) | (597) | (1 088) | (2 961) | (477) | (774) | (569) | (831) | (2 651) |
| Proceeds from sale of businesses | - | 1 227 | - | - | 1 227 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired | (75) | (62) | (101) | 330 | 92 | (1 046) | (5) | (112) | 27 | (1 136) |
| Cash flow from other investing activities | (49) | (12) | (76) | (224) | (361) | (35) | (132) | (157) | (141) | (465) |
| Net cash flow from investing activities | (708) | 461 | (774) | (982) | (2 003) | (1 558) | (911) | (838) | (945) | (4 252) |
| Change in external borrowings | 688 | 551 | 1 595 | (1 548) | 1 286 | 4 487 | (801) | 523 | (928) | 3 281 |
| Dividends | - | (1 057) | - | (2) | (1 059) | - | (1 082) | - | - | (1 082) |
| Cash flow from other financing activities | 10 | 65 | (44) | 3 | 34 | - | 71 | (22) | 34 | 83 |
| Net cash flow from financing activities | 698 | (441) | 1 551 | (1 547) | 261 | 4 487 | (1 812) | 501 | (894) | 2 282 |
| Translation adjustments | (34) | (53) | (35) | (13) | (135) | 26 | (33) | 37 | (7) | 23 |
| Net decrease (-) / increase (+) in cash and bank | ||||||||||
| deposits | (166) | (520) | 691 | (99) | (94) | 953 | (1 113) | 276 | 1 015 | 1 131 |
| Cash and bank deposits as at the beginning of the | ||||||||||
| period | 1 308 | 1 142 | 622 | 1 313 | 1 308 | 1 214 | 2 167 | 1 054 | 1 330 | 1 214 |
| Cash and cash equivalents in Kvaerner at demerger | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cash and bank deposits as at the end of the period | 1 142 | 622 | 1 313 | 1 214 | 1 214 | 2 167 | 1 054 | 1 330 | 2 345 | 2 345 |
Consolidated assets & debt and equity
| Assets | Q1 12 | Q2 12 | Q3 12 | Q4 12 | Q1 13 | Q2 13 | Q3 13 | Q4 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property, plant and equipment | 7 732 | 8 179 | 8 518 | 10 041 | 10 418 | 10 557 | 10 802 | 9 815 |
| Intangible assets | 6 776 | 7 040 | 7 162 | 7 454 | 8 693 | 8 950 | 9 267 | 8 842 |
| Financial assets (non-current) | 1 000 | 1 208 | 1 260 | 1 020 | 1 080 | 960 | 1 016 | 1 247 |
| IB receivables (non-current) | 702 | 767 | 757 | 672 | 696 | 695 | 359 | 159 |
| IB receivables (current) | 492 | 683 | 665 | 421 | 243 | 200 | 541 | 511 |
| Other current assets | 16 159 | 19 391 | 19 323 | 19 393 | 22 320 | 23 693 | 23 585 | 21 801 |
| Cash & bank deposits | 1 091 | 622 | 1 313 | 1 214 | 2 167 | 1 054 | 1 330 | 2 345 |
| Non-current assets classified as held for sale | 1 891 | - | - | - | - | 3 437 | ||
| Total Assets | 35 843 | 37 890 | 38 998 | 40 215 | 45 617 | 46 109 | 46 900 | 48 157 |
| Debt and equity | Q1 12 | Q212 | Q3 12 | Q4 12 | Q1 13 | Q2 13 | 3Q 13 | Q4 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareholder's equity | 11 360 | 10 790 | 11 363 | 11 823 | 12 345 | 11 712 | 12 394 | 13 394 |
| Minority interests | 173 | 159 | 170 | 157 | 164 | 159 | 156 | 161 |
| Non IB liabilities (non-current) | 2 660 | 2 756 | 2 844 | 3 048 | 3 205 | 3 269 | 3 351 | 3 180 |
| Interest bearing debt (non-current) | 6 044 | 6 561 | 8 628 | 6 683 | 11 216 | 8 114 | 8 816 | 7 420 |
| Non IB liabilities (current) | 14 882 | 16 780 | 15 932 | 17 496 | 17 589 | 19 459 | 18 877 | 19 153 |
| Interest bearing current liabilities | 675 | 844 | 61 | 1 008 | 1 098 | 3 396 | 3 306 | 3 896 |
| Liabilities held for sale | 49 | - | - | - | 953 | |||
| Total Liabilities and shareholder's equity | 35 843 | 37 890 | 38 998 | 40 215 | 45 617 | 46 109 | 46 900 | 48 157 |
Split per business area
| Revenues | Q1 2012 | Q2 2012 | Q3 2012 | Q4 2012 | FY 12 | Q1 2013 | Q2 2013 | Q3 2013 | Q4 2013 | FY 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Solutions | 5 104 | 6 343 | 5 972 | 6 816 | 24 235 | 6 177 | 7 113 | 6 550 | 7 475 | 27 315 |
| Field Life Solutions | 2 707 | 3 172 | 3 109 | 3 101 | 12 089 | 2 968 | 2 996 | 2 768 | 3 229 | 11 961 |
| Engineering Solutions | 995 | 1 229 | 1 117 | 1 167 | 4 508 | 1 133 | 925 | 830 | 980 | 3 868 |
| Other | 1 310 | 1 511 | 1 431 | 1 533 | 5 785 | 1 410 | 1 455 | 1 299 | 1 404 | 5 568 |
| Eliminations | (1 128) | (1 173) | (1 263) | (1 421) | (4 985) | (1 376) | (1 457) | (1 339) | (1 640) | (5 812) |
| Revenues | 8 988 | 11 082 | 10 366 | 11 196 | 41 632 | 10 312 | 11 032 | 10 108 | 11 448 | 42 900 |
| EBITDA | Q1 2012 | Q2 2012 | Q3 2012 | Q4 2012 | FY 12 | Q1 2013 | Q2 2013 | Q3 2013 | Q4 2013 | FY 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Solutions | 454 | 579 | 556 | 589 | 2 178 | 524 | 635 | 627 | 748 | 2 534 |
| Field Life Solutions | 273 | 340 | 260 | 261 | 1 134 | 134 | 137 | 213 | 272 | 756 |
| Engineering Solutions | 109 | 129 | 142 | 119 | 499 | 82 | 46 | 44 | 82 | 254 |
| Other | 52 | 160 | 31 | 117 | 360 | 27 | (32) | 3 | (39) | (41) |
| EBITDA | 888 | 1 208 | 989 | 1 086 | 4 171 | 767 | 786 | 887 | 1 063 | 3 503 |
| Order intake | Q1 2012 | Q2 2012 | Q3 2012 | Q4 2012 | FY 12 | Q1 2013 | Q2 2013 | Q3 2013 | Q4 2013 | FY 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Solutions | 6 171 | 6 283 | 10 420 | 5 630 | 28 504 | 19 926 | 7 113 | 7 793 | 6 209 | 41 041 |
| Field Life Solutions | 3 864 | 14 753 | 5 227 | 1 361 | 25 205 | 3 452 | 2 883 | 1 388 | 5 787 | 13 510 |
| Engineering Solutions | 670 | 1 632 | 560 | 645 | 3 507 | 2 055 | 535 | 747 | 858 | 4 195 |
| Other | 1 118 | 1 403 | 1 423 | 1 432 | 5 376 | 1 382 | 1 436 | 1 337 | 1 656 | 5 811 |
| Eliminations | (1 060) | (2 063) | (1 306) | (1 348) | (5 777) | (1 783) | (1 919) | (1 367) | (1 623) | (6 692) |
| Order intake | 10 763 | 22 008 | 16 324 | 7 720 | 56 815 | 25 032 | 10 048 | 9 898 | 12 887 | 57 865 |
| Order backlog | Q1 2012 | Q2 2012 | Q3 2012 | Q4 2012 | Q1 2013 | Q2 2013 | Q3 2013 | Q4 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Solutions | 22 206 | 22 015 | 26 223 | 24 998 | 39 155 | 38 352 | 39 594 | 38 313 |
| Field Life Solutions | 15 208 | 26 754 | 28 874 | 27 108 | 27 669 | 16 615 | 15 259 | 17 947 |
| Engineering Solutions | 3 160 | 3 624 | 3 075 | 2 549 | 3 534 | 3 084 | 3 039 | 2 926 |
| Other | (110) | (8) | (9) | (9) | 3 | (56) | 14 | 277 |
| Eliminations | (274) | (1 181) | (1 252) | (1 201) | (1 682) | (1 194) | (1 289) | (1 331) |
| Order backlog | 40 190 | 51 204 | 56 911 | 53 445 | 68 679 | 56 801 | 56 617 | 58 132 |
Split per business segment in Aker Solutions
| NOK million | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | Q1 2012 | Q2 2012 | Q3 2012 | Q4 2012 | FY 12 | Q1 2013 | Q2 2013 | Q3 2013 | Q4 2013 | FY 13 |
| Subsea | 2 445 | 3 401 | 2 899 | 3 429 | 12 174 | 3 023 | 3 535 | 3 289 | 3 687 | 13 534 |
| Umbilicals | 413 | 506 | 518 | 561 | 1 998 | 397 | 519 | 488 | 632 | 2 036 |
| Drilling Technologies | 1 974 | 2 146 | 2 156 | 2 420 | 8 696 | 2 344 | 2 567 | 2 326 | 2 643 | 9 880 |
| Process Systems | 293 | 336 | 428 | 463 | 1 520 | 436 | 530 | 466 | 575 | 2 007 |
| Eliminations | (21) | (46) | (29) | (57) | (153) | (23) | (38) | (19) | (62) | (142) |
| Product Solutions | 5 104 | 6 343 | 5 972 | 6 816 | 24 235 | 6 177 | 7 113 | 6 550 | 7 475 | 27 315 |
| Maintenance, Modifications and Operations | 2 504 | 2 782 | 2 877 | 2 898 | 11 061 | 2 863 | 2 877 | 2 514 | 2 801 | 11 055 |
| Oilfield Services and Marine Assets | 203 | 390 | 232 | 203 | 1 028 | 105 | 119 | 254 | 428 | 906 |
| Eliminations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Field Life Solutions | 2 707 | 3 172 | 3 109 | 3 101 | 12 089 | 2 968 | 2 996 | 2 768 | 3 229 | 11 961 |
| Engineering | 995 | 1 229 | 1 117 | 1 167 | 4 508 | 1 133 | 925 | 830 | 980 | 3 868 |
| EBITDA | Q1 2012 | Q2 2012 | Q3 2012 | Q4 2012 | FY 12 | Q1 2013 | Q2 2013 | Q3 2013 | Q4 2013 | FY 13 |
| Subsea | 203 | 268 | 252 | 282 | 1 005 | 321 | 361 | 360 | 420 | 1 462 |
| Umbilicals | 21 | 26 | 8 | 39 | 94 | (63) | (16) | 34 | 48 | 3 |
| Drilling Technologies | 243 | 260 | 273 | 274 | 1 050 | 234 | 257 | 227 | 275 | 993 |
| Process Systems | (13) | 25 | 23 | (6) | 29 | 32 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 76 |
| Product Solutions | 454 | 579 | 556 | 589 | 2 178 | 524 | 635 | 627 | 748 | 2 534 |
| Maintenance, Modifications and Operations | 268 | 244 | 232 | 230 | 974 | 188 | 200 | 172 | 190 | 750 |
| Oilfield Services and Marine Assets | 5 | 96 | 28 | 31 | 160 | (54) | (63) | 41 | 82 | 6 |
| Field Life Solutions | 273 | 340 | 260 | 261 | 1 134 | 134 | 137 | 213 | 272 | 756 |
| Engineering | 109 | 129 | 142 | 119 | 499 | 82 | 46 | 44 | 82 | 254 |
Split per business segment in Aker Solutions
| NOK million | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order intake | Q1 2012 | Q2 2012 | Q3 2012 | Q4 2012 | FY 12 | Q1 2013 | Q2 2013 | Q3 2013 | Q4 2013 | FY 13 |
| Subsea | 2 423 | 3 203 | 1 908 | 2 348 | 9 882 | 17 835 | 3 771 | 2 607 | 1 955 | 26 168 |
| Umbilicals | 297 | 790 | 500 | 31 | 1 618 | 1 074 | 103 | 902 | 966 | 3 045 |
| Drilling Technologies | 2 927 | 2 157 | 7 262 | 2 889 | 15 235 | 889 | 2 914 | 3 440 | 2 744 | 9 987 |
| Process Systems | 535 | 199 | 718 | 372 | 1 824 | 169 | 325 | 856 | 609 | 1 959 |
| Eliminations | (11) | (66) | 32 | (10) | (55) | (41) | - | (12) | (65) | (118) |
| Product Solutions | 6 171 | 6 283 | 10 420 | 5 630 | 28 504 | 19 926 | 7 113 | 7 793 | 6 209 | 41 041 |
| Maintenance, Modifications and Operations | 3 843 | 3 434 | 3 695 | 1 092 | 12 064 | 3 450 | 2 765 | 1 434 | 5 810 | 13 459 |
| Oilfield Services and Marine Assets | 20 | 11 319 | 1 532 | 270 | 13 141 | 2 | 118 | (46) | (22) | 52 |
| Eliminations | 1 | - | - | (1) | - | - | - | - | (1) | (1) |
| Field Life Solutions | 3 864 | 14 753 | 5 227 | 1 361 | 25 205 | 3 452 | 2 883 | 1 388 | 5 787 | 13 510 |
| Engineering | 670 | 1 632 | 560 | 645 | 3 507 | 2 055 | 535 | 747 | 858 | 4 195 |
| Order backlog | Q1 2012 | Q2 2012 | Q3 2012 | Q4 2012 | Q1 2013 | Q2 2013 | Q3 2013 | Q4 2013 | ||
| Subsea | 11 802 | 11 473 | 10 395 | 9 261 | 24 314 | 24 067 | 23 423 | 21 575 | ||
| Umbilicals | 1 385 | 1 682 | 1 647 | 1 114 | 1 809 | 1 395 | 1 824 | 2 185 | ||
| Drilling Technologies | 7 862 | 7 874 | 12 847 | 13 352 | 12 001 | 12 061 | 13 123 | 13 278 | ||
| Process Systems | 1 254 | 1 104 | 1 388 | 1 280 | 1 041 | 817 | 1 204 | 1 255 | ||
| Eliminations | (97) | (118) | (54) | (9) | (10) | 12 | 20 | 20 | ||
| Product Solutions | 22 206 | 22 015 | 26 223 | 24 998 | 39 155 | 38 352 | 39 594 | 38 313 | ||
| Maintenance, Modifications and Operations | 13 932 | 14 577 | 15 400 | 13 522 | 14 172 | 14 133 | 13 082 | 16 224 | ||
| Oilfield Services and Marine Assets | 1 275 | 12 177 | 13 474 | 13 585 | 13 497 | 2 482 | 2 177 | 1 722 | ||
| Eliminations | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| Field Life Solutions | 15 208 | 26 754 | 28 874 | 27 108 | 27 669 | 16 615 | 15 259 | 17 947 | ||
| Engineering | 3 160 | 3 624 | 3 075 | 2 549 | 3 534 | 3 084 | 3 039 | 2 926 | ||
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