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Aker Solutions — Investor Presentation 2016
Oct 28, 2016
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3Q16
Fornebu, October 28, 2016 Luis Araujo and Svein Stoknes
Agenda | 3Q 2016
Introduction
Luis Araujo Chief Executive Officer
Financials Svein Stoknes Chief Financial Officer
Q&A Session
Luis Araujo Svein Stoknes
Key Developments | 3Q 2016
- Major projects progress as planned
- Global improvement program ahead of schedule
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Margins steady, aided by strong execution
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Company reorganization announced in September
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Market remains challenging
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Solid financial position with liquidity buffer of NOK 7.3 billion
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Aker Solutions, Aker BP and Subsea 7 form development alliance
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MMO wins several orders in Norway
- Subsea secures global framework contracts with BP
- Order backlog of NOK 32 billion
Key Figures | 3Q 2016
New Orders From Key Clients Globally
Troll B modifications contract from Statoil
Order for tie-in of Utgard field to Sleipner area
Two subsea framework contracts with BP
Two contract extensions for maintenance and operations work offshore UK
Two-year contract extension with Brunei Shell Petroleum
14 study awards for projects in Norway, Australia and Asia Pacific
Global Improvement Program Ahead of Schedule
Targeting minimum 30 percent improvement in cost-efficiency across the business and building a culture of continuous improvement. #thejourney
Five Delivery Centers to Replace Existing Business Areas
New set-up reflects our business workflow
Benefits of New Set-Up
- Simplify how we operate, enabling leaner workflows
- Generate greater synergies across company
- Accelerate global improvement program
- Facilitate strategy to grow services organization
- Support pursuit of a more international business
Deeper Collaboration
A new "all for one, one for all" alliance to fundamentally change how operators and suppliers can work together on field developments
© 2016 Aker Solutions Third-Quarter Results 2016 October 28, 2016 | Slide 10
Outlook
- Market uncertainty persists amid concern over capital, oil prices
- Healthy tendering in main markets
- Lower break-even costs may spur project sanctions in next 12 months, especially for brownfield projects
- Biggest potential for growth seen outside home market Norway
- Well placed to capture long-term, global deepwater and subsea market growth
- Vigilant about workforce capacity
Agenda | 3Q 2016
Introduction Luis Araujo Chief Executive Officer
Financials
Svein Stoknes Chief Financial Officer
Q&A Session
Luis Araujo Svein Stoknes
3Q 2016 | Income Statement
- Revenue for 3Q 2016 down 20% versus last year, reflecting lower order intake, project phasing and slowdown in services
- Underlying 3Q 2016 EBITDA reached NOK 471 million, a margin of 7.9% versus 8.5% a year earlier
| (NOK million) | 3Q 2016 | 3Q 2015 | YTD 2016 | YTD 2015 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 5,987 | 7,484 | 19,419 | 24,032 | 31,896 |
| EBITDA | 477 | 521 | 1,549 | 1,659 | 1,841 |
| EBITDA margin | 8.0% | 7.0% | 8.0% | 6.9% | 5.8% |
| EBITDA ex. special items1 | 471 | 631 | 1,582 | 1,943 | 2,637 |
| EBITDA margin ex. special items 1 |
7.9% | 8.5% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.3% |
| Depreciation, amortization and impairment | (191) | (192) | (631) | (546) | (882) |
| EBIT | 286 | 329 | 918 | 1,114 | 958 |
| EBIT margin | 4.8% | 4.4% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 3.0% |
| 1 EBIT ex. special items |
280 | 450 | 1,001 | 1,437 | 1,918 |
| EBIT margin ex. special items 1 |
4.7% | 6.1% | 5.2% | 6.0% | 6.0% |
| Net financial items | (105) | (30) | (259) | (218) | (320) |
| FX on disqualified hedging instruments | (4) | 15 | (26) | 68 | 46 |
| Income before tax | 177 | 315 | 633 | 963 | 685 |
| Income tax | (56) | (110) | (213) | (330) | (302) |
| Net income | 120 | 205 | 420 | 634 | 383 |
| Earnings per share (NOK) | 0.37 | 0.75 | 1.28 | 2.27 | 1.44 |
| Earnings per share (NOK) ex. special items1 | 0.39 | 1.03 | 1.61 | 2.97 | 3.93 |
1 Special items include costs linked to sale of property in Brazil, onerous leases, the impact of currency derivatives not qualifying for hedge accounting, and other minor items. See first page of additional information section for details on special items.
3Q 2016 | Cashflow and Financial Position
- 3Q 2016 cashflow from operations was a negative NOK 291 million, reflecting NCOA normalization
- Expect NCOA to move over time towards more normalized level of around NOK 1.5 billion
- Robust 3Q 2016 financial position with net debt of NOK 1.8 billion and gross debt NOK 4.2 billion; leverage and gearing below target range
- Total liquidity buffer at NOK 7.3 billion from NOK 2.3 billion cash and NOK 5 billion RCF
- Group ROACE excluding impact from special items reached 11.2%, reflecting recent and ongoing investments
Debt maturity profile
NOK million
Note: Revolving credit facility of NOK 5 billion as at end 3Q 2016, drawn NOK 0 billion, maturing in 2019
Net current operating assets (NCOA) NOK million
Subsea
- Good progress on major projects, according to plan
- 3Q 2016 revenue down 21% vs. last year to NOK 3.5 billion
- 3Q 2016 EBITDA1 margin at 9.2%, down year-on-year
- 3Q 2016 EBIT1 margin decreased to 4.8% from 7.1% a year earlier
- 3Q 2016 order intake at NOK 0.6 billion, equivalent to 0.2x book-to-bill
- End 3Q 2016 order backlog at NOK 15 billion
Field Design
- Impacted by continued activity slowdown on the NCS
- 3Q 2016 revenue down 16% vs. last year to NOK 2.5 billion
- 3Q 2016 EBITDA1 margin of 7.5% driven by strong operational performance
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3Q 2016 EBIT1 margin of 6.3%, up year-on-year from 5.1%
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3Q 2016 order intake at NOK 2.9 billion, equivalent to 1.2x book-to-bill
- End 3Q 2016 order backlog at NOK 16.7 billion
Order Backlog1 Gives Good Visibility
3Q 2016 Order backlog by execution date
NOK billion
Order backlog by business area
NOK billion
1 Firm backlog only, excludes majority of service business and potential additional revenue from existing agreements and options
Order backlog and intake evolution
NOK billion
End 3Q 2016 order backlog by region
NOK billion
Financial Guidance
- Positive long-term offshore, deepwater outlook
- Near-term uncertainty on timing of awards
- Aim to at least maintain market share in main subsea, field design markets
Margins and returns
- We aim to gradually move toward peer group margin levels in Subsea
- We expect gradual recovery in Field Design
- We aim for Subsea ROACE of 20-25% over medium term
Revenue Balance sheet
- Capex and R&D ≈ 3% of revenue
- Several major capex investment plans finished in 2016
- Working capital: likely to fluctuate around large project work but on average will be ≈ 5-7% of group revenue
Financial policy
- Net interest-bearing debt/EBITDA ≈ 1
- Net interest-bearing debt/Equity < 0.5
- Dividend payments should over time amount to 30-50% of net profit
Agenda | 3Q 2016
Introduction Luis Araujo Chief Executive Officer
Financials Svein Stoknes Chief Financial Officer
Q&A Session
Luis Araujo Svein Stoknes
Additional information
Special items
| NOK million | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special items (EBITDA) | 1Q 2015 | 2Q 2015 | 3Q 2015 | 4Q 2015 | YTD 2015 | 1Q 2016 | 2Q 2016 | 3Q 2016 |
| Onerous leases1 | 52 | 58 | 40 | 114 | 265 | - | 4 | 39 |
| Restructuring | 0 | 2 | 41 | 373 | 416 | 15 | 19 | 0 |
| Non-qualifying hedges | 18 | 36 | 25 | 15 | 94 | -4 | -11 | -11 |
| Demerger and other costs2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 15 | -35 |
| Special items (EBIT) | ||||||||
| Impairments | 26 | 3 | 11 | 123 | 163 | - | 50 | -0 |
| Total | 100 | 102 | 121 | 636 | 960 | 13 | 77 | -7 |
1) Onerous lease costs relates to NOK 28 million within Field Design and NOK 11 million taken in the "Other" segment which does not affect BA results
2) Demerger and other costs in 3Q contains IT separation costs related to demerger of NOK 1 million and a NOK 36 million gain related to the sale of our old Brazilian manufacturing plant in Curitiba within our Subsea business area.
Income statement
| NOK million | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement consolidated | 3Q 2014 | 4Q 2014 | FY 2014 | 1Q 2015 | 2Q 2015 | 3Q 2015 | 4Q 2015 | FY 2015 | 1Q 2016 | 2Q 2016 | 3Q 2016 |
| Revenue | 8,274 | 9,155 | 32,971 | 8,500 | 8,048 | 7,484 | 7,864 | 31,896 | 6,463 | 6,969 | 5,987 |
| EBITDA | 615 | 786 | 2,675 | 591 | 547 | 521 | 182 | 1,841 | 508 | 563 | 477 |
| Of which related to hedging | 2 | (91) | (86) | (18) | (36) | (25) | (15) | (94) | 4 | 11 | 11 |
| Depreciation, amortization and impairment | (156) | (228) | (665) | (183) | (171) | (192) | (337) | (882) | (195) | (245) | (191) |
| EBIT | 460 | 557 | 2,010 | 409 | 376 | 329 | (155) | 958 | 314 | 319 | 286 |
| Net financial items | (4) | (197) | (245) | (82) | (106) | (30) | (102) | (320) | (59) | (95) | (105) |
| Foreign exchange on disqualified hedging instruments | (32) | 115 | 51 | 11 | 41 | 15 | (21) | 46 | 4 | (25) | (4) |
| Net income (loss) before tax | 424 | 476 | 1,817 | 338 | 310 | 315 | (278) | 685 | 258 | 199 | 177 |
| Income tax | (154) | (117) | (516) | (118) | (102) | (110) | 28 | (302) | (89) | (68) | (56) |
| Net income (loss) for the period | 270 | 359 | 1,300 | 220 | 209 | 205 | (250) | 383 | 169 | 131 | 120 |
| EBITDA margin | 7.4 % | 8.6 % | 8.1 % | 7.0 % | 6.8 % | 7.0 % | 2.3 % | 5.8 % | 7.9 % | 8.1 % | 8.0 % |
| Basic earnings per share (NOK) | 0.97 | 1.30 | 4.71 | 0.79 | 0.73 | 0.75 | -0.83 | 1.44 | 0.53 | 0.37 | 0.37 |
Balance sheet
NOK million
| Assets | 3Q 2014 | 4Q 2014 | 1Q 2015 | 2Q 2015 | 3Q 2015 | 4Q 2015 | 1Q 2016 | 2Q 2016 | 3Q 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property, plant and equipment | 3,203 | 3,603 | 3,586 | 3,754 | 3,792 | 3,962 | 3,882 | 3,934 | 3,735 |
| Intangible assets | 5,810 | 6,143 | 6,238 | 6,388 | 6,518 | 6,539 | 6,403 | 6,306 | 6,305 |
| Financial assets (non-current) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 67 |
| IB receivables (non-current) | 15 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 27 |
| IB receivables (current) | 299 | 82 | 8 | 8 | - | 117 | 76 | 91 | 90 |
| Other current assets | 15,732 | 14,197 | 14,381 | 14,520 | 15,252 | 13,213 | 11,909 | 10,478 | 9,075 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,064 | 3,339 | 2,816 | 1,958 | 2,651 | 3,862 | 3,497 | 2,861 | 2,299 |
| Total assets | 26,139 | 27,391 | 27,055 | 26,654 | 28,241 | 27,729 | 25,802 | 23,713 | 21,599 |
| Debt and equity | 3Q 2014 | 4Q 2014 | 1Q 2015 | 2Q 2015 | 3Q 2015 | 4Q 2015 | 1Q 2016 | 2Q 2016 | 3Q 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total equity attributable to the parent | 5,125 | 5,677 | 5,707 | 5,836 | 6,326 | 6,397 | 6,278 | 6,399 | 6,289 |
| Non-controlling interests | 186 | 216 | 239 | 241 | 253 | 234 | 249 | 278 | 287 |
| Non IB liabilities (non-current) | 1,662 | 1,391 | 1,338 | 1,445 | 1,472 | 881 | 833 | 805 | 1,029 |
| Interest bearing debt (non-current) | 3,652 | 3,154 | 3,142 | 3,685 | 3,122 | 3,137 | 3,343 | 1,934 | 2,154 |
| Non IB liabilities (current) | 15,298 | 16,279 | 16,049 | 15,356 | 16,584 | 16,520 | 14,444 | 11,965 | 9,801 |
| Interest bearing current liabilities | 216 | 674 | 581 | 91 | 483 | 561 | 655 | 2,332 | 2,040 |
| Total liabilities and equity | 26,139 | 27,391 | 27,055 | 26,654 | 28,241 | 27,729 | 25,802 | 23,713 | 21,599 |
| Net current operating assets, excluding held for sale | 880 | -688 | 90 | 656 | 315 | -1,607 | -933 | -100 | 416 |
| Net interest bearing items | 2,491 | 397 | 889 | 1,801 | 943 | -301 | 406 | 1,287 | 1,777 |
| Equity | 5,310 | 5,893 | 5,945 | 6,077 | 6,579 | 6,630 | 6,527 | 6,677 | 6,576 |
| Equity ratio (in %) | 20.3 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 22.8 | 23.3 | 23.9 | 25.3 | 28.2 | 30.4 |
Cashflow
| NOK million | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cashflow | 3Q 2014 | 4Q 2014 | FY 2014 | 1Q 2015 | 2Q 2015 | 3Q 2015 | 4Q 2015 | FY 2015 | 1Q 2016 | 2Q 2016 | 3Q 2016 |
| EBITDA continuing operations | 617 | 785 | 2,675 | 591 | 547 | 521 | 182 | 1,841 | 508 | 563 | 477 |
| Change in cashflow from operating activities | (968) | 1,271 | (30) | (1,005) | (627) | 311 | 1,414 | 93 | (836) | (1,094) | (769) |
| Net cashflow from operating activities | (351) | 2,057 | 2,645 | (414) | (80) | 832 | 1,595 | 1,934 | (327) | (530) | (291) |
| Acquisition of property, plant and equipment | (203) | (315) | (816) | (118) | (297) | (165) | (261) | (841) | (94) | (53) | (87) |
| Payments for capitalized developement | (124) | (195) | (554) | (109) | (125) | (94) | (121) | (449) | (93) | (65) | (41) |
| Proceeds from sale of businesses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (5) | 0 |
| Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired | - | (36) | (51) | - | - | - | (3) | (3) | - | - | (0) |
| Cashflow from other investing activities |
(18) | 50 | 53 | (0) | 3 | (1) | (7) | (5) | 2 | (10) | 21 |
| Net cashflow from investing activities | (345) | (496) | (1,368) | (227) | (419) | (261) | (392) | (1,299) | (185) | (133) | (106) |
| Change in external borrowings | 119 | (170) | 34 | 31 | 49 | (8) | 25 | 98 | 238 | 99 | (18) |
| Paid dividends | (2,349) | 632 | (2,734) | - | (394) | - | - | (394) | - | - | - |
| Other financing activities | (10) | (125) | (129) | 65 | (4) | 9 | (96) | (26) | 36 | (28) | (19) |
| Net cashflow from financing activities | (2,230) | 462 | (2,829) | 95 | (349) | 2 | (71) | (323) | 274 | 71 | (37) |
| Translation adjustments | (9) | 377 | 428 | 22 | (10) | 120 | 79 | 211 | (128) | (43) | (128) |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (2,935) | 2,271 | (1,124) | (523) | (859) | 693 | 1,211 | 523 | (366) | (636) | (562) |
| Cash and cash equivalents as at the beginning of the period | 4,003 | 1,074 | 4,463 | 3,339 | 2,816 | 1,958 | 2,651 | 3,339 | 3,862 | 3,496 | 2,861 |
| Cash and cash equivalents as at the end of the period | 1,068 | 3,345 | 3,339 | 2,816 | 1,958 | 2,651 | 3,862 | 3,862 | 3,496 | 2,861 | 2,299 |
Split per segment
| NOK million | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3Q 2014 | 4Q 2014 | FY 2014 | 1Q 2015 | 2Q 2015 | 3Q 2015 | 4Q 2015 | FY 2015 | 1Q 2016 | 2Q 2016 | 3Q 2016 |
| Subsea | 5,054 | 5,461 | 19,293 | 5,077 | 4,820 | 4,452 | 4,752 | 19,101 | 3,864 | 4,264 | 3,501 |
| Field Design | 3,210 | 3,688 | 13,710 | 3,467 | 3,293 | 2,990 | 3,170 | 12,920 | 2,650 | 2,725 | 2,519 |
| Other | 62 | 90 | 205 | 41 | 50 | 104 | 79 | 273 | 25 | 48 | (9) |
| Eliminations | (52) | (85) | (236) | (85) | (115) | (62) | (137) | (398) | (76) | (68) | (24) |
| Revenues | 8,274 | 9,155 | 32,971 | 8,500 | 8,048 | 7,484 | 7,864 | 31,896 | 6,463 | 6,969 | 5,987 |
| EBITDA | 3Q 2014 | 4Q 2014 | FY 2014 | 1Q 2015 | 2Q 2015 | 3Q 2015 | 4Q 2015 | FY 2015 | 1Q 2016 | 2Q 2016 | 3Q 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subsea | 530 | 584 | 2,058 | 507 | 487 | 433 | 352 | 1,778 | 367 | 399 | 355 |
| Field Design | 174 | 293 | 868 | 183 | 190 | 170 | (1) | 543 | 162 | 182 | 161 |
| Other | (88) | (91) | (252) | (99) | (130) | (82) | (169) | (480) | (21) | (18) | (38) |
| EBITDA | 615 | 786 | 2,675 | 591 | 547 | 521 | 182 | 1,841 | 508 | 563 | 477 |
| EBIT | 3Q 2014 | 4Q 2014 | FY 2014 | 1Q 2015 | 2Q 2015 | 3Q 2015 | 4Q 2015 | FY 2015 | 1Q 2016 | 2Q 2016 | 3Q 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subsea | 399 | 417 | 1,536 | 353 | 344 | 278 | 70 | 1,045 | 213 | 194 | 202 |
| Field Design | 142 | 220 | 725 | 154 | 161 | 138 | (50) | 404 | 128 | 149 | 129 |
| Other | (82) | (80) | (251) | (99) | (130) | (86) | (175) | (490) | (27) | (24) | (45) |
| EBIT | 460 | 557 | 2,010 | 409 | 376 | 329 | (155) | 958 | 314 | 319 | 286 |
Split per segment
| NCOA | 3Q 2014 | 4Q 2014 | 1Q 2015 | 2Q 2015 | 3Q 2015 | 4Q 2015 | 1Q 2016 | 2Q 2016 | 3Q 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subsea | 742 | (332) | 18 | 724 | 611 | (472) | (124) | 640 | 1,134 |
| Field Design | 532 | 71 | 212 | 54 | (238) | (861) | (538) | (456) | (533) |
| Other | (394) | (427) | (140) | (122) | (58) | (275) | (271) | (283) | (185) |
| NCOA | 880 | (688) | 90 | 656 | 315 | (1,607) | (933) | (100) | 416 |
| 1Q 2016 | 2Q 2016 | 3Q 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| (124) | 640 | 1,134 |
| (538) | (456) | (533) |
| (271) | (283) | (185) |
| (933) | (100) | 416 |
| Net capital employed | 3Q 2014 | 4Q 2014 | 1Q 2015 | 2Q 2015 | 3Q 2015 | 4Q 2015 | 1Q 2016 | 2Q 2016 | 3Q 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subsea | 4,549 | 3,989 | 4,322 | 5,157 | 5,130 | 4,702 | 4,923 | 5,751 | 7,091 |
| Field Design | 299 | 11 | 384 | 206 | (106) | (362) | (161) | 42 | (160) |
| Other | 3,584 | 3,685 | 3,887 | 4,007 | 4,146 | 3,689 | 3,773 | 3,559 | 2,564 |
| Net capital employed | 8,432 | 7,685 | 8,593 | 9,370 | 9,170 | 8,029 | 8,535 | 9,351 | 9,495 |
| 1Q 2016 | 2Q 2016 | 3Q 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| 4.923 | 5,751 | 7,091 |
| (161) | 42 | (160) |
| 3,773 | 3,559 | 2,564 |
| 8,535 | 9,351 | 9,495 |
| Order intake | 3Q 2014 | 4Q 2014 | FY 2014 | 1Q 2015 | 2Q 2015 | 3Q 2015 | 4Q 2015 | FY 2015 | 1Q 2016 | 2Q 2016 | 3Q 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subsea | 1,791 | 2,630 | 27,306 | 1,998 | 1,782 | 2,537 | 1,343 | 7,660 | 1,916 | 2,158 | 626 |
| Field Design | 1,859 | 3,539 | 9,899 | 7,045 | 1,657 | 1,444 | 5,118 | 15,263 | 4,129 | 1,264 | 2,921 |
| Other | 27 | 134 | 190 | 50 | 55 | 64 | 118 | 287 | 25 | 46 | (10) |
| Eliminations | (50) | (100) | (260) | (81) | (58) | (88) | (191) | (418) | (74) | (67) | (23) |
| Order intake | 3,626 | 6,203 | 37,135 | 9,012 | 3,436 | 3,957 | 6,388 | 22,793 | 5,996 | 3,400 | 3,514 |
| Order backlog | 3Q 2014 | 4Q 2014 | 1Q 2015 | 2Q 2015 | 3Q 2015 | 4Q 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subsea | 35,015 | 33,702 | 30,403 | 27,522 | 25,538 | 22,476 |
| Field Design | 14,035 | 14,609 | 17,927 | 16,453 | 15,131 | 17,235 |
| Other | (70) | (15) | (6) | 0 | (42) | 0 |
| Eliminations | 9 | (6) | (3) | 54 | 30 | (27) |
| Order backlog | 48,989 | 48,289 | 48,322 | 44,029 | 40,657 | 39,684 |
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