Quarterly Report • Jul 27, 2015
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| EARNINGS DATA AND GENERAL INFORMATION | Unit | Q1 2014/15 | Q1 2015/16 | in % |
| Revenue | € in millions | 141.3 | 194.4 | 37.6% |
| thereof produced in Asia | % | 75% | 80% | – |
| thereof produced in Europe | % | 25% | 20% | – |
| Cost of sales | € in millions | 112.8 | 152.6 | 35.3% |
| Gross profit | € in millions | 28.5 | 41.8 | 46.4% |
| Gross profit margin | % | 20.2% | 21.5% | – |
| EBITDA | € in millions | 29.1 | 45.5 | 56.3% |
| EBITDA margin | % | 20.6% | 23.4% | – |
| EBIT | € in millions | 13.3 | 23.8 | 78.7% |
| EBIT margin | % | 9.4% | 12.3% | – |
| Profit for the period | € in millions | 7.6 | 19.6 | 159.3% |
| Profit for the period attributable to owners of the parent company | € in millions | 7.6 | 19.6 | 159.2% |
| Cash earnings | € in millions | 23.4 | 41.3 | 76.8% |
| ROE (Return on equity)1) | % | 7.6% | 13.0% | – |
| ROCE (Return on capital employed)1) | % | 7.9% | 10.8% | – |
| ROS (Return on sales) | % | 5.4% | 10.1% | – |
| Cashflow from operating activities (OCF) | € in millions | 24.9 | 37.7 | 51.3% |
| Net CAPEX | € in millions | 42.9 | 40.3 | (6.1%) |
| Employees (incl. leased personnel), end of reporting period | – | 7,291 | 8,539 | 17.1% |
| Employees (incl. leased personnel), average | – | 7,189 | 8,390 | 16.7% |
| BALANCE SHEET DATA | 31 Mar 2015 | 30 Jun 2015 | ||
| Total assets | € in millions | 1,220.8 | 1,243.4 | 1.8% |
| Total equity | € in millions | 604.4 | 601.1 | (0.5%) |
| Equity attributable to owners of the parent company | € in millions | 604.3 | 601.0 | (0.5%) |
| Equity ratio | % | 49.5% | 48.3% | – |
| Net debt | € in millions | 130.5 | 137.6 | 5.4% |
| Net gearing | % | 21.6% | 22.9% | – |
| Net working capital | € in millions | 95.3 | 96.9 | 1.7% |
| Net working capital per revenue | % | 14.3% | 12.5% | – |
| STOCK EXCHANGE DATA | Q1 2014/15 | Q1 2015/16 | ||
| Shares outstanding, end of reporting period | – | 38,850,000 | 38,850,000 | – |
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding | – | 38,850,000 | 38,850,000 | – |
| Earnings per shares outstanding end of reporting period | € | 0.19 | 0.50 | 159.2% |
| Earnings per average number of shares outstanding | € | 0.19 | 0.50 | 159.2% |
| Cash earnings per average number of shares | € | 0.60 | 1.06 | 76.8% |
| Market capitalisation, end of reporting period | € in millions | 380.7 | 504.7 | 32.6% |
| Market capitalisation per equity2) | % | 94.6%3) | 84.0% | – |
1) Calculated on the basis of average values. 2) Equity attributable to owners of the parent company. 3) Calculated on the basis of the Equity as per 30 Jun 2014.
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Shareholders,
Following two exceptionally strong quarters in the financial year 2014/15, we were able to continue this favourable development in the first three months of the new financial year, although the first quarter is usually characterised by seasonality. The determining factor is the continued solid demand in the Mobile Devices segment, but also in the Automotive segment. This led to continued very high capacity utilisation and, in combination with positive currency translation effects, to a 37.6% increase in revenue to € 194.4 million of which € 29.6 million are attributable to organic growth and € 23.5 million to currency translation effects.
Although the foreign currency effects have a significant impact on revenue – 73.0% of our invoices are not denominated in EUR – they only affect EBITDA to a very limited extent. This means that the 56.3% increase in EBITDA is exclusively due to the excellent product mix – more high-end products – and to our continuous measures to improve costs and efficiency.
This is a manifestation of the strategy we consistently pursue, i.e. to focus on the high-end technology segment. We currently generate 70% of our revenue with high-end printed circuit boards, while 30% are accounted for by so-called complementary technologies, which our customers need in addition to high-end products. The opposite applies to the printed circuit board market: approximately 70% of the market volume is standard technology and only 30% high-end. The segments and applications on which we concentrate must meet certain criteria regarding growth, profitability and technology fit. The trends of the electronics industry, which we try to anticipate at an early stage, and our customer proximity to the technology and market leaders of the industry serve as a basis for that. The new site in Chongqing will take account of these strategic pillars and secure our positioning and profitability in the long term.
Speaking of Chongqing: the establishment of factory I in Chongqing, with a strategic focus on the production of IC substrates (Integrated Circuit Substrates), is proceeding according to plan. The characterisation and certification of the facilities for the IC substrate factory, which have been underway since the third quarter of 2014/15, were also continued in the first quarter of 2015/16. The ramp-up will be started in the calendar year 2016 and we also expect first revenues for the calendar year 2016. At the same time, construction work has begun for the building of factory II in Chongqing, which is scheduled to produce substrate-like PCBs starting in second half of 2016. As of 30 June 2015, AT&S invested € 178.5 million in the project Chongqing.
Due to the very high capacity utilisation of our plants in the second and third quarters of the past financial year and the traditionally low visibility for the fourth quarter, a comparable increase of the results of the first quarter cannot be expected in the coming quarters.
Nonetheless, we expect highly satisfactory capacity utilisation for the financial year 2015/16 provided that the macroeconomic environment remains stable and customer demand continues to be good. On the basis of the organic growth of the first quarter, a business development at the level of the previous year in the next three quarters and an expected average EUR-USD exchange rate of 1.19, we are increasing the revenue expected for the financial year 2015/16 to € 725 million. Influenced by the expected costs of the start-up of the new plants in Chongqing, the EBITDA margin should exceed 19% (guidance at the beginning of the financial year: 18 - 20%). This includes an EBITDA margin in the core business at the level of the previous year.
We thank our customers, all shareholders for their trust and our employees for their commitment.
Andreas Gerstenmayer Chief Executive Officer
With best regards
Karl Asamer Chief Financial Officer
Heinz Moitzi Chief Operations Officer
21ST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING At the 21st Ordinary General Meeting of AT & S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft (AT&S) on 9 July 2015, held after the end of the reporting period on 30 June 2015, a dividend of € 0.36 per participating no-par value share was adopted for the financial year 2014/15. The dividend payment day and ex-dividend day is 30 July 2015.
At the Annual General Meeting, the members of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board were granted discharge for the financial year 2014/15.
In accordance with the proposal of the Management and Supervisory Boards, the total remuneration of the Supervisory Board for the financial year 2014/15 was set at € 291,150. This remuneration will be paid out in the financial year 2015/16 for the preceding financial year 2014/15.
PwC Wirtschaftsprüfung GmbH, Vienna, was appointed auditor and group auditor for the financial year 2015/16.
In accordance with the proposal of Supervisory Board, the Annual General Meeting resolved to re-elect Hannes Androsch, Willibald Dörflinger, Karl Fink and Albert Hochleitner to the Supervisory Board of the company.
Furthermore, the authorisation of the Management Board to acquire treasury shares and to cancel shares, granted by a resolution of the 19th ordinary general meeting on 4 July 2013 on agenda item 6, and the authorisation of the Supervisory Board to adopt amendments to the Articles of Association resulting from the cancellation of shares were revoked. At the same time, the Management Board was authorised to acquire, in accordance with section 65 para. 1 (8) Stock Corporation Act (AktG), treasury shares of the company within 30 months starting on the day of the resolution at the Annual General Meeting in the amount of up to 10% of the share capital of the company at a minimum price that may not be lower than 30% below the average unweighted closing price of the preceding ten trading days, and a maximum price that may not be higher than 30% above the average unweighted closing price of the preceding ten trading days. The authorisation also includes the purchase of shares through subsidiaries of the company (section 66 Stock Corporation Act). The shares may be acquired via the stock exchange, a public offering or any other legally permissible way and for any legally permissible purpose. Furthermore, the Management Board was authorised to cancel repurchased treasury shares and treasury shares currently held by the company without any further resolution by the Annual General Meeting. The Supervisory Board was authorised to adopt amendments to the Articles of Association resulting from the cancellation of the shares. This authorisation may be exercised in full or partially as well as in several tranches.
In addition, the authorisation to sell treasury shares, granted by a resolution adopted by the 19th ordinary general meeting on 4 July 2013 on agenda item 7 was revoked. At the same time, the Management Board was authorised to dispose of or utilise treasury shares repurchased or currently held by the company in accordance with section 65 para. 1 b Stock Corporation Act for a period of five years from the day of the resolution, hence up to and including 8 July 2020, with the consent of the Supervisory Board and without any further resolution by the Annual General Meeting, also in other ways than via the stock exchange or a public offering; in particular to issue treasury shares to senior employees and/or members of the Management Board of the company or an affiliated company including for the purpose of share transfer programmes, in particular stock options, long-term incentive plans or other stock ownership plans, to service convertible bonds issued, as a consideration for the acquisition of companies and for any other legally permissible purpose, and to exclude a general purchasing possibility for shareholders (exclusion of subscription rights). This authorisation may be exercised fully or partially as well as in several tranches and for several purposes.
SUPERVISORY BOARD As disclosed under "21st Annual General Meeting", the Annual General Meeting adopted a resolution to re-elect Hannes Androsch, Willibald Dörflinger, Karl Fink and Albert Hochleitner to the Supervisory Board of the company. The term of office runs until the end of the Annual General Meeting which decides on the formal approval of the financial year 2019/20, hence in principle until the 26th ordinary general meeting in the year 2020.
At the Supervisory Board Meeting following the Annual General Meeting, Hannes Androsch was re-elected Chairman of the Supervisory Board. Willibald Dörflinger was appointed his first Deputy and Regina Prehofer his second Deputy.
The following Supervisory Board members were delegated to the permanent committees of the Supervisory Board:
Hannes Androsch (Chairman) Willibald Dörflinger Georg Riedl
Wolfgang Fleck Günther Wölfler
Regina Prehofer (Chairwoman) Gerhard Pichler (Finance expert) Georg Riedl
Wolfgang Fleck Günther Wölfler
DIRECTORS' DEALINGS Karl Asamer, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of AT & S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft, purchased 2,000 shares of the company on 25 June 2015 at a price of € 13.70 per share and 5,000 shares in the company on 30 June 2015 at a price of € 13.10 per share. Karl Asamer has therefore held a total of 11,000 shares of the company since this date, which corresponds to a share in capital of roughly 0.03% in relation to 38,850,000 shares issued.
Heinz Moitzi, member of the Management Board of AT & S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft, purchased 2,214 shares of the company on 30 June 2015 at a price of € 13.17 per share. Heinz Moitzi has therefore held a total of 5,000 shares in the company since this date, which corresponds to a share in capital of roughly 0.01% in relation to 38,850,000 shares issued.
The relevant directors' dealings notifications can be viewed in the FMA Directors' Dealings Database, at https://www.fma.gv.at/en/companies/issuers/directors-dealings/directorsdealings-database.html
After a good start to the year 2015, the European stock exchanges in the second quarter lost some of the gains made in the first calendar quarter due to the persisting uncertainty regarding the solvency of Greece and whether the country would remain in the euro area.
The European index benchmark Eurostoxx 50 lost roughly half of the price gains realised in the first quarter again in the second quarter of 2015, but is still a remarkable 8.8% up on the closing date at the end of the year 2014.
The ATX reached its annual high of 2,681.44 points in mid-May. With gains of 11.7% in the first six months, the negative development of the past calendar year was thus partially offset. However, the developments regarding Greece also led to the corresponding price adjustments in Vienna.
The AT&S share started the first quarter with a price of € 14.89, peaking at a quarterly high of € 15.99 in mid-April. In line with the main European indices, the share recorded a similar downward correction to just under € 14.00 starting in early June and closed at € 12.99 at 30 June 2015. The average daily turnover amounted to 73,482 units, thus exceeding the first quarter of 2014/15 by 2,300 units per day.
In the first quarter of 2015/16 AT&S held numerous talks with analysts, institutional investors and private shareholders at eight roadshows and individual teleconferences. AT&S primarily reported on current market developments and the progress made on the establishment of the IC substrate plant in Chongqing as well as the expansion of Chongqing by substrate-like printed circuit boards with an increased investment volume of € 480 million, as communicated in late April 2015. Furthermore, AT&S held the Capital Markets Day 2015/16 at the site in Chongqing. The objective was to give participants an impression of the site in Chongqing and to present the broadly based management capacities on site. AT&S provided an overview of current and future technology roadmaps and of how AT&S is positioned within these developments. The Chongqing guidance regarding capex, start-up costs, depreciation period and average capex-revenue relation was confirmed.
The AT&S share is currently observed by nine analysts with three "buy" recommendations and six "hold" recommendations.
| 30 June 2015 | 30 June 2014 | |
|---|---|---|
| Earnings per share | 0.50 | 0.19 |
| High | 15.99 | 9.95 |
| Low | 12.99 | 7.84 |
| Close | 12.99 | 9.80 |
| Vienna Stock Exchange | ||
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| Shares outstanding | 38,850,000 | |
| Security ID number | 969985 | |
| ISIN-Code | AT0000969985 | |
| Symbol | ATS | |
| Reuters RIC | ATSV.VI | |
| Bloomberg | ATS AV | |
| Indices | ATX Prime, WBI SME | |
| Ex dividend day and dividend payment day |
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| Publication of results for second quarter 2015/16 |
| Publication of results for third quarter 2015/16 |
| Publication of annual results 2015/16 |
| 22nd Annual General Meeting |
Elke Koch Phone: +43 (0) 3842 200 5925 [email protected]
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS AND SITUATION The highly successful business development of the last two quarters of the past financial year continued in the first quarter of 2015/16. Based on excellent sales volume in the business unit Mobile Devices & Substrates, revenue increased by € 53.1 million or 37.6%, from € 141.3 million to € 194.4 million. The organic growth of € 29.6 million was primarily based on untypically high demand for printed circuit boards for mobile end devices in the first quarter (the first quarter is usually characterised by lower seasonal demand) and the consistently growing demand for printed circuit boards for the automotive, industrial and medical technology sectors. In addition to this organic growth, the higher exchange rates compared with the previous year also contributed € 23.5 million or 16.7% to the increase. The share of products manufactured in Asia in revenue rose from 75% in the previous year to 80% in the current financial year. The distribution of production volume between Europe and Asia shows a continuously growing share from Asia.
| € in millions (unless otherwise stated) | Q1 2015/16 | Q1 2014/15 | ± |
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| Revenue | 194.4 | 141.3 | 37.6% |
| Operating result before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisa tion (EBITDA) |
45.5 | 29.1 | 56.3% |
| EBITDA margin (%) | 23.4% | 20.6% | |
| Operating result (EBIT) | 23.8 | 13.3 | 78.7% |
| EBIT margin (%) | 12.3% | 9.4% | |
| Profit for the year | 19.6 | 7.6 | 159.3% |
| Earnings per share (€) | 0.50 | 0.19 | 159.2% |
| Additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | 59.9 | 41.9 | 43.1% |
| Average number of staff (incl. leased personnel) | 8,390 | 7,189 | 16.7% |
Q1 2014/15 Q1 2015/16
EBITDA rose by € 16.4 million or 56.3% from € 29.1 million to € 45.5 million in the first quarter. In addition to an exceptionally high production performance for a first quarter, a good product mix and continuous measures to improve costs and efficiency also contributed to this very positive result. Overall, currency translation effects had no significant impact on EBITDA.
The EBITDA margin increased by 2.8 percentage points in a year-on-year comparison, from 20.6% to 23.4%. This improvement is on the one hand due to a fixed cost degression resulting from good capacity utilisation, and on the other hand to a good product mix. Regarding overhead costs, there were only moderate increases in distribution costs. Distribution costs rose by € 1.5 million or 21.1%, from € 7.1 million to € 8.6 million primarily because of higher exchange rates.
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| € in millions | Q1 2014/15 | One-off effects1) | Currency effects2) | Organic | Q1 2015/16 |
| Revenue | 141.3 | – | 23.5 | 29.6 | 194.4 |
| Cost of sales | (112.8) | – | (24.1) | (15.7) | (152.6) |
| Gross profit | 28.5 | – | (0.6) | 13.9 | 41.8 |
| Distribution costs | (7.1) | – | (0.8) | (0.7) | (8.6) |
| General and administrative costs | (6.9) | – | (0.4) | 0.7 | (6.6) |
| Other operating result | (1.2) | (0.5) | (2.3) | 1.2 | (2.8) |
| Operating result before interest, tax, depreciation |
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| and amortisation (EBITDA) | 29.1 | 1.2 | – | 15.2 | 45.5 |
| Operating result (EBIT) | 13.3 | (0.5) | (4.1) | 15.1 | 23.8 |
| Finance costs - net | (2.7) | (0.1) | 3.0 | (0.4) | (0.2) |
| Profit before tax | 10.7 | (0.6) | (1.1) | 14.7 | 23.6 |
| Income taxes | (3.1) | (0.1) | (0.7) | (0.2) | (4.0) |
| Profit for the year (result after tax) | 7.6 | (0.7) | (1.8) | 14.6 | 19.6 |
EBITDA margin in % 20.6 23.4 Q1 2014/15 Q1 2015/16
1) Plant construction of Chongqing
2) Translation and valuation effects included in the consolidated financial statements
Depreciation and amortisation were up € 5.9 million or 37.3% in comparison to the previous year, increasing from € 15.8 million to € 21.7 million. The increase is primarily based on currency translation effects, but also on depreciation in Chongqing.
Finance costs improved significantly from € -2.7 million to € -0.2 million. The slight increase in interest expenses from € 2.8 million to € 3.0 million was more than offset by higher, realised foreign exchange gains. The Group's tax rate, at 16.9%, was significantly lower than the value of 28.9% in the previous year. This reduction is primarily attributable to a lower tax rate of AT&S (China) Company Limited, which in the past financial year only received the favourable tax status of a "high-tech company" as of January 2015 (with retroactive effect for the calendar year 2014).
The profit for the period increased by € 12.0 million or 159.3%, from € 7.6 million to € 19.6 million due to the positive business development, very good finance costs and the low tax rate. As a result, earnings per share improved from € 0.19 to € 0.50.
FINANCIAL POSITION Total assets increased by € 22.6 million or 1.8% in the first quarter, from € 1,220.8 million to € 1,243.4 million. This was primarily caused by additions to assets of € 26.1 million for the new plant in Chongqing, technology upgrades of € 33.8 million at other sites and an increase by € 7.6 million in trade receivables and other receivables, which were partially offset by a reduction of inventories of € 3.9 million.
Equity declined by € 3.3 million or 0.5%, from € 604.4 million to € 601.1 million. The higher profit for the period of € 19.6 million and gains from the valuation of hedging instruments amounting to € 0.6 million did not offset negative currency differences from the translation of the net asset position of subsidiaries and the translation of long-term loans to subsidiaries, which resulted from a slight strengthening of the EUR. The resulting equity ratio of 48.3% was 1.2 percentage points lower than the value at 31 March 2015.
Net debt rose only slightly by € 7.1 million or 5.4%, from € 130.5 million to € 137.6 million. This increase, which is moderate despite high investing activities and the increase in working capital related to higher revenue, is primarily attributable to a significant improvement in cash flow from results by € 18.7 million or 72.1%, which reflects the operationally very strong first quarter.
Net gearing, at 22.9%, was at a slightly higher level at 30 June 2015 than at 31 March 2015. This results from a slight increase in net debt and the effect on equity caused by negative currency differences.
Liquidity remains quite good at AT&S. The company has both sufficient long-term financial resources and short-term credit facilities at its disposal to cover the planned investments and working capital. Possibilities to optimise financing are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BY SEGMENTS The AT&S Group breaks its operating activities down into three business units: "Mobile Devices & Substrates", "Automotive, Industrial, Medical" and "Others". At the beginning of the financial year 2015/16, the business unit Industrial & Automotive was renamed Automotive, Industrial, Medical. This change was made to underline the growing significance of business with medical devices in both therapy and diagnosis. For further information on the segments and segment reporting please refer to the Annual Report 2014/15.
All three segments show a very positive development in terms of both revenue and earnings. The persisting trend towards HDI printed circuit boards in the automotive industry, the trend towards embedded components in the electronics industry and further improvements in production optimisation between the segments led to a significant increase in intersegment revenue. The share of the business unit Mobile Devices & Substrates in total external revenue increased from 48.1% to 59.6%. The importance of the Others segment remained nearly constant with a decline from 0.5% to 0.4%. The share of the Automotive, Industrial, Medical segment in revenues fell from 51.4% to 40.0% despite significant increases in absolute figures.
MOBILE DEVICES & SUBSTRATES SEGMENT The unabated strong demand for high-end HDI printed circuit boards for smartphones, which had already led to exceptionally high revenue in the last two quarters of the financial year 2014/15, continued in the first quarter of 2015/16. In addition, this segment benefited from the ongoing favourable exchange rate from an euro perspective and the above mentioned stronger demand by the other business segments. Overall, this led to a considerable increase in revenue by € 51.4 million or 59.1%, from € 86.8 million to € 138.2 million.
| € in millions (unless otherwise stated) Q1 2015/16 Q1 2014/15 ± Segment revenue 138.2 86.8 59.1% Revenue from external customers 115.9 68.0 70.3% Operating result before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) 33.3 21.5 54.8% EBITDA margin (%) 24.1% 24.8% Operating result (EBIT) 14.4 8.1 77.8% EBIT margin (%) 10.5% 9.4% Additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets 49.0 39.8 23.1% Employees (incl. leased personnel), average 5,689 4,616 23.2% |
Mobile Devices & Substrates segment – overview | ||
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EBITDA rose by € 11.8 million or 54.8%, from € 21.5 million to € 33.3 million. Additionaly to higher revenue and the related utilisation at the upper capacity limit, this was also attributable to rigid cost management and economies of scale in production and overheads.
Depreciation and amortisation in the segment rose by € 5.4 million or 40.3%, from € 13.4 million to € 18.8 million. Apart from currency translation effects of € 4.0 million, depreciation and amortisation in Chongqing also contributed to the increase. As a result, the segment's EBIT amounted to € 14.4 million, which exceeded the prior-year figure by € 6.3 million or 77.8%. The segment's EBIT margin climbed 1.1 percentage points from 9.4% to 10.5%.
The project Chongqing resulted in additions to assets of € 26.1 million (previous year: € 27.1 million). The remaining additions were related to technology upgrades at the Shanghai site. The increase in the number of employees by 1,073 persons is primarily attributable to the establishment of the Chongqing plant according to plan.
AUTOMOTIVE, INDUSTRIAL, MEDICAL SEGMENT With revenue growth by € 9.9 million or 13.2%, this segment raised the good prior-year value from € 74.9 million to € 84.8 million. The main driver was the continuously increasing demand from the automotive sector, which reflects the trend towards more electronic components in vehicles. Demand in the Industrial and Medical segments was slightly below the high level of the previous year.
| € in millions (unless otherwise stated) | Q1 2015/16 | Q1 2014/15 | ± |
|---|---|---|---|
| Segment revenue | 84.8 | 74.9 | 13.2% |
| Revenue from external customers | 77.8 | 72.6 | 7.2% |
| Operating result before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) |
8.7 | 8.4 | 4.3% |
| EBITDA margin (%) | 10.3% | 11.2% | |
| Operating result (EBIT) | 6.2 | 6.4 | (2.5%) |
| EBIT margin (%) | 7.3% | 8.5% | |
| Additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | 6.1 | 1.5 | 311.4% |
| Employees (incl. leased personnel), average | 2,552 | 2,448 | 4.2% |
Utilisation of the production sites of this segment was at the high level of the previous year and thus partially at the upper capacity limit. The segment benefited from growing demand by the other segments. Overall, this led to an increase in EBITDA by € 0.3 million or 4.3%, from € 8.4 million to € 8.7 million.
The EBITDA margin decreased by 0.9 percentage points from 11.2% to 10.3%. The negative effects, which resulted from a currency-related increase in production costs in India and Korea, were not compensated.
As depreciation and amortisation rose by € 0.5 million or 25.4%, the segment's EBIT declined slightly by € 0.2 million or 2.5%, from € 6.4 million to € 6.2 million.
The additions to assets for technology upgrades, at € 6.1 million, significantly exceed the prior year value of € 1.5 million.
OTHERS SEGMENT The business unit Advanced Packaging, which is part of the Others segment, continued the positive development of the previous year and recorded a significant increase in revenue of € 4.0 million or 204.1% compared with the previous year. Revenue rose from € 2.0 million to € 6.0 million, thus also exceeding the high revenue of the fourth quarter of 2014/15. The increase in revenue reflects the outstanding positioning of AT&S in this segment and the trend of embedding active and passive electronic components into printed circuit boards, which AT&S identified at an early stage.
Based on this highly favourable development, the segment generated clearly positive EBITDA and EBIT. The costs of the general holding activities, which are included in the Others segment, were maintained stable in comparison with the previous year; earnings increased significantly.
| € in millions (unless otherwise stated) | Q1 2015/16 | Q1 2014/15 | ± |
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| Segment revenue | 6.0 | 2.0 | 204.1% |
| Revenue from external customers | 0.7 | 0.6 | 9.0% |
| Operating result before interest, tax, depreciation | |||
| and amortisation (EBITDA) | 3.4 | (0.8) | n.a. |
| EBITDA margin (%) | 56.5% | (39.9%) | |
| Operating result (EBIT) | 3.1 | (1.2) | n.a. |
| EBIT margin (%) | 51.0% | (60.4%) | |
| Additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | 4.8 | 0.6 | 706.0% |
| Employees (incl. leased personnel), average | 149 | 125 | 18.8% |
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AFTER THE END OF THE INTERIM REPORTING PERIOD No material events occurred after the end of the interim reporting period.
SIGNIFICANT RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES AND OPPORTUNITIES There were no significant changes in the risk categories compared with those described in detail in section 6 "Risk and opportunities management" of the Group Management Report of the consolidated financial statements 2014/15.
With respect to opportunities and risks related to developments in the external environment for the full financial year 2015/16, it is still assumed that total revenues in the printed circuit board industry will increase worldwide.
OUTLOOK The management expects the highly satisfactory capacity utilisation to continue for the financial year 2015/16 provided that the macroeconomic environment remains stable and customer demand continues at a good level.
Based on the organic growth of the first quarter, a business development at the level of the previous year in the next three quarters and an expected average EUR-USD exchange rate of 1.19, the Management Board is increasing revenue expectations for the financial year 2015/16 to € 725 million.
Influenced by the expected costs of the start-up of the new plants in Chongqing, the EBITDA margin should exceed 19% (guidance at the beginning of the financial year: 18 - 20%). This includes an EBITDA margin in the core business at the level of the previous year.
Leoben-Hinterberg, 27 July 2015
Management Board
Andreas Gerstenmayer m.p. Karl Asamer m.p. Heinz Moitzi m.p.
| € in thousands | 01 Apr - 30 Jun 2015 | 01 Apr - 30 Jun 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 194,392 | 141,310 |
| Cost of sales | (152,605) | (112,766) |
| Gross profit | 41,787 | 28,544 |
| Distribution costs | (8,614) | (7,137) |
| General and administrative costs | (6,557) | (6,862) |
| Other operating result | (2,803) | (1,221) |
| Operating result | 23,813 | 13,324 |
| Finance income | 3,297 | 825 |
| Finance costs | (3,467) | (3,490) |
| Finance costs - net | (170) | (2,665) |
| Profit before tax | 23,643 | 10,659 |
| Income taxes | (3,993) | (3,080) |
| Profit for the period | 19,650 | 7,579 |
| Attributable to owners of the parent company | 19,617 | 7,569 |
| Attributable to non-controlling interests | 33 | 10 |
| Earnings per share attributable to equity holders of the parent company (in € per share): |
||
| - basic | 0.50 | 0.19 |
| - diluted | 0.50 | 0.19 |
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic (in thousands) |
38,850 | 38,850 |
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted (in thousands) |
38,850 | 38,850 |
| € in thousands | 01 Apr - 30 Jun 2015 | 01 Apr - 30 Jun 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit for the period | 19,650 | 7,579 |
| Items to be reclassified: | ||
| Currency translation differences | (23,554) | 5,649 |
| Gains/(losses) from the fair value measurement of hedging instruments for cash flow hedges, net of tax | 619 | (1,299) |
| Other comprehensive income for the period | (22,935) | 4,350 |
| Total comprehensive income for the period | (3,285) | 11,929 |
| Attributable to owners of the parent company | (3,307) | 11,912 |
| Attributable to non-controlling interests | 22 | 17 |
| € in thousands | 30 Jun 2015 | 31 Mar 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | ||
| Property, plant and equipment | 607,245 | 603,664 |
| Intangible assets | 62,680 | 45,211 |
| Financial assets | 96 | 96 |
| Deferred tax assets | 34,011 | 34,301 |
| Other non-current assets | 31,514 | 29,485 |
| Non-current assets | 735,546 | 712,757 |
| Inventories | 85,363 | 89,222 |
| Trade and other receivables | 150,749 | 143,130 |
| Financial assets | 668 | 780 |
| Current income tax receivables | 280 | 1,004 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 270,762 | 273,919 |
| Current assets | 507,822 | 508,055 |
| Total assets | 1,243,368 | 1,220,812 |
| EQUITY | ||
| Share capital | 141,846 | 141,846 |
| Other reserves | 127,850 | 150,774 |
| Retained earnings | 331,259 | 311,642 |
| Equity attributable to owners of the parent company | 600,955 | 604,262 |
| Non-controlling interests | 118 | 96 |
| Total equity | 601,073 | 604,358 |
| LIABILITIES | ||
| Financial liabilities | 360,735 | 359,268 |
| Provisions for employee benefits | 34,255 | 33,726 |
| Other provisions | 7,388 | 7,545 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 8,189 | 7,774 |
| Other liabilities | 4,654 | 4,757 |
| Non-current liabilities | 415,221 | 413,070 |
| Trade and other payables | 170,170 | 149,409 |
| Financial liabilities | 48,382 | 46,037 |
| Current income tax payables | 3,761 | 2,823 |
| Other provisions | 4,761 | 5,115 |
| Current liabilities | 227,074 | 203,384 |
| Total liabilities | 642,295 | 616,454 |
| Total equity and liabilities | 1,243,368 | 1,220,812 |
| € in thousands | 01 Apr - 30 Jun 2015 | 01 Apr - 30 Jun 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit for the period | 19,650 | 7,579 |
| Depreciation, amortisation and impairment of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | 21,705 | 15,807 |
| Changes in non-current provisions | 523 | 406 |
| Income taxes | 3,993 | 3,080 |
| Finance costs/income | 170 | 2,665 |
| Gains/losses from the sale of fixed assets | 6 | (24) |
| Release of government grants | (293) | (336) |
| Other non-cash expense/(income), net | 2,262 | 303 |
| Interest paid | (1,150) | (704) |
| Interest and dividends received | 788 | 796 |
| Income taxes paid | (2,926) | (3,577) |
| Cash flow from operating activities before changes in working capital | 44,728 | 25,995 |
| Inventories | 1,576 | (5,197) |
| Trade and other receivables | (13,967) | (15,324) |
| Trade and other payables | 5,632 | 19,412 |
| Other provisions | (282) | 21 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 37,687 | 24,907 |
| Capital expenditure for property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | (40,372) | (42,975) |
| Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | 41 | 38 |
| Cash flow from investing activities | (40,331) | (42,937) |
| Proceeds from borrowings | 3,671 | 19,788 |
| Repayments of borrowings | (582) | (59) |
| Proceeds from government grants | 231 | 222 |
| Cash flow from financing activities | 3,320 | 19,951 |
| Change in cash and cash equivalents | 676 | 1,921 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year | 273,919 | 260,133 |
| Exchange gains/(losses) on cash and cash equivalents | (3,833) | 642 |
270,762
262,696
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period
| Equity | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | |||||
| equity | |||||
| 141,846 | (1,297) | 250,133 | 390,682 | (2) | 390,680 |
| – | – | 7,569 | 7,569 | 10 | 7,579 |
| – | 4,343 | – | 4,343 | 7 | 4,350 |
| – | 5,642 | – | 5,642 | 7 | 5,649 |
| – | (1,299) | – | (1,299) | – | (1,299) |
| – | 4,343 | 7,569 | 11,912 | 17 | 11,929 |
| 141,846 | 3,046 | 257,702 | 402,594 | 15 | 402,609 |
| 604,358 | |||||
| – | – | 19,617 | 19,617 | 33 | 19,650 |
| – | (22,924) | – | (22,924) | (11) | (22,935) |
| – | (23,543) | – | (23,543) | (11) | (23,554) |
| – | 619 | – | 619 | – | 619 |
| – | (22,924) | 19,617 | (3,307) | 22 | (3,285) |
| 141,846 | 127,850 | 331,259 | 600,955 | 118 | 601,073 |
| Share capital 141,846 |
Other reserves 150,774 |
Retained earnings 311,642 |
attributable to owners of the parent company 604,262 |
Non controlling interests 96 |
| Mobile Devices & | Automotive, | Elimination/ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| € in thousands | Substrates | Industrial, Medical | Others | Consolidation | Group |
| Segment revenue | 138,185 | 84,812 | 5,991 | (34,596) | 194,392 |
| Intersegment revenue | (22,321) | (6,986) | (5,289) | 34,596 | |
| Revenue from external customers | 115,864 | 77,826 | 702 | – | 194,392 |
| Operating result before depreciation/amortisation | 33,292 | 8,737 | 3,384 | 105 | 45,518 |
| Depreciation/amortisation | (18,849) | (2,529) | (327) | – | (21,705) |
| Operating result | 14,443 | 6,208 | 3,057 | 105 | 23,813 |
| Finance costs - net | (170) | ||||
| Profit before tax | 23,643 | ||||
| Income taxes | (3,993) | ||||
| Profit for the period | 19,650 | ||||
| Property, plant and equipment | |||||
| and intangible assets | 582,693 | 71,810 | 15,422 | – | 669,925 |
| Additions to property, plant and equipment | |||||
| and intangible assets | 48,988 | 6,127 | 4,820 | – | 59,935 |
| Mobile Devices & | Automotive, | Elimination/ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| € in thousands | Substrates | Industrial, Medical | Others | Consolidation | Group |
| Segment revenue | 86,846 | 74,890 | 1,970 | (22,396) | 141,310 |
| Intersegment revenue | (18,808) | (2,262) | (1,326) | 22,396 | – |
| Revenue from external customers | 68,038 | 72,628 | 644 | – | 141,310 |
| Operating result before depreciation/amortisation | 21,512 | 8,383 | (787) | 23 | 29,131 |
| Depreciation/amortisation | (13,389) | (2,016) | (402) | – | (15,807) |
| Operating result | 8,123 | 6,367 | (1,189) | 23 | 13,324 |
| Finance costs - net | (2,665) | ||||
| Profit before tax | 10,659 | ||||
| Income taxes | (3,080) | ||||
| Profit for the period | 7,579 | ||||
| Property, plant and equipment | |||||
| and intangible assets *) | 567,909 | 70,036 | 10,930 | – | 648,875 |
| Additions to property, plant and equipment | |||||
| and intangible assets | 39,801 | 1,489 | 598 | – | 41,888 |
*) Value as of 31 March 2015
Revenues broken down by customer region, based on ship-to-region:
Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets broken down by domicile:
| 01 Apr - 30 Jun | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| € in thousands | 2015 | 2014 | ||
| Austria | 5,792 | 5,920 | ||
| Germany | 33,196 | 34,416 | ||
| Other European countries | 23,907 | 21,697 | ||
| China | 94,321 | 48,404 | ||
| Other Asian countries | 27,213 | 25,823 | ||
| Americas | 9,963 | 5,050 | ||
| Revenue | 194,392 | 141,310 |
| € in thousands | 30 Jun 2015 | 31 Mar 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | 55,241 | 49,019 |
| China | 582,654 | 567,867 |
| Others | 32,030 | 31,989 |
| Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |
669,925 | 648,875 |
ACCOUNTING AND MEASUREMENT POLICIES The interim report for the three months ended 30 June 2015 has been prepared in accordance with the standards (IFRS and IAS) and interpretations (IFRIC and SIC) of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), taking IAS 34 into account, as adopted by the European Union.
The interim consolidated financial statements do not include all the information contained in the annual consolidated financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated annual financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2015.
Due to the increasing importance of the sector medical the business unit Industrial & Automotive has been renamed into Automotive, Industrial, Medical.
The interim consolidated statements ended 30 June 2015 are unaudited and have not been the subject of external audit review.
REVENUE Group revenue in the three months of the current financial year increased by 37.6% from € 141.3 million in the same period last year up to € 194.4 million.
GROSS PROFIT The gross profit for the first three months of the current financial year of € 41.8 million was considerably higher than the € 28.5 million achieved in the same period last year. This is an increase of 46.4%. This highly satisfactory outcome results from increased group revenue, efficient capacity utilisation and continuous efficency improvement programs.
OPERATING RESULT On the basis of the improved gross profit and losses on foreign exchange, AT&S was able to improve its consolidated operating result considerably to € 23.8 million or 12.3% of revenue.
FINANCE COSTS - NET The finance costs of € 3.5 million were on last year level. The financial income from investment of free cash and gains from foreign exchange were € 3.3 million. As a consequence the net finance costs of € -0.2 million decreased by € 2.5 million in comparison to the same period last year. In the net finance costs € 0.7 million (previous year: € 0.5 million) gains for capitalised interest are included. Net interest expense on personnel-related liabilities amounted € 0.2 million is presented in the "finance costs – net". Last year's figures have not been restated due to insignificance.
INCOME TAXES The change of the effective tax rate on consolidated level compared with the same period last year is mainly resulting from the reapplied reduced tax rate of 15% for AT&S (China) Company Limited, compared to the general tax rate of 25% in the first quarter of the previous year, as well as the variation of proportions of Group earnings contributed by individual companies with different tax rates.
CURRENCY TRANSLATION DIFFERENCES The decrease in the foreign currency translation reserve in the current financial year (€ -23.6 million) was the result of the changes in exchange rates of the Group's functional currencies, the Chinese renminbi, the Hong Kong dollar, the US dollar, the Indian rupee and the South Korean won against the Group reporting currency, the euro.
| Closing rate | Average rate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2015 | 31 Mar 2015 | Change in % | Q1 2015/16 | Q1 2014/15 | Change in % | |
| Chinese yuan renminbi | 6.8371 | 6.6572 | 2.7% | 6.7608 | 8.5650 | (21.1%) |
| Hong Kong dollar | 8.6698 | 8.3285 | 4.1% | 8.5424 | 10.6582 | (19.9%) |
| Indian rupee | 71.2165 | 67.2055 | 6.0% | 69.8715 | 82.3505 | (15.2%) |
| Japanese yen | 136.8900 | 128.7780 | 6.3% | 133.6295 | 140.2736 | (4.7%) |
| South Korean won | 1,249.5660 | 1,191.6030 | 4.9% | 1,215.0576 | 1,419.3089 | (14.4%) |
| US dollar | 1.1184 | 1.0740 | 4.1% | 1.1019 | 1.3746 | (19.8%) |
| Taiwan dollar | 34.5291 | 33.6151 | 2.7% | 34.0364 | 41.4118 | (17.8%) |
ASSETS AND FINANCES Net debt of € 137.6 million increased versus the € 130.5 million outstanding at 31 March 2015. Main reasons are investments in the new facility in Chongqing as well as technology upgrades in the other plants. Net working capital of € 95.3 million as at 31 March 2015 increased to € 96.9 million mainly due to increased business acitivities. The net gearing ratio was 22.9%, slightly above the 21.6% at 31 March 2015.
Three valuation hierarchies have to be distinguished in the valuation of financial instruments measured at fair value.
The financial instruments valued at fair value at the end of the reporting period at the three valuation levels were as follows:
| € in thousands | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2015 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
| Financial assets | ||||
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss: | ||||
| - Bonds | 668 | – | – | 668 |
| Available-for-sale financial assets | – | 96 | – | 96 |
| Financial liabilities | ||||
| Derivative financial instruments | – | 2,952 | – | 2,952 |
| € in thousands | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2015 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
| Financial assets | ||||
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss: | ||||
| - Bonds | 780 | – | – | 780 |
| Available-for-sale financial assets | – | 96 | – | 96 |
| Financial liabilities | ||||
| Derivative financial instruments | – | 3,777 | – | 3,777 |
Bonds, export loans, government loans and other bank borrowings amounting to € 406.2 million (31 March 2015: € 401.5 million) are measured at amortised cost. The fair value of these liabilities was € 412.1 million (31 March 2015: € 408.3 million).
OTHER FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS At 30 June 2015 the Group had other financial commitments amounting to € 59.5 million, in connection with contractually binding investment commitments, the greater part of which related to the continuing construction of the new site in Chongqing and investments in the Shanghai and Leoben plants. As at 31 March 2015 other financial commitments stood at € 32.9 million.
EQUITY Consolidated equity decreased from € 604.4 million at 31 March 2015 to € 601.1 million. The good consolidated profit for the period of € 19.6 million and a positive change for hedging instruments of € 0.6 million, confronted with negative impacts from currency translation differences of € -23.5 million, contributed to the consolidated total comprehensive income of € -3.3 million.
In the 20th Annual General Meeting on 3 July 2014 the Management Board was authorised until 2 July 2019 to increase the share capital of the Company, subject to the approval of the Supervisory Board, by up to € 21,367,500 by way of issuing up to 19,425,000 no-par value bearer shares, for contributions in cash or kind, in one or more tranches, including issue by means of an indirect share offering via banks in accordance with section 153 para 6 Austrian Companies Act (AktG). The Management Board was authorised, subject to the approval of the Supervisory Board, to determine the detailed terms and conditions of issue (in particular, issue price, nature of contributions in kind, rights attaching to shares, exclusion of subscription rights, etc.) (approved capital). The Supervisory Board was authorised to approve changes in the Articles of Association required by the issue of shares out of authorised capital. The Annual General Meeting approved a resolution amending Section 4 (Nominal Capital) of the Articles of Association to reflect this change.
In addition, in the 20th Annual General Meeting of 3 July 2014 the resolution of the Annual General Meeting of 7 July 2010 authorising the issue of convertible loan stock was rescinded and at the same time the Management Board was authorised until 2 July 2019, and with the approval of the Supervisory Board, to issue up to a maximum nominal value of € 150,000,000 of bearer convertible loan stock in one or more tranches, and to grant the holders of the loan stock subscription and/or conversion rights for up to 19,425,000 new no-par value bearer shares in the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions of the convertible loan stock to be determined by the Management Board. For this purpose, in accordance with section 159 para 2 item 1 AktG, the share capital of the Company was also conditionally increased by up to € 21,367,500 in the form of up to 19,425,000 new no-par value bearer shares. This capital increase will only take place to the extent that holders of convertible loan stock exercise their conversion or subscription rights in accordance with the resolution of the Annual General Meeting of 3 July 2014. The Management Board was also authorised, subject to the approval of the Supervisory Board, to determine further details of the conditional capital increase (in particular, the amount of the issue and the rights attaching to shares).
With respect to the authorised share capital increase and/or the conditional capital increase, the following restrictions on the amounts of the increases are to be observed, as required under the resolutions of the Annual General Meeting of 3 July 2014: The total of (i) the number of new shares actually issued or potentially issuable out of conditional capital under the terms and conditions of the convertible bonds, and (ii) the number of shares issued out of authorised capital may not exceed 19,425,000.
TREASURY SHARES In the 21st Annual General Meeting of 9 July 2015 the Management Board was again authorised for a period of 30 months from the date of the resolution to acquire and retire the Company's own shares up to a maximum amount of 10% of the share capital. The Management Board was also again authorised – for a period of five years (i.e., until 8 July 2020), upon approval of the Supervisory Board – to sell treasury shares otherwise than through the stock exchange or by means of public offerings, and in particular for the purpose of enabling the exercise of employee stock options or the conversion of convertible bonds, or as consideration for the acquisition of businesses or other assets, or for any other legally permissible purpose.
On 30 June 2015, the Group held no treasury shares.
NOTES TO THE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS The cash flow from operating activities amounted to € 37.7 million compared with € 24.9 million in the same period last year. The increase is mainly due to the increase in the profit of the period.
The cash flow from investing activities reached with € -40.3 million a similar level than the € -42.9 million in the same period last year. This year's capital expenditures are predominantly in the new factory in Chongqing as well as technology upgrades in the other plants.
The cash flows from financing activities amounted to € 3.3 million.
DIVIDENDS The Annual General Meeting of 9 July 2015 resolved on a dividend payment of € 0.36 per share out of retained earnings as at 31 March 2015. The dividend distribution of € 14.0 million takes place on 30 July 2015.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS In connection with various projects, the Group received consulting services from companies where Supervisory Board chairman Mr. Androch (AIC Androsch International Management Consulting GmbH) and Supervisory Board deputy chairman Mr. Dörflinger (Dörflinger Management & Beteiligungs GmbH) are managing directors with the power of sole representation. The Group also received in previous year legal advice from Frotz Riedl Rechtsanwälte, where Supervisory Board member Mr. Riedl works as an independent lawyer. The fees charged are as follows:
| € in thousands | Q1 2015/16 | Q1 2014/15 |
|---|---|---|
| AIC Androsch International Management Consulting GmbH | 107 | 98 |
| Dörflinger Management & Beteiligungs GmbH | 2 | 3 |
| Frotz Riedl Rechtsanwälte | – | 3 |
| Total fees | 109 | 104 |
At the balance sheet date, there are no outstanding balances or obligations to the above mentioned legal and consulting companies.
Leoben-Hinterberg, 27 July 2015
Management Board
Andreas Gerstenmayer m.p. Karl Asamer m.p. Heinz Moitzi m.p.
We confirm to the best of our knowledge that the interim financial statements give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the group as required by the applicable accounting standards and that the group interim management report gives a true and fair view of important events that have occurred during the first three months of the financial year and their impact on the interim financial statements, of the principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining nine months of the financial year and of the major related party transactions to be disclosed.
Leoben-Hinterberg, 27 July 2015
The Management Board
Andreas Gerstenmayer Chief Executive Officer
Karl Asamer Chief Financial Officer
Heinz Moitzi Chief Operations Officer
AT & S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft Fabriksgasse 13 A-8700 Leoben Austria Tel: +43 (0) 3842 200-0 www.ats.net
Elke Koch Phone +43 (0) 3842 200-5925 [email protected]
AT & S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft Fabriksgasse 13 A-8700 Leoben Austria www.ats.net
Klaus Vyhnalek Fotografie, Vienna Werbeagentur DMP, Maria Enzersdorf
This report contains forward-looking statements which were made on the basis of the information available at the time of publication. These can be identified by the use of such expressions as "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "intends", "could", "will", "aim" and "estimation" or other similar words. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions. Such statements are by their very nature subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties. As a result, actual developments may vary significantly from the forward-looking statements made in this report. Recipients of this report are expressly cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. Neither AT&S nor any other entity accept any responsibility for the correctness and completeness of the forward-looking statements contained in this report. AT&S undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of changed assumptions or expectations, new information or future events.
Percentages and individual items presented in this report are rounded which may result in rounding differences.
Formulations attributable to people are to be understood as gender-neutral.
This report in no way represents an invitation or recommendation to buy or sell shares in AT&S.
The report is published in German and English. In case of doubt, the German version is binding.
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