Annual Report • Feb 15, 2019
Annual Report
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| FY 2018 | FY 2017 | Δ% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 914,581 | 790,090 | 16% |
| Gross Profit | 208,897 | 182,693 | 14% |
| EBIT | 34,067 | 17,914 | 90% |
| Group result after tax | 21,530 | 7,844 | 174% |
| Non-controlling interests | -959 | -199 | -382% |
| Net income for the year | 20,571 | 7,645 | 169% |
| Gross profit as % of revenue | 22.8% | 23.1% | - |
| Net result as % of revenue | 2.2% | 1.0% | - |
| Workforce | |||
| Average directs (average-YTD) | 11,955 | 9,589 | 25% |
| Average indirects (average-YTD) | 1,544 | 1,497 | 3% |
| Total | 13,499 | 11,086 | 22% |
| Direct employees (period end) | 12,942 | 10,573 | 22% |
| Indirect employees (period end) | 1,596 | 1,531 | 4% |
| Total | 14,538 | 12,104 | 20% |
| Earnings per share (in euro) | |||
| Earnings per share for ordinary shareholders | 0.41 | 0.15 | |
| Diluted earnings per share | 0.40 | 0.15 | |
| Dividend per share | 0.25 | 0.15 | |
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purpose of basic earnings per share |
50,502,124 | 50,421,624 | |
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purpose of diluted earnings per share |
50,835,124 | 51,068,624 |
(EUR '000)
| FY 2018 | FY 2017 | Δ% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 914,581 | 790,090 | 16% |
| Direct personnel expenses | 705,684 | 607,397 | 16% |
| Gross Profit | 208,897 | 182,693 | 14% |
| Staff expenses | 110,778 | 103,439 | 7% |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 7,385 | 7,994 | -8% |
| Other expenses | 56,667 | 53,347 | 6% |
| Total operating costs | 174,830 | 164,779 | 6% |
| EBIT | 34,067 | 17,914 | 90% |
| Financial income and expenses | -942 | -1,587 | -41% |
| Share of profit of investments accounted for using the equity method |
-676 | -1,744 | -61% |
| Group result before tax | 32,449 | 14,583 | 123% |
| Income tax | 10,919 | 6,739 | 62% |
| Group result after tax | 21,530 | 7,844 | 174% |
| Group result after tax | 21,530 | 7,844 | 174% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | 959 | 199 | 382% |
| parent (ordinary shares) | 20,571 | 7,645 | 169% |
| Net income attributable to equity holders of the |
for the period ended 31 December (unaudited)
(EUR '000)
| FY 2018 | FY 2017 | |
|---|---|---|
| Net income | 21,530 | 7,844 |
| Other comprehensive income Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss |
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| Exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operations | -1,035 | -12,812 |
| Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income | -347 | 557 |
| Total other comprehensive income (net of tax) | -1,382 | -12,255 |
| Total comprehensive income | 20,148 | -4,411 |
| Attributable to: | ||
| Ordinary shareholders | 19,158 | -4,545 |
| Minority interests | 990 | 134 |
| Total comprehensive income | 20,113 | -4,411 |
(EUR '000)
| 31 December 2018 | 31 December 2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-current assets | ||||
| Goodwill | 8,492 | 8,716 | ||
| Other intangible assets | 13,096 | 12,956 | ||
| Property, plant and equipment | 7,263 | 7,805 | ||
| Financial fixed assets | - | - | ||
| Deferred income tax assets | 14,428 | 11,763 | ||
| Total non-current assets | 43,279 | 41,240 | ||
| Current assets | ||||
| Trade and other receivables | 243,939 | 204,759 | ||
| Income tax receivables | 2,284 | 7,252 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 106,019 | 125,668 | ||
| Total current assets | 352,242 | 337,679 | ||
| Total assets | 395,521 | 378,919 | ||
| Non-current liabilities | ||||
| Provisions | 4,476 | 1,670 | ||
| Deferred income tax liabilities | 397 | 1,024 | ||
| Long-term liabilities | 1,324 | 2,078 | ||
| Total non-current liabilities | 6,197 | 4,772 | ||
| Current liabilities | ||||
| Current liabilities | 104,763 | 104,425 | ||
| Income tax payables | 1,122 | 754 | ||
| Total current liabilities | 105,885 | 105,179 | ||
| Total liabilities | 112,082 | 109,951 | ||
| Net assets | 283,439 | 268,968 | ||
| Group equity | ||||
| Share capital | 1,517 | 1,513 | ||
| Share premium | 86,145 | 83,787 | ||
| Reserves | 174,533 | 175,887 | ||
| Unappropriated result | 20,571 | 7,645 | ||
| Non-controlling interest | 673 | 136 | ||
| Total equity | 283,439 | 268,968 |
| 2018 | 2017 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at 1 January 2018 | Attributable to ordinary shareholders 268,832 |
Non controlling interest 136 |
Total 268,968 |
Attributable to ordinary shareholders 293,152 |
Non controlling interest 534 |
Total 293,686 |
| Net income Exchange differences arising on translation of foreign |
20,571 | 959 | 21,530 | 7,645 | 199 | 7,844 |
| operations Income tax relating to components of other |
-1,066 | 31 | -1,035 | -12,747 | -65 | -12,812 |
| comprehensive income | -347 | -347 | 557 | 557 | ||
| Total comprehensive income | 19,158 | 990 | 20,148 | -4,545 | 134 | -4,411 |
| Issue of shares | - | 172 | 0 172 |
0 | ||
| Cash dividend | -7,586 | -625 | -8,211 | -20,172 | -532 | -20,704 |
| Share based payments | - | 0 | 157 | 157 | ||
| Option rights exercised | 2,362 | 2,362 | 240 | 240 | ||
| Balance at 31 December 2018 |
282,766 | 673 | 283,439 | 268,832 | 136 | 268,968 |
(EUR '000)
| * € 1,000 | Actual 2018 |
Actual 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash flow from operating activities | ||
| Result before tax | 32,449 | 14,583 |
| Adjustments for: | ||
| Depreciation and amortisation | 7,385 | 7,994 |
| Interest income | -540 | -680 |
| Interest expense | 778 | 144 |
| Share of loss/(profit) from associates | 676 | 1,744 |
| Other non-cash expenses | 45 | 909 |
| Share based payments | -498 | 151 |
| Changes in: | ||
| Receivables | -47,445 | -3,482 |
| Provisions | 2,806 | 1,067 |
| Long-term liabilities | 754 | 1,156 |
| Current liabilities | 6,575 | -134 |
| -37,310 | -1,393 | |
| Income tax paid | -9,171 | -7,936 |
| Interest paid | -249 | -57 |
| Interest received | 448 | 503 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | -5,987 | 15,962 |
| Cash flow from investing activities | ||
| Additions to property, plant and equipment | -1,988 | -2,944 |
| Additions to intangible fixed assets | -5,244 | -2,887 |
| Disposals of property, plant and equipment | 44 | 16 |
| Disposals of intangible assets | 10 | 0 |
| Acquisition of subsidiaries | 0 | -6,053 |
| -7,178 | -11,868 | |
| Cash flow from financial operations | ||
| Issue of new shares | 2,362 | 240 |
| Dividend non-controlling interest | -625 | -532 |
| Dividend ordinary shareholders | -7,586 | -20,172 |
| -5,849 | -20,464 | |
| Total cash flow | -19,014 | -16,370 |
| Cash position at 1 January | 125,668 | 149,233 |
| Exchange rate fluctuations | -635 | -7,195 |
| Cash position at 31 December | 106,019 | 125,668 |
(EUR '000)
| Revenue | Gross profit | EBIT | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | |
| Segments | ||||||
| DACH region | 268,602 | 238,461 | 86,340 | 79,617 | 25,056 | 21,854 |
| Netherlands | 220,148 | 195,259 | 62,336 | 57,265 | 11,644 | 11,342 |
| Australasia | 113,945 | 102,401 | 9,899 | 8,956 | -814 | -12 |
| Middle East & India | 87,260 | 63,700 | 15,579 | 9,183 | 7,998 | 2,335 |
| Rest of World | 224,626 | 190,269 | 34,743 | 27,672 | -1,461 | -7,778 |
| Unallocated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8,356 | -9,827 |
| Total | 914,581 | 790,090 | 208,897 | 182,693 | 34,067 | 17,914 |
The total number of direct and indirect employees with the group companies is set out below:
Average workforce:
| 2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
| 449 | |||
| 2,463 | 438 | 2,220 | 435 |
| 919 | 78 | 601 | 71 |
| 3,168 | 116 | 1,229 | 107 |
| 2,759 | 383 | 3,098 | 383 |
| - | 53 | - | 52 |
| 11,955 | 1,544 | 9,589 | 1,497 |
| 2,646 | 2018 476 13,499 |
2,441 11,086 |
| 2018 | 2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |
| DACH region | 2,791 | 503 | 2,540 | 466 |
| Netherlands | 2,535 | 449 | 2,411 | 430 |
| Australasia | 889 | 79 | 734 | 80 |
| Middle East & India | 3,922 | 124 | 1,772 | 110 |
| Rest of World | 2,805 | 398 | 3,116 | 392 |
| Unallocated | - | 43 | - | 53 |
| Total | 12,942 | 1,596 | 10,573 | 1,531 |
| Total workforce | 14,538 | 12,104 |
(EUR '000)
Other segment information provides an overview of the activities with regard to our global vertical approach.
| Revenue | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2017 | |
| Oil & Gas | 259,442 | 255,527 |
| Automotive | 94,921 | 77,203 |
| Engineering | 322,310 | 280,861 |
| Mining | 55,994 | 23,256 |
| Infrastructure | 52,429 | 28,328 |
| Other | 129,612 | 124,915 |
| 914,709 | 790,090 |
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