Quarterly Report • Nov 13, 2017
Quarterly Report
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This document has been translated into English for the convenience of readers outside Italy. The original Italian document should be considered the authoritative version.
Date of issue: 13 November 2017 This report is available online in the 'Investors' section of the website www.eurotech.com
Registered offices: Via Fratelli Solari 3/A, Amaro (Udine), Italy Paid-in share capital: EUR 8,878,946 fully paid in Tax code and Udine Company Register no.: 01791330309
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| Performance highlights |
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| Revenues by business line |
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| Performance |
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| Information for shareholders |
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| The Eurotech Group | 9 |
| Summary of performance in the third quarter of 2017 and business outlook | 11 |
| Introduction 11 |
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| Reporting policies11 | |
| Assets transferred during the year 2016 12 |
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| Operating performance in the period12 | |
| Financial statements and explanatory notes16 | |
| Consolidated income statement16 | |
| Consolidated statement of comprehensive income18 | |
| Consolidated statement of financial position 19 |
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| Consolidated statement of changes in Equity 20 |
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| Net financial debt 21 |
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| Working capital 21 |
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| Cash flow 22 |
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| A – Eurotech Group business 23 |
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| B – Basis of consolidation 23 |
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| C - Revenues 24 |
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| D – Costs of raw & auxiliary materials and consumables used26 |
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| E – Service costs 26 |
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| F – Payroll costs26 |
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| G – Other provisions and costs27 |
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| H – Other revenues27 |
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| I - Depreciation, amortisation and impairment27 |
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| J – Financial income and expenses 27 |
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| K – Income taxes 28 |
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| L – Non-current assets28 |
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| a – Intangible assets 29 |
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| b – Property, plant and equipment29 |
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| M – Net working capital30 |
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| N – Net financial position 30 |
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| O – Shareholders' equity30 |
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| P - Assets classified as held for sale31 |
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| Q – Significant events in the quarter 31 |
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| R – Events after the reporting period 31 |
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| S - Risks and uncertainties 32 |
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| T – Other information 32 |
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| Declaration of the Financial Reporting Manager33 |
| Board of Directors | |
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| Chairman | Giuseppe Panizzardi 1 5 |
| Vice Chairman | Roberto Siagri 6 |
| Vice Chairman | Dino Paladin 1 |
| Director | Giulio Antonello 1 2 6 |
| Director | Riccardo Costacurta 1 2 3 4 5 |
| Director | Chiara Mio 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
| Director | Giorgio Mosca 1 |
| Director | Carmen Pezzuto 1 2 4 |
| Director | Marina Pizzol 1 3 |
The Board of Directors currently in office was appointed by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of 26 April 2017; it will remain in office until approval of the 2019 financial statements.
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| Board of Statutory Auditors | |
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| Chairman | Gianfranco Favaro |
| Statutory auditor | Laura Briganti |
| Statutory auditor | Gaetano Rebecchini |
| Substitute auditor | Clara Carbone |
| Substitute auditor | Nicola Turello |
The Board of Statutory Auditors currently in office was appointed by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of 26 April 2017, and will remain in office until the approval of the 2019 financial statements.
Independent auditor
PricewaterhouseCoopers S.p.A.
The independent auditor was appointed for the period 2014-2022 by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of 24 April 2014.
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| Eurotech S.p.A. | ||
| Via Fratelli Solari, 3/A | ||
| 33020 Amaro (UD), Italy | ||
| Udine Company | ||
| Register number 01791330309 |
1 Non-executive Directors.
2 Independent Directors pursuant to the Corporate Governance Code issued by the Italian Corporate Governance Committee for Listed Companies.
3 Member of the Control and Risks Committee
4 Member of the Committee for Related Party Transactions
5 Member of the Remuneration Committee
6 Member of the Appointments Committee
| 3rd Q 2017 | % | 3rd Q 2016 | % | % change | (€'000) | 9M 2017 | % | 9M 2016 | % | % change | ||
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| OPERATING RESULTS | ||||||||||||
| 16,203 100.0% | 14,143 100.0% | 14.6% | SALES REVENUES | 38,206 100.0% | 42,582 100.0% | -10.3% | ||||||
| 8,397 | 51.8% | 6,847 | 48.4% | 22.6% | GROSS PROFIT MARGIN | (*) | 18,270 | 47.8% | 21,077 | 49.5% | -13.3% | |
| 1,535 | 9.5% | 112 | 0.8% | 1270.5% | EBITDA | (**) | (2,863) | -7.5% | (361) | -0.8% | N/A | |
| 389 | 2.4% | (1,221) | -8.6% | 131.9% | EBIT | (***) | (6,465) -16.9% | (4,226) | -9.9% | -53.0% | ||
| (2) | 0.0% | (1,166) | -8.2% | 99.8% | PROFIT (LOSS) BEFORE TAXES | (7,880) -20.6% | (4,234) | -9.9% | -86.1% | |||
| (137) | -0.8% | (1,207) | -8.5% | 88.6% | GROUP NET PROFIT (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD |
(7,154) -18.7% | (4,016) | -9.4% | -78.1% |
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| 3rd Q 2017 adjusted |
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| 16,203 100.0% | 14,143 100.0% | 14.6% | SALES REVENUES | 38,206 100.0% | 42,582 100.0% | -10.3% | |||||
| 8,397 | 51.8% | 6,847 | 48.4% | 22.6% | GROSS PROFIT MARGIN | (*) | 18,270 | 47.8% | 21,077 | 49.5% | -13.3% |
| 1,535 | 9.5% | 112 | 0.8% n.s. | EBITDA | (**) | (2,863) | -7.5% | (361) | -0.8% | N/A | |
| 955 | 5.9% | (574) | -4.1% | 266.4% | EBIT | (***) | (4,682) -12.3% | (2,388) | -5.6% | -96.1% | |
| 564 | 3.5% | (519) | -3.7% | 208.7% | PROFIT (LOSS) BEFORE TAXES | (6,097) -16.0% | (2,396) | -5.6% | -154.5% | ||
| 231 | 1.4% | (970) | -6.9% | 123.8% | GROUP NET PROFIT (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD |
(5,995) -15.7% | (3,060) | -7.2% | -95.9% |
(*) Gross profit = difference between revenues from sale of products and services and consumption of raw materials.
(**) EBITDA, an intermediate figure, is earnings before amortisation, depreciation and impairment of non-current assets, financial income and expenses, the valuations of affiliates at equity and of income taxes for the period. This is a measure used by the Group to monitor and assess its operating performance. Since the composition of EBITDA is not regulated by the reference accounting standards, the determination criteria applied by the Group may not be the same as that used by others and may therefore not be comparable.
(***) EBIT, or earnings before financial income and expenses, the valuations of affiliates at equity and income taxes for the period.
For a breakdown of effects arising from purchase price allocation, see the notes on page 13.
| €'000 | at September 30, 2017 |
at December 31, 2016 |
at September 30, 2016 |
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| NET NON-CURRENT ASSETS | 86,606 | 95,220 | 100,647 | |
| NET WORKING CAPITAL | 14,553 | 17,076 | 17,476 | |
| NET INVESTED CAPITAL* | 95,154 | 105,128 | 110,430 | |
| ASSETS HELD FOR SALES | 8 | 769 | 769 | |
| SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | 89,540 | 103,557 | 108,652 | |
| NET FINANCIAL POSITION | 5,622 | 2,340 | 2,547 |
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(*) Non-current non-financial assets, plus working capital, less non-current non-financial liabilities.
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at December 31, 2016 |
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| EMPLOYEES | 298 | 321 | 326 |
Up until June 2017 the company represented two separate business lines, which were that of the NanoPCs and that of the HPCs (High Performance Computers). In consideration of the low volumes developed over recent years and the altered corporate strategy on HPCs, the two divisions were joined in July 2017 and the know-how generated during these years on the Supercomputers was applied in order to create embedded products with similar characteristics, although with considerably smaller sizes.
In the aftermath of this reorganisation, the only business line that the Group has is the NanoPC line. It comprises a) miniaturised electronic modules and systems for the transport, logistics, defence, security, medical and industrial sectors; and b) machine-to-machine (M2M) software platforms for Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
At 30 June 2017, the HPC business line had generated turnover of €56 thousand.
The HPC business line had generated turnover of €211 thousand, namely 0.5% of the Group's total turnover, during the first 9 months of 2016.
The ordinary shares of Eurotech S.p.A., the Parent Company of the Eurotech Group, have been listed in the STAR segment of Borsa Italiana (Milan Stock Exchange) since 30 November 2005.
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| Share capital | €8,878,946.00 |
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| Number of ordinary shares (without nominal unit value) | 35,515,784 |
| Number of savings shares | - |
| Number of Eurotech S.p.A. treasury shares | 1,319,020 |
| Stock market capitalisation (based on the share's average price in September 2017) | €45 million |
| Stock market capitalisation (based on the share's reference price at 30 September 2017) | €45 million |
Relative performance of EUROTECH S.p.A. shares 01.01.2017 – 30.09.2017
Eurotech is a global company with a strong international focus, which generates sales on three continents. It is a Group that has operating locations in Europe, North America and Japan, led and coordinated by the headquarters in Italy.
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The technological paradigm followed by Eurotech is 'pervasive computing' or 'ubiquitous computing'. The pervasive concept combines three key factors: the miniaturisation of 'intelligent' devices, i.e. devices capable of processing information; their spread in the real world – inside buildings and equipment, on board vehicles, worn by people, and disseminated in the environment; and their ability to connect with each other in a network and communicating.
In this perspective, Eurotech creates miniaturised computers for special uses and with high energy efficiency, and SW platforms for M2M integration. By connecting to and cooperating with each other, these devices form the pervasive computing structure previously known as the 'pervasive computing grid', which today we call the 'Internet of Things'.
The Group's HW offering varies according to the positions of the various products in the value stack. The NanoPC is typically a miniature computer that can take the form of:
All these Eurotech products of the NanoPC line have wireline or wireless communication channels to ensure their interconnection. It is this combination of computing and communication capabilities that makes Eurotech's products key elements of the pervasive scenario that the company wants to create.
The Group's NanoPC offering is used in several application fields, both conventional and emerging. Eurotech is most active in the transport, industrial, medical, defence, security and logistics sectors. The feature common to many of our Customers in all these sectors is they are seeking not only a supplier but also a centre of technological competence – and they often see in Eurotech a partner for innovating their products and their way of doing business. They choose Eurotech because they want to minimise the total cost of ownership of their projects and systems. They want to reduce their time-to-market and focus on their core businesses. They often need solutions for harsh operating conditions and for mission-critical applications, or supplies assured for long periods.
In addition to the indicated products, Eurotech designs and creates supercomputers with huge computing capacity, occupying little space and highly energy efficient, created via mass and parallel connection of highperformance miniaturised computers. These supercomputers are turning out to be indispensable in advanced sectors such as nanotechnology, biotechnology, cyber security and industrial fields.
While we continue to improve our consolidated hardware offering, we are increasingly tackling the challenge of creating end-to-end solutions to seamlessly interconnect distributed smart objects and transport valuable data from these objects to business applications, leveraging on the Cloud IT infrastructure.
Any object that is equipped with a small interconnected computer can generate a flow of data and has the potential to become a web-monitored asset, whether it be a vending machine, a bundle of bank notes, an agricultural vehicle or a level crossing. But to create the 'Internet of Things', the interface between the real and the digital worlds, between sensors and the web, and between smart devices and applications in the Cloud, have to be managed.
At Eurotech, we know how to process significant data from assets in the real world, transport them in the Cloud and make them usable in business processes and applications. Today, our systems and devices can be easily integrated within a Cloud infrastructure, whether public or private, via our Everywhere Cloud software platform, which rapidly connects smart objects to build M2M (machine-to-machine) distributed systems for IoT (Internet of Things) solutions. Thanks to our platform, our partners and customers can create flexible solutions that support value-added service provision and asset monitoring systems in a whole range of operating contexts.
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The consolidated interim management statement of the Eurotech Group at 30 September 2017, which has not been independently audited, and the statements for comparative periods were drawn up according to the IASs/IFRSs issued by the International Accounting Board and endorsed by the European Union.
The Group's results at 30 September 2017 and comparable periods were prepared according to the IASs/IFRSs in force on the date of preparation and the statements drawn up according to Annex 3D of the Italian Issuers' Regulation no. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as amended and supplemented.
The consolidated financial statements were drafted on the basis of financial statements at 30 September 2017 prepared by the consolidated companies and adjusted, where necessary, to align them with the Group's IFRScompliant accounting and classification policies.
The accounting policies and consolidation methods used to prepare the consolidated interim management statement are consistent with those used in the Consolidated Annual Financial Report at 31 December 2016, to which we expressly invite readers to refer, except for the adoption of new standards, amendments and interpretations in force at 1 January 2017.
The standards, amendments and interpretations that have gone into effect since 1 January 2017 and that are applied by the Group are briefly described below. The application of these standards, amendments and interpretations had no particular impact on the consolidated financial statements of the Group since they regulate matters not present, or that affect only financial disclosure.
Amendment to IAS 12 – Income taxes: recognition of deferred tax assets on unrealised losses. On 19 January 2016, the IASB published several amendments to IAS 12 in order to clarify how to recognise the deferred tax assets relating to debt instruments measured at fair value.
Amendment to IAS 7 – Cash flow statement: disclosure initiative. The purpose of the amendment published on 29 January 2016 is to improve the presentation and disclosure of financial information in the financial reports and to resolve some critical issues reported by operators.
Taxes have been calculated based on the current best possible estimates. According to the criterion used for translation into euro of accounts expressed in different currencies, statement of financial position items are translated at the exchange rate in effect on the final day of the accounting period, and income statement items are translated at the average exchange rate for the period. Differences arising from translation of the statement of financial position and income statements are posted to a Shareholders' Equity reserve.
Unless otherwise specified, the financial statements, tables and explanatory notes are expressed in thousands of euro (€'000).
In accordance with Consob requirements, Income Statement figures are shown for the quarter under review and are compared with data for the same period in the previous financial year (FY). Restated Balance Sheet figures, which refer to the closing date of the quarter, are compared with the closing date of the previous FY. The format of the financial statements is the same as that used in the half-yearly report and in the annual financial statements.
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The preparation of the financial statements and the related notes to the accounts required the use of estimates and assumptions, with particular reference to provisions for write-downs and risk reserves. Estimates are revised periodically, and any adjustment, following changes in the circumstances on which the estimate was based or in light of new information, is booked in the income statement. The use of estimates is an essential part of preparing the accounting statements, and is not prejudicial to their overall reliability.
This document presents some alternative performance indicators to allow for better evaluation of the Group's economic and financial performance. These are as follows:
The item shows an amount referring to the first nine months of 2016 only.
This figure refers to the transaction carried out on 29 February 2016 by the subsidiary IPS Sistemi Programmabili S.r.l., which signed an agreement to sell the Security and Traffic business unit. The consideration of the transaction was set by the parties at €2.45 million. This amount was adjusted based on the working capital of the business unit at 29 February, which proved to be negative in Eurotech's favour for €108 thousand. The consideration of €2.45 million was collected on the date the contract of sale was signed, while the adjustment that had been defined by the parties was entirely settled by the end of 2016.
In application of "IFRS5 - Non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations", the financial results of the business unit sold remained classified to the balance sheet items by nature, as the transaction did not fall under the category of major line of business.
The capital gain coming from the sale was, as a result, classified under the item "Other revenues" at 30 June 2016, and amounted to €1,705 thousand.
The favorable performance of the third quarter of 2017 made it possible to recover part of the gap compared to last year that had accumulated during the first half of 2017. Turnover of the quarter amounted to €16.20 million and group revenues in the first nine months of 2017 totalled €38.21 million, compared to €42.58 million of 2016.
The actions taken during the year, above all in the US area, are generating benefits with recovery of the turnover and orders of the year, which continue to be about 20% higher than those of the same period of 2016 at Group level.
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The time needed to finalise the current negotiations is still slower than usual, particularly with regard to those related to the transport sector in the Italian area where the conclusion of supply contracts required more time than expected. The effects on sales should appear in the last quarter of the year.
The Group has worked on the coordination between the various structures in the various geographical area, by continuing to invest in development, marketing and sales activities, with the aim of increasing their efficiency and making the operational structures more and more effective to customers.
In the IoT segment, the Group continues to work on the construction of an indirect sales channel to be joined to the direct channel, which represent today the main sales channel. The indirect channel will have the advantage of leveraging both the partner's customer base and the vertical competencies of the partners so that we can enjoy a larger and varied market and where our IoT technological platform in industry (Industry 4.0) is highly appreciated.
The analysts continue to see the IoT market as one of the most promising in terms of expected growth and for the figures that will generate there. However more time than anticipated will be necessary for the transition from the POC (Proof of Concept) to the large-scale production phase given the complexity of the digital transformation that companies must undertake. Nevertheless, the number of opportunities for which the Group is working has doubled in the last 9 months.
Before commenting on the income statement figures in more detail, we must point out that some of them reflect the effects of the recognition in the accounts of purchase price allocationsA relating to the business combinations of Advanet Inc.
The following is a summary of interim results with and without the effects of PPA:
EBIT would have come out at €-4.68 million, rather than €-6.46 million;
the pre-tax loss would have been €-6.10 million, rather than €-7.88 million;
As surmised, gross profit came in at 47.8%, higher than the 44.9% made in the first 6 months and approaches the expectations at the start of the year as well as what was registered in the first nine months of 2016 (9 months 2016: 49.5%). The recovery of the margin, whose value in the third quarter was 51.8% of sales, is determined by the mix of different products with a higher margin. An improvement in the margin is expected also in the fourth quarter, based on the backlog and on the recovery of the turnover. As always, the margin is tied to the product mix, the fields of application and the geographic market outlets, so it may sustain changes from one quarter to the next.
This quarter management continue to focus much of its attention on reducing operating costs in order to be able to break even at the operational level as quickly as possible. Gross of adjustments, these costs were reduced by €1.84 million (7.13%), from €25.83 million in the first nine months of 2016 to €23.99 million in the first nine months of 2017.
A In detail, the effects of the recognition in the accounts of purchase price allocation relating to the business combination of Advanet Inc. can be summarised as follows:
depreciation, amortisation and impairment: €1,783 thousand (€1,838 thousand at 30 September 2016), equal to the higher amortisation charged to the higher value attributed to customer relationships (intangible assets);
lower income taxes: €624 thousand (€882 thousand at 30 September 2016) resulting from the tax effect on adjustments made.
In addition to cutting costs for services deemed unnecessary during this stage of strategic focus, this reduction in operating costs was also achieved by reducing the net absolute number of employees after measures were taken to rationalise operational structures in general.
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Due to a trend in revenues incapable to meet the leverage, despite the considerable reduction in operating costs, they were 62.8% of revenues in the first nine months of 2017, as compared to 60.7% in the first nine months of 2016. The percentage remarkably improved compared to the 74.9% at 30 June 2017 and it is believed that it can further improve by virtue of the expected performance of turnover in the fourth quarter. The growth in the backlog over the 2016 period will contribute to return to levels more in line with the average of past years.
EBITDA totalled €-2.86 million (-7.5% of revenues) for the first nine months of the year, compared with €-0.36 million for 2016 (-0.8% of revenues). Thanks to operating cost containment, and despite reduced revenues by Euro 4.38 million, the difference between one period and the other, net of the gain realized last year from the sale of branch of the subsidiary IPS Sistemi Programmabili Srl (Euro 1.70 million), was in the amount of Euro 0.7 million.
EBIT came to €-6.46 million in the first nine months of 2017 (-16.9% of revenues), compared to €-4.23 million in the first nine months of 2016 (-9.9% of revenues). The EBIT figure also reflects the effects of depreciation and amortisation charged to the income statement in 9M17, as well as the trend in EBITDA mentioned previously. Depreciation and amortisation derive from operating assets becoming subject to depreciation and amortisation in the period under review and the non-monetary effects arising from price allocation of Advanet Inc. The effect on EBIT of the PPA amounts in 9M17 was €1.78 million, versus €1.84 million in 9M16.
Net finance expense was €-1.29 million in the first nine months of 2017, affected by the foreign currency trends (in terms of average value), as compared to the net finance expense of €-60 thousand in 9M16. Overall, foreign exchange differences had a negative effect on the period of €1.01 million, compared with a positive effect of €0.22 million in 9M16. Financial management relating to interest had an effect of €0.26 million in 9M17, in line with the figure of 9M16. For greater detail, readers should refer to the comments made in Note "J".
A pre-tax loss of €7.88 million was registered for the 9M17 (compared with a loss of €4.23 million in the 9M16). This performance was influenced by the factors outlined above. The effects of price allocation on the pre-tax result amounted to €1.78 million in 9M17 and €1.84 million in 9M16.
The Group net result amounted to €-7.15 million (€-4.02 million in 9M16). Not only does it reflect the changes in the pre-tax result, but the performance also was caused by the effect of the tax burden on the Group's various units.
Total PPA effects on the Group net result in 9M17 amounted to €1.16 million (9M16: €0.96 million).
With regard to the third quarter, all indices the Group monitors were positive and provide a bright outlook for the fourth quarter and, as a result, for the end of the year.
The quarter that just ended resulted in a positive EBIT of €0.39 million (2.4% of turnover) and broke even with the pre-tax result.
More specifically, turnover was affected (as commented on above) by the sound performance of the US and European (the UK in particular) areas with respect to the comparative period. The quarter in question closed with total turnover of €16.20 million (€14.14 million in 3Q16), up 14.6% compared to the same quarter the previous year; the value of the turnover of the quarter corresponds to 42.4% of the turnover of the nine-month period, while it was 33.2% of the turnover of the same period in 2016.
Gross profit (51.8%) in the quarter under review went up compared to what was recorded in the past quarters and higher than the figure of the same period of 2016 (9M16: 48.4%).
The interim results are influenced by the trend in turnover and by the resulting gross profits generated, and by the reduced operating costs and amortisation charged in the quarter. Third quarter 2017 EBITDA was positive for €1,535 thousand (9.5% of revenues of the quarter), while it was also positive for €112 thousand in the 3Q16 (0.8% of revenues).
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EBIT was also positive and influenced by the margins described in the third quarter of 2017, totalling €389 thousand (2.4% as a percentage of revenues), versus a negative result of €-1.22 million (-8.6% of revenues) in the same period of 2016. PPA had a negative effect on EBIT of €566 thousand in the third quarter of 2017 and €647 thousand in the same period of 2016.
These trends contributed to generate the interim 9M results mentioned above.
The trend in operating performance can be seen in the restated consolidated income statement and is shown below, in both absolute amounts and percentage terms:
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| CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT | of which | of which | change (b-a) | ||||||
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| Sales revenue | C | 38,206 | 347 | 100.0% | 42,582 | 1,442 | 100.0% | (4,376) | -10.3% |
| Cost of material | D | (19,936) | (469) | -52.2% | (21,505) | (552) | -50.5% | (1,569) | 7.3% |
| Gross profit | 18,270 | 47.8% | 21,077 | 49.5% | (2,807) | -13.3% | |||
| Services costs | E | (8,446) | (21) | -22.1% | (8,885) | (26) | -20.9% | (439) | -4.9% |
| Lease & hire costs | (1,300) | -3.4% | (1,332) | -3.1% | (32) | 2.4% | |||
| Payroll costs | F | (13,698) | -35.9% | (14,995) | -35.2% | (1,297) | 8.6% | ||
| Other provisions and costs | G | (541) | -1.4% | (615) | -1.4% | (74) | 12.0% | ||
| Other revenues | H | 2,852 | 7.5% | 4,389 | 1,705 | 10.3% | (1,537) | -35.0% | |
| EBITDA | (2,863) | -7.5% | (361) | -0.8% | (2,502) | n.s. | |||
| Depreciation & Amortization | I | (3,602) | -9.4% | (3,865) | -9.1% | (263) | -6.8% | ||
| EBIT | (6,465) | -16.9% | (4,226) | -9.9% | (2,239) | 53.0% | |||
| Share of associates' profit of equity | (121) | -0.3% | 52 | 0.1% | 173 | 332.7% | |||
| Subsidiaries management | L | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | |||||
| Finance expense | J | (1,926) | -5.0% | (1,028) | -2.4% | 898 | -87.4% | ||
| Finance income | J | 632 | 4 | 1.7% | 968 | 2.3% | (336) | -34.7% | |
| Profit before tax | (7,880) | -20.6% | (4,234) | -9.9% | (3,646) | 86.1% | |||
| Income tax | K | 726 | 1.9% | 218 | 0.5% | (508) | -233.0% | ||
| Net profit (loss) before minority interest | (7,154) | -18.7% | (4,016) | -9.4% | (3,138) | 78.1% | |||
| Minority interest | O | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | ||
| Group net profit (loss) | O | (7,154) | -18.7% | (4,016) | -9.4% | (3,138) | 78.1% | ||
| Base earnings per share | (0.209) | (0.117) | |||||||
| Diluted earnings per share | (0.209) | (0.117) |
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| (€ '000) | 3rd Qtr 2017 | % | 3rd Qtr 2016 | % |
| Sales revenue | 16,203 | 100.0% | 14,143 | 100.0% |
| Cost of material | (7,806) | -48.2% | (7,296) | -51.6% |
| Gross profit | 8,397 | 51.8% | 6,847 | 48.4% |
| Services costs | (2,639) | -16.3% | (2,794) | -19.8% |
| Lease & hire costs | (402) | -2.5% | (445) | -3.1% |
| Payroll costs | (4,301) | -26.5% | (4,776) | -33.8% |
| Other provisions and costs | (164) | -1.0% | (236) | -1.7% |
| Other revenues | 644 | 4.0% | 1,516 | 10.7% |
| EBITDA | 1,535 | 9.5% | 112 | 0.8% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | (1,146) | -7.1% | (1,333) | -9.4% |
| EBIT | 389 | 2.4% | (1,221) | -8.6% |
| Share of associates' profit of equity | (118) | -0.7% | (26) | -0.2% |
| Subsidiaries management | 113 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Finance expense | (612) | -3.8% | (326) | -2.3% |
| Finance income | 226 | 1.4% | 407 | 2.9% |
| Profit before tax | (2) | 0.0% | (1,166) | -8.2% |
| Income tax | (135) | -0.8% | (41) | -0.3% |
| Net profit (loss) before minority interest | (137) | -0.8% | (1,207) | -8.5% |
| Minority interest | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Group net profit (loss) | (137) | -0.8% | (1,207) | -8.5% |
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| (€/000) Note |
9M 2017 | 9M 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Net profit (loss) before minority inerest (A) | (7,154) | (4,016) |
| Other elements of the statement of comprehensive income |
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| Other comprehensive income to be reclassified to profit or loss insubsequent periods: |
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| Net profit/(loss) from Cash Flow Hedge | 2 | (7) |
| Tax effect | - | - |
| 2 | (7) | |
| Foreign balance sheets conversion difference | (3,013) | 8,175 |
| Exchange differences on equity investments in foreign | (4,079) | (875) |
| companies Tax effect |
- | - |
| (4,079) | (875) | |
| After taxes net other comprehensive income to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods (B) |
(7,090) | 7,293 |
| Items not to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods: |
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| Actuarial gains/(losses) on defined benefit plans for employees |
0 | 49 |
| Tax effect | - | (14) |
| 0 | 35 | |
| After taxes net other comprehensive income not being reclassified to profit orloss in subsequent periods (C) |
0 | 35 |
| Comprehensive net result (A+B+C) | (14,244) | 3,312 |
| Comprehensive minority interest | 0 | 0 |
| Comprehensive Group net profit (loss) for period | (14,244) | 3,312 |
See explanatory note on page 24.
| ASSETS Intangible assets 81,703 89,715 Property, Plant and equipment 2,541 2,993 Investments in affiliate companies 0 11 Investments in other companies 163 301 Deferred tax assets 1,518 1,465 Medium/long term borrowing allowed to 85 85 95 95 affiliates companies and other Group companies Other non-current assets 596 640 L Total non-current assets 86,606 95,220 Inventories 18,541 19,337 Trade receivables 10,316 591 15,813 1,037 Income tax receivables 699 155 Other current assets 1,916 1,414 Other current financial assets 76 76 Cash & cash equivalents 7,450 9,186 Total current assets 38,998 45,981 Non-current assets classified as held for P 8 769 sale Total assets 125,612 141,970 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Share capital 8,879 8,879 Share premium reserve 136,400 136,400 Other reserves (55,739) (41,722) Group shareholders' equity O 89,540 103,557 Equity attributable to minority interest O 0 0 Total shareholders' equity O 89,540 103,557 Medium-/long-term borrowing 3,636 3,475 Employee benefit obligations 2,304 2,437 Deferred tax liabilities 2,919 3,767 Other non-current liabilities 697 869 Total non-current liabilities 9,556 10,548 Trade payables 11,454 285 13,459 300 Short-term borrowing 9,587 8,210 Derivative instruments 10 12 Income tax liabilities 80 642 Other current liabilities 5,385 5,542 Total current liabilities 26,516 27,865 Total liabilities 36,072 38,413 Total liabilities and equity 125,612 141,970 |
(€'000) | Notes | at September 30, 2017 |
of which related parties |
at December 31, 2016 |
of which related parties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| (€'000) | Share capital |
Legal reserve |
Share premium reserve |
Conversion reserve |
Other reserves |
Cash flow hedge reserve |
Actuarial gains/(losses) on defined benefit plans reserve |
Exchange rate differences reserve |
Treasury shares |
Profit (loss) for period |
Group shareholders' equity |
Equity attributable to Minority interest |
Total shareholders' equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance as at December 31, 2015 | 8,879 | 1,200 | 136,400 | 10,601 | ( 47,761) | ( 8) | ( 372) | 5,718 | ( 3,097) | ( 6,223) | 105,337 | - | 105,337 |
| 2015 Result allocation | - | 185 | - | - | ( 6,408) | - | - | - | - | 6,223 | - | - | - |
| Profit (loss) as at September 30, 2016 Comprehensive other profit (loss): |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ( 4,016) | ( 4,016) | - | ( 4,016) |
| - Hedge transactions | - | - | - | - | ( 7) | - | - | - | - | ( 7) | - | ( 7) | |
| Actuarial gains/(losses) on defined benefit plans for - Foreign balance sheets |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 35 | - | - | - | 35 | - | 35 |
| conversion difference | - | - | - | 8,175 | - | - | - | - | 8,175 | - | 8,175 | ||
| - Performance Share Plan | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| - Exchange differences on equity investments in foreign companies |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | ( 875) | - | - | ( 875) | - | ( 875) |
| Comprehensive result | - | - | - | 8,175 | 3 | ( 7) | 35 | ( 875) | - | ( 4,016) | 3,315 | - | 3,315 |
| Balance as at September 30, 2016 | 8,879 | 1,385 | 136,400 | 18,776 | ( 54,166) | ( 15) | ( 337) | 4,843 | ( 3,097) | ( 4,016) | 108,652 | - | 108,652 |
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| (€'000) | Share capital |
Legal reserve |
Share premium reserve |
Conversion reserve |
Other reserves |
Cash flow hedge reserve |
Actuarial gains/(losses) on defined benefit plans reserve |
Exchange rate differences reserve |
Treasury shares |
Profit (loss) for period |
Group shareholders' equity |
Equity attributable to Minority interest |
Total shareholders' equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance as at December 31, 2016 | 8,879 | 1,385 | 136,400 | 12,689 | ( 54,109) | ( 12) | ( 398) | 6,889 | ( 3,097) | ( 5,069) | 103,557 | - | 103,557 |
| 2016 Result allocation | - | - | - | - | ( 5,069) | - | - - |
- | 5,069 | - | - | - | |
| Profit (loss) as at September 30, 2017 - Performance Share Plan |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
227 | - | - - |
- - - - |
- - |
( 7,154) - |
( 7,154) 227 |
- - |
( 7,154) 227 |
| Comprehensive other profit (loss): | |||||||||||||
| - Hedge transactions - Foreign balance sheets conversion difference |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- ( 3,013) |
- | 2 | - - - |
- - |
- - |
2 ( 3,013) |
- - |
2 ( 3,013) |
|
| - Exchange differences on equity investments in foreign companies |
- | - | - | - | - | - - |
( 4,079) | - | - | ( 4,079) | - | ( 4,079) | |
| Comprehensive result | - | - | - | ( 3,013) | - | 2 - |
( 4,079) | - | ( 7,154) | ( 14,244) | - | ( 14,244) |
Balance as at June 30, 2017 8,879 1,385 136,400 9,676 ( 58,951) ( 10) ( 398) 2,810 ( 3,097) ( 7,154) 89,540 - 89,540
Pursuant to the CESR recommendation of 10 February 2005, the following table shows the Group's net financial debt at 30 September 2017, breaking it down by due date and comparing it with the situation at 30 September 2016 and 31 December 2016:
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| (€'000) | at September 30, 2017 |
at December 31, 2016 |
at September 30, 2016 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & cash equivalents | A | (7,450) | (9,186) | (8,028) |
| Cash equivalent | B=A | (7,450) | (9,186) | (8,028) |
| Other current financial assets | C | (76) | (76) | (5) |
| Derivative instruments | D | 10 | 12 | 15 |
| Short-term borrowing | E | 9,587 | 8,210 | 6,492 |
| Short-term financial position | F=C+D+E | 9,521 | 8,146 | 6,502 |
| Short-term net financial position | G=B+F | 2,071 | (1,040) | (1,526) |
| Medium/long term borrowing | H | 3,636 | 3,475 | 4,163 |
| Medium-/long-term net financial position | I=H | 3,636 | 3,475 | 4,163 |
| (NET FINANCIAL POSITION) NET DEBT pursuant to | ||||
| CONSOB instructions | J=G+I | 5,707 | 2,435 | 2,637 |
| Medium/long term borrowing allowed to affiliates companies and | ||||
| other Group companies | K | (85) | (95) | (90) |
| (NET FINANCIAL POSITION) NET DEBT | L=J+K | 5,622 | 2,340 | 2,547 |
The Group's working capital as at 30 September 2017, compared with the situation at 30 September 2016 and 31 December 2016, is as follows:
| (€'000) | at September 30, 2017 (b) |
at December 31, 2016 (a) |
at September 30, 2016 |
Changes (b-a) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inventories | 18,541 | 19,337 | 20,940 | (796) |
| Trade receivables | 10,316 | 15,813 | 12,369 | (5,497) |
| Income tax receivables | 699 | 155 | 307 | 544 |
| Other current assets | 1,916 | 1,414 | 2,548 | 502 |
| Current assets | 31,472 | 36,719 | 36,164 | (5,247) |
| Trade payables | (11,454) | (13,459) | (12,425) | 2,005 |
| Income tax liabilities | (80) | (642) | (209) | 562 |
| Other current liabilities | (5,385) | (5,542) | (6,054) | 157 |
| Current liabilities | (16,919) | (19,643) | (18,688) | 2,724 |
| Net working capital | 14,553 | 17,076 | 17,476 | (2,523) |
| (€'000) | at September 30, 2017 |
at December 31, 2016 |
at September 30, 2016 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flow generated (used) in operations | A | (1,591) | (1,426) | (2,467) |
| Cash flow generated (used) in investment activities | B | (1,068) | (34) | 570 |
| Cash flow generated (absorbed) by financial assets | C | 1,234 | (566) | (1,539) |
| Net foreign exchange difference | D | (311) | (218) | 34 |
| Increases (decreases) in cash & cash equivalents | E=A+B+C+D | (1,736) | (2,244) | (3,402) |
| Opening amount in cash & cash equivalents | 9,186 | 11,430 | 11,430 | |
| Cash & cash equivalents at end of period | 7,450 | 9,186 | 8,028 |
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The Group's activities, which were divided into two business line (NanoPC and HPC by June 30, have now been grouped into one sector, including both miniaturised and high capacity computers for special uses and M2M integration SW platforms.
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The business line is represented by modules, systems and platforms currently targeting the transport, industrial, medical, security, defence and logistics sectors.
Activity in this line is carried out by Eurotech S.p.A. and I.P.S. Sistemi Programmabili S.r.l., which mainly operate in Italy, as well as Dynatem Inc. and Eurotech Inc. (USA), which mainly operate in the US, Eurotech Ltd (United Kingdom), which mainly operates in the UK, Eurotech France S.A.S. (France), which mainly operates in France, and Advanet Inc. (Japan), which mainly operates in Japan. Our products are marketed under the trademarks Eurotech, Dynatem, IPS and Advanet.
Eurotech shares (ETH.MI) have been listed on the STAR segment of Borsa Italiana (the Italian stock exchange) since 30 November 2005.
The companies included in the basis of consolidation on a line-by-line basis at 30 September 2017 are as follows:
| Company name | Registered offices | Share capital | Group share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | |||||
| Eurotech S.p.A. | Via Fratelli Solari, 3/A – Amaro (UD) | Euro | 8,878,946 | ||
| Subsidiary companies consolidated line-by-line | |||||
| Aurora S.r.l. | Via Fratelli Solari, 3/A – Amaro (UD) | Euro | 10,000 | 100.00% | |
| Dynatem Inc. (2) | Mission Viejo (USA) | USD | 1,000 | 100.00% | |
| ETH Devices S.r.o. in liquidation | Bratislava (Slovakia) | Euro | 10,000 | 100.00% | |
| EthLab S.r.l. | Via Dante, 300 – Pergine Valsugana (TN) | Euro | 115,000 | 100.00% | |
| Eurotech Inc. | Columbia (USA) | USD 26,500,000 | 100.00% | ||
| Eurotech Ltd. | Cambridge (UK) | GBP | 33,333 | 100.00% | |
| E-Tech USA Inc. | Columbia (USA) | USD | 8,000,000 | 100.00% | |
| Eurotech France S.A.S. | Venissieux (France) | Euro | 795,522 | 100.00% | |
| I.P.S. Sistemi Programmabili S.r.l. | Via Piave, 54 – Caronno Varesino (VA) | Euro | 51,480 | 100.00% | |
| Advanet Inc. | Okayama (Giappone) | JPY | 72,440,000 | 90.00% (1) | |
| (1) consolidated. (2) |
Officially, the Group owns 90% of the company, but as Advanet holds 10% of the share capital in the form of treasury shares, it is fully The company was merged by incorporation into Eurotech Inc. with effect starting from 1 October 2017. |
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| Subsidiaries valued at equity | |||||
| Rotowi Technologies S.p.A. in liquidation (formerly U.T.R.I. S.p.A.) |
Via del Follatolo, 12 – Trieste | 21.31% | |||
| Other smaller companies valued at cost | |||||
| Kairos Autonomi | Salt Lake City (USA) | 19.00% | |||
| Affiliated companies booked under assets held for sale | |||||
| eVS embedded Vision Systems S.r.l. | Ca' Vignal2, Strada Le Grazie 15 – Verona | 24.00% | |||
The main changes with regard to subsidiaries and affiliates compared with 31 December 2016 are as follows:
The following table provides information on the exchange rates used to translate foreign companies' financial statements into the Eurotech Group's presentation currency (the euro). The rates correspond to those released by the Italian Foreign Exchange Bureau (Ufficio Italiano Cambi).
| Currency | Average 9Months 2017 |
As of September 30, 2017 |
Average 2016 | As of December 31, 2016 |
Average 9Months 2016 |
As of September 30, 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British pound sterling | 0.87318 | 0.88178 | 0.81948 | 0.85618 | 0.80304 | 0.86103 |
| Japanese Yen | 124.68130 | 132.82000 | 120.19665 | 123.40000 | 120.95228 | 113.09000 |
| USA Dollar | 1.11403 | 1.18060 | 1.10690 | 1.05410 | 1.11617 | 1.11610 |
Revenues earned by the Group amount to €38.21 million (€42.58 million in the first nine months of 2016), a decrease of €4.37 million (10.3%) on the same period of last year. This trend is due to the reduction in turnover in Europe and Japan compared to the period of comparison. Although it had been damaged by the effects of currency conversion, the US area reported a 5.4% increase.
For operating purposes, the Group is currently organised with only one business line, also known as business segment, called "NanoPC".
On the basis of criteria for monitoring activities currently used by top management, disclosure on a geographical basis is provided in terms of the location of the Group's various companies.
The Group's geographical areas are defined according to the location of Group assets and operations. The areas identified within the Group are: Europe, North America and Asia.
The Group has only one business segment since 1 July 2017.
Until that time, the Group had always represented two business lines: Nano Pcs and HPCs. At 30 June 2017, the turnover of the HPC business line amounted to €56 thousand. The turnover of the HPC business line had amounted to €211 thousand during the first 9 months of 2016.
As specifically regards the revenues of the business units by geographical area, the revenues can be further detailed as follows:
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| (€' 000) | North America | Europe | Asia | Correction, reversal and elimination | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9M 2017 | 9M 2016 | % YoY Change |
9M 2017 | 9M 2016 | % YoY Change |
9M 2017 | 9M 2016 | % YoY Change |
9M 2017 | 9M 2016 | % YoY Change |
9M 2017 | 9M 2016 | % YoY Change |
|
| Third party Sales | 15,814 | 14,774 | 6,150 | 10,058 | 16,242 | 17,750 | 0 | 0 | 38,206 | 42,582 | |||||
| Infra-sector Sales | 276 | 389 | 2,317 | 2,760 | 49 | 189 | ( 2,642) | ( 3,338) | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total Sales revenues | 16,090 | 15,163 6.1% | 8,467 | 12,818 -33.9% | 16,291 | 17,939 -9.2% | ( 2,642) | ( 3,338) 20.9% | 38,206 | 42,582 -10.3% |
The North American business area's revenues totalled €16.09 million in 9M17 compared with €15.16 million in 9M16, and are up 6.1%. This change is due to a recovery of orders in which the entire US structure, with the support of the parent company's management, was involved. A certain misalignment between the conclusion of the supply of several personalised products tied to orders and projects obtained in past years (phase-out) and the new projects (phase-in) still remains. However, the increases in orders received until now from new customers and consolidated customers may continue to generate increased turnover in the area. So in the meantime, continuous relations with the traditional customers are strategic as they have always counted on the reliability of the Group and on Eurotech's possibility to solve its customers' technological problems, also from the innovation partnership viewpoint.
Due to the reduction in the Italian area, the European business area registered a drop in revenues from €12.82 million in 9M16 to €8.47 million in 9M17, which represents a decrease of 33.9% including interregional sales. This decrease is due to the delays in signing several agreements in the transport sector. Performance is still nevertheless mixed and the stagnant situation is leading to growth issues in the three major European countries where the group operates (Italy, France and the UK). The IoT/M2M offering continues to draw a large amount of interest as regards both the software platform and the gateways, with a larger and larger number of customers using the platform and requiring attainment of PoC.
The Asian business area registered a decrease of 9.2%. Net of the foreign exchange effect, turnover would show a 6.4% drop due to the shift of deliveries to the next quarter requested by some customers.
| 3rd Q 2017 | % | 3rd Q 2016 | BREAKDOWN BY % GEOGRAPHIC AREA |
9M 2017 | % | 9M 2016 | % | var. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,030 | 12.5% | 1,562 | 11.0% European Union | 5,397 | 14.1% | 7,208 | 16.9% | -25.1% |
| 7,297 | 45.0% | 4,364 | 30.9% United States | 15,833 | 41.4% | 15,028 | 35.3% | 5.4% |
| 6,604 | 40.8% | 7,577 | 53.6% Japan | 16,242 | 42.5% | 17,729 | 41.6% | -8.4% |
| 272 | 1.7% | 640 | 4.5% Other | 734 | 1.9% | 2,617 | 6.1% | -72.0% |
| 16,203 | 100.0% | 14,143 | TOTAL SALES AND 100.0% SERVICE REVENUES |
38,206 | 100.0% | 42,582 | 100.0% | -10.3% |
The following table shows the geographical breakdown of revenues based on customer location:
With reference to the figures by geographical area reported in the table, revenues generated in the nine-month period in the US went up by 5.4% and it contributed 41.4% to total revenues in the first nine months of 2017.
Despite the 8.4% reduction, Japan was again the predominant area in the first 9 months by contributing 42.5% to the Group's revenues.
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In Europe, again with reference to customer location, turnover decreased by 25.1%, and accounted for about 14.1% of total revenues. The area is still affected by sluggish demand for the traditional products, and a demand still in the growth stage for the new M2M/IoT offer, even if a recovery is expected in the upcoming quarter.
Costs of raw & auxiliary materials and consumables used, which relate in absolute terms to sales, fell in the period under review from €21.51 million in 9M16 to €19.94 million in 9M17. Due to the different mix of products, the consumption of raw & auxiliary materials and consumables decreased less than proportionately compared with the sales trend, resulting in a reduction in gross profits in percentage, but recovering a few percentage points compared to what was registered in the half-year.
As a percentage of revenues, consumption of raw & auxiliary materials and consumables rose to 52.2% in 9M17 (compared with 50.5% in 2016).
Service costs decreased from €8.88 million in 9M16 to €8.44 million in 9M17, a sizeable decrease in absolute terms of €0.44 million, or 4.9%. This cost item decreased as a percentage of revenues from 20.9% in 9M16 to 22.1% in 9M17.
In the period under review, payroll costs decreased by 8.6%, from €14.99 million to €13.70 million. This cost decrease is connected with the reduced number of employees following the reorganisation of the work force in several geographical areas.
As shown in the table below, the number of Group employees decreased at the end of the period under review, dropping from 326 in 9M16 to 298 in 9M17. The figure is also down by 23 units compared to the 31 December 2016 figure. The actions taken were to create a more efficient operational structure with the right size and with new skills to following the strategic development guidelines.
The table below shows the number of Group employees by category, in each of the periods compared:
| at September | at December | at September | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employees | 30, 2017 | 31, 2016 | 30, 2016 | |
| Manager | 5 | 10 | 6 | |
| Clerical workers | 277 | 287 | 296 | |
| Line workers | 16 | 24 | 24 | |
| TOTAL | 298 | 321 | 326 |
At 30 September 2017, this item included a provision for doubtful accounts of €67 thousand (€85 thousand in the first nine months of 2016), and refers to provisions made for the possibility of uncollectable trade receivables.
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Other provisions and costs as a percentage of revenues were 1.4%, a figure similar to that of the same period in 2016.
Other revenues fell by €1.54 million. This item decreased from €4.39 million in 9M16 to €2.85 million in 9M17. The difference is mainly due to the non-recurring capital gain made in 2016 from the transfer of the IPS business unit described on page 12 for €1.70 million. Other revenues comprise the capitalisation of development costs for new solutions featuring highly integrated standard modules and systems for €1.74 million (€1.39 million in the 9M16), as well as miscellaneous income of €0.63 million (€1.94 million in the 9M16), while operating grants totalled €0.48 million (€1.06 thousand in the 9M16).
This item decreased by €0.26 million, from €3.86 million in 9M16 to €3.60 million in 9M17, due to the lower depreciation and amortisation recognised.
PPA depreciation and amortisation at 30 September 2017, which came to €1.78 million, totally refer to the residual amount of the Advanet Inc. customer relationship.
Financial expenses went from €1.03 million in 9M16 to €1.93 million in 9M17 due to the combined effect of the increase in exchange rate losses and an overall reduction in other financial expenses.
The different impact of exchange rates also impacted financial income, which went from €0.97 million in 9M16 to €0.63 million in 9M17; in addition to lower gains on exchange rates, other financial income gains decreased as well.
The absolute value and percentage on revenues of the main financial expense items were as follows:
| 3rd Q 2017 | 3rd Q 2016 | (€'000) | 9M 2017 | 9M 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | 227 Exchange-rate losses | 1,612 | 641 | |
| 105 | 89 Interest expenses | 278 | 280 | |
| 2 | 3 Expenses on derivatives | 6 | 5 | |
| 5 | 7 Other finance expenses | 30 | 102 | |
| 612 | 326 | Financial charges | 1,926 | 1,028 |
| 3rd Q 2017 | 3rd Q 2016 | (€'000) | 9M 2017 | 9M 2016 |
| 221 | 308 Exchange-rate gains | 599 | 858 | |
| 0 | (8) Interest income | 18 | 0 | |
| 5 | 107 Other finance income | 15 | 110 | |
| 226 | 407 | Financial incomes | 632 | 968 |
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Taxes at 30 September 2017 are receivable and amount to a total of €0.73 million (of which €0.43 million for current taxes and €1.16 million for net deferred tax assets) compared with tax of €0.22 million at 30 September 2016 (of which €0.77 million for current taxes and €0.98 million for net deferred tax assets), representing a lower cost of €0.51 million.
The negative change in non-current assets between 31 December 2016 and 30 September 2017 for € 8.61 million was primarily due to foreign exchange rate changes, as well as net investments of €1.94 million in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (before depreciation and amortisation totalling €3.60 million).
The most significant increase is related to intangible assets and is largely linked to projects to develop new products carried out by the Group.
The table below shows their breakdown and main changes during the period:
| (€ '000) | DEVELOPMENT COSTS |
GOODWILL | SOFTWARE TRADEMARKS PATENTS |
ASSETS UNDER CONSTRUCTION & ADVANCES |
OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
TOTAL INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPENING BALANCE (A) | 2,322 | 74,339 | 8,759 | 2,224 | 2,071 | 89,715 |
| Changes as at September 30, 2017 | ||||||
| - Purchases | 88 | - | 21 | 1,640 | - | 1,749 |
| - Amortisation and impairment in period (-) | ( 1,162) | - | ( 68) | - | ( 1,814) | ( 3,044) |
| - Other changes | 1,350 | ( 5,840) | ( 626) | ( 1,568) | ( 33) | ( 6,717) |
| Total changes (B) | 276 | ( 5,840) | ( 673) | 72 | ( 1,847) | ( 8,012) |
| CLOSING BALANCE (A+B) | 2,598 | 68,499 | 8,086 | 2,296 | 224 | 81,703 |
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The carrying value of goodwill and trademarks with an indefinite useful life allocated to each of the cashgenerating units is as follows:
| at December 31, 2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwill | Trademark with an indefinite useful life |
Goodwill | Trademark with an indefinite useful life |
| 41,987 | 7,973 | 45,193 | 8,582 |
| 20,783 | - | 23,269 | - |
| 4,953 | - | 5,101 | - |
| 686 | - | 686 | - |
| 90 | - | 90 | - |
| 68,499 | 7,973 | 74,339 | 8,582 |
| at September 30, 2017 |
The table below shows their breakdown and main changes during the period:
| (€ '000) | LAND AND BUILDINGS |
PLANT AND MACHINERY |
INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT |
OTHER ASSETS | ASSETS UNDER CONSTRUCTION & ADVANCES |
LEASED ASSETS |
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPENING BALANCE (A) | 1,122 | 320 | 534 | 883 | 2 | 132 | 2,993 |
| Changes as at September 30, 2017 | |||||||
| - Purchases | 5 | 17 | 63 | 106 | - | - | 191 |
| - Disposals | - | ( 3) | ( 2) | ( 16) | - | - | ( 21) |
| - Amortisation and impairment in period (-) |
( 23) | ( 73) | ( 211) | ( 208) | - | ( 43) | ( 558) |
| - Other changes | - | ( 4) | ( 24) | ( 36) | - | - | ( 64) |
| Total changes (B) | ( 18) | ( 63) | ( 174) | ( 154) | - | ( 43) | ( 452) |
| CLOSING BALANCE (A+B) | 1,104 | 257 | 360 | 729 | 2 | 89 | 2,541 |
Net working capital decreased by €2.52 million, from €17.08 million at 31 December 2016 to €14.55 million at 30 September 2017.
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Current assets fell by €5.25 million because of the reduced trade receivables and inventories, and are only partly offset by the increase in deferred tax assets and the other current assets. The reduction in current liabilities, €2.72 million, is mainly due to the decreased trade payables and income tax payables.
The Group's net financial position at 30 September 2017 is €5.62 million, compared with the amount of €2.34 million at 31 December 2016.
The change is mainly due to the use of available cash to support current operations, also considering the historic seasonality of the Eurotech Group's turnover, which generates greater cash in bank during the second part of the half-year, and the disbursement for investments made in the various business areas. See also Cash flow on page 21.
Available cash amounted to €7.45 million.
Medium-/long-term financial liabilities include principal on bank loans and finance leases falling due beyond 12 months.
Short-term financial liabilities mainly consist of current account overdrafts, the current portion of mortgage loans, and payables to other lenders falling due by 30 September 2017.
The share capital at 30 September 2017 was made up of 35,515,784 ordinary shares, wholly subscribed and paid up, with no nominal value.
The balance of the Issuer's legal reserve at 30 September 2016 amounted to €1.38 million.
The share premium reserve, which relates entirely to the Parent Company, was booked for a total amount of €136.4 million.
The positive translation reserve of €9.68 million was generated by inclusion in the interim management statement of the statements of financial position and income statements of US subsidiaries Eurotech Inc., Dynatem Inc. and E-Tech USA Inc., UK subsidiary Eurotech Ltd. and Japanese subsidiary Advanet Inc..
The Other reserves item was negative for €58.95 million and comprised the Parent Company's surplus reserve, formed by losses carried forward, allocations of retained earnings from prior years and other reserves of miscellaneous origin. The change in the year is attributable to the allocation of the 2016 results and to the booking based on the considered space of time of the Performance Share plan.
The cash flow hedge reserve, which includes cash flow hedge transactions pursuant to IAS 39, was negative for €10 thousand and decreased by €2 thousand gross of the tax effect, which was not recognised due to absence of the relative prerequisites.
The foreign exchange reserve in which – based on IAS 21 – foreign exchange differences relating to intragroup foreign-currency loans that constitute part of a net investment in a foreign shareholding are recognised, was positive by €2.81 thousand and decreased by €4.08 million gross of the related tax effect; again it was not recorded due to the absence of the prerequisites.
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At the end of the reporting period, the Parent Company Eurotech S.p.A. held 1,319,020 treasury shares (same amount at 31 December 2016).
On 9 August 2016, the subsidiary EthLab S.r.l. signed an agreement with the company Chengdu Vantron Technology Inc. to sell its shares (45% of the share capital) in the same company at a price of USD 850 thousand; such sale was subject to the authorisation of the local Chinese authorities. On 3 May 2016, after collecting the amount due, the transfer agreement became effective and resulted in a capital loss of €21 thousand and in a positive exchange rate effect of €29 thousand.
The major events of the quarter were announced in the press releases listed below (the complete text can be consulted at the Group website www.eurotech.com on page http://www.eurotech.com/en/press+room /news):
Other than those discussed in previous paragraphs, no other particularly significant events occurred in the quarter.
For events following 30 September, the reader may refer to the press releases listed below (the complete text can be consulted at the Group website www.eurotech.com on page http://www.eurotech.com/en/press+room/news):
31/10/2017 Eurotech and Data Market partner up to provide Industrial IoT Solutions in Turkey
The company also took part in the Star Conference 2017 in London on 10 October.
No other significant events took place after the reporting date.
Please refer to the paragraphs "Main risks and uncertainties to which the Group is exposed" and "Financial risk management: objectives and criteria" in the 2016 Consolidated Financial Statements, in which the risks to which the Eurotech Group is subject are explained.
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We also specify that:
Amaro, 13 November 2017
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Signed Roberto Siagri Chief Executive Officer
Amaro, 13 November 2017
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PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 154-BIS, PARAGRAPH 2 – PART IV, TITLE III, CHAPTER II, SECTION V-BIS, OF ITALIAN LEGISLATIVE DECREE NO. 58 OF 24 FEBRUARY 1998: "CONSOLIDATED FINANCE ACT, PURSUANT TO ARTICLES 8 AND 21 OF LAW NO. 52 OF 6 FEBRUARY 1996"
I, Sandro Barazza,
Financial Reporting Manager of Eurotech S.p.A., with reference to the Consolidated Interim Management Statement at 30 September 2017 approved by the company's Board of Directors on 13 November 2017,
in compliance with the matters set forth under Art. 154-bis, paragraph 2, part IV, title III, chapter II, section V-bis of the Italian Legislative Decree no. 58 of 24 February 1998, to the best of my knowledge, the Consolidated Interim Management Statement at 30 September 2017 corresponds to the accounting entries.
The Financial Reporting Manager Signed Sandro Barazza
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