Quarterly Report • May 24, 2007
Quarterly Report
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for the first three months of the 2007 business year (unaudited)
2007
| March 31, 2007 | March 31, 2006 | Change in | Change in | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| € 1,000 | € 1,000 | € 1,000 | % | |
| Sales revenue | 9,767 | 7,475 | 2,292 | 31 |
| Backlog of orders | 22,857 | 13,029 | 9,828 | 75 |
| EBITDA | 3,173 | 1,823 | 1,350 | 74 |
| EBIT | 2,364 | 1,299 | 1,065 | 82 |
| Three-month surplus | 1,313 | 753 | 560 | 74 |
| Three-month surplus €/ | ||||
| individual share certificate | 0.37 | 0.22 | 0.15 | 68 |
| Number of shares | 3,522,900 | 3,457,900 | 65,000 | 2 |
| R&D expenditure | 1,154 | 443 | 711 | 160 |
| Headcount (March 31, 2007) | 268 | 218 | 50 | 23 |
Preface
Silicon Sensor – a very good start in the new fiscal year
To all shareholders and business partners,
During the first quarter of the fiscal year 2007 the Silicon Sensor group continued in developing very well. Compared to the previous year's period the sales increased by 31 % to € 9.767 mn (3/31/2006: € 7.475 mn).
The EBITDA increased by 74 % from € 1.82 mn (3/31/2006) to € 3.173 mn (3/31/2007). Compared to Sales, the Operating Income increased disproportionate by 82 % from € 1.3 mn (3/31/2006) to € 2.364 mn (3/31/2007). The Earnings after Interest and Tax did grow by 74 %, from € 0.753 mn (3/31/2006) to € 1.313 mn. The Earnings per Share amount to € 0.37, which is an increase of € 0.15 compared to the previous year's period (3/31/2006: € 0.22). This trend continues in the 2nd quarter of 2007.
Backlog of Orders has taken a particularly positive development and, for the group as a whole, rose by 75 % to € 22.86 mn (3/31/2007) compared to the the last year's figure (3/31/2006: € 13.03 mn). This trend continues in the 2nd quarter.
The headcount increased from 218 on March 31, 2006 to 268 at the end of the first quarter 2007.
The emphasis during the current business year will be on preparing for further growth. The doubling of the production area in our Dresden site was completed in April 2007 according to schedule. To deal with the planned increase in sales, erection of a new fab building for 6" sensor-manufacturing was started. On March 21, 2007 the foundation stone for the new site was laid in Berlin. Ready for production of the new site is planned for beginning of 2008.
The group's focus will be also in future on customized sensor products, some of them embodying a very high development effort, along with customized hybrid circuits, packaging and sensor solutions, and avalanche photo diodes.
The Silicon Sensor group is a specialist supplier of customized solutions mostly for applications using pressure, imaging and optoelectronic sensors (photo detectors) for the detection and measurement of alpha, beta, gamma and X-rays, and of UV radiation, visible light and near-infrared radiation. The group also develops and manufactures highly reliable customer-specific hybrid circuits and products for micro system technology. Customers include leading industrial groups and research establishments wishing to outsource highly specialized manufacturing processes which do not fit their production patterns or strategic orientation. Products made by the group are used as basic components for the widest possible range of applications. This makes the Silicon Sensor group largely independent of the business cycles in the various industries. The market for these high-end products is generally seen as favorable, and so is the potential for further growth.
As one of the world's leaders in engineering, the Silicon Sensor group develops, manufactures and supplies optical and electronic high-end solutions for a very discerning market. It has developed avalanche photodiodes (APD) and avalanche photodiode arrays which have become the first choice of users worldwide. Customers use APDs and laser modules in high-precision distance measuring systems for a variety of applications.
Planning for the upcoming business years indicates that future growth has been secured. Cash planning for the group assumes further sales growth with the related positive development in operative cash flow. The Executive Board currently considers the cash situation of the group as sufficient to achieve defined growth targets.
Beside the increase of Silicon Sensor Group's market share in Europe, the greatest potential for future growth is seen on the North American market. The successful establishment of Pacific Silicon Sensor Inc. has made it possible, and promising, to seek larger penetration in these markets. Organic growth indicates greater acceptance for products made by the Silicon Sensor group on the North American market. In a slowly improving business environment, the U.S. subsidiary Pacific Silicon Sensor Inc. again increased sales by just under 16 % over last year, from \$ 400,000 (3/31/2006) to \$ 464,000 (3/31/2007) for a positive overall result.
At the end of the quarter, the headcount of the Silicon Sensor group in total amounts to 268 (at the end of the 1st quarter 2006 total headcount 218).
The SIS group has established itself as a specialist supplier of high-quality customized solutions in the market for optical sensors, pressure and imaging sensors and hybrid electronics.
The group expects stable sales revenues in future and assumes that all of its subsidiaries will stay profitable. Apart from increased turnover and earnings, the current business year will also be devoted to creating the basis for future growth.
In the last two business years, the group's dependence on a few major clients was clearly reduced by widening the customer base. In addition, a beginning presence in the U.S. and Asian markets will help to compensate fluctuations in demand and the dependence on large customers in Europe in the medium term. Risks resulting from general economic development are to be minimized by branching out into new business segments. The past has shown, however, that the extent of such risks also depends on developments in the international economic and political environment.
The major growth will be also in future in the sensor business segment, due to the multifunctional industrial applications of sensors. The company's development capability is vital for the high product quality that has been achieved in creating up-market problem solutions.
Berlin, May 2007
Silicon Sensor International AG
The Managing Board
Dr. Bernd Kriegel Dr. Hans-Georg Giering
| Assets | March 31, 2007 € 1,000 |
March 31, 2006 € 1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 4,527 | 3,917 |
| Short-term investments | 142 | 716 |
| Trade accounts receiveable | 6,226 | 3,974 |
| Accounts receivable from associated companies | 0 | 104 |
| Inventories | 6,489 | 4,567 |
| Tax assets | 0 | 364 |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 775 | 471 |
| Total current assets | 18,159 | 14,113 |
| NON-CURRENT ASSETS | ||
| Property, plant and equipment | 12,048 | 8,777 |
| Intangible assets | 5,898 | 6,206 |
| Equity holdings in associated companies | 99 | 416 |
| Goodwill | 11,142 | 11,158 |
| Deferred taxes | 25 | 22 |
| Other assets | 94 | 24 |
| Total non current assets | 29,306 | 26,603 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 47,465 | 40,716 |
| Liabilities and shareholders' equity CURRENT LIABILITIES Short-term debt |
5,083 | 2,165 |
| Trade accounts payable | 1,458 | 1,060 |
| Equity holdings in associated companies | 0 | 51 |
| Advance payments received | 237 | 132 |
| Accrued expenses | 1,539 | 315 |
| Income tax payable | 2,385 | 1,110 |
| Other current liabilities | 2,855 | 1,673 |
| Total current liabilities | 13,557 | 6,506 |
| NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||
| Long-term debt | 4,615 | 6,299 |
| Pension accrual | 0 | 0 |
| Provisions | 135 | 65 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 2,468 | 2,573 |
| Deferred income | 1,423 | 1,395 |
| Contributions of silent partnerships | 0 | 0 |
| Total non-current liabilities | 8,641 | 10,332 |
| MINORITY INTERESTS | 56 | 1,245 |
| EQUITY | ||
| Share capital | 10,569 | 10,374 |
| Reserves | 9,545 | 10,727 |
| Translation reserve | -200 | -198 |
| Retained earnings/loss | 5,297 | 1,730 |
| Total Equity | 25,211 | 22,633 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | 47,465 | 40,716 |
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| Jan. 01. – March 31, 2007 € 1,000 |
Jan. 01. – March 31, 2006 € 1,000 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 9,767 | 7,475 |
| Other operating income | 274 | 5,726 |
| Changes in inventories of finished goods and | ||
| work in progress | 850 | 80 |
| Production of own fixed assets capitalized | 1 | 24 |
| Cost of purchased materials and services | -3,174 | -2,815 |
| Personnel expenses | -3,026 | -2,340 |
| Depreciation and amortization on intagible | ||
| assets, and plant and equipment | -809 | -524 |
| Other operating expenses | -1,519 | -6,327 |
| OPERATING INCOME | 2,364 | 1,299 |
| Interest income and expense | -60 | -92 |
| RESULT BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND MINORITY INTEREST |
2,304 | 1,207 |
| Income tax | -971 | -415 |
| RESULT BEFORE MINORITY INTEREST | 1,333 | 792 |
| Minority interest | -20 | -39 |
| NET INCOME/ LOSS | 1,313 | 753 |
| Net income per share (basic) | 0.37 | 0.22 |
| Weighted average shares outstanding (basic) |
3,523 | 3,458 |
| Net income per share (diluted) | 0.37 | 0.22 |
| Weighted average shares outstanding (diluted) |
3,523 | 3,458 |
| Jan. 01. – | Jan. 01. – | |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2007 | March 31, 2006 | |
| € 1,000 | € 1,000 | |
| CONSOLIDATED PROFIT | 2,364 | 1,299 |
| Depreciation of intangible assets and property, | ||
| plant and equipment | 809 | 524 |
| Other expenditure/ income not affecting payments | -38 | 0 |
| Income from investment grants | -14 | -76 |
| Earnings from allowance | 0 | 0 |
| Changes in provisions | -127 | 36 |
| Changes in assets not allocable to investing- or | ||
| financing activities | -2,426 | -1,262 |
| Changes in liabilities not allocable to investing or | ||
| financing activities | 196 | 532 |
| Paid interest | -102 | -108 |
| Paid taxes | -205 | -394 |
| CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | 457 | 551 |
| Investments in intangible assets and property, plant | ||
| and equipment | -849 | -276 |
| Proceeds from the disposal of intangible assets, | ||
| property, plant and equipment | 0 | 0 |
| Payments for buying stocks and shares | 0 | -169 |
| Payments made to associated companies | 0 | 0 |
| Payments for buying shares of subsidiaries | 0 | -401 |
| Proceeds from government grants | 14 | 76 |
| Interest | 49 | 21 |
| CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | -786 | -749 |
| Proceeds from issuance of share capital | 0 | 0 |
| Proceeds of loans | -798 | -625 |
| Payments from buying out the silent partner | 0 | 0 |
| Deposits from financial borrowing | 687 | 0 |
| CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | -111 | -625 |
| NET EFFECT OF CURRENCY TRANSLATION IN | ||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | -13 | -12 |
| NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | -453 | -835 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 4,980 | 4,752 |
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE DATE | ||
| OF MARCH 31 | 4,527 | 3,917 |
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| Number of shares |
Share Capital |
Reserves | Translation Reserve |
Retained Earnings |
Minority Interests |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '000 | € 1,000 | € 1,000 | € 1,000 | € 1,000 | € 1,000 | € 1,000 | |
| December 31, 2005 | 3,458 | 10,374 | 10,899 | 977 | -140 | 1,381 | 23,491 |
| Acquisition of | |||||||
| minority holdings | -175 | -175 | |||||
| Net effect of currency | -58 | -58 | |||||
| Total of results registered | |||||||
| directly in equity capital | -172 | -172 | |||||
| Results for the period | 753 | 39 | 792 | ||||
| March 31, 2006 | 3,458 | 10,374 | 10,727 | 1,730 | -198 | 1,245 | 23,878 |
| Number of shares |
Share Capital |
Reserves | Translation Reserve |
Retained Earnings |
Minority Interests |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '000 | € 1,000 | € 1,000 | € 1,000 | € 1,000 | € 1,000 | € 1,000 | |
| December 31, 2006 | 3,523 | 10,569 | 9,497 | 3,984 | -214 | 36 | 23,872 |
| Exercise of share options | 0 | ||||||
| Acquisition of | |||||||
| minority holdings | 0 | ||||||
| Issue of registered capital | 0 | ||||||
| Curreny translation | |||||||
| differences | 14 | 14 | |||||
| Total of results registered | |||||||
| directly in equity capital | 48 | 48 | |||||
| Results for the period | 1,313 | 20 | 1,333 | ||||
| March 31, 2007 | 3,523 | 10,569 | 9,545 | 5,297 | -200 | 56 | 25,267 |
Silicon Sensor International AG, Berlin (hereinafter - SIS, the Company) and its subsidiaries are doing business at the sensor manufacturing and micro system technique industry. The business activities of the group are focused on developing, manufacturing and selling custom-designed optical and non-optical sensors-systems as well as the development and manufacturing of hybrid circuits. Within the SIS several subsidiaries operate as individual business units in the market.
The Pacific Silicon Sensor Inc. is mainly responsible for the selling of sensor chips and sensor systems in North America and Asia but is also involved in the development and the customized packaging of sensors.
The total headcount of the Silicon Sensor Group amounts to 268 by end of the first quarter 2007 (headcount by end of the first quarter 2006: 218).
The registered office address of the Group is Charlottenstraße 57, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
The object of SIS is the development, the production and the marketing of customdesigned optical sensors as well as the participation in companies.
SIS group reports their consolidated financial statement for the first quarter of 2007 in correspondence with Section 315a German Commercial Law according International Financial Reporting Standards IFRS.
The principal accounting policies adopted in preparing the financial statements of SIS group for the first quarter of 2007 comply with the policies applied for the Annual Report of 2006.
SIS reports Cash Flow from Operating Activities in accordance with IAS 7 "Cash flow statement" using the indirect method, where profit or loss for the period under review is adjusted by transactions which had no cash effect.
(1) Various legal actions and claims are pending or may be asserted in the future against Group companies from litigation and claims incident to the ordinary course of business. Related risks have been analysed as to likelihood of occurrence. Although the outcome of these matters cannot always be ascertained with precision, Management believes that no material liabilities are likely to result.
(2) Contingent liabilities furthermore result out of the rent of offices, as well as from the operating lease of cars. The leasing contracts are operating lease contracts. The contingent liabilities split up as follows:
| 2007 | 2008 - 2012 | as of 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| € 1,000 | € 1,000 | € 1,000 | |
| Rent and lease | 780 | 1,659 | 2,514 |
| Premium-oriented | |||
| pension plans | 191 | 792 | 840 |
| 971 | 2,451 | 3,354 |
As of December 31, 2006
| 4 - 12/2007 | 2008 - 2012 | as of 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| € 1,000 | € 1,000 | € 1,000 | |
| Rent and lease | 596 | 1,806 | 2,574 |
| Premium-oriented | |||
| pension plans | 146 | 837 | 1,055 |
| 742 | 2,643 | 3,629 |
This is provided on the following basis:
In this segment, the group primarily develops and manufactures high-quality customer-specific silicon sensors. In addition, this segment also covers the assembling of chips into customized hybrid ICs and modules.
These include clinical sensor applications for the extra/intraoperative detection of tumor cells. More particularly, the segment makes semiconductor radiation sensors for industrial and laboratory use and PC measuring systems for coating thickness measurement, PET radiochemistry and dosimetry.
| Custom-designed production | Other production | Consolidated | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, | March 31, | March 31, | March 31, | March 31, | March 31, | ||
| 2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | ||
| € 1,000 | € 1,000 | € 1,000 | € 1,000 | € 1,000 | € 1,000 | ||
| Segment turnover | 9,692 | 7,396 | 75 | 79 | 9,767 | 7,475 | |
| Segment result | 1,295 | 733 | 18 | 20 | 1,313 | 753 |
Company's officers did not hold shares of the company on March 31, 2007.
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