Quarterly Report • Jun 5, 2020
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GFT Technologies SE 14 May 2020
*GFT's top 2 clients are defined as Deutsche Bank and Barclays

*2020e before impact of Covid-19 pandemic
| in €m | Q1/2020 | Q1/2019 | ∆% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 112.48 | 105.72 | 6% |
| Revenue w/o in-GmbH | 111.23 | 105.72 | 5% |
| EBITDA adjusted* | 10.39 | 11.16 | -7% |
| EBITDA | 9.26 | 10.28 | -10% |
| EBIT | 3.61 | 3.87 | -7% |
| EBT | 3.02 | 3.18 | -5% |
| Net income | 2.28 | 2.71 | -16% |
| Earnings per share (in €) | 0.09 | 0.10 | -16% |
| Earnings per share adjusted (in €)* | 0.16 | 0.17 | -5% |
| Employees (in FTE) | 5,460 | 4,910 | 11% |
*Adjusted for non-operational effects from M&A activities (EBITDA) plus applicable tax effects (Net income and EPS)


*Adjusted for non-operational effects from M&A activities
| in €m | Revenue | Growth rates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1/2020 | Q1/2019 | Organic | M&A | FX | Total | |
| Americas, UK & APAC | 52.50 | 49.88 | 7% | 0% | -2% | 5% |
| Continental Europe | 59.90 | 55.71 | 5% | 3% | 0% | 8% |
| Others | 0.08 | 0.13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| GFT Group | 112.48 | 105.72 | 7% | 1% | -2% | 6% |
| in €m | Revenue | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1/2020 | Q1/2019 | Q1/2020 vs. Q1/2019 | ||
| Americas, UK & APAC | Top-2 Clients | 11.57 | 16.55 | -30% |
| Other Clients | 40.93 | 33.33 | 23% | |
| Total | 52.50 | 49.88 | 5% | |
| Continental Europe | Top-2 Clients | 13.98 | 18.00 | -22% |
| Other Clients | 45.92 | 37.71 | 22% | |
| Total | 59.90 | 55.71 | 8% | |
| * GFT Group |
Top-2 Clients | 25.54 | 34.55 | -26% |
| Other Clients | 86.85 | 71.05 | 22% | |
| * Excluding segment "Others" |
Total | 112.40 | 105.59 | 6% |
| in €m | EBITDA adjusted* | EBITDA | EBT | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1/2020 | Q1/2019 | ∆% | Q1/2020 | Q1/2019 | ∆% | Q1/2020 | Q1/2019 | ∆% | |
| Americas, UK & APAC | 4.37 | 2.67 | 64% | 3.57 | 1.79 | 100% | 1.07 | -0.30 | < -100% |
| Continental Europe | 5.60 | 8.99 | -38% | 5.27 | 8.99 | -41% | 1.93 | 4.13 | -53% |
| Others | 0.42 | -0.50 | < -100% | 0.42 | -0.50 | < -100% | 0.02 | -0.65 | < -100% |
| GFT Group | 10.39 | 11.16 | -7% | 9.26 | 10.28 | -10% | 3.02 | 3.18 | -5% |
*Adjusted for non-operational effects from M&A activities

| Q1/2020 | ∆% | Q1/2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23,90 23.90 |
Spain Spain |
0% 0% |
24,02 24.02 |
|
| 20,52 20.52 |
United Kingdom United Kingdom |
-5% -5% |
21,71 21.71 |
|
| 16,92 16.92 |
Italy Italy |
9% 9% |
15,50 15.50 |
|
| 12,50 12.50 |
Germany Germany |
-6% -6% |
13,36 13.36 |
|
| 10,99 10.99 |
Brazil Brazil |
55% 55% |
7,11 7.11 |
|
| 8,62 8.62 |
USA USA |
-6% -6% |
9,20 9.20 |
|
| 18% | 4,53 4.53 |
France France |
>100% >100% |
1,70 1.70 |
| 4,50 4.50 |
Canada Canada |
16% 16% |
3,89 3.89 |
|
| 4,45 4.45 |
Mexico Mexico |
27% 27% |
3,49 3.49 |
|
| 1,68 1.68 |
Switzerland Switzerland |
-6% -6% |
1,78 1.78 |
|
| 1,62 1.62 |
Hong Kong Hong Kong |
>100% >100% |
0,29 0.29 |
|
| 2,25 2.25 |
Other countries Other countries |
-39% -39% |
3,67 3.67 |
|
| 112,48 112.48 |
Total Total |
6% 6% |
105,72 105.72 |

7%
9%

| in €m | Q1/2020 | Q1/2019 | ∆% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 112.48 | 105.72 | 6% |
| Other operating income | 4.27 | 2.92 | 46% |
| Cost of purchased services | -11.97 | -12.05 | -1% |
| Personnel expenses | -81.52 | -73.71 | 11% |
| Other operating expenses | -14.00 | -12.60 | 11% |
| EBITDA | 9.26 | 10.28 | -10% |
| Depreciation and amortisation | -5.65 | -6.41 | -12% |
| EBIT | 3.61 | 3.87 | -7% |
| Interest income/expenses | -0.59 | -0.69 | -14% |
| EBT | 3.02 | 3.18 | -5% |
| Income taxes | -0.74 | -0.47 | 57% |
| Net income | 2.28 | 2.71 | -16% |
| Earnings per share (in €) | 0.09 | 0.10 | -16% |

*Financial liabilities include liabilities to banks


*Others: Costa Rica, Switzerland, USA, Belgium, Fance **53 employees of AXOOM and 31 employees of in-GmbH in Germany included (AXOOM: Q3/2019; in-GmbH: Q1/2020)
Andere Länder* Großbritannien Kanada Mexiko Deutschland** Polen Italien Brasilien Spanien
Others* UK Canada Mexico Germany** Poland Italy Brazil Spain
Others* UK Canada Mexico Germany** Poland Italy Brazil Spain
5,460
| GENERAL | § Strong start to Q1 § Minor impact of Covid-19 pandemic so far § Provision of services to clients remains intact § Digitisation trend continuing – dynamic development of cloud applications expected § Broad international client base as stabilising factor |
|---|---|
| REVENUE | § Momentum of sector and client diversification unchanged, whereby industry sector more exposed to impact of Covid-19 § Revenue growth without top-2 clients of 22% planned prior to Covid-19 crisis. Anticipated decline in revenue from top-2 clients* of around 33%. § Growth likely to be temporarily slowed by pandemic |
| EARNINGS | § Focus on growth requires further high expenses for sales and expansion of technological expertise § Further expenses for capacity adjustments expected § Due to uncertainties caused by Covid-19 pandemic, reliable earnings forecast not currently possible |
*GFT's top 2 clients are defined as Deutsche Bank and Barclays
Backup
| in €m | Q1/2019 | Q2/2019 | Q3/2019 | / Q4 2019 |
FY 2019 | Q1/2020 112.48 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 105.72 | 105.31 | 104.9201 | 113.03 | 428.98 | ||
| EBITDA adjusted* | 11.16 | 10.78 | 12.84 | 13.13 | 47.91 | 10.39 | |
| EBITDA | 10.28 | 9.94 | 11.98 | 12.69 | 44.89 | 9.26 | |
| EBIT | 3.87 | 4.48 | 5.95 | 7.03 | 21.33 | 3.61 | |
| EBT | 3.18 | 3.97 | 5.19 | 6.39 | 18.73 | 3.02 | |
| Net income | 2.71 | 3.36 | 4.01 | 3.58 | 13.66 | 2.28 | |
| Net income adjusted* | 4.55 | 5.17 | 5.70 | 4.65 | 20.07 | 4.33 | |
| Earnings per share adj. (in €)* | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.76 | 0.16 | |
| Earnings per share (in €) | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.52 | 0.09 | |
| Employees (in FTE) | 4,910 | 4,892 | 5,173 | 5,242 | 5,242 | 5,460 |
*Adjusted for non-operational effects from M&A activities (EBITDA) plus applicable tax effects (Net Income and EPS)
| in €m | Q1/2019 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GFT stand alone | AXOOM | in-GmbH | GFT Total | GFT stand alone | GFT Total | |
| EBITDA adjusted | 9.78 | 0.00 | 0.61 | 10.39 | 11.16 | 11.16 |
| M&A earn-out & retention | -0.67 | 0.00 | -0.30 | -0.97 | -0.83 | -0.83 |
| M&A consult & integrate | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.02 | -0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| M&A amortisation orderbook | -0.13 | 0.00 | -0.01 | -0.14 | -0.05 | -0.05 |
| EBITDA | 8.98 | 0.00 | 0.28 | 9.26 | 10.28 | 10.28 |
| Depreciation & amortisation | -3.95 | -0.06 | -0.01 | -4.02 | -5.29 | -5.29 |
| M&A amortisation | -1.51 | -0.01 | -0.11 | -1.63 | -1.12 | -1.12 |
| EBIT | 3.52 | -0.07 | 0.16 | 3.61 | 3.87 | 3.87 |
| Interest | -0.59 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.59 | -0.69 | -0.69 |
| M&A interest | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EBT | 2.93 | -0.07 | 0.16 | 3.02 | 3.18 | 3.18 |
| Income taxes | -0.69 | 0.00 | -0.05 | -0.74 | -0.47 | -0.47 |
| Net income | 2.24 | -0.07 | 0.11 | 2.28 | 2.71 | 2.71 |
| Net income adjusted | 3.97 | -0.06 | 0.42 | 4.33 | 4.55 | 4.55 |
| Shares outstanding (m.) | 26.33 | 26.33 | 26.33 | 26.33 | 26.33 | 26.33 |
| EPS basic (€) | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| EPS adjusted (€) | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.17 |
| in € | Q1/2020 | Q1/2019 | ∆% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 112,478,829.91 | 105,720,565.00 | 6% |
| Other operating income | 4,272,443.65 | 2,921,292.91 | 46% 1 |
| Cost of purchased services | 11,968,632.19 | 12,050,753.40 | -1% |
| Personnel expenses | 81,516,648.35 | 73,711,906.59 | 11% |
| Other operating expenses | 14,010,806.98 | 12,597,668.96 | 1 11% |
| Result from operating activities before depreciation and amortisation | 9,255,186.04 | 10,281,528.96 | -10% |
| Depreciation and amortisation of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment | 5,649,264.97 | 6,412,236.42 | -12% |
| Result from operating activities | 3,605,921.07 | 3,869,292.54 | -7% |
| Interest income | 52,481.19 | 47,698.64 | 10% |
| Interest expenses | 640,752.12 | 737,095.69 | -13% |
| Financial result | -588,270.93 | -689,397.05 | -15% |
| Earnings before taxes | 3,017,650.14 | 3,179,895.49 | -5% |
| Income taxes | 737,637.04 | 474,015.18 | 56% |
| Net income for the period | 2,280,013.10 | 2,705,880.31 | -16% |
| Earnings per share – basic | 0.09 | 0.10 | -16% |
1 Adjusted, refer to note 2.3 of the consolidated financial statements as of 31 December 2019
| in € | Q1/2020 | Q1/2019 | ∆ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income for the period | 2,280,013.10 | 2,705,880.33 | -425,867.23 |
| Income taxes | 737,637.04 | 474,015.18 | 263,621.86 |
| Interest income | 588,270.93 | 689,397.05 | -101,126.12 |
| Interest received | 49,906.03 | -161,864.63 | 211,770.66 |
| Interest paid | -224,978.09 | 42,255.17 | -267,233.26 |
| Income taxes paid | 442,427.20 | 435,432.33 | 6,994.87 |
| Depreciation and amortisation of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment | 5,649,264.97 | 6,412,236.42 | -762,971.45 |
| Net proceeds on disposal of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment | 23,932.92 | 12,066.64 | 11,866.28 |
| Net proceeds on disposal of financial assets | -433,059.99 | 0.00 | -433,059.99 |
| Other non-cash expenses and income | -1,068,364.42 | 343,851.14 | -1,412,215.56 |
| Change in trade receivables | 32,251,693.81 | 23,830,206.11 | 8,421,487.70 |
| Change in contract assets | -7,688,912.38 | -13,476,742.94 | 5,787,830.56 |
| Change in other assets | -1,596,964.70 | 5,206,887.60 | -6,803,852.30 |
| Change in provisions | 1,359,835.93 | -1,807,192.51 | 3,167,028.44 |
| Change in trade payables | -2,934,149.79 | -3,444,839.84 | 510,690.05 |
| Change in contract liabilities | -9,364,753.34 | -5,883,052.11 | -3,481,701.23 |
| Change in other liabilities | -4,870,724.01 | -3,693,229.18 | -1,177,494.83 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 15,201,075.21 | 11,685,306.76 | 3,515,768.45 |
| Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment | 6,756.77 | 1,714.68 | 5,042.09 |
| Proceeds from disposal of financial assets | 433,059.99 | 0.00 | 433,059.99 |
| Capital expenditure for intangible assets | -196,380.68 | -398,128.45 | 201,747.77 |
| Capital expenditure for property, plant and equipment | -1,360,210.20 | -753,674.47 | -606,535.73 |
| Cash outflows for acquisitions of consolidated companiesnet of cash and cash equivalents acquired | -5,967,000.00 | 0.00 | -5,967,000.00 |
| Cash flow from investing activities | -7,083,774.12 | -1,150,088.24 | -5,933,685.88 |
| Proceeds from borrowing | 3,321,918.65 | 249,816.93 | 3,072,101.72 |
| Cash outflows from loan repayments | -2,075,993.86 | -9,574,564.05 | 7,498,570.19 |
| Cash outflows from repayment of lease liabilities | -2,783,810.38 | -3,293,040.53 | 509,230.15 |
| Dividends to shareholders | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Cash flow from financing activities | -1,537,885.59 | -12,617,787.65 | 11,079,902.06 |
| Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 1,376,652.80 | 417,911.85 | 958,740.95 |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 7,956,068.30 | -1,664,657.28 | 9,620,725.58 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 56,143,932.27 | 61,569,726.64 | -5,425,794.37 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 64,100,000.57 | 59,905,069.36 | 4,194,931.21 |
| Assets | Equity and liabilities | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2020 | 31/12/2019 | ∆% | 31/03/2020 | 31/12/2019 ∆% |
||
| Non-current assets | Shareholders' equity | |||||
| Goodwill | 119,314,623.24 | 118,659,143.65 | 1% | Share capital | 26,325,946.00 | 26,325,946.00 0% |
| Other intangible assets | 21,618,729.40 | 22,126,664.83 | -2% | Capital reserve | 42,147,782.15 | 42,147,782.15 0% |
| Property, plant and equipment | 69,610,395.30 | 76,779,652.91 | -9% | Retained earnings | 69,870,452.92 | 67,590,439.82 3% |
| Other financial assets | 900,538.77 | 955,531.60 | -6% | Other reserves | -9,962,699.47 | -2,922,395.55 241% |
| Deferred tax assets | 9,163,563.37 | 9,241,308.85 | -1% | 128,381,481.60 | 133,141,772.42 -4% |
|
| Income tax assets | 441,085.59 | 441,085.60 | 0% | Non-current liabilities | ||
| Other assets | 3,122,421.88 | 4,012,128.46 | -22% | Financing liabilities | 98,347,529.60 | 98,444,626.79 0% |
| 224,171,357.55 | 232,215,515.90 | -3% | Other financial liabilities | 38,413,540.14 | 43,470,371.89 -12% |
|
| Provisions for pensions | 9,654,997.00 | 9,494,464.32 2% |
||||
| Inventories | 94,626.95 | 171,676.80 | -45% | Other provisions | 1,573,585.20 | 1,332,487.21 18% |
| Trade receivables | 81,768,793.77 | 114,020,487.58 | -28% | Deferred tax liabilities | 4,406,099.10 | 4,342,460.83 1% |
| Contract assets | 23,420,852.75 | 15,731,940.37 | 49% | 152,395,751.04 | 157,084,411.04 -3% |
|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 64,100,000.57 | 56,143,932.27 | 14% | Current liabilities | ||
| Other financial assets | 3,326,137.09 | 1,841,853.84 | 81% | Trade payables | 6,565,371.96 | 9,499,521.75 -31% |
| Income tax assets | 7,179,033.58 | 7,093,039.20 | 1% | Financing liabilities | 17,919,527.71 | 16,500,000.00 9% |
| Other assets | 9,743,511.09 | 8,617,329.27 | 13% | Other financial liabilities | 13,236,674.18 | 14,074,187.51 -6% |
| 189,632,955.80 | 203,620,259.33 | -7% | Other provisions | 37,315,799.49 | 36,357,594.23 3% |
|
| Income tax liabilities | 4,178,188.15 | 4,532,531.35 -8% |
||||
| Contract liabilities | 29,475,400.49 | 38,840,153.83 -24% |
||||
| Other liabilities | 24,336,118.73 | 25,805,603.10 -6% |
||||
| 133,027,080.71 | 145,609,591.77 -9% |
|||||
| 413,804,313.35 | 435,835,775.23 | -5% | 413,804,313.35 | 435,835,775.23 -5% |
| 31/03/2020 | 31/12/2019 | ∆% | 31/03/2020 | 31/12/2019 | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 224,171,357.55 | 232,215,515.90 | -3% | Other financial liabilities | 38,413,540.14 | 43,470,371.89 | -12% |
| Provisions for pensions | 9,654,997.00 | 9,494,464.32 | 2% | |||
| 189,632,955.80 | 203,620,259.33 | -7% | Other provisions | 37,315,799.49 | 36,357,594.23 | 3% |
| Income tax liabilities | 4,178,188.15 | 4,532,531.35 | -8% | |||
| Contract liabilities | 29,475,400.49 | 38,840,153.83 | -24% | |||
| Other liabilities | 24,336,118.73 | 25,805,603.10 | -6% | |||
| 133,027,080.71 | 145,609,591.77 | -9% | ||||
Minor variances due to rounding possible
| in € | Q1/2020 | Q1/2019 | ∆% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income for the period | 2,280,013.10 | 2,705,880.31 | -16% |
| Items that will not be reclassified to the income statement | |||
| Remeasurement of defined benefit plans | 0.00 | -7,042.30 | -100% |
| Income taxes on remeasurement of defined benefit plans | 0.00 | 1,549.32 | -100% |
| Items that may be reclassified to the income statement | |||
| Currency translation | -7,040,303.92 | 3,331,086.77 | < -100% |
| Other comprehensive income | -7,040,303.92 | 3,325,593.79 | < -100% |
| Total comprehensive income | -4,760,290.82 | 6,031,474.10 | < -100% |
| Share capital | Capital reserve | Retained earnings 1 | Other reserves | Total equity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in € | |||||
| Balance at 1 January 2019 2 | 26,325,946.00 | 42,147,782.15 | 65,544,266.23 | -6,903,723.71 | 127,114,270.67 |
| Effect from adoption of IFRS 9 | -- | -- | -2,343,079.35 | -- | -2,343,079.35 |
| Balance at 1 January 2019 adjusted | 26,325,946.00 | 42,147,782.15 | 63,201,186.88 | -6,903,723.71 | 124,771,191.32 |
| Net income for the period | -- | -- | 2,705,880.33 | -- | 2,705,880.33 |
| Other comprehensive income | -- | -- | -5,492.98 | 3,331,086.77 | 3,325,593.79 |
| Total comprehensive income | -- | -- | 2,700,387.35 | 3,331,086.77 | 6,031,474.12 |
| Balance at 31 March 2019 | 26,325,946.00 | 42,147,782.15 | 65,901,574.23 | -3,572,636.94 | 130,802,665.44 |
| Balance at 1 January 2020 | 26,325,946.00 | 42,147,782.15 | 67,590,439.82 | -2,922,395.55 | 133,141,772.42 |
| Net income for the period | -- | -- | 2,280,013.10 | -- | 2,280,013.10 |
| Other comprehensive income | -- | -- | 0.00 | -7,040,303.92 | -7,040,303.92 |
| Total comprehensive income | -- | -- | 2,280,013.10 | -7,040,303.92 | -4,760,290.82 |
| Balance at 31 March 2020 | 26,325,946.00 | 42,147,782.15 | 69,870,452.92 | -9,962,699.47 | 128,381,481.60 |
1 Retained earnings also include items that will not be reclassified to the Consolidated Income Statement.
Actuarial gains/losses from the remeasurement of defined benefit plans amount to €0.00 net of tax in Q1/2020 (Q1/2019: €-5,492.98).
2 The GFT Group initially applied IFRS 16 as of 1 January 2019. Under the modified retrospective transition method chosen, comparative information is not restated.
| Americas, UK & APAC | Continental Europe | Total segments | Reconciliation | GFT Group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in €T | Q1/2020 | Q1/2019 | Q1/2020 | Q1/2019 | Q1/2020 | Q1/2019 | Q1/2020 | Q1/2019 | Q1/2020 | Q1/2019 |
| External revenue | 52,498 | 49,882 | 59,899 | 55,711 | 112,396 | 105,593 | 82 | 128 | 112,479 | 105,721 |
| Intersegment revenue | 2,668 | 172 | 13,978 | 15,109 | 16,646 | 15,281 | -16,646 | -15,281 | 0 | 0 |
| Total revenue | 55,166 | 50,054 | 73,877 | 70,820 | 129,042 | 120,874 | -16,564 | -15,153 | 112,479 | 105,721 |
| Segment result (EBT) | 1,070 | -296 | 1,926 | 4,130 | 2,996 | 3,834 | 22 | -654 | 3,018 | 3,180 |
| thereof depreciation and amortisation | -2,184 | -1,606 | -2,947 | -4,541 | -5,131 | -6,147 | -518 | -265 | -5,649 | -6,412 |
| thereof interest income | 48 | 46 | 4 | 33 | 52 | 79 | 0 | -31 | 52 | 48 |
| thereof interest expenses | -360 | -522 | -402 | -357 | -762 | -879 | 121 | 142 | -641 | -737 |
GFT Technologies SE Dr. Jochen Ruetz CFO
Schelmenwasenstraße 34 70567 Stuttgart T +49 711 62042-422 [email protected]
GFT Technologies SE Jens Hecht, CFA (external) Investor Relations Schelmenwasenstraße 34 70567 Stuttgart
T +49 711 62042-323 [email protected]
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