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MARR — Interim / Quarterly Report 2020
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Interim Report
as at 30 September 2020
13 November 2020
MARR S.p.A. Via Spagna, 20 – 47921 Rimini (Italy) Capital Stock € 33.262.560 fully paid Tax code and Trade Register of Romagna-Forlì-Cesena and Rimini 01836980365 Subject to the management and coordination of Cremonini S.p.A. – Castelvetro (MO)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
MARR Group Organization
Corporate bodies of MARR S.p.A.
Interim report as at 30 September 2020
- Directors' Report
- Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
- Statement of financial position
- Statement of profit and loss
- Statement of other comprehensive income
- Statement of changes in Shareholder's Equity
- Cash flows statement
- Explanatory Notes to the Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
- Statement by the Responsible for the drafting of corporate accounting documents pursuant to Art. 154 bis paragraph 2 of Legislative Decree 58 dated 24 February 1998
MA ARR GRO OUP ORGA ANISATIO ON
as at 3 0 Septembe er 2020
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The MARR G Group's activiti ies are entirely y dedicated to o the foodserv ice distribution n and are listed d in the follow wing table:
| Company | Activity |
|---|---|
| MARR S.p.A. Via Spagna n. . 20 – Rimini |
Marketing an nd distribution n of fresh, dr ried and froze en food products for r Foodservice o operators. |
| AS.CA S.p.A. Via dell'Acer ro n. 1/A - S Santarcangelo di Romagna (RN) |
Company w which leases going conce erns to the Parent Company, ef ffective from 1 1 February 202 20 |
| New Caterin g S.r.l. Via dell'Acer ro n.1/A - S Santarcangelo di Romagna (RN) |
Marketing an nd distribution n of foodstuff p products to b ars and fast food out tlets. |
| Company | Activity |
|---|---|
| MARR Foodservice Iberica S.A.U. Calle Lagasca n. 106 1° centro - Madrid (Spain) |
Non-operating company (in pre – liquidation). |
| Si'Frutta S.r.l. | Supply of fresh fruit and vegetable products to hotels, |
| Via dell'Acero n.1/A - Santarcangelo di Romagna | restaurants, canteens and chains operators and in industrial |
| (RN) | transformation activities. |
| Jolanda de Colò S.p.A. | Production, marketing and distribution of food products in |
| Via 1° Maggio n. 21 – Palmanova (UD) | the premium segment (high range). |
All the controlled companies are consolidated on a line – by – line basis. Related companies are evaluated by equity method.
CORPORATE BODIES
| Board of Directors | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Ugo Ravanelli |
| Chief Executive Officer | Francesco Ospitali |
| Directors | Claudia Cremonini |
| Vincenzo Cremonini | |
| Indipendent Directors | Marinella Monterumisi (1) |
| Alessandro Nova | |
| Rossella Schiavini (1) | |
| (1) Member of Control and Risk Committee | |
| Board of Statutory Auditors | |
| Chairman | Massimo Gatto |
| Auditors | Andrea Foschi |
| Simona Muratori | |
| Alternate Auditors | Alvise Deganello |
| Lucia Masini |
Independent Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers S.p.A.
Manager responsible for the drafting of corporate accounting documents Pierpaolo Rossi
DIRECTORS' REPORT
Group performance and analysis of the results for the third quarter of 2020 and as at 30 September 2020
The interim report as at 30 September 2020, not audited, has been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies and measurement criteria established by the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and adopted by the European Commission according to the procedures in art. 6 of (EC) Regulation 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and Council dated 19 July 2002, while for information and the purposes of this report, reference is made to article 154-ter of the Legislative Decree 58 dated 24 February 1998.
In the analysis of the Group results as at 30 September 2020 it must be pointed out that out-of-home food consumption, which is partly linked to tourism flows, suffered an almost total stoppage from the end of February to the first days of June. According to the findings of the Confcommercio Studies Office (Survey no. 9, October 2020), consumption by quantity in the "Hotels, meals and out-of-home consumption" sector, in other words the reference sector for MARR's activities, recorded a decrease of 22.8% in the first quarter and 68.8% in the second quarter, with a weighted average of – 49.4% at the end of the first half.
Subsequently, out-of-home food consumption showed a positive recovery in the third quarter, despite the penalisation caused by the modest incoming and thus the influx of tourists from abroad, recording a decrease in consumption compared to the same period last year of "only" 33.4%.
During the third quarter, MARR had a reduction in revenues that was less than that of the market (-19.6% for MARR compared to –33.4% for the market) thus confirming the increase of its market share. The restaurants sector especially was less critically affected, given that the hotel sector suffered much more, because of the aforementioned problems affecting tourism.
The total revenues in the third quarter amounted to 409 million Euros compared to 509.1 million in 2019, with a decrease of 19.7%, an improvement on -43.6% at the end of the first six months.
As regards the only sector of activity represented by "Distribution of food products to non-domestic catering", the sales can be analysed in terms of client categories as follows.
The sales of the MARR Group in the first nine months of 2020 amounted to 843.8 million Euros (1,280.4 million in 2019), while those in the third quarter amounted to 402.7 million Euros (500.7 million in 2019), with a decrease of 19.6%.
The sales to clients in the Street Market and National Account categories as at 30 September 2020 amounted to 688.7 million Euros compared to 1,109.8 million in 2019, while the sales in the third quarter amounted to 349.0 million Euros (445.7 million in 2019), with a reduction of 21.7%, in the context of an out-of-home market which, according to the most recent Confcommercio figures (Survey no. 9, October 2020), recorded a fall of -33.4% (by quantity) in the "Hotels, meals and out-of-home consumption" segment, with an almost non-existent inflation rate.
In the main Street Market category (restaurants and hotels not belonging to groups or chains), the sales in the first nine months amounted to 550.3 million Euros (891.8 million in 2019), and those in the third quarter amounted to 298.4 million (378.1 million in 2019).
The sales to National Account clients (operators in Chains and Groups and Canteens) as at 30 September 2020 amounted to 138.4 million Euros (218.0 in 2019), with 50.6 million Euros in the third quarter (67.6 million in the same period of 2019).
The sales to clients in the Wholesale category in the first nine months of 2020 amounted to 155.1 million Euros (170.6 million in 2019), with 53.8 million in the third quarter (55.0 million in 2019).
In the following table we provide reconciliation between the revenues from sales by category and the revenues from sales and services indicated in the consolidated financial statements:
| 3rd quarter | 3rd quarter | 30.09.20 | 30.09.19 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | (9 months) | (9 months) |
| MARR Consolidated (€thousand) |
3rd quarter 2020 |
3rd quarter 2019 |
30.09.20 (9 months) |
30.09.19 (9 months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues from sales and services by customer category | ||||
| Street market | 298,397 | 378,080 | 550,320 | 891,804 |
| National Account | 50,559 | 67,609 | 138,392 | 218,042 |
| Wholesale | 53,770 | 54,981 | 155,135 | 170,568 |
| Total revenues form sales in Foodservice | 402,726 | 500,670 | 843,847 1,280,414 | |
| (1) Discount and final year bonus to the customers | (3,025) | (3,118) | (9,906) | (12,309) |
| (2) Other services | 453 | 515 | 1,270 | 1,795 |
| (3) Other | 64 | 68 | 229 | 205 |
| Revenues from sales and services | 400,218 | 498,135 | 835,440 1,270,105 |
Note
(1) Discount and final year bonus not attributable to any specific customer category
(2) Revenues for services (mainly transport) not referring to any specific customer category
(3) Other revenues for goods or services/adjustments to revenues not referring to any specific customer category
Below are the figures, re-classified according to current financial analysis procedures, with the income statement, the statement of financial position and the net financial position for the first nine months and third quarter of 2020 compared to the corresponding periods of the previous year.
Analysis of the re-classified income statement
| MARR Consolidated (€thousand) |
3rd quarter 2020 |
% | 3rd quarter 2019 |
% | % Change | 30.09.20 (9 months) |
% | 30.09.19 (9 months) |
% | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues from sales and services | 400,218 | 97.9% | 498,135 | 97.8% | (19.7) | 835,440 | 97.6% | 1,270,105 | 97.5% | (34.2) |
| Other earnings and proceeds | 8,743 | 2.1% | 10,954 | 2.2% | (20.2) | 20,627 | 2.4% | 31,991 | 2.5% | (35.5) |
| Total revenues | 408,961 | 100.0% | 509,089 | 100.0% | (19.7) | 856,067 | 100.0% | 1,302,096 | 100.0% | (34.3) |
| Cost of raw and secondary materials, | ||||||||||
| consumables and goods sold | (291,586) | -71.3% | (359,017) | -70.5% | (18.8) | (638,848) | -74.7% | (1,009,573) | -77.5% | (36.7) |
| Change in inventories | (25,873) | -6.3% | (36,053) | -7.1% | (28.2) | (48,212) | -5.6% | (10,791) | -0.8% | 346.8 |
| Services | (50,576) | -12.4% | (56,891) | -11.2% | (11.1) | (113,672) | -13.3% | (147,772) | -11.3% | (23.1) |
| Leases and rentals | 161 | 0.0% | (170) | 0.0% | (194.7) | 34 | 0.0% | (500) | -0.1% | (106.8) |
| Other operating costs | (420) | -0.1% | (346) | -0.1% | 21.4 | (1,151) | -0.1% | (1,108) | -0.1% | 3.9 |
| Value added | 40,667 | 9.9% | 56,612 | 11.1% | (28.2) | 54,218 | 6.3% | 132,352 | 10.2% | (59.0) |
| Personnel costs | (7,969) | -1.9% | (9,347) | -1.8% | (14.7) | (20,978) | -2.4% | (28,761) | -2.2% | (27.1) |
| Gross Operating result | 32,698 | 8.0% | 47,265 | 9.3% | (30.8) | 33,240 | 3.9% | 103,591 | 8.0% | (67.9) |
| Amortization and depreciation | (4,153) | -1.0% | (3,917) | -0.8% | 6.0 | (12,189) | -1.4% | (11,462) | -0.9% | 6.3 |
| Provisions and write-downs | (6,779) | -1.7% | (3,981) | -0.8% | 70.3 | (15,668) | -1.9% | (10,797) | -0.9% | 45.1 |
| Operating result | 21,766 | 5.3% | 39,367 | 7.7% | (44.7) | 5,383 | 0.6% | 81,332 | 6.2% | (93.4) |
| Financial income | 314 | 0.1% | 192 | 0.0% | 63.5 | 957 | 0.1% | 611 | 0.1% | 56.6 |
| Financial charges | (1,521) | -0.4% | (1,639) | -0.3% | (7.2) | (4,639) | -0.5% | (4,950) | -0.4% | (6.3) |
| Foreign exchange gains and losses | (97) | 0.0% | 258 | 0.1% | (137.6) | (110) | 0.0% | 249 | 0.0% | (144.2) |
| Value adjustments to financial assets | 36 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | (127) | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Result from recurrent activities | 20,498 | 5.0% | 38,178 | 7.5% | (46.3) | 1,464 | 0.2% | 77,242 | 5.9% | (98.1) |
| Non-recurring income | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Non-recurring charges | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Profit before taxes | 20,498 | 5.0% | 38,178 | 7.5% | (46.3) | 1,464 | 0.2% | 77,242 | 5.9% | (98.1) |
| Income taxes | (5,432) | -1.3% | (10,861) | -2.1% | (50.0) | (411) | -0.1% | (22,160) | -1.7% | (98.1) |
| Total net profit | 15,066 | 3.7% | 27,317 | 5.4% | (44.8) | 1,053 | 0.1% | 55,082 | 4.2% | (98.1) |
The consolidated economic results of the first quarter half of 2020, which began very positively, suffered the shock of Covid-19 and of the measures imposed by the institutions in the various different phases of the lockdown, as stated in the previous Half-Year Financial Report.
The subsequent gradual reopening, led to a progressive recovery of the market with positive feedback, ensuring the correct market response to the needs of each specific moment in time.
In the first nine months the MARR Group total revenues amounted to 856.1 million Euros (1,302.1 million Euros in 2019), EBITDA amounted to 33.2 million Euros (103.6 million Euros in 2019), EBIT amounted to 5.4 million Euros (81.3 million Euros in 2019) and total net consolidated profit amounted to 1.1 million Euros (55.1 million Euros in 2019).
It has to be pointed out that these numbers have been particullary affected by the economic, social and sanitary situation of the first half, which led to a general reduction in revenues and marginality (the margin was also penalized by the sale during the lock-down period of fresh perishables that were still in the warehouses and also the of some products, especially frozen seafood, that had been acquired for the summer season), which was partly mitigated by the interventions on fixed operating costs, implemented without reducing the closeness to Customers and without affecting the opportunity of the reopening of foodservice activities.
In particular, trend in revenues from sales and services (-34.3% in the first nine months and -19.7% in the third quarter compared to the previous year) which showed a progressive increase of 4.1% since the beginning of the year up to 23 February 2020 compared to the same period of the previous year, is a consequence of the blocking of tourist and foodservice activities imposed by the measures for containment of the pandemic implemented in Italy from the end of February to 18 May, with a dynamics in sales in each client categories as previously analyzed.
In the third quarter, which due to the business seasonality is historically the most significant of the business year; the results achieved by the MARR Group are the following: total revenues amounting to 409 million Euros (509.1 million Euros in 2019); EBITDA1 amounting to 32.7 million Euros (47.3 million Euros in 2019) and EBIT amounting to 21.8 million Euros (39.4 million Euros in 2019).
1 The EBITDA (Gross Operating Margin) is an economic indicator not defined by the IFRS adopted by MARR for the financial statements from 31 December 2005. The EBITDA is a measure used by the company's management to monitor and assess its operational performance. The management believes that the
The item "Other earnings and proceeds", mainly represented by contributions from suppliers on purchases and that includes logistics payments which MARR charges to suppliers, is related to the trend of costs for the purchase of goods and has been negatively impacted by the dynamics of sales.
In this context, actions have been implemented aimed at properly managing the operating costs, by intervening on the reducible fixed costs and optimising the management of the logistics and distribution network, with the objective to mitigate the economic impact generated by the measures imposed by the Government institutions as a consequence of the pandemic..
As regards operating costs, it must been highlighted the decrease in value of Services which go from 147.8 million Euros in 2019 to 113.7 million Euros in the same period of 2020 with a percentage incidence on total revenues from 11.3% in 2019 to 13.3% in 2020.
In the third quarter, cost for Services pass from 56.9 million Euros in 2019 to 50.6 million Euros in 2020 with a percentage incidence on total revenues from 11.2% to 12.4%, therefore highlighting an efficiency resumption related to both the recovery of consumptions levels and the different sales mix.
Regarding the costs for leases and rentals it should be noted that both in the first nine months and in the third quarter of 2020, this item shows a proceed which, net of lease costs relating to contracts with a duration of less than twelve months and therefore not falling within the scope of application of IFRS16, is represented by the reduction in lease installments agreed during the third quarter with tenants following the health emergency2 .
This proceed mainly refers to the rental contracts of the buildings where the distribution centres of the Parent Company are based and amounts to a total of 268 thousand Euros.
The personnel costs also highlight a decrease of 7.8 million Euros in the first nine months (1.4 million Euros in the third quarter), mainly due to the adjustment of the business organization to the market situation through the use of the employment laws made available by the Government (5.1 million Euros approximately since March, thereof 0.9 million Euros in the third quarter), and less overtime work (0.9 million Euros approximately since March 2020, thereof 0.4 million Euros in the third quarter) as well as the benefits of integrating the business activities of AS.CA into MARR (for approximately 1 million Euro since the beginning of the year, thereof 0.3 million Euros in the third quarter).
The above measures generated an average saving of approximately 16% on personnel costs in the third quarter (20% in July, 14% in August, 14% in September).
It must be recalled that the item "Amortization and depreciation" includes, for 6.7 million Euros (6.2 million Euros in the same period of 2019) the depreciation for the first nine months of the right of use accounted for according to IFRS16 in the financial statements for the lease contracts; in the third quarter the depreciation amounted to 2.3 million Euros (2.1 million Euros in the third quarter 2019). the total increase of the item is mainly the effect mainly of the investment plan put in place for some years at the distribution centres of the Parent Company.
The item "provisions and write-downs" amounted to 15.7 million Euros in the first nine months of 2020, an slightly increase compared to the 10.8 million Euros of the first nine months of 2019 (6.8 million Euros in the third quarter 2020 compared to 4.0 million in the same period of the previous year).
This item is composed by 15.1 million Euros related to the bad debt provision (10.4 million Euros in the first nine months of 2019) and by 0.5 million Euros related to the provision for supplementary customer indemnity.
The increase in bad debt provision (+4.7 million Euros in the first nine months and +2.9 million Euros in the third quarter of 2020) is related to the persistence of the current situation of uncertainty on the market which, after a recovery during the summer period, is suffering again because of the new restrictive measures imposed from the second half of October.
By effect of that illustrated above the profit before taxes, net of the financial management which is substantially in line with the same period of the previous year, amounts at 30 September 2020 to a profit of 1.5 million Euros, which compared to a loss of 19.0 million Euros as at 30 June 2020, is driven by a positive result from recurrent activities of 20.5 million Euros in the third quarter.
The net result of the third quarter was equal to a profit of 15.1 million Euros, compared to 27.3 million Euros in the corresponding period of the previous year.
2 The benefit deriving from the definition of these agreements has been accounted for consistently with the provisions of the IFRS principle as a reduction in operating costs.
EBITDA is an important parameter for measuring the Group's performance as it is not affected by the volatility due to the effects various types of criteria for determining taxable items, the amount and characteristics of the capital used and the relevant amortization policies. Today (following the subsequent detailing of the development of the accounting procedures) the EBITDA (Earnings before interests, taxes, depreciation and amortization) is defined as the business year Profits/Losses gross of amortizations and depreciations, write downs and financial income and charges and income tax.
At the end of the first nine months of 2020 the net result amounts to 1.1 million Euros (55.1 million Euros in the corresponding period of 2019).
The tax rate of 2020 is equal to 28.1% (28.7% in the first nine months of 2019).
| MARR Consolidated (€thousand) |
30.09.20 | 31.12.19 | 30.09.19 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net intangible assets | 153,380 | 152,307 | 152,139 |
| Net tangible assets | 74,501 | 70,960 | 70,903 |
| Right of use assets | 43,172 | 45,437 | 55,796 |
| Equity investments evaluated using the Net Equity method | 1,923 | 2,452 | 516 |
| Equity investments in other companies | 300 | 304 | 304 |
| Other fixed assets | 34,022 | 33,222 | 24,938 |
| Total fixed assets (A) | 307,298 | 304,682 | 304,596 |
| Net trade receivables from customers | 388,270 | 368,642 | 420,997 |
| Inventories | 122,403 | 170,395 | 148,087 |
| Suppliers | (280,576) | (324,535) | (375,008) |
| Trade net working capital (B) | 230,097 | 214,502 | 194,076 |
| Other current assets | 54,296 | 52,226 | 60,534 |
| Other current liabilities | (18,008) | (18,298) | (29,194) |
| Total current assets/liabilities (C) | 36,288 | 33,928 | 31,340 |
| Net working capital (D) = (B+C) | 266,385 | 248,430 | 225,416 |
| Other non current liabilities (E) | (1,539) | (1,194) | (1,159) |
| Staff Severance Provision (F) | (7,390) | (8,298) | (8,141) |
| Provisions for risks and charges (G) | (6,624) | (7,807) | (7,772) |
| Net invested capital (H) = (A+D+E+F+G) | 558,130 | 535,813 | 512,940 |
| Shareholders' equity attributable to the Group | (341,631) | (339,798) | (328,228) |
| Consolidated shareholders' equity (I) | (341,631) | (339,798) | (328,228) |
| (Net short-term financial debt)/Cash | 92,672 | 17,269 | 49,806 |
| (Net medium/long-term financial debt) | (264,988) | (166,859) | (178,315) |
| Net financial debt - before IFRS16 (L) | (172,316) | (149,590) | (128,509) |
| Current lease liabilities (IFRS16) | (8,393) | (7,911) | (7,849) |
| Non-current lease liabilities (IFRS16) | (35,790) | (38,514) | (48,354) |
| IFRS16 effect on Net financial debt (M) | (44,183) | (46,425) | (56,203) |
| Net financial debt (N) = (L+M) | (216,499) | (196,015) | (184,712) |
| Net equity and net financial debt (O) = (I+N) | (558,130) | (535,813) | (512,940) |
Analysis of the re-classified statement of financial position *
* It should be noted that the data as at 31 December and at 30 September 2019 have been restated where necessary in order to maintain comparability with the data as at 30 September 2020.
Analysis of the Net Financial Position *
The following represents the trend in Net Financial Position 3 .
| MARR Consolidated | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (€thousand) | 30.09.20 | 30.06.20 | 31.12.19 | 30.09.19 | |
| A. | Cash | 5,612 | 3,754 | 10,873 | 10,171 |
| Bank accounts | 229,782 | 171,154 | 181,530 | 231,893 | |
| Postal accounts | 12 | 30 | 90 | 78 | |
| B. | Cash equivalent | 229,794 | 171,184 | 181,620 | 231,971 |
| C. | Liquidity (A) + (B) | 235,406 | 174,938 | 192,493 | 242,142 |
| Current financial receivable due to Parent Company | 4,364 | 15,621 | 1,843 | 90 | |
| Current financial receivable due to Related Companies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Others financial receivable | 546 | 774 | 560 | 2,178 | |
| D. | Current financial receivable | 4,910 | 16,395 | 2,403 | 2,268 |
| E. | Receivables for derivative/financial instruments | 3,176 | 6,073 | 1,247 | 0 |
| F. | Current Bank debt | (60,609) | (47,360) | (38,796) | (55,367) |
| G. | Current portion of non current debt | (89,824) | (157,080) | (130,076) | (129,136) |
| Financial debt due to Parent company | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Financial debt due to Related Companies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other financial debt | (387) | (39,246) | (10,002) | (10,101) | |
| H. | Other current financial debt | (387) | (39,246) | (10,002) | (10,101) |
| I. | Current lease liabilities (IFRS16) | (8,393) | (8,568) | (7,911) | (7,849) |
| J. | Current financial debt (F) + (G) + (H) + (I) | (159,213) | (252,254) | (186,785) | (202,453) |
| K. | Net current financial indebtedness (C) + (D) + (E) + (J) | 84,279 | (54,848) | 9,358 | 41,957 |
| L. | Non current bank loans | (236,897) | (172,163) | (137,491) | (148,027) |
| M. | Other non current loans | (28,091) | 0 | (29,368) | (30,288) |
| N. | Non-current lease liabilities (IFRS16) | (35,790) | (35,622) | (38,514) | (48,354) |
| O. Non current financial indebtedness (L) + (M) + (N) | (300,778) | (207,785) | (205,373) | (226,669) | |
| P. | Net financial indebtedness (K) + (O) | (216,499) | (262,633) | (196,015) | (184,712) |
* It should be noted that the data as at 31 December and at 30 September 2019 have been restated where necessary in order to maintain comparability with the data as at 30 September 2020.
The MARR's Group financial debt is affected by the business seasonality, that requires high net working capital during the summer period. Historically, the indebtedness reaches its peak during the first half of the year, and then decrease at the end of the business year.
The financial indebtedness of the MARR Group was also affected at the end of the first nine by the unforeseen Covid-19 outbreak, reaching 216.5 million Euros, an increase of approximately 31.8 million Euros compared to the same period last year, mainly due to the trend in the net trade working capital, which was affected by the reduction in payables to suppliers and only partly compensated by the reduction in the trade receivables.
3 The Net Financial Position used as a financial indicator of debts is represented by the total of the following positive and negative components of the Statement of financial position:
Positive short term components: cash and equivalents; items of net working capital collectables; financial assets.
Negative short and long term components: payables to banks; payables to other financiers, payables to leasing companies and factoring companies; payables to shareholders for loans.
This trend, as stated in the previous Half-Year Financial Report, has led to the identification of the breach of covenants as at 30 June concerning some contracts as a result of exceeding one of the indices envisaged contractually, which is that concerning the ratio between net financial indebtedness and EBITDA. For these loans, the management team has filed a request to the respective banks for a temporary suspension of the verification of the financial parameters. The timing of the signature of the above agreements had led to classify a portion of these loans amounting to 101.2 million Euros, which instalments would have expired in more than twelve months as per the original amortization plans for the loans, under the current financial indebtedness as at 30 June.
The signature of the above-mentioned covenant holiday agreements in July enable the Group to classify such loans among the non-current liabilities again.
As of today, It must be noted that MARR Group has already achieved all of the covenant holidays related to the verification of the financial parameters based on results at 31 December 2020.
As regards the structure of the financial debts, as stated in the previous Half-Year Financial Report, it must be pointed out that as at 30 September 2020 despite the difficult global situation generated by the lock-down, the Parent Company stipulated the following new contracts:
- loan signed on 24 February 2020 with Banca Intesa San Paolo for total 50 million Euros, divided into two tranches, one of 20 million Euros (granted on 26 February) and the other "bullet" of 30 million Euros (granted on 25 March 2020),; both expiring in February;
- loan granted on 4 March 2020 by Credito Emiliano for 7.5 million Euros, with amortization plan ending in March 2023;
- loan granted on 9 April 2020 by Credit Agricole Italia for 10 million Euros, with amortization plan ending in April 2026;
- loan granted on 13 May 2020 by Unicredit for 30 million Euros, with amortization plan ending in May 2022;
- loan granted on 20 May 2020 by UBI Banca for 25 million Euros, with amortization plan ending in May 2023.
In view of the above, it should also be noted that the two outstanding loans with Banca Intesa San Paolo, which at 31 December 2019, were classified as 9.5 million Euros in current financial payables and 10.3 million Euros in non-current financial debt, those loans were paid off early for total 19.8 million Euros.
In January the last installment of the mortgage loan in place with Banca Intesa San Paolo was also paid and the related mortgage was canceled, while in July the Parent Company repaid to the investors the due principal instalment of the private bond placement in US dollars stipulated in 2013 together with the six-monthly interest payment, with a total outlay of 8,514 thousand Euros.
With regard to the main financial movements in the first nine months of 2020, in addition to the ordinary operating management and the financial outlays relating to the investments made at the distribution centres of the Parent Company, as detailed in the next paragraph "Investments", it is pointed out the payment for the purchase of 60% of the shares of the company SìFrutta S.r.l (0.8 million Euros).
It is also pointed out that, the financial receivables deriving from the valuation of the derivative Cross Currency Swap contracts related thereto and expiring in 2023 (amounting to 3.2 million Euros) have been included in the net financial position as at 30 September 2020 (4.8 million Euros at 30 June 2020).
Were these receivables to have been considered as at 31 December 2019 and 30 September 2019 as well, the financial indebtedness of the Group would have amounted to 192.6 e 180.6 million Euros respectively.
| MARR Consolidated (€thousand) |
30.09.20 | 30.06.20 | 31.12.19 | 30.09.19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net trade receivables from customers | 388,270 | 333,733 | 368,642 | 420,997 |
| Inventories | 122,403 | 148,277 | 170,395 | 148,087 |
| Payables to suppliers | (280,576) | (203,984) | (324,535) | (375,008) |
| Trade net working capital | 230,097 | 278,026 | 214,502 | 194,076 |
Analysis of the Trade net working Capital *
* It should be noted that the data as at 31 December and 30 September 2019 have been restated where necessary in order to maintain comparability with the data as at 30 June e 30 September 2020.
As a result of the health emergency arose at the end of February and of the closure of all business activities from 11 March to 18 May, the results as at 30 September 2020 are not comparable with the ones of the first nine months of 2019, as a result of the impacts described previously concerning the total revenues and the purchase costs of goods.
As at 30 September 2020 trade net working capital amounted to 230.1 million Euros, a slightly improvement compared to the 278.0 million Euros at 30 June 2020, but worsening compared to the 194.1 million Euros at 30 September 2019, because of the decrease in suppliers, only partially offset by the reduction in trade receivables and in inventories. In this regard, it must be noted that there was a careful review of the procurement policies during the lock-down and the recovery of catering activities starting on 18 May last, along with the summer season not particullary affected by binding regulatory constraints, has enabled a significant decrease in the inventories to be achieved, with respect to both the same period in the previous year and the closing figures as at 30 June 2020.
The Company is still focusing strongly on the management of the trade receivables, implementing methods specific to the situations and requirements of each territorial area and Market segment. Despite the market recovery during the summer months, the introduction from the second half of October of new regulatory constraints in force all over the country, makes more and more important the safeguarding the company equity while remaining close to the clients, thereby enabling the prompt management of the receivables and enhancement of relations with clients customers with a view to the full recovery of consumption levels.
| MARR Consolidated (€thousand) |
30.09.20 | 30.09.19 |
|---|---|---|
| Net profit before minority interests Amortization and depreciation Change in Staff Severance Provision |
1,053 12,193 (908) |
55,082 11,462 (277) |
| Operating cash-flow | 12,338 | 66,267 |
| (Increase) decrease in receivables from customers (Increase) decrease in inventories Increase (decrease) in payables to suppliers (Increase) decrease in other items of the working capital |
(19,628) 47,992 (43,959) (3,465) |
(50,782) 10,791 59,915 6,914 |
| Change in working capital | (19,060) | 26,838 |
| Net (investments) in intangible assets Net (investments) in tangible assets |
(1,386) (8,691) |
(419) (7,589) |
| Investments in other fixed assets | (10,077) | (8,008) |
| Free - cash flow before dividends | (16,799) | 85,097 |
| Distribution of dividends Other changes, including those of minority interests |
0 780 |
(51,890) 768 |
| Cash-flow from (for) change in shareholders' equity | 780 | (51,122) |
| FREE - CASH FLOW | (16,019) | 33,975 |
| Opening net financial debt Effect for change in liability for IFRS16 Cash-flow for the period |
(196,015) (4,465) (16,019) |
(156,656) (62,031) 33,975 |
| Closing net financial debt | (216,499) | (184,712) |
* It should be noted that the data relating to the flows of the first nine months of 2019 have been restated where necessary in order to maintain comparability with the data as at 30 September 2020.
10
Investments
The following is a summary of the investments made in the first nine months and in the third quarter of 2020:
| (€thousand) | 3rd quarter 2020 | 30.09.20 |
|---|---|---|
| Intangible assets | ||
| Patents and intellectual property rights | 39 | 132 |
| Intangible assets under development and advances | 22 | 107 |
| Goodwill | 0 | 1,147 |
| Total intangible assets | 61 | 1,386 |
| Tangible assets | ||
| Land and buildings | 49 | 279 |
| Plant and machinery | 301 | 1,434 |
| Industrial and business equipment | 17 | 195 |
| Other assets | 180 | 460 |
| Fixed assets under development and advances | 3135 | 6,323 |
| Total tangible assets | 3,682 | 8,691 |
| Total | 3,743 | 10,077 |
With regard to the investments of the first half- year of 2020 it is pointed out the purchase finalized by the Parent Company on 11 March 2020 of the remaining quota of 60% of the company Si'Frutta S.r.l.: this operation resulted in the recognition of a provisionally determined goodwill of 1,147 thousand Euros and the entry of tangible fixed assets for a 217 thousand Euros, mainly concentrated in the "Plant and machinery" and "Other assets" categories.
With regard to the investments of the third Quarter, the continuation of the works for the new headquarters' building located in Santarcangelo di Romagna is highlighted, with a total investment in the period amounting to 2,305 thousand Euros (5,150 thousand Euros in the nine months).
The amounts shown in the item "Plant and machinery" mainly refer to investments in some distribution centres of the Parent Company.
Other informations
The Company neither holds nor has ever held shares or quotas of parent companies, even though third party persons and/or companies; consequently during the 2020 the company never purchased or sold the above-mentioned shares and/or quotas.
As at 30 September 2020 the Company does not hold own shares.
During the first nine months of 2020 the Group did not carry out any atypical or unusual operations.
Significant events in the third quarter of 2020
On 10 July 2020, the Parent Company repaid to the investors the due principal instalment of the private bond placement in US dollars stipulated in 2013 together with the six-monthly interest payment, with a total outlay of 8,514 thousand Euros.
In relation to the events occurred during the first half year please refer to the Half Year Financial Report.
Events occurred after the closing of the quarter
There were no significant event after the closing of the third quarter 2020.
Outlook
Although an "autumn wave" of Covid-19 infections was foreseeable, such a violent wave of the pandemic as that which has occurred in the rest of Europe as well was not predicted. This has obviously created doubts regarding the timeframe for economic recovery, which had begun decisively in the third quarter.
In this regard, the position of the Company in the recent past, present and the near future must be stated and commented on.
During the third quarter, MARR had a reduction in revenues that was less than that of the market (- 19.6% for MARR compared to –33.4% for the market) thus confirming the increase of its market share. The restaurants sector especially was less critically affected, given that the hotel sector suffered much more, because of the aforementioned problems affecting tourism.
This was possible thanks mainly to two steps:
- the strategic approach and guidelines focusing on 5 priorities defined during the initial impact caused by the Covid-19 (enhancing liquidity, proper management of operating costs, consolidation of the leadership position, identification of new business opportunities, further strengthening of the competitive position)
- all of the commercial, management and operating initiatives that MARR had started, developed and consolidated already during the most acute and difficult phase of the lockdown.
Today, with the resurgence of the pandemic, MARR is continuing to apply these modalities of integrated approach methods, with an additional specific attention towards the service to the client initiatives on various fronts: new or renewed product lines capable of providing clients with new business opportunities (e.g. delivery and take away product lines), increased safety measures in management (hygiene, disinfecting, safety of personnel and of diners), the monetising of government incentives (e.g. management of the "holiday bonus"), highly qualifying products for the restaurant (with particular attention on fresh and very fresh products, including fruit and vegetables and seafood), including local and Made in Italy products, for an assortment of products which, in addition to valorising Italian culinary excellence, is instrumental for the obtainment of the "Chain-of-Production Bonus" envisaged in the August law decree.
The implementation of further management models that will enable the Client to remain at the centre of the commitment from the entire Company is scheduled in the near future.
This translates into paths that have the main objective of continuously increasing the level of competence of the sales and operations organization so that the Client always receives clear messages and complete information capable of supporting them in their activity and in their daily choices.
This commitment stems from the conviction that it is fundamental to properly manage the present, without forgetting that a high degree of attention is needed as regards growth strategies, not only organic, for the medium and long-term.
The significance of the out-of-home market must not be forgotten (86 billion in revenues in 2019, with a growth rate of +15% in the previous 5 years – Tradelab Confimprese, April 2020) and neither should the characteristics (conviviality, opportunity, matching) that have always characterised out-of-home food consumption; the latter are part of habits and of a lifestyle that is ready to regain the upper hand as soon as conditions allow it, and the market trend in the last quarter has
confirmed this In this regard, the second wave of the pandemic that has affected Italy in recent weeks is expected to lead merely to a short-term postponement in the recovery of out-of-home food consumption.
The beginning of the last quarter has seen MARR's revenues for October, which had started with a trend in line with that in the third quarter, reaching about 70% compared to the same period last year, as a result of the restriction imposed on the out-of-home food consumption sector by the DPCM (Decree) of 25 October coming into force. The remainder of the fourth quarter will be conditioned by the dynamic measures that characterize the DPCM of 3 November and which will be in force until 3 December; it should be recalled that historically, November is a month of modest significance in terms of revenues.
In this context, MARR maintains its objective of pursuing the constant and continuous growth of its market share, also taking into account the continuity of its business and the financial stability of the consequent management.
In the awareness of its own role as driving player in the market, MARR has also initiated a path for strengthening its own approach to Sustainability by implementing projects in each of the three ESG areas: Environment (green and sustainable products, certification of production lines), Soci (emphasising the transparency, legality and correctness of relations with all stakeholders) and Governance (with the full respect of all applicable Regulations, Codes and best practices).
Going concern
With reference to what is stated in the previous paragraph, while considering the complexity of a rapidly evolving market context, the Company considers the going concern assumption appropriate and correct, taking into account its ability to meet its obligations in the foreseeable future and in particular in the next 12 months, also based on the solidity of the Group's financial structure with reference to which the following is highlighted:
-
the significant sources of liquidity currently available, amounting to 230 million Euros approximately as at 30 September 2020;
-
agreed credit lines ongoing and unused for a total amount of not less than 220 million Euros as at 30 September 2020;
-
the support of the main banks, relying on its position of leadership in its business sector; the banking system paid out loans totaling more than 120 million Euros to the company during the lock-down;
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the support of the banks also led to the temporary suspension ("Covenant holiday") of the assesment of the financial indices both in the contracts providing them as at 30 June 2020 and as at 31 December 2020; this suspension was granted by all of the banks which have paid out loans for which a covenant breach was ascertained;
-
The same agreement ("Covenant holiday" as at 30 June 2020 and at 31 December 2020) has been finalized for those who subscribed to the bond loan ("USPP") in US dollars, part of which, for a total of 8.9 million Euros, was paid back on expiry, together with the relative interest, during July.
In addition to the factors considered above, the Group has taken note of a commitment on the part of government institutions to support the operators and subjects most affected by the effects of Covid-19 through safeguard measures that will be implemented in the coming months and which the Group intends use, where possible.
Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
MARR Group
Interim Report as at 30 September 2020
STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL POSITION
| (€thousand) | Notes | 30.09.20 | 31.12.19 * | 30.09.19 * | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | |||||||
| Non-current assets | |||||||
| Tangible assets | 74,501 | 70,960 | 70,903 | ||||
| Right of use | 43,172 | 45,437 | 55,796 | ||||
| Goodwill | 151,068 | 149,921 | 149,921 | ||||
| Other intangible assets | 2,312 | 2,386 | 2,218 | ||||
| Investments at equity value | 1,923 | 2,452 | 516 | ||||
| Investments in other companies | 300 | 304 | 304 | ||||
| Non-current financial receivables | 491 | 490 | 609 | ||||
| Non-current derivative/financial instruments | 3,176 | 3,419 | 4,134 | ||||
| Deferred tax assets | 232 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Other non-current assets | 51,907 | 38,455 | 29,879 | ||||
| Total non-current assets | 329,082 | 313,824 | 314,280 | ||||
| Current assets | |||||||
| Inventories | 122,403 | 170,395 | 148,087 | ||||
| Financial receivables | 4,910 | 2,403 | 802 | ||||
| relating to related parties | 4,364 | 88.9% | 1,843 | 76.7% | 90 | 11.2% | |
| Current derivative/financial instruments | 0 | 1,247 | 1,466 | ||||
| Trade receivables | 369,662 | 360,221 | 411,313 | ||||
| relating to related parties | 9,984 | 2.7% | 10,907 | 3.0% | 9,852 | 2.4% | |
| Tax assets | 7,146 | 2,103 | 2,458 | ||||
| relating to related parties | 12 | 0.2% | 12 | 0.6% | 12 | 0.5% | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 235,406 | 192,493 | 242,142 | ||||
| Other current assets | 47,150 | 55,228 | 58,076 | ||||
| relating to related parties | 451 | 1.0% | 434 | 0.8% | 308 | 0.5% | |
| Total current assets | 786,677 | 784,090 | 864,344 | ||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | 1,115,759 | 1,097,914 | 1,178,624 | ||||
| LIABILITIES | |||||||
| Shareholders' Equity | 341,631 | 339,798 | 328,228 | ||||
| Share capital | 33,263 | 33,263 | 33,263 | ||||
| Reserves | 286,563 | 221,434 | 221,390 | ||||
| Profit for the period | 21,805 | 85,101 | 73,575 | ||||
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 341,631 | 339,798 | 328,228 | ||||
| Non-current liabilities | |||||||
| Non-current financial payables | 264,934 | 166,793 | 178,315 | ||||
| Non-current lease liabilities (IFRS16) | 35,790 | 38,514 | 48,354 | ||||
| relating to related parties | 0 | 0.0% | 499 | 1.3% | 665 | 1.4% | |
| Non-current derivative/financial instruments | 54 | 66 | 0 | ||||
| Employee benefits | 7,390 | 8,298 | 8,141 | ||||
| Provisions for risks and costs | 6,624 | 6,185 | 6,159 | ||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 0 | 1,622 | 1,613 | ||||
| Other non-current liabilities | 1,539 | 1,194 | 1,159 | ||||
| Total non-current liabilities | 316,331 | 222,672 | 243,741 | ||||
| Current liabilities | |||||||
| Current financial payables | 150,817 | 178,802 | 194,452 | ||||
| relating to related parties | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Current lease liabilities (IFRS16) | 8,393 | 7,911 | 7,849 | ||||
| relating to related parties | 665 | 7.9% | 660 | 8.3% | 658 | 8.4% | |
| Current derivative/financial instruments | 3 | 72 | 152 | ||||
| Current tax liabilities | 3,375 | 3,742 | 14,151 | ||||
| relating to related parties | 1,810 | 53.6% | 1,755 | 46.9% | 10,652 | 75.3% | |
| Current trade liabilities | 280,576 | 329,640 | 375,008 | ||||
| relating to related parties | 30,585 | 10.9% | 9,867 | 3.0% | 10,484 | 2.8% | |
| Other current liabilities | 14,633 | 15,277 | 15,043 | ||||
| relating to related parties Total current liabilities |
364 457,797 |
2.5% | 598 535,444 |
3.9% | 4 606,655 |
0.0% | |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 1,115,759 | 1,097,914 | 1,178,624 |
* The data as at 30 September and 31 December 2019 have been restated where necessary in order to maintain comparability with the data as at 30 September 2020.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT AND LOSS
| (€thousand) | Note | 3rd quarter 2020 | 3rd quarter 2019 * | 30 September 2020 | 30 September 2019 * | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 1 | 400,218 | 498,135 | 835,440 | 1,270,105 | ||||
| relating to related parties | 11,437 | 2.9% | 15,118 | 3.0% | 29,579 | 3.5% | 46,849 | 3.7% | |
| Other revenues | 2 | 8,743 | 10,954 | 20,627 | 31,991 | ||||
| relating to related parties | 417 | 4.8% | 173 | 1.6% | 683 | 3.3% | 519 | 1.6% | |
| Changes in inventories | (25,873) | (36,053) | (48,212) | (10,791) | |||||
| Purchase of goods for resale and consumables | 3 | (291,586) | (359,017) | (638,848) | (1,009,573) | ||||
| relating to related parties | (37,285) | 12.8% | (26,258) | 7.3% | (66,729) | 10.4% | (71,228) | 7.1% | |
| Personnel costs | 4 | (7,969) | (9,347) | (20,978) | (28,761) | ||||
| Amortizations, depreciations and provisions | 5 | (4,256) | (4,107) | (12,723) | (11,855) | ||||
| Losses due to impairment of financial assets | 6 | (6,676) | (3,791) | (15,134) | (10,404) | ||||
| Other operating costs | 7 | (50,835) | (57,407) | (114,789) | (149,380) | ||||
| of which profits and losses deriving from the accounting elimination of financial assets valued at amortized cost |
(7) | (57) | (54) | (194) | |||||
| relating to related parties | (713) | 1.4% | (289) | 0.5% | (2,230) | 1.9% | (1,843) | 1.2% | |
| Financial income and charges | 8 | (1,304) | (1,189) | (3,792) | (4,182) | ||||
| of which profits and losses deriving from the accounting elimination of financial assets valued at amortized cost |
(102) | (234) | (441) | (822) | |||||
| relating to related parties | 2 | -0.2% | (3) | 0.3% | 6 | -0.2% | (10) | 0.2% | |
| Income (charge) from associated companies | 9 | 36 | 0 | (127) | 92 | ||||
| Result before taxes | 20,498 | 38,178 | 1,464 | 77,242 | |||||
| Taxes | 10 | (5,432) | (10,861) | (411) | (22,160) | ||||
| Result for the period | 15,066 | 27,317 | 1,053 | 55,082 | |||||
| Attributable to: | |||||||||
| Shareholders of the Parent Company | 15,066 | 27,317 | 1,053 | 55,082 | |||||
| Minority interests | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 15,066 | 27,317 | 1,053 | 55,082 | ||||||
| basic Earnings per Share (euro) | 11 | 0.23 | 0.41 | 0.02 | 0.83 | ||||
| diluted Earnings per Share (euro) | 11 | 0.23 | 0.41 | 0.02 | 0.83 |
* The data relating to the first nine months and the third quarter of 2019 have been restated where necessary in order to maintain comparability with the data of the same period of 2020.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
| (€thousand) | Note | 3rd quarter 2020 | 3rd quarter 2019 | 30 September 2020 | 30 September 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result for the period (A) | 15,066 | 27,317 | 1,053 | 55,082 | |
| Items to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods: Efficacious part of profits/(losses) on cash flow hedge instruments, net of taxation effect |
(276) | 177 | 770 | 768 | |
| Items not to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods: Actuarial (losses)/gains concerning defined benefit plans, net of taxation effect |
0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total Other Profits/Losses, net of taxes (B) | 12 | (276) | 177 | 784 | 768 |
| Comprehensive Result (A) + (B) | 14,790 | 27,494 | 1,837 | 55,850 | |
| Attributable to: | |||||
| Shareholders of the Parent Company Minority interests |
14,790 0 14,790 |
27,494 0 27,494 |
1,837 0 1,837 |
55,850 0 55,850 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN THE SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
(in thousand Euros)
| Des cript ion |
Sha re |
Oth er r ese rves |
Tot al |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap ital |
Sha re |
Leg al |
Rev alua tion |
Sha lder reho s |
Ext rdin rao ary |
Res for erve |
Res for erve |
Cas h-flo w |
Res erve |
Res erve |
Tot al |
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| st Ja Bala at 1 ry 2 019 nce nua |
33, 263 |
63,3 48 |
6,65 2 |
13 | 36,4 96 |
93,3 52 |
1,47 5 |
7,29 0 |
(1,5 78) |
1,4 63 |
(64 4) |
207 ,868 |
83, 141 |
324 ,272 |
| Allo catio n of 201 8 pr ofit |
12,7 59 |
12,7 59 |
(12,7 59) |
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| Dist f MA RR S .p.A ribut ion o . div iden ds |
(51,8 90) |
(51 ,890 ) |
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| Effec t of the trad ing o f ow n sh ares |
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| Oth inor varia tions er m |
(4) | (5) | 1 | (4) | ||||||||||
| - P rofit for t he p eriod |
55,0 82 |
55,0 82 |
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| - O fits/L ther Pro t of taxe osse s, ne s |
768 | 768 | 768 | |||||||||||
| Con solid ated preh ensiv e inc (1/ 1 -30 /06/ 201 9) com ome |
55,8 50 |
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| Bala 0 S at 3 emb er 2 019 ept nce |
33, 263 |
63,3 48 |
6,65 2 |
13 | 36,4 96 |
106 ,11 1 |
1,47 5 |
7,29 0 |
(81 0) |
1,4 59 |
(64 4) |
221 ,390 |
73,5 75 |
328 ,228 |
| Oth inor varia tions er m |
(1) | (1) | (1) | |||||||||||
| - P rofit for t he p eriod |
11,5 27 |
11,5 27 |
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| - O fits/L ther Pro t of taxe osse s, ne s |
222 | (178 ) |
44 | 44 | ||||||||||
| Con solid ated preh ensiv e inc (1/0 7-3 1/12 /20 19) com ome |
11,5 71 |
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| Bala 1 D at 3 mbe r 20 19 nce ece |
33, 263 |
63,3 48 |
6,65 2 |
13 | 36,4 96 |
106 ,11 1 |
1,47 5 |
7,29 0 |
(58 8) |
1,4 58 |
(82 2) |
221 ,434 |
85, 101 |
339 ,798 |
| Allo n of 201 9 pr ofit catio |
64,3 49 |
64,3 49 |
(64,3 49) |
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| Oth inor varia tions er m |
(4) | (4) | (4) | |||||||||||
| rofit for t - P he p eriod |
1,05 3 |
1,05 3 |
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| - O fits/L ther Pro t of taxe osse s, ne s |
770 | 14 | 784 | 784 | ||||||||||
| Con solid ated preh ensiv sult (1/1 -30 /06/ 202 0) com e re |
1,83 7 |
|||||||||||||
| 0 S Bala at 3 emb er 2 020 ept nce |
33, 263 |
63,3 48 |
6,65 2 |
13 | 36,4 96 |
170 ,460 |
1,47 5 |
7,29 0 |
182 | 1,45 4 |
(80 8) |
286 ,563 |
21,8 05 |
341 ,63 1 |
CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS STATEMENT (INDIRECT METHOD)
| Consolidated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (€thousand) | 30.09.20 | 30.09.19* | ||
| Result for the Period | 1,053 | 55,082 | ||
| Adjustment: | ||||
| Amortization/Depreciation | 5,463 | 5,231 | ||
| IFRS 16 depreciation | 6,730 | 6,235 | ||
| Change in deferred tax | (2,081) | (717) | ||
| Allocation of provison for bad debts | 15,134 | 10,404 | ||
| Provison for supplementary clientele severance indemnity Write-downs of investments non consolidater on a line - by - line basis |
534 127 |
393 0 |
||
| Capital profit/losses on disposal of assets | (111) | (128) | ||
| relating to related parties | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Financial (income) charges net of foreign exchange gains and losses | 3,682 | 4,431 | ||
| relating to related parties | (6) | (0.2%) | 10 | 0.2% |
| Foreign exchange evaluated (gains)/losses | 138 | 159 | ||
| Dividends Received | 0 | (92) | ||
| Total | 29,616 | 25,916 | ||
| Net change in Staff Severance Provision | (931) | (278) | ||
| (Increase) decrease in trade receivables | (16,294) | (60,102) | ||
| relating to related parties | 923 | (5.7%) | 6,226 | (10.4%) |
| (Increase) decrease in inventories | 48,180 | 10,791 | ||
| Increase (decrease) in trade payables | (54,008) | 59,590 | ||
| relating to related parties | 20,718 | (38.4%) | 1,655 | 2.8% |
| (Increase) decrease in other assets | (1,381) | (6,728) | ||
| relating to related parties | (17) | 1.2% | 149 | (2.2%) |
| Increase (decrease) in other liabilities | (7,398) | 1,421 | ||
| relating to related parties | (234) | 3.2% | (116) | (8.2%) |
| Net change in tax assets / liabilities relating to related parties |
(2,690) 2,161 |
21,368 11,135 |
52.1% | |
| Interest paid | (4,639) | (80.3%) | (4,950) | |
| relating to related parties | (15) | 0.3% | (11) | 0.2% |
| Interest received | 957 | 519 | ||
| relating to related parties | 21 | 2.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Foreign exchange evaluated gains | (138) | (158) | ||
| Foreign exchange evaluated | 0 | (1) | ||
| Income tax paid | (2,494) | (8,075) | ||
| relating to related parties | (2,106) | (376) | ||
| Cash-flow form operating activities | (10,167) | 94,395 | ||
| (Investments) in other intangible assets | (239) | (419) | ||
| (Investments) in tangible assets | (8,181) | (7,745) | ||
| Net disposal of tangible assets | 340 | 284 | ||
| Outgoing for acquisition of subsiaries or going concerns during the year (net of | (615) | (180) | ||
| liquidity purchased) Dividends Received |
0 | 92 | ||
| Cash-flow from investment activities | (8,695) | (7,968) | ||
| Distribution of dividends | 0 | (51,890) | ||
| Other changes, including those of third parties | 782 | 764 | ||
| Net change in liabilities (IFRS 16) | (6,707) | (5,828) | ||
| relating to related parties | (494) | 7.4% | (490) | 8.4% |
| Net change in financial payables (excluding the new non -current loans received) | 17,678 | 15,915 | ||
| relating to related parties | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| New non-current loans received | 122,500 | 64,500 | ||
| relating to related parties | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Repayment of other long-term debt | (71,460) | (45,260) | ||
| relating to related parties | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Net change in current financial receivables | (1,260) | 611 | ||
| relating to related parties Net change in non-current financial receivables |
(2,521) 242 |
200.1% | 1,867 (1,507) |
305.6% |
| relating to related parties | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Cash-flow from financing activities | 61,775 | (22,695) | ||
| Increase (decrease) in cash-flow | 42,913 | 63,732 | ||
| Opening cash and equivalents | 192,493 | 178,410 | ||
| Closing cash and equivalents | 235,406 | 242,142 |
* The data relating to the flows of the first nine months of 2019 have been restated where necessary in order to maintain comparability with the data at 30 September 2020.
For the reconciliation between the opening figures and closing figures with the relevant movements of the financial liabilities deriving from financing activities (as required by paragraph 44A of IAS 7), see Appendix 1 to the following Explanatory Notes.
EXPLANATORY NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Corporate information
MARR S.p.A. (the Parent Company) and its subsidiaries (MARR Group) operates entirely in the commercialisation and distribution of food products to the Foodservice sector.
In particular, the Parent Company, with headquarters in Via Spagna 20, Rimini, operates in the commercialisation and distribution of fresh, dried and frozen food products to the Foodservice.
The Parent Company is controlled by Cremonini S.p.A.,that holds the 50.42% of the share capital.
The interim report as at 30 September 2020 was authorised for publication by the Board of Directors on 13 November 2020.
Structure and contents of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements at 30 June 2020 have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies and measurement criteria established by the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and adopted by the European Commission according to the procedures in art. 6 of (EC) Regulation 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and Council dated 19 July 2002. The IFRS also include all of the international accounting standards ("IAS/IFRS") and interpretation of the IFRS Interpretations Committee ("IFRIC"), formerly known as the "Standing Interpretations Committee" (SIC).
Specifically, that interim report has been drawn up in a condensed form, within the framework of the options envisaged by IAS 34 ("Interim Financial Reporting"). These interim condensed consolidated financial statements therefore do not include all the information required by the annual financial statements and must be read together with the annual financial statements prepared for the year ended December 31, 2019.
In particular, the same accounting principles adopted in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements at 31 December 2019 were applied in the preparation of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements, with the exception of the adoption of the new standards, amendments and interpretations in force from 1 January 2020, described below.
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements at 30 September 2020 were prepared on the basis of the going concern assumption, based on the assessments made by the Directors and illustrated in the following paragraph "Going concern".
It is also specified that the Group has applied the provisions of CONSOB Resolution no. 15519 of July 27, 2006 and of CONSOB Communication no. 6064293 of 28 July 2006.
For the purposes of the application of IFRS 8 it is noted that the Group operates in the "Distribution of food products to non-domestic catering" sector only. This sector is subject to seasonal dynamics mainly linked to the flows of the tourist season, which are more concentrated in the summer months and during which the increase in activities , and therefore in net working capital, historically implies greater cash flows and the consequent increase in the financial requirements.
With regard to performance levels in the first nine months of 2020, see what described in the Directors' Report.
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements as at 30 September 2020 have been prepared on the basis of the cost method except for the derivative financial instruments, which are recorded at fair value.
In observance of that provided by Consob, the figures in the Statement of profit or loss are provided both for the first nine months (the period between the start of the business year and the closing date, progressive) and the third quarter of of 2020; they are compared with the figures for the same periods of the previous business year. The figures in the Statement of financial position, concerning the first nine months end closing date, are compared with the figures at the closing date of the previous business year. Therefore, the comments on the items on the Income Statement are made with reference to the same periods for the previous year (30 September and third quarter 2019).
The following classifications have been used:
- "Statement of financial position" by current/ non-current items,
- "Statement of profit or loss" by nature
- "Cash flows statement" (indirect method)
These classifications are deemed to provide information which is better suited to represent the economic and financial situation of the Group.
The figures are expressed in Euros.
The statements and tables contained in this interim condensed consolidated financial statements are shown in thousand Euros.
The interim report is not audited.
This report has been prepared using the principles and accounting policies illustrated below.
Consolidation method
Consolidation is made by using the line-by-line method, which consists in recognizing all the items in the assets and liabilities in their entirety. The main consolidation criteria adopted to apply this method are the following:.
- Subsidiaries have been consolidated as from the date when control was actually transferred to the Group, and are no longer consolidated as from the date when control was transferred outside the Group..
- Assets and liabilities, charges and income of the companies consolidated on a line-by-line basis, have been fully entered in the consolidated financial statements; the book value of equity investments has been written off against the corresponding portion of shareholders' equity of the related concerns, by assigning to each single item of the statement of financial position's assets and liabilities, the current value as at the date of acquisition of control (purchase method as defined by IFRS 3, "Business combinations"). Any residual difference, if positive, is entered under "Goodwill" in the assets; if negative, in the income statement.
- Mutual debt and credit, costs and revenues relationships, between consolidated companies, and the effects of all significant transactions between these companies, have been written off.
- The portions of shareholders' equity and of the results for the period of minority shareholders have been shown separately in the consolidated shareholders' equity and income statement: this holding is determined on the basis of the percentage held in the fair value of the assets and liabilities recorded at the date of original takeover and in the changes in shareholders' equity after this date.
- Subsequently, the profits and losses are attributed to the minority shareholders on the basis of the percentage they hold and the losses are attributed to minorities even if this implies that the minority holdings have a negative balance.
- Changes in the shareholding of the Parent Company in a subsidiary which do not imply loss of control are accounted as equity transactions..
- If the Parent Company loses control over a subsidiary, it:
- derecognises the assets (including any goodwill) and liabilities of the subsidiary,
- derecognises the carrying amount of any non-controlling interest,
- derecognises the cumulative translation differences recorded in equity,
- recognises the fair value of the consideration received,
- recognises the fair value of any investment retained,
- recognises any surplus or deficit in the profit and loss,
- re-classifies the parent's share of components previously recognised in other comprehensive income to profit and loss or retained earnings, as appropriate.
Scope of consolidation
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements as at 30 September 2020 include the financial statements of the Parent Company MARR S.p.A. and those of the companies it either directly or indirectly controls.
The complete list of subsidiaries included in the scope of consolidation as at 30 September 2020, with an indication of the method of consolidation, is reported in the Group organisation.
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of the financial statements as at 30 June 2020 prepared by the subsidiaries included in the scope of consolidation and adjusted, if necessary, in order to align them to the accounting Group policies and classification criteria, in accordance with IFRS.
As at 30 September 2020 the scope of consolidation differs from that at 30 September 2019 due to the following transactions concluded by the Parent Company MARR:
-
the acquisition on 13 November 2019 of 34% of the shares of Jolanda de Colò S.p.A., a company operating through a distribution and production centre with a surface area of more than 6,000 square metres located in Palmanova (Udine) and which is one of the main operators at a national level in the premium segment (high range), with more than 2,000 products of culinary excellence;
-
the purchase on 11 March 2020 of the remaining 60% of the shares of SìFrutta S.r.l.; the purchase from the companies Sì Frutta S.r.l. and Vitali e Bagnoli Multiservice S.r.l. for a total price of 0.8 million Euros allowed MARR to acquire the total control of the shareholding.
Accounting policies
The criteria for assessment used for the purpose of predisposing the consolidated accounts up for the half-year closed on 30 June 2020 do not differ from those used for the drafting of the consolidated financial statements as at 31 December 2019, excepted for new Accounting Standards, interpretations and changes to the Accounting Standards effective from 1st January 2020 which, it should be pointed out, have had no significant impact on the current equity, economic and financial situation of the Group.
- Changes to IAS 1 and IAS 8. These changes, published by the IASB on 31 October 2018, provide for a different definition of "material", in other words: "Information is material if omitting, misstating or obscuring it could reasonably be expected to influence decisions that the primary users of general purpose financial statements make on the basis of those financial statements, which provide financial information about a specific reporting entity".
- Changes to the Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting, published by the IASB on 29 March 2018. The main changes compared to the 2010 version concern: i) a new chapter on assessment; ii) better definitions and guidance, especially as regards the definition of liabilities; iii) clarifications of important concepts, such as stewardship, prudence and uncertainties in assessments.
- Changes to IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IFRS 7 (Interest Rate Benchmark Reform). These changes focus on the accounting of hedging transactions in order to clarify the potential effects deriving from the uncertainty caused by the "Interest Rate Benchmark Reform". Furthermore, these changes require companies to provide additional information to the investors as regards their hedging transactions that are directly affected by these uncertainties.
- Changes to IFRS3 "Business Combination". These changes, issued by the IASB on 22 October 2018, are aimed at resolving the difficulties that arise when an entity determines whether it has purchased a business or group of assets.
The new accounting standards, amendments and interpretations applicable from subsequent financial years are mentioned below.
- IFRS 17 "Insurance Contracts". This standard, issued on 18 May 2017, establishes the standards for the recognition, measurement, presentation and representation of insurance contracts included in the standard. The objective of IFRS 17 is to guarantee that an entity provides relevant information which truthfully represents such contracts in order to represent a basis for evaluation by the reader of the financial statements of the effects of such contracts on the equity and financial situation, on the economic results and on the cash flows of the entity. On 21 June 2018, the IASB decided to issue clarifications concerning IFRS 17 "Insurance Contracts", in order to ensure that the interpretation of the standard reflects the decisions taken by the Board, with specific reference to certain points in the contracts subject to variable fees and aspects correlated to IFRS 3 "Business combination". The dispositions of IFRS 17 will be effective as of business years beginning on 1 January 2021 or later.
- The IASB has published changes to IAS 1 "Presentation of Financial Statements: Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current" with the aim of clarifying how to classify the payables and other liabilities as shortterm or long-term. The changes will come into force on 1 January 2022; advance application is allowed.
Main estimates adopted by management and discretional assessments
The preparation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements requires that the directors carry out discretional assessments, estimates and hypotheses that influence the value of revenues, costs, assets and liabilities, and the indication of potential liabilities at the time of the financial statements. However, uncertainty as to these hypotheses and estimates may lead to outcomes that will require future significant adjustments on the accounting value of these assets and/or liabilities..
Estimates and hypotheses:
Below is an outline of the key hypotheses concerning the future and other significant sources of uncertainty in estimates at the date of closure of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements that could be the cause of significant adjustment to the value of assets and liabilities in coming business years. The results achieved could differ from these estimates. The estimates and assumptions made are periodically revised and the effects of all changes are immediately reflected in the income statement.
- Impairment test: the non-financial assets with an indefinite lifetime are not amortized, but subjected to an impairment test annually or whenever there are indicators of loss of value. In this regard, it should be noted that the results achieved in the third quarter confirm the Group's ability to respond positively to the changing needs of the market considering that, despite the current moment of uncertainty, the medium-long term prospects remain unchanged in the belief that the of non-domestic catering, combined with the tourist vocation of our country, will once again be rewarded by the recovery of flows and consequently by consumption.
- Expected credit losses: the Company is focusing strongly on the management of the trade receivables, implementing methods specific to the situations and requirements of each territorial area and Market segment; the objective remains that of safeguarding the company equity while remaining close to the clients, thereby enabling the prompt management of the receivables and enhancement of relations with clients themselves. In the light of the above, the management team has made a prudential estimate of the expected credit losses, the result of which has been an increase in the allocation to the provision for bad debts compared to the same period last year.
- Economic and financial plans: the Company has reviewed the economic and financial forecasts and the 2020 trends, updating them as a result of the Covid-19 emergency. These forecasts may also be further influenced in coming months by the trends in the number of tourists and the recovery of market consumption levels.
- Other elements in the financial statements that were the object of estimate and assumptions by Management are inventory write-down, and the determination of amortizations. These estimates, although supported by well-defined corporate procedures, require hypotheses to be made mainly concerning the future realisable nature of the value of inventories, as well as the remaining useful lifetime of assets that may be influenced by both market performance and the information available to Management.
Management of financial risks
The Covid-19 health emergency and the consequent containment dispositions imposed, with the stoppage of all catering and hotel activities frorm the end of February until 18 May, have had a significant impact on the dynamics of the sector in which the Group operates, causing economic and financial tensions that have involved all of the operators and have inevitably been reflected in the financial risks to which the Group is exposed during its business activities:
- market risks (including the exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and the price risk);
- credit risk;
- liquidity risk.
The management team immediately implemented a series of interventions aimed at managing both the trade net working capital, with specific regard to a continuous focus on credit management and inventories and financial management. Specifically, MARR has defined a clear approach which has oriented its operating and management choices on the basis of certain strategic priorities.
On one hand, the improvement of liquidity and making the necessary financial resources available, also thanks to the support of its own shareholders following the suspension of the dividend despite the excellent results achieved in 2019.
In addition, discussions have begun with the banks granting the loans and the other financiers aimed at ensuring that the ongoing loans are maintained, which led during October to the finalization of important "covenant holiday" agreements for the temporary suspension of the verification at 31 December 2020 of the financial indices contained in some of the loan contracts.
It has also worked towards consolidating its leadership and its relations with the Market, ensuring for its professional partners/clients a standard of services in full respect of the health and safety laws throughout the production line, capable of satisfying and guaranteeing the final Consumer. It has thus enhanced its relations with clients, ensuring a closeness to them that has enabled prompt credit management, to which much importance is given through solutions modulated on the basis of credit merit.
Comments to the main items included in the consolidated statement of profit or loss
| (€thousand) | 3rd quarter 2020 |
3rd quarter 2019 |
30.09.20 (9 months) |
30.09.19 (9 months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net revenues from sales - Goods | 399,710 | 497,550 | 834,029 | 1,268,103 |
| Revenues from Services | 80 | 111 | 137 | 243 |
| Advisory services to third parties | 25 | 52 | 86 | 161 |
| Manufacturing on behalf of third parties | 25 | 11 | 37 | 25 |
| Rent income (typical management) | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 |
| Other services | 373 | 404 | 1,133 | 1,552 |
| Total revenues | 400,218 | 498,135 | 835,440 | 1,270,105 |
1. Revenues
Revenues from sales and services were affected by the blocking of tourist and foodservice activities imposed by the containment measures of the pandemic implemented in Italy from the end of February until last May 18, with the resuming of activities during the summer season.
For a more detailed analysis of the trend of revenues from sales see the Directors' Report on management performance.
The breakdown of the revenues from sales of goods and from services by geographical area is as follows:
| (€thousand) | 3rd quarter 2020 |
3rd quarter 2019 |
30.09.20 (9 months) |
30.09.19 (9 months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 381,645 | 473,295 | 771,093 | 1,195,996 |
| European Union | 10,233 | 12,209 | 30,233 | 43,788 |
| Extra-EU countries | 8,340 | 12,631 | 34,114 | 30,321 |
| Total | 400,218 | 498,135 | 835,440 | 1,270,105 |
2. Other revenues
The Other revenues are broken down as follows:
| (€thousand) | 3rd quarter 2020 |
3rd quarter 2019 |
30.09.20 (9 months) |
30.09.19 (9 months) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions from suppliers and others | 8,159 | 9,682 | 15,819 | 29,522 | |
| Other Sundry earnings and proceeds | 230 | 461 | 3,970 | 785 | |
| Reimbursement for damages suffered | 124 | 645 | 303 | 1,080 | |
| Reimbursement of expenses incurred | 193 | 149 | 376 | 430 | |
| Recovery of legal taxes | 3 | 14 | 13 | 42 | |
| Capital gains on disposal of assets | 34 | 3 | 146 | 132 | |
| Total other revenues | 8,743 | 10,954 | 20,627 | 31,991 |
The item "Contributions from suppliers and others" mainly consists of contributions obtained from suppliers for the commercial promotion of their products with our customers; for an analysis of their trend see the Directors' Report on management performance. Finally it should be recalled that a part of the contribution from suppliers, related to contracts for the recognition of the end-of-year bonuses, has been included to reduce the cost of purchasing materials
The increase in the item "Other sundry" is mainly due to non-recurrent income related to the receipt of credit that had been among the losses in previous years as a result of a settlement procedure (2,320 thousand Euros).
3. Purchase of goods for resale and consumables
This item is composed of:
| 3rd quarter | 3rd quarter | 30.09.20 | 30.09.19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (€thousand) | 2020 | 2019 | (9 months) | (9 months) |
| Purchase of goods | 289,917 | 356,896 | 635,205 | 1,004,124 |
| Purchase of packages and packing material | 1,341 | 1,646 | 2,654 | 3,994 |
| Purchase of stationery and printed paper | 212 | 285 | 455 | 777 |
| Purchase of promotional and sales materials and catalogues | 22 | 31 | 116 | 154 |
| Purchase of various materials | 34 | 86 | 234 | 295 |
| Fuel for industrial motor vehicles and cars | 60 | 73 | 184 | 229 |
| Total purchase of goods for resale and consumables | 291,586 | 359,017 | 638,848 | 1,009,573 |
As regards the performance of the purchase cost of goods destined for commercialisation, see the Directors' Report on market performance and the related comment on the gross margin.
As highlighted in the previous paragraph, the item "Purchases of goods" benefited in the nine months from 2,931 thousand Euros (897 thousand Euros in the quarter), of the part of contribution from suppliers identifiable as end-of year bonuses.
4. Personnel costs
As at 30 September the item amounts to 20,978 thousand Euros (28,761 in the nine months of 2019) and includes all expenses for employed personnel, including holiday and additional monthly salaries as well as related social security charges, in addition to the severance provision and other costs provided contractually.
In the third quarter personnel costs amount to 7,969 thousand Euros, reduced by 1,378 thousand Euros when compared to the corresponding period of 2019.
As pointed out both in the Directors' Report on management performance and the Half-Year Financial Report, this decrease is the combined result of two factors: on one hand, the adjustment of the business organization to the market situation through the use of employment laws made available by the Government and less overtime work (with a total saving of 6.0 million Euros in the nine months and 1.3 million Euros in the third quarter); on the other hand the benefits resulting from the integration of the business activities of AS.CA into MARR (approximately 1million Euros since the beginning of 2020 and 0.3 million Euros in the third quarter).
5. Amortizations, depreciation and provisions
| (€thousand) | 3rd quarter 2020 |
3rd quarter 2019 |
30.09.20 (9 months) |
30.09.19 (9 months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation of tangible assets | 1,748 | 1,699 | 5,145 | 4,931 |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 110 | 102 | 314 | 296 |
| Depreciation of right of use | 2,296 | 2,115 | 6,730 | 6,235 |
| Adjustment to provision for supplementary clientele severance | ||||
| indemnity | 102 | 191 | 534 | 393 |
| Total amortization, depreciation and provisions | 4,256 | 4,107 | 12,723 | 11,855 |
6. Losses due to impairment of financial assets
This item is composed of:
| (€thousand) | 3rd quarter 2020 |
3rd quarter 2019 |
30.09.20 (9 months) |
30.09.19 (9 months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allocation of taxable provisions for bad debts | 5,931 | 3,198 | 13,449 | 8,655 |
| Allocation of non-taxable provisions for bad debts | 745 | 593 | 1,685 | 1,749 |
| Total Losses due to impairment of financial assets | 6,676 | 3,791 | 15,134 | 10,404 |
The increase in the item is mainly related to a greater provision made in the face of the current situation of uncertainty on the market, also considering the new restrictive measures imposed from the second half of October all over the country.
7. Other operating costs
The details of the "Other operating costs" are as follows:
| (€thousand) | 3rd quarter 2020 |
3rd quarter 2019 |
30.09.20 | 30.09.19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (9 months) | (9 months) | |||
| Operating costs for services | 50,576 | 56,890 | 113,672 | 147,772 |
| Operating costs for leases and rentals | (161) | 170 | (34) | 500 |
| Operating costs for other operating charges | 420 | 347 | 1,151 | 1,108 |
| Total other operating costs | 50,835 | 57,407 | 114,789 | 149,380 |
The operating costs for services mainly include the following items: sale expenses, distribution and logistics costs for our products for 91,644 thousand Euros (119,983 thousand Euros in 2019), utility costs for 6,880 thousand Euros (8,478 thousand Euros in 2019), handling costs for 2,860 thousand Euros (4,607 thousand Euros in 2019), third party works for 2,372 thousand Euros (3,558 thousand Euros in 2019) and maintenance costs amounting to 3,643 thousand Euros (3,927 thousand Euros in 2019).
In the quarter, the main items composing the operating costs for services are detailed as follows: sale expenses, distribution and logistics costs for our products for 42,079 thousand Euros (46,589 thousand Euros in 2019), utility costs for 2,892 thousand Euros (3,436 thousand Euros in 2019), handling costs for 1,367 thousand Euros (1,882 thousand Euros in 2019), third party works for 790 thousand Euros (1,391 thousand Euros in 2019) and maintenance costs amounting to 1,173 thousand Euros (1,324 thousand Euros in 2019).
The costs for the leases and rentals totaled 34 thousand Euros in the nine months and 161 thousand Euros in the quarter. This revenue is related to the reduction in rents agreed during the third quarter with the tenants following the health emergency; it mainly concerns the leasing contracts of the buildings where the branches of the Parent Company are located and amounts (both for the nine months and the quarter) to a total of 268 thousand Euros. In accordance with the provisions of the IFRS principle, the benefit deriving from these agreements is recognized as a reduction in operating costs. Net of this effect, the cost of lease payments for contracts expiring within twelve months and therefore not falling within the scope of IFRS16 amounts to 234 thousand Euros in the nine months and to 107 thousand Euros in the third quarter.
The operating costs for other operating charges mainly include the following items: "other indirect duties, taxes and similar costs" for 518 thousand Euros, "local council duties and taxes" for 228 thousand Euros and expenses for credit recovery for 166 thousand Euros.
8. Financial income and charges
| (€thousand) | 3rd quarter | 2020 | 3rd quarter 2019 |
30.09.20 (9 months) |
30.09.19 (9 months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial charges | 1,521 | 1,639 | 4,639 | 4,950 | |
| Financial income | (314) | (192) | (957) | (519) | |
| Foreign exchange (gains)/losses | 97 | (258) | 110 | (249) | |
| Total financial (income) and charges | 1,304 | 1,189 | 3,792 | 4,182 |
The net effect of foreign exchange mainly reflects the performance of the Euro compared to the US dollar, which is the currency for imports from non-EU countries.
It is specified that the financial charges included interest expenses for 978 thousand Euros in the nine months (thereof 7 thousand Euros related to lease contract with the related Company Le Cupole of Castelvetro (MO), for the lease of the buildings located in Via Spagna, 20 – Rimini) e 325 thousand Euros in the quarter as a result of the application of IFRS 16.
9. Income (charge) from investment at equity value
The item amount to a loss of 127 thousand Euros in the nine months (profit of 36 thousand Euros in the third quarter) and mainly reflects the evaluation by equity method of the partecipation in the associate Jolanda de Colò S.p.A.
10. Taxes
| (€thousand) | 3rd quarter 2020 |
3rd quarter 2019 |
30.09.20 (9 months) |
30.09.19 (9 months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ires-Ires charge transferred to Parent Company | 1,520 | 9,225 | 1,810 | 19,070 |
| Irap | 701 | 1,790 | 758 | 3,820 |
| Previous years tax | (76) | (29) | (76) | (13) |
| Net provision for deferred tax liabilities | 3,287 | (125) | (2,081) | (717) |
| Total taxes | 5,432 | 10,861 | 411 | 22,160 |
11. Earnings / (losses) per share
The following table is the calculation of the basic and diluted Earnings:
| (Euros) | 3rd quarter | 3rd quarter | 30.09.20 | 30.09.19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | (9 months) | (9 months) | |
| Basic Earnings Per Share | 0.23 | 0.41 | 0.02 | 0.83 |
| Diluted Earnings Per Share | 0.23 | 0.41 | 0.02 | 0.83 |
It must be pointed out that the calculation is based on the following data:
Earnings:
| (€thousand) | 3rd quarter | 3rd quarter | 30.09.20 | 30.09.19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | (9 months) | (9 months) | |
| Profit/(Loss) for the period | 15,066 | 27,317 | 1,053 | 55,082 |
| Minority interests | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Profit/(Loss) used to determine basic and diluted earnings per share | 15,066 | 27,317 | 1,053 | 55,082 |
Number of shares:
| (number of shares) | 3rd quarter 2020 |
3rd quarter 2019 |
30.09.20 (9 months) |
30.09.19 (9 months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares used to determine basic earning per share Adjustments for share options |
66,525,120 0 |
66,525,120 0 |
66,525,120 0 |
66,525,120 0 |
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares used to determine diluted earning per share |
66,525,120 | 66,525,120 | 66,525,120 | 66,525,120 |
12. Other profits/losses
The other profits/losses accounted for in the consolidated statement of other comprehensive income consist of the effects produced and reflected in the period with reference to the following items:
- effective part of the interest rate hedging operations undertaken with regard to specific variable-rate loans; effective part of the operations for hedging exchange risk rate related to the bond in US dollars closed with an operation of private placement in the month of July 2013; effective part of the term exchange purchase transactions carried out to hedge the underlying goods purchasing operations. The value indicated, amounting to to a total profit of 770 thousand Euros in the nine months (768 thousand Eurosa in the same period of the previous year) is shown net of the taxation effect (that amounts to approximately -243 thousand Euros in the first nine months). In the third quarter, the hedging operations evaluation has led to a loss in the comprehensive income statement of 276 thousand Euros (+177 thousand Euros in 2019).
According to the IFRS these profits/losses have been entered in the net equity and highlighted (according to IAS 1 revised, in force from 1st January 2009) in the consolidated comprehensive income statement.
° ° °
Rimini, 13 November 2020
The Chairman of the Board of Directors Ugo Ravanelli
Appendices
These appendices contain additional information compared to that reported in the Notes, of which they constitute an integral part.
Appendix 1 Reconciliation of liabilities deriving from financing activities as at 30 September 2020 and at 30 September 2019.
Appendix 1
RECONCILIATION OF LIABILITIES DERIVING FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2020 AND AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2019
| No al n-f ina nci cha nge s |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ot her ch es/ ang |
Ex cha tes nge ra |
Fai alu r v e |
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| 30 /09 /20 20 |
Ca sh flo ws |
las sifi ion cat rec s |
Pu rch ase s |
riat ion va s |
riat ion va |
31 /12 /20 19 |
||||
| Cu ble ba nk t p s to rren aya |
60 609 |
20 978 |
0 | 83 5 |
0 | 0 | 38 79 6 |
|||
| Cu ion of n t d ebt t p ort rren on cur ren |
, 89 824 |
, ( 47 305 ) |
7, 05 3 |
0 | 0 | 0 | , 13 0, 07 6 |
|||
| Cu t fin ial p ble s fo r b ond ivat lace nt i n U S d olla rren anc aya pr e p me rs |
, 25 9 |
, ( 8, 48 3) |
31 6 |
0 | ( 1, 23 3) |
0 | 9, 659 |
|||
| Cu ial p ble r IF RS 16 leas t fin s fo ont ract rren anc aya e c s |
8, 393 |
6, 708 ( ) |
6, 668 |
52 2 |
0 | 0 | 91 7, 1 |
|||
| Cu ial p ble r le t fin s fo asin ont ract rren anc aya g c s |
12 5 |
( 202 ) |
56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 1 |
|||
| Cu ial p ble t fin s fo rch of sh tas rren anc aya r pu ase quo or are s |
0 | ( 800 ) |
0 | 80 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| To tal fin ial ab les nt cu rre anc pay |
159 210 , |
( 42 520 ) , |
14 09 3 , |
2, 157 |
( 1, 23 3) |
0 | 18 6, 71 3 |
|||
| Cu ble les) l ins s/(r ivab fo r he dg ing fina ncia t p tru nts rren aya ece me |
3 | ( 72) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 72 | |||
| To tal ial fin ins nt tru nts cu rre anc me |
3 | ( 72) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 72 | |||
| No ble ba nk t p s to n-cu rren aya |
23 6, 843 |
10 6, 012 |
( 6, 660 ) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 13 7, 49 1 |
|||
| No ial p ble lace n U S d olla t fin s fo r b ond ivat nt i n-cu rren anc aya pr e p me rs |
28 09 1 , |
0 | 34 | 0 | ( 1, 189 ) |
0 | 29 246 , |
|||
| No ial p ble r IF RS leas t fin s fo 16 ont ract n-cu rren anc aya e c s |
35 790 , |
0 | ( 2, 724 ) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 38 514 , |
|||
| No t fin ial p ble s fo r le asin ont ract n-cu rren anc aya g c s |
0 | 0 | ( 56) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | |||
| No t fin ial p ble s fo rch of sh tas n-cu rren anc aya r pu ase quo or are s |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| To tal ial les fin ab ent no n-c urr anc pay |
300 724 , |
10 6, 012 |
( 9, 40 6) |
0 | ( 189 ) 1, |
0 | 20 307 5, |
|||
| No ble les) l ins s/(r ivab fo r he dg ing fina ncia t p tru nts n-cu rren aya ece me |
54 | ( 66) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 66 | |||
| To tal fin ial ins ent tru nts no n-c urr anc me |
54 | ( 66) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 66 | |||
| To tal lia bili ial tie risi fro fin ivit ies act s a ng anc m |
45 9, 99 1 |
63 35 4 , |
4, 68 7 |
2, 157 |
( 2, 42 2) |
57 | 39 2, 158 |
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| Re cili of Ca Flo St ( Ind d) ati riat ion ith sh ire Me tho ate nt ct con on va s w ws me |
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| Ca flow sh s (n f ou ing for uisi tion of sub sid iarie er) et o tgo acq s o r m erg |
64 154 |
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| Ot clas her ch es/ sific atio ang re ns |
, 4, 687 |
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| Exc han aria tion rate ge s v s |
( 2, 422 ) |
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| Fair lue iatio va var n |
57 | |||||||||
| T l de tail le ed iatio in t he tab ota var ns |
66 47 6 , |
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| Ot her ch in f inan cial lia bilit ies ang es |
10 97 1 |
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| Ne t ch e in Rig hts of u ang se |
, 4, 465 |
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| Ne t lo ceiv ed w n on- cur ren ans re |
12 2, 500 |
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| No t lo nt n cu rren ans re pay me |
( 71, 460 ) |
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| Tot al c Ca Flow s St han sh n b fin ing iviti in t he sh etw act ate nt ges ow een anc es me |
66 47 6 , |
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| No n-f ina nci al cha nge s |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ot her ch es/ ang |
IFR S Pu rch s/ ase |
Ex cha tes nge ra |
alu Fai r v e |
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| 30 /09 /20 19 |
Ca flo sh ws |
las sifi ion cat rec s |
16 | riat ion va s |
riat ion va |
31 /12 /20 18 |
|||
| Cu ble ba nk t p s to rren aya |
367 55 , |
14 324 , |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 04 3 , |
||
| Cu ion of n t d ebt t p ort rren on cur ren |
12 9, 136 |
( 33, 094 ) |
85 034 , |
0 | 0 | 0 | 77 196 , |
||
| Cu ial p ble lace n U S d olla t fin s fo r b ond ivat nt i rren anc aya pr e p me rs |
9, 499 |
( 752 ) |
7, 984 |
0 | 1, 515 |
0 | 75 2 |
||
| Cu t fin ial p ble s fo r IF RS 16 leas ont ract rren anc aya e c s |
7, 849 |
( 5, 827 ) |
6, 347 |
7, 329 |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cu ial p ble r le t fin s fo asin ont ract rren anc aya g c s |
26 9 |
( 180 ) |
22 3 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 22 6 |
||
| Cu ial p ble t fin s fo rch of sh tas rren anc aya r pu ase quo or are s |
18 1 |
( 180 ) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 1 |
||
| To tal fin ial ab les nt cu rre anc pay |
202 30 1 , |
( 25, 709 ) |
99 588 , |
7, 329 |
1, 515 |
0 | 11 9, 578 |
||
| Cu ble les) l ins s/(r ivab fo r he dg ing fina ncia t p tru nts rren aya ece me |
15 2 |
( 10) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 15 2 |
10 | ||
| To tal al fina nci ins nt tru nts cu rre me |
152 | ( 10) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 15 2 |
10 | ||
| No ble ba nk t p s to n-cu rren aya |
14 8, 027 |
52 334 , |
( 85, 014 ) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 18 0, 707 |
||
| No ial p ble lace n U S d olla t fin s fo r b ond ivat nt i n-cu rren anc aya pr e p me rs |
30 163 , |
0 | ( 7, 624 ) |
0 | 42 0 |
0 | 37 367 , |
||
| No ial p ble r IF RS leas t fin s fo 16 ont ract n-cu rren anc aya e c s |
48 354 , |
0 | ( 6, 347 ) |
54 70 1 , |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| No t fin ial p ble s fo r le asin ont ract n-cu rren anc aya g c s |
12 5 |
0 | ( 158 ) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 28 3 |
||
| No t fin ial p ble s fo rch of sh tas n-cu rren anc aya r pu ase quo or are s |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| To tal ial les fin ab ent no n-c urr anc pay |
226 669 , |
52 334 , |
( 99, 143 ) |
54 70 1 , |
42 0 |
0 | 21 8, 357 |
||
| No ble s/(r ivab les) fo r he dg ing fina ncia l ins t p tru nts n-cu rren aya ece me |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| To tal fin ial ins ent tru nts no n-c urr anc me |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| To tal lia bili tie risi fro fin ial ivit ies act s a ng anc m |
42 9, 122 |
26 61 5 , |
44 5 |
62 03 0 , |
1, 93 5 |
15 2 |
33 7, 94 5 |
||
| Re cili Ca Flo St Ind ati of riat ion ith sh ( ire Me tho d) ate nt ct con on va s w ws me |
|||||||||
| Ca flow sh s (n f ou ing for uisi tion of sub sid iarie er) et o tgo acq s o r m erg |
26 795 |
||||||||
| Ot her ch es/ clas sific atio ang re ns |
, 44 5 |
||||||||
| Exc han aria tion rate ge s v s |
1, 935 |
||||||||
| lue Fair iatio va var n |
152 | ||||||||
| T l de tail ed iatio in t he tab le ota var ns |
29 32 7 |
||||||||
| , | |||||||||
| Ot cial lia bilit her ch in f inan ies ang es |
10 087 , |
||||||||
| Ne t lo ceiv ed w n on- cur ren ans re |
64 500 , |
||||||||
| No t lo nt n cu rren ans re pay me |
( 45 260 ) , |
||||||||
| Tot al c han sh n b fin ing iviti in t he Ca sh Flow s St etw act ate nt ges ow een anc es me |
29 32 7 , |
STATEMENT BY THE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DRAFTING OF CORPORATE ACCOUNTING DOCUMENTS PURSUANT TO ART. 154-BIS PARAGRAPH 2 OF LEGISLATIVE DECREE 58 DATED 24 FEBRUARY 1998
The manager responsible for preparing the company's financial reports, Pierpaolo Rossi, declares, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 154-bis of the Consolidated Law on Finance, that the accounting information contained in this interim report corresponds to the document results, books and accounting records.
Rimini, 13 November 2020
Pierpaolo Rossi Manager responsible for the drafting of corporate accounting documents