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NNIT — Interim / Quarterly Report 2016
May 13, 2016
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NIT
Company announcement, May 13, 2016
Company announcement 8/2016
Søborg/Copenhagen, May 13, 2016
Financial report for Q1 2016
NNIT delivers organic revenue growth of 7.7% and an operating profit margin of 10.5% in Q1.
Based on a strong cash flow, NNIT expects to pay out an interim dividend in August 2016.
Performance highlights for Q1 2016
- Revenue increased by 7.7% in both reported and constant currencies to DKK 663m
- Operating profit margin was 10.5% in reported currencies and 10.3% in constant currencies compared with 10.3% in Q1 2015
- Operating profit increased by 10.2% to DKK 70m in reported currencies due to a strong development in IT Operation Services
- Net profit decreased by 11.8% to DKK 51m mainly due to a negative value adjustment of Novo Nordisk shares used for hedging of NNIT's long term incentive program for previous years
- Free cash flow increased by DKK 96m to DKK 131m mainly driven by a positive change in working capital
- Order backlog for 2016 at the beginning of Q2 2016 increased by DKK 137m to DKK 2,275m, corresponding to 6.4% compared with the order backlog for 2015 at the beginning of Q2 2015. However, since the start of Q2 2016 NNIT has won significant contracts with Danske Bank and a new customer outside the Life Sciences segment both representing a medium-size three-digit DKKm amount
- Outlook for 2016 in constant currencies:
- Revenue in constant currencies is forecasted to grow 5-8% (previously at least 5%), and revenue growth in reported currencies is expected to be 0.3pp lower (previously 0.0pp lower) based on current exchange rates
- Operating profit margin is forecasted to be 10-11% in constant currencies, whereas, operating profit margin in reported currencies is expected to be around 0.6pp higher (previously 0.3pp higher) based on current exchange rates
- Based on a strong cash flow NNIT expects to pay out an interim dividend in August 2016 of DKK 48.5m in cash equal to DKK 2 per share of a nominal value of DKK 10
Per Kogut, CEO at NNIT comments: "The results confirm that NNIT is a robust company that delivers according to expectations. In a mature market with modest growth and fierce global competition, it is particularly promising to see NNIT achieving a revenue growth of 7.7% in Q1 2016. I am very proud of recent contract announcements with market leading companies that document trust in our business model and a desire for quality services."
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NNIT A/S
Østmarken 3A
2860 Søborg
Denmark
Telephone: +45 7024 4242
www.nnit.com
CVR No: 21 09 31 06
NIT
Company announcement, May 13, 2016
Financial Overview
| DKK million | Q1 2016 (reported) | Q1 2016 (constant)* | Q1 2015* | Pct./pp Change (reported) | Pct./pp Change (constant) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 663 | 662 | 615 | 7.7% | 7.7% |
| Gross margin | 19.7% | 19.5% | 19.6% | 0.1pp | -0.1pp |
| Operating profit | 70 | 68 | 63 | 10.2% | 7.9% |
| Operating profit margin | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 0.2pp | 0.0pp |
| Net profit | 51 | n.a. | 58 | -11.8% | n.a. |
| Investments | 37 | 37 | 56 | -34.4% | -34.4% |
| Free cash flow | 131 | n.a. | 35 | 277.7% | n.a. |
*Constant currencies measured using average exchange rates for Q1 2015
Guidance 2016
Based on the order backlog as per announcement date including expected revenue in 2016 from the two significant contract wins and expected revenue from the pipeline of potential orders, NNIT expects revenue in constant currencies of 5-8%.
As announced on May 3, 2016 the expected level of re-investments and new client investments in 2016 is revised from 5-6% to 7-8%, as NNIT has decided to expand its data center capacity by building an additional data center.
| Revenue growth | Guidance for 2016 | Previous guidance^{1} | Long-term targets |
|---|---|---|---|
| In constant currencies* | 5-8% | At least 5% | - |
| as reported** | Around 0.3pp lower | Around 0.0pp lower | ≥ 5% |
| Operating profit margin | |||
| In constant currencies* | 10-11% | 10-11% | - |
| as reported** | Around 0.6pp higher | Around 0.3pp higher | ≥ 10% |
| Investments / Revenue*** | 7-8% | 5-6% |
Constant currencies measured using average exchange rates for 2015
Based on exchange rates as of May 4, 2016 as illustrated under key currency assumptions on page 21
**Investments including new customer and data center investments are in the short-term expected to be 7-8 percent of total revenue. As NNIT has decided to build another data center to support growth NNIT expects total additional investments of around DKK 250m in 2016 to 2018
¹Guidance provided in the annual report 2015
NNIT A/S
Østmarken 3A
Telephone: +45 7024 4242
2860 Søborg
www.nnit.com
Denmark
CVR No: 21 09 31 06
nnit
Company announcement, May 13, 2016
About NNIT
NNIT A/S is one of Denmark’s leading IT service providers and consultancies. NNIT A/S offers a wide range of IT services and solutions to its customers, primarily in the life sciences sector in Denmark and internationally and to customers in the public, enterprise and finance sectors in Denmark. As of March 31, 2016 NNIT A/S had 2,573 employees.
For more information please visit www.nnit.com.
Conference call details
NNIT will host a teleconference May 13, 2016 at 14:30 CET about the financial report for Q1 2016. Please visit the NNIT webpage at www.nnit.com to access the teleconference, which can be found under ‘Investors – Downloads’. Presentation material will be available on the website approximately one hour prior to the start of the presentation.
Conference call details
Webcast link: http://edge.media-server.com/m/p/pcnhvj82
Participant telephone
Numbers: Confirmation code 1488941
Participants, Local - Copenhagen, Denmark: +45 38 32 28 69
Participants, Local - London, United Kingdom: +44(0)20 3427 1905
Participants, Local - Frankfurt, Germany: +49(0)69 2222 10625
Participants, Local - Stockholm, Sweden: +46(0)8 5033 6538
Participants, Local - Paris, France: +33(0)1 76 77 22 29
Financial Calendar 2016
August 16, 2016 Financial statement for the first six months of 2016
October 26, 2016 Financial statement for the first nine months of 2016
Forward-looking statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. Words such as 'believe', 'expect', 'may', 'will', 'plan', 'strategy', 'prospect', 'foresee', 'estimate', 'project', 'anticipate', 'can', 'intend', 'outlook', 'guidance', 'target' and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance identify forward-looking statements. Statements regarding the future are subject to risks and uncertainties that may result in considerable deviations from the outlook set forth. Furthermore, some of these expectations are based on assumptions regarding future events which may prove incorrect.
Please also refer to the overview of risk factors in the 'risk management' section on page 26-29 in the Annual Report 2015.
Contacts for further information
Investor relations: Media relations:
Jesper Vesterbæk Wagener Rikke Dalager
Head of Investor Relations Head of Communications
Tel: +45 3075 5392 Tel: +45 3077 8080
[email protected] [email protected]
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Østmarken 3A
2860 Søborg
Denmark
Telephone: +45 7024 4242
www.nnit.com
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Company announcement, May 13, 2016
Financial figures and highlights
| DKK million, reported currencies | Q1 2016 | Q1 2015 | Change | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial performance | ||||
| Revenue | ||||
| Life Sciences | 392.6 | 378.2 | 3.8% | 1,649.7 |
| Hereof Novo Nordisk Group | 210.7 | 296.6 | 4.8% | 1,315.8 |
| Hereof other Life Sciences | 81.5 | 81.6 | 0.3% | 334.0 |
| Enterprise | 109.6 | 90.4 | 21.2% | 384.7 |
| Public | 100.7 | 101.1 | -0.4% | 375.1 |
| Finance | 59.6 | 45.6 | 31.1% | 190.8 |
| Revenue by customer group | 662.2 | 615.3 | 7.7% | 2,600.3 |
| IT Operation Services | 438.6 | 407.6 | 7.6% | 1,740.4 |
| IT Solution Services | 224.0 | 207.8 | 7.8% | 859.9 |
| Revenue by business area | 662.6 | 615.3 | 7.7% | 2,600.3 |
| EBITDA | 105.3 | 97.7 | 7.7% | 410.3 |
| Depreciations and amortizations | 35.4 | 34.4 | 3.1% | 141.2 |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 69.3 | 63.3 | 10.2% | 269.1 |
| Net financials | -4.3 | 10.2 | n.a. | 3.1 |
| Net profit | 51.3 | 58.1 | -11.8% | 212.4 |
| Investments in tangible and intangible assets | 37.1 | 56.5 | -34.4% | 136.0 |
| Total assets | 1,230.3 | 1,173.4 | 4.8% | 1,335.8 |
| Equity | 698.5 | 579.2 | 20.6% | 740.8 |
| Dividends paid | 97.0 | 83.7 | 15.9% | 83.7 |
| Free cash flow | 131.3 | 34.8 | 277.7% | 210.8 |
| Earnings per share | ||||
| Earnings per share (DKK) | 2.11 | 2.32 | -9.2% | - |
| Diluted earnings per share (DKK) | 2.06 | 2.40 | -14.0% | - |
| Employees | ||||
| Average number of full-time employees | 2,564 | 2,424 | 5.8% | 2,494 |
| Financial ratios | ||||
| Gross profit margin | 19.7% | 19.6% | 0.1pp | 19.9% |
| EBITDA margin | 15.9% | 15.9% | 0pp | 15.8% |
| Operating profit margin | 10.5% | 10.3% | 0.2pp | 10.3% |
| Effective tax rate | 21.7% | 21.0% | 0.7pp | 22.0% |
| Investments/Revenue | 5.6% | 9.2% | -3.6pp | 5.2% |
| Return on equity (MAT) | 33.2% | 35.7% | -3.5pp | 29.8% |
| Solvency ratio | 56.8% | 49.4% | 7.4pp | 55.5% |
| Long-term financial metrics | ||||
| Revenue growth | 7.7% | 11.5% | -3.8pp | 7.9% |
| Operating profit margin | 10.5% | 10.3% | 0.2pp | 10.3% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC)1 | 43.2% | 40.6% | 2.6pp | 38.3% |
| Cash to earnings | 149.5% | 87.9% | 61.6pp | 99.2% |
| Cash to earnings (three-year average) | 113.0% | 60.6% | 52.4pp | 93.2% |
| Additional numbers2 | ||||
| Order entry backlog for the current year | 2,275.3 | 2,138.1 | 6.4% | - |
| Order entry backlog for the following years 2+33 | 2,399.1 | 2,558.8 | -6.2% | - |
1) Net profit/Average invested capital.
2) Backlog represents anticipated revenue from contracts or orders executed but not yet completed or performed in full, and the revenue that is expected to be recognized in the future.
3) Year 2+3 represents 2017 and 2018 in the 2016 column and 2016 and 2017 in the 2015 column etc.
NNIT A/S
Østmarken 3A
Telephone: +45 7024 4242
2860 Søborg
www.nnit.com
Denmark
CVR No: 21 09 31 06
NIT
Company announcement, May 13, 2016
Highlights
Below are the key highlights for Q1 2016 and the order backlog at the beginning of Q2 2016.
Sales
The order backlog for 2016 at the beginning of Q2 2016 increased by DKK 137m to DKK 2,275m corresponding to 6.4% compared with the order backlog for 2015 at the beginning of Q2 2015. Most of the order backlog increase came from existing customers either in the form of additional projects or extensions of existing contracts. New contracts have primarily been in the small to mid-size range.
At the beginning of Q2 2016 the order backlog for 2017 and 2018 was 6.2% lower than the order backlog for 2016 and 2017 at the beginning of Q2 2015. Compared with the negative growth of the backlog of 14.5% in the beginning of 2016, this is a significant improvement following among others the prolongation of the contract with DSB. The decrease is primarily due to expiration of several large infrastructure agreements in 2017 and 2018 where contracts are up for renegotiations or retendering. Prolongation or re-win of these contracts will increase the backlog for 2017 and 2018.
Key wins in Q1 2016:
- Two-year extension of the outsourcing contract covering support and maintenance of DSB's entire IT infrastructure representing a minor three-digit DKKm amount over a 2-year-period.
- New agreement on housing and operation of a supercomputer for massive data collection with an enterprise customer representing a medium double-digit DKKm amount over a 5-year-period
- Following a 24-month serialization program (Track&Trace of medicinal products), a Danish life sciences customer has decided to continue and has signed a contract with NNIT for implementing the SAP ATTP (Advanced Track&Trace) module across its business and production sites representing a minor-double-digit DKKm amount over a 1-year-period
- Network infrastructure project for the Novo Nordisk Group representing a minor-double-digit DKKm amount over a 1-year-period
- Contract extension and expansion with an international life science customer related to quality activities. The contract represent a minor-double-digit DKKm amount over a 6-month-period
- Continuation of a global roll-out for a Danish life science customer of its SAP HR module to China/Hong Kong as well as an extension of its TMLS (Test Management) Cloud offering representing a minor-double-digit DKKm amount over a 1-year-period
Below are key highlights after Q1 2016 which are not included in the order backlog at the beginning of Q2 2016:
- Operation outsourcing contract with a new customer outside the Life Sciences segment representing a medium-size three-digit DKKm amount over a 5-year period, with an option of a two-year extension
- Delivery of Tier III data center capacity to Danske Bank effective from Q1 2017. The contract represents a medium-size three-digit DKKm amount over a ten-year-period
- Application and infrastructure outsourcing with a new enterprise customer representing a medium double-digit DKKm amount over a 5-year-period
- Operation and development contract with a Danish life sciences customer representing medium double-digit DKKm amount over a 4-year-period
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Østmarken 3A
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2860 Søborg
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Denmark
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Company announcement, May 13, 2016
Distribution of interim dividend
Based on a strong cash flow NNIT expects to pay out an interim dividend for the calendar year 2016 in August 2016 of DKK 48.5m in cash equal to DKK 2 per share of a nominal value of DKK 10.
Performance overview
| DKK million
(reported currencies) | Q1 2016 | Q1 2015 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue | 662.6 | 615.3 | 7.7% |
| Cost of goods sold | 532.1 | 494.5 | 7.6% |
| Gross profit | 130.5 | 120.8 | 8.0% |
| Gross profit margin | 19.7% | 19.6% | 0.1pp |
| Sales and marketing costs | 32.9 | 29.9 | 10.1% |
| Administrative expenses | 27.7 | 27.6 | 0.6% |
| Operating profit | 69.8 | 63.3 | 10.2% |
| Operating profit margin | 10.5% | 10.3% | 0.2pp |
| Net financials | -4.3 | 10.2 | -142.1% |
| Profit before tax | 65.5 | 73.6 | -10.9% |
| Tax | 14.2 | 15.4 | -7.8% |
| Effective tax rate | 21.7% | 21.0% | 0.7pp |
| Net profit | 51.3 | 58.1 | -11.8% |
Revenue in reported and constant currencies both grew by 7.7% while operating profit margin was 10.5% in reported currencies and 10.3% in constant currencies. In note 7, a detailed performance overview is given in both reported and constant currencies.
Comparisons in this report are hereafter based on reported currencies since NNIT's major currencies are almost unchanged compared with last year.
Revenue increased by 7.7% in Q1 2016 compared with Q1 2015 driven by a double digit growth in the enterprise and finance customer groups whereas growth in life sciences eased off. Revenue in the public customer group was unchanged.
Cost of goods sold increased by 7.6% in Q1 2016 compared with the same period last year. This led to a gross profit margin of 19.7% in Q1 2016 (19.6% in Q1 2015). The increase in cost of goods sold was mainly driven by revenue growth. Furthermore, the development reflects hardware costs related to infrastructure projects for a number of customers with corresponding revenue and a provision for loss on a project in the public customer group.
Sales and marketing costs increased by 10.1% in Q1 2016 primarily due to severance payments in connection with the organizational alignment announced in the Q4 2015 report.
Administrative expenses increased marginally by 0.6% in Q1 2016.
Performance in Q1 2016 reflects an increase in operating profit of 10.2% to DKK 69.8m corresponding to an operating profit margin of 10.5% compared with 10.3% in 2015. This improvement was driven by IT Operation Services reflecting the impact from the efficiency measures introduced last year.
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Østmarken 3A
Telephone: +45 7024 4242
2860 Søborg
www.nnit.com
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CVR No: 21 09 31 06
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Company announcement, May 13, 2016
Net financials decreased by DKK 14.5m to DKK -4.3m in Q1 2016 compared with Q1 2015. This was mainly due to a negative value adjustment of Novo Nordisk shares (covering the long-term incentive program for previous years) of DKK 2.2m compared with a gain of DKK 6.6m in Q1 2015. Furthermore, net financials were negatively impacted by a loss on cash flow hedges of DKK 1.7m in Q1 2016 compared with a gain of DKK 4.3m in Q1 2015.
The effective tax rate in Q1 2016 was 21.7% representing an increase of 0.7% compared with Q1 2015. The increase is caused by changes in the level of non-taxable adjustments from unrealized losses on Novo Nordisk shares in Q1 2016 compared with gains in Q1 2015. The effective tax rate for 2015 ended at 22%.
Net profit in Q1 2016 was DKK 51.3m corresponding to a decrease of 11.8% compared with Q1 2015 and was mainly impacted by the negative development in net financials.
Revenue
Revenue distribution:
| DKKm
(reported currencies) | Q1 2016 | Q1 2015 | Pct Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Life Sciences | 392.6 | 378.2 | 3.8% |
| Hereof Novo Nordisk Group | 310.7 | 296.6 | 4.8% |
| Hereof other Life Sciences | 81.8 | 81.6 | 0.3% |
| Enterprise | 109.6 | 90.4 | 21.2% |
| Public | 100.7 | 101.1 | -0.4% |
| Finance | 59.8 | 45.6 | 31.1% |
| Total | 662.6 | 615.3 | 7.7% |
Revenue growth in Q1 2016 of 7.7% was primarily driven by a double digit growth in the enterprise and finance customer groups whereas growth in life sciences eased off. Revenue in the public customer group was unchanged.
The share of NNIT's revenue from customers outside the Novo Nordisk Group in Q1 2016 reached 53.1% compared with 51.8% in Q1 2015.
Life sciences:
Revenue in Q1 2016 increased by DKK 14.4m corresponding to 3.8% compared with Q1 2015. The increase in Q1 2016 was driven by a growth of 4.8% from Novo Nordisk Group.
Revenue from non-Novo Nordisk Group life sciences customers in Q1 2016 was in line with the same period last year. A number of new contracts and customers increased revenue which was however countered by the finalization of non-recurring projects at both Danish and international customers.
NNIT A/S
Østmarken 3A
Telephone: +45 7024 4242
2860 Søborg
www.nnit.com
Denmark
CVR No: 21 09 31 06
nnt
Company announcement, May 13, 2016
Enterprise:
Revenue increased by DKK 19.2m corresponding to 21% in Q1 2016 compared with Q1 2015. Revenue growth was driven by increased revenue from existing operations customers.
Public:
Revenue in Q1 2016 decreased by DKK 0.5m corresponding to 0.4% compared with Q1 2015 due to a decrease in a number of outsourcing contracts which was partly offset by increased project activity.
Finance:
Revenue in Q1 2016 increased by DKK 14.2m corresponding to 31% compared with Q1 2015 due to expansion of several existing customer contracts and new customers such as the insurance companies Købstædernes Forsikring and Popermo Forsikring as well as E-nettet.
Order backlog


NNIT's order backlog for 2016 at the beginning of Q2 2016 amounted to DKK 2,275m which is an increase of 6.4% compared with the order backlog for 2015 at the same
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NNIT A/S
Østmarken 3A
2860 Søborg
Denmark
Telephone: +45 7024 4242
www.nnit.com
CVR No: 21 09 31 06
NIT
Company announcement, May 13, 2016
time last year. The increase was primarily due to expansion of contracts with existing customers in the enterprise and finance customer groups and new customers in the finance customer group as well as extension and expansion of infrastructure and support contracts with the Novo Nordisk Group. This is partly countered by a lower backlog within the public customer group.
NNIT's order backlog for 2017 and 2018 at the beginning of Q2 2016 was 6.2% lower than the backlog for 2016 and 2017 at the same time last year. Compared with the decline in backlog for the following two calendar years of 14.5% at the beginning of 2016, this is a significant improvement following among others the prolongation of the contract with DSB.

Employees, end-of-period
In Q1 2016, the number of employees increased by 130 FTE corresponding to 5.3% compared with the same period last year. All of the net FTE growth was outside Denmark in line with the long-term offshoring strategy, primarily in Czech Republic (67 FTEs), China (38 FTEs) and the Philippines (27 FTEs).
Balance sheet
Total assets as of March 31, 2016 increased with DKK 56.9m to DKK 1,230.3m compared with DKK 1,173.4m as of March 31, 2015.
Net financial cash position as of March 31, 2016 increased by DKK 210.4m to a net cash position of DKK 165.4m compared with March 31, 2015. The increase was due to net profits from operating activities and a lower level of working capital partly countered by payment of ordinary dividend of DKK 97.0m in March 2016.
Equity as of March 31, 2016 was DKK 698.6m which was an increase of DKK 119.4m, compared with March 31, 2015. The increase in equity mainly relates to net profit for the past 12 months and provision for share-based incentive programs (DKK 24.8m), partly countered by payment of dividends (DKK 97.0m) and change in market value of cash flow hedges (DKK 12.6m).
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Østmarken 3A
Telephone: +45 7024 4242
2860 Søborg
www.nnit.com
Denmark
CVR No: 21 09 31 06
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Company announcement, May 13, 2016
Investments
Investments in Q1 2016 amounted to DKK 37.1m compared with DKK 56.5m in Q1 2015. The decrease in investments was mainly related to timing of hardware purchases in connection with outsourcing contracts.
Free cash flow

DKKm, reported currencies
Free cash flow in Q1 2016 was DKK 131.3m which was DKK 96.5m higher than in Q1 2015. The strong free cash flow of DKK 131.3 was driven by a positive change in working capital (DKK 107m) due to a significant change in trade receivables and other current liabilities. The significantly lower trade receivables compared with Q4 2015 are mainly explained by project milestones and hardware contracts being invoiced in Q4 2015 and paid in Q1 2016. A similar development was only seen to a smaller extent in Q1 2015. The improvement in free cash flow in Q1 is to a large degree due to timing of payments and investments, and a corresponding improvement of full year cash flow is not expected. Based on a strong cash flow NNIT expects to pay out an interim dividend in August 2016.
Business areas IT Operation Services
| DKK million (reported currencies) | Q1 2016 | Q1 2015 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | |||
| Novo Nordisk Group | 212.6 | 196.6 | 8.1% |
| Non-Novo Nordisk Group | 226.0 | 210.9 | 7.1% |
| Total | 438.6 | 407.6 | 7.6% |
| Costs | 385.7 | 367.3 | 5.0% |
| Operating profit | 53.0 | 40.3 | 31.4% |
| Operating profit margin | 12.1% | 9.9% | 2.2pp |
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Østmarken 3A
Telephone: +45 7024 4242
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Company announcement, May 13, 2016
IT Operation Services revenue increased by 7.6% in Q1 2016 compared with Q1 2015. The increase was driven by the Novo Nordisk Group and a number of the large outsourcing customers outside the Novo Nordisk Group.
Operating profit in Q1 2016 showed a strong growth of 31% to DKK 53m. The efficiency measures implemented in 2015 are showing the expected positive impact on operating profits. Operating profit margin was 12.1% corresponding to an increase of 2.2pp compared with Q1 2015.
IT Solution Services
| DKK million
(reported currencies) | Q1 2016 | Q1 2015 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue | | | |
| Novo Nordisk Group | 98.1 | 100.0 | -1.9% |
| Non-Novo Nordisk Group | 125.9 | 107.8 | 16.8% |
| Total | 224.0 | 207.8 | 7.8% |
| Costs | 207.1 | 184.7 | 12.1% |
| Operating profit | 16.8 | 23.0 | -26.9% |
| Operating profit margin | 7.5% | 11.1% | -3.6pp |
Despite the Danish Easter holiday being placed in March in 2016 and April in 2015, IT Solution Services revenue increased by 7.8% in Q1 2016 compared with Q1 2015. The revenue increase in Q1 2016 was mainly due to increase in the finance and public customer groups related to new customers. Revenue from the Novo Nordisk Group decreased slightly due to a strong comparison base in 2015 with non-recurring projects being finalized.
The timing of the Danish Easter holiday impacts the revenue growth with around 3pp.
Operating profit in Q1 2016 decreased by 27% to DKK 16.8m due to the timing of the Danish Easter holiday and an increase in costs of 12.1% primarily caused by increased complexity of a fixed price project in the public customer group which resulted in a provision for loss. Operating profit margin was 7.5%, a decrease of 3.6pp due to above mentioned reasons.
Events after balance sheet date
As mentioned under the highlights NNIT has won two significant contracts after the balance sheet date, which do not impact Q1 results. Besides these contracts there have been no events after the balance sheet date with significant impact on the assessment of NNIT's financial position as of March 31, 2016.
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Østmarken 3A
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CVR No: 21 09 31 06
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Company announcement, May 13, 2016
Outlook for 2016
Based on the order backlog as per today including expected revenue in 2016 from the recent contract wins and expected revenue from the pipeline of potential orders, NNIT expects revenue growth in constant currencies of 5-8%.
The expectations are based on a number of important assumptions, including that relevant macroeconomic trends will not significantly change business conditions for NNIT during 2016, that business performance, customer and competitor actions will remain stable and that currency exchange rates, especially the Chinese yuan, Euro, Czech koruna, Philippine peso, US dollar and the Swiss franc, will remain at the current levels versus Danish kroner (as of May 4, 2016). To mitigate volatility in exchange rates NNIT has entered into hedge contracts as illustrated in the notes on page 21.
As announced on May 3, 2016 the expected level of investments including new client investments in 2016 is revised from 5-6% to 7-8%, as NNIT has decided to expand its data center capacity by building an additional data center.
The current expectations summarized:
| Guidance for 2016 | Previous guidance¹ | Long-term targets | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth | |||
| In constant currencies* | 5-8% | At least 5% | - |
| as reported** | Around 0.3pp lower | Around 0.0pp lower | ≥ 5% |
| Operating profit margin | |||
| In constant currencies* | 10-11% | 10-11% | - |
| as reported** | Around 0.6pp higher | Around 0.3pp higher | ≥ 10% |
| Investments / Revenue*** | 7-8% | 5-6% |
Constant currencies measured using average exchange rates for 2015
*Based on exchange rates as of May 4, 2016 as illustrated under key currency assumptions on page 21
*** Investments including new customer and data center investments are in the short-term expected to be 7-8 percent of total revenue. As NNIT has decided to build another data center to support growth NNIT expects total additional investments of around DKK 250m in 2016 to 2018
¹Guidance provided in the annual report 2015
NNIT A/S
Østmarken 3A
Telephone: +45 7024 4242
2860 Søborg
www.nnit.com
Denmark
CVR No: 21 09 31 06
NIT
Company announcement, May 13, 2016
Management statement
Statement by the Board of Directors and the Executive Management on the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of NNIT A/S as at and for the three months ended March 31, 2016
The Board of Directors and Executive Management ("Management") have reviewed and approved the interim consolidated financial statements of NNIT A/S (NNIT A/S, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") for the first three months of 2016 with comparative figures for the first three months of 2015. The interim consolidated financial statements have not been audited or reviewed by the company's independent auditors.
The interim consolidated financial statements for the first three months of 2016 have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 'Interim Financial Reporting', as adopted by the European Union and accounting policies set out in the annual report for 2015 of NNIT A/S. Furthermore, the interim consolidated financial statement for the first three months of 2016 and Management's review are prepared in accordance with additional Danish disclosure requirements for interim reports of listed companies.
In our opinion, the accounting policies used are appropriate and the overall presentation of the interim consolidated financial statements for the first three months of 2016 are adequate and give a true and fair view of the Group's assets, liabilities and financial position as at March 31, 2016 and of the results of the Group's operations and cash flow for the three months ended March 31, 2016. Furthermore, in our opinion, Management's review includes a true and fair account of the development in the operations and financial circumstances, of the results for the period and of the financial position of the Group as well as a description of the most significant risks and elements of uncertainty facing the Group in accordance with Danish disclosure requirements for listed companies.
Besides what has been disclosed in the interim consolidated financial statements and Management's review for the first three months of 2016, no changes in the Group's most significant risks and uncertainties have occurred relative to what was disclosed in the Annual Report for 2015 of NNIT A/S.
Søborg, May 13, 2016
Executive management
Per Kogut
CEO
Carsten Krogsgaard Thomsen
CFO
Jess Julin Ibsen
Executive Vice President,
IT Operations Services
Board of Directors
Jesper Brandgaard
Chairman
Carsten Dilling
Deputy Chairman
Anne Broeng
Eivind Kolding
John Beck
René Stockner
Anders Vidstrup
Alex Steninge Jacobsen
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NNIT A/S
Østmarken 3A
2860 Søborg
Denmark
Telephone: +45 7024 4242
www.nnit.com
CVR No: 21 09 31 06
nnt
Company announcement, May 13, 2016
Consolidated financial statements
Income statement and Statement of comprehensive income
| Note | Q1 2016 | Q1 2015 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DKK '000 | DKK '000 | DKK '000 | ||
| Income statement | 1 | |||
| Revenue | 2 | 662,621 | 615,334 | 2,600,287 |
| Cost of goods sold | 532,140 | 494,537 | 2,083,027 | |
| Gross profit | 130,481 | 120,797 | 517,260 | |
| Sales and marketing costs | 32,932 | 29,899 | 129,604 | |
| Administrative expenses | 27,738 | 27,556 | 118,551 | |
| Operating profit | 69,816 | 63,342 | 269,105 | |
| Financial income | 1,850 | 22,003 | 28,756 | |
| Financial expenses | 6,152 | 11,784 | 25,628 | |
| Profit before income taxes | 65,515 | 73,561 | 272,233 | |
| Income taxes | 14,248 | 15,448 | 59,792 | |
| Net profit for the period | 51,271 | 58,113 | 212,441 |
Earnings per share
Earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share
| DKK | DKK | DKK |
|---|---|---|
| 2.11 | 2.32 | 8.76 |
| 2.06 | 2.32 | 8.54 |
Statement of comprehensive income
Net profit for the period
Other comprehensive income:
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to the Income statement:
- Remeasurement related to pension obligations
- Tax on other comprehensive income
Items that will be reclassified subsequently to the Income statement, when specific conditions are met:
- Currency revaluation related to subsidiaries (net)
- Recycled to financial items
- Unrealized value adjustments
- Cash flow hedges
- Tax on other comprehensive income related to cash flow hedges
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
Total comprehensive income
| DKK '000 | DKK '000 | DKK '000 |
|---|---|---|
| 51,271 | 58,113 | 212,441 |
| 0 | 2,768 | -293 |
| -945 | 732 | 343 |
| -1,437 | 3,574 | 2,168 |
| -1,699 | 1,329 | 3,754 |
| 240 | 5,862 | -7,655 |
| -1,459 | 7,191 | -3,901 |
| 1,179 | -1,690 | 916 |
| -2,662 | 12,575 | -767 |
| 48,609 | 70,688 | 211,674 |
NNIT A/S
Østmarken 3A
Telephone: +45 7024 4242
2860 Søborg
www.nnit.com
Denmark
CVR No: 21 09 31 06
nnt
Company announcement, May 13, 2016
Balance sheet
| Note | March 31, 2016 | March 31, 2015 | Dec, 31, 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DKK '000 | DKK '000 | DKK '000 | ||
| Intangible assets | 25,612 | 33,451 | 27,571 | |
| Tangible assets | 404,489 | 426,047 | 402,186 | |
| Deferred tax | 51,120 | 24,123 | 43,939 | |
| Other financial assets | 28,363 | 28,334 | 28,313 | |
| Total non-current assets | 509,584 | 511,955 | 502,009 | |
| Inventories | 2,425 | 1,690 | 1,730 | |
| Trade receivables | 3 | 331,103 | 320,350 | 489,465 |
| Work in progress | 3 | 95,236 | 159,138 | 84,443 |
| Other receivables and pre-payments | 99,062 | 92,508 | 76,771 | |
| Tax receivables | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Shares | 27,125 | 49,941 | 49,315 | |
| Derivative financial instruments | 363 | 7,998 | 1,022 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 165,374 | 29,852 | 131,026 | |
| Total current assets | 720,688 | 661,485 | 833,772 | |
| Total assets | 1,230,272 | 1,173,440 | 1,335,781 |
Equity and liabilities
| March 31, 2016 | March 31, 2015 | Dec, 31, 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DKK '000 | DKK '000 | DKK '000 | |
| Share capital | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 |
| Treasury shares | -7,500 | -7,500 | -7,500 |
| Retained earnings | 452,144 | 321,076 | 395,969 |
| Other reserves | 3,991 | 15,630 | 5,349 |
| Proposed dividends | 0 | 0 | 97,000 |
| Total equity | 698,635 | 579,206 | 740,818 |
| Deferred tax | 46 | 1,708 | 46 |
| Employee benefit obligation | 27,253 | 25,230 | 39,054 |
| Provisions | 9,066 | 6,775 | 8,339 |
| Total non-current liabilities | 36,367 | 33,713 | 47,439 |
| Prepayments received | 90,538 | 55,623 | 60,499 |
| Trade payables | 50,521 | 100,718 | 72,978 |
| Employee cost payable | 220,190 | 214,189 | 267,518 |
| Bank debt | 0 | 74,893 | 0 |
| Tax payables | 1,101 | 11,459 | 11,338 |
| Other current liabilities | 112,277 | 77,836 | 105,738 |
| Derivative financial instruments | 6,626 | 0 | 5,330 |
| Employee benefit obligation | 9,066 | 17,897 | 18,629 |
| Provisions | 4,949 | 7,906 | 5,494 |
| Total current liabilities | 495,270 | 560,521 | 547,524 |
| Total equity and liabilities | 1,230,272 | 1,173,440 | 1,335,781 |
| Contingent liabilities and legal proceedings | 4 | ||
| Currency hedging | 5 |
NNIT A/S
Østmarken 3A
Telephone: +45 7024 4242
2860 Søborg
www.nnit.com
Denmark
CVR No: 21 09 31 06
nnt
Company announcement, May 13, 2016
Statement of cash flow
| | Q1 2016
DKK '000 | Q1 2015
DKK '000 | 2015
DKK '000 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Net profit for the period | 51,271 | 58,113 | 212,441 |
| Reversal of non-cash items | 57,274 | 50,682 | 235,180 |
| Interest received | 1 | 9 | 1,015 |
| Interest paid | -567 | -204 | -5,711 |
| Income taxes paid | -31,401 | -14,050 | -75,767 |
| Cash flow before change in working capital | 76,588 | 94,550 | 367,158 |
| Changes in working capital | 100,130 | -7,230 | -14,018 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 176,718 | 87,320 | 353,140 |
| Purchase of tangible assets | -37,058 | -56,497 | -136,041 |
| Change in trade payables related to investments | -8,754 | 9,344 | -4,651 |
| Dividends received | 491 | 671 | 671 |
| Sale/(purchase) of shares (net) | 0 | 0 | 3,573 |
| Payment of deposits | -45 | -6,065 | -5,851 |
| Cash flow from investing activities | -45,370 | -52,547 | -142,299 |
| Dividends paid | -97,000 | -83,713 | -83,713 |
| Purchase of treasury shares | 0 | -93,750 | -93,750 |
| Cash flow from financing activities | -97,000 | -177,463 | -177,463 |
| Net cash flow | 34,348 | -142,690 | 33,378 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period | 131,026 | 97,648 | 97,648 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | 165,374 | -45,042 | 131,026 |
| Additional information^{1}: | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | 165,374 | -45,042 | 131,026 |
| Undrawn committed credit facilities | 400,000 | 332,131 | 400,000 |
| Financial resources at the end of the period | 565,374 | 287,089 | 531,026 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | 176,718 | 87,320 | 353,140 |
| Cash flow from investing activities | -45,370 | -52,547 | -142,299 |
| Free cash flow | 131,348 | 34,773 | 210,841 |
1 Additional non-IFRS measures. 'Financial resources at the end of the period' is defined as the sum of cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period and undrawn committed credit facilities. Free cash flow is defined as 'cash flow from operating activities' less 'cash flow from investing activities'.
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NNIT A/S
Østmarken 3A
2860 Søborg
Denmark
Telephone: +45 7024 4242
www.nnit.com
CVR No: 21 09 31 06
nnit
Company announcement, May 13, 2016
Statement of changes in equity
| DKK '000 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2016 | Share capital | Treasury shares | Retained earnings | Other reserves | Total other reserves | Proposed dividends | Total | ||
| Currency revaluation | Cash flow hedges | Tax | |||||||
| Balance at the beginning of the period | 250,000 | -7,500 | 395,969 | 5,964 | -3,901 | 3,286 | 5,349 | 97,000 | 740,816 |
| Net profit for the period | 0 | 0 | 51,271 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51,271 |
| Other comprehensive income for the period | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1,437 | -1,459 | 234 | -2,662 | 0 | -2,662 |
| Total comprehensive income for the period | 0 | 0 | 51,271 | -1,437 | -1,459 | 234 | -2,662 | 0 | 48,005 |
| Transactions with owners: | |||||||||
| Share-based payments | 0 | 0 | 6,208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,208 |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -97,000 | -97,000 |
| Balance at the end of the period | 250,000 | -7,500 | 453,448 | 4,527 | -5,360 | 3,520 | 2,687 | 0 | 698,035 |
| DKK '000 | |||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 31, 2015 | Share capital | Treasury shares | Retained earnings | Other reserves | Total other reserves | Proposed dividends | Total | ||
| Currency revaluation | Cash flow hedges | Tax | |||||||
| Balance at the beginning of the period | 250,000 | 0 | 344,716 | 3,796 | 0 | 2,027 | 5,823 | 83,713 | 684,252 |
| Net profit for the period | 0 | 0 | 58,113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58,113 |
| Other comprehensive income for the period | 0 | 0 | 2,768 | 3,574 | 7,191 | -958 | 9,807 | 0 | 12,575 |
| Total comprehensive income for the period | 0 | 0 | 60,881 | 3,574 | 7,191 | -958 | 9,807 | 0 | 70,668 |
| Purchase of treasury shares | 0 | -7,500 | -86,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -93,750 |
| Share-based payments | 0 | 0 | 1,729 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,729 |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -83,713 | -83,713 |
| Balance at the end of the period | 250,000 | -7,500 | 321,076 | 7,370 | 7,191 | 1,069 | 15,630 | 83,713 | 97,306 |
| DKK '000 | |||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 31, 2015 | Share capital | Treasury shares | Retained earnings | Other reserves | Total other reserves | Proposed dividends | Total | ||
| Currency revaluation | Cash flow hedges | Tax | |||||||
| Balance at the beginning of the period | 250,000 | 0 | 344,716 | 3,796 | 0 | 2,027 | 5,823 | 83,713 | 684,252 |
| Net profit for the period | 0 | 0 | 212,441 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212,441 |
| Other comprehensive income for the period | 0 | 0 | -293 | 2,168 | -3,901 | 1,259 | -474 | 0 | -767 |
| Total comprehensive income for the period | 0 | 0 | 212,148 | 2,168 | -3,901 | 1,259 | -474 | 0 | 211,674 |
| Purchase of treasury shares | 0 | -7,500 | -86,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -93,750 |
| Share-based payments | 0 | 0 | 20,290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20,290 |
| Deferred tax on share-based payments | 0 | 0 | 2,065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,065 |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -83,713 | -83,713 |
| Proposed dividend for 2015 | 0 | 0 | -97,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97,000 | 0 |
| Balance at the end of the period | 250,000 | -7,500 | 395,969 | 5,964 | -3,901 | 3,286 | 5,349 | 97,000 | 740,818 |
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NNIT A/5
Østmarken 3A
Telephone: +45 7024 4242
2860 Søborg
www.nnit.com
Denmark
CVR No: 21 09 31 06
NINT
Company announcement, May 13, 2016
Notes
Note 1
Accounting policies
The consolidated financial statements for the first three months of 2016 have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 'Interim Financial Reporting' and on the basis of the same accounting policies as were applied in the Annual Report 2015.
As stated in the annual report 2015 long-term incentive program (LTIP) and employee launch incentive program (ELI) are in Q4 2015 disclosed as employee benefit obligations in non-current and current liabilities. Further unrealized gain on shares and value adjustment of long-term incentive programs in Novo Nordisk shares in financial income and expenses are shown gross instead of net. Comparative figures for Q1 2015 have been changed.
Further, a reclassification of an accrual regarding the administrative collection of payment for licenses within the Novo Nordisk Group has been made to net the balance with Novo Nordisk. These are in Q1 2016 offset in trade receivables. Comparative figures for Q1 2015 have been changed.
The financial reporting including the consolidated financial statements for the first three months of 2016 and Management's review have been prepared in accordance with additional Danish disclosure requirements for interim report of listed companies. See pages 63 to 69 of the Annual Report 2015 for a comprehensive description of the accounting policies applied.
Note 2
Quarterly numbers
| DKK '000 | 2016 | 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | |
| Revenue | 662,621 | 722,909 | 632,988 | 629,056 | 615,334 |
| Cost of goods sold | 532,140 | 564,588 | 505,796 | 518,107 | 494,536 |
| Gross profit | 130,481 | 158,321 | 127,192 | 110,949 | 120,798 |
| Sales and marketing costs | 32,932 | 35,178 | 32,288 | 32,239 | 29,899 |
| Administrative expenses | 27,733 | 30,630 | 32,550 | 27,814 | 27,556 |
| Operating profit | 69,816 | 92,513 | 62,354 | 50,896 | 63,343 |
| Net financials | -4,301 | -505 | -819 | -5,767 | 10,219 |
| Profit before income taxes | 65,515 | 92,008 | 61,535 | 45,129 | 73,562 |
| Income taxes | 14,244 | 23,828 | 11,048 | 9,468 | 15,448 |
| Net profit for the period | 51,271 | 68,180 | 50,487 | 35,662 | 58,114 |
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NNIT A/5
Østmarken 3A
Telephone: +45 7024 4242
2860 Søborg
www.nnit.com
Denmark
CVR No: 21 09 31 06
NIT
Company announcement, May 13, 2016
Segment disclosures
| 2016 | 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DKK'000 | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Revenue by business area | |||||
| Operations | 438,626 | 490,704 | 426,268 | 415,852 | 407,580 |
| hereof Novo Nordisk Group | 212,635 | 270,895 | 215,950 | 206,402 | 196,630 |
| hereof non-Novo Nordisk Group | 225,991 | 219,809 | 210,318 | 209,450 | 210,950 |
| Solutions | 223,995 | 232,205 | 206,720 | 213,204 | 207,754 |
| hereof Novo Nordisk Group | 98,076 | 120,989 | 103,804 | 101,141 | 99,954 |
| hereof non-Novo Nordisk Group | 125,919 | 111,216 | 102,916 | 112,063 | 107,800 |
| Total revenue | 662,621 | 722,909 | 632,988 | 629,056 | 615,334 |
| Revenue by customer group | |||||
| Life Sciences | 392,550 | 479,402 | 400,071 | 392,108 | 378,159 |
| hereof Novo Nordisk Group | 310,711 | 391,884 | 319,754 | 307,543 | 296,584 |
| Public | 100,695 | 92,057 | 89,485 | 92,425 | 101,146 |
| Enterprise | 109,559 | 97,903 | 97,067 | 99,313 | 90,386 |
| Finance | 59,817 | 53,547 | 46,365 | 45,210 | 45,643 |
| Total revenue | 662,621 | 722,909 | 632,988 | 629,056 | 615,334 |
| Operating profit by business area | |||||
| Operations | 52,968 | 59,968 | 44,531 | 27,428 | 40,304 |
| Solutions | 16,848 | 32,545 | 17,823 | 23,468 | 23,038 |
| Total operating profit | 69,816 | 92,513 | 62,354 | 50,896 | 63,342 |
| Ammortization, depreciation and impairment losses | |||||
| Operations | 34,758 | 36,413 | 34,611 | 34,122 | 33,737 |
| Solutions | 679 | 411 | 654 | 621 | 648 |
| Total ammortization, depreciation and impairment losses | 35,437 | 36,824 | 35,265 | 34,744 | 34,385 |
The Danish operations generated 95.1% of NNIT's revenue in 2016 and 94.9% in 2015 based on the location of customer purchase orders. As a consequence of the predominantly Danish revenue, we will not disclose a geographical revenue split.
Note 3
Related party transactions
| DKK'000 | March 31, 2016 | March 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Receivables from related parties | 87,592 | 169,926 | 241,814 |
| Work in progress related parties | 21,512 | 31,259 | 18,829 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Liabilities to related parties | 423 | 1,810 | 8,535 |
| Prepayments from related parties | 28,932 | 75,970 | 20,514 |
Note 4
Contingent liabilities and legal proceeding
Contingent liabilities
In 2014 the Court of Justice of the European Union passed a preliminary ruling (C-464/12) rejecting the Danish VAT practice previously applied by the Danish Tax Authorities, which required VAT to be charged on the provision of administration services to pension companies, in a case involving ATP PensionService A/S.
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NNIT A/S
Østmarken 3A
Telephone: +45 7024 4242
2860 Søborg
www.nnit.com
Denmark
CVR No: 21 09 31 06
NIT
Company announcement, May 13, 2016
As a result of the preliminary ruling, two pension companies in 2014 requested that NNIT refunds VAT collected on IT services provided by NNIT. Since NNIT has paid forward the VAT to the Danish Tax Authorities, NNIT has requested the Danish Tax Authorities to suspend the limitation period and reassess the VAT returns.
On November 25, 2015, the Danish Tax Authorities published administrative guidelines (in Danish "styresignaler") based on the ATP PensionServices preliminary ruling. The guidelines however, do not clarify whether all or parts of the IT services provided by NNIT to the two pension companies are to be regarded as administration services and hence VAT exempted.
NNIT does not expect the requests to have any material effect on the financial position and operating results of NNIT A/S as the terms of the customer contracts with the two pension companies allow NNIT to pass on the net effects of any new or amended taxes in respect of the IT services provided to the two customers. Consequently, no provision has been made.
Legal proceeding
NNIT is currently involved in a legal dispute with a customer in our public customer group regarding the delivery of a supply and logistics IT system. The parties disagree as to which party is responsible for the delay. In April 2014, the customer terminated the agreement, alleging material breach as a particular delivery milestone was delayed and claiming that the solution was defective. NNIT disagrees with the basis for the customer's termination of the contract and believes they were not entitled to do so under the terms of the contract. In June 2014, the customer initiated arbitration proceedings in Copenhagen, Denmark. The arbitration dispute in question is still in its preparatory stages and therefore NNIT cannot reliably predict the potential outcome of the arbitration dispute and/or the time frame for the resolution of the arbitration dispute.
NNIT estimates that in the event that the arbitration award is granted entirely in favor of the counterparty, it would reduce NNIT's operating profit by approximately DKK 87m (a cash outflow of DKK 74m) plus costs of arbitration incurred and/or interest.
In the event that the arbitration award is granted entirely in NNIT's favor based on the revised pleadings, NNIT estimates that this would increase the operating profit by approximately DKK 54.9m (a cash inflow of DKK 68m), excluding any costs of arbitration incurred and/or interest awarded to NNIT. NNIT currently expects a final ruling by the arbitration tribunal earliest at the end of 2016.
Note 5
Currency hedging
NNIT's objective is at any time to limit the company's financial risks.
NNIT is exposed to exchange rate risks in the countries where NNIT has its main activities. The majority of NNIT's sales are in DKK and EUR, implying limited foreign exchange risk, due to the parent company's functional currency being DKK and Denmark's fixed-rate policy towards EUR. NNIT's foreign exchange risk therefore primarily stems from transactions carried out in the currencies of other countries in which NNIT mainly operates: primarily the Chinese yuan, and, to a lesser extent, the Czech koruna, the Philippine peso and the Swiss franc.
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NNIT A/S
Østmarken 3A
2860 Søborg
Denmark
Telephone: +45 7024 4242
www.nnit.com
CVR No: 21 09 31 06
NIT
Company announcement, May 13, 2016
At present, NNIT's revenue in these countries is not sufficiently large to balance these currency risks. To manage the foreign exchange rate risks, NNIT has entered into derivative financial instruments with a number of external banks to hedge up to 90% of the major foreign currency net exposure in Chinese yuan (CNY hedged via CNH), Philippine peso (PHP proxy hedged via USD) and Czech Koruna for the coming 14 months. From April 2016 the proxy hedging of PHP via USD will be terminated since the PHP and USD exposure now balance each other.
NNIT uses forward exchange contracts to hedge forecasted cash outflows. None of the derivative financial instruments are held for trading. NNIT does not hedge assets and liabilities in foreign currencies as the risk is considered to be limited.
Cumulative loss on derivative financial instruments regarding future cash flow per March 31, 2016 is recognized in Equity (Other comprehensive income) with an amount of DKK -5.4m before tax (DKK -4.2m after tax).
Note 6
Currency sensitivity and development
Currency sensitivities
| Estimated annual impact on NNIT's operating profit of ± 10% increase in the outlined currencies against DKK* | Hedging period (months) | |
|---|---|---|
| CNY | DKK -19 million | 14 |
| EUR | DKK 19 million | - |
| CZK | DKK -7 million | 14 |
| PHP | DKK -4 million | 14 |
| CHF | DKK -2 million | - |
| USD | DKK 3 million |
Hedging gains and losses do not impact operating profit as they are recognized under net financials. For further details on hedging, please see note 5 on page 20.
* The above sensitivities address hypothetical situations and are provided for illustrative purposes only. The sensitivities assume our business develops consistent with our current 2016 business plan.
Key currency assumptions
| DKK per 100 | 2014 average exchange rates | 2015 average exchange rates | YTD 2016 average exchange rates at May 4, 2016 | Current exchange rates at May 4, 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNY | 91.24 | 107.04 | 102.84 | 99.49 |
| EUR | 745.47 | 745.86 | 745.57 | 744.04 |
| CZK | 27.07 | 27.35 | 27.58 | 27.53 |
| PHP | 12.65 | 14.77 | 14.27 | 13.69 |
| CHF | 613.78 | 698.88 | 680.66 | 676.83 |
| USD | 561.90 | 672.69 | 671.14 | 646.71 |
Currency development
NNIT has a net cost exposure in the Chinese yuan, the Philippine peso and the Swiss franc and therefore the depreciating of these currencies versus Danish kroner in Q1 2016 had a positive impact on reported operating profit.
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NNIT A/S
Østmarken 3A
Telephone: +45 7024 4242
2860 Søborg
www.nnit.com
Denmark
CVR No: 21 09 31 06
nnt
Company announcement, May 13, 2016




NNIT has hedged 90% of its net exposure in Chinese yuan (CNY hedged with CNH (CNY offshore)), Philippine peso (PHP proxy hedged with USD) and Czech koruna (CZK) for the coming 14 months. From April 2016 the proxy hedging of PHP via USD will be terminated since the PHP and USD exposure now balance each other.


Note 7
Performance in constant and reported currencies
Performance overview
| DKK million
(reported currencies) | Q1 2016 | 2016
(constant*) | Q1 2015 | Change | Change
(constant) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | | | |
| Revenue | 662.6 | 662.5 | 615.3 | 7.7% | 7.7% |
| Cost of goods sold | 532.1 | 533.3 | 494.5 | 7.6% | 7.8% |
| Gross profit | 130.5 | 129.2 | 120.8 | 8.0% | 7.0% |
| Gross profit margin | 19.7% | 19.5% | 19.6% | 0.1pp | -0.1pp |
| Sales and marketing costs | 32.9 | 33.0 | 29.9 | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| Administrative expenses | 27.7 | 27.9 | 27.6 | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| Operating profit | 69.8 | 68.4 | 63.3 | 10.2% | 7.9% |
| Operating profit margin | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 0.2pp | 0.0pp |
| Net financials | -4.3 | n.a. | 10.2 | -142.1% | n.a. |
| Profit before tax | 65.5 | n.a. | 73.6 | -10.9% | n.a. |
| Tax | 14.2 | n.a. | 15.4 | -7.8% | n.a. |
| Effective tax rate | 21.7% | n.a. | 21.0% | 0.7pp | n.a. |
| Net profit | 51.3 | n.a. | 58.1 | -11.8% | n.a. |
- Constant currencies measured using average exchange rates for Q1 2015.
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NNIT A/S
Østmarken 3A
Telephone: +45 7024 4242
2860 Søborg
www.nnit.com
Denmark
CVR No: 21 09 31 06
nnit
Company announcement, May 13, 2016
Revenue distribution
| DKKm | 2016 (reported) | 2016 (constant*) | 2015* | Pct Change (reported) | Pct Change (constant) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2016 | |||||
| Life Sciences | 392.6 | 392.4 | 378.2 | 3.8% | 3.8% |
| Hereof Novo Nordisk Group | 310.7 | 310.6 | 296.6 | 4.8% | 4.7% |
| Hereof other Life Sciences | 81.8 | 81.8 | 81.6 | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Enterprise | 109.6 | 109.6 | 90.4 | 21.2% | 21.2% |
| Public | 100.7 | 100.7 | 101.1 | -0.4% | -0.4% |
| Finance | 59.8 | 59.8 | 45.6 | 31.1% | 31.1% |
| Total | 662.6 | 662.5 | 615.3 | 7.7% | 7.7% |
*Constant currencies measured using average exchange rates for Q1 2015.
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