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NORMA Group SE — Investor Presentation 2012
May 15, 2012
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Highlights Q1 2012
| Sales | Sales increased by 6.3% to EUR 159.7 million (Q1 2011: EUR 150.3 million) |
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| EBITA | EBITA of EUR 29.2 million up from EUR 28.4 million y-o-y |
| Equity | Equity ratio further improved to 40.6% |
| Net Debt | Net debt decreased to EUR 167 million (net of derivative liabilities of EUR 20 million) from EUR 177 million at year end |
| Visibility | Order book increased to EUR 227 million vs. EUR 219 million at year end |
| Guidance | Guidance 2012 fully confirmed (plus EUR 10 million from acquisition) |
| M&A | Connectors VerbindungstechnikAG, Switzerland acquired in April 2012 |
Good Start into 2012 Confirms Full Year Guidance
| Sales Development in EUR million | Growth Development | ||||||
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| Sales | 2011 | 2012 | Change | Change in % |
Organic Growth |
Acquisitive Growth |
Currency Effects |
| Q1 | 150.4 | 159.7 | +9.3 | +6.3% | +5.1% | +0% | + 1.2% |
- EUR 9.3 million on top of strong previous year quarter sales including good organic growth of 5.1%
- Overall growth of 6.3% helped by favourable currency effects mainly from US-Dollar
- No acquisitive growth in first quarter. Acquisition of Connectors VerbindungstechnikAG will be consolidated from April 2012 onwards
Sales by Regions, by Way-to-Market and by Industries
- Strong organic growth in America leads to 32% of total sales
- EJT way-to-market increased by 3% to 72% of total sales
- Majority of sales goes to non-automotive industrials, distributors as well as general tiers
- Sales to industrial suppliers include various industries , e.g. water, plumbing, irrigation, agriculture, construction equipment
Sustainable Margin Level Continues into 2012 as Planned
2010 2011 2012 in EUR million H1 H2 FY H1 H2 FY Q1 Sales 230.5 259.9 490.4 295.9 285.5 581.4 159.7 Adjusted EBITA 42.1 43.3 85.4 53.9 48.8 102.7 29.2 Adjusted EBITA Margin 18.3% 16.7% 17.4% 18.2% 17.1% 17.7% 18.3%
Material Consumption improved
- Material consumption improved to 44.6%
- Personnel costs affected especially by focussing on APAC region
No Operational Adjustments in Q1 2012
| in EUR million | Reported | PPA adjustments | adjusted | |
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| Sales | 159.7 | 0 | 159.7 | |
| EBITDA | 32.7 | 0 | 32.7 | |
| EBITDA margin |
20.5% | 20.5% | ||
| EBITA | 29.1 | 0.1 | 29.2 | |
| EBITA margin | 18.2% | 18.3% | ||
| EBIT | 27.2 | 1.4 | 28.6 | |
| EBIT margin | 17.0% | 17.9% | ||
| Net Profit | 16.3 | 1.0 | 17.3 | |
| Net Profit margin | 10.2% | 10.8% | ||
| EPS (in EUR) |
0.51 | 0.03 | 0.54 |
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Very Strong Operating Net Cash Flow in Q1 2012
| Operating net cash flow | |||||
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| in EUR million | Q1 2011 | Q 1 2012 | Variance | ||
| EBITDA* | 32.0 | 32.7 | 2.2% | ||
| Δ ± Working capital |
-16.8 | -10.5 | -37.5% | ||
| Operating net cash flow before investments from operating business |
15.2 | 22.2 | 46.1% | ||
| Δ ± Investments from operating business |
-8.8 | -6.1 | -30.7% | ||
| Operating net cash flow |
6.4 | 16.1 | 151.6% |
Operating net cash flow before investments significantly increased by EUR 9.7 million to a total of EUR 16.1 million in 2012 due to higher EBITDA and less working capital consumption
Capex spending on a normal level of approx. 4% of sales leads in total to high cash flow of EUR 16.1 million
* previous year adjustments mostly related to IPO costs and other non-recurring / nonperiod related items
Net Debt, Financing and Equity Ratios
Acquisition of Connectors Verbindungstechnik AG
| M&A | Acquisiton of Connectors VerbindungstechnikAG, Switzerland, in April 2012 |
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| Business Model |
Connectors specialises in connecting systems for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. |
| History | For more than 25 years the company has been manufacturing and distributing connecting elements that meet the highest purity standards for medical sterile technology. |
| Sales | Approx. EUR 14 million sales in last business year |
| Consoli dation |
First time consolidation into NORMA Group starting Q2 2012 |
| Adjustments | No operational adjustments planned from acquisition |
| Margin | Excellent margin of Connectors in the range of NORMA Group's margin; Earnings accretive in 2012 already |
Outlook 2012 – Company Guidance Confirmed
| Sales growth | between 3% and 6% (plus EUR 10 million from acquisition) |
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| EBITA margin | at least on the level of the two previous years (17.4% and 17.7% respectively) |
| Investments in R&D | approx. 4% of EJT-sales |
| Material ratio |
approx. 45% of sales |
| Financial result | approx. EUR -15m |
| Tax rate | approx. 30% to 32% |
| Investment rate | up to 4.5% of sales |
| Dividend | approx. 30% to max. 35% of Group year end result |
Highlights 2011 - Strategy
| Acquisitions | Integration of the US acquisitions R.G. Ray and Craig Assembly successfully concluded in Q1/2011 | |||
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| APAC | Establishing Singapore headquarters increases focus in region | |||
| Greenfield APAC |
Plant opening in Thailand in early 2011 | |||
| Greenfield EMEA |
Start of production in Serbia to increase capacity in EMEA | |||
| White Spots | Opening of sales office in Brazil as first step into new market | |||
| Joint Venture | Take over of minority shares from JV partners in India and Spain | |||
| Listing | IPO including capital increase and refinancing in April, subsequent SDAX listing in June |
Outlook 2012 - Strategy
| 1 | Continue international expansion of sales network and production footprint | |
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| 2 | Continue to explore business opportunities in APAC | |
| 3 | Increase China capacity to enable expansion | |
| 4 | Expand and explore opportunities in Brazil | |
| 5 | Consolidate Maintal activity by returning 2 leased buildings into one newly acquired logistic and business development building |
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| 6 | Continue dialogue with potential M&A targets | |
NORMA Group – Key Investment Highlights
| 1 | Market leader in attractive engineering niche markets with strong growth prospects | |
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| 2 | Premium pricing through technology and innovation leadership in mission-critical components | |
| 3 | Enhanced stability through broad diversification across products, end-markets and regions | |
| 4 | Two distinct ways-to-market providing unique customer access and market intelligence | |
| 5 | Significant growth and value creation opportunity through synergistic acquisitions | |
| 6 | Proven track record of operational excellence | |
Proven Business Model Addressing Key Megatrends
Convincing Growth Prospects
| (2010-15 CAGR) |
End-market production unit growth |
Joining technology market growth |
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| Passenger vehicles | +6% | 9% |
| Commercial vehicles | +6% | 10% |
| Agricultural equipment |
+1% | 3% |
| Construction equipment | +13% | 15% |
| Engines | +5% | 9% |
| White goods | +5% | 5% |
| Drainage systems |
+6% | 6% |
NORMA Group expects to grow even faster than its end-markets
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Significant Growth and Value Creation Opportunity through Synergistic Acquisitions
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Premium Pricing through Technology and Innovation Leadership in Mission-Critical Components
| Mission-criticality: Small relative cost – | high impact | Ability to achieve premium pricing |
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| Approx. value of joining technology |
Basis for premium pricing: |
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| Market leadership |
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| c. € 21-26 |
Technology |
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| Quality |
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| Innovation |
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| c. € 49-60 |
Tailor-made solutions |
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| High switching costs for customers |
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| Savings potential for customer |
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| c. € 36-44 |
mismatches risk of switching supplier |
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| c. € 188-256 (< 0.1%) |
harvester: € 350,000 |
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| content c. € 20-25 c. € 62-101 Total |
Price of |
- Basis for premium pricing:
- Market leadership
- Technology
- Quality
- Innovation
- Tailor-made solutions
- High switching costs for customers
- Savings potential for customer mismatches risk of switching supplier
Tighter Emission Regulations Drive Increased Joining Technology Content
- Environmental awareness continues to drive tightening emission regulations globally
- Increasingly tighter emission regulations, including in emerging markets
- Low-emission alternatives require significantly higher joining technology content at a substantially increased complexity compared to existing/past technologies
Note: Chart shows emission regulation roadmap for passenger vehicles Source: DieselNet, NORMA Group
Enhanced Stability through Broad Diversification Across Products, End-Markets and Regions
More than 35,000 products, manufactured in 17 locations and sold to more than 10,000 customers in 90+ countries Presence in China, India, Russia, Brazil and South Korea already established Top 5 customers account for only ~19% of 2011 sales
Note: Split based on third party gross revenue as per management accounts
Unique business model with two distinct ways-to-market Innovation and product solution partner for customers, focused on engineering expertise with high value-add Engineered Joining Technology (EJT) ~71% of 2011 sales Distribution Services (DS) ~29% of 2011 sales High quality, branded and standardised joining products provided at competitive prices to broad range of customers High quality, standardised joining technology products B2C Customised, engineered solutions 23 new patent families declared in 2011 (>60 since 2007) B2B Significant economies of scale in production Close contact to international EJT customers Knowledge transfer from EJT to DS
NORMA Group Management Team
Werner Deggim Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Othmar Belker Chief Financial Officer
Bernd Kleinhens Business Development
John Stephenson Chief Operating Officer
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Highlights 2011 – Financials (I)
| Record sales of EUR 581.4 million (2010: EUR 490.4 million) | |
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| Sales | growth of 18.5% including organic growth of 13.4% |
| Record adjusted EBITA of EUR 102.7 million | |
| Adjusted EBITA | first time in company history > EUR 100 million (2010: EUR 85.4 million) |
| Margin | Further margin expansion: 17.7% record margin achieved (2010: 17.4%) |
| Record adjusted EPS of EUR 1.92 | |
| EPS | Pro forma adjusted EPS with current number of shares at EUR 1.81 (2010: EUR 1.51) |
| Equity | Strong balance sheet with an equity ratio of 39.5% (2010: 13.5%) |
Highlights 2011 – Financials (II)
| Net Debt | Net debt down to EUR 176.7 million from EUR 338.6 million in 2010* |
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| Cash Flow | Excellent adjusted net operating cash flow of EUR 66.8 million (2010: EUR 51.7 million) |
| Visibility | Order book at year end at EUR 218.6 million (2010: EUR 188.0 million) |
| Guidance | Sales growth of 3% to 6%; EBITA margin at least on the level of 2010/2011 (17.4% / 17.7%) |
| Dividend proposal to the AGM of EUR 0.60 per share | |
| Dividend | 33.2% or EUR 19.1 million of adjusted net income of EUR 57.6 million |
| * excluding | non-cash / non-P&L derivative financial liabilities of EUR 21.8 million (2010: EUR 5.5 million) |
Sales by regional reporting segments
- Reporting segment Asia-Pacific recorded direct sales of 6.1% in 2011. The de-facto share including all NORMA exports into the Asia-Pacific region is estimated at around 10% of our total sales (sales by destination)
- Increase of Americas region driven by US acquisitions R.G. Ray and Craig Assembly
Historic Growth Track Record
Historic revenue development (1997 – 2011)
Former Rasmussen has shown a solid historical organic growth of 9.0% between 1997 and 2005. With the formation of the new group, NORMA Group switched gears into acquisition mode.
Overview on Adjustments
- Adjustments in 2011 and 2010 mainly from IPO costs (major part concluded in Q1 2011)
- Only minor PPA adjustments in 2012 on EBITA level expected (< EUR 0.5 million p.a.)
| in EUR million | FY 2010 | FY 2011 |
Q1 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reported EBITA | 64.9 | 84.7 | 29.1 |
| + Restructuring Costs |
1.3 | 1.8 | 0 |
| + Non-recurring/non-period-related items* |
15.5 | 14.8 | 0 |
| + Other group and normalized items |
0.7 | 0.2 | 0 |
| + PPA depreciation | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| Adjusted EBITA |
85.4 | 102.7 | 29.2 |
| + Depreciation (excluding PPA depreciation*) |
13.8 | 14.3 | 3.5 |
| Adjusted EBITDA |
99.2 | 117.0 | 32.7 |
* mostly IPO related costs in 2010/2011
Adjustments on EBIT level (PPA amortisation) at approx. EUR 5 million for 2012 going forward expected (adjustment on net income level approx. EUR 3.5 million) (2010: EUR 5.1 million PPA amortisation)
Profit & Loss (adjusted & reported)
| in EUR million | 2011 | 2010 | |||
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| reported | adjusted | reported | adjusted | ||
| Sales | 581.4 | 581.4 | 490.4 | 490.4 | |
| Gross Profit | 322.6 | 322.6 | 274.7 | 274.7 | |
| EBITDA | 100.2 | 117.0 | 81.7 | 99.2 | |
| EBITA | 84.7 | 102.7 | 64.9 | 85.4 | |
| in % | 14.6% | 17.7% | 13.2% | 17.4% | |
| EBIT | 76.6 | 99.7 | 56.3 | 80.9 | |
| in % | 13.2% | 17.1% | 11.5% | 16.5% | |
| Financial Result | -29.6 | -17.4 | -14.9 | -14.9 | |
| Profit before Tax | 47.0 | 82.3 | 41.4 | 66.0 | |
| Taxes | -11.3 | -24.7 | -11.2 | -17.8 | |
| Net Profit | 35.7 | 57.6 | 30.2 | 48.2 | |
Continuation of Growth Track and Sustainable Margin
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Positive Effects of the IPO Visible on Balance Sheet
| (all amounts in EUR million) | 31 Dec 2010 | 31 Dec 2011 | (all amounts in EUR million) | 31 Dec 2010 | 31 Dec 2011 |
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| Assets | Equity and liabilities | ||||
| Non-current assets | Equity | ||||
| Goodwill / Other intangible assets / Property, plant & equipment |
390.4 | 401.0 | Total equity | 78.4 | 256.0 |
| Other and derivative financial assets / |
Non-current and current Liabilities |
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| Income tax assets / Deferred income tax assets |
8.8 | 9.2 | Retirement benefit obligations / Provisions |
16.9 | 19.4 |
| Total non-current assets | 399.2 | 410.2 | |||
| Current assets | Borrowings and other financial liabilities | 369.0 | 244.5 | ||
| Inventories | 64.7 | 66.8 | Other non-financial liabilities |
21.8 | 23.2 |
| Other non-financial assets / Income tax assets |
14.2 | 22.9 | Tax liabilities and derivative financial liabilities |
44.4 | 64.1 |
| Trade and other receivables | 70.3 | 80.8 | 48.3 | 41.4 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 30.4 | 67.9 | Trade payables |
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| Total current assets | 179.6 | 238.4 | Total liabilities | 500.4 | 392.6 |
| Total assets | 578.8 | 648.6 | Total equity and liabilities |
578.8 | 648.6 |
Pro-active FCF Management to be Continued
| Contact Andreas Troesch Vice President Investor Relations |
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| Phone: +49 6181 6102 -741 Fax: +49 6181 6102 -7641 |
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| Mobile: +49 1520 910 3619 |
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| Email: [email protected] |
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Disclaimer
This presentation contains certain future-oriented statements. Future-oriented statements include all statements which do not relate to historical facts and events and contain future-oriented expressions such as "believe", "estimate", "assume", "expect", "forecast", "intend", "could" or "should" or expressions of a similar kind. Such future-oriented statements are subject to risks and uncertainties since they relate to future events and are based on the Company's current assumptions, which may not in the future take place or be fulfilled as expected.
The Company points out that such future-oriented statements provide no guarantee for the future and that actual events including the financial position and profitability of the NORMA Group AG and developments in the economic and regulatory fundamentals may vary substantially (particularly on the down side) from those explicitly or implicitly assumed or described in these statements.
Even if the actual results for the NORMA Group AG, including its financial position and profitability and the economic and regulatory fundamentals, are in accordance with such future-oriented statements in this presentation, no guarantee can be given that this will continue to be the case in the future.