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NRC Group — Investor Presentation 2014
Aug 21, 2014
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Blom ASA
2nd Quarter 2014 Result Presentation
Presentation by CEO Dirk Blaauw
21 August 2014
WEBCAST
Forward Looking Statements
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Agenda Q2 Presentation
- Highlights
- Key figures
- Markets & operations
- Future outlook
Q2 Highlights
- Second quarter profitable
- EBITDA of NOK 5 mill
- Increased Nordic focus pays off
- Group strategy
- Focus on new and more profitable markets / product segments
- Ice detection contract according to plan
- Major contract awarded
- European orthophoto dataset
| (NOK million) | Q2 2014 | Q2 2013 | Per 30.06.14 |
Per 30.06.13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 71.3 | 68.9 | 113.1 | 105.4 |
| COGS | 31.5 | 24.4 | 45.7 | 37.3 |
| Personnel costs | 27.9 | 33.0 | 54.2 | 58.4 |
| Other operating costs | 7.1 | 8.4 | 14.1 | 13.2 |
| EBITDA | 4.8 | 3.1 | -0.9 | -3.5 |
| EBITDA % | 6.7 % | 4.5 % | -0.8 % | -3.3 % |
| EBIT | 2.4 | -5.8 | -4.9 | -19.3 |
| (NOK million) |
Q2 2014 |
Q2 2013 | Q2 2014 | Q2 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | Revenue | EBITDA | EBITDA | |
| Nordic | 44.9 | 52.5 | 5.3 | 13.0 |
| Mid-Europe | 23.9 | 14.3 | 2.6 | 1.2 |
| Eastern Europe | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
• Nordic
- Norway Close to 50 % market share, reduced margins
- One-off 2013 Revenue/EBITDA
- Sweden Successful shift to new market segments / products, improved margins
• Mid-Europe
– Focus on important framework agreements
• Continued focus on new business models and revenue streams
| (NOK million) |
Per 30.06.14 | Per 31.12.13* |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed Asset | 19.9 | 22.5 |
| Current Assets | 123.1 | 173.0 |
| - Cash |
33.0 | 42.7 |
| - Assets held for sale |
0 | 48.1 |
| Total Assets | 143.0 | 195.4 |
| Shareholder's Equity | 58.9 | 56.3 |
| Long term Liability | 5.2 | 13.7 |
| Current Liabilities | 78.9 | 92.2 |
| Liabilities held for sale | 0 | 33.2 |
| Total Equity and Debt | 143.0 | 195.4 |
| Net Interest Bearing Debt | - 29.8 |
- 38,4 |
| Equity Ratio (%) | 41.2% | 28.8% |
| Current Ratio | 1.56 | 1.38 |
*Blom Romania included as «assets held for sale», respectively «liabilities held for sale».
- Increased revenues and improved margin
- Blom ASA costs reduced 50 % compared to 2013
- Restructuring process finalized in Q2 cost accounted for
- Improved balance sheet
- Shareholders equity 41 per cent
- Current ratio 1.56
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Net interest bearing debt NOK 30 million
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Increased Nordic focus pays off
- Growing demand expected for advanced laser scanning
- Increased interest for BlomSTREET, BlomOBLIQUE & 3D
- Ice detection project on track
- Awarded contract with leading global supplier
-
European orthophoto library
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Blom provides airplanes and SAR sensors for ice detection
- Project on track
- 2 + 2 year ice detection contract awarded
- Contractor is Viking Supply Ships
- Annual revenue of NOK 35 50 million
- Satisfactory margin
European Orthophoto Library
• Contract awarded July 2014
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- Orthophoto libray covering most of the European continent
- Initial value Blom up to NOK 30 mill
- Total value until 2017 above NOK 100 mill
- Blom's share of the program following 2014 to be defined
- Blom will retain certain rights to the library
New Company Strategy
Establised sound Platform New Company Strategy
- Restructuring process completed
- Sound financial platform
- Reduced geographical exposure
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More focused market approach
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Provide solutions and services for a wider range of airborne sensors
- New sensor market may include:
- Surveillance
- Environment
- Magnetic and radiometric sensors
- Airborne seismic etc
- Increased use of outsourcing
Future Outlook
- Evaluate growth opportunities based on present core competences and resources
- Identified market opportunities for advanced sensor technology
- Maintain focus on cost-efficient structure to improve revenues and margins