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RTX Interim / Quarterly Report 2015

Jan 26, 2016

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ANNOUNCEMENT to Nasdaq Copenhagen A/S and the media

RTX INTERIM REPORT FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2015/16

Nørresundby, 26 January 2016

Announcement no. 4/2016

No. of pages: 14

INTERIM REPORT

FOR Q1 2015/16

(01 OCTOBER 2015 - 31 DECEMBER 2015)

Growth in revenue and increased profit

The Supervisory Board of RTX A/S has today considered and adopted the Group's interim report for the first quarter of the 2015/16 financial year (covering the period 01.10.2015 - 31.12.2015).

SUMMARY OF THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2015/16 FOR THE RTX GROUP

  • Net revenue amounted to DKK 91.8 million in the first quarter of the 2015/16 financial year corresponding to a revenue increase of 19.7% compared to last year's net revenue of DKK 76.7 million. Growth over the quarter was positively affected by the positive exchange rate for USD. Adjusted for foreign exchange effects, revenue growth was 6.8%.
  • Revenue apportioned across RTX's business units is as follows:

  • ProTelecom rose by DKK 9.9 million corresponding to an increase of 19.5%. The revenue growth is driven by an increase in orders of handsets to customers in the segment for large-scale communication systems and by an increase in handset orders for customers in the segment targeted at small and medium-sized communication systems.

  • Design Services increased revenue by DKK 5.1 million corresponding to an increase of 20.3%. During the first quarter of the 2015/16 financial year, the business unit experienced continued growth in demand for customer-financed development projects. The revenue growth, however, both stems from the business unit's core business, and also from the unit's scalable sales of customer-adapted modules.
  • The Group's gross profit increased from DKK 44.7 million to DKK 54.2 million and as a consequence of the revenue mix, the Group's gross margin increased from 58.3% to 59.0%.
  • Capacity costs were affected by provisions for non-recurring costs. Provisions amount to DKK 3.4 million.

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EBIT PER QUARTER

RTX A/S

Strammen 6

DK-9400 Nørresundby

Denmark

Tel +45 96 32 23 00

Fax +45 96 32 23 10

VAT DK 17 00 21 47

Web www.rtx.dk

E-mail [email protected]

RTX

WIRELESS WISDOM™


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  • Operating profit (EBIT) totalled DKK 12.1 million compared to DKK 11.2 million last year corresponding to growth of 7.6%.
  • The Group's cash flow from operating activities for the first quarter was DKK 2.6 million compared to DKK 5.8 million for the same period last year.
  • As communicated in Announcement no. 76/2015 of 23 December 2015, RTX has entered an agreement concerning the sale of the company's premises in Nørresundby. The contract means that RTX transferred the property with effect from 1 January 2016. RTX will continue as a tenant in part of the property for a minimum of 10 years. The deal is bringing in a value on par with the book value of DKK 71.5 million.
  • The development in the first quarter of the financial year confirms the expectations announced in connection with the Annual Report for 2014/15 (c.f. Announcement no. 65/2015 of 25 November 2015) in which RTX expects revenue in the range of DKK 365-380 million and EBIT in the range of DKK 54-60 million and an EBITDA in the range of DKK 58-66 million.

RTX A/S

Peter Thostrup
Chairman

Jacob Vittrup
Acting CEO

ENQUIRIES AND FURTHER INFORMATION:
Acting CEO
Jacob Vittrup,
tel +45 96 32 23 00

APPENDICES
Interim report for Q1 2015/16 comprising:
- Group financial highlights and key ratios
- Management report
- Group income statement
- Statement of comprehensive income
- Group balance sheet
- Group equity statement
- Group cash flow statement
- Notes

On Friday, 29 January 2016 at noon, RTX will hold a meeting for investors and analysts at ABG Sundal Collier, Forbindelsesvej 12, 2100 Copenhagen.
At this meeting, the Company's management will comment on the Group's interim report for the first quarter of 2015/16.
To register for the meeting, please email [email protected].


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GROUP FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY RATIOS

(NON-AUDITED)

Amounts in DKK million Q1 2015/16 Q1 2014/15 01.10.14-30.09.15
INCOME STATEMENT ITEMS
Revenue 91.8 76.7 349.5
Gross profit 54.2 44.7 196.2
Operating profit/loss (EBIT) 12.1 11.2 52.3
EBITDA 13.4 12.8 59.0
EBITDA % 14.6% 16.7% 16.9%
Net financials 0.6 1.5 0.7
Profit/loss before tax (EBT) 12.6 12.7 53.0
Profit/loss for the period 12.6 12.7 48.9
BALANCE SHEET ITEMS
Cash and current asset investments 130.8 109.9 136.9
Total assets 349.3 311.8 343.1
Equity 276.5 238.2 265.9
Liabilities 72.8 73.6 77.2
OTHER KEY FIGURES
Development costs (own) before capitalization 6.4 5.1 22.7
Capitalized development costs - 0.3 2.7
Depreciation, amortization and impairment 1.3 1.6 6.7
Cash flow from operations 2.6 5.8 53.2
Cash flow from investments -1.5 -0.9 -46.5
Investments in property, plant and equipment 1.3 0.5 3.1
Increase/decrease in cash and cash equivalents -6.1 1.4 -11.0
KEY RATIOS
Growth in net turnover (percentage) 19.7 11.9 21.2
Profit margin (percentage) 13.1 14.6 15.0
Return on invested capital (percentage) 6.5 6.6 29.9
Return on equity (percentage) 4.6 5.4 19.8
Equity ratio (percentage) 79.2 76.4 77.5
EMPLOYMENT
Average number of full-time employees 172 160 166
Revenue per employee 1) (DKK '000) 534 480 2,105
Operating profit/loss per employee 1) (DKK '000) 70 70 315
SHARES
Average number of shares in circulation ('000) 8,621 8,587 8,621
Average number of diluted shares ('000) 9,092 9,012 9,084
SHARE DATA, DKK PER SHARE AT DKK 5
Profit/loss for the period (EPS), per share 1) 1.5 1.5 5.7
Profit/loss for the period, diluted (DEPS), per share 1) 1.4 1.4 5.4
Dividends, per share (DKK) - - 2.0
Equity value, per share 32.1 27.9 30.7
Listed price, per share 80.0 57.0 87.0

Note: The Group's financial year runs from 1 October to 30 September.
Definitions of the key ratios used are stated in the annual report for 2014/15 in the accounting policies.

1) Not annualized.


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MANAGEMENT REPORT

COMMENTS ON DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE 2015/16 FINANCIAL YEAR

WITH REFERENCE TO THE GROUP'S FINANCIAL FIGURES FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2015/16

The Group posted revenue of DKK 91.8 million for the first quarter of the 2015/16 financial year compared to DKK 76.7 million for the same period last year, which corresponds to an increase of 19.7%.

ProTelecom posted a revenue increase of DKK 9.9 million, corresponding to 19.5%, for the first quarter 2015/16. The first quarter increase was driven by a revenue increase for handsets for large communication systems for the company's major Enterprise customers as well as an increase in handsets for small and medium-sized corporate systems. The newly launched handset, which has been specially designed for use in dusty and humid environments, has been well received by the market. A similar product variant is expected to be launched in the second quarter of the financial year to another of the company's major Enterprise customers.

The business unit Design Services, posted revenue of DKK 30.4 million for the first quarter, corresponding to an increase of 20.3% compared to last year. The business unit's module business of customer-adapted modules is experiencing significant growth, but there is also continued growth in demand for customer-financed development projects.

Both business units have a significant portion of their revenue and sales costs in USD. Consequently, the revenue increase is also affected by the rate of USD being at a significantly higher level during the quarter compared to last year. Excluding the effects of the higher USD rate, overall revenue growth for the quarter was 6.8%.

The revenue growth resulted in an increase in gross profit of DKK 9.5 million for the first quarter 2015/16. As a consequence of the revenue mix, the Group's gross margin increased from 58.3% for the first quarter of 2014/15 to 59.0% for the first quarter of 2015/16.

Overhead costs (i.e. other external costs and staff costs) amounted to DKK 40.8 million, which is DKK 8.5 million higher than last year. There are three main reasons for the increase. The quarter was affected by provisions of DKK 3.4 million for redundancy costs. The increased activity level and the growing order book have meant that RTX has increased staffing levels compared to last year. The rising exchange rate has made the operation of the subsidiaries in the USA and Hong Kong slightly more expensive measured in DKK.

Development costs totalled DKK 6.4 million for the first quarter compared to last year's figure of DKK 5.1 million.

As planned, depreciation fell from DKK 1.6 million in the first quarter of 2014/15 to DKK 1.3 million for the first quarter of 2015/16.

Operating profit (EBIT) for the first quarter of 2015/16 was DKK 12.1 million against DKK 11.2 million for the same period last year.

Net financial income and expenses resulted in an income of DKK 0.6 million compared to the same period last year when net financial income and expenses resulted in an income of DKK 1.5 million. The changes are mainly the result of foreign exchange fluctuations for USD.

Profit for the period before tax for the first quarter of 2015/16 amounted to DKK 12.6 million compared to a profit of DKK 12.7 million for the same period last year.

Profit for the period after tax for the first quarter of 2015/16 amounted to DKK 12.6 million compared to DKK 12.7 million for the same period last year.

In the first quarter, the company used the authorization from the Annual General Meeting to undertake further share buybacks during the quarter, which had a negative impact on equity. The equity ratio amounted to 79.2% at the end of the first quarter compared to 76.4% last year. The Group's balance sheet total was DKK 349.3 million at the end of the first quarter. This is a rise of DKK 37.5 million compared to the same time last year. Of the total rise, securities and cash at bank and in hand total DKK 20.9 million.

The increase in receivables and inventory of DKK 18.4 million is due to the higher activity level.

The rise in activity over the quarter had an overall negative impact on working capital. Despite the negative effect, the Group posted a positive cash flow from operating activities in the first quarter of 2015/16 of DKK 2.6 million compared to DKK 5.8 million for the first quarter of 2014/15.


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Shareholder focused initiatives adopted by the Company's Annual General Meeting affected the Group's total cash flow by DKK 3.5 million in the first quarter of 2015/16.

The Group's total cash funds and current securities less bank debt totaled DKK 130.8 million at the end of the quarter, which is a rise of DKK 20.9 million compared to the same period last year.

OUTLOOK FOR THE 2015/16 FINANCIAL YEAR

The Management expects revenue to be in the range of DKK 365-380 million and EBIT to be between DKK 54-60 million. EBITDA is expected to be between DKK 58-66 million for the 2015/16 financial year.

The outlook is based on the crucial assumption that foreign exchange rates continue at a relatively unchanged level.

RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 2015/16 FINANCIAL YEAR

Statements on future conditions The above statements on the Group's future conditions, including, in particular, future revenue and operating profit (EBIT), reflect the Management's current outlook and carry some uncertainty. These statements can be affected by a number of risks and uncertainties which mean that actual developments can be different from the indicated outlook. These risks and uncertainty factors include - but are not limited to - general business and economic conditions, dependence on partners, the time of delivery of components, integration of acquired companies and foreign exchange and interest rate fluctuations.

FINANCIAL CALENDAR

Expected publication of financial information for the financial year 2015/16:

10 May 2016
Interim report for Q2 2015/16

25 August 2016
Interim report for Q3 2015/16

29 November 2016
Annual report 2015/16


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STATEMENT BY THE MANAGEMENT ON THE INTERIM REPORT

The Supervisory Board and the Executive Board have today considered and adopted the interim report of RTX A/S for the first quarter of the financial year 2015/16 (covering the period 1 October to 31 December 2015).

The interim report has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting, as adopted by the EU and further Danish disclosure requirements for the interim reporting for

listed companies. The interim report has not been audited or reviewed by the Company's auditor.

We consider the applied accounting policies appropriate for the interim report to provide, in our opinion, a true and fair view of the Group's assets. liabilities and financial position as at 31 December 2015 and of its financial performance and cash flow for the first quarter of 2015/16.

We consider Management's review to give a true and fair view of the Group's activities and finances, profit/loss for the period and the Group's financial position as a whole, as well as a true and fair description of the most material risks and uncertainties facing the Group.

Nørresundby, 26 January 2016

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Jacob Vittrup
Acting CEO

SUPERVISORY BOARD

Peter Thostrup
Chairman

Jesper Mailind
Deputy Chairman

Katrin Calderon

Thomas Sieber

Jens Hansen

Rune Strøm Jensen
Employee representative

Flemming Vendbjerg Andersen
Employee representative

Kurt Heick Rasmussen
Employee representative


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GROUP INCOME STATEMENT

(NON-AUDITED)

Amounts in DKK '000 Note Q1 2015/16 Q1 2014/15 01.10.14-30.09.15
Revenue 3 91,829 76,733 349,502
Value of work transferred to assets 4 - 325 2,685
Costs of sales etc. -37,661 -32,027 -153,266
Other external expenses -10,178 -7,417 -33,584
Staff costs -30,597 -24,805 -106,299
Depreciation, amortization and impairment 4 -1,324 -1,594 -6,746
Operating profit/loss (EBIT) 12,069 11,215 52,292
Financial income 5 691 1,660 2,221
Financial expenses 5 -126 -207 -1,557
Profit/loss before tax 12,634 12,668 52,956
Tax of profit/loss for the period -26 -4 -4,055
Profit/loss for the period after tax 12,608 12,664 48,901
Profit/loss per share (EPS)
Profit/loss for the period (DKK) 1.5 1.5 5.7
Profit/loss for the period, diluted (DKK) 1.4 1.4 5.4

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(NON-AUDITED)

Amounts in DKK '000 Q1 2015/16 Q1 2014/15 01.10.14-30.09.15
Profit/loss for the period 12,608 12,664 48,901
Items that can be reclassified subsequently to the income statement
Exchange rate adjustments of foreign subsidiaries 785 909 3,236
Fair value adjustment of short-term current asset investments -258 -301 -490
Other comprehensive income, net of tax 527 608 2,746
Comprehensive income for the period 13,135 13,272 51,647

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GROUP BALANCE SHEET

(NON-AUDITED)

Amounts in DKK '000 31 Dec. 2015 31 Dec. 2014 30 Sept. 2015
Assets
Own completed development projects 2,809 3,387 3,681
Own ongoing development projects - 325 -
Goodwill 7,797 7,797 7,797
Intangible assets 10,606 11,509 11,478
Land and buildings 72,431 -
Plant and machinery 2,936 1,549 2,008
Other fixtures, tools and equipment 1,848 1,377 1,727
Leasehold improvements 72 178 53
Tangible assets 4,856 75,535 3,788
Deposits 584 408 560
Deferred tax assets 36,916 38,844 36,900
Other long-term assets 37,500 39,252 37,460
Total long-term assets 52,962 126,296 52,726
Inventories 25,870 11,116 24,377
Trade receivables 53,712 52,701 45,399
Contract development projects in progress 9,284 7,751 9,088
Income taxes 137 442 134
Other receivables 2,721 1,225 1,493
Accruals 2,307 2,370 1,452
Receivables 68,161 64,489 57,566
Short-term current asset investments 73,878 34,378 73,818
Cash at bank and in hand 56,942 75,537 63,090
Assets held for sale 71,528 - 71,528
Total short-term assets 296,379 185,520 290,379
Total assets 349,341 311,816 343,105

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GROUP BALANCE SHEET

(NON-AUDITED)

Amounts in DKK '000 31 Dec. 2015 31 Dec. 2014 30 Sept. 2015
Equity and liabilities
Share capital 45,687 44,374 45,687
Share premium account 296,090 294,230 296,090
Retained earnings -65,261 -100,425 -75,871
Equity 276,516 238,179 265,906
Mortgage debt - 10,527 -
Provisions 951 537 395
Long-term liabilities 951 11,064 395
Current portion of long-term mortgage debt - 1,305 -
Trade payables 32,238 28,674 26,178
Contract development projects in progress 785 2,722 2,513
Income taxes 148 485 2,123
Provisions 6,390 3,145 3,911
Employee bonds - 1,855 -
Other payables 23,644 24,387 29,686
Short-term liabilities 63,205 62,573 64,411
Liabilities related to assets held for sale 8,669 - 12,393
Total liabilities 72,825 73,637 77,199
Total equity and liabilities 349,341 311,816 343,105

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EQUITY STATEMENT FOR THE GROUP

(NON-AUDITED)

Amounts in DKK '000 Share capital Share premium Retained earnings Total
Equity at 1 October 2014 44,374 294,230 -111,039 227,565
Profit/loss for the period - - 12,664 12,664
Exchange rate adjustments of foreign subsidiaries - - 909 909
Fair value adjustment of short-term current asset investments - - -301 -301
Other comprehensive income - - 608 608
Comprehensive income for the period - - 13,272 13,272
Share-based remuneration - - 494 494
Acquisition of treasury shares - - -3,152 -3,152
Other transactions - - -2,658 -2,658
Equity at 31 December 2014 44,374 294,230 -100,425 238,179
Equity at 1 October 2015 45,687 296,090 -75,871 265,906
Profit/loss for the period - - 12,608 12,608
Exchange rate adjustments of foreign subsidiaries - - 785 785
Fair value adjustment of short-term current asset investments - - -258 -258
Other comprehensive income - - 527 527
Comprehensive income for the period - - 13,135 13,135
Share-based remuneration - - 954 954
Acquisition of treasury shares - - -3,479 -3,479
Other transactions - - -2,525 -2,525
Equity at 31 December 2015 45,687 296,090 -65,261 276,516

Share capital of DKK 45,686,690 consists of 9,137,338 shares at DKK 5.
The Group holds 516,556 treasury shares at 31 December 2015 (373,977 shares at 31 December 2014).
There are no shares carrying special rights.


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GROUP CASH FLOW STATEMENT

(NON-AUDITED)

Amounts in DKK '000 Q1 2015/16 Q1 2014/2015 01.10.14-30.09.15
Operating profit/loss (EBIT) 12,069 11,215 52,292
Reversal of items with no effect on cash flow
Depreciation, amortization and impairment 1,324 1,594 6,746
Other items with no effect on cash flow 1,973 1,342 8,516
Change in working capital
Change in inventories -1,493 -23 -14,779
Change in receivables -10,592 -6,923 789
Change in trade payables etc. 769 -3,021 -1,085
Cash flow from operating activities 4,050 4,184 52,479
Financial income received 691 1,660 2,221
Financial expenses paid -126 -207 -1,557
Income taxes paid -1,975 137 64
Cash flow from operations 2,640 5,774 53,207
Investments in own development projects - -325 -2,685
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment -1,273 -539 -3,073
Deposits on leaseholds -23 - -116
Acquisition of short-term bonds -1,142 - -40,661
Income from sale of short-term asset investments 960 - -
Cash flow from investments -1,478 -864 -46,535
Repayment of long-term liabilities -3,831 -323 -1,293
Income from capital increase - - 3,173
Acquisition of treasury shares -3,479 -3,152 -11,078
Paid dividend - - -8,875
Dividend for treasury shares - - 389
Cash flow from financing activities -7,310 -3,475 -17,684
Increase/decrease in cash and cash equivalents -6,148 1,435 -11,012
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period, net 63,090 74,102 74,102
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period, net 56,942 75,537 63,090
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period, net, is composed as follows:
Cash at bank and in hand 56,942 75,537 63,090
Bank debt - - -
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period, net 56,942 75,537 63,090

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NOTES

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The interim report is presented in accordance with IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting, and further Danish disclosure requirements for interim reporting for listed companies. An interim report has not been prepared for the Parent.

The accounting policies applied in this interim report are consistent with those applied in the Company's annual report for 2014/15, which was presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the EU and additional Danish disclosure requirements for annual reports of listed companies. We refer to the annual report for 2014/15 for a more detailed description of the accounting policies.

The applied accounting policy is unchanged compared to the annual report for 2014/15. New or amended standards and interpretations becoming effective for the financial year 2015/16 have no material impact on the interim report.

2. ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS

The preparation of interim reports requires management to make financial estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policy and recognised assets, obligations, income and expenses. Actual results might be different from these estimates.

The material estimates that management makes when applying the accounting principles of the Group, and the material uncertainty connected with these estimates and assumptions are unchanged in the preparation of the interim report compared to the preparation of the annual report as per 30 September 2015.


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NOTES

3. SEGMENT INFORMATION

Amounts in DKK '000 Q1 2015/16 Q1 2014/2015 01.10.14-30.09.15
Revenue, business segments
Design Services 30,372 25,247 110,195
ProTelecom 60,533 50,637 235,902
Non-allocated items 924 849 3,405
Total 91,829 76,733 349,502
EBIT
Design Services 6,159 4,225 15,473
ProTelecom 12,303 9,340 45,704
Non-allocated items -6,393 -2,350 -8,885
Total 12,069 11,215 52,292
Segment assets
Design Services 25,951 23,812 28,241
ProTelecom 73,309 60,268 62,544
Non-allocated items 250,081 227,736 252,320
Total 349,341 311,816 343,105
Revenue, geographical segments
Denmark 1,932 2,956 10,370
France 23,017 24,147 94,021
Germany 11,458 8,892 51,763
Holland 22,979 12,560 67,527
Other Europe 7,541 6,653 37,133
Asia and Australia 9,259 8,841 41,758
USA 14,492 10,241 40,509
Other North and South America 62 1,501 2,489
Africa 1,089 942 3,932
Total 91,829 76,733 349,502

Revenue is broken down by geographical area according to customer location. The Group balance sheet illustrates that the Group's assets are mainly owned by the parent company in Denmark. The geographical split of the assets is thus mainly in Denmark.


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NOTES

4. GROUP DEVELOPMENT COSTS

Amounts in DKK '000 Q1 2015/16 Q1 2014/15 01.10.14-30.09.15
Development costs before capitalization 6,367 5,071 22,708
Capitalized - -325 -2,685
Total amortization and impairment losses on development projects 872 741 3,131
Development costs recognized in the profit/loss account 7,239 5,487 23,154

5. GROUP FINANCIAL ITEMS

Amounts in DKK '000 Q1 2015/16 Q1 2014/15 01.10.14-30.09.15
Interest income - 114 69
Interest income from bonds available for sale 224 - 716
Exchange rate gains, net 348 1,546 1,393
Exchange rate gains on bonds 119 - -
Other interest income - - 43
Financial income 691 1,660 2,221
Interest costs 29 62 178
Exchange rate loss on bonds - - 1,032
Other financial costs 97 145 347
Financial expenses 126 207 1,557