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RTX Interim / Quarterly Report 2016

Jan 26, 2017

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ANNOUNCEMENT TO NASDAQ COPENHAGEN A/S AND THE MEDIA
N@RRESUNDBY, 26 JANUARY 2017 ANNOUNCEMENT NO. 05/2017
RTX INTERIM REPORT FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2016/17
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INTERIM REPORT FOR Q1 2016/17

(THE PERIOD 01.10.2016 – 31.12.2016)

RTX INCREASES REVENUE AND EBIT

The Supervisory Board of RTX A/S has today considered and adopted the Group's interim report for the first quarter of the 2016/17 financial year (covering the period 01.10.2016 – 31.12.2016).

SUMMARY FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2016/17 FOR THE RTX GROUP

  • Net revenue amounted to DKK 111.3 million for the first quarter of the 2016/17 financial year corresponding to a revenue increase of 21.2% compared to last year's net revenue of DKK 91.8 million. Growth over the quarter was positively affected by the positive exchange rate for USD and negatively affected by the ceased income from external leaseholders after the sale of the premises in January 2016. Corrected for these effects the growth in revenue amounted to 21.6%. Revenue apportioned across RTX's business units as follows:

  • Business Communications rose by DKK 16.3 million corresponding to an increase of 26.9% (after exchange effect 26.2%).

  • Design Services rose by DKK 4.1 million corresponding to an increase of 13.4% (after exchange effect 12.5%).
  • The Group's gross profit increased from DKK 54.2 million to DKK 60.1 million and as a consequence of the revenue mix, the gross margin decreased from 59.0% to 54.0%.
  • After the sale of the premises, the capacity costs now comprise increased costs for external rent. The increased demand for RTX's competencies has made it necessary to increase staff. These are the two main reasons for the capacity costs in the first quarter at a level 12.1% higher than last year.

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REVENUE PER QUARTER
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EBIT PER QUARTER
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RTX A/S
Strømmen 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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  • As mentioned in the annual report for 2015/16 RTX is investing in the development of a new product range that will complement the existing communication solutions. These investments mean that RTX has capitalised DKK 1.7 million in the first quarter of 2016/17.
  • Operating profit (EBIT) amounted to DKK 15.1 million compared to DKK 12.1 million last year corresponding to an increase of 24.8%.
  • Profit after tax amounted to DKK 11.8 million compared to DKK 9.8 million last year.
  • The Group's cash flow from operating activities amounted to DKK -12.6 million compared to DKK 2.6 million in the same period last year. The primary reason is the increased revenue which raises the receivables in the balance sheet. At the same time RTX paid taxes of DKK 4.4 million related to the financial year 2015/16.
  • The development in the first quarter is in line with the expectations announced in the annual report for 2015/16 (company announcement no. 74/2016 dated 29 November 2016), when RTX announced an expected revenue in the range of DKK 420-435 million, EBIT in the range of DKK 68-75 million and EBITDA in the range of DKK 73-80 million.

RTX A/S

Peter Thostrup
Chairman

Peter Røpke
President & CEO

ENQUIRIES AND FURTHER INFORMATION:

CEO
Peter Røpke, tel +45 96 32 23 00

APPENDICES

Interim report for Q1 2016/17 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 Tuesday, 31 January 2017 at 10, 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 interim report for the first quarter of 2016/17.

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 2016/17 Q1 2015/16 01.10.15-30.09.16
INCOME STATEMENT ITEMS
Revenue 111.3 91.8 395.6
Gross profit 60.1 54.2 229.4
Operating profit/loss (EBIT) 15.1 12.1 65.8
EBITDA 16.1 13.4 70.0
EBITDA % 14.5% 14.6% 17.7%
Net financials 0.2 0.6 2.7
Profit/loss before tax (EBT) 15.3 12.6 68.5
Profit/loss for the period 11.8 9.8 49.5
BALANCE SHEET ITEMS
Cash and current asset investments 173.8 130.8 202.5
Total assets 345.0 346.5 355.4
Equity 286.0 273.7 280.6
Liabilities 59.1 72.8 74.9
OTHER KEY FIGURES
Development costs (own) before capitalization 7.3 6.4 25.9
Capitalized development costs 1.7 - 1.0
Depreciation, amortization and impairment 1.1 1.3 4.2
Cash flow from operations -12.6 2.6 57.2
Cash flow from investments -6.3 -1.5 24.4
Investments in property, plant and equipment 4.5 1.3 5.8
Increase/decrease in cash and cash equivalents -28.4 -6.1 31.7
KEY RATIOS
Growth in net turnover (percentage) 21.2 19.7 13.2
Profit margin (percentage) 13.5 13.1 16.6
Return on invested capital (percentage) 12.1 6.5 45.8
Return on equity (percentage) 4.2 4.6 18.1
Equity ratio (percentage) 82.9 79.0 78.9
EMPLOYMENT
Average number of full-time employees 225 172 193
Revenue per employee 1) (DKK '000) 494 534 2,050
Operating profit/loss per employee 1) (DKK '000) 67 70 341
SHARES
Average number of shares in circulation ('000) 8,835 8,621 8,805
Average number of diluted shares ('000) 9,013 9,092 9,014
SHARE DATA. DKK PER SHARE AT DKK 5
Profit/loss for the period (EPS), per share 1) 1.3 1.1 5.6
Profit/loss for the period, diluted (DEPS), per share 1) 1.3 1.1 5.5
Dividends, per share (DKK) - - 2.0
Equity value, per share 32.5 32.1 31.6
Listed price, per share 141.5 80.0 113.0

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 2015/16 in the accounting policies.
1) Not annualized.


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MANAGEMENT REPORT

COMMENTS ON DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE 2016/17 FINANCIAL YEAR

WITH REFERENCE TO THE GROUP'S FINANCIAL FIGURES FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2016/17

The Group posted revenue of DKK 111.3 million for the first quarter of the 2016/17 financial year compared to DKK 91.8 million for the same period last year, which corresponds to an increase of 21.2%. Growth in the quarter is positively affected by the USD exchange rate and at the same time negatively affected by the sale of the premises as per 1 January 2016. Adjusted for these effects the increase in revenue in the quarter was 21.6%.

Business Communications posted a revenue increase of DKK 16.3 million, corresponding to 26.9%, for the first quarter 2016/17. Adjusted for exchange rate effects the increase was 26.2%. Compared to last year revenue increased from the sale of communication systems targeted for small and medium-sized customers. As previously mentioned the business unit will continue to invest in the development of a new product range complementing the existing communication solutions. The invested resources are capitalised in the quarter.

Design Services posted revenue of DKK 34.4 million for the first quarter, corresponding to an increase of 13.4% compared to last year. Corrected for exchange rate effects, the increase amounted to 12.5%. The increase mainly comes from the demand for RTX's customer-financed development projects and modules (ODM business).

The revenue growth resulted in an increase in gross profit of DKK 5.9 million for the first quarter 2016/17, and as a consequence of the revenue mix, the Group's gross margin declined from 59.0% to 54.0% for the first quarter of 2016/17.

Capacity costs (i.e. other external costs and staff costs) amounted to DKK 45.7 million, which is DKK 5.0 million higher than last year. There are two main reasons for the increase in the capacity costs. Firstly, as a consequence of the increased activity level and the growing order book in both business units, RTX has increased staff by 53 employees compared to last year. Secondly, after the sale of the premises capacity costs now include costs for external lease.

Development costs totalled DKK 7.3 million for the first quarter compared to last year's figure of DKK 6.4 million.

As planned, depreciation fell from DKK 1.3 million in the first quarter of 2015/16 to DKK 1.0 million for the first quarter of 2016/17, primarily because of lower depreciations on own development projects.

Operating profit (EBIT) for the first quarter of 2016/17 was DKK 15.1 million against DKK 12.1 million for the same period last year.

Net financial income resulted in an income of DKK 0.2 million compared to the same period last year when net financial income was DKK 0.6 million. The changes are the result of exchange rate fluctuations for the company's securities portfolio.

Profit before tax for the first quarter of 2016/17 amounted to DKK 15.3 million compared to a profit of DKK 12.6 million for the same period last year.

Profit after tax for the first quarter of 2016/17 amounted to DKK 11.8 million compared to DKK 9.8 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 82.9% at the end of the first quarter compared to 79.0% last year. The Group's balance sheet total was DKK 345.0 million at the end of the first quarter. This is a decline of DKK 1.5 million compared to the same time last year.

The rise in activity over the quarter has negatively affected the working capital by DKK 22.6 million, and was DKK 11.3 million lower than last year. Thus, the Group posted a negative cash flow from operating activities in the first quarter of 2016/17 of DKK -12.6 million compared to DKK 2.6 million for the first quarter of 2015/16.

Shareholder focused initiatives adopted by the Annual General Meeting affected the Group's total cash flow by DKK 9.5 million in the first quarter of 2016/17 compared to DKK 3.5 million in 2015/16.


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The Group's total cash funds and current securities less bank debt totalled DKK 173.8 million at the end of the quarter, which is an increase of DKK 43.0 million compared to the same period last year.

OUTLOOK FOR THE 2016/17 FINANCIAL YEAR

Management still expects revenue to be in the range of DKK 420-435 million and EBIT to be between DKK 68-75 million. EBITDA is expected to be between DKK 73-80 million for the 2016/17 financial year.

RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES FOR THE 2016/17 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 2016/17:

2 May 2017
Interim report for Q2 2016/17

29 August 2017
Interim report for Q3 2016/17

28 November 2017
Annual report for 2016/17


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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 2016/17 (covering the period 1 October to 31 December 2016).

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 2016 and of its financial performance and cash flow for the first quarter of 2016/17.

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 2017

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Peter Røpke
CEO

Jacob Vittrup
CFO

SUPERVISORY BOARD

Peter Thostrup
Chairman

Jesper Mailind
Deputy Chairman

Katrin Calderón

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 2016/17 Q1 2015/16 01.10.15-30.09.16
Revenue 3 111,262 91,829 395,555
Value of work transferred to assets 4 1,744 - 985
Costs of sales etc. -51,173 -37,661 -166,155
Other external expenses -11,368 -10,178 -43,027
Staff costs -34,357 -30,597 -117,376
Depreciation, amortization and impairment 4 -1,050 -1,324 -4,217
Operating profit/loss (EBIT) 15,058 12,069 65,765
Financial income 5 700 691 3,308
Financial expenses 5 -507 -126 -593
Profit/loss before tax 15,251 12,634 68,480
Tax of profit/loss for the period -3,423 -2,851 -18,980
Profit/loss for the period after tax 11,828 9,783 49,500
Profit/loss per share (EPS)
Profit/loss for the period (DKK) 1.3 1.1 5.6
Profit/loss for the period, diluted (DKK) 1.3 1.1 5.5

STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(NON-AUDITED)

Amounts in DKK '000 Q1 2016/17 Q1 2015/16 01.10.15-30.09.16
Profit/loss for the period 11,828 9,783 49,500
Items that can be reclassified subsequently to the income statement
Exchange rate adjustments of foreign subsidiaries 1,550 785 59
Fair value adjustment of short-term current asset investments 23 -258 422
Other comprehensive income, net of tax 1,573 527 481
Comprehensive income for the period 13,401 10,310 49,981

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GROUP BALANCE SHEET

(NON-AUDITED)

Amounts in DKK '000 31.12. 2016 31.12. 2015 30.09. 2016
Assets
Own completed development projects 1,343 2,809 1,567
Own ongoing development projects 2,728 - 985
Goodwill 7,797 7,797 7,797
Intangible assets 11,868 10,606 10,349
Plant and machinery 6,348 2,936 4,736
Other fixtures, tools and equipment 3,980 1,848 1,843
Leasehold improvements 830 72 855
Tangible assets 11,158 4,856 7,434
Deposits 7,762 584 7,723
Deferred tax assets 19,828 34,091 22,097
Other long-term assets 27,590 34,675 29,820
Total long-term assets 50,616 50,137 47,603
Inventories 18,436 25,870 20,632
Trade receivables 79,227 53,712 63,709
Contract development projects in progress 17,795 9,284 14,074
Income taxes - 137 -
Other receivables 1,135 2,721 2,874
Accruals 4,056 2,307 4,056
Receivables 102,213 68,161 84,713
Short-term current asset investments 18,281 33,930 18,258
Short-term current asset investments for sale (trading portfolio) 89,113 39,948 89,401
Total short-term current asset investments 107,394 73,878 107,659
Cash at bank and in hand 66,385 56,942 94,809
Assets held for sale - 71,528 -
Total short-term assets 294,428 296,379 307,813
Total assets 345,044 346,516 355,416

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GROUP BALANCE SHEET

(NON-AUDITED)

Amounts in DKK '000 31.12. 2016 31.12. 2015 30.09. 2016
Equity and liabilities
Share capital 47,164 45,687 47,164
Share premium account 288,598 296,090 288,598
Retained earnings -49,779 -68,086 -55,199
Equity 285,983 273,691 280,563
Provisions 261 951 261
Long-term liabilities 261 951 261
Prepayments received from customers 432 - 801
Trade payables 31,671 32,238 37,157
Contract development projects in progress 3,395 785 4,710
Income taxes 1,111 148 4,354
Provisions 1,745 6,390 3,476
Other payables 20,446 23,644 24,094
Short-term liabilities 58,800 63,205 74,592
Liabilities related to assets held for sale - 8,669 -
Total liabilities 59,061 72,825 74,853
Total equity and liabilities 345,044 346,516 355,416

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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 2015 45,687 296,090 -75,871 265,906
Profit/loss for the period - - 9,783 9,783
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 - - 10,310 10,310
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 -68,086 273,691
Equity at 1 October 2016 47,164 288,598 -55,199 280,563
Profit/loss for the period - - 11,828 11,828
Exchange rate adjustments of foreign subsidiaries - - 1,550 1,550
Fair value adjustment of short-term current asset investments - - 23 23
Other comprehensive income - - 1,573 1,573
Comprehensive income for the period - - 13,401 13,401
Share-based remuneration - - 1,550 1,550
Acquisition of treasury shares - - -9,531 -9,531
Other transactions - - -7,981 -7,981
Equity at 31 December 2016 47,164 288,598 -49,779 285,983

Share capital of DKK 47,164,190 consists of 9,432,838 shares at DKK 5.
The Group holds 635,085 treasury shares at 31 December 2016 (516,556 shares at 31 December 2015).
There are no shares carrying special rights.


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GROUP CASH FLOW STATEMENT

(NON-AUDITED)

Amounts in DKK '000 Q1 2016/17 Q1 2015/16 01.10.15-30.09.16
Operating profit/loss (EBIT) 15,058 12,069 65,765
Reversal of items with no effect on cash flow
Depreciation, amortization and impairment 1,050 1,324 4,217
Other items with no effect on cash flow -1,939 402 -3,617
Exchange rate correction on cash items 253 2,038 3,844
Change in working capital
Change in inventories 1,696 -1,493 2,492
Change in receivables -17,500 -10,592 -27,281
Change in trade payables etc. -6,801 769 13,176
Cash flow from operating activities -8,183 4,517 58,596
Financial income received 115 224 853
Financial expenses paid -131 -126 -421
Income taxes paid -4,374 -1,975 -1,814
Cash flow from operations -12,573 2,640 57,214
Investments in own development projects -1,744 - -985
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment -4,482 -1,273 -5,765
Deposits on leaseholds -6 -23 -7,161
Refunded deposits regarding leaseholds - - -1,531
Income from sale of buildings - - 71,308
Acquisition and sale of short-term securities -88 -182 -31,427
Cash flow from investments -6,320 -1,478 24,439
Repayment of long-term liabilities - -3,831 -10,863
Income from capital increase - - 5,871
Acquisition of treasury shares -9,531 -3,479 -27,735
Paid dividend - - -18,274
Dividend for treasury shares - - 1,067
Cash flow from financing activities -9,531 -7,310 -49,934
Increase/decrease in cash and cash equivalents -28,424 -6,148 31,719
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period, net 94,809 63,090 63,090
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period, net 66,385 56,942 94,809
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period, net, is composed as follows:
Cash at bank and in hand 66,385 56,942 94,809
Bank debt
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period, net 66,385 56,942 94,809

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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 2015/16, 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 2015/16 for a more detailed description of the accounting policies.

The applied accounting policy is unchanged compared to the annual report for 2015/16. New or amended standards and interpretations becoming effective for the financial year 2016/17 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 make 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 2016.


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NOTES

3. SEGMENT INFORMATION

Amounts in DKK '000 Q1 2016/17 Q1 2015/16 01.10.15-30.09.16
Revenue, business segments
Design Services 34,438 30,372 126,279
Business Communications 76,824 60,533 268,352
Non-allocated items - 924 924
Total 111,262 91,829 395,555
EBIT
Design Services 1,261 3,966 13,535
Business Communications 16,684 10,710 54,844
Non-allocated items -2,887 -2,607 -2,614
Total 15,058 12,069 65,765
Segment assets
Design Services 46,090 25,951 38,633
Business Communications 88,197 73,309 76,150
Non-allocated items 210,757 247,256 240,633
Total 345,044 346,516 355,416
Revenue, geographical segments
Denmark 1,457 1,932 4,458
Other Europe 82,064 64,995 279,765
Asia and Australia 9,894 9,259 37,736
North and South America 15,957 14,554 68,093
Africa 1,890 1,089 5,503
Total 111,262 91,829 395,555

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 2016/17 Q1 2015/16 01.10.15-30.09.16
Development costs before capitalization 7,272 6,367 25,859
Capitalized -1,744 - -985
Total amortization and impairment losses on development projects 224 872 2,114
Development costs recognized in the profit/loss account 5,752 7,239 26,988

5. GROUP FINANCIAL ITEMS

Amounts in DKK '000 Q1 2016/17 Q1 2015/16 01.10.15-30.09.16
Interest income from bonds available for sale 115 224 853
Exchange rate gains, net 585 348 -
Exchange rate gains on bonds - 119 2,455
Financial income 700 691 3,308
Interest costs - 29 45
Exchange rate losses, net - - 172
Exchange rate loss on bonds 376 - -
Other financial costs 131 97 376
Financial expenses 507 126 593