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RTX Interim / Quarterly Report 2020

Apr 28, 2020

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INTERIM REPORT FOR Q2 AND H1 2019/20

(the period 01.10.2019 - 31.03.2020)

ANNOUNCEMENT

to Nasdaq Copenhagen A/S and the media Nørresundby, 28 April 2020 Announcement no. 30/2020 No. of pages: 15

COVID-19 in China postpones RTX Q2 revenue – outlook maintained

"Our Q2 was affected by deliveries moving from March and into our Q3 due to the temporary effects of the COVID-19 situation in China on our supply chain thereby postponing revenues from Q2 to Q3. With the COVID-19 situation now unfolding globally these are unprecedented times. I am impressed by the way in which our employees across the world are handling this situation with commitment to RTX and to our customers and with flexibility to find new ways of working. Coupled with the strong position of our customers and the resilience of RTX's business model, the dedication of our employees is the basis for RTX being able to maintain our 2019/20 outlook at present. I acknowledge the fundamental uncertainty in the global business environment, and this may impact our financial year 2019/20, however, with the present visibility we are able to maintain our outlook for 2019/20."

Peter Røpke, CEO

HIGHLIGHTS Q2 2019/20 FOR THE RTX GROUP

  • • Net revenue decreased by 18.3% to DKK 112.7 million in Q2 2019/20 (Q2 2018/19: DKK 137.9 million). The decline is primarily caused by the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and countermeasures in China on RTX's supply chain which has postponed revenue from Q2 into Q3 mainly in Business Communications.
  • • Business Communications: Revenue decreased by 14.8% to DKK 78.2 million. The decline is caused by the COVID-19 outbreak and countermeasures in China which postponed the opening of RTX's suppliers (providers of electronic manufacturing services) in China after the Chinese New Year. This has postponed production and thus deliveries from March 2020 into RTX's Q3 of 2019/20 leading to revenues also being postponed into Q3. The underlying business performed solidly in Q2, however, with quarter-on-quarter fluctuations during the ramp phase of the large framework agreement announced during 2017/18 impacting revenues from these large framework agreements in Q2.
  • • Design Services: Revenue decreased by 25.2% to DKK 34.5 million caused by lower revenues from engineering services (hourly-based engineering), partly due to delayed finalization of certain engineering projects for customers and partly as a result of the development activities in the division focusing increasingly on generating recurring revenues instead of executing pure engineering projects.

FX corrected revenue development amounted to a decrease of 20.2% as revenue compared to last year was positively impacted by the USD exchange rate development to a minor degree.

REVENUE PER QUARTER

EBITDA PER QUARTER

EBIT PER QUARTER

  • • Gross profit decreased by 15.4% to DKK 66.3 million in Q2 2019/20 (Q2 2018/19: DKK 78.3 million). The gross margin increased by 2.0%-points to 58.8% (Q2 2018/19: 56.8%) impacted by the revenue mix.
  • • Operating performance was impacted by the lower revenue with EBITDA reaching DKK 11.3 million in Q2 2019/20 (Q2 2018/19: DKK 23.1 million) and EBIT reaching DKK 5.7 million in Q2 2019/20 (Q2 2018/19: DKK 19.6 million). In addition, to the impact from the revenue development, EBITDA and EBIT are impacted by higher capacity costs related to ramp-up of activities and investments in capacity related to the major framework agreements announced over the last years. Thus, the average number of FTEs reached 292 in Q2 2019/20 compared to 272 in Q2 2018/19. Also, EBITDA and EBIT are impacted by implementation of IFRS 16 regarding capitalization of leasing costs, which increases EBITDA (and to a minor degree EBIT).
  • • Cash flows from operating activities (CFFO) increased to DKK 23.7 million in Q2 2019/20 compared to DKK 15.0 million in Q2 2018/19 impacted by developments in earnings and working capital fluctuations.

RTX POSITIONED TO MANAGE UNCERTAIN IMPACT FROM COVID-19 SITUATION

• RTX's key priorities during the unprecedented global COVID-19 outbreak are the health and safety of our employees and societies at large, as well as protecting the commercial and financial health of our business. We are implementing significant actions to protect our people and our business in the short term while still ensuring the long-term health and development of RTX.

  • At present the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and countermeasures on RTX's business is difficult to predict as various effects will impact over different time horizons. In Q2, postponed deliveries due to the delayed opening of RTX's suppliers in China after the Chinese New Year caused revenues to be postponed from Q2 to Q3 2019/20. After this impact in February and March 2020, the manufacturing sites of our suppliers are now again fully operational and keeping up with demand.
  • In the near-term, Q3 and the early part of Q4 2019/20, we see increased demand for RTX's products within healthcare (products for critical patient monitoring solutions) and business headsets as societies around the world increase intensive care capacity and as companies and organizations prepare their employees for increasingly working from home. RTX is ramping up short-term supply chain capacity to meet this increased demand. Conversely, products related to large scale events in the ProAudio segment see reduced demand in the near term.
  • With the impact from these directly affected segments and product types and with current visibility, RTX is maintaining the communicated outlook for 2019/20. However, given the unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 situation a fundamental uncertainty as to any impact on other segments must be acknowledged. While RTX's customers are typically strongly positioned in their respective industries, they may yet experience a further near-term impact from the COVID-19 situation which could impact RTX's sales in 2019/20. Similarly, a potential tightening of global supply chains for key components or restricted logistics flows as a result of the COVID-19 situation could impact deliveries and thus revenues in 2019/20. RTX is

thus monitoring the situation closely and taking mitigating actions where possible. The outlook for the financial year assumes that RTX can maintain production and logistics flows at current and forecasted levels without major supply disruptions and that additional near-term impact on customer demand is limited.

  • The mid- to longer-term impact from the COVID-19 outbreak, countermeasures and resulting economic development is also uncertain. While a longer-term economic downturn will also affect RTX's business to a certain degree, certain structural changes resulting from COVID-19 countermeasures within societies and organizations are likely to continue to be advantageous to RTX within areas such as headsets (Enterprise framework agreements), conference microphones (ProAudio framework agreement) and healthcare. Additionally, RTX's business development with several new large framework agreements added within the last 2-3 years will to a certain degree increase RTX's resilience against any adverse effects from a global economic downturn.
  • RTX's balance sheet and liquidity remain very strong with a significant net cash position. As a precautionary measure to safeguard the strong cash position, the Board of Directors of RTX suspended the ongoing share buy-back programme until further notice on 13 March 2020.
  • Considering COVID-19 and its impact on the global economy, RTX is actively managing its cost base and has therefore among other things delayed additional headcount investments and instead redeployed employees internally to maintain full momentum on the development activities for the large framework agreements which hold significant growth potential for RTX.

HIGHLIGHTS H1 (FIRST SIX MONTHS) 2019/20 FOR THE RTX GROUP

  • • Net revenue decreased by 5.2% to DKK 241.0 million in H1 2019/20 (H1 2018/19: DKK 254.4 million) mainly due to revenue being postponed from Q2 to Q3 2019/20 due to delayed start of RTX suppliers in China after the Chinese New Year due to COVID-19 countermeasures in China.
  • • Business Communications: Revenue decreased by 0.8% to DKK 167.7 million positively impacted by solid underlying growth of approx. 13% compared to last year especially from the large framework agreements, however negatively impacted by postponements of deliveries from Q2 to Q3 2019/20 due to COVID-19 impact on the supply chain in China.
  • • Design Services: Revenue decreased by 14.0% to DKK 73.3 million. While recurring revenues from product sales and royalties increased in line with the strategy to increase resource scalability within Design Service, revenues from engineering services (hourly-based engineering) decreased compared to last year as the development activities in the division focus increasingly on generating recurring revenues instead of executing pure engineering projects.

FX corrected revenue development in H1 2019/20 amounted to a decrease of 7.6% as revenue compared to last year was positively impacted by the USD exchange rate development to a minor degree.

• Operating performance was impacted by the lower revenue level. Thus, EBITDA decreased by 2.8% to DKK 32.7 million (H1 2018/19: DKK 33.7 million) while EBIT decreased by 19.7% to DKK 22.0 million in H1 2019/20 (H1 2018/19: DKK 27.4 million). In addition to the revenue development, EBITDA and EBIT are impacted by increased capacity costs related to ramp-up of activities and investments in capacity related to the major framework agreements announced over the latest year. Also, EBITDA and EBIT are impacted by implementation of IFRS 16 regarding capitalization of leasing costs, which increases EBITDA (and to a minor degree EBIT).

• Cash flows from operating activities (CFFO) amounted to DKK 30.1 million in H1 2019/20 compared to DKK 28.0 million in H1 2018/19.

OUTLOOK FOR 2019/20

• As detailed above, the impact on RTX from the COVID-19 situation is mixed. With current knowledge and visibility RTX maintains the expectations for revenue between DKK 620-650 million, EBITDA between DKK 105-120 million and EBIT between DKK 75-90 million for the financial year 2019/20. However, given the unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 situation an uncertainty as to a potential future impact from COVID-19 on RTX's financial year 2019/20 must be acknowledged. As stated in the annual report for 2018/19, it is expected that the revenue and earnings distribution over 2019/20 will be relatively backloaded towards the end of the year.

RTX A/S

PETER THOSTRUP PETER RØPKE

Chairman CEO

ENQUIRIES AND FURTHER INFORMATION:

CEO, Peter Røpke, tel +45 96 32 23 00 CFO, Morten Axel Petersen, tel +45 96 32 23 00

APPENDICES

Interim report for Q2 and H1 2019/20 for the Group comprising:

  • Group financial highlights and key ratios
  • Management report
  • Management's statement
  • Income statement
  • Statement of comprehensive income
  • Balance sheet
  • Equity statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Notes

INVESTOR AND ANALYST CONFERENCE CALL

On Friday, 1 May 2020 at 9.00 am, RTX will hold a conference call for investors and analysts hosted by ABG Sundal Collier.

In this conference call, the Company's management will comment on the interim report for the second quarter of 2019/20.

To register for the conference call and receive dial-in details, please email [email protected].

Group Financial Highlights and Key Ratios

(non-audited)

Amounts in DKK million Q2
2019/20
Q2
2018/19
H1
2019/20
H1
2018/19
FY
2018/19
INCOME STATEMENT ITEMS
Revenue 112.7 137.9 241.0 254.4 560.3
Gross profit 66.3 78.3 141.8 145.1 316.9
EBITDA 11.3 23.1 32.7 33.7 100.2
EBITDA % 10.0% 16.7% 13.6% 13.2% 17.9%
Operating profit/loss (EBIT) 5.7 19.6 22.0 27.4 86.7
Net financials -2.5 2.1 -5.2 2.8 4.6
Profit/loss before tax (EBT) 3.3 21.7 16.8 30.2 91.3
Profit/loss for the period 2.6 17.2 13.1 23.8 71.4
BALANCE SHEET ITEMS
Cash and current asset investments 172.3 171.1 172.3 171.1 226.7
Total assets 430.2 405.5 430.2 405.5 463.3
Equity 299.8 311.9 299.8 311.9 347.4
Liabilities 130.4 93.6 130.4 93.6 115.8
OTHER KEY FIGURES
Development costs (own)
before capitalization 11.0 10.1 23.3 18.9 39.0
Capitalized development costs 6.0 5.1 12.9 9.1 16.8
Depreciation, amortization
and impairment 5.6 3.4 10.7 6.3 13.5
Cash flow from operations 23.7 15.0 30.1 28.0 107.7
Cash flow from investments 1) -8.0 -38.0 -17.7 -43.4 -52.4
Investments in property,
plant and equipment
1.4 1.0 4.1 1.9 5.4
Increase/decrease in cash
and cash equivalents 1)
-34.8 -51.0 -51.9 -43.5 10.9
Amounts in DKK million Q2
2019/20
Q2
2018/19
H1
2019/20
H1
2018/19
FY
2018/19
KEY RATIOS
Growth in net turnover (percentage) -18.3 29.2 -5.2 22.5 17.9
Profit margin (percentage) 5.1 14.2 9.1 10.8 15.5
Return on invested capital (percentage) 2) 58.6 60.7 58.6 60.7 75.1
Return on equity (percentage) 2) 19.9 20.7 19.9 20.7 21.6
Equity ratio (percentage) 69.7 76.9 69.7 76.9 75.0
EMPLOYMENT
Average number of full-time employees 292 272 292 270 277
Hereof average number employed directly 263 250 264 248 253
Revenue per employee (DKK '000) 3) 386 507 825 942 2,023
Operating profit per employee
(DKK '000) 3)
20 72 75 101 313
SHARES
Average number of shares
in circulation ('000)
8,392 8,591 8,411 8,579 8,545
Average number of diluted shares ('000) 8,451 8,678 8,480 8,682 8,633
SHARE DATA. DKK PER SHARE AT DKK 5
Profit/loss for the period (EPS), per share 3) 0.3 2.0 1.6 2.8 8.4
Profit/loss for the period, diluted
(DEPS), per share 3)
0.3 2.0 1.5 2.7 8.3
Dividends, per share (DKK) - - - - 2.5
Equity value, per share 35.9 36.4 35.9 36.4 41.0
Listed price, per share 170.6 158.0 170.6 158.0 164.0

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 2018/19 in the accounting policies. Figures prior to 2019/20 have not been restated to reflect new accounting policy, IFRS 16, implemented for 2019/20.

1) Including acquisition of current securities in the trading portfolio.

2) Calculated over a 12 months' period.

3) Not annualized.

Management Report

The Board of Directors of RTX A/S has today considered and adopted the Group's interim report for the second quarter (Q2) and first half (H1) of 2019/20 (covering the period 1 October 2019 to 31 March 2020). Comments on developments in this period follow below.

COVID-19 SITUATION IN CHINA POSTPONING REVENUES INTO Q3

In Q2 2019/20, the Group posted revenue of DKK 112.7 million corresponding to a decrease of 18.3% (Q2 2018/19: DKK 137.9 million). Corrected for exchange rate effects the decrease equals 20.2% compared to last year. In H1 2019/20, revenues decreased by 5.2% to DKK 241.0 million (H1 2018/19: DKK 254.4 million).

Revenue in Business Communications decreased by 14.8% in Q2 2019/20, reaching DKK 78.2 million (Q2 2018/19: DKK 91.8 million). Corrected for exchange rate effects the decrease was 17.0%. The decline is caused by the COVID-19 outbreak and countermeasures in China which postponed the opening of RTX's suppliers (providers of electronic manufacturing services) in China after the Chinese New Year. This has postponed production and thus deliveries from March 2020 into RTX's Q3 of 2019/20 leading to revenues also being postponed into Q3. The underlying business performed solidly in Q2, however, with quarter-on-quarter fluctuations during the ramp phase of the large framework agreement announced during 2017/18 impacting revenues from these large framework agreements in Q2 2019/20 compared to previous quarters. In H1 2019/20, revenue decreased by 0.8% to DKK 167.7 million (H1 2018/19: DKK 169.0 million) positively impacted by solid underlying growth of

approx. 13% compared to last year especially from the large framework agreements, however negatively impacted by postponements of deliveries from Q2 to Q3 2019/20 due to COVID-19 impact on the supply chain in China. The delivery situation from RTX's supplier base in China is now stabilized.

Despite COVID-19 countermeasures leading to new ways of working, Business Communications remained fully committed to serving our Enterprise customers both in ongoing business and in the development activities for new products. Thus, development activities for renewal of product ranges under renewed large older framework agreements continued during the quarter. Further, development activities related to the newest framework agreement (announced at the end of 2018/19) continued. Finally, development of own financed product ranges – including wireless headsets models and location beacons – continued in the quarter. The development of further product variants and features within wireless headsets continues to create significant customer interest within the Enterprise segment.

In Q2 of 2019/20, Design Services posted revenue of DKK 34.5 million, corresponding to a decrease of 25.2% compared to the same period last year (Q2 2018/19: DKK 46.2 million). Corrected for exchange rate effects the decrease was 26.5%. In line with the strategy to increase recurring revenue to increase resource scalability within Design Services, aggregate revenues from product sales and royalties increased during the quarter. However, revenues from engineering services (hourly-based engineering) decreased. The decrease was partly due to delayed finalization of certain engineering projects for customers and partly as a result of the development activities in the division focusing increasingly on generating recurring revenues instead of executing pure engineering projects and of some engineering resources also being redeployed to assist with

FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT

DKK million Q2
19/20
18/19 Q2 Change
(%)
Group revenue 112.7 137.9 -18.3%
BC1) revenue 78.2 91.8 -14.8%
DS2) revenue 34.5 46.2 -25.2%
EBITDA 11.3 23.1 -50.9%
EBIT 5.7 19.6 -70.8%
CFFO3) 23.7 15.0 57.4%
DKK million H1
19/20
18/19 H1 Change
(%)
Group revenue 241.0 254.4 -5.2%
BC1) revenue 167.7 169.0 -0.8%
DS2) revenue 73.3 85.3 -14.0%
EBITDA 32.7 33.7 -2.8%
EBIT 22.0 27.4 -19.7%
CFFO3) 30.1 28.0 7.8%

1) Business Communications

2) Design Services

3) Cash flow from operations

executing development activities within Business Communications related to both new and existing framework agreements. In H1 2019/20 revenues decreased by 14.0% to DKK 73.3 million (H1 2018/19: DKK 85.3 million) due to the same factors as driving the development in Q2.

During the quarter, development activities continued under the larger framework agreement announced at the end of 2018/19 regarding product development for a large international player in the ProAudio segment based on RTX's conference platform. Product launch is expected before the end of 2020. Additionally, development activities continued to take over the full supply chain and delivery for a full product for RTX's main customer within the Healthcare segment which will happen over the coming months. Longer term, these are important stepping stones in the productization strategy within Design Services. The unit also continues product development activities refining the unique SheersoundTM and SheerlinkTM platforms providing RTX's current and future product customers within Pro-Audio with strong wireless performance and significantly shorter time to market for wireless solutions and creating significant customer interest.

COSTS AND EARNINGS

The lower revenue level in Q2 decreased the gross profit of the Group by 15.4% to DKK 66.3 million in Q2 2019/20 (Q2 2018/19: DKK 78.3 million). Aided by the revenue mix, the gross margin increased by 2.0%-points to 58.8% (Q2 2018/19: 56.8%). In H1 2019/20, gross profit amounted to DKK 141.8 million (H1 2018/19: DKK 145.1 million) corresponding to a gross margin of 58.8%, an increase of 1.8%-points (H1 2018/19: 57.0%).

Capacity costs, consisting of staff costs and other external expenses, in Q2 amounted to DKK 61.0 million (before capitalization of development costs) compared to DKK 60.4 million in the same period last year. The capacity cost level is increased due to the ramp-up of activities and investments in capacity related to the major framework agreements announced over the last years. Reflecting this, the average number of FTEs increased to 292 in Q2 2019/20 (Q2 2018/19: 272). However, during the quarter, the Group delayed additional headcount investments due to the evolving COVID-19 situation and instead redeployed employees internally to maintain full momentum on the development activities for the large framework agreements which hold significant growth potential for RTX. Capacity costs are also impacted by implementation of IFRS 16 regarding capitalization of leasing costs, which decreases capacity costs (other external costs) while increasing depreciations and interest costs (refer to note 1).

As described above for both business units, RTX continued to fund development activities of wireless headsets, beacons, ProAudio product solutions etc. during the quarter. Therefore, the Group capitalized development costs of DKK 6.0 million in Q2 2019/20 (Q2 2018/19: DKK 5.1 million).

Operating performance before depreciations and amortizations (EBITDA) reached DKK 11.3 million in Q2 2019/20 (Q2 2018/19: DKK 23.1 million) impacted by the lower revenues due to COVID-19 related supply chain delays postponing revenues into Q3. Thus, the EBITDA margin in Q2 reached 10.0% (Q2 2018/19: 16.7%). For H1 2019/20 EBITDA reached DKK 32.7 million (Q2 2018/19: DKK 33.7 million) corresponding to an EBITDA margin of 13.6% (H1 2018/19: 13.2%). The implementation of IFRS 16 (capitalization of leasing costs) in 2019/20 has improved EBITDA compared to last year.

Depreciations and amortizations increased to DKK 5.6 million in Q2 2019/20 (Q2 2018/19: DKK 3.4 million) with the development primarily caused by amortization of further own financed development projects and by increasing depreciations due to implementation of IFRS 16.

Operating profit (EBIT) reached DKK 5.7 million in Q2 2019/20 (Q2 2018/19: DKK 19.6 million) and DKK 22,0 million in H1 2019/20 (H1 2018/19: DKK 27.4 million). EBIT is only impacted by IFRS 16 implementation to a limited degree.

Net financial items in Q2 amounted to DKK -2.5 million (Q2 2018/19: DKK 2.1 million). The development is primarily due to adjustments to the value of investments in the trading portfolio to fair value at the balance sheet date driven by the increase in bond interest rates during March. Further, the implementation of IFRS 16 decreases net financial items in 2019/20.

Profit before tax for Q2 of 2019/20 amounted to DKK 3.3 million (Q2 2018/19: DKK 21.7 million) and to DKK 16.8 million for H1 2019/20 (H1 2018/19: DKK 30.2 million) and is marginally negatively impacted by the IFRS 16 implementation.

EQUITY, ASSETS AND CASH FLOW

At the end of the second quarter of 2019/20, the Group's equity ratio amounted to 69.7% (Q2 2018/19: 76.9%). The equity ratio has increased with the profits generated and decreased with distribution of dividends and share buy-back programmes. Moreover, the ratio has decreased due to the implementation of IFRS 16 which has increased tangible assets (primarily leased real estate) and calculated debt from capitalized leasing costs (refer to note 1). The total assets were DKK 430.2 million at the end of the second quarter in 2019/20 compared DKK 405.5 million at the same time last year, with the increase caused by the implementation of IFRS 16.

In Q2 2019/20, the Group continued to realize positive cash flow from operations (CFFO) of DKK 23.7 million (Q2 2018/19: DKK 15.0 million) aided by the working capital development. In H1 2019/20, cash flow from operations reached DKK 30.1 million (H1 2018/19: DKK 28.0 million).

The Group's total cash funds and current securities less bank debt amounted to DKK 172.3 million at the end of Q2 2019/20 (Q2 2018/19: DKK 171.1 million). The level is positively impacted by cash generated by operations and negatively impacted by distribution to shareholders via dividends and share buy-back programs. During the quarter, RTX paid out dividends of DKK 21.0 million (Q2 2018/19: DKK 17.1 million). Further, under a share buy-back programme, RTX acquired a total of 132,600 shares for a total value of DKK 28.0 million during Q2 (Q2 2018/19: DKK 10.9 million). The share buy-back programme was suspended on 13 March 2020 (cf. company announcement 25/2020) as a precautionary measure due to the global uncertainty created by the COVID-19 situation.

MANAGING THE COVID-19 SITUATION

Please refer to the section "RTX positioned to manage uncertain impact from COVID-19 situation" on page 2 of this interim report.

OUTLOOK FOR THE 2019/20 FINANCIAL YEAR

With the impact from the COVID-19 situation detailed above with both positive and negative impact on RTX and with current visibility, RTX is maintaining the communicated outlook for 2019/20. However, given the unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 situation a fundamental uncertainty as to any impact on other segments must be acknowledged. While RTX's customers are typically strongly positioned in their respective industries, they may yet experience a further near-term impact from the COVID-19 situation which

could impact RTX's sales in 2019/20. Similarly, a potential tightening of global supply chains for key components or restricted logistics flows as a result of the COVID-19 situation could impact deliveries and thus revenues in 2019/20. RTX is thus monitoring the situation closely and taking mitigating actions where possible.

Therefore, with current knowledge and visibility, RTX maintains the expectations for revenue between DKK 620- 650 million, EBITDA between DKK 105-120 million and EBIT between DKK 75-90 million for the financial year 2019/20. However, given the unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 situation an uncertainty as to a potential future impact from COVID-19 on RTX's financial year 2019/20 must be acknowledged. The outlook for the financial year assumes that RTX can maintain production and logistics flows at current and forecasted levels without major supply disruptions and that additional near-term impact from COVID-19 on customer demand is limited. As stated in the annual report for 2018/19, it is expected that the revenue and earnings distribution over 2019/20 will be relatively backloaded towards the end of the year.

SHARE CAPITAL REDUCTION COMPLETED

As adopted at the Annual General Meeting on 23 January 2020 and as subsequently confirmed and finally adopted by the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 3 March 2020, RTX's share capital has been reduced by nominal DKK 1,500.000 by cancellation of 300,000 treasury shares acquired through share buy-back programmes. The share capital reduction was finally completed and registered on 15 April 2020 (cf. company announcement 28/2020).

FINANCIAL CALENDAR

Expected publication of financial information for the financial year 2019/20:

25 AUGUST 2020 Interim report for Q3 2019/20

24 NOVEMBER 2020 Annual report for 2019/20

RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES FOR THE 2019/20 FINANCIAL YEAR

STATEMENTS ON FUTURE CONDITIONS

The above statements on the Group's future conditions, including in particular, future revenue and operating profit (EBIT-DA and EBIT), reflect 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 uncertainties include, but are not limited to, general business and economic conditions, dependence on partners, the time of delivery of components, and foreign exchange and interest rate fluctuations - all of which may also be impacted by the COVID-19 situation and development.

Management's Statement

The Board of Directors and the Executive Board have today considered and adopted the interim report of RTX A/S for the second quarter and first half of the financial year 2019/20 (covering the period 1 October 2019 to 31 March 2020).

The interim report is prepared in accordance with IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting, as adopted by the EU and additional Danish disclosure requirements for the interim reporting of 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 March 2020 and of its financial performance and cash flow for the second quarter and first half of 2019/20.

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, 28 April 2020

Executive Board

CEO CFO

Board of Directors

Peter Thostrup Jesper Mailind Chairman Deputy Chairman

Peter Røpke Morten Axel Petersen

Kevin Harritsø Flemming Vendbjerg Andersen Kurt Heick Rasmussen Employee representative Employee representative Employee representative

Christian Engsted Lars Christian Tofft Henrik Schimmell

Income Statement

(non-audited)

Amounts in DKK '000 Note Q2
2019/20
Q2
2018/19
H1
2019/20
H1
2018/19
FY
2018/19
Revenue 3 112,744 137,937 241,026 254,370 560,273
Value of work transferred to assets 4 6,045 5,139 12,900 9,109 16,777
Costs of sales -46,477 -59,607 -99,240 -109,298 -243,403
Other external expenses -12,712 -15,104 -27,073 -31,835 -61,107
Staff costs -48,271 -45,307 -94,892 -88,687 -172,322
Operating profit/loss
before depreciation and
amortization (EBITDA)
11,329 23,058 32,721 33,659 100,218
Depreciation and amortization 4 -5,611 -3,449 -10,710 -6,261 -13,495
Operating profit/loss (EBIT) 5,718 19,609 22,011 27,398 86,723
Financial income 5 959 2,248 1,925 3,087 5,144
Financial expenses 5 -3,412 -125 -7,140 -274 -520
Profit/loss before tax 3,265 21,732 16,796 30,211 91,347
Tax of profit/loss for the period -691 -4,526 -3,672 -6,460 -19,972
Profit/loss for the period 2,574 17,206 13,124 23,751 71,375
Earnings per share (EPS)
Earnings per share (DKK) 0.3 2.0 1.6 2.8 8.4
Earnings per share, diluted (DKK) 0.3 2.0 1.5 2.7 8.3

Statement of Comprehensive Income

(non-audited)

Amounts in DKK '000
Note
Q2
2019/20
Q2
2018/19
H1
2019/20
H1
2018/19
FY
2018/19
Profit/loss for the period 2,574 17,206 13,124 23,751 71,375
Items that may be reclassified
subsequently to the income statement
Exchange rate adjustments
of foreign subsidiaries
796 562 94 909 1,875
Fair value adjustment relating
to hedging instruments
-1,380 - -1,152 - -
Fair value of hedging instruments
reclassified to the income statement
302 - 302 - -
Tax on items that may be reclassified 237 - 187 - -
Other comprehensive income,
net of tax
-45 562 -569 909 1,875
Comprehensive income for the period 2,529 17,768 12,555 24,660 73,250

Balance Sheet

(non-audited)

Amounts in DKK '000 31.03.20 31.03.19 30.09.19
ASSETS
Own completed development projects 20,061 13,888 15,681
Own development projects in progress 29,945 25,854 26,865
Acquired license rights 528 1,582 1,055
Goodwill 7,797 7,797 7,797
Intangible assets 58,331 49,121 51,398
Right-of-use assets (lease assets) 38,394 - -
Plant and machinery 8,395 8,412 7,892
Other fixtures, tools and equipment 4,336 2,487 3,391
Leasehold improvements 3,246 3,517 3,470
Tangible assets 54,371 14,416 14,753
Deposits 7,977 7,903 7,928
Deferred tax assets 1,631 3,563 1,644
Other non-current assets 9,608 11,466 9,572
Non-current assets 122,310 75,003 75,723
Inventories 17,477 15,357 21,814
Trade receivables 84,362 120,359 116,720
Contract development projects in progress 23,923 17,336 16,312
Income taxes 1,923 - -
Other receivables 3,803 2,789 3,001
Prepaid expenses 4,178 3,553 3,005
Receivables 118,189 144,037 139,038
Current asset investments in the trading portfolio 151,024 152,759 153,149
Current asset investments 151,024 152,759 153,149
Cash at bank and in hand 21,230 18,357 73,556
Total current assets 307,920 330,510 387,557
Total assets 430,230 405,513 463,280
Amounts in DKK '000 31.03.20 31.03.19 30.09.19
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Share capital 44,714 44,714 44,714
Share premium account 252,367 252,367 252,367
Retained earnings 2,722 14,802 50,359
Equity 299,803 311,883 347,440
Lease liabilities 35,178 - -
Deferred tax liabilities 8,881 - 6,144
Provisions 1,305 905 1,305
Non-current liabilities 45,364 905 7,449
Lease liabilities 6,152 - -
Prepayments received from customers 1,910 1,637 7,371
Trade payables 26,293 42,324 44,449
Contract development projects in progress 5,919 4,958 5,121
Income taxes - 4,029 8,883
Provisions 1,615 1,115 1,441
Other payables 43,174 38,662 41,126
Current liabilities 85,063 92,725 108,391
Total liabilities 130,427 93,630 115,840
Total equity and liabilities 430,230 405,513 463,280

Equity Statement

(non-audited)

Amounts in DKK '000 Share capital premium Share Retained
earnings
Total
Equity at 1 October 2018 44,714 252,367 14,918 311,999
Changes in accounting policies, IFRS 15 - - 931 931
Tax on changes in accounting policies, IFRS 15 - - -205 -205
Equity at 1 October 2018 (restated) 44,714 252,367 15,644 312,725
Profit/loss for the period - - 23,751 23,751
Exchange rate adjustments of foreign subsidiaries - - 909 909
Other comprehensive income, net of tax - - 909 909
Comprehensive income for the period - - 24,660 24,660
Share-based remuneration - - 2,971 2,971
Deferred tax on equity transactions - - -1,938 -1,938
Current tax on equity transactions - - 1,489 1,489
Paid dividend for 2017/18 - - -17,136 -17,136
Acquisition of treasury shares - - -10,888 -10,888
Other transactions - - -25,502 -25,502
Equity at 31 March 2019 44,714 252,367 14,802 311,883
Amounts in DKK '000 Share capital premium Share Retained
earnings
Total
Equity at 1 October 2019 44,714 252,367 50,359 347,440
Changes in accounting policies, IFRS 16 - - -2,730 -2,730
Tax on changes in accounting policies, IFRS 16 - - 578 578
Equity at 1 October 2019 (restated) 44,714 252,367 48,207 345,288
Profit/loss for the period - - 13,124 13,124
Exchange rate adjustments of foreign subsidiaries - - 94 94
Fair value adjustment relating to hedging instruments - - -1,152 -1,152
Fair value of hedging instruments reclassified to
the income statement
- - 302 302
Tax on items that may be reclassified - - 187 187
Other comprehensive income, net of tax - - -569 -569
Comprehensive income for the period - - 12,555 12,555
Share-based remuneration - - 2,497 2,497
Deferred tax on equity transactions - - -1,649 -1,649
Current tax on equity transactions - - 2,632 2,632
Paid dividend for 2018/19 - - -20,960 -20,960
Acquisition of treasury shares - - -40,560 -40,560
Other transactions - - -58,040 -58,040
Equity at 31 March 2020 44,714 252,367 2,722 299,803

Share capital of DKK 44,714,190 consists of 8,942,838 shares at DKK 5. The Group holds 601,522 treasury shares at 31 March 2020 (381,508 shares at 31 March 2019). There are no shares carrying special rights.

Cash Flow Statement

(non-audited)

Amounts in DKK '000 Q2
2019/20
Q2
2018/19
H1
2019/20
H1
2018/19
FY
2018/19
Operating profit/loss (EBIT) 5,718 19,609 22,011 27,398 86,723
Reversal of items with
no effect on cash flow
Depreciation and amortization 5,611 3,449 10,710 6,261 13,495
Other items with no effect on cash flow 1,211 2,187 1,834 3,781 7,661
Change in working capital
Change in inventories 3,680 2,780 3,927 7,352 35
Change in receivables 17,438 -16,146 22,897 932 5,931
Change in trade payables etc. -7,663 2,304 -20,771 -19,333 -8,847
Cash flow from operating activities 25,995 14,183 40,608 26,391 104,998
Financial income received 805 2,930 1,925 3,546 5,188
Financial expenses paid -859 -986 -2,431 -274 -520
Income taxes paid -2,291 -1,099 -9,980 -1,710 -2,012
Cash flow from operations 23,650 15,028 30,122 27,953 107,654
Investments in own
development projects
-5,664 -5,139 -11,750 -9,109 -15,518
Acquisition of property,
plant and equipment -1,352 -983 -4,084 -1,932 -5,364
Deposits on leaseholds -24 -6 -49 -155 -180
Acquisition and sale of current asset
investments in trading portfolio
-995 -31,886 -1,839 -32,231 -31,379
Cash flow from investments -8,035 -38,014 -17,722 -43,427 -52,441
Amounts in DKK '000 Q2
2019/20
Q2
2018/19
H1
2019/20
H1
2018/19
FY
2018/19
Repayment of lease liabilities -1,410 - -2,825 - -
Acquisition of treasury shares -27,999 -10,888 -40,560 -10,888 -27,219
Paid dividend -20,960 -17,136 -20,960 -17,136 -17,136
Cash flow from financing activities -50,369 -28,024 -64,345 -28,024 -44,355
Increase/decrease in cash
and cash equivalents
-34,754 -51,010 -51,945 -43,498 10,858
Exchange rate correction on cash 120 -116 -381 -218 625
Cash and cash equivalents
at the beginning of the period, net
55,864 69,483 73,556 62,073 62,073
Cash and cash equivalents
at the end of the period, net
21,230 18,357 21,230 18,357 73,556
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of
the period, net, are composed as follows:
Cash at bank and in hand 21,230 18,357 21,230 18,357 73,556
Cash and cash equivalents
at the end of the period, net
21,230 18,357 21,230 18,357 73,556

Notes

1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The interim report is presented in accordance with IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting" as adopted by the EU and additional Danish disclosure requirements for interim reporting of listed companies. An interim report has not been prepared for the Parent.

Except for the effects mentioned below, the accounting policies applied in this interim report are consistent with those applied in the Company's 2018/19 annual report. We refer to the 2018/19 annual report for a more detailed description of the accounting policies.

In H1 2019/20 the Group has entered into commercial hedging transactions. The derivatives are measured at fair value at 31 March 2020 and fair value changes of derivatives which are classified as and qualifies for recognition as future cash flow hedges are recognized in other comprehensive income until the hedged transactions are realized. Fair value of other derivatives are recognized in the income statement.

CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES

IASB has published a number of new or amendments standards and interpretations effective for RTX A/S for the financial year 2019/20. Of these only IFRS 16 Leases has had material impact on the Group's financial statements.

IFRS 16 - LEASES

Starting 1 October 2019 RTX implemented IFRS 16 – Leases. The standard has changed the accounting principles for leasing contracts. IFRS 16 requires all leasing contracts irrespective of type - with a few exceptions - to be included in the balance sheet of lessee as a right-of-use asset with an associated lease liability.

The income statement is affected as leasing costs are split into two elements - depreciations and interest expenses - as opposed to previously, where the costs for operational leasing were reported as other external expenses. Over time the impact on profit/loss will be neutral but frontloading of interest expenses result in a timing effect. The right-of-use assets are depreciated over the term of the leasing contracts.

Net cash flow remains unaffected, however implementing IFRS 16 affects the cash flow statement as lease payments are split into interests and repayment of lease liabilities.

RTX implemented the new standard using the modified retrospective approach with right-of-use assets measured as if IFRS 16 had been applied since the lease commencement date. The lease liabilities have been measured at the present value of the future lease payments discounted using an appropriate RTX incremental borrowing rate. The effect of transition has been recognized to the opening balance of retained earnings in equity. Comparative information has not been restated and is presented as in the annual report 2018/19 in accordance with the previous standard on leasing, IAS 17.

At implementation of IFRS 16, the following practical expedients have been applied:

  • A single discount rate to has been applied to a portfolio of leases with reasonable similar characteristics
  • Low value leases and leases with a lease term ending within 12 months of 1 October 2019 have not been recognized as a right-of-use asset and lease liability but expensed on a straight line basis.
  • Initial direct costs have been excluded from the measurement of the right-of-use asset
  • Hindsight has been used to determine the lease term for contracts containing options to extend or terminate the lease contract

When calculating the lease liability, future lease payments for the lease term is discounted using an appropriate RTX incremental borrowing rate. Service components separable from leasing components have been excluded from the future lease payments and extension or termination options have been included when determining the lease term if exercise of the options is considered reasonably certain.

In implementing IFRS 16 at 1 October 2019, RTX has recognized a right-of-use asset of DKK 40.8 million mainly relating to lease of premises (DKK 40.4 million) and an associated lease liability of DKK 43.5 million. Retained earnings in equity is reduced by DKK 2.1 million and deferred tax is reduced by DKK 0.6 million. The weighted average incremental borrowing rate applied to lease liabilities at implementation 1 October 2019 was 4.1%.

The difference between the operating lease commitments disclosed according to IAS 17 in the 2018/19 annual report and lease liabilities recognized according to IFRS 16 in the opening balance at 1 October 2019 is specified as follows:

Amounts in DKK '000 Opening
balance
Operating lease commitments 30 September 2019 (IAS17) 34,306
Discounted using incremental borrowing rate at 1 October 2019 -8,286
Low-value and short term-leases -290
Reasonable certain extension options included 17,813
Lease liabilities recognized at 1 October 2019 43,543

Notes

1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

Impact on Consolidated financial statements in H1 2019/20 from implementing IFRS 16:

Amounts in DKK '000 Previous
accounting
policy
Impact
of IFRS 16
New
accounting
policy
INCOME STATEMENT
Other external expenses -30,762 3,689 -27,073
EBITDA 29,032 3,689 32,721
Depreciation and amortization -7,665 -3,045 -10,710
EBIT 21,367 644 22,011
Financial costs -6,302 -838 -7,140
Tax -3,715 43 -3,672
Profit/loss for the period 13,275 -151 13,124
BALANCE SHEET
Right-of-use-assets (lease assets) - 38,394 38,394
Retained earnings 5,037 -2,315 2,722
Lease liabilities - 41,330 41,330
Deferred tax liabilities 9,502 -621 8,881
CASH FLOW
Cash flow from operations 27,297 2,825 30,122
Cash flow from financing activities -61,520 -2,825 -64,345
Net cash flow -51,945 - -51,945

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.

Except for estimates applied when determining lease term related to IFRS 16 (refer to note 1), 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 2019.

3 SEGMENT INFORMATION

Amounts in DKK '000 Q2
2019/20
Q2
2018/19
H1
2019/20
H1
2018/19
FY
2018/19
Revenue, business segments
Business Communications 78,203 91,760 167,677 169,032 386,815
Design Services 34,541 46,177 73,349 85,338 173,458
Group 112,744 137,937 241,026 254,370 560,273
EBITDA
Business Communications 15,331 18,992 35,726 30,059 84,738
Design Services -4,002 4,066 -3,005 3,600 15,480
Group 11,329 23,058 32,721 33,659 100,218
EBIT
Business Communications 12,272 15,853 30,088 27,042 78,496
Design Services -6,554 3,756 -8,077 356 8,227
Group 5,718 19,609 22,011 27,398 86,723

Notes

3 SEGMENT INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

Q2 Q2 H1 H1 FY
Amounts in DKK '000 2019/20 2018/19 2019/20 2018/19 2018/19
Segment assets
Business Communications 148,130 150,935 148,130 150,935 159,888
Design Services 106,244 77,619 106,244 77,619 76,607
Non-allocated items 175,856 176,959 175,856 176,959 226,785
Group 430,230 405,513 430,230 405,513 463,280
Revenue, geographical segments
Denmark 1,341 2,942 3,172 5,158 6,340
France 22,471 23,535 57,520 60,528 119,227
Germany 23,383 19,141 35,100 29,615 60,150
Netherlands 11,760 19,844 31,337 30,928 104,264
Other Europe 13,494 24,648 23,659 32,537 61,876
USA 17,022 30,702 40,447 56,696 116,338
Hong Kong 12,832 2,935 27,653 11,049 39,428
Other Asia and Pacific 9,602 13,608 20,339 25,411 44,704
Other 839 582 1,799 2,448 7,946
Total 112,744 137,937 241,026 254,370 560,273

As per the annual report, the Group and Parent balance sheets illustrate 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. Revenue is broken down by geographical area according to customer location.

4 DEVELOPMENT COSTS

Amounts in DKK '000 Q2
2019/20
Q2
2018/19
H1
2019/20
H1
2018/19
FY
2018/19
Own development cost incurred
before capitalization
11,026 10,147 23,340 18,874 38,993
Value of work transferred to
assets (capitalized)
-6,045 -5,139 -12,900 -9,109 -16,777
Total amortization and impairment
losses on development projects
2,342 1,680 4,289 2,716 6,322
Development costs recognized
in the profit/loss account
7,323 6,688 14,729 12,481 28,538

5 FINANCIAL ITEMS

Amounts in DKK '000 Q2
2019/20
Q2
2018/19
H1
2019/20
H1
2018/19
FY
2018/19
Exchange rate gains (net) 154 332 - 761 2,297
Fair value adjustments of investments
in trading portfolio
- 1,110 - 852 1,242
Other financial income 805 806 1,925 1,474 1,605
Financial income 959 2,248 1,925 3,087 5,144
Exchange rate losses (net) - - 1,450 - -
Fair value adjustments of investments
in trading portfolio
2,408 - 3,964 - -
Financing element, IFRS 16 414 - 836 - -
Other financial costs 590 125 890 274 520
Financial expenses 3,412 125 7,140 274 520

6 EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE SHEET DATE

Share capital reduction of nominal DKK 1,500,000 was finally completed after the balance sheet date. Refer to the management report on the subject.