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RTX Interim / Quarterly Report 2021

Apr 27, 2021

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INTERIM REPORT FOR Q2 AND H1 2020/21

(the period 01.10.2020 - 31.03.2021)

ANNOUNCEMENT

to Nasdaq Copenhagen A/S and the media Nørresundby, 27 April 2021 Announcement no. 27/2021 No. of pages: 16

IMPROVED DEMAND BUT SUPPLY CONSTRAINTS IN Q2

"As expected in our outlook for the year, also the second quarter of 2020/21 has been challenged on the demand side due to COVID-19. However, the second quarter did see a significant improvement over the first quarter in 2020/21 and it appears that the period with the largest impact of COVID-19 on demand is gradually coming to an end. The second quarter was impacted by supply chain issues from global electronics component scarcity and logistic challenges which has postponed revenue from the second into the third quarter of the financial year. Therefore, revenue decreased by 25% compared to the second quarter of last year. During the second quarter, we delivered the first products of the newest major Enterprise framework agreement and during the third quarter we will deliver further products under this agreement as well as the first products under the newest major ProAudio framework agreement. Looking ahead to the rest of the year, it is expected that the gradual demand improvement will lead to a return to the demand levels of the same quarters in recent years in Q3 and Q4 of 2020/21 and we are maintaining the strategic investments into RTX's product platforms for our target market segments. On 22 April 2021 we revised the outlook for our financial year 2020/21 due to COVID-19 effects on demand, on supply constraints and knock-on effects."

Peter Røpke, CEO

HIGHLIGHTS Q2 2020/21 FOR THE RTX GROUP

  • Net revenue decreased by 21.5% to DKK 88.5 million in Q2 2020/21 (Q2 2019/20: DKK 112.7 million). As expected and as communicated in the outlook for 2020/21, Q2 revenue were significantly impacted by COVID-19 in the Enterprise and Pro-Audio segments. However, demand and revenue improved over Q1 - revenue in Q2 increased by 44.4% over revenue in Q1. Supply challenges related to component scarcity had an adverse impact on the revenue development in Q2.
  • Enterprise segment: Revenue decreased 25.1% to DKK 58.6 million. The decrease is seen in most parts (customers, product groups) of the Enterprise segment. Customer orders in the quarter have been negatively impacted by COVID-19 effecting customers' access to end customer sites for installation of communication systems. Further, revenue has been significantly negatively impacted by component scarcity and supply chain challenges which postpones revenue into Q3.
  • ProAudio segment: Revenue decreased by 26.0% to DKK 21.6 million. The decline is mainly due to significantly lower revenue from engineering services compared to last year in line with the strategy to focus on creating recurring revenue from product sales and royalties. However, COVID-19 has impacted product sales in the quarter negatively compared to last year especially for products in the intercom market related to live events.
  • Healthcare segment: Revenue increased by 55.3% to DKK 8.4 million. Revenue growth is driven by the conversion into deliveries of a full ODM product instead of purely modules for part of the deliveries. Supply chain challenges has had a negative effect on revenue in the quarter postponing some revenue into Q3.

In total, the combined effect of the component scarcity and supply chain challenges across all segments have postponed revenue of approx. DKK 30 million from Q2 into Q3.

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 0 40 80 120 160 200 Million DKK REVENUE PER QUARTER

EBITDA PER QUARTER

EBIT PER QUARTER

FX corrected revenue development amounted to a decrease of 14.9% as revenue compared to last year was negatively impacted by the weaker US dollar.

  • Gross profit decreased by 24.8% to DKK 49.8 million in Q2 2020/21 (Q2 2019/20: DKK 66.3 million). The gross margin decreased to 56.3% (Q2 2019/20: 58.8 %) primarily impacted by the revenue mix with a significantly lower share of revenue from engineering services and secondarily by the specific product mix.
  • Operating performance was impacted by the lower revenue with EBITDA of DKK -4.0 million in Q2 2020/21 (Q2 2019/20: DKK 11.3 million) and EBIT of DKK -11.3 million in Q2 2020/21 (Q2 2019/20: DKK 5.7 million). Given the global uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic, RTX has continued the cautious management of the cost base and therefore capacity costs is at the same level as Q2 of last year.
  • Cash flows from operations (CFFO) amounted to DKK -20.8 million in Q2 2020/21 compared to DKK 23.7 million in Q2 2019/20 as a result of the developments in earnings and of the working capital developments with increasing receivables at the end of the quarter compared to the beginning of the quarter.

SUMMARY H1 2020/21 FOR THE RTX GROUP

  • Net revenue decreased by 37.8% to DKK 149.8 million in H1 2020/21 (H1 2019/20: DKK 241.0 million). As expected and as communicated in the outlook for 2020/21, H1 revenue were significantly impacted on the demand side by COVID-19 in the Enterprise and ProAudio segments. Also, revenue was adversely impacted by supply chain challenges related to component scarcity. In H1 2020/21, Enterprise segment revenue decreased 43.9% to DKK 94.1 million, ProAudio segment revenue decreased 34.9% to DKK 40.6 million, while Healthcare revenue increased 38.8% to DKK 15.1 million. FX corrected revenue development amounted to a decrease of 32.7% as revenue compared to last year was negatively impacted by the weaker US dollar.
  • As a result of the lower revenue, earnings decreased with EBITDA of DKK -22.7 million (H1 2019/20: DKK 32.7 million) and EBIT of DKK -36.6 million (H1 2019/20: DKK 22.0 million). Throughout the first six months of 2020/21, RTX has maintained a cautious management of capacity costs which are below the level of last year.
  • Cash flow from operations (CFFO) amounted to DKK 9.9 million in H1 2020/21 (H1 2019/20: DKK 30.1 million).

APPENDICES

Interim report for Q2 2020/21 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

OUTLOOK FOR 2020/21 REVISED ON 22 APRIL

  • As stated when announcing the outlook of RTX for FY 2020/21, uncertainty regarding the actual developments in 2020/21 were higher than in recent years due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As further stated in the interim report for Q1 2020/21, the uncertainty remained high after the first quarter. As also stated in the interim report for Q1 2020/21, supply chain challenges including global component scarcity further created higher than usual uncertainty regarding 2020/21. With increased knowledge of the impact of COVID-19, supply chain constraints and knock-on effects on FY 2020/21, RTX reduced the expectations regarding revenue and earnings on 22 April 2021 in company announcement 25/2021. The revised outlook for FY 2020/21 is revenue of DKK 450-500 million, EBITDA of DKK 30-55 million and EBIT of DKK 0-25 million.
  • The lower expected revenue and earnings in FY 2020/21 are caused by larger than originally expected demand impact of COVID-19 on the Enterprise (limitations on customer access to end customer sites for installation of communication systems) and ProAudio (part of market related to live events affected by lockdowns) segments. It is further caused by COVID-19 having made the finalization of development and the production preparation of new products more challenging which has caused postponement of part of the initial deliveries. This is now expected to cause part of the next deliveries, previously expected for the end of this financial year, to move into Q1 of FY 2021/22 instead.
  • Demand is expected to continue to increase over the second half of the year based on current customer orders and customer forecasts. The global supply chain constraints will likely lead to postponements of some deliveries from Q3 into Q4 of FY 2020/21. The actual revenue and earnings for 2020/21 will depend on the exact timing of delivery of larger orders under framework agreements around the change of financial year (i.e. September/October 2021) and the expectations for the year further assumes that the impact of supply chain constraints on deliveries will remain within the expected levels. Uncertainty in 2020/21 is higher than in recent years due to the impact of COVID-19 on global macroeconomic development, demand patterns and global supply chains and thus uncertainty associated with the outlook for the year is also higher than in recent years.

SHARE BUY-BACK PROGRAMME CONTINUING

• In line with the updated policy on capital structure communicated in the annual report for 2019/20 and as announced in company announcement 38/2020, RTX continues to execute a share buy-back programme for an amount up to DKK 50 million during the period 25 November 2020 to 30 September 2021.

RTX A/S

PETER THOSTRUP PETER RØPKE

Chairman President and CEO

ENQUIRIES AND FURTHER INFORMATION:

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

INVESTOR AND ANALYST MEETING

On Wednesday, 28 April 2021 at 8.30 am, RTX will hold a conference call for investors and analysts hosted by Danske Bank.

In this conference call, the Company's management will comment on the interim report for the second quarter of 2020/21.

To register for the conference call, please email [email protected].

Group Financial Highlights and Key Ratios

(non-audited)

Amounts in DKK million Q2
2020/21
Q2
2019/20
H1
2020/21
H1
2019/20
FY
2019/20
INCOME STATEMENT ITEMS
Revenue 88.5 112.7 149.8 241.0 555.9
Gross profit 49.8 66.3 80.3 141.8 309.3
EBITDA -4.0 11.3 -22.7 32.7 108.2
EBITDA % -4.5% 10.0% -15.2% 13.6% 19.5%
Operating profit/loss (EBIT) -11.3 5.7 -36.6 22.0 83.6
Net financials -3.0 -2.5 -5.0 -5.2 -3.4
Profit/loss before tax -14.3 3.3 -41.6 16.8 80.2
Profit/loss for the period -11.3 2.6 -32.8 13.1 63.1
BALANCE SHEET ITEMS
Cash and current asset investments 123.3 172.3 123.3 172.3 194.8
Total assets 415.6 430.2 415.6 430.2 533.6
Equity 268.5 299.8 268.5 299.8 352.2
Liabilities 147.1 130.4 147.1 130.4 181.4
OTHER KEY FIGURES
Development cost financed
by RTX before capitalization 10.9 11.0 24.2 23.3 43.8
Capitalized costs 7.5 6.0 15.7 12.9 28.7
Depreciation, amortization
and impairment 7.3 5.6 13.9 10.7 24.6
Cash flow from operations -20.8 23.7 9.9 30.1 70.6
Cash flow from investments 23.3 -8.0 14.2 -17.7 -37.1
Investments in property,
plant and equipment
7.8 1.4 9.4 4.1 7.9
Increase/decrease in cash
and cash equivalents
-43.5 -34.8 -30.3 -51.9 -33.7
Amounts in DKK million Q2
2020/21
Q2
2019/20
H1
2020/21
H1
2019/20
FY
2019/20
KEY RATIOS
Growth in net turnover (percentage) -21.5% -18.3 -37.8% -5.2 -0.8
Profit margin (percentage) -12.7% 5.1 -24.4% 9.1 15.0
Return on invested capital (percentage) 1) 21.5% 58.6 21.5% 58.6 54.1
Return on equity (percentage) 1) 6.1% 19.9 6.1% 19.9 18.1
Equity ratio (percentage) 64.6% 69.7 64.6% 69.7 66.0
EMPLOYMENT
Average number of full-time employees 285 292 289 292 292
Average number of FTE employed directly 258 263 261 264 264
Revenue per employee (DKK '000) 2) 311 386 518 825 1,904
Operating profit per employee
(DKK '000) 2)
-40 20 -127 75 286
SHARES
Average number of shares
in circulation ('000)
8.284 8,392 8.309 8,411 8,376
Average number of diluted shares ('000) 8.418 8,451 8.458 8,480 8,503
SHARE DATA. DKK PER SHARE AT DKK 5
Profit/loss for the period (EPS), per share 2) -1.4 0.3 -3.9 1.6 7.5
Profit/loss for the period, diluted
(DEPS), per share 2)
-1.3 0.3 -3.9 1.5 7.4
Dividends, per share (DKK) - - - - 2.5
Equity value, per share 32.6 35.9 32.6 35.9 42.2
Listed price, per share 193.0 170.6 193.0 170.6 216.0

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 2019/20 in the accounting policies. 1) Calculated over a 12 months' period.

2) 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 2020/21 (covering the period 1 October 2020 to 31 March 2021). Comments on developments in the period follow below.

COVID-19 CHALLENGES TO DEMAND AND SUPPLY IN Q2

RTX Group revenue amounted to DKK 88.5 million in Q2 2020/21 – a decrease of 21.5% (Q2 2019/20: DKK 112.7 million). Corrected for exchange rate effects the decrease equals 14.9% compared to last year due to the weaker USD compared to Q2 last year. In H1 2020/21, revenue decreased by 37.8% to DKK 149.8 million (H1 2019/20: DKK 241.0 million). COVID-19 has continued to impact demand in Q2 compared to last year, however, the negative impact of COVID-19 has improved compared to Q1 of 2020/21 and revenue has increased by 44.4% in Q2 over Q1. Further, supply challenges due to component scarcity has postponed approx. DKK 30 million of revenue from Q2 into Q3 (and thus from H1 to H2).

Enterprise segment revenue declined by 25.1% to DKK 58.6 million in Q2 2020/21 (Q2 2019/20: DKK 78.2 million). Corrected for exchange rates effects the decrease was 18.6%. The decrease is seen in most parts (customers, product groups) of the segment. Customer orders in the quarter have been negatively impacted by COVID-19 effecting customers' access to end customer sites for installation of communication systems.

Also, revenue has been significantly negatively impacted by component scarcity and supply chain challenges which postpones revenue into Q3. The component scarcity is caused by higher global demand for consumer electronics during the pandemic, as spending on services (e.g. travel, restaurants, entertainment) have been replaced by spending on in-home consumer durables. At the same time, a temporary global scarcity of semiconductors is occurring as global supply chains for semiconductors are being reconfigured in response to trade disagreements leading manufacturers to move supply bases from China to other countries. These factors combine to create prolonged lead times on electronics components and has thus caused postponements of deliveries from Q2 into Q3 and thus into H2. In H1 2020/21, revenue decreased 43.9% to DKK 94.1 million in the Enterprise segment (H1 2019/20: DKK 167.7 million).

Towards the end of Q2, the first product deliveries under the newest framework agreement in the Enterprise segment (announced at the end of 2018/19) took place. The remaining parts of the initial product orders under the framework agreement will be delivered in Q3. Also during the quarter, RTX continued the development activities for this framework agreement as well as the development activities for renewal of product ranges under large older framework agreements. Finally, development of own financed product ranges – including for instance wireless headsets models and cloud-based deployment and administration tools for our Enterprise suite of products – continued in the quarter.

Revenue in the ProAudio segment decreased by 26.0% to DKK 21.6 million in Q2 2020/21 (Q2 2019/20: DKK 29.1 million). Corrected for exchange rate effects the decrease equals 20.2%. The decline is mainly due to significantly lower revenue from engineering services compared to last year in line with the strategy to focus on creating recurring revenue from product sales and royalties. However, COVID-19 has impacted product sales in the quarter negatively compared to last year especially for products in

FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT

DKK million Q2
20/21
19/20 Q2 Change
(%)
Group revenue 88.5 112.7 -21.5%
Enterprise revenue 58.6 78.2 -25.1%
ProAudio revenue 21.6 29.1 -26.0%
Healthcare revenue 8.4 5.4 55.3%
EBITDA -4.0 11.3 -135.2%
EBIT -11.3 5.7 -297.4%
CFFO3) -20.8 23.7 -188.1%
H1
20/21
19/20 H1 Change
(%)
149.8 241.0 -37.8%
94.1 167.7 -43.9%
40.6 62.4 -34.9%
15.1 10.9 38.8%
-22.7 32.7 -169.5%
-36.6 22.0 -266.2%
9.9 30.1 -67.1%

1) Cash flow from operations

the intercom market related to live events. Conversely, the market for content creation (wireless microphones used by vloggers, Youtubers, journalists etc.) has developed positively and thus the subset of product sales that is related to the RTX ProAudio product platform and related modules has increased. In H1 2020/21, revenue decreased 34.9% to DKK 40.6 million in the ProAudio segment (H1 2019/20: DKK 62.4 million).

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. First deliveries of products under the agreement are expected Q3 2020/21. As the first major ODM framework agreement in the ProAudio segment, this is a significant step in the productization strategy in ProAudio. Internal development activities related to the various product platforms for Intercom, Mics & Stage as well as Conference solutions in the ProAudio segment also continued during the quarter.

Healthcare segment revenue amounted to DKK 8.4 million in Q2 2020/21 corresponding to an increase of 55.3% (Q2 2019/20: DKK 5.4 million). Corrected for exchange rate effects the increase was 68.0%. Revenue growth compared to Q2 last year is driven by the conversion into deliveries of a full ODM product instead of purely modules for part of the deliveries. On the other hand, the significant volume (unit) growth for patient monitoring devices seen in the last half of 2019/20 due to the COVID-19 pandemic has levelled off in H1 2020/21 as equipment ramp-up at hospitals etc. has levelled off. In H1 2020/21, revenue increased 38.8% to DKK 15.1 million in the Healthcare segment (H1 2019/20: DKK 10.9 million).

COSTS AND EARNINGS

The lower revenue level in the quarter decreased the gross profit of the Group by 24.8% to DKK 49.8 million in Q2 2020/21 (Q2 2019/20: DKK 66.3 million). The gross margin decreased to 56.3% (Q2 2019/20: 58.8%) primarily impacted by the revenue mix with a lower share of revenue from engineering services and secondarily by the specific product mix. In H1 2020/21, gross profit amounted to DKK 80.3 million (H1 2019/20: DKK 141.8 million) corresponding to a gross margin of 53.6%.

Capacity costs in Q2 amounted to DKK 61.4 million (before capitalization of development costs) compared to DKK 61.0 million in Q2 of last year. RTX has continued the cautious cost management considering the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic avoiding additional headcount investments and instead redeploying employees internally to maintain full momentum on the development activities with the highest potential for RTX and customers. The total headcount decreased to 285 average FTEs in Q2 2020/21 compared to an average of 292 FTEs in Q2 of 2019/20. Further, travel costs, fairs, external assistance, and various staff related costs have been kept at a relatively low level.

As described above for the Enterprise and ProAudio segments, RTX continued to fund development activities of wireless headsets, product deployment tools, ProAudio product solutions as well as for in-house development of automated test equipment for new products developed under Enterprise and ProAudio framework agreements during the quarter. Therefore, the Group capitalized costs of DKK 7.5 million in Q2 2020/21 (Q2 2019/20: DKK 6.0 million).

Adversely impacted by the lower revenue due to COV-ID-19 affecting customer demand and component scarcity postponing revenue into Q3, operating performance before depreciations, amortizations and impairment (EBITDA) amounted to DKK -4.0 million (Q2 2019/20: DKK 11.3 million). In H1 2020/21, EBITDA amounted to DKK -22.7 million (H1 2019/20: DKK 32.7 million).

Depreciations, impairment and amortizations reached DKK 7.3 million in Q2 2020/21 (Q2 2019/20: DKK 5.6 million) with the expected increase driven by amortization of further own financed development projects as a reflection of RTX's strategy to create recurring revenue by creating product platforms which can be tailored to individual customers on an ODM basis. The amount in the quarter includes a smaller impairment charge of DKK 0.8 million related to a product in the Enterprise segment which has not seen the expected traction in sales.

Operating profit (EBIT) thus amounted to DKK -11.3 million in Q2 2020/21 (Q2 2019/20: DKK 5.7 million) and to DKK -36.6 million in H1 2020/21 (H1 2019/20: DKK 22.0 million).

Net financial items in Q2 amounted to DKK -3.0 million (Q2 2019/20: DKK -2.5 million). The development in the quarter compared to last year is negatively impacted by the fair value adjustments of investments in the trading portfolio due to the increasing interest rates on bonds during the quarter. Conversely relative to last year, the development is positively impacted by the increasing USD exchange rate during the quarter causing a positive exchange rate adjustment of balance sheet items – partly counterbalanced by value development of the Group's currency (USD) hedging arrangements.

Profit after tax for Q2 2020/21 amounted to DKK -11.3 million (Q2 2019/20: DKK 2.6 million) and to DKK -32.8 million for H1 2020/21 (H1 2019/20: DKK 13.1 million).

EQUITY, ASSETS AND CASH FLOW

At the end of Q2 2020/21, the Group's equity ratio continues to be solid at 64.6% (Q2 2019/20: 69.7%). The equity ratio has increased with the profits generated over the 12 months and decreased with distribution of dividends and share buy-backs (which combined amounted to DKK 44.5 million in Q2 2020/21). The total assets were DKK 415.6 million at the end of Q2 compared to DKK 430.2 million at the same time last year, with lower receivables, cash and current investments in the trading portfolio.

Cash flow from operations (CFFO) amounted to DKK -20.8 million in Q2 2020/21 (Q2 2019/20: DKK 23.7 million) impacted by the lower earnings level and working capital developments with higher receivables at the end of the quarter compared to the beginning of the quarter. In H1 2020/21, cash flow from operations amounted to DKK 9.9 million (H1 2019/20: DKK 30.1 million).

The Group's total cash funds and current securities less bank debt amounted to DKK 123.3 million at the end of Q2 2020/21 (Q2 2019/20: DKK 172.3 million). The level is positively impacted by cash generated by operations over the 12 months and negatively impacted by distribution to shareholders via dividends and share buy-back programs. During the quarter, RTX paid out dividends of DKK 20.7 million (Q2 2019/20: DKK 21.0 million) and bought back shares for DKK 23.8 million (Q2 2019/20: DKK 28.0 million) under the total DKK 50 million share buy-back programme further described below. To fund payment of dividends and share buy-back during the quarter, the Group realized a part of its investments in the trading portfolio (mutual funds holding primarily highly liquid Danish mortgage and government bonds) with a total net sale of securities of DKK 37.6 million during the quarter.

RTX balance sheet and liquidity position remain strong with a high equity ratio and a significant net cash position.

OUTLOOK FOR 2020/21 REVISED ON 22 APRIL

As stated when announcing the outlook of RTX for FY 2020/21, uncertainty regarding the actual developments in 2020/21 were higher than in recent years due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As further stated in the interim report for Q1 2020/21, the uncertainty remained high after the first quarter. As also stated in the interim report for Q1 2020/21, supply chain challenges including global component scarcity further created higher than usual uncertainty regarding 2020/21. With increased knowledge of the impact of COVID-19, supply chain constraints and knock-on effects on FY 2020/21, RTX reduced the expectations regarding revenue and earnings on 22 April 2021 in company announcement 25/2021. The revised outlook for FY 2020/21 is revenue of DKK 450-500 million, EBITDA of DKK 30-55 million and EBIT of DKK 0-25 million.

The lower expected revenue and earnings in FY 2020/21 are caused by larger than originally expected demand impact of COVID-19 on the Enterprise (limitations on customer access to end customer sites for installation of communication systems) and ProAudio (part of market related to live events affected by lockdowns) segments. It is further caused by COVID-19 having made the finalization of development and the production preparation of new products more challenging which has caused postponement of part of the initial deliveries. This is now expected to cause part of the next deliveries, previously expected for the end of this financial year, to move into Q1 of FY 2021/22 instead.

Demand is expected to continue to increase over the second half of the year based on current customer orders and customer forecasts. The global supply chain constraints will likely lead to postponements of some deliveries from Q3 into Q4 of FY 2020/21. The actual revenue and earnings for 2020/21 will depend on the exact timing of delivery of larger orders under framework agreements around the change

FINANCIAL CALENDAR

Expected publication of financial information for the financial year 2020/21:

24 AUGUST 2021 Interim report for Q3 2020/21

30 NOVEMBER 2021 Annual report for 2020/21 of financial year (i.e. September/October 2021) and the expectations for the year further assumes that the impact of supply chain constraints on deliveries will remain within the expected levels. Uncertainty in 2020/21 is higher than in recent years due to the impact of COVID-19 on global macroeconomic development, demand patterns and global supply chains and thus uncertainty associated with the outlook for the year is also higher than in recent years.

SHARE BUY-BACK PROGRAMME ONGOING

As announced in company announcement 38/2020 and in line with the Group's policy on capital structure, RTX is executing a share buy-back program for an amount up to DKK 50 million. The share buy-back program is executed in compliance with EU Market Abuse Regulation, EU Regulation no. 596/2014 of 16 April 2014 and EU Delegated Regulation 2016/1052 of 8 March 2016 (together referred to as the "Safe Harbour Regulation"). Since the initiation on 25 November 2020 and until the end of Q2 2020/21, RTX has bought back shares for a total of DKK 30.8 million under the programme. The programme continues with the remainder being bought back in the period until 30 September 2021.

RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES FOR THE 2020/21 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 2020/21 (covering the period 1 October 2020 to 31 March 2021).

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 2021 and of its financial performance and cash flow for the second quarter and first half of 2020/21.

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.

Noerresundby, 27 April 2021

EXECUTIVE BOARD

PETER RØPKE
President and CEO
MORTEN AXEL PETERSEN
CFO
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PETER THOSTRUP
Chairman
JESPER MAILIND
Deputy Chairman
CHRISTIAN ENGSTED LARS CHRISTIAN TOFFT HENRIK SCHIMMELL
KEVIN HARRITSØ
Employee Representative
FLEMMING VENDBJERG ANDERSEN
Employee Representative
KURT HEICK RASMUSSEN
Employee Representative

Income Statement

(non-audited)

Amounts in DKK '000 Note Q2
2020/21
Q2
2019/20
H1
2020/21
H1
2019/20
FY
2019/20
Revenue 3 88,525 112,744 149,815 241,026 555,869
Value of work transferred to assets 4 7,536 6,045 15,668 12,900 28,737
Cost of sales -38,688 -46,477 -69,527 -99,240 -246,574
Other external expenses -13,133 -12,712 -27,585 -27,073 -53,444
Staff costs -48,223 -48,271 -91,104 -94,892 -176,430
Operating profit/loss
before depreciation and
amortization (EBITDA) -3,983 11,329 -22,733 32,721 108,158
Depreciation, amortization
and impairment 4 -7,303 -5,611 -13,853 -10,710 -24,587
Operating profit/loss (EBIT) -11,286 5,718 -36,586 22,011 83,571
Financial income 5 1,329 959 1,571 1,925 4,560
Financial expenses 5 -4,373 -3,412 -6,611 -7,140 -7,910
Profit/loss before tax -14,330 3,265 -41,626 16,796 80,221
Tax on profit/loss 3,007 -691 8,860 -3,672 -17,075
Profit/loss for the period -11,323 2,574 -32,766 13,124 63,146
Earnings per share (EPS)
Earnings per share (DKK) -1,4 0.3 -3,9 1.6 7.5
Earnings per share, diluted (DKK) -1,3 0.3 -3,9 1.5 7.4

Statement of Comprehensive Income

(non-audited)

Amounts in DKK '000
Note
Q2
2020/21
Q2
2019/20
H1
2020/21
H1
2019/20
FY
2019/20
Profit/loss for the period -11,323 2,574 -32,766 13,124 63,146
Items that may be reclassified
subsequently to the income statement
Exchange rate adjustments
of foreign subsidiaries
1,377 796 -219 94 -1,983
Fair value adjustment relating
to hedging instruments
-510 -1,380 -130 -1,152 -496
Tax on hedging instruments 113 303 29 253 109
Fair value of hedging instruments
reclassified to the income statement
-151 302 -97 302 289
Tax on hedging instruments reclassified 33 -66 21 -66 -63
Other comprehensive income,
net of tax
862 -45 -396 -569 -2,144
Comprehensive income for the period -10,461 2,529 -33,162 12,555 61,002

Balance Sheet

(non-audited)

Amounts in DKK '000 31.03.21 31.03.20 30.09.20
ASSETS
Own completed development projects 17,738 20,061 22,065
Own development projects in progress 48,169 29,945 36,738
Acquired license rights - 528 -
Goodwill 7,797 7,797 7,797
Intangible assets 73,704 58,331 66,600
Right-of-use assets (lease assets) 55,831 38,394 48,917
Plant and machinery 10,065 8,395 9,123
Other fixtures, tools and equipment 4,852 4,336 3,958
Leasehold improvements 7,488 3,246 3,143
Tangible assets 78,236 54,371 65,141
Deposits 6,617 7,977 7,938
Deferred tax assets 1,147 1,631 1,806
Other non-current assets 7,764 9,608 9,744
Total non-current assets 159,704 122,310 141,485
Inventories 26,478 17,477 15,182
Trade receivables 71,910 84,362 145,436
Contract development projects in progress 24,005 23,923 28,403
Income taxes 1,193 1,923 -
Other receivables 4,188 3,803 4,128
Prepaid expenses 4,800 4,178 4,152
Receivables 106,096 118,189 182,119
Current asset investments in the trading portfolio 114,293 151,024 154,010
Current asset investments 114,293 151,024 154,010
Cash at bank and in hand 8,997 21,230 40,785
Total current assets 255,864 307,920 392,096
Total assets 415,568 430,230 533,581
Amounts in DKK '000 31.03.21 31.03.20 30.09.20
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Share capital 43,214 44,714 43,214
Share premium account 203,714 252,367 203,714
Currency adjustments 5,574 7,870 5,793
Cash flow hedging -434 -850 -207
Retained earnings 16,411 -4,298 99,678
Equity 268,479 299,803 352,192
Lease liabilities 54,593 35,178 47,116
Deferred tax liabilities 1,953 8,881 8.500
Provisions 1,325 1,305 1,325
Other payables 13,209 7,949 13,106
Non-current liabilities 71,080 53,313 70,047
Lease liabilities 4,808 6,152 4,911
Prepayments received from customers 2,387 1,910 1,176
Trade payables 32,597 26,293 50,849
Contract development projects in progress 1,639 5,919 1,273
Income taxes - - 11,352
Provisions 2,589 1,615 2,040
Other payables 31,989 35,225 39,741
Current liabilities 76,009 77,114 111,342
Total liabilities 147,089 130,427 181,389
Total equity and liabilities 415,568 430,230 533,581

Equity Statement

(non-audited)

Currency Cash Re
Amounts in DKK '000 Share capital premium Share adjust- flow
ments hedging earnings
tained Total
Equity at 30 September 2019 44,714 252,367 7,776 - 42,583 347,440
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 7,776 - 40,431 345,288
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
Tax on hedging instruments - - - - 253 253
Fair value of hedging instruments
reclassified to the income statement
- - - 302 - 302
Tax on items that may be reclassified - - - - -66 -66
Other comprehensive income,
net of tax
- - 94 -850 187 -569
Comprehensive income for the period - - 94 -850 13,311 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 7,870 -850 -4,298 299,803
Amounts in DKK '000 Share capital premium Currency
Share adjust-
Cash
flow
ments hedging earnings
Re
tained
Total
Equity at 30 September 2020 43,214 203,714 5,793 -207 99,678 352,192
Profit/loss for the period - - - - -32,766 -32,766
Exchange rate adjustments
of foreign subsidiaries
- - -219 - - -219
Fair value adjustment relating
to hedging instruments
- - - -130 - -130
Tax on hedging instruments - - - - 29 29
Fair value of hedging instruments
reclassified to the income statement
- - - -97 - -97
Tax on hedging instruments reclassified - - - - 21 21
Other comprehensive income,
net of tax
- - -219 -227 50 -396
Comprehensive income for the period - - -219 -227 -32,716 -33,162
Share-based remuneration - - - - 1,616 1,616
Deferred tax on equity transactions - - - - -2,550 -2,550
Current tax on equity transactions - - - - 1,913 1,913
Paid dividend for 2019/20 - - - - -20,710 -20,710
Acquisition of treasury shares - - - - -30,820 -30,820
Other transactions - - - - -50,551 -50,551
Equity at 31 March 2021 43,214 203,714 5,574 -434 16,411 268,479

Share capital of DKK 43,214,190 consists of 8,642,838 shares at DKK 5 (DKK 44,714,190 consisting of 8,942,838 shares at 31 March 2020). The Group holds 398,886 treasury shares at 31 March 2021 (601,522 shares at 31 March 2020). There are no shares carrying special rights.

Cash Flow Statement

(non-audited)

Amounts in DKK '000 Q2
2020/21
Q2
2019/20
H1
2020/21
H1
2019/20
FY
2019/20
Operating profit/loss (EBIT) -11,286 5,718 -36,586 22,011 83,571
Reversal of items with
no effect on cash flow
Depreciation, amortization
and impairment 7,303 5,611 13,853 10,710 24,587
Other items with no effect on cash flow 1,102 1,211 2,485 1,834 5,071
Change in working capital
Change in inventories -6,037 3,680 -11,303 3,927 6,233
Change in receivables -15,522 17,438 76,889 22,897 -42,881
Change in trade payables etc. 2,052 -7,663 -24,324 -20,771 8,078
Cash flow from operating activities -22,388 25,995 21,014 40,608 84,659
Financial income received 363 805 1,571 1,925 4,560
Financial expenses paid 1,291 -859 -2,521 -2,431 -8,847
Income taxes paid -104 -2,291 -10,160 -9,980 -9,779
Cash flow from operations -20,838 23,650 9,904 30,122 70,593
Investments in own
development projects -6,444 -5,664 -14,576 -11,750 -27,547
Acquisition of property,
plant and equipment -7,832 -1,352 -9,411 -4,084 -7,943
Sale of tangible assets 3 - 107 - 262
Deposits on leaseholds -33 -24 1,321 -49 -10
Acquisition and sale of current asset
investments in trading portfolio 37,595 -995 36,722 -1,839 -1,839
Cash flow from investments 23,289 -8,035 14,163 -17,722 -37,077
Amounts in DKK '000 Q2
2020/21
Q2
2019/20
H1
2020/21
H1
2019/20
FY
2019/20
Repayment of lease liabilities -1,446 -1,410 -2,877 -2,825 -5,719
Acquisition of treasury shares -23,812 -27,999 -30,820 -40,560 -40,560
Paid dividend -20,710 -20,960 -20,710 -20,960 -20,960
Cash flow from financing activities -45,968 -50,369 -54,407 -64,345 -67,239
Increase/decrease in cash
and cash equivalents
-43,517 -34,754 -30,340 -51,945 -33,723
Exchange rate adjustments on cash 354 120 -1,448 -381 952
Cash and cash equivalents
at the beginning of the period, net
52,160 55,864 40,785 73,556 73,556
Cash and cash equivalents
at the end of the period, net
8,997 21,230 8,997 21,230 40,785
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of
the period, net, are composed as follows:
Cash at bank and in hand 8,997 21,230 8,997 21,230 40,785
Cash and cash equivalents
at the end of the period, net
8,997 21,230 8,997 21,230 40,785

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.

The accounting policies applied in this interim report are consistent with those applied in the Company's 2019/20 annual report 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 2019/20 annual report for a more detailed description of the accounting policies.

The applied accounting policies are unchanged compared to the annual report for 2019/20. New or amended standards and interpretations becoming effective for the financial year 2020/21 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, liabilities, 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 2020.

3 SEGMENT INFORMATION

As per 1 December 2020 RTX implemented a new organizational structure. The previous two business units – Business Communications and Design Services – was joined into one organization still focusing on the three target markets segments; Enterprise, ProAudio and Healthcare. The new organizational structure changes the reportable segments from the two business units to the three market segments. At the same time the reporting changes from a full-cost allocation model and to only allocating costs directly attributable to the three reportable market segments whereas common functions costs etc. (primarily other external expenses, staff costs and depreciations related to IT, finance, overall management, joint facilities, joint technology projects, and supply chain management) are reported as non-allocated in accordance with internal reporting. Comparable information has been restated to reflect the new reportable segments and reporting model.

Amounts in DKK '000 Q2
2020/21
Q2
2019/20
H1
2020/21
H1
2019/20
FY
2019/20
Revenue
Enterprise 58,587 78,203 94,056 167,678 382,020
ProAudio 21,563 29,149 40,614 62,435 127,640
Healthcare 8,375 5,392 15,145 10,913 46,209
Group 88,525 112,744 149,815 241,026 555,869
EBITDA
Enterprise 19,549 29,447 23,858 63,829 148,013
ProAudio 4,800 8,075 6,405 20,270 41,437
Healthcare 1,724 1,262 2,685 2,233 16,176
Non-allocated -30,056 -27,455 -55,681 -53,611 -97,468
Group -3,983 11,329 -22,733 32,721 108,158
EBIT
Enterprise 17,337 28,221 20,150 61,771 142,137
ProAudio 2,959 7,137 2,818 18,393 36,731
Healthcare 1,525 1,262 2,286 2,233 15,844
Non-allocated -33,107 -30,902 -61,840 -60,386 -111,141
Group -11,286 5,718 -36,586 22,011 83,571

Notes

3 SEGMENT INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

For ease of reference, the below table displays the quarterly revenue per segment for the previous financial year (2019/20).

Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1
Amounts in DKK '000 2020/21 2020/21 2019/20 2019/20 2019/20 2019/20
Revenue
Enterprise 58,587 35,469 104,038 110,305 78,203 89,474
ProAudio 21,563 19,051 34,614 30,590 29,149 33,287
Healthcare 8,375 6,770 17,706 17,590 5,392 5,521
Group 88,525 61,290 156,358 158,485 112,744 128,282
Q2 Q2 H1 H1 FY
Amounts in DKK '000 2020/21 2019/20 2020/21 2019/20 2019/20
Revenue, geographical segments
Denmark 1,104 1,341 2,729 3,172 5,954
USA 24,047 17,022 41,206 40,447 114,790
France 18,259 22,471 31,682 57,520 112,380
Hong Kong 2,106 12,832 3,080 27,653 79,481
Germany 7,714 23,383 10,464 35,100 69,367
Other Europe 8,383 13,494 19,008 23,659 65,353
Netherlands 12,978 11,760 16,534 31,337 57,892
Other Asia and Pacific 13,376 9,602 24,304 20,339 46,667
Other 558 839 808 1,799 3,985
Total 88,525 112,744 149,815 241,026 555,869

Revenue distributed to geographic area according to the geographical location of the customer entity being invoiced.

4 DEVELOPMENT COSTS

Amounts in DKK '000 Q2
2020/21
Q2
2019/20
H1
2020/21
H1
2019/20
FY
2019/20
Development cost incurred
before capitalization
10,907 11,026 24,177 23,340 43,800
Value of work transferred
to assets (capitalized)1)
-6,444 -6,045 -14,576 -12,900 -28,737
Total amortization on own
development projects
4,053 2,341 7,472 4,289 11,623
Development costs recognized
in the profit/loss account
8,516 7,322 17,073 14,729 26,686

1) Total value of work transferred to assets (capitalized) of DKK 7.5 million in Q2 2020/21 as well as DKK 15.7 million in H1 2020/21 includes own tangible assets of DKK 1.1 million.

5 FINANCIAL ITEMS

Amounts in DKK '000 Q2
2020/21
Q2
2019/20
H1
2020/21
H1
2019/20
FY
2019/20
Exchange rate gains (net) 406 154 - - -
Gain on hedging investments (net) - - - - 2,582
Other financial income 923 805 1,571 1,925 1,978
Financial income 1,329 959 1,571 1,925 4,560
Exchange rate losses (net) - - 1,788 1,335 4,746
Fair value adjustments of investments
in trading portfolio
2,993 2,408 2,995 3,964 978
Financing element, IFRS 16 593 414 1,346 836 1,622
Loss on hedging instruments (net) 569 523 9 638 -
Other financial costs 218 67 473 367 564
Financial expenses 4,373 3,412 6,611 7,140 7,910

Notes

6 FAIR VALUE HIERARCHY FOR FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The below indicates the classification of the financial instruments divided in accordance with the fair value hierarchy:

  • Listed prices in an active market for the same type of instrument (level 1)
  • Listed prices in an active market for similar assets or liabilities or other valuation methods, where all significant input is based on observable market data (level 2)
  • Valuation methods, where any significant input is not based on observable market data (level 3)
Amounts in DKK '000 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Financial instruments (hedging), asset - -749 - -749
Bonds listed on the stock exchange,
in the trading portfolio
114,293 - - 114,293
Financial assets at fair value
at 31 March 2021
114,293 -749 - 113,544
Financial instruments (hedging), asset - -1,675 - -1,675
Bonds listed on the stock exchange,
in the trading portfolio
151,024 - - 151,024
Financial assets at fair value
at 31 March 2020
151,024 -1,675 - 149,349

Financial hedging instruments comprise standard foreign exchange forward contracts with the USD/DKK exchange rate as the main element affecting the fair value of the contracts.