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SFC Energy AG — Earnings Release 2015
Aug 4, 2015
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| RATING | BUY | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany / Energy | |||
| Primary exchange: Frankfurt | Q2 figures | PRICE TARGET | €7.00 |
| Bloomberg: F3C GR | Return Potential | 42.4% | |
| ISIN: DE0007568578 | Risk Rating | High | |
GROWTH DRIVERS FOR H2 INTACT
On 3 August SFC Energy reported Q2 figures and held a conference call at 9 am. Although Q2 figures were weak and below our estimates we maintain our 2015E revenue forecast as we believe that the main growth drivers, especially in the defence area, are intact and will positively impact H2. Although it will now be a bit more ambitious for SFC to reach our €60m revenue estimate (H1 revenue: €25m), we remain confident that SFC will deliver strong H2 figures based on a very strong Q4. SFC has already received the first significant defence orders (German Armed Forces and International Defence Forces – combined order volume: €3.2m) in July. We expect more orders at the end of the year when annual defence budgets have to be spent. We reiterate our Buy rating and the €7.00 price target.
Q2 figures suffer from order delays Q2 revenues of €12.2m (Q2/14: €13.2m, -8% y/y) were lower than expected (FBe: €13.3m) due mainly to lower revenues from the Security & Industry segment (€3.8m vs. FBe: €4.4m) which resulted from order delays in the defence area (see also figure 2 on page 3).
Lower revenues and a worse product mix resulted in lower gross profit of €2.9m (Q2/14: €3.8m, FBe: €3.4m). The gross profit margin fell to 24.0% from 28.9% in the previous year's quarter. EBITDA amounted to €-1.8m (Q2/14: €-0.6m, FBe: €-1.1m). EBIT came in at €-2.4m (Q2/14: €-1.2m, FBe: €-1.7m). EBITDA adjusted for one-offs mainly from the Simark acquisition was €-1.4m (Q2/14: €-0.3m, FBe: €-0.8m). Adjusted EBIT amounted to €-1.7m (Q2/14: €-0.7m, FBe: €-1.1m). The net result declined to €-2.4m (Q2/14: €-1.4m, FBe: €-1.7m). EPS were €-0.28 (Q2/14: €-0.17, FBe: €-0.19, see also figure 1 on page 3).
Net loss weakens balance sheet The H1 net loss of €4.0m lowered the equity position to €23.8m (31/12/2014: €27.6m). The equity ratio declined to 56.8% from 58.4% at the beginning of the year. The net cash position of €1.2m at end 2014 became a net debt position of €2.3m. The cash position of €4.1m should however be sufficient to finance growth in H2.
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FINANCIAL HISTORY & PROJECTIONS
| 2012A | 2013A | 2014A | 2015E | 2016E | 2017E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (€m) | 31.26 | 32.41 | 53.63 | 60.02 | 70.82 | 82.15 |
| Y-o-y growth | n.a. | 3.7% | 65.5% | 11.9% | 18.0% | 16.0% |
| EBIT (€m) | -0.52 | -8.84 | -4.27 | -2.22 | 0.92 | 3.45 |
| EBIT margin | -1.7% | -27.3% | -8.0% | -3.7% | 1.3% | 4.2% |
| Net income (€m) | -0.43 | -8.91 | -4.83 | -2.49 | 0.67 | 2.95 |
| EPS (diluted) (€) | -0.06 | -1.16 | -0.60 | -0.29 | 0.08 | 0.34 |
| DPS (€) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| FCF (€m) | 0.38 | -7.98 | -4.19 | -1.93 | -1.44 | 0.12 |
| Net gearing | -61.9% | -10.3% | -4.9% | 2.3% | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| Liquid assets (€m) | 22.91 | 7.43 | 6.41 | 5.21 | 3.05 | 0.86 |
RISKS
The main risks are financing, internationalisation, unfavourable EUR/CAD exchange rate changes, technological innovations, and increasing competition.
COMPANY PROFILE
SFC Energy AG is a leading provider of integrated power solutions for mobile and stationary off-grid applications. The company is a pioneer in developing and commercialising fuel cells which provide reliable, efficient, and clean power for its energy solutions. Main markets are oil & gas, security & industry, and leisure. SFC is headquartered near Munich in Germany.
| MARKET DATA | As of 03 Aug 2015 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Closing Price | € 4.92 | ||||||
| Shares outstanding | 8.61m | ||||||
| Market Capitalisation | € 42.33m | ||||||
| 52-week Range | € 4.21 / 6.62 | ||||||
| Avg. Volume (12 Months) | 7,369 | ||||||
| Multiples | 2014A | 2015E | 2016E | ||||
| P/E | n.a. | n.a. | 62.9 | ||||
| EV/Sales | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | ||||
| EV/EBIT | n.a. | n.a. | 48.1 | ||||
| Div. Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
STOCK OVERVIEW
| COMPANY DATA | As of 30 Jun 2015 |
|---|---|
| Liquid Assets | € 4.06m |
| Current Assets | € 22.64m |
| Intangible Assets | € 17.40m |
| Total Assets | € 41.84m |
| Current Liabilities | € 12.37m |
| Shareholders' Equity | € 23.76m |
| SHAREHOLDERS | |
| HPE | 24.5% |
| Havensight | 8.9% |
| Conduit Ventures | 8.6% |
| Other | 13.9% |
| Free Float | 44.1% |
Operating cash flow remains negative H1 operating cash flow amounted to €-2.8m. Negative EBITDA (€-1.8m) and lower payables (€-1.6m) were the main contributors. CAPEX of €0.5m resulted in free cash flow €-3.3m which was partly financed by additional shortterm debt (€1.5m). The cash position reduced from €6.1m to €3.8m (excluding cash with limitation on disposal of €0.3m).
Management reiterates 2015 guidance Management sticks to its 2015 guidance (revenues: €55-65m, improved profitability). Given the H2 growth drivers in the Security & Industry segment we remain confident that SFC will reach its guidance despite a low order backlog of €10.0m at the end of H1 (H1/14: €13.7m). The backlog does not contain the recent orders from the defence area (volume: €2.5m).
Newsflow in July/August strong indicator for upswing in H2 business activity In July and August, SFC Energy reported the intake of three major orders in the defence business and agreements with new distribution partners in the industry and consumer business.
A €1.3m order was placed by the German Armed Forces. The purchase of EMILY fuel cell systems is a follow-up order. The system has been successfully used by the Bundeswehr since 2011 to power devices on military vehicles and for soldiers in the field. SFC has already shipped the systems which will contribute to Q3 revenues.
A €1.2m order comes from an unnamed International Defence Force and contains the shipment of next generation fuel cells for defence applications. These will power stationary off-grid applications automatically for up to ten months without requiring any user intervention. Due to the power system's silent operation, it produces almost no signature and will be non-detectable.
A €0.7m order from an international defence force includes the delivery of SFC's JENNY portable fuel cells for soldiers in multi-day missions and is scheduled to be shipped in Q1 2016. The customer has the option to purchase additional units with a value of more than €4.4m.
In the industry business, the British company ZephIR Lidar now includes SFC Energy's EFOY Pro 2400 fuel cell within "ZephIR Power" in sales to its customers located around the world. ZephIR Lidar provides hub height and turbine mounted wind measurements for wind energy and meteorological applications onshore and offshore. The fully modular off-grid power supply "ZephIR Power" is designed for remote sensors in the most arduous deployments with a specified operating temperature range of -40 C to +50 C.
In the consumer business, the US company Fisheries Supply will serve as new marine distributor for SFC's EFOY COMFORT fuel cells on the American west coast. Customers are boat owners, builders and yards, and commercial fishermen.
Higher revenues and improved product mix should drive H2 figures In recent years, H2 was regularly the seasonally stronger half-year. We believe that this seasonality will be even more pronounced this year as the oil & gas business traditionally has a strong Q4 and the Security & Industry segment looks set to be very strong in H2 as the orders from the defence area will generate revenues only in the second half of the year.
The anticipated strong performance of this segment should result in a significant improvement in earnings as the segment's gross profit margin is by far the highest (2014: 35.1% versus Oil & Gas: 26.0%, Consumer: 22.7%). Given the expected significant increase in defence business (gross margin: ca. 50-70%) from €1.8m in 2014 to ca. €5m in 2015E we forecast an annual segment gross margin of 38.8% (H1/14: 33.8%).
Cost reduction measures at the Canadian subsidiary Simark and the Dutch subsidiary PBF will increase profitability. Simark looks set to reduce costs by CAD 1m annually with CAD 0.5m kicking in in H2/15.
Buy rating and price target confirmed Based on slightly adjusted estimates (see figure 3) we reiterate our Buy rating and the €7.00 price target.
Figure 1: Reported results versus forecasts
| All figures in €m | Q2-15A | Q2-15E | Delta | Q2-14 | Delta | H1 2015 | H1 2014 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 12.18 | 13.29 | -8.3% | 13.23 | -7.9% | 24.79 | 26.16 | -5.2% |
| EBITDA | -1.81 | -1.09 | - | -0.56 | - | -2.71 | -1.07 | - |
| margin | -14.9% | -8.2% | -4.2% | -10.9% | -4.1% | |||
| EBITDA adjusted | -1.41 | -0.79 | - | -0.26 | - | -1.99 | -0.50 | - |
| margin | -11.6% | -5.9% | -2.0% | -8.0% | -1.9% | |||
| EBIT | -2.42 | -1.73 | - | -1.23 | - | -3.93 | -2.44 | |
| margin | -19.9% | -13.0% | -9.3% | -15.9% | -9.3% | |||
| EBIT adjusted | -1.74 | -1.13 | - | -0.65 | - | -2.65 | -1.30 | - |
| margin | -14.3% | -8.5% | -4.9% | -10.7% | -5.0% | |||
| Net income | -2.43 | -1.65 | - | -1.36 | - | -4.00 | -2.68 | - |
| margin | -19.9% | -12.4% | -10.3% | -16.1% | -10.3% | |||
| EPS (diluted) | -0.28 | -0.19 | - | -0.17 | - | -0.46 | -0.33 | - |
Source: First Berlin Equity Research, SFC Energy
Figure 2: Reported segment results vs. forecasts
| All figures in €m | Q2-15A | Q2-15E | Delta | Q2-14 | Delta | H1 2015 | H1 2014 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil & Gas | ||||||||
| Sales | 7.25 | 7.70 | -5.8% | 7.43 | -2.4% | 14.44 | 14.05 | 2.8% |
| Gross profit | 1.51 | 1.80 | -16.4% | 1.81 | -16.6% | 3.29 | 3.43 | -3.9% |
| margin | 20.8% | 23.4% | 24.3% | 22.8% | 24.4% | |||
| Security & Industry | ||||||||
| Sales | 3.79 | 4.39 | -13.7% | 4.66 | -18.6% | 8.03 | 9.73 | -17.5% |
| Gross profit | 1.16 | 1.30 | -10.8% | 1.66 | -30.3% | 2.71 | 3.55 | -23.5% |
| margin | 30.6% | 29.6% | 35.7% | 33.8% | 36.5% | |||
| Consumer | ||||||||
| Sales | 1.14 | 1.20 | -5.0% | 1.14 | 0.3% | 2.32 | 2.39 | -2.9% |
| Gross profit | 0.26 | 0.26 | -0.4% | 0.36 | -27.5% | 0.56 | 0.70 | -20.3% |
| margin | 22.7% | 21.7% | 31.4% | 24.0% | 29.2% | |||
| Group | ||||||||
| Sales | 12.18 | 13.29 | -8.4% | 13.23 | -7.9% | 24.79 | 26.16 | -5.2% |
| Gross profit | 2.92 | 3.36 | -13.0% | 3.83 | -23.6% | 6.56 | 7.67 | -14.5% |
| margin | 24.0% | 25.3% | 28.9% | 26.5% | 29.3% |
Source: First Berlin Equity Research, SFC Energy
Figure 3: Revisions to forecasts
| 2015E | 2016E | 2017E | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All figures in €m | Old | New | Delta | Old | New | Delta | Old | New | Delta |
| Sales | 60.02 | 60.02 | 0.0% | 70.82 | 70.82 | 0.0% | 82.15 | 82.15 | 0.0% |
| EBIT | -2.22 | -2.22 | - | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.0% | 3.45 | 3.45 | 0.0% |
| margin | -3.7% | -3.7% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 4.2% | 4.2% | |||
| Net income | -2.34 | -2.49 | - | 0.70 | 0.67 | -5.2% | 2.99 | 2.95 | -1.2% |
| margin | -3.9% | -4.2% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 3.6% | 3.6% | |||
| EPS (diluted) | -0.27 | -0.29 | - | 0.08 | 0.08 | -5.2% | 0.35 | 0.34 | -1.1% |
Source: First Berlin Equity Research
DCF MODEL
| DCF valuation model | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All figures in EUR '000 | 2015E | 2016E | 2017E | 2018E | 2019E | 2020E | 2021E | 2022E |
| Net sales | 60,018 | 70,821 | 82,153 | 94,311 | 107,258 | 120,831 | 134,825 | 148,994 |
| NOPLAT | -2,221 | 886 | 3,122 | 4,515 | 5,711 | 6,707 | 7,705 | 8,756 |
| + depreciation & amortisation | 2,665 | 1,421 | 733 | 523 | 599 | 681 | 769 | 863 |
| Net operating cash flow | 444 | 2,306 | 3,856 | 5,039 | 6,310 | 7,388 | 8,474 | 9,619 |
| - total investments (CAPEX and WC) | -2,099 | -3,527 | -3,569 | -4,380 | -4,523 | -4,836 | -5,102 | -5,305 |
| Capital expenditures | -720 | -850 | -986 | -1,132 | -1,277 | -1,428 | -1,581 | -1,734 |
| Working capital | -1,379 | -2,677 | -2,584 | -3,248 | -3,245 | -3,408 | -3,520 | -3,571 |
| Free cash flows (FCF) | -1,655 | -1,221 | 286 | 659 | 1,787 | 2,552 | 3,372 | 4,314 |
| PV of FCF's | -1,587 | -1,057 | 224 | 465 | 1,137 | 1,466 | 1,749 | 2,019 |
| All figures in thousands | |
|---|---|
| PV of FCFs in explicit period (2015E-2029E) | 23,295 |
| PV of FCFs in terminal period | 39,575 |
| Enterprise value (EV) | 62,870 |
| + Net cash / - net debt | -2,320 |
| + Investments / minority interests | 0 |
| Shareholder value | 60,550 |
| Shareholder value | 60,550 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair value per share in EUR | 7.00 | ||||||||
| Terminal growth rate | |||||||||
| WACC | 10.8% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 4.5% | |
| Cost of equity | 11.8% | 6.8% | 16.27 | 17.22 | 18.39 | 19.87 | 21.80 | 24.43 | 28.21 |
| Pre-tax cost of debt | 7.0% | 7.8% | 12.57 | 13.10 | 13.74 | 14.51 | 15.46 | 16.66 | 18.23 |
| Tax rate | 28.5% | 8.8% | 9.96 | 10.28 | 10.65 | 11.09 | 11.60 | 12.22 | 12.99 |
| After-tax cost of debt | 5.0% | 9.8% | 8.06 | 8.25 | 8.48 | 8.73 | 9.03 | 9.38 | 9.79 |
| Share of equity capital | 85.0% | 10.8% | 6.61 | 6.74 | 6.87 | 7.03 | 7.21 | 7.41 | 7.65 |
| Fair value per share in EUR | 7.00 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal growth rate | ||||||||||
| WACC | 10.8% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 4.5% | ||
| Cost of equity | 11.8% | 6.8% | 16.27 | 17.22 | 18.39 | 19.87 | 21.80 | 24.43 | 28.21 | |
| Pre-tax cost of debt | 7.0% | 7.8% | 12.57 | 13.10 | 13.74 | 14.51 | 15.46 | 16.66 | 18.23 | |
| Tax rate | 28.5% | 8.8% | 9.96 | 10.28 | 10.65 | 11.09 | 11.60 | 12.22 | 12.99 | |
| After-tax cost of debt | 5.0% | WACC | 9.8% | 8.06 | 8.25 | 8.48 | 8.73 | 9.03 | 9.38 | 9.79 |
| Share of equity capital | 85.0% | 10.8% | 6.61 | 6.74 | 6.87 | 7.03 | 7.21 | 7.41 | 7.65 | |
| Share of debt capital | 15.0% | 11.8% | 5.49 | 5.57 | 5.66 | 5.76 | 5.87 | 5.99 | 6.13 | |
| 12.8% | 4.60 | 4.66 | 4.71 | 4.77 | 4.84 | 4.92 | 5.01 | |||
| Fair value per share in EUR | 7.00 | 13.8% | 3.89 | 3.92 | 3.96 | 4.00 | 4.04 | 4.09 | 4.14 |
INCOME STATEMENT
| All figures in EUR '000 | 2012A | 2013A | 2014A | 2015E | 2016E | 2017E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 31,260 | 32,413 | 53,631 | 60,018 | 70,821 | 82,153 |
| Cost of goods sold | 18,497 | 21,773 | 37,970 | 40,932 | 47,804 | 55,042 |
| Gross profit | 12,763 | 10,640 | 15,661 | 19,086 | 23,017 | 27,110 |
| S&M | 5,862 | 8,233 | 10,540 | 10,563 | 10,482 | 11,008 |
| G&A | 3,555 | 3,860 | 4,872 | 5,222 | 5,595 | 6,244 |
| R&D | 4,257 | 6,149 | 4,530 | 5,822 | 6,374 | 6,819 |
| Other operating income | 749 | 1,041 | 170 | 1,200 | 1,416 | 1,643 |
| Other operating expenses | 362 | 2,275 | 159 | 900 | 1,062 | 1,232 |
| Operating income (EBIT) | -524 | -8,836 | -4,269 | -2,221 | 921 | 3,450 |
| Net financial result | 80 | -128 | -298 | -297 | -219 | -171 |
| Non-operating expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre-tax income (EBT) | -445 | -8,964 | -4,567 | -2,518 | 702 | 3,279 |
| Income taxes | -19 | -52 | 259 | -25 | 35 | 328 |
| Minority interests | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net income / loss | -426 | -8,912 | -4,826 | -2,493 | 667 | 2,951 |
| Diluted EPS (in €) | -0.06 | -1.16 | -0.60 | -0.29 | 0.08 | 0.34 |
| EBITDA | 730 | -4,474 | -1,177 | 444 | 2,341 | 4,184 |
| Ratios | ||||||
| Gross margin | 40.8% | 32.8% | 29.2% | 31.8% | 32.5% | 33.0% |
| EBIT margin on revenues | -1.7% | -27.3% | -8.0% | -3.7% | 1.3% | 4.2% |
| EBITDA margin on revenues | 2.3% | -13.8% | -2.2% | 0.7% | 3.3% | 5.1% |
| Net margin on revenues | -1.4% | -27.5% | -9.0% | -4.2% | 0.9% | 3.6% |
| Tax rate | 4.3% | 0.6% | -5.7% | 1.0% | 5.0% | 10.0% |
| Expenses as % of revenues | ||||||
| S&M | 18.8% | 25.4% | 19.7% | 17.6% | 14.8% | 13.4% |
| G&A | 11.4% | 11.9% | 9.1% | 8.7% | 7.9% | 7.6% |
| R&D | 13.6% | 19.0% | 8.4% | 9.7% | 9.0% | 8.3% |
| Other operating expenses | 1.2% | 7.0% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| Y-Y Growth | ||||||
| Revenues | n.a. | 3.7% | 65.5% | 11.9% | 18.0% | 16.0% |
| Operating income | n.a. | n.m. | n.m. | n.m. | n.m. | 274.8% |
| Net income/ loss | n.a. | n.m. | n.m. | n.m. | n.m. | 342.6% |
BALANCE SHEET
| All figures in EUR '000 | 2012A | 2013A | 2014A | 2015E | 2016E | 2017E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||
| Current assets, total | 33,598 | 25,934 | 27,542 | 28,254 | 30,009 | 31,716 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 22,911 | 7,428 | 6,407 | 5,211 | 3,046 | 861 |
| Short-term investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receivables | 3,696 | 9,258 | 12,766 | 14,141 | 16,687 | 19,131 |
| Inventories | 5,815 | 7,713 | 7,653 | 8,186 | 9,561 | 11,008 |
| Other current assets | 1,118 | 1,426 | 711 | 711 | 711 | 711 |
| Non-current assets, total | 14,020 | 21,715 | 19,714 | 17,770 | 17,199 | 17,452 |
| Property, plant & equipment | 2,400 | 2,296 | 1,601 | 1,477 | 1,530 | 1,799 |
| Goodwill & other intangibles | 11,000 | 19,054 | 17,813 | 15,993 | 15,369 | 15,353 |
| Other assets | 619 | 365 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 |
| Total assets | 47,617 | 47,650 | 47,256 | 46,024 | 47,208 | 49,168 |
| Shareholders' equity & debt | ||||||
| Current liabilities, total | 7,662 | 12,669 | 13,371 | 14,914 | 15,430 | 14,439 |
| Short-term debt | 372 | 2,139 | 2,013 | 3,026 | 2,300 | 0 |
| Accounts payable | 3,033 | 5,087 | 6,872 | 7,401 | 8,644 | 9,953 |
| Current provisions | 999 | 802 | 686 | 686 | 686 | 686 |
| Other current liabilities | 3,258 | 4,641 | 3,800 | 3,800 | 3,800 | 3,800 |
| Long-term liabilities, total | 3,562 | 5,918 | 6,296 | 6,014 | 6,014 | 6,014 |
| Long-term debt | 0 | 2,282 | 3,045 | 2,764 | 2,764 | 2,764 |
| Deferred revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other liabilities | 3,562 | 3,636 | 3,251 | 3,251 | 3,251 | 3,251 |
| Minority interests | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shareholders' equity | 36,394 | 29,063 | 27,589 | 25,096 | 25,763 | 28,714 |
| Share capital | 7,503 | 8,020 | 8,611 | 8,611 | 8,611 | 8,611 |
| Capital reserve | 67,879 | 69,570 | 71,955 | 71,955 | 71,955 | 71,955 |
| Other reserves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Treasury stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Loss carryforward / retained earnings | -38,951 | -47,863 | -52,689 | -55,182 | -54,515 | -51,564 |
| Total consolidated equity and debt | 47,617 | 47,650 | 47,256 | 46,024 | 47,208 | 49,168 |
| Ratios | ||||||
| Current ratio (x) | 4.39 | 2.05 | 2.06 | 1.89 | 1.94 | 2.20 |
| Quick ratio (x) | 3.63 | 1.44 | 1.49 | 1.35 | 1.33 | 1.43 |
| Net cash | 22,539 | 3,007 | 1,349 | -578 | -2,018 | -1,903 |
| Net gearing | -61.9% | -10.3% | -4.9% | 2.3% | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| Book value per share | 4.85 | 3.79 | 3.44 | 2.91 | 2.99 | 3.33 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | -1.2% | -30.7% | -17.5% | -9.9% | 2.6% | 10.3% |
| Days of sales outstanding (DSO) | 43.2 | 104.3 | 86.9 | 86.0 | 86.0 | 85.0 |
| Days of inventory turnover | 114.7 | 129.3 | 73.6 | 73.0 | 73.0 | 73.0 |
| Days in payables (DIP) | 59.9 | 85.3 | 66.1 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 66.0 |
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
| All figures in EUR '000 | 2012A | 2013A | 2014A | 2015E | 2016E | 2017E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBIT | -524 | -8,836 | -4,269 | -2,221 | 921 | 3,450 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 1,255 | 4,362 | 3,093 | 2,665 | 1,421 | 733 |
| EBITDA | 730 | -4,474 | -1,177 | 444 | 2,341 | 4,184 |
| Changes in working capital | 85 | -2,188 | -2,015 | -1,379 | -2,677 | -2,584 |
| Other adjustments | 443 | -649 | -361 | -272 | -254 | -499 |
| Operating cash flow | 1,258 | -7,311 | -3,553 | -1,207 | -590 | 1,101 |
| CAPEX | -561 | -345 | -181 | -420 | -496 | -575 |
| Investments in intangibles | -318 | -327 | -452 | -300 | -354 | -411 |
| Free cash flow | 380 | -7,984 | -4,186 | -1,928 | -1,440 | 115 |
| Debt financing, net | -388 | -1,469 | 826 | 732 | -726 | -2,300 |
| Equity financing, net | 0 | 0 | 3,263 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other changes in cash | 191 | -6,029 | -923 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net cash flows | 183 | -15,482 | -1,020 | -1,196 | -2,166 | -2,185 |
| Cash, start of the year | 0 | 22,911 | 7,143 | 6,407 | 5,211 | 3,046 |
| Cash, end of the year | 183 | 7,428 | 6,123 | 5,211 | 3,046 | 861 |
| EBITDA/share (in €) | 0.10 | -0.58 | -0.15 | 0.05 | 0.27 | 0.49 |
| Y-Y Growth | ||||||
| Operating cash flow | n.a. | n.m. | n.m. | n.m. | n.m. | n.m. |
| Free cash flow | n.a. | n.m. | n.m. | n.m. | n.m. | n.m. |
| EBITDA/share | n.a. | n.m. | n.m. | n.m. | 427.3% | 78.7% |
| FIRST BERLIN RECOMMENDATION & PRICE TARGET HISTORY | |
|---|---|
| ---------------------------------------------------- | -- |
| Report No.: |
Date of publication |
Previous day closing price |
Recommendation | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Report |
23 June 2014 | €4.84 | Buy | €7.40 |
| 27 | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ |
| 8 | 1 April 2015 | €5.15 | Buy | €7.00 |
| 9 | 13 April 2015 | €5.11 | Buy | €7.00 |
| 10 | 7 May 2015 | €4.97 | Buy | €7.00 |
| 11 | Today | €4.92 | Buy | €7.00 |
Dr. Karsten von Blumenthal
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