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Siltronic AG — Investor Presentation 2017
Oct 26, 2017
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Siltronic AG Q3/2017 Results
October 26, 2017
© Siltronic AG 2017
MARKET OVERVIEW & CAPEX STRATEGY
……Capabilities, automation and incremental invest to keep stable market share without providing excess capacity to the market …..
Highlights Q3/2017: Financials
Market highlights
Semiconductors
- Semiconductor market continued its strong growth in August
- Units grew +14.8% y-o-y (3MMA)
Silicon wafer demand
Silicon shipment volumes forecast to be 11,448 million square inches in 2017, 8.2% up y-o-y
Price increases
- Price increases for 300 mm wafers continued
- Substantial price increase for 200 mm wafers reached
- Siltronic negotiated additional price increases for Q4
Competition
Wafer suppliers continue to report strong demand for all diameters, with fully utilized 200 mm and 300 mm lines
Source: WSTS up to August 2017, SEMI press release October 16, 2017
Siltronic will incrementally add 70kWfr/month by mid-2019
- 2017/18 only debottlenecking / OEE improvement possible
- Decision taken to add ~70kWfr/month by mid-2019: around 15-18 months lead-time
- Capacity extension supported by LTAs & customer prepayments
- Keep 300mm market share of ~ 15%
- Invest of EUR ~2m need per 1kWfr/month
- Capable cleanroom space and facilities available
- Siltronic will continuously invest to support the market growth and to keep stable market share and to ensure long term prices stay on reinvest level
FINANCIALS Q3/2017
…price increases accelerate continuous improvement …….
Q3 sales development driven by increased prices
- Positive
- Slight volume growth q-o-q, especially in smaller diameters
- Higher wafer prices for 300mm and 200mm in Q3
- ASP up y-o-y and q-o-q
- Further price increases negotiated for Q4
Negative
Some headwind from USD q-on-q
Positive development of EBITDA and EBITDA margin mainly due to higher ASP
Comments
- Positive
- Higher ASP y-o-y and q-o-q
- Successful cost reduction program continued – cost of sales per wafer area decreased
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Positive development of net result due to price increases
Result and income tax, in EUR million
Comments
- Net profit of EUR 75.8m in Q3/2017
- Price increases and lower cost of sales per wafer area had positive effects
- EUR 9.8m effective taxes
- Potential future tax advantages based on tax losses carried forward not capitalized (accounting policies)
Equity ratio of ~50% Net financial assets of EUR 295m
Balance sheet, in EUR million
| Assets | Sep 30, 2017 |
Dec 31, 2016 |
Comments Sep 30, 2017 |
Equity and liabilities |
Sep 30, 2017 |
Dec 31, 2016 |
Comments Sep 30, 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-current | 516.1 | 554.1 | Equity | 588.3 | 425.3 | ||
| PP&E | 481.2 | 519.8 | Siltronic | 590.6 | 431.9 | ||
| Other fixed | 34.9 | 34.3 | 24 intangibles (related to SSW) 3 hedging |
Other shareholders |
-2.3 | -6.6 | Samsung's 22% in SSW |
| Current | 668.6 | 502.7 | Liabilities | 596.4 | 631.5 | ||
| Inventories | 143.3 | 140.9 | Pension | 340.5 | 395.1 | Germany and US | |
| Trade receivables |
150.3 | 118.2 | provision Other provisions |
65.3 | 51.1 | 43 personnel related (e.g. early retirement) |
|
| Other current |
40.8 | 28.2 | 16 hedging | Financial debt |
39.4 | 40.4 | Samsung |
| Trade liabilities |
79.0 | 81.6 | |||||
| Cash and fixed term deposits |
334.2 | 215.4 | Other | 72.2 | 63.3 | 27 prepayments 38 employee-related 2 hedging |
|
| Total | 1.184,7 | 1,056.8 | Total | 1.184,7 | 1,056.8 |
Fluctuations in pension provision due to interest rate movements
Comments
- Changes in interest rates influence evaluation of pension provision
- Change in interest rates directly reflected in equity (OCI)
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Net financial assets nearly doubled since IPO
Net financial assets, in EUR million
Dividend policy introduced in September 2017
- Pay-out ratio of ~40% of net shareholder earnings based on IFRS standards
- Dividend for 2017 payable in 2018
- depending on approval of Annual General Meeting in April 2018
- High cash flow supports dividend payment
Capex will rise to EUR ~200m in 2018
Comments
- Capex of EUR ~140m for 70k wafers/month over 2 years
- Exchange of ingot pullers (capability improvement) in Freiberg to be completed in 2017
- First preparations already needed in 2017 to incrementally increase capacities in following years
- Capex base level to sustain business:
- MOB (maintenance of business)
- Capabilities
- Cost reductions
- Automation
Increasing free cash flow generation
FCF Capex
- Repayment of prepayments:
- EUR ~5m per quarter
- Customer prepayments
- EUR 17.3 m received up to Q3/2017 for product mix optimization
- Expect further prepayments in 2017 and 2018
Capex 2017: EUR ~120m
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OUTLOOK
……a positive outlook in Q4/2017 and beyond…..
Siltronic Outlook 2017 (Update as of October 26, 2017)
| EBITDA margin | at least 29% update |
|---|---|
| ROCE | substantially higher than in 2016, considerably higher than WACC |
| Free Cash Flow | clearly positive; by far above 2016 |
| Sales | at least EUR 1.16bn update |
| R&D | approx. 6% of sales update |
| Cost Position | potential savings of around EUR 15m to EUR 20m |
| Hedging Expenses | below EUR 10m update |
| Depreciation | on the level of 2016 |
| Tax rate | below 20% update |
| Financial Result | roughly EUR 10m interest expense |
| Earnings per Share | significantly higher than in 2016 |
| CapEx | around EUR 120m due to prepayments in brownfield extensions in 2019 update |
Contact and Additional Information
Issuer and Contact Siltronic AG Hanns-Seidel-Platz 4 D-81737 München Investor Relations: Petra Mueller email: [email protected] Tel. +49 89 8564-3133 Additional Information ISIN: DE000WAF3001 WKN: WAF300 Deutsche Börse: WAF Listing: Frankfurt Stock Exchange Prime Standard Financial Calendar Full Year 2017 Results March 5, 2018 Annual General Meeting April 19, 2018 Q1 2018 Results April 25, 2018
Q2 2018 Results July 25, 2018
Q3 2018 Results October 25, 2018
Disclaimer
The information contained in this presentation is for background purposes only and is subject to amendment, revision and updating. Certain statements contained in this presentation may be statements of future expectations, future financial performance and other forward-looking statements that are based on management's current views and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. In addition to statements which are forward-looking by reason of context, including without limitation, statements referring to risk limitations, operational profitability, financial strength, performance targets, profitable growth opportunities and risk adequate pricing, words such as "may", "will", "should", "expects", "plans", "intends", "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "predicts", "continue", "projects" or "seeks", "potential", "future", or "further" and similar expressions may identify forwardlooking statements. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These include, among other factors, changing business or other market conditions, currency and interest fluctuations, introduction of competitive products, poor acceptance of new products and services, change of the corporate strategy and the prospects for growth anticipated by the management. These and other factors could adversely affect the outcome and financial effects of the plans and events described herein. Statements contained in this presentation regarding past trends or activities should not be taken as a representation that such trends or activities will continue in the future. Siltronic AG does not undertake and does not intent to undertake any obligation to update or revise any statements contained in this presentation, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In particular, you should not place any reliance on forwardlooking statements which speak only as of the date of this presentation.
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81737 Munich Germany