Quarterly Report • Oct 24, 2019
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Quarterly statement as of September 30, 2019
Werdohl, October 24, 2019
This presentation contains statements concerning the future business performance of the Vossloh Group that are based on assumptions and estimates from the Company management. If the assumptions that the projections are based on fail to occur, the actual results of the projected statements may differ substantially. Uncertainties include changes in the political, commercial and economic climate, the actions of competitors, legislative reforms, the effects of future case law and fluctuations in exchange rates and interest rates. Vossloh and its Group companies, consultants and representatives assume no responsibility for possible losses associated with the use of this presentation or its contents. Vossloh assumes no obligation to update the forecast statements in this presentation.
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New composition of Executive Board, further details about performance program
| Changes to Executive Board |
▪ Oliver Schuster appointed as CEO, Dr. Karl Martin Runge appointed as additional member of the Executive Board ▪ Increased focus on achieving a sustainable improvement in profitability and strengthening self-financing power |
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| Performance program | ▪ Sale of largest Customized Modules subsidiary in the U.S. ▪ Further portfolio streamlining resolved, affecting companies in the Customized Modules division in the U.S. and South America ▪ Positive cash effect from performance program already in 2019, negative one-time effects (mainly booking effects) expected from todays perspective of around €85 million in 2019 ▪ Sustainable annual savings of €15 – 20 million, majority already expected in 2020 |
| Operating performance after nine months |
▪ Sales 6.2 % higher than in the previous year, particularly due to acquisition in the Tie Technologies business unit; EBIT adjusted for one-time effects from the performance program (only EBIT and EBIT margin adjusted); slight decrease in adjusted EBIT, primarily due to lower EBIT contributions from Customized Modules ▪ Outlook for operating business in 2019 concretized; EBIT and EBIT margin expected to improve significantly in 2020 |
| Sale of Vossloh Locomotives |
▪ Contract for the sale of Vossloh Locomotives to CRRC ZELC has been signed ▪ Purchase price subject to adjustment on closing date, projected to amount to a low single digit million figure, additional revenues from sale of assets possible (up to €10 million) ▪ Additional burden on result from discontinued operations due to signing of selling contract in the third quarter, totaling around €35 million ▪ CRRC ZELC contractually obliged to take over all guarantees and warranties that Vossloh AG had taken on for the Locomotives business unit |
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| Anyang joint venture | ▪ Joint venture established with Anyang Railway Equipment Co., Ltd.; Vossloh holds 51 %, company expected to be fully consolidated at beginning of 2020 ▪ Production of components for rail fastening systems, increased vertical integration for VFS in China ▪ Anyang Railway Equipment is a well-established company in China with over 600 employees ▪ Joint venture improves position in market segments conventional rail and urban transport in China |
| Key Group indicators | 1-9/2019 | 1-9/2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales revenues | € mill. | 662.1 | 623.2 |
| EBIT | € mill. | (5.8) | 35.2 |
| Adjusted EBIT1) | € mill. | 31.9 | - |
| EBIT margin (2019 adjusted1)) | % | 4.8 | 5.7 |
| Net income | € mill. | (85.4) | 12.6 |
| Earnings per share | € | (5.30) | 0.57 |
| Free cash flow2) | € mill. | (70.8) | (45.3) |
| Capital expenditure | € mill. | 33.9 | 37.2 |
| Value added | € mill. | (57.3) | (8.9) |
2) Includes the effects from discontinued operations; free cash flow comprises the cash flow from operating activities, investments in intangible assets and property, plant and equipment, and cash receipts and payments associated with companies accounted for using the equity method
| Key Group indicators | 1-9/2019/ 9/30/2019 |
2018/ 12/31/2018 |
1-9/2018/ 9/30/2018 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity | € mill. | 463.2 | 523.3 | 520.1 |
| Equity ratio | % | 32.7 | 41.4 | 42.9 |
| Closing working capital | € mill. | 226.9 | 216.0 | 242.7 |
| Average working capital intensity |
% | 26.6 | 25.2 | 25.8 |
| Average capital employed | € mill. | 916.5 | 799.7 | 785.0 |
| Closing capital employed | € mill. | 894.4 | 862.0 | 825.7 |
| Net financial debt | € mill. | 388.71) | 307.3 | 287.4 |
Sales significantly above previous year, adjusted EBIT margin still double digit
| ROCE | 1-9/2019: | 11.9 |
|---|---|---|
| (in %) | 1-9/2018: | 15.2 |
| Value | 1-9/2019: | 9.3 |
| added (in € mill.) |
1-9/2018: | 12.6 |
| Orders received |
1-9/2019: | 180.0 |
|---|---|---|
| (in € mill.) | 1-9/2018: | 192.3 |
| Order backlog |
9/30/2019: | 215.2 |
Sales and orders received well above previous year also due to acquisitions
| Orders | 1-9/2019: | 152.2 |
|---|---|---|
| received (in € mill.) |
1-9/2018: | 59.3 |
| Order backlog |
9/30/2019: | 107.1 |
| (in € mill.) | 9/30/2018: | 45.5 |
| ROCE | 1-9/2019: | (5.0) |
|---|---|---|
| (in %) | 1-9/2018: | 6.3 |
| Value | 1-9/2019: | (42.7) |
| added (in € mill.) |
1-9/2018: | (3.8) |
Sales significantly higher than previous year, adjusted EBIT down on previous year
| ROCE | 1-9/2019: | (0.1) |
|---|---|---|
| (in %) | 1-9/2018: | 4.8 |
| Value | 1-9/2019: | (10.4) |
| added (in € mill.) |
1-9/2018: | (2.8) |
| Financial calendar | |
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| ▪ March 19, 2020 ▪ May 27, 2020 |
Annual Report 2019 Annual General Meeting |
| Contact information for investors: | Contact information for the media: |
| ▪ Dr. Daniel Gavranovic ▪ Email: [email protected] Phone: +49 (0) 23 92 / 52-609 Fax: +49 (0) 23 92 / 52-219 |
▪ Gundolf Moritz (Mirnock Consulting) ▪ Email: [email protected] Phone: +49 (0) 23 92 / 52-608 Fax: +49 (0) 23 92 / 52-219 |
Thank you for your time.
Q&A
| € mill. | 1 -9/2019 |
1 -9/2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Sales revenues | 662.1 | 623.2 |
| Cost of sales | (535.9) | (481.5) |
| General administrative and selling expenses | (119.6) | (108.6) |
| Research and development costs | (7.7) | (8.1) |
| Other operating result | (6.5) | 8.0 |
| Operating result | (7.6) | 33.0 |
| Income from investments in companies accounted for using the equity method | 4.4 | 0.9 |
| Other net financial result | (2.6) | 1.3 |
| Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) | (5.8) | 35.2 |
| Interest income | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Interest expenses | (16.8) | (10.7) |
| Earnings before taxes (EBT) | (21.9) | 25.0 |
| Income taxes | (2.1) | (9.5) |
| Result from continuing operations | (24.0) | 15.5 |
| Result from discontinued operations | (61.4) | (2.9) |
| Net income | (85.4) | 12.6 |
| thereof attributable to shareholders of Vossloh AG | (87.7) | 9.2 |
| thereof attributable to noncontrolling interests | 2.3 | 3.4 |
| Earnings per share | ||
| Basic/diluted earnings per share (in €) | (5.30) | 0.57 |
| thereof attributable to continuing operations | (1.59) | 0.76 |
| thereof attributable to discontinued operations | (3.71) | (0.19) |
| Assets (€ mill.) | 9/30/2019 | 12/31/2018 | 9/30/2018 | Equity and liabilities (€ mill.) | 9/30/2019 | 12/31/2018 | 9/30/2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intangible assets | 290.9 | 301.3 | 280.8 | Capital stock | 49.8 | 45.3 | 45.3 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 295.0 | 268.6 | 224.9 | Additional paid-in capital | 190.5 | 146.5 | 146.7 |
| Investment property | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Retained earnings and net income | 215.4 | 318.7 | 308.6 |
| Investments in companies accounted for using the equity method | 73.0 | 66.2 | 65.8 | Accumulated other comprehensive income | (1.5) | 2.0 | 1.4 |
| Other noncurrent financial instruments | 6.6 | 7.7 | 9.3 | Equity excluding noncontrolling interests | 454.2 | 512.5 | 502.0 |
| Other noncurrent assets | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | Noncontrolling interests | 9.0 | 10.8 | 18.1 |
| Deferred tax assets | 18.5 | 13.4 | 20.0 | Equity | 463.2 | 523.3 | 520.1 |
| Noncurrent assets | 689.4 | 663.7 | 607.0 | Pension provisions | 22.6 | 22.1 | 22.8 |
| Inventories | 193.8 | 174.8 | 182.6 | Other noncurrent provisions | 17.5 | 17.0 | 20.2 |
| Trade receivables | 201.9 | 212.6 | 207.5 | Noncurrent financial liabilities | 284.1 | 267.9 | 252.2 |
| Contract assets | 13.1 | 6.9 | 9.0 | Other noncurrent liabilities | 15.6 | 7.4 | 2.0 |
| Income tax assets | 5.6 | 7.6 | 5.3 | Deferred tax liabilities | 7.7 | 7.1 | 4.4 |
| Other current financial instruments | 27.3 | 27.9 | 21.2 | Noncurrent liabilities | 347.5 | 321.5 | 301.6 |
| Other current assets | 30.4 | 18.2 | 16.1 | Other current provisions | 43.4 | 36.4 | 39.0 |
| Short-term securities | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Current financial liabilities | 189.4 | 88.6 | 88.5 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 36.4 | 48.7 | 52.8 | Current trade payables | 112.0 | 139.2 | 119.4 |
| Current assets | 508.5 | 497.2 | 495.0 | Current income tax liabilities | 1.3 | 1.8 | 5.5 |
| Assets held for sale | 218.9 | 104.5 | 111.4 | Other current liabilities | 108.5 | 84.0 | 80.2 |
| Current liabilities | 454.6 | 350.0 | 332.6 | ||||
| Liabilities related to assets held for sale | 151.5 | 70.6 | 59.1 | ||||
| Assets | 1,416.8 | 1,265.4 | 1,213.4 | Equity and liabilities | 1,416.8 | 1,265.4 | 1,213.4 |
Assets and liabilities classified as held for sale consist of the Locomotives business unit and one group company in the Customized Modules division (CTM) for which a sale has been contractually agreed.
| € mill. | 1-9/2019 |
|---|---|
| EBIT | (5.8) |
| Core Components | 0.9 |
| Customized Modules | 30.5 |
| Lifecycle Solutions | 3.8 |
| Holding companies | 2.5 |
| Adjusted EBIT | 31.9 |
The adjustment encompasses one-time effects arising from the performance program. These are mainly anticipated in the elements related to reducing the number of employees (costs for employee redundancies) and unprofitable/disadvantageous activities. One-time effects totaled €37.7 million in the first nine months of the fiscal year. The amount of €8.3 million is attributed to the element related to reducing the number of employees (primarily provisions for severance payments). The amount of €29.4 million is attributed to the element related to unprofitable/disadvantageous activities (mainly booking effects to do with the sale of the company CTM).
| Core Components | Fastening Systems | Tie Technologies | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-9/2019 | 1-9/2018 | 1-9/2019 | 1-9/2018 | 1-9/2019 | 1-9/2018 | ||
| Sales revenues | € mill. | 244.2 | 203.3 | 155.8 | 155.0 | 95.6 | 50.1 |
| EBIT (2019 adjusted) | € mill. | 25.8 | 24.9 | ||||
| EBIT margin (2019 adjusted) | % | 10.6 | 12.2 | ||||
| Average working capital | € mill. | 89.7 | 68.7 | ||||
| Average working capital intensity | % | 27.6 | 25.3 | ||||
| Average capital employed | € mill. | 278.0 | 218.4 | ||||
| ROCE | % | 11.9 | 15.2 | ||||
| Value added | € mill. | 9.3 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 17.5 | (3.6) | (4.9) |
| Orders received | € mill. | 327.5 | 249.9 | 180.0 | 192.3 | 152.2 | 59.3 |
| Order backlog (as of 9/30) | € mill. | 320.6 | 183.2 | 215.2 | 137.6 | 107.1 | 45.5 |
| Capital expenditure | € mill. | 19.6 | 8.2 | 9.7 | 4.0 | 9.9 | 4.2 |
| Depreciation/amortization | € mill. | (14.5) | (11.9) | (5.8) | (5.1) | (8.7) | (6.8) |
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| Customized Modules | Lifecycle Solutions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-9/2019 | 1-9/2018 | 1-9/2019 | 1-9/2018 | ||
| Sales revenues | € mill. | 353.0 | 356.0 | 76.8 | 69.7 |
| EBIT (2019 adjusted) | € mill. | 13.4 | 20.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 |
| EBIT margin (2019 adjusted) | % | 3.8 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 7.1 |
| Average working capital | € mill. | 132.8 | 136.5 | 14.6 | 12.4 |
| Average working capital intensity | % | 28.2 | 28.8 | 14.3 | 13.4 |
| Average capital employed | € mill. | 453.9 | 430.0 | 183.8 | 137.6 |
| ROCE | % | (5.0) | 6.3 | (0.1) | 4.8 |
| Value added | € mill. | (42.7) | (3.8) | (10.4) | (2.8) |
| Orders received | € mill. | 370.4 | 366.7 | 78.8 | 72.6 |
| Order backlog (as of 9/30) | € mill. | 363.0 | 337.4 | 14.9 | 25.0 |
| Capital expenditure | € mill. | 6.1 | 17.5 | 8.0 | 11.2 |
| Depreciation/amortization | € mill. | (31.7) | (9.8) | (9.8) | (4.5) |
| € mill. | 1-9/2019 | 1-9/2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) | 35.2 | |
| EBIT from discontinued operations | (60.6) | (2.9) |
| Amortization/depreciation/impairment losses (less write-ups) of noncurrent assets | 103.6 | 28.0 |
| Change in noncurrent provisions | 2.8 | (1.4) |
| Gross cash flow | 40.0 | 58.9 |
| Income taxes paid | (6.8) | (11.4) |
| Change in working capital | (73.0) | (47.6) |
| Other changes | (1.6) | (10.0) |
| Cash flow from operating activities | (41.4) | (10.1) |
| Investments in intangible assets and property, plant and equipment | (35.3) | |
| Investments in companies accounted for using the equity method | 0.0 | |
| Cash-effective dividends from companies accounted for using the equity method | 0.1 | |
| Free cash flow | (45.3) |
| Closing date | Average | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employees1 | 9/30/2019 | 9/30/2018 | 1-9/2019 | 1-9/2018 | |
| Core Components | 888 | 789 | 892 | 782 | |
| Customized Modules | 2,351 | 2,409 | 2,388 | 2,403 | |
| Lifecycle Solutions | 558 | 517 | 564 | 500 | |
| Vossloh AG | 60 | 64 | 63 | 63 | |
| Total | 3,857 | 3,779 | 3,907 | 3,748 |
| Information on the Vossloh share | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISIN | DE0007667107 | |||
| Trading locations | Xetra, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Berlin, Hamburg, Hanover, Stuttgart, Munich |
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| Number of outstanding shares on 9/30/2019 |
17,564,180 | |||
| Share price (9/30/2019) | € 37.80 | |||
| High price/low price January to September 2019 |
€ 44.85/€ 31.00 | |||
| Market capitalization (9/30/2019) | €663.9 million | |||
| Reuters code | VOSG.DE | |||
| Bloomberg code | VOS GR |
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