Quarterly Report • Oct 28, 2021
Quarterly Report
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WERDOHL, OCTOBER 28, 2021
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, natural catastrophes, epidemics, 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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STRONG THIRD QUARTER DESPITE SIGNIFICANT BURDENS FROM SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER MATERIAL PRICES
Sales in Q3 2021 up 5.0 percent to €235.8 million, 9M 2021 up 13.1 percent to €698.4 million
Increase compared to previous year mainly due to Core Components (Vossloh Fastening Systems); Customized Modules slightly above previous year, Lifecycle Solutions stable
EBIT of €19.8 million in Q3 2021 very encouraging in light of the burdens from higher material prices (previous year: €24.5 million)
EBIT after 9M 2021 increased to €62.2 million (previous year: €54.5 million, boosted by a positive book effect of €15.6 million); main driver of the improvement is the China business from Vossloh Fastening Systems
Net income in Q3 2021 of €13.2 million (previous year's quarter: €18.7 million); after 9M 2021 improved by €24.7 million to €33.8 million
Earnings per share almost tripled to €1.30 after 9M 2021 (previous year: €0.45)
Free cash flow in Q3 2021 at €25.5 million; after 9M 2021 at €9.8 million significantly improved compared to previous year (€(51.9) million, including €(54.1) million from discontinued operations)
Equity ratio at a very high level of 45.5 percent also thanks to hybrid note (September 30, 2020: 32.8 percent); substantially strengthened balance sheet significantly increases financial flexibility
Orders received in Q3 slightly below previous year (€223.0 million) at €207.9 million; book-to-bill after 9M 2021 at 0.96; high orders received expected in Q4
Order volume for published framework agreements in 2021 with ARTC (Australia), ProRail (the Netherlands), STIB (Belgium) and Bane NOR (Norway) totaling well over €200 million; of this, only around €18 million included in orders received 9M 2021
New framework agreement with Queensland Rail for the supply of concrete ties in Australia and strategically important contract for a major project in Turkey for the supply of rail infrastructure components signed in October
INNOVATIVE VOSSLOH SERVICE PORTFOLIO MAKES IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
| First use of milling technology at a Class I operator in |
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| the USA, 30 shifts successfully completed; strong |
| interest from other Class I operators and transit |
| customers |
Market leadership in milling extended by winning framework agreement with Trafikverket in Sweden
Deployment of the smart HSG-city in Italy, diagnostic and grinding services for tailored maintenance for the customer Milan Metro
Operation of high-performance milling machine in Europe starting in November; innovative milling technology enables more material removal and higher speed
Numerous investment programs to promote rail mobility have been set up around the world, but in many cases long planning periods are expected before implementation:
Sustainability has been a high priority at Vossloh for many years; selected successes:
Group-wide sustainability program adopted by the Executive Board in September 2021; Group-wide framework created for central alignment of global sustainability activities; reprioritization of key issues and translation into Group-wide targets ongoing
Sustainability commitment of the Executive Board underscores even greater focus on sustainability (Sustainability commitment of the Executive Board)
SALES REVENUES AND OPERATIONAL PROFITABILITY SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE PREVIOUS YEAR
| KEY GROUP INDICATORS | 1–9/2020 | 1–9/2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales revenues | € mill. | 617.7 | 698.4 | ||
| EBITDA/EBITDA margin | € mill./% | 91.7 / |
14.8 | 100.8 / |
14.4 |
| EBIT/EBIT margin | € mill./% | 54.5 / |
8.8 | 62.2 / |
8.9 |
| Net income | € mill. | 9.1 | 33.8 | ||
| Earnings per share | € | 0.45 | 1.30 | ||
| Free cash flow1 | € mill. | (51.9) | 9.8 | ||
| Capital expenditure | € mill. | 42.1 | 28.5 | ||
| Value added | € mill. | 9.1 | 15.2 |
1Previous year's figure negatively affected by €(54.1) million from discontinued operations.
Sales revenues significantly higher than in previous year (+13.1 percent), increase largely attributable to Core Components, Customized Modules also slightly above previous year, Lifecycle Solutions at previous year's level
EBIT and EBIT margin significantly higher on operational basis, especially due to Core Components and Customized Modules, in contrast Lifecycle Solutions still noticeably lower year on year; significant burdens from increase in material prices in 2nd half particularly at Core Components
Net income substantially improved year on year; previous year's figure impacted by losses from discontinued operations; in contrast, significantly higher tax expense year on year due to higher operating result and impairment of deferred taxes in Germany; earnings per share almost tripled
Free cash flow in Q3 2021 at €25.5 million, back in positive territory after nine months; clear improvement on previous year's figure, which was significantly impacted by discontinued operations
Capital expenditure in all divisions below high level from previous year, significant increase in capital expenditure expected in Q4 2021
Value added greatly improved compared to previous year
5 Quarterly Statement Q3/2021
EQUITY RATIO INCREASED TO OVER 45 PERCENT, NET FINANCIAL DEBT SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
| KEY GROUP INDICATORS | 1–9/2020 9/30/20 |
2020 12/31/20 |
1–9/2021 9/30/21 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity | € mill. | 401.8 | 412.4 | 579.2 |
| Equity ratio | % | 32.8 | 34.0 | 45.5 |
| Average working capital | € mill. | 188.2 | 186.4 | 198.3 |
| Average working capital intensity |
% | 22.9 | 21.4 | 21.3 |
| Closing working capital | € mill. | 206.5 | 155.3 | 191.9 |
| Average capital employed | € mill. | 864.9 | 865.8 | 896.1 |
| Closing capital employed | € mill. | 887.2 | 849.4 | 897.6 |
| Net financial debt | € mill. | 362.1 | 307.4 | 192.4 |
| Net financial debt (including lease liabilities) |
€ mill. | 406.6 | 351.3 | 231.7 |
Equity up significantly compared to the end of 2020, in particular due to the hybrid note (around €150 million) and positive business performance
Average working capital intensity noticeably reduced compared to previous year, all divisions contributing to improvement; working capital as of September 30, 2021, also below previous year thanks to Customized Modules and Core Components
Capital employed as of September 30, 2021, higher compared with previous year's reporting date, due to acquisition of ETS
Net financial debt excluding lease liabilities down by €169.7 million compared to the end of Q3 2020, mainly due to cash inflows from the hybrid note of around €150 million and positive FCF of around €66 million in the last twelve months; this was offset by dividend, lease and interest payments as well as the payment for the acquisition of ETS in Q3 2021
ORDERS RECEIVED STILL BELOW HIGH LEVEL FROM PREVIOUS YEAR, HIGH ORDERS RECEIVED EXPECTED IN FINAL QUARTER OF 2021
Orders received after nine months still below high level from previous year as expected; in particular lower orders received at Vossloh Tie Technologies in the USA, at Customized Modules in France and Eastern Europe (especially in Poland) and at Lifecycle Solutions in Northern Europe; in contrast, significantly higher orders received achieved especially in Mexico, Australia (especially Customized Modules and Vossloh Fastening Systems), India (especially Vossloh Fastening Systems) and Germany (Lifecycle Solutions and Vossloh Fastening Systems); book-to-bill at 0.96; high orders received expected in Q4 2021, including from China
Order backlog of the Vossloh Group significantly below previous year as expected due to the planned processing of the high order backlog at Core Components, especially at Vossloh Fastening Systems in China and Vossloh Tie Technologies in the USA and Australia; in contrast, Customized Modules noticeably above previous year (including significant increase at the companies in Luxembourg and Australia), Lifecycle Solutions significantly above previous year (mainly due to sales of several maintenance machines); noticeable increase in order backlog expected at the end of the year
SALES REVENUES AND OPERATIONAL PROFITABILITY SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE PREVIOUS YEAR1
1Previous year's figures, with the exception of sales, include a positive book effect on EBIT (€15.6 million) related to the transitional consolidation of a Chinese joint venture.
8 Quarterly Statement Q3/2021
SALES REVENUES SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE PREVIOUS YEAR, VALUE ADDED CLEARLY HIGHER DESPITE POSITIVE BOOK EFFECT IN PREVIOUS YEAR
1Previous year's figure includes a positive book effect on EBIT (€15.6 million) related to the transitional consolidation of a Chinese joint venture.
9 Quarterly Statement Q3/2021
at the previous year's level
VALUE ADDED POSITIVE AND NOTICEABLY IMPROVED
projects in the USA and Australia
SALES REVENUES SLIGHTLY ABOVE PREVIOUS YEAR WITH NOTICEABLY HIGHER PROFITABILITY
SALES REVENUES STABLE AT PREVIOUS YEAR'S LEVEL, EBIT MARGIN STILL BELOW PREVIOUS YEAR
SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN SALES, PARTICULARLY IN CHINA, GERMANY AND ITALY
Sales in the USA down year on year, particularly in VTT, partially also driven by changes in CM portfolio
Lower sales revenues in France offset by higher sales revenues in Germany; decline in sales revenues in Sweden
almost offset by higher sales revenues in Norway; higher sales revenues in Italy Sales revenues in Australia higher mainly due to CM and VFS, sales increase in Africa, particularly in Egypt, driven by CM and VFS
Higher sales revenues in Asia, particularly in China (VFS) and India (CM and VFS)
OUTLOOK CONFIRMED OVERALL BASED ON BUSINESS PERFORMANCE IN Q3/2021
/ Forecast changed on July 19, 2021
/ Original expectation of €850 million to €925 million for 2021 revised upwards, particularly for Core Components (significant improvement for Vossloh Fastening Systems, Vossloh Tie Technologies down year on year); sales growth now also forecast for Customized Modules and Lifecycle Solutions (following the acquisition of ETS)
/ Value added in the 2021 fiscal year largely on a par with previous year's level due to higher expected operational profitability and therefore positive once again; noticeable improvement in operational terms compared to the positively impacted figure from the transitional consolidation of a company in the previous year
/ Major improvement in operational profitability expected despite significant negative impact due to substantially higher material prices; operating EBIT margin expected to increase at Core Components and Customized Modules, Lifecycle Solutions at previous year's level due to the integration of ETS
1 Without the book effect of the transitional consolidation of a Chinese company in the amount of €15.6 million; corresponds to an EBIT and EBITDA margin of approximately 1.8 percent.
HOW YOU CAN REACH US
Dr. Daniel Gavranovic Email: [email protected] Phone: +49 (0) 23 92 / 52-609 Fax: +49 (0) 23 92 / 52-219
Andreas Friedemann (Kirchhoff Consult AG) Email: [email protected] Phone: +49 (0) 23 92 / 52-608 Fax: +49 (0) 23 92 / 52-219
15 Quarterly Statement Q3/2021
| € mill. | 1 –9/2020 |
1 –9/2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Sales revenues | 617.7 | 698.4 |
| Cost of sales | (476.4) | (527.0) |
| General administrative and selling expenses | (104.3) | (112.8) |
| Allowances and write -ups of financial assets |
0.1 | 1.0 |
| Research and development costs | (6.9) | (6.8) |
| Other operating income | 15.4 | 8.6 |
| Other operating expense | (9.5) | (4.2) |
| Operating result | 36.1 | 57.2 |
| Result from investments in companies accounted for using the equity method | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| Other financial income | 15.7 | 2.2 |
| Other financial expense | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) | 54.5 | 62.2 |
| Interest income | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Interest and similar expense | (13.2) | (6.9) |
| Earnings before taxes (EBT) | 43.8 | 56.5 |
| Income taxes | (8.8) | (22.4) |
| Result from continuing operations | 35.0 | 34.1 |
| Result from discontinued operations | (25.9) | (0.3) |
| Net income | 9.1 | 33.8 |
| thereof attributable to shareholders of Vossloh AG | 7.9 | 22.8 |
| thereof attributable to hybrid capital investors | - | 3.6 |
| thereof attributable to noncontrolling interests | 1.2 | 7.4 |
| Earnings per share | ||
| Basic/diluted earnings per share (€) | 0.45 | 1.30 |
| thereof attributable to continuing operations | 1.92 | 1.32 |
| thereof attributable to discontinued operations | (1.47) | (0.02) |
| Assets in € mill. | 9/30/2020 | 12/31/2020 | 9/30/2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intangible assets | 312.4 | 314.4 | 328.8 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 301.3 | 313.6 | 316.0 |
| Investment properties | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Investments in companies accounted for using the equity method |
56.6 | 55.9 | 52.4 |
| Other noncurrent financial instruments | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.4 |
| Other noncurrent assets | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| Deferred tax assets | 19.2 | 20.4 | 12.7 |
| Noncurrent assets | 703.1 | 718.6 | 721.8 |
| Inventories | 179.2 | 163.4 | 192.3 |
| Trade receivables | 212.8 | 209.5 | 215.8 |
| Contract assets | 8.0 | 4.3 | 7.1 |
| Income tax assets | 5.8 | 3.3 | 6.7 |
| Other current financial instruments | 27.3 | 21.8 | 18.1 |
| Other current assets | 25.9 | 24.1 | 31.7 |
| Short-term securities | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 54.2 | 67.8 | 77.6 |
| Current assets | 513.2 | 494.5 | 550.6 |
| Assets held for sale | 8.5 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Assets | 1,224.8 | 1,214.4 | 1,272.4 |
| Equity and liabilities in € mill. | 9/30/2020 | 12/31/2020 | 9/30/2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital stock | 49.9 | 49.9 | 49.9 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 190.4 | 190.4 | 190.4 |
| Retained earnings and net income | 160.6 | 170.2 | 173.6 |
| Hybrid capital | - | - | 148.4 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | (12.1) | (14.0) | (7.6) |
| Equity excluding noncontrolling interests | 388.8 | 396.5 | 554.7 |
| Noncontrolling interests | 13.0 | 15.9 | 24.5 |
| Equity | 401.8 | 412.4 | 579.2 |
| Pension provisions/provisions for other post-employment benefits |
35.5 | 35.5 | 36.4 |
| Other noncurrent provisions | 9.7 | 12.4 | 13.4 |
| Noncurrent financial liabilities | 176.2 | 244.5 | 212.7 |
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 9.8 | 7.7 | 8.4 |
| Noncurrent liabilities | 234.3 | 302.9 | 273.8 |
| Other current provisions | 55.5 | 56.4 | 53.6 |
| Current financial liabilities | 284.7 | 175.0 | 97.8 |
| Current trade payables | 130.4 | 152.3 | 144.0 |
| Current contract liabilities | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Current income tax liabilities | 5.4 | 6.8 | 8.4 |
| Other current liabilities | 106.3 | 105.6 | 115.6 |
| Current liabilities | 582.3 | 496.1 | 419.4 |
| Liabilities related to assets held for sale | 6.4 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Equity and liabilities | 1,224.8 | 1,214.4 | 1,272.4 |
| Core Components | Fastening Systems | Tie Technologies | Customized Modules | Lifecycle Solutions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–9/2020 | 1–9/2021 | 1–9/2020 | 1–9/2021 | 1–9/2020 | 1–9/2021 | 1–9/2020 | 1–9/2021 | 1–9/2020 | 1–9/2021 | ||
| Sales revenues | € mill. | 258.4 | 339.3 | 139.8 | 232.7 | 126.7 | 111.4 | 287.8 | 292.6 | 79.0 | 78.6 |
| EBITDA1 | € mill. | 52.7 | 63.5 | 32.9 | 33.6 | 16.0 | 13.4 | ||||
| EBITDA margin1 | % | 20.4 | 18.7 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 20.3 | 17.0 | ||||
| EBIT1 | € mill. | 36.5 | 45.4 | 21.3 | 23.7 | 7.2 | 4.1 | ||||
| EBIT margin1 | % | 14.1 | 13.4 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 5.2 | ||||
| Average working capital | € mill. | 99.2 | 122.4 | 77.6 | 68.7 | 13.5 | 12.4 | ||||
| Average working capital intensity | % | 28.8 | 27.0 | 20.2 | 17.6 | 12.8 | 11.9 | ||||
| Average capital employed | € mill. | 318.6 | 350.3 | 367.7 | 364.8 | 177.4 | 181.2 | ||||
| ROCE1 | % | 15.3 | 17.3 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 5.4 | 3.0 | ||||
| Value added1 | € mill. | 19.7 | 27.0 | 21.8 | 26.3 | (2.0) | 0.7 | 2.0 | 4.6 | (2.1) | (5.4) |
| Orders received | € mill. | 297.4 | 276.7 | 167.0 | 181.8 | 142.9 | 98.7 | 342.6 | 309.0 | 84.0 | 96.5 |
| Order backlog (9/30) | € mill. | 311.7 | 177.5 | 209.7 | 120.3 | 109.1 | 61.8 | 327.9 | 354.6 | 15.5 | 26.7 |
| Capital expenditure | € mill. | 17.5 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 10.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 13.6 | 6.9 | 10.5 | 6.6 |
| Depreciation/amortization | € mill. | (16.2) | (18.1) | (6.4) | (6.4) | (9.8) | (11.7) | (11.6) | (9.8) | (8.8) | (9.3) |
1Previous year's figures for Core Components include a positive book effect on EBIT (€15.6 million) related to the transitional consolidation of a Chinese joint venture
| € mill. | 1–9/2020 | 1–9/2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) | 54.5 | 62.2 |
| EBIT from discontinued operations | (22.4) | (0.3) |
| Amortization/depreciation/impairment losses/reversal of impairment losses of noncurrent assets | 46.7 | 38.3 |
| Change in noncurrent provisions | (1.1) | 2.7 |
| Gross cash flow | 77.7 | 102.9 |
| Income taxes paid | (10.4) | (16.5) |
| Change in working capital | (71.7) | (21.3) |
| Other changes | (15.9) | (21.3) |
| Cash flow from operating activities | (20.3) | 43.8 |
| Investments in intangible assets and property, plant and equipment | (31.6) | (34.8) |
| Investments in companies accounted for using the equity method | (0.1) | 0.0 |
| Cash-effective dividends from companies accounted for using the equity method | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Free cash flow | (51.9) | 9.8 |
Reporting date Average Employees 9/30/2020 9/30/2021 1–9/2020 1–9/2021 Core Components 943 863 938 877 Customized Modules 1,999 2,122 1,991 2,132 Lifecycle Solutions 490 531 499 516 Vossloh AG 59 65 58 62 Group 3,491 3,581 3,486 3,587
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| Information on the Vossloh share | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISIN | DE0007667107 | |||
| Trading locations | Xetra, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Berlin, Hamburg, Hanover, Stuttgart, Munich |
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| Number of shares outstanding on 9/30/2021 | 17,564,180 | |||
| Share price (9/30/2021) | €45.95 | |||
| High price/low price January to September 2021 |
€49.45/€39.35 | |||
| Market capitalization (9/30/2021) | €807.1 million | |||
| Reuters code | VOSG.DE | |||
| Bloomberg code | VOS:GR |
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