AMG reports first quarter 2012 results
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Key Highlights
* Revenue was $324.0 million in the first quarter 2012, a 2% increase over the
same period in 2011
* EBITDA(1) was $21.9 million in the first quarter 2012, a 16% decrease from
the same period in 2011
* Adjusted EPS on a fully diluted basis was $0.26 in the first quarter 2012, a
26% decrease from $0.35 in the first quarter 2011 excluding non-recurring
items and the impact of Timminco in 2011
* Non-adjusted EPS on a fully diluted basis was $0.13 in the first quarter
2012, a 48% decrease from $0.25 in the first quarter 2011
* The Advanced Materials Division generated revenue of $216.5 million and
EBITDA of $13.7 million in the first quarter 2012
* The Engineering Systems Division generated revenue of $68.0 million and
EBITDA of $3.0 million in the first quarter 2012
* Graphit Kropfmühl generated revenue of $39.5 million and EBITDA of $5.2
million in the first quarter 2012
* As of March 31, 2012, cash on the balance sheet was $81.2 million; net debt
was $206.4 million
Amsterdam, 15 May 2012 (Regulated Information) --- AMG Advanced Metallurgical
Group N.V. ("AMG", EURONEXT AMSTERDAM: "AMG") reported first quarter 2012
revenue of $324.0 million, a 2% increase from $318.0 million in the first
quarter 2011.
EBITDA decreased 16% to $21.9 million in the first quarter 2012 from $26.2
million in the first quarter 2011. Adjusted net profit attributable to
shareholders for the first quarter 2012 was $7.1 million, or $0.26 per fully
diluted share, down 26% from $9.5 million, or $0.35 per fully diluted share in
the first quarter 2011, excluding non-recurring items and AMG's share of
Timminco's net loss in the first quarter 2011.
Dr. Heinz Schimmelbusch, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, said,
"Business was challenging in the first quarter 2012. Demand improved in a
number of Advanced Materials products but that was not enough to offset
increased costs in mine-based businesses, resulting in a decline in EBITDA.
Engineering Systems' order intake was encouraging; however, pricing pressure
and changes in product mix resulted in an unsatisfactory performance. Graphit
Kropfmühl delivered solid financial results in the quarter, but was slightly
below the record performance achieved in the first quarter 2011. In April, AMG
successfully completed the voluntary tender offer for Graphit Kropfmühl shares
and now owns 93.5% of Graphit Kropfmühl."
(1) EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and
amortization and excludes nonrecurring items
Key Figures
In 000's US Dollar
Q1'12 Q1'11 Change
Revenue $323,984 $317,999 2%
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Gross profit 53,411 59,780 (11%)
Gross margin 16.5% 18.8%
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Operating profit 11,234 17,406 (35%)
Operating margin 3.5% 5.5%
Net profit attributable to shareholders
3,503 6,972 (50%)
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EPS- Fully diluted 0.13 0.25 (48%)
Adjusted EPS- Fully diluted ((1)) 0.26 0.35 (26%)
EBIT ((2)) 14,757 18,854 (22%)
EBITDA ((3)) 21,873 26,168 (16%)
EBITDA margin 6.8% 8.2%
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Note:
1. Adjusted to exclude non-recurring items in Q1 2012 and Q1 2011 and Timminco
impact, which accounted for $0.08 in EPS in Q1 2011
2. EBIT is defined as earnings before interest, tax and excludes non-recurring
items
3. EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and
amortization and excludes non-recurring items
Operational Review
Advanced Materials Division
Q1'12 Q1'11((1)) Change
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Revenue $216,463 $210,845 3%
Gross profit 31,222 32,380 (4%)
Operating profit 6,782 9,153 (26%)
EBITDA 13,665 14,563 (6%)
Capital expenditures 8,289 5,554 49%
(1) Results include KB Alloys LLC from the February 18, 2011 date of acquisition
The Advanced Materials Division's first quarter 2012 revenue increased $5.6
million, or 3%, to $216.5 million. The increase in revenue was specifically the
result of an incremental $11.7 million of revenue from KB Alloys LLC, which was
acquired in February 2011, and an 83% increase in titanium master alloys, offset
by a 17%, 6% and 5% decrease in non-KB Alloys aluminum, antimony and
ferrovanadium revenue, respectively.
The first quarter 2012 gross margin of 14% declined from 15% in the first
quarter of 2011. Unfavorable changes in product mix, specifically an 8% net
increase in low margin aluminum products revenue and higher operating and
materials costs caused by the operating disruptions due to severe weather in the
mine-based businesses resulted in lower gross margins.
The first quarter 2012 EBITDA decreased $0.9 million to 6% of revenue from 7% of
revenue in 2011, due to lower gross profit, slightly offset by an 8% decrease in
SG&A due to cost controls measures and a reduction in personnel costs.
Capital expenditures were $8.3 million for the quarter, 49% more than the first
quarter 2011. Significant growth capital investments made in the first quarter
included a $3.5 million investment in the expansion of the spent catalyst
recycling facility for ferrovanadium production.
Engineering Systems Division
Q1'12 Q1'11 Change
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Revenue $68,035 $64,887 5%
Gross profit 14,838 18,464 (20%)
Operating profit 150 2,970 (95%)
EBITDA 3,039 5,256 (42%)
Capital expenditures 1,074 1,544 (30%)
The Engineering Systems Division's first quarter 2012 revenue increased $3.1
million, or 5%, to $68.0 million. Revenue from heat treatment furnaces for the
production of automotive components for fuel-efficient vehicles increased 128%
to $21.8 million and revenue from remelting furnaces, primarily for the
aerospace and specialty steel industries, increased 45% to $15.6 million. These
increases were offset by an 88% decrease in solar silicon DSS furnace revenue in
the first quarter 2012 compared to the same period in 2011.
Order backlog increased 11% to $176.2 million as of March 31, 2012, from $158.5
million as of December 31, 2011. The division generated order intake of $80.6
million in the first quarter 2012, which represents a 23% increase compared to
the first quarter 2011 and a 1.19x book to bill ratio. Order intake for
electron beam coating systems for aerospace and heat treatment services
accounted for 18% and 16% of total order intake, respectively.
The first quarter 2012 gross margin of 22% decreased from 28% in the first
quarter 2011 because of increased end market pricing pressure and unfavorable
product mix, including an increase in lower margin heat treatment systems and
nuclear revenue.
The first quarter 2012 EBITDA decreased $2.2 million, to 4% of revenue. This
declined from 8% of revenue in the first quarter 2011. The EBITDA decrease was
the result of the $3.6 million decrease in gross profit offset by a $1.7
million, or 11% decrease in SG&A. The decline in SG&A was the result of a
reduction in personnel costs, primarily long-term incentive costs.
Capital expenditures were $1.1 million, 30% less than the first quarter of
2011. Capital investments in the first quarter were primarily maintenance
capital expenditures for the Heat Treatment Services business.
Graphit Kropfmühl
Q1 '12 Q1 '11 Change
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Revenue $39,486 $42,267 (7%)
Gross profit 7,351 8,936 (18%)
Operating profit 4,302 5,283 (19%)
EBITDA 5,169 6,349 (19%)
Capital expenditures 2,163 1,151 88%
Graphit Kropfmühl's first quarter 2012 revenue decreased $2.8 million, or 7%, to
$39.5 million. Natural graphite revenue decreased $1.6 million, or 11%, driven
by a 13% decrease in volumes. Silicon metal revenue decreased $1.2 million, or
4%, as lower average pricing offset a 4% increase in volumes.
The first quarter 2012 gross margin decreased to 19% from 21% in the first
quarter of 2011. The decrease in gross margin was primarily the result of lower
sales prices for silicon metal and lower volumes for natural graphite products.
The first quarter 2012 EBITDA declined $1.2 million to 13% of revenue. This was
a decrease from 15% of revenue in the first quarter 2011. The lower EBITDA was
attributable to the decreased gross profit for both silicon metal and natural
graphite, slightly offset by an 11% decrease in SG&A due to decreased personnel
costs.
Capital expenditures increased to $2.2 million in the first quarter 2012, 88%
more than the first quarter 2011, primarily as a result of upgrading the
electrical arc furnaces at the silicon metal operation.
Financial Review
Tax
AMG recorded a tax expense of $1.2 million in the first quarter 2012 as compared
to a tax expense of $5.0 million in the first quarter 2011. AMG's effective tax
rate was 28% in the first quarter 2012, compared to 29% in the first quarter
2011. The first quarter 2011 effective tax rate excludes the share of loss of
associates, for which AMG cannot recognize a tax benefit since these companies
are not consolidated.
SG&A
AMG's first quarter 2012 SG&A expenses were $39.1 million, compared to $42.9
million in the first quarter 2011. The $3.9 million decrease in SG&A expenses
was due to a decrease in long-term incentive expenses and external consulting
costs.
Non-Recurring Items
AMG's first quarter 2012 operating profit of $11.2 million includes non-
recurring items, which are not included in the calculation of EBITDA. These
items are comprised of income and expense items that in the view of management
do not arise in the normal course of business and items that, because of their
nature and/or size, should be presented separately to enable better analysis of
the results. AMG incurred $3.6 million of non-recurring items in the first
quarter 2012, consisting of $2.9 million for the management restructuring of AMG
Mining and $0.7 million in environmental costs. AMG incurred $0.4 million of
non-recurring items in the first quarter 2011, related to redundancies in AMG
Aluminum resulting from the acquisition of KB Alloys.
Currency Fluctuations
AMG transacts business in many currencies other than the U.S. dollar, the
Company's reporting currency. AMG's financial statements are prepared in U.S.
dollars, so fluctuations in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and other
currencies have an effect both on the results of operations and on the reported
value of assets and liabilities as measured in U.S. dollars. The depreciation
in the value of the U.S. dollar as of March 31, 2012 compared to December
31, 2011, resulted in an increase in the assets and liabilities on the balance
sheet of $17.7 million and $12.5 million, respectively. The net result of the
appreciation in the value of the U.S. dollar in the first quarter 2012 compared
to the first quarter 2011, resulted in a decrease in revenue and EBITDA of $7.9
million and $0.8 million, respectively.
Liquidity
March 31, 2012 December 31, 2011 Change
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Total debt $287,645 $268,621 7%
Cash & short-term investments 81,240 79,571 2%
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Net debt 206,405 189,050 9%
AMG had a net debt position of $206.4 million as of March 31, 2012. AMG's net
debt position increased $17.4 million since December 31, 2011 primarily due to
$19.1 million increase in working capital, $11.5 million in capital investments,
$3.2 million of cash tax payments, and a $3.1 million of cash interest payments,
reduced by EBITDA of $21.9 million. Including the $81.2 million of cash, AMG had
$129.1 million of total liquidity as of March 31, 2012.
Cash Flow
Q1'12 Q1'11
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Net cash flows used in operations $(3,066) $(13,753)
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Capital expenditures (11,526) (8,249)
Acquisitions, net of cash (76) (26,823)
Cash flows from other investing activities 104 2,195
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Net cash flows used in investing activities (11,498) (32,877)
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Cash flows generated from financing activities 14,718 19,389
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Cash flows used in operations were $3.1 million in the first quarter 2012
compared to $13.8 million in the first quarter 2011. The first quarter 2012
cash flows used in operations are primarily the result of $21.9 million in
EBITDA less $19.1 million increase in working capital, $3.2 million in cash tax
payments and $3.1 million in cash interest payments.
Cash used in investing activities was $11.5 million in the first quarter 2012.
The $21.4 million decrease compared to the first quarter 2011 is composed of a
$26.7 million decrease in cash used in acquisitions, slightly offset by a $3.3
million increase in capital investments and a $2.1 million increase in cash
flows from other investing activities due to a decrease in restricted cash for
project work in the Engineering Systems Division. In the first quarter 2011,
AMG acquired KB Alloys LLC and other assets for $26.8 million.
Cash generated from financing activities was $14.7 million in the first quarter
2012, a $4.7 million decrease from the first quarter 2011. This decrease was
attributed primarily to a $3.1 million decrease in draws on revolving lines of
credit. The draws on the revolving lines of credit in the first quarter 2011
were used to fund the acquisition of KB Alloys LLC and the related transaction
costs.
Outlook
The start of the new year was challenging especially in the Engineering Systems
Division; however, both order intake and backlog are improving. Specific end
markets such as aerospace are growing, but the specialty chemicals market
continues to face sluggish demand and pricing. AMG has made management changes
in the first quarter to address this reality and is focused on improving
operational performance, particularly in mining and engineering. Despite global
uncertainties, AMG targets an increase in revenue and EBITDA in 2012.
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V.
Condensed interim consolidated income statement
For the three months ended March 31
In thousands of US Dollars 2012 2011
Unaudited Unaudited
Continuing operations
Revenue 323,984 317,999
Cost of sales 270,573 258,219
Gross profit 53,411 59,780
Selling, general and administrative
expenses 39,074 42,937
Restructuring expense 2,843 285
Environmental expense 728 105
Other income, net (468) (953)
Operating profit 11,234 17,406
Finance expense 6,691 3,760
Finance income (155) (3,255)
Foreign exchange loss (gain) 409 (17)
Net finance costs 6,945 488
Share of profit (loss) of associates 166 (4,377)
Profit before income tax 4,455 12,541
Income tax expense 1,244 4,964
Profit for the period 3,211 7,577
Attributable to:
Shareholders of the Company 3,503 6,972
Non-controlling interests (292) 605
3,211 7,577
Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share 0.13 0.25
Diluted earnings per share 0.13 0.25
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V.
Condensed interim consolidated statement of financial position
In thousands of US Dollars
March 31, December 31,
2012 2011
Unaudited Audited
Assets
Property, plant and equipment 273,782 263,586
Goodwill 24,203 23,535
Intangible assets 14,719 14,557
Investments in associates and joint ventures 5,366 5,085
Derivative financial instruments - 1
Deferred tax assets 30,019 29,142
Restricted cash 11,144 11,074
Notes receivable 253 250
Other assets 18,614 17,866
Total non-current assets 378,100 365,096
Inventories 232,548 228,887
Trade and other receivables 222,950 188,103
Derivative financial instruments 2,397 3,956
Other assets 44,680 35,184
Cash and cash equivalents 81,240 79,571
Total current assets 583,815 535,701
Total assets 961,915 900,797
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V.
Condensed interim consolidated statement of financial position
(continued)
In thousands of US Dollars
March 31, December 31,
2012 2011
Unaudited Audited
Equity
Issued capital 742 742
Share premium 381,921 381,921
Other reserves 22,072 14,157
Retained earnings (deficit) (187,855) (191,362)
Equity attributable to shareholders of the
Company 216,880 205,458
Non-controlling interests 15,162 15,160
Total equity 232,042 220,618
Liabilities
Loans and borrowings 222,235 210,448
Employee benefits 92,852 90,078
Provisions 26,642 27,019
Government grants 742 732
Other liabilities 9,900 9,276
Derivative financial instruments 10,017 8,122
Deferred tax liabilities 28,643 26,434
Total non-current liabilities 391,031 372,109
Loans and borrowings 18,010 17,436
Short term bank debt 47,400 40,737
Government grants 34 34
Other liabilities 54,773 51,673
Trade and other payables 145,624 128,493
Derivative financial instruments 5,128 10,661
Advance payments 39,504 30,204
Current taxes payable 13,230 14,468
Provisions 15,139 14,364
Total current liabilities 338,842 308,070
Total liabilities 729,873 680,179
Total equity and liabilities 961,915 900,797
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V.
Condensed interim consolidated statement of cash flows
For the three months ended March 31
In thousands of US Dollars 2012 2011
Unaudited Unaudited
Cash flows used in operating activities
Profit for the period 3,211 7,577
Adjustments to reconcile profit to net cash flows:
Non-cash:
Depreciation and amortization 7,116 7,314
Restructuring expense 2,843 285
Environmental expense 728 105
Net finance costs 6,945 488
Share of (profit) loss of associates (166) 4,377
Equity-settled share-based payment transactions 362 1,044
Income tax expense 1,244 4,964
Change in working capital and provisions (19,126) (22,183)
Other 122 (240)
Finance costs paid, net (3,114) (1,203)
Income tax paid, net (3,231) (16,281)
Net cash flows used in operating activities (3,066) (13,753)
Cash flows used in investing activities
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 32 50
Acquisition of subsidiaries (net of cash acquired of nil
and $3,860,
respectively) (76) (26,823)
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment and
intangibles (11,526) (8,249)
Change in restricted cash 78 1,753
Other (6) 392
Net cash flows used in investing activities (11,498) (32,877)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from the issuance of debt 16,298 19,364
Repayment of borrowings (1,628) -
Other 48 25
Net cash flows from financing activities 14,718 19,389
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 154 (27,241)
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1 79,571 89,311
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash 1,515 4,001
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31 81,240 66,071
About AMG
AMG creates and applies innovative metallurgical solutions to the global trend
of sustainable development of natural resources and CO2 reduction. AMG produces
highly engineered specialty metal products and advanced vacuum furnace systems
for the Energy, Aerospace, Infrastructure and Specialty Metals and Chemicals end
markets. AMG consists of two operating divisions, Advanced Materials and
Engineering Systems, and owns an interest in publicly-listed Graphit Kropfmühl
AG (Deutsche Börse: GKR.DE).
The Advanced Materials Division develops and produces specialty metals, alloys
and high performance materials. AMG is a significant producer of specialty
metals, such as ferrovanadium, ferronickel-molybdenum, aluminum master alloys
and additives, chromium metal and ferrotitanium, for Energy, Aerospace,
Infrastructure and Specialty Metal and Chemicals applications. Other key
products include specialty alloys for titanium and superalloys, coating
materials, tantalum and niobium oxides, vanadium chemicals and antimony
trioxide.
The Engineering Systems Division designs, engineers and produces advanced vacuum
furnace systems and operates vacuum heat treatment facilities, primarily for the
Aerospace and Energy (including solar and nuclear) industries. Furnace systems
produced by AMG include vacuum remelting, solar silicon melting and
crystallization, vacuum induction melting, vacuum heat treatment and high
pressure gas quenching, turbine blade coating and sintering. AMG also provides
vacuum case-hardening heat treatment services on a tolling basis.
Graphit Kropfmühl AG is a majority controlled, publicly listed subsidiary of
AMG. Based on its secure raw material sources in Africa, Asia and Europe,
Graphit Kropfmühl is a specialist in the production of silicon metal and the
extraction, processing and refining of natural crystalline graphite for a wide
range of energy saving industrial applications.
With over 3,000 employees, AMG operates globally with production facilities in
Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Czech Republic, United States, China,
Mexico, Brazil, Turkey, Poland, India and Sri Lanka and has sales and customer
service offices in Belgium, Russia and Japan (www.amg-nv.com).
For further information, please contact:
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. +1 610 975 4901
Jonathan Costello
Vice President of Corporate Communications
jcostello(at)amg-nv.com
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future events, future revenues or performance, capital expenditures, financing
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regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any
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