AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. Reports First Quarter 2016 Results
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Key Highlights
* EBITDA((2)) was $21.2 million in the first quarter 2016, a 4% increase over
the same period in 2015
* Net income attributable to shareholders increased to $12.0 million in the
first quarter 2016 from $2.7 million in the first quarter 2015
* EPS, on a fully diluted basis, increased to $0.42 in the first quarter
2016, from $0.10 in the same period in 2015
* Annualized return on capital employed increased to 14.7% in the first
quarter 2016, as compared to 12.7% in the first quarter 2015
Amsterdam, 4 May 2016 (Regulated Information) --- AMG Advanced Metallurgical
Group N.V. ("AMG", EURONEXT AMSTERDAM: "AMG") reported EBITDA for the first
quarter 2016 of $21.2 million, a 4% increase from $20.4 million in the first
quarter 2015. Net income attributable to shareholders increased to $12.0 million
in the first quarter 2016 from $2.7 million in the first quarter 2015.
Dr. Heinz Schimmelbusch, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, said, "AMG
earnings for the first quarter were strong despite continued year-over-year
weakness in metal prices. AMG did experience a modest improvement in select
metal prices compared to the fourth quarter 2015. AMG's focus on operational
excellence and price risk management has resulted in solid financial results
under difficult market conditions.
AMG Engineering achieved EBITDA of $4.6 million during the first quarter 2016, a
49% increase from $3.1 million in the first quarter of 2015. The Engineering
division continues to experience strong demand in the areas of plasma remelting
furnaces for the aerospace market and induction furnaces for powder metallurgy
applications. First quarter 2016 order intake and advanced payments were
adversely impacted by the postponement of several orders into the second quarter
of 2016.
AMG Critical Materials generated EBITDA of $16.5 million during the first
quarter 2016, a 4% decrease compared to the first quarter of 2015. Year-over-
year double-digit declines in average quarterly prices for all key products
resulted in a 13% reduction in revenues in the first quarter 2016 compared to
the first quarter 2015.
Cash flows used in operating activities of $4.3 million in the first quarter
2016 were adversely impacted by an increase in working capital, following low
levels at the end of the fourth quarter 2015, and a temporary decrease in
advanced payments at AMG Engineering."
Key Figures
In 000's US Dollar
Q1 '16 Q1 '15 Change
Revenue $237,399 $256,991 (8%)
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Gross profit 44,291 43,302 2%
Gross margin 18.7% 16.8%
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Operating profit 12,933 11,553 12%
Operating margin 5.4% 4.5%
Net income attributable to shareholders 11,974 2,676 347%
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EPS - Fully diluted 0.42 0.10 320%
EBIT ((1)) 13,815 13,207 5%
EBITDA ((2)) 21,189 20,388 4%
EBITDA margin 8.9% 7.9%
Cash flows (used in) from operating activities (4,320) 3,797 N/A
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Note:
1. EBIT is defined as earnings before interest and income taxes. EBIT excludes
restructuring and equity-settled share-based payments and includes foreign
currency gains or losses.
2. EBITDA is defined as EBIT adjusted for depreciation and amortization.
Operational Review
AMG Critical Materials
Q1 '16 Q1 '15 Change
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Revenue $176,555 $202,288 (13%)
Gross profit * 30,476 31,206 (2%)
Operating profit 10,478 10,656 (2%)
EBITDA 16,545 17,273 (4%)
* Includes $1.5 million non-cash benefit related to reversal of previously
expensed vanadium, nickel and molybdenum inventory adjustments
AMG Critical Materials continues to be impacted by weak metal prices, and as a
result, revenue decreased by 13%, to $176.6 million.
Double-digit declines in average quarterly prices for AMG Critical Materials'
key products negatively affected revenue in the first quarter of 2016 compared
to the first quarter of 2015.
Gross profit in the first quarter 2016 benefited from a $1.5 million reversal of
previously recorded inventory adjustment expenses, due to improving vanadium,
nickel and molybdenum prices in March 2016.
Despite strong sales of vanadium, tantalum and silicon metal in the first
quarter, gross profit decreased $0.7 million, or 2%, to $30.5 million, due
primarily to lower average vanadium, nickel and molybdenum prices when compared
to the first quarter of 2015.
First quarter 2016 EBITDA margin increased to 9.4% from 8.5% in the first
quarter 2015.
AMG Engineering
Q1 '16 Q1 '15 Change
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Revenue $60,844 $54,703 11%
Gross profit 13,815 12,096 14%
Operating profit 2,455 897 174%
EBITDA 4,644 3,115 49%
AMG Engineering signed $50.5 million in new orders during the first quarter of
2016, representing a 0.83x book to bill ratio. Order backlog was $135.6 million
as of March 31, 2016, a decrease of 4% from December 31, 2015. Order intake was
adversely impacted by orders postponed into the second quarter of 2016.
AMG Engineering's first quarter 2016 revenue increased $6.1 million, or 11%, to
$60.8 million, due to strong sales of plasma remelting furnaces for the
aerospace market and induction furnaces for powder metallurgy applications.
First quarter 2016 gross margin increased to 23% from 22% in the first quarter
of 2015 due to higher revenue, product mix effects and improved project cost
management.
EBITDA increased by $1.5 million, to $4.6 million, in the first quarter of
2016, the second highest quarterly EBITDA in eleven quarters, due to higher
levels of gross profit.
Financial Review
Tax
AMG recorded an income tax expense of $0.3 million in the first quarter of 2016
as compared to a tax expense of $5.5 million in the same period in 2015. The tax
expense in the quarter was positively impacted by the currency effect of the
Brazilian Real on deferred taxes.
AMG paid taxes of $1.9 million in the first quarter of 2016 as compared to tax
payments of $0.6 million in the same period in 2015. For the first quarter of
2016, AMG's effective cash tax rate was 15%.
Liquidity
March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 Change
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Total debt $128,836 $126,743 2%
Cash and cash equivalents 111,618 127,778 (13%)
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Net debt (cash) 17,218 (1,035) N/A
AMG had a net debt position of $17.2 million as of March 31, 2016. Net debt and
gross debt increased $18.3 million and $2.1 million, respectively, from December
31, 2015.
Cash flows used in operating activities were $4.3 million in the first quarter
of 2016 primarily due to an increase in working capital following low levels of
working capital at the end of the fourth quarter 2015, and a temporary decline
in advanced payments due to timing of AMG Engineering orders.
Cash flow used in investing activities increased to $11.5 million in the first
three months of 2016 compared to $5.5 million in the same period in 2015, due to
higher levels of capital expenditures and the acquisition of the remaining 50%
share of ALD-Holcroft Co. Inc. from AFC-Holcroft LLC.
Capital expenditures increased to $6.9 million in the first quarter of 2016
compared to $3.8 million in the same period in 2015. Capital spending in the
first quarter of 2016 included $3.9 million of maintenance capital. The largest
expansion capital project was for AMG's Ancuabe graphite mine project.
Including the $111.6 million of cash, AMG had $254.8 million of total liquidity
as of March 31, 2016.
SG&A
AMG's first quarter 2016 SG&A expenses were $31.3 million compared to $30.1
million in the first quarter of 2015, an increase of 4%. This was primarily due
to higher personnel costs.
Outlook
In this challenging market environment, AMG's management target is to continue
to generate strong operating cash flow and maintain 2015 levels of profitability
in 2016.
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V.
Condensed interim consolidated income statement
For the quarter ended March 31
In thousands of US Dollars 2016 2015
Unaudited Unaudited
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Continuing operations
Revenue 237,399 256,991
Cost of sales 193,108 213,689
Gross profit 44,291 43,302
Selling, general and administrative expenses 31,298 30,143
Restructuring expense 68 1,694
Other income, net (8) (88)
Operating profit 12,933 11,553
Finance income (115) (338)
Finance expense 2,090 3,672
Foreign exchange (gain) loss (146) 172
Net finance costs 1,829 3,506
Share of profit of associates and joint ventures 1,450 75
Profit before income tax 12,554 8,122
Income tax expense 283 5,465
Profit for the period 12,271 2,657
Attributable to:
Shareholders of the Company 11,974 2,676
Non-controlling interests 297 (19)
Profit for the period 12,271 2,657
Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share 0.43 0.10
Diluted earnings per share 0.42 0.10
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V.
Condensed interim consolidated statement of financial
position
March 31, December 31,
In thousands of US Dollars 2016 2015
Unaudited
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Assets
Property, plant and equipment 215,126 215,833
Goodwill 23,716 18,676
Intangible assets 10,765 10,246
Investments in associates and joint ventures - 2,230
Other investments 14,000 14,000
Deferred tax assets 31,360 31,551
Restricted cash 2,512 2,527
Other assets 20,355 19,883
Total non-current assets 317,834 314,946
Inventories 125,846 126,389
Trade and other receivables 146,062 124,270
Derivative financial instruments 1,293 978
Other assets 30,785 27,648
Assets held for sale 3,495 673
Cash and cash equivalents 111,618 127,778
Total current assets 419,099 407,736
Total assets 736,933 722,682
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V.
Condensed interim consolidated statement of financial
position
(continued)
March 31, December 31,
In thousands of US Dollars 2016 2015
Unaudited
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Equity
Issued capital 745 745
Share premium 382,978 382,978
Other reserves (43,406) (49,500)
Retained earnings (deficit) (194,046) (205,662)
Equity attributable to shareholders of the Company 146,271 128,561
Non-controlling interests 25,825 25,006
Total equity 172,096 153,567
Liabilities
Loans and borrowings 115,669 112,217
Employee benefits 142,353 137,853
Provisions 29,951 29,617
Deferred revenue 9,096 13,539
Government grants 527 536
Other liabilities 10,219 8,821
Derivative financial instruments 2,680 5,642
Deferred tax liabilities 12,901 11,691
Total non-current liabilities 323,396 319,916
Loans and borrowings 3,327 3,222
Short term bank debt 9,840 11,304
Government grants 102 99
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale 1,459 423
Other liabilities 44,911 42,872
Trade and other payables 118,826 108,019
Derivative financial instruments 4,728 8,379
Advance payments 27,913 44,184
Deferred revenue 15,889 16,124
Current taxes payable 3,220 3,093
Provisions 11,226 11,480
Total current liabilities 241,441 249,199
Total liabilities 564,837 569,115
Total equity and liabilities 736,933 722,682
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V.
Condensed interim consolidated statement of cash flows
For the quarter ended March 31
In thousands of US Dollars 2016 2015
Unaudited Unaudited
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Cash flows (used in) from operating activities
Profit for the year 12,271 2,657
Adjustments to reconcile net profit to net cash flows:
Non-cash:
Income tax expense 283 5,465
Depreciation and amortization 7,374 7,181
Net finance costs 1,829 3,506
Share of profit of associates and joint ventures (1,450) (75)
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of property, plant and
equipment 171 (45)
Equity-settled share-based payment transactions 668 132
Movement in provisions, pensions and government grants (23) 312
Working capital and deferred revenue adjustments (22,222) (14,422)
Cash flows (used in) from operating activities (1,099) 4,711
Finance costs paid, net (1,301) (353)
Income tax paid, net (1,920) (561)
Net cash flows (used in) from operating activities (4,320) 3,797
Cash flows used in investing activities
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 254 151
Proceeds from sale of subsidiaries (net of cash divested
of $1,347 in 2015) - (550)
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment and (6,917) (3,788)
intangibles
Acquisition of subsidiaries (net of cash acquired of $35 (4,961) -
in 2016)
Change in restricted cash 110 (1,304)
Other 12 11
Net cash flows used in investing activities (11,502) (5,480)
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V.
Condensed interim consolidated statement of cash flows
(continued)
For the quarter ended March 31
In thousands of US Dollars 2016 2015
Unaudited Unaudited
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Cash flows used in financing activities
Repayment of borrowings (1,414) (1,724)
Change in non-controlling interests - 1,167
Net cash flows used in financing activities (1,414) (557)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (17,236) (2,240)
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1 127,778 108,029
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash held 1,076 (6,474)
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31 111,618 99,315
About AMG
AMG is a global critical materials company at the forefront of CO(2) reduction
trends. AMG produces highly engineered specialty metals and mineral products and
provides related vacuum furnace systems and services to the transportation,
infrastructure, energy, and specialty metals & chemicals end markets.
AMG Critical Materials produces aluminum master alloys and powders, titanium
alloys and coatings, ferrovanadium, natural graphite, chromium metal, antimony,
tantalum, niobium and silicon metal. AMG Engineering designs, engineers, and
produces advanced vacuum furnace systems and operates vacuum heat treatment
facilities, primarily for the transportation and energy industries.
With approximately 3,000 employees, AMG operates globally with production
facilities in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Czech Republic, the United
States, China, Mexico, Brazil and Sri Lanka, and has sales and customer service
offices in Russia and Japan (www.amg-nv.com).
For further information, please contact:
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. +1 610 293 5804
Steve Daniels
Senior Vice President
sdaniels(at)amg-nv.com
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future events, future revenues or performance, capital expenditures, financing
needs, plans and intentions relating to acquisitions, AMG's competitive
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reserves, financial position and future operations and development, AMG's
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regard thereto or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which
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