LECTRA: Q1 2022: strong growth in orders, revenues and earnings
Q1 2022:
strong growth in
orders, revenues and earnings
- Revenues: 122.0 million euros
(+83%)
- EBITDA before non-recurring items:
21.6 million euros (+90%)
- Net income: 9.3 million euros
(+55%)
- Free cash flow before non-recurring
items: 7.1 million euros
in millions of euros |
January 1 – March 31 |
|
2022 |
2021 |
Revenues |
122.0 |
66.7 |
Change (%) |
+83% |
|
EBITDA before non-recurring items(1) |
21.6 |
11.4 |
Change (%) |
+90% |
|
EBITDA margin before non-recurring items (in % of revenues) |
17.7% |
17.0% |
Net income |
9.3 |
6.0 |
Change (%) |
+55% |
|
Free cash flow before non-recurring items(1) |
7.1 |
9.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
(1) The definition of the performance indicators is
illustrated in the Financial Report at March 31, 2022
Paris, April
28, 2022. Today,
Lectra’s Board of Directors, chaired by Daniel Harari, reviewed the
unaudited consolidated financial statements for the first quarter
of 2022.
To facilitate analysis of the Group’s results,
the financial statements are compared to those published in 2021
and to the Q1 2021 pro forma figures ("2021 Pro forma"), prepared
by integrating the three acquisitions made in 2021 – Gerber
Technology (“Gerber”), Neteven, and Gemini CAD Systems (“Gemini”) –
as if they had been consolidated from January 1, 2021, whereas they
have been consolidated since June 1, July 28 and September 27, 2021
respectively.
(Detailed comparisons between 2022 and 2021 are
at actual exchange rates).
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SUMMARY FOR Q1
2022
From February 24 onwards, the first quarter of
2022 was marked by the war in Ukraine.
As soon as the war began, the Company decided to
cease its operations in Russia, by suspending the activity of its
subsidiary Lectra Russia (which has a workforce of five) and
stopping all deliveries of products or services.
The Group's direct exposure to Ukraine and
Russia is low; the contribution of these two countries in 2021
accounted for less than 1 percent of revenues.
The climate of uncertainty surrounding this
conflict caused some of the Group's customers to postpone
investment decisions, starting in late February, especially in
Europe. This war has also accelerated price increases, energy
shortfalls, and shortages in some raw materials. The impact of
these inflationary factors on the Group's financial statements
should remain limited, due to low exposure to energy costs and to
the prices of those raw materials affected the most.
At the same time, lockdown measures implemented
by the Chinese government, which became even stricter in late
March, had a negative impact on orders in China. Those measures
also prevented shipment of 3.5 million euros' worth of orders
for CAD/CAM equipment, which had a negative impact of the same
amount on Q1 revenue.
In this peculiar environment, Q1 2022 revenues
amounted to 122.0 million euros, up 83% compared to
Q1 2021.
EBITDA before non-recurring items totaled 21.6
million euros, up 90%, and the EBITDA margin
before non-recurring items was 17.7%.
Income from operations before non-recurring
items amounted to 14.4 million euros (8.5 million euros in
Q1 2021), up 71%. This includes a 2.7-million-euro charge for
amortization of intangible assets arising from the acquisitions of
Gerber, Neteven and Gemini.
Net income totaled 9.3 million euros (+55%
compared to Q1 2021).
Free cash flow before non-recurring items came
to 7.1 million euros (9.8 million euros in Q1 2021).
Comparison to the 2021 Pro forma
Orders for perpetual software licenses,
equipment and accompanying software, and non-recurring services
(51.9 million euros) were up 14% compared to the amount of 2021 Pro
forma orders. As for the annual value of new software subscription
orders (2.3 million euros), it increased by a factor of 2.4.
Despite the negative impact of the war in
Ukraine and the lockdown measures in China, revenues
(122.0 million euros) increased by 10%.
Revenues from perpetual software licenses,
equipment and accompanying software, and non-recurring services
(48.6 million euros) were up 9%, those from recurring contracts
(39.2 million euros) by 10% and those from consumables and
parts (34.2 million euros) by 11%.
EBITDA before non-recurring items (21.6 million
euros) increased by 37% and EBITDA margin before non-recurring
items was 17,7%, up 3.5 percentage points.
Income from operations before non-recurring
items (14.4 million euros) increased by 62% and the operating
margin before non-recurring items (11.8%) by 3.7 percentage
points.
Balance sheet at March 31, 2022
At March 31, 2022, the Group’s consolidated
shareholders’ equity amounted to 416.9 million euros
(400.8 million euros at December 31, 2021) and the net
financial debt stood at 3.2 million euros, consisting in financial
debt of 139.4 million euros and available cash of 136.3 million
euros.
The working capital requirement at March 31,
2022 was a negative 24.5 million euros.
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TRENDS AND OUTLOOK
At the beginning of 2020, Lectra had developed
its long-term vision and its new strategic roadmap for the
2020-2022 period.
In its 2021 Financial Report, published February
9, 2022, the Group indicated that the acquisitions made in 2021,
and particularly the acquisition of Gerber, give the Group a new
dimension and open new perspectives.
It further explained that uncertainties persist
regarding the evolution of the pandemic and its impacts on the
macroeconomic environment (e.g., inflation, difficulties in the
automotive industry, and transportation costs), and could continue
to weigh on investment decisions by the Group’s customers. To those
uncertainties have been added the consequences of the war in
Ukraine and of the strict lockdown measures implemented in
China.
Financial objectives for 2022
The Group has set itself objectives of
achieving, in 2022, revenues in the range of 508 to 556 million
euros (+31% to +43%) and EBITDA before non-recurring items in the
range of 92 to 104 million euros (+41% to +60%). These objectives
were prepared on the basis of the closing exchange rates on
December 31, 2021, and particularly $1.13 to the euro.
While revenues through March 31, 2022, were
affected by the war in Ukraine and the strict lockdown measures in
China, business activity and the other parameters of the income
statement for Q1 2022 are in line with the roadmap. Together with
the particularly strong order backlog on March 31, these elements
reinforce Lectra's confidence in the ability to achieve its
objectives.
However, the consequences of the war in Ukraine
and the strict lockdown measures in China remain uncertain and
could adversely affect the Group's business and results for the
remainder of 2022.
The 2021 Financial Report, as well as the
Management Discussion and analysis of financial conditions and
results of operations and the financial statements for Q1 2022 are
available on lectra.com. The Shareholders' Meeting will be held on
April 29, 2022, in the Company’s offices. Q2 and H1 2022 earnings
will be published on July 28, 2022, after the close of trading on
Euronext Paris.
As a major player in
the fashion, automotive and furniture markets, Lectra contributes
to the Industry 4.0 revolution with boldness and passion by
providing best-in-class technologies.The Group offers industrial
intelligence solutions - software, equipment, data and services -
that facilitate the digital transformation of the companies it
serves. In doing so, Lectra helps its customers push boundaries and
unlock their potential. The Group is proud to state that its 2,400
employees are driven by three core values: being open-minded
thinkers, trusted partners and passionate innovators.Founded in
1973, Lectra reported revenues of 388 million euros in 2021 and is
listed on Euronext Paris (LSS).
For more information,
please visit www.lectra.com.
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