EANS-News: Oxea GmbH Oxea reports increased revenues and earnings in Q4
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Luxembourg (euro adhoc) - Highlights Q4 2012:
* Net sales were EUR343 million versus EUR328 million in the prior year period
(+4%)
* Gross profit was EUR47 million versus EUR34 million in the prior year period
(+38%)
* Operating profit was EUR43 million versus EUR32 million in the prior year
period (+34%)
* Net income was EUR14 million versus EUR9 million in the prior year period
(+56%)
* EBITDA was EUR50 million versus EUR38 million in the prior year period (+32%)
* Adjusted EBITDA was EUR44 million versus EUR35 million in the prior year
period (+26%)
Oxea, a leading global supplier of Oxo Intermediates and Oxo Derivatives, today
announced for the fourth quarter of 2012 a strong earnings increase compared
with the fourth quarter of 2011. The increase in revenues and earnings can be
recognized across the entire product portfolio and all regions. On a full year
basis, revenues of EUR1,459 million were only slightly below the previous year
(-1.4%) despite a still soft world economy and overall challenging macroeconomic
conditions during 2012. EBITDA of EUR193 million was 5.4% below prior year
mainly due to a very strong first quarter of 2011 with high export margins and
one-off gains from steep raw material price increases over the average cost
value carried in inventories.
In 2012, Oxea again generated strong free cash flows, mainly due to a further
significant improvement of Trade Working Capital. Cash provided by operating
activities of EUR144 million was used to execute the outstanding two redemption
options on the Senior Secured Notes of EUR47 million and to fund the record
investment level of EUR96 million. The investments were largely driven by the
implementation of the strategic growth projects, leading to a further shift
within the product portfolio towards high margin downstream derivatives. The
second production facility for specialty esters in Oberhausen was mechanically
completed at the end of October and started operations in November 2012. The
third production unit for carboxylic acids in Oberhausen is currently being
finalized and is expected to be completed in April 2013. Both investments will
render a significant contribution to Oxea's earnings in the near future.
| | Three months ended | Twelve months ended|
| | December 31 |December 31 |
|In EUR million - Unaudited |2012 |2011 |2012 |2011 |
|Net sales |342.9 |328.4 |1,458.9 | 1,479.3 |
|Gross profit |47.1 |33.8 |188.4 |205.4 |
|SG&A |(8.9) |(10.0) |(37.3) |(37.6) |
|R&D |(1.8) |(1.8) |(6.9) |(6.4) |
|Other operating |6.9 |9.7 |23.7 |18.2 |
|income/expense | | | | |
|Operating profit |43.2 |31.7 |168.0 |179.5 |
|Net income |14.4 |8.7 |69.8 |77.0 |
|EBITDA |49.6 |38.3 |193.1 |204.2 |
|Adjusted EBITDA |43.7 |35.5 |180.0 |206.2 |
Net sales
Net sales for the three months ended December, 2012 were EUR342.9 million, an
increase of 4.4% compared with the corresponding period of the prior year.
Overall, volumes were 2.6% higher compared with Q4 2011. Oxo Intermediates
volumes were up by 1.7% and Oxo Derivatives volumes traded 5.9% higher. Of our
revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2012, EUR158 million resulted
from sales in Europe, EUR115 million in North America, and EUR69million in the
rest of the world compared to EUR141 million, EUR109 million, and EUR78million,
respectively, in the prior year period.
Gross profit
Gross profit for the three months ended December 31, 2012 amounted to
EUR47.1million compared with EUR33.8 million in Q4 2011, mainly due to higher
sales and improved margins.
Selling, general & administration expense (SG&A)
SG&A expense for the three months ended December 31, 2012 amounted to
EUR8.9million compared with EUR10.0 million in the corresponding period of the
prior year, mainly due to lower consulting fees.
Other operating income/(expense)
Net other operating income for the three months ended December 31, 2012 amounted
to EUR6.9 million compared with a net other operating income of EUR9.7 million
in the corresponding period of the prior year. The decrease is primarily
attributable to lower insurance income.
Operating profit
Operating profit for the three months ended December 31, 2012 was EUR43.2
million compared with EUR31.7 million in the corresponding prior year period,
primarily as a result of higher gross profit and lower SG&A expense as explained
above.
Financial result
Net financial expense was EUR14.2 million compared with EUR15.0 million in Q4
2011 mainly due to the bond redemptions executed in 2012.
Net income
Net income was EUR14.4 million compared with EUR8.7 million in the corresponding
period of the prior year due to a higher operating profit and lower net
financial expense.
EBITDA
EBITDA at EUR49.6 million compared with EUR38.3 million in the corresponding
period of the prior year was mainly driven by a higher gross profit partly
compensated by lower other income. The latter has been partly normalized leading
to an Adjusted EBITDA of EUR43.7m in Q4 2012.
Cash flow
As mentioned above, the company continued to generate positive free cash flow.
During 2012, Oxea generated EUR144.0 million in cash from operating activities
compared with EUR193.3 million in the corresponding period of the prior year,
which included a one-off item of EUR53.2 million from the initial sale of
receivables under the ABS program. Cash used in investing activities was EUR95.8
million compared with EUR36.2 million in the corresponding period of the prior
year due to higher spending for growth projects.
Cash used in financing activities was EUR145.0 million compared to EUR130.7
million in the corresponding period of the prior year. This included the
optional bond redemption of EUR47.1 million (2011: EUR26.7 million) and a
payment to shareholders in the amount of EUR50.0 million (2011: EUR55.0
million).
Oxea is a global manufacturer of Oxo Intermediates and Derivatives such as
alcohols, polyols, carboxylic acids, specialty esters and amines. These products
are sold in the merchant market (where sales are to third party customers) and
used for the production of high-quality coatings, lubricants, cosmetic and
pharmaceutical products, flavourings and fragrances, printing inks and plastics.
In 2012, Oxea generated revenue of about EUR1.5 billion with its 1,406 employees
in Europe, the Americas and Asia.
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attacks, natural disasters or other events that may interrupt or damage our
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risk that our insurance coverage may not be sufficient to cover all risks; risks
relating to the global nature of our operations, including, among others,
fluctuations in exchange rates; the loss of major customers or key customers for
certain of our products; the loss of key personnel; risks relating to
acquisitions and dispositions, including any impairment risks with respect to
historical acquisitions, our ability to successfully integrate acquired
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make further contributions to our pension schemes; the failure to protect our
intellectual property rights; limitations on our ability to adjust the quality
of certain products that we manufacture; and potential conflicts of interests
with our principal shareholder.
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representation that such trends or activities will continue in the future. New
risks can emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all
such risks, nor can we assess the impact of all such risks on our business or
the extent to which any risks, or combination of risks and other factors, may
cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any
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obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise. You should not place
undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of
this document.
EBITDA is defined as net income for the year before financial result, income
taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA
adjusted to remove the effects of certain non-cash and non-recurring expenses
and charges. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are supplemental measures of our
performance and liquidity that are not required by or presented in accordance
with IFRS. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measurements of our financial
performance or liquidity under IFRS and should not be considered as an
alternative to profit for the period presented, results from operating
activities or any other performance measures derived in accordance with IFRS or
as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our
liquidity. We believe EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA facilitate operating
performance comparisons from period to period and company to company by
eliminating potential differences caused by variations in capital structures
(affecting interest expense), tax positions (such as the impact on periods or
companies of change in effective tax rates or net operating losses) and the age
and book value and amortization of tangible and intangible assets (which have an
effect on related depreciation expense). We also present EBITDA and Adjusted
EBITDA because we believe it these are frequently used by securities analysts,
investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of similar issuers, the
majority of which present EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA when reporting their
results. Finally, we present EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as measures of our
ability to service our debt.
Further inquiry note:
Bernhard Spetsmann
Managing Director (Finance, IT)
bernhard.spetsmann@oxea-chemicals.com
Birgit Reichel
Communications/PR
birgit.reichel@oxea-chemicals.com
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company: Oxea GmbH
Otto-Roelen-Straße 3
D-46147 Oberhausen
phone: +49(0)208 693 3112
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mail: birgit.reichel@oxea-chemicals.com
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