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Incap's 2008 Revenue Up 13% YoY
February 26, 2009 |Estimated reading time: 10 minutes
Revenue and Earnings in October-December 2008
Revenue during the last quarter was EUR 25.8 million (10-12/2007: EUR 26.3 million) or 2% less than during the comparable period in 2007.
The operating profit was EUR 1.2 million negative (EUR 2.0 million) and as a percentage of revenue it was 4.8% negative (7.7%). The operating profit includes a total of EUR 0.8 million of non-recurring expenses based on restructuring of the company's production. The comparable operating profit in 2007 includes a total of EUR 3.2 million of capital gain on the sales of property.
Revenue and Earnings in 2008
Incap Group's revenue amounted to about EUR 93.9 million, 13% higher than the previous year (2007: EUR 83.0 million). The increase was mainly caused by the expanded manufacturing cooperation in rotor components and automatic vending machines. During the year, a number of new products were introduced in pre-serial manufacture and volume production. Product entities increased their share of overall deliveries in line with the company's targets, and revenue particularly from customers in the energy and security technology as well as in the well-being technology industries developed favourably.
There was a significant change in the structure of revenue as volume manufacturing for two IT customers was terminated at the end of 2008. The revenue produced by these customers over the entire year decreased as expected, even though the manufacture of products in the customer's reserve stock increased the revenue temporarily in the latter half of the year. About EUR 4.5 million of the consolidated revenue comprised sales of materials used in telecommunications products at a sales margin lower than in normal production. Manufacturing cooperation in prototype and small set products with another customer will continue.
The Group's operating result over the entire year stood at EUR -3.6 million, including the non-recurring expense reserve of about EUR 0.8 million registered for the final quarter of the year regarding reorganisation of the production structure. During the year, non-recurring costs amounted to EUR 1.8 million.
Because of tight competition on the contract manufacturing market, great pressure was directed at sales margins. However, the price level of certain products could be increased through price adjustments agreed upon with the customers.
Particularly, at the beginning of the year, a number of new products were at the start-up stage in production, reducing productivity with an impact on profitability. A similar impact was caused by the emphasis of manufacturing on material-dominant products where the share of components and raw materials from the products' total value is high.
The amount of inventories at the end of the financial period was EUR 16.1 million. The level of EUR 15 million set as the objective could not be reached because some of the final deliveries of telecommunications products to be terminated extended over the turn of the year to the first quarter of 2009.
Net loss for the financial period amounted to EUR 5.4 million (2007: net loss of 1.1 million). The result for the period was particularly influenced by the increase in financing costs related to the development of the operations in India.
Earnings per share amounted to EUR -0.44 (EUR -0.09), while equity per share stood at EUR 1.08 (EUR 1.57).
Indian operations
Year 2008 was the first full financial period for the Indian subsidiary, Incap Contract Manufacturing Services Pvt. Ltd.
Agreements with six significant new customers were signed in India during 2008. The products of these customers proceeded to the prototype and pre-series stage during the year, but volume production could not be started at the expected rate. As a result, the revenue of the Indian company increased less than expected, and operating profit did not cover all expenses.
The production capacity of the Indian subsidiary was developed slowly through small machine acquisitions and the organisation was built according to customers' needs. Plant production was focused on PCB assembly for applications in energy technology and industrial electronics, as well as on the manufacture of product entities, such as emergency power sources and power units.
The Indian manufacturing services expanded to automotive industry during 2008, which is a new customer area for the company. The Tumkur plant was audited and approved for the TS 16949 quality certificate required by the automotive industry.
The construction of new production facilities advanced nearly on schedule in Tumkur. The construction of the new facilities did not cause any costs for Incap because the new building was included in the business transaction signed with TVS in 2007.
Development and Reorganisation of Operations
The focus of material sourcing was transferred to Asia over the review period by launching cooperation with a partner operating in the region. Cost-effective sources of material were utilised in purchases of electronics and mechanics. The Indian plant increased strategic sourcing resources.
Incap is aiming at new competitive benefits through the development of life-cycle services. Design service resources were increased, particularly in India where the design unit of 12 people provides design, testing and certification of mechanics, electronics and PCBs for customers, including those operating outside India.
The objective of the reorganisation programme launched in August is to achieve significant cost savings and strengthen the company's financial base. The programme emphasises the improvement of the working capital ratio and profitability, and also the adaptation of the cost structure. In order to reach the objective, there will be measures for expanding the service offering, eliminating low-margin or unprofitable assignments, and further increasing the role of Indian and Estonian plants in service production. The majority of the measures in the reorganisation programme will be reflected in the result during 2009.
Redefining the Strategy
Incap redefined its strategy strongly, aiming at profitable growth by focusing particularly on serving leading device manufacturers in energy-efficiency and well-being technology. The company will increase its competitiveness by expanding its service selection through life-cycle services that supplement the manufacturing services. The company's organisational model was renewed and the business responsibility was centralised in units formed on the basis of customer segments.
Thanks to its expertise, Incap has excellent possibilities for strengthening its position in the new, growing customer segments where outsourcing of manufacturing and related services continues to increase. Strongly growing areas include applications related to improving energy-efficiency and increasing well-being. Incap is already strongly involved in the delivery chain of these applications.
Financing and Cash Flow
The Group's equity ratio was 27.0% (35.3%). Interest-bearing net liabilities totalled EUR 19.3 million (EUR 19.7 million) and the gearing ratio was 146.1% (103.2%). Net financial expenses were EUR 1.8 million (EUR 1.4 million) and depreciation and amortisation expense was EUR 2.8 million (EUR 2.8 million).
The Group's equity at the close of the financial period amounted to EUR 13.2 million (EUR 19.1 million). Debt totalled EUR 35.7 million (EUR 35.1 million), of which interest-bearing debt amounted to EUR 19.9 million (EUR 20.7 million).
The Group's quick ratio was 0.7 (0.8) and the current ratio is 1.4 (1.4). Cash flow from operations was EUR 1.4 million (EUR -4.0 million) and the change in cash and cash equivalents was a decrease of EUR 0.3 million (an increase of EUR 0.5 million).
In order to finance Indian investments and working capital, Incap signed a financing agreement with Finnfund (Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd.), through which Finnfund executed a share capital investment of EUR 1.9 million in Incap's Indian subsidiary, Incap CMS Pvt. Ltd. The financing was withdrawn in full after the close of the financial period in January 2009.
Incap aims at securing its liquidity primarily by improving the efficiency of the management of working capital.
Research and Development
The expenses arising from Incap's research and development operations stood at EUR 0.5 million (EUR 0.3 million).
Capital Expenditures
The Group's capital expenditures over the financial period were EUR 1.8 million (EUR 1.5 million) or 1.9% (1.8%) of revenue. Manufacturing capacity was renewed the most strongly at the Vaasa rotor component plant and in the Tumkur production. Of capital expenditures, EUR 0.5 million was acquired for financial leasing (EUR 0.2 million)
Environmental Issues
All of Incap's plants employ environmental and quality assurance systems certified by Lloyd's or TÜV Rheinland. The environmental system corresponds to the ISO 14001:2004 standard and the quality system complies with the ISO 9001:2000 standard.
The Helsinki, Kuressaare and Vuokatti plants have been granted the ISO 13485:2003 certificate which is widely applied to the manufacture of medical devices. The Indian plant was audited and approved for the TS 16949 quality certificate required by the automotive industry.
Personnel
At the beginning of the year, the Incap Group employed 739 people, and 727 at the end of the period. On average, the company employed 735 people in 2008 (678). The number of personnel decreased by 2% from the previous year. At the end of the year, 47% of the personnel worked in Finland (45%), 26% in Estonia (27%) and 28% in India (28%).
At the end of the year, 303 of Incap's personnel were women and 429 were men. Permanently employed staff comprised 601 people, and there were 126 fixed-term employees. There were eight part-time employment contracts at the end of the year.
During the year, there were negotiations pursuant to the Cooperation Act in material management and group services, as well as at the Vuokatti and Helsinki plants. As a result, 19 people where discharged and 35 people were laid off temporarily. In group services, the number of personnel was reduced by seven people.
Group Management
The company's President and CEO during the financial period was Juhani Hanninen, M.Sc. (Eng.), on January 1 - May 31, 2008 and Sami Mykkänen, B.Sc. (Eng.), on June 2 - December 31, 2008. The members of the Group Management Team at the close of the financial period included Kimmo Akiander (Well-being Solutions, as of December 1), Jari Koppelo (Energy Efficiency Europe, as of November 24), Jarmo Kolehmainen (Energy Efficiency Asia and Incap Contract Manufacturing Services Pvt. Ltd.), Mikko Hirvinen (Operations, as of June 2), Eeva Vaajoensuu (Finance and Administration, as of April 14) and Hannele Pöllä (Communications and HR).
In addition, Liam Kenny (Materials and Logistics, until April 30), Niklas Skogster (Business Development, until November 14), Anne Sointu (Finance and Administration, until April 14), Jukka Turtola (Global Sales and Marketing, until September 10) and Tuula Ylimäki (Ultraprint Oy, until July 17) served with the Group Management Team for part of the year.
Decisions of the Annual General Meeting
Incap Corporation's Annual General Meeting was held in Oulu on April 10, 2008. The AGM approved the 2007 financial statements of the Group and parent company and discharged those accountable from liability. No dividends were paid for 2007.
The AGM authorised the Board of Directors to decide within one year of the AGM on the increase of share capital through one or more rights issues and the granting of options so that the total number of shares to be subscribed for on the basis of the authorisation will be a maximum of 4,000,000, of which a maximum of 600,000 shares can be used for options. The Board of Directors exercised the authorisation after the financial period on February 2, 2009 as it decided on granting options to the company's Management and key personnel. The option programme includes a total of 600,000 options, entitling to subscription for an equal number of the company's shares.
Objectives for 2009
The improvement of profitability is a central objective in 2009. Measures following the reorganisation programme will be continued to adapting the production capacity and allocating it to different plants according to demand and customer needs. The efficiency of material sourcing will be improved and costs will be eliminated further.
The new operational model will continue to be fine-tuned and stabilised at the beginning of 2009. Business units will study the key customers' operations thoroughly and aim at expanding cooperation with them. The objective is to increase the customer-specific market share through new products and larger delivery packages.
New customer relationships will be sought, particularly among leading device manufacturers in the energy-efficiency and well-being industries, and in other growth areas.
Services will be developed so that Incap can provide its customers with as large a portion of the needs related to product manufacturing as possible.
Outlook for 2009
Incap's estimates of future business development are mainly based on its customers' estimates that include more uncertainty than usual due to the economic recession. According to current information, Incap estimates the consolidated revenue to be lower in 2009 than in 2008. Full-year operating profit (EBIT) is estimated to improve clearly from 2008.
Board of Directors' Proposal for the Distribution of Profit
The parent company's loss from the financial period is EUR 3,908,068.33. The Board of Directors will propose for the Annual General Meeting to convene on April 3, 2009 that no dividend be paid and the loss from the period be left in equity.
Annual General Meeting in 2009
Incap Corporation's Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday April 3, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. in Helsinki World Trade Center at Aleksanterinkatu 16, 2nd floor, Helsinki.
About Incap
Incap Corporation is an internationally operating contract manufacturer whose comprehensive services cover the entire life-cycle of electromechanical products from design and manufacture to maintenance services. Incap's customers include leading equipment suppliers in energy efficiency and well-being technologies, for which the company produces new competitiveness as a strategic partner. Incap has operations in Finland, Estonia and India.
The Group's revenue in 2008 amounted to EUR 94 million and the company currently employs approximately 730 people. Incap's share is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. For more information, visit www.incap.fi.