Nemetschek AG / Half Year Results
07.08.2009
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Corporate News
Nemetschek maintains operating margin at 20 percent
Half-year figures presented / drop in revenues of 11 percent / EBITDA
margin stable at 19.8 percent / operative cash flow of 13.6 million euros /
outlook confirmed for the overall year
Munich, August 7, 2009: Nemetschek AG (ISIN 0006452907), Europe's largest
vendor of software for architecture, civil engineering and the construction
industry generated revenues of 65.2 million euros in the first half of
2009. Compared to the strong revenues generated in the same six-month
period of the previous year (73.3 million euros), this represents a drop in
revenues of 11 percent. Thanks to strict cost discipline, the company
managed to keep its operating margin (EBITDA) stable as expected. The
EBITDA amounted to 12.9 million euros after 15.3 million euros in the same
six months of the previous year, putting the EBITDA margin at 19.8 percent.
The net income was 4.7 million euros after 7.0 million euros in
the previous year.
Maintenance revenues at previous year's levels
The loss in revenues for the first six months is due to declining revenues
from license sales. They fell in the first half-year by 20.9 percent from
37.5 million euros to 29.7 million euros. On the other hand, recurring
revenues from maintenance contracts remained stable at 30.6 million euros.
Service revenues from consulting and training were 4.7 million euros
compared to 4.9 million euros for the same period in the previous year.
Domestic revenues amounted to 27.5 million euros, putting them at the same
level as in the previous year (27.4 million euros). Revenue development
abroad was negative, however, amounting to 37.8 million euros (previous
year: 45.9 million euros). Foreign revenues therefore represented 58
percent of overall revenues.
All segments profitable
All segments in the group were profitable in the first half-year of 2009.
The Design segment - comprising software solutions focused on architecture
and civil engineering - once again represented the bulk of the group's
revenues at 53.1 million euros (previous year: 60.8 million euros). The
EBITDA margin was 17.8 percent (previous year: 20.2 percent). The company
showed slight growth in the Build and Manage segments. In the Build segment
- comprising alphanumerical software products to support the construction
process - revenues grew from 6.5 million euros to 6.7 million euros. The
EBITDA margin was 36.9 percent (previous year: 27.9 percent). The Manage
segment with its solutions for real estate business management saw revenues
of 2 million euros (after 1.9 million euros in the previous year), the
EBITDA margin rose to 14.6 percent (previous year: - 5.8 percent). The
Multimedia segment (3D software for visualization and animation) achieved
revenues of 3.5 million euros (previous year: 4.1 million euros). The
EBITDA margin was 20.9 percent (previous year: 31.5 percent).
Costs significantly reduced
Thanks to strict cost management, the Nemetschek Group was able to make up
for a good part of the loss in revenues. Personnel costs for the first
half-year remained largely stable at 30.8 million euros (previous year:
30.5 million euros) but they can be expected to fall further in the second
half-year as the result of selective personnel measures in individual
subsidiaries. Other operating expenses were reduced by 18.6 percent from
24.1 million euros to 19.7 million euros. This is due to several
individual measures throughout all of the group companies, including
savings in advertising, sales expenditures and external personnel costs.
Operating expenses sank by a total of 8.0 percent.
With 4.8 million euros of depreciations - of which 3.6 million euros are
amortizations for intangible assets from the allocation of the purchasing
price for Graphisoft and Scia- the operating profit (EBIT) was 8.1 million
euros (10.4 million euros in the previous year). The net income was 4.7
million euros (previous year: 7.0 million euros). The earnings per share
(consolidated shares) were 0.48 euros, compared to 0.69 euros in the
previous year.
Equity ratio at 45 percent
In the first half of 2009 the Nemetschek Group generated cash flow from
operating activities of 13.6 million euros (previous year: 16.2 million
euros). The cash flow from financing activities was 10.9 million euros
(previous year: - 22.0 million euros). This is due to the repayment of 9.6
million euros of loan debt on June 30, 2009. The value for the previous
year mainly included repayments of 12.8 million euros as well as dividend
payments of 7 million euros.
The company's liquid assets stand at 23.4 million euros compared to 20.9
million euros in the same period of the previous year. This puts the
company's current net debt at just 16.3 million euros (compared to 26.1
million euros on December 31, 2008). Equity is at 72.1 million
euros compared to 67.9 million euros on December 31, 2008. Nemetschek
Group's equity ratio is 45 percent.
Drop in number of employees
On June 30, 2009, the Nemetschek Group employed 1,073 people. At the end of
2008 it employed 1,114 people worldwide.
Outlook confirmed
The end of the worldwide economic crisis is not yet in sight and it has
also made its mark on the building industry. According to the forecasts
updated in June 2009, Euroconstruct, the industry group, expects revenues
in the European building industry to drop by 9.9 percent. Euroconstruct
expects revenues in Germany to drop by four percent in 2009; according to
industry representatives, the various economic packages are only being felt
slowly by the building companies. 'We do not expect to see a market upturn
until the fourth quarter at the earliest,' says Ernst Homolka, CEO,
Nemetschek AG.
The management, however, still assumes that, with an expected drop in
revenues of around 10 percent in fiscal 2009, it will be able to keep the
group's operating margin (EBITDA margin) at around 20 percent.
About Nemetschek
The Nemetschek Group is Europe's largest vendor of software for architects,
engineers and the building industry. Worldwide, the group's companies
support their customers with solutions for the complete lifecycle of
buildings. These encompass the entire value chain - from design and
visualization to the actual construction process to usage and occupancy.
The closely interlinked software solutions facilitate interdisciplinary
collaboration among all those involved in the building process and thus
make the process itself more efficient.
Nemetschek products are used by more than 270,000 customers in 142
countries worldwide. The company was founded in 1963 by Prof. Georg
Nemetschek and has more than 1,000 employees worldwide. Nemetschek AG,
which has been listed since 1999, achieved revenues exceeding 150 million
euros in fiscal 2008. For more information, visit www.nemetschek.com.
Regine Petzsch
Head of Corporate Communication
Tel. +49 89 92793-1219
Fax +49 89 92793-5404
mailto:rpetzsch@nemetschek.com
DGAP 07.08.2009
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Language: English
Issuer: Nemetschek AG
Konrad-Zuse-Platz 1
81829 München
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)89 92 793-0
Fax: +49 (0)89 927 93-5200
E-mail: investorrelations@nemetschek.com
Internet: www.nemetschek.com
ISIN: DE0006452907
WKN: 645290
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, München, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Hamburg
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