Royal Imtech publishes third quarter 2013 results

Stable revenue in 2013 provides platform for recovery

  • Revenue in the quarter 1,256 million euro (second quarter 2013: 1,274 million euro)

  • Operational EBITDA in the quarter -4 million euro (second quarter 2013: -33 million euro)

  • Order intake YTD 2013 3,628 million euro, in line with revenue

  • Working capital Q3 stable versus Q2 despite regular seasonal increases

  • Earlier announced restructuring program largely completed and extended

  • Operational recovery Germany requiring more time; additional restructuring announced

  • Constructive dialogue on covenant reset started

Key figures

Third quarter

First nine months

in € million, unless otherwise indicated

2013

2012

2013

2012

Revenue and other income

1,256.4

1,374.0

3,741.3

3,906.0

Operational EBITDA

-4.0

-56.6

-50.3

-98.9

Non-operational costs

-29.9

-

-91.9

-

EBITDA

-33.9

-56.6

-182.2

-98.9

Operating result (EBIT)

-59.5

-78.5

-257.2

-161.4

Net result

-96.1

-89.5

-326.6

-202.1

Order intake

1,119.1

-

3,628.1

-

Working capital

335.7

-

335.7

-

Net interest-bearing debt

835.7

-

835.7

-

Margins

Operational EBITDA margin

-0.3%

-4.1%

-1.3%

-2.5%

EBITDA margin

-2.7%

-4.1%

-4.9%

-2.5%

Employees

29,071

29,146*

29,071

29,146


* Excluding acquisition impact of EMC with 580 FTE, consolidated as of January 2013

Gerard van de Aast, CEO: `Operational performance in most of our divisions is satisfactorily or recovering, also helped by the largely completed restructuring program. However recovery of our German business will take more time. Overall order intake has continued to be satisfactorily and tracks revenue. Good progress has been made in working capital management, the swift implementation of the restructuring plans, management upgrades and strengthening of business controls. We are in a constructive dialogue regarding a covenant reset. This will give the company time to improve its operational performance.`

Covenants and headroom
Imtech is currently engaging in a constructive dialogue with its most important financiers regarding an amendment of its financing agreements, including a covenant reset. This covenant reset is required as a result of a slower than anticipated recovery of Imtech`s business, in particular in Germany. Imtech expects to publish the reset covenants on or before the publication of its annual results on March 18th 2014.

Per September 30th 2013, Imtech has committed cash facilities of circa 1,250 million euro and a headroom under these facilities of circa 335 million euro. Outstanding bank guarantees amount to 897 million euro with a headroom under existing guarantee facilities of 155 million euro. These headrooms are sufficient for the on-going operations of the company.