HEERLEN, Netherlands, October 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
Highlights YTD 2018[1]
- DSM reports a very good Q3, contributing to a strong first nine months
- Strong organic sales growth in underlying business at 8%
- Underlying Adjusted EBITDA growth at 7%, despite significant negative FX
- ROCE of underlying business at 13.6%, up 130 bps
- Total temporary vitamin price benefit of €290m on Adjusted EBITDA
- Total Adjusted EBITDA up 34%; Net profit €821m
- Cash from Operating Activities €933m up 51%
- Full year outlook unchanged
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Key figures and indicators[2]
in EUR
million January - September 2018 Jan-Sept % Change
Underlying Temporary Total 2017 Under FX & Under- Temp- Total
[1] business vitamin Group Repo- -lying [1] 'other' lying[1] orary Group
effect rted organic [1] total vitamin
growth growth effect
Sales 6,644 415 7,059 6,456 8% -5% 3% 6% 9%
Nutrition 4,278 415 4,693 4,151 9% -6% 3% 10% 13%
Materials 2,215 2,215 2,132 7% -3% 4% 4%
Adjusted
EBITDA 1,162 290 1,452 1,086 7% 27% 34%
Nutrition 847 290 1,137 786 8% 37% 45%
Materials 393 393 369 7% 7%
Innovation 1 1 5
Corporate -79 -79 -74
EBITDA 1,124 290 1,414 1,032
Adjusted
EBITDA
margin 17.5% 20.6% 16.8%
[1] Underlying (business) is defined in this press release as the performance measures sales and Adjusted EBITDA, corrected for DSM's best estimate of the temporary vitamin effect.
[2] Adjusted EBITDA is an Alternative Performance Measure (APM) that reflects continuing operations.
CEO statement
Feike Sijbesma, CEO/Chairman DSM Managing Board, commented:
"We are delighted to report another very good quarter and are confident that we can achieve our full year outlook. The continued organic sales and Adjusted EBITDA growth rates in the underlying business position us well for a strong year which would once again exceed our Strategy 2018 targets.
While there are currently uncertainties around macro-economic developments, we see continued good business conditions in Nutrition and most of our Materials businesses. The strategic plan that we have successfully delivered over the past few years has resulted in a robust portfolio of solution-led, higher value specialty products in Nutrition, Health & Sustainable Living. We are well placed to move forward with our ambitious 2019-2021 strategy. Above market, innovation-led organic growth, as well as inorganic growth will enable us to deliver upon our 2021 strategic targets."
Q3 Highlights[1]
- DSM reports a very good Q3
- Continued good underlying organic sales growth at 5%
- Underlying Adjusted EBITDA growth at 7%, despite the negative FX impact
- Nutrition (underlying business): 7% organic sales growth and 10% Adjusted EBITDA growth
- Materials: 3% organic sales growth and Adjusted EBITDA growth of 3%
- Additional temporary vitamin price benefit of €15m on Adjusted EBITDA
- Total Adjusted EBITDA up 11%
Key figures and indicators[2]
in EUR
million Q3 2018 Q3 % Change
Under- Temp- Total 2017 Under- FX & Under- Temp- Total
lying[1] orary Group Reported lying[1] 'other' lying[1] orary Group
business vitamin organic [1] total vitamin
effect growth [1] growth effect
Sales 2,215 50 2,265 2,136 5% -1% 4% 2% 6%
Nutrition 1,438 50 1,488 1.373 7% -2% 5% 3% 8%
Materials 723 723 706 3% -1% 2% 2%
Adjusted
EBITDA 391 15 406 365 7% 4% 11%
Nutrition 283 15 298 258 10% 6% 16%
Materials 132 132 128 3% 3%
Innovation 1 1 4
Corporate -25 -25 -25
EBITDA 370 15 385 343
Adjusted
EBITDA
margin 17.7% 17.9% 17.1%
[1] Underlying (business) is defined in this press release as the performance measures sales and Adjusted EBITDA, corrected for DSM's best estimate of the temporary vitamin effect.
[2] Adjusted EBITDA is an Alternative Performance Measure (APM) that reflects continuing operations.
Outlook 2018
DSM confirms its full year outlook 2018 and expects an Adjusted EBITDA growth of approximately 25% and a related higher ROCE growth. This is based on:
- a low double-digit Adjusted EBITDA growth in the underlying business at constant currencies,
- a negative foreign exchange effect on Adjusted EBITDA of about €70 million, and
- a total Adjusted EBITDA benefit for the full year estimated at €290 million from a temporary exceptional vitamin pricing environment
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Financial calendar
14 February 2019 Publication of full year 2018 results
7 May 2019 Publication of the results of the first three months of 2019
8 May 2019 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
1 August 2019 Publication of the first half year results of 2019
5 November 2019 Publication of the results of the first nine months of 2019
Additional Information
Today DSM will hold a conference call for media at 08:00 and a conference call for investors and analysts at 09:00. Details on how to access these calls can be found on the DSM website, http://www.dsm.com.
DSM - Bright Science. Brighter Living.™
Royal DSM is a purpose-led global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living. DSM is driving economic prosperity, environmental progress and social advances to create sustainable value for all stakeholders. DSM delivers innovative business solutions for human nutrition, animal nutrition, personal care and aroma, medical devices, green products and applications, and new mobility and connectivity. DSM and its associated companies deliver annual net sales of about €10 billion with approximately 23,000 employees. The company is listed on Euronext Amsterdam. More information can be found at http://www.dsm.com.
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