DOCDATA N.V. Realises a Strong First Half-Year and Also Expects Growth of Revenue and Profit for the Full-Year 2013
WAALWIJK, the Netherlands, July 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Michiel Alting von Geusau, CEO of DOCDATA N.V.: "Our Company had an excellent first half-year 2013, characterised by profitable growth, with a contribution from all subsidiaries. Within our vision 2015 'Growth through quality', our employees worked hard to realise this growth and to guarantee the quality on all levels of our organisation. The high quality of our service continues to be our priority. The gross profit margin remains under pressure as a result of the focus on cost reductions by our clients and the higher costs we face. By keeping our overhead limited, we were able to minimise the impact on the results. For the full year 2013, our revenue and profit expectation are promising. Our focus will be on bringing in new business to keep up the revenue for 2014."
Half-year ended at
(in millions, percentage figures and
per share data excluded)
30 June 2013 30 June 2012
EUR % EUR %
Revenue 82.0 100.0 67.4 100.0
Gross profit 18.5 22.6 16.9 25.1
EBITDA 10.5 12.8 8.4 12.5
EBITA 8.2 10.0 6.3 9.4
Operating income before financing
result (EBIT) 7.3 9.0 5.9 8.8
Profit for the half-year 5.1 6.2 4.2 6.2
Earnings per share (EPS) 0.73 0.60
Balance sheet total 77.6 72.2
Equity (excluding Non-controlling
interest) 39.0 35.0
Solvency ratio (Equity / Balance
sheet total) 50.3% 48.5%
Exhibit 1: Table with major features of the consolidated financial results and financial position for the half-year ended 30 June 2013 and 30 June 2012 respectively
Major features of the first half-year 2013
Revenue of DOCDATA N.V. increased with € 14.6 million in the first half-year 2013 to € 82.0 million (+22%). This revenue increase has been realised fully organically by a further increase of the transaction volume for existing and new clients of the E-commerce service company Docdata, and by a higher number of delivered orders by the Technology company IAI industrial systems.
In the first half-year 2013, a higher gross profit of € 18.5 million has been realised compared to € 16.9 million in the first half-year 2012 (+10%). The gross profit margin for the first half-year 2013 was 22.6% compared to 25.1% for the first half-year 2012. However, compared to the gross profit margin of 21.3% for the second half-year 2012, the gross profit margin improved, which is mainly the result of a realised higher efficiency.
In the first half-year 2013, an operating result before financing result (EBIT) of € 7.3 million has been realised compared to € 5.9 million in the first half-year 2012 (+24%). The operating result for both the first half-year 2013 and the first half-year 2012 contains no relevant non-recurring costs. The EBIT improvement is predominantly the result of a combination of increased gross profit and a very limited absolute increase of selling and general & administrative expenses. The EBITDA in the first half-year 2013 amounts to € 10.5 million, compared to € 8.4 million in the first half-year 2012 (+25%).
The profit for the first half-year 2013 amounts to € 5.1 million and increased more than 20% compared to the profit for the first half-year 2012 (€ 4.2 million). This is mainly the result of the improved EBIT (+ € 1.4 million), in combination with a lower net financing result (-/- € 0.2 million; only exchange effect) and an increased income tax expense (-/- € 0.3 million). The increased income tax expense is the result of a higher profit before tax with a lower effective tax rate in the first half-year 2013 (29.1%) compared with the first half-year 2012 (29.6%); this lower effective tax rate is the result of a higher profit contribution in the first half-year 2013 by the Dutch business activities which are taxed at a lower (average) tax rate compared to Germany.
DOCDATA N.V. maintained its strong financial position during the first half-year 2013, resulting in a solvency ratio of 50.3% per 30 June 2013 (31 December 2012: 45.2%). This improved solvency is the result of a combination of the main movements in equity by the profit in the first half-year 2013 (€ 5.1 million) and paid dividends in May 2013 over the 2012 profit (€ 3.9 million), resulting in equity increasing to an amount of € 39.0 million per 30 June 2013. Furthermore, the balance sheet total per 30 June 2013 (excluding the effect of the non-restricted cash of the Stichting foundation docdata payments) decreased to an amount of € 69.2 million (31 December 2012: € 71.3 million).
Contracts with key clients
Revenue of our largest client in the first half-year 2013 amounts to 37% of total revenue and it is expected that this will drop to about 30% in the second half-year 2013. For 2014, we expect a stronger decline, which is mainly caused by the decrease in revenue of this client combined with the revenue growth of our other clients.
Capital expenditure
The Company invested € 5.2 million in total in the first half-year 2013, of which € 4.5 million in tangible fixed assets (mainly expansion of warehouse capacity and related equipment in Waalwijk and Groβbeeren) and € 0.6 million in intangible assets (mainly IT development costs for the payments platform of Docdata Payments and the development costs for the new generation of the BookMaster One® system of IAI). In the second half of 2013 we expect a lower level of capital expenditure and the focus will be more on the realisation of all orders, both for the E-commerce service company Docdata and the Technology company IAI industrial systems. We expect that the current capacity will be sufficient to complete the high season successfully.
Outlook
The focus in 2013 will be on realising further growth for each of the two lines of business, predominantly autonomous. Potential acquisitions are expected to be of limited magnitude and will mainly be aimed at further strengthening of our position in the markets in which we operate.
Personnel and organisation
Due to organic growth, the permanent staff employed by the Group increased in the first half-year 2013 with 4.2% to 1,176 employees (1,107 FTE) compared to the end of 2012.
In 2013, we started to develop a specific policy regarding human resources and sustainability. The success of our Company mainly depends on our permanent and hired staff. Therefore, we aspire to be a good employer. The results of our employee satisfaction survey in our companies illustrates that DOCDATA is allowed to be satisfied with the results, but also improvements have been identified. We are looking for the way how we can further implement sustainability in a cost effective manner in all our companies.
Supervisory Board
On 14 May 2013, the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of DOCDATA N.V. has approved the proposal to reappoint Mr. A. Schouwenaar as member of the Supervisory Board of the Company for a term of two years. The shareholder decision on this reappointment was taken under the suspensive condition and per the moment that Mr. Schouwenaar, who at the time of the meeting exceeded the maximum number of positions as determined in Section 142a of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code, would have terminated the Chair for all Supervisory Boards in which he held the position as Chairman. Mr. Schouwenaar has fulfilled this condition per 27 June 2013 and his reappointment therefore came into effect per this date.
Accounting policies
The consolidated financial statements of DOCDATA N.V. are prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union (hereafter IFRS). For an overview of the significant accounting policies under IFRS, please refer to the 2012 Annual Report that is available at the Company and can also be downloaded from the Company's corporate website, http://www.docdatanv.com. The interim financial report has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 ('Interim Financial Reporting').
Audit
The financial information included in this interim report and its enclosures have not been audited by the external auditors.
Enclosure with financial information
For a detailed review of the 2013 half-year results please refer to the attached enclosure 'Interim Financial Information for the half-year ended 30 June 2013' with Appendix.
Meeting for financial press and analysts
Today, Thursday 18 July 2013, management of DOCDATA N.V. will discuss the 2013 half-year results in a meeting for which both financial press and analysts have been invited, to be held at 10.30AM Amsterdam time in the Mercurius room of the Financieel Nieuwscentrum Beursplein 5 of NYSE Euronext Amsterdam (Beursplein 5, 1012 JW Amsterdam, telephone +31-20-5505505). After this meeting, the presentation shown to the financial press and analysts will be made available for downloading from the Company's corporate website, http://www.docdatanv.com.
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The listed DOCDATA N.V. consists of two lines of business:
E-commerce service company Docdata (http://www.docdata.com) is a European market leader with a strong basis in The Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom. Docdata offers a complete e-commerce service portfolio to clients, enabling them to be successful on the internet.
Technology company IAI industrial systems (http://www.iai-industrial-systems.com) is a high tech engineering company specialised in developing and building systems for very accurate and high speed processing of all kinds of products and materials. IAI delivers clients globally in the following sectors: securing and personalising of security documents, processing of solar cells and modules and processing of other materials and products.
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Financial calendar
- 16 October 2013 Interim notice third quarter 2013
- 20 February 2014 Publication of 2013 results
- 1 April 2014 (*) Publication of Annual Report 2013
- 23 April 2014 Interim notice first quarter 2014
- 13 May 2014 (*) Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
- 17 July 2014 Publication of half-year results 2014
(*) provisional date
Waalwijk, the Netherlands, 18 July 2013
Responsibility Statement
Statement pursuant to article 5:25d section 2 sub c of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act ("Wet financieel toezicht", Wft)
The DOCDATA N.V. Management Board declares, that to the best of their knowledge:
1. the interim financial statements of DOCDATA N.V., as set out on pages 9 to 18 of this report, give a true and fair view of the assets, the liabilities and the financial position as at 30 June 2013 and the profit for the half-year ended 30 June 2013 of DOCDATA N.V. and its consolidated subsidiaries;
2. the interim report of DOCDATA N.V., as set out on pages 1 to 4 and 6 to 8 of this report, includes a true and fair review of the position as per 30 June 2013 and of the development and performance during the half-year ended 30 June 2013 of DOCDATA N.V. and the associated companies, of which the information is included in the interim financial statements. In addition, the interim report gives a true and fair review of the expected developments, investments and circumstances of which the development of revenue and profitability depend.
Waalwijk, 18 July 2013
The Management Board,
M.F.P.M. Alting von Geusau, CEO
M.E.T. Verstraeten, CFO
Interim Financial Information
The interim financial information is prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union (hereafter "IFRS") and its interpretations adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).
Results for the E-commerce service company Docdata
Half-year ended
Half-year ended
30 June 2012
30 June 2013
(in thousands, except percentage
figures) EUR % EUR %
Revenue 75,513 100.0 64,044 100.0
Gross profit (margin as a % of revenue) 16,334 21.6 15,596 24.4
Selling and administrative expenses (9,799) (13.0) (9,886) (15.5)
Other operating income and expenses 338 0.5 258 0.4
EBITDA 9,686 12.8 8,357 13.1
Operating profit before financing result
(EBIT) 6,873 9.1 5,968 9.3
Revenue, gross profit (margin) and EBIT
Revenue of the E-commerce service company Docdata increased with € 11.5 million (+18%). This revenue increased due to autonomous growth in all countries. All companies realised a higher number of transactions for both existing and new customers. The major part of the growth was realised in Germany.
The gross profit increased with € 0.7 million (+5%). The increased gross profit is the result of the revenue growth in Germany and the Netherlands. Compared with the first half-year 2012, the gross profit margin decreased. This is the direct result of lower prices and higher costs for temporary labour in Germany. Furthermore, due to high investments in new warehouses and warehouse equipment in the Netherlands, depreciation charges increased as from the second half-year 2012. Compared to the gross profit margin realised in the second half-year 2012 (21.3%) the gross profit margin increased in the first half-year 2013 due to improved efficiencies.
The operating profit increased with € 0.9 million (+15%) mainly resulting from the increased gross profit. Selling and administrative expenses remained on a similar level. In the first half-year 2012 and 2013 no restructuring costs or non-recurring costs have been recognised.
Market
In the established European e-commerce markets (e.g. the United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands) we see a slowdown of the growth. In other European markets we expect the growth levels to remain strong (e.g. Italy, Belgium and Poland). We therefore decided to put more focus on these other European markets.
Within the e-commerce market there is a clear shift from full focus on growth towards a more balanced focus on profitable growth. In order to realise profitable growth, an analysis of the full e-commerce chain is needed in order to optimize revenue in relation to the costs this revenue creates. This also means that costs need to be reduced in the whole value chain. We work closely with our clients in order to realise a lower cost per order.
Expectations
We see a strong development for the second half-year 2013. Our clients perform well and we remain focussed on delivering a high quality service for our clients in order to reach high levels of consumer satisfaction.
International expansion
As international expansion is a key focus for the E-commerce service company Docdata, the full ownership was acquired on 5 June 2013 of an existing (empty) private limited liability company incorporated to Polish law, after which the name was changed into Docdata Fulfilment sp. z o.o. Within the coming months, we will actively enter the Polish market offering our services. This Group company will be located in Swiebodzin in Poland, where a warehouse has been rented of approximately 2,500 square meters.
Recently, a three-year contract has been signed with an existing client for the return handling by this new subsidiary of part of the returns coming from the German market and all returns from the Polish market. The business activities of this company are expected to start at the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2013.
Exhibit 2: Development revenue and revenue growth E-commerce service company
Results for the Technology company IAI industrial systems
Half-year ended
Half-year ended
30 June 2012
30 June 2013
(in thousands, except percentage
figures) EUR % EUR %
Revenue 6,460 100.0 3,318 100.0
Gross profit (margin as a % of revenue) 2,203 34.1 1,309 39.5
Selling and administrative expenses (1,744) (27.0) (1,415) (42.6)
Other operating income and expenses 9 0.1 64 1.9
EBITDA 804 12.5 42 1.2
Operating profit before financing result
(EBIT) 468 7.2 (42) (1.2)
Revenue, gross profit (margin) and EBIT
IAI industrial systems' revenue increased with € 3.1 million (+95%) due to more system deliveries during the first half-year 2013. In January 2013, a new order for the Netherlands was signed to supply two BookMaster One systems and three CardMaster One systems for the personalisation of passports and identity cards. These systems will be delivered in the second half-year 2013.
The gross profit increased with € 0.9 million (+68%) due to higher sales. The gross profit margin decreased due to a different sales mix and a lower margin on delivered systems.
The operating profit increased with € 0.5 million as a combined effect of higher gross profit and higher selling and administrative expenses.
Expectations
Per 30 June 2013, the order book of IAI industrial systems contains orders with a sales value of € 9.5 million compared to € 7.0 million per 31 December 2012. In the second half-year 2013 we expect to deliver a higher order volume and number of large systems to our clients.
Exhibit 3: IAI industrial systems order book development 2012-2013
Strategy
We are presently working on an update of our strategy for IAI industrial systems. We expect to present the strategy for the period 2014-2016 at the beginning of 2014. We see enough potential to develop our company IAI further.
Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
1. Consolidated Balance Sheets
Financial position before appropriation of profit.
30 June 31 December
Reference 2013 2012
(in thousands) EUR EUR
Assets
Property, plant and equipment 6.7 21,822 19,599
Intangible assets 6.8 8,564 8,948
Investments in associates - -
Other investments 21 21
Trade and other receivables 110 -
Deferred tax assets 625 531
Total non-current assets 31,142 29,099
Inventories 6.9 8,376 6,240
Income tax receivables 1,949 729
Trade and other receivables 24,551 25,653
Cash and cash equivalents 6.10 (Note) 10,829 20,655
Assets classified as held for
sale 738 738
Total current assets 46,443 54,015
Total assets 77,585 83,114
Equity
Share capital 700 700
Share premium 16,854 16,854
Translation reserves (627) (514)
Reserve for own shares 334 (477)
Retained earnings (from prior years) 16,626 13,461
Unappropriated profits (Profit for the period) 5,112 7,507
Total equity attributable to equity holders of
the parent 38,999 37,531
Non-controlling interest - -
Total equity 6.14 38,999 37,531
Liabilities
Interest-bearing loans and other
borrowings - -
Deferred tax liabilities 1,153 1,210
Other non-current liabilities 289 268
Total non-current liabilities 1,442 1,478
Bank overdrafts - -
Interest-bearing loans and other
borrowings - -
Income tax payable 1,609 1,062
Trade and other payables 34,063 41,546
Provisions 1,472 1,497
Total current liabilities 37,144 44,105
Total liabilities 38,586 45,583
Total equity and liabilities 77,585 83,114
Note: Cash and cash equivalents per 30 June 2013 includes restricted cash of Stichting foundation docdata payments in the amount of € 8.4 million, see also the disclosure notes 6.6, 6.10 and 6.11 (31 December 2012: € 11.9 million).
2. Consolidated Income Statements
Half-year ended Half-year ended
Reference 30 June 2013 30 June 2012
(in thousands, except percentage
figures, earnings per share and average
shares outstanding) EUR % EUR %
Revenue 81,973 100.0 67,362 100.0
Cost of sales (63,436) (77.4) (50,457) (74.9)
Gross profit 18,537 22.6 16,905 25.1
Other operating income 375 0.5 798 1.2
Selling expenses (3,462) (4.2) (3,002) (4.5)
Administrative expenses (8,081) (9.9) (8,299) (12.3)
Other operating expenses (28) - (476) (0.7)
Operating profit before financing result 7,341 9.0 5,926 8.8
Financial income 65 - 158 0.2
Financial expenses (198) (0.2) (105) (0.2)
Net financing income / (expenses) 6.12 (133) (0.2) 53 -
Share of losses of associates - - (9) -
Profit before income tax 7,208 8.8 5,970 8.8
Income tax expense 6.13 (2,096) (2.6) (1,770) (2.6)
Profit for the period 5,112 6.2 4,200 6.2
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent 5,112 6.2 4,167 6.2
Non-controlling interest - - 33 -
Profit for the period 5,112 6.2 4,200 6.2
Weighted average number of shares
outstanding 6,973,000 6,910,000
Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share 0.73 0.60
3. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Half-year Half-year
ended ended
Reference 30 June 2013 30 June 2012
(in thousands) EUR EUR
Cash flows from operating activities
Profit for the period 5,112 4,200
Adjustments for:
Depreciation and amortisation (including
impairments) 3,149 2,473
Costs share options, performance shares and
delivered shares 139 185
Loss / (Gain) on sale of property, plant and
equipment 12 (271)
Financial income (65) (158)
Financial expenses 198 105
Share of losses of associates - 9
Income tax expense 2,096 1,770
Cash flows from operating activities before
changes in working capital and provisions 10,641 8,313
(Increase) / decrease in trade and other
receivables 1,059 (3,385)
(Increase) / decrease in inventories (2,136) (1,809)
Increase / (decrease) in trade and other
payables (4,133) 563
Increase / (decrease) in provisions and
employee benefits (25) (35)
Cash generated from the operations 5,406 3,647
Interest paid (119) (110)
Interest received 65 102
Income taxes paid (2,889) (1,653)
Income taxes received 34 -
Net cash from operating activities 6.14 2,497 1,986
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment
6.7 (4,529) (7,153)
Acquisition of intangible assets 6.8 (640) (392)
Acquisition of subsidiaries - (250)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and
equipment - 428
Proceeds from sale of replication activities - 375
Proceeds from associates and other
investments - 74
Net cash from investing activities 6.14 (5,169) (6,918)
Cash flows from financing activities
Dividends paid (3,850) (3,457)
Proceeds from exercise of share options 425 189
Own shares bought (245) -
Loans provided to associates and other
investments (110) -
Proceeds from bank overdrafts - 1,916
Net cash from financing activities 6.14 (3,780) (1,352)
Net increase / (decrease) in non-restricted (6,284)
cash and cash equivalents (6,452) (6,284)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of
the period 8,801 7,781
Restricted cash and cash equivalents (Note) 8,424 9,814
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash
held 56 (30)
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the
period (Note) 10,829 11,281
Note: reference to disclosure notes 6.6, 6.10 and 6.11 for Stichting foundation docdata payments
4. Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity
Total equity
attributable
to equity
holders
Share Share Retained of the Non-controlling Total
capital premium Reserves earnings parent interest equity
(in thousands) EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR EUR
(Note 1) (Note 2)
Equity
Statement 2012
Balance at 1
January 2012 700 16,854 (1,476) 17,740 33,818 340 34,158
Dividend
distribution - - - (3,457) (3,457) - (3,457)
Exercised share
options - - 189 - 189 - 189
Delivered
shares for
remuneration - - 98 - 98 - 98
Costs share
options and
Performance
shares - - 87 - 87 - 87
Unrealised
exchange rate
results - - 97 - 97 - 97
Profit for the
period - - - 4,167 4,167 33 4,200
Balance at 30
June 2012 700 16,854 (1,005) 18,450 34,999 373 35,372
Balance at 1
July 2012 700 16,854 (1,005) 18,450 34,999 373 35,372
Exercised share
options - - 86 - 86 - 86
Costs share
options and
Performance
shares - - 85 - 85 - 85
Own shares
bought - - (124) - (124) - (124)
Acquisition of
non-controlling
interest
without a
change in
control - - - (822) (822) (428) (1,250)
Unrealised
exchange rate
results - - (33) - (33) - (33)
Profit for the
period - - - 3,340 3,340 55 3,395
Balance at 31
December 2012 700 16,854 (991) 20,968 37,531 - 37,531
Equity
Statement 2013
Balance at 1
January 2013 700 16,854 (991) 20,968 37,531 - 37,531
Dividend
distribution - - - (3,850) (3,850) - (3,850)
Exercised share
options - - 425 - 425 - 425
Delivered
shares for
remuneration - - 32 - 32 - 32
Own shares
bought - - (245) - (245) - (245)
Costs share
options and
Performance
shares - - 107 - 107 - 107
Realised
reserve for own
shares - - 492 (492) - - -
Unrealised
exchange rate
results - - (113) - (113) - (113)
Profit for the
period - - - 5,112 5,112 - 5,112
Balance at 30
June 2013 700 16,854 (293) 21,738 38,999 - 38,999
Note 1: Reserves in the Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity consists of the balances for Translation reserves and Reserve for own shares.
Note 2: Retained earnings in the Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity consists of
the balances for Retained earnings (from prior years) and Unappropriated profits, equal to the Profit for the period for all disclosed half-year periods, ended 30 June 2012, 31 December 2012 and 30 June 2013 respectively.
5. Consolidated Statements of recognised Income and Expense
Half-year Half-year
ended ended
30 June 2013 30 June 2012
(in thousands) EUR EUR
Foreign exchange translation differences, net
of tax (113) 97
Income / (Expense) recognised directly in
equity (113) 97
Profit for the period 5,112 4,200
Total recognised income and expense for the
period 4,999 4,297
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent 4,999 4,264
Non-controlling interest - 33
Total recognised income and expense for the
period 4,999 4,297
6. Notes to the Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
6.1 Reporting entity
DOCDATA N.V. (referred to as "DOCDATA" or the "Company") is a company domiciled in Waalwijk, the Netherlands. The consolidated interim financial statements of DOCDATA N.V. as at and for the half-year ended 30 June 2013 comprise DOCDATA N.V. and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the "Group") and the Group's interest in associates and jointly controlled entities.
The consolidated financial statements of the Group as at and for the year ended 31 December 2012 are available upon request from the Company's registered office at Energieweg 2, 5145 NW in Waalwijk, the Netherlands, or at the Company's corporate website, http://www.docdatanv.com.
6.2 Statement of compliance
These consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 (Interim Financial Reporting). They do not include all of the information required for full annual financial statements, and should therefore be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Group as at and for the year ended 31 December 2012.
6.3 Significant accounting policies
The consolidated financial statements of the Group are prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union ("IFRS"). The accounting policies applied by the Group in these consolidated interim financial statements are the same as those applied by the Group in its consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 December 2012. For a summary of the significant accounting policies under IFRS, please refer to the Group's Annual Report for the financial year ended 31 December 2012.
6.4 Audit
The consolidated interim financial statements and the reconciliations included in this report and its enclosures have not been audited by the external auditors.
6.5 Management representations
In the opinion of the management, these consolidated interim financial statements include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows of all reporting periods herein.
In the consolidated interim financial statements for the half-year ended 30 June 2013, no significant non-recurring adjustments have been recorded. Non-recurring adjustments were recorded in the consolidated interim financial statements for the half-year ended 30 June 2012 for the following topics:
- full impairment of the remaining book value (£ 50 thousand) of the goodwill paid for the acquisition of Hitura Ltd. in the UK (docdata commerce Ltd.);
- reporting as 'assets classified as held for sale' of the property (land, building and equipment) owned by Docdata e-Services B.V. in Tilburg (the Netherlands), following the sale and purchase agreement dated 18 November 2011 with Replifact Media B.V. on the sale of all the remaining Docdata media replication business activities per 1 January 2012.
The results of the operations for the half-year ended 30 June 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire financial year ending 31 December 2013.
6.6 Consolidation
In the consolidated interim financial statements for the half-year ended 30 June 2013 and the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2012, the following treatment has been applied for the following incorporations:
- Stichting foundation docdata payments: on 26 January 2012, docdata payments B.V. and Stichting foundation docdata payments have signed an agreement in which the terms and conditions, as well as the way of execution, are confirmed to enable Stichting foundation docdata payments to adequately fulfil its statutory obligations. The purpose and goal of the Stichting is to manage and control money to the benefit of the rightful owners (the right holders) of that money. Through the agreement, the risks and rewards from the Stichting are transferred to the benefit or the charge of docdata payments B.V. The balance sheet of Stichting foundation docdata payments has been included in the DOCDATA consolidation starting per the signing date of the agreement. This will only have an effect on cash and cash equivalents and trade and other payables in the Group's consolidated balance sheet, depending on the cash position of Stichting foundation docdata payments. These cash and cash equivalents are fully restricted and are not at the disposition of the Group;
- FEHA LaserTec Halle GmbH: on 29 February 2012, IAI industrial systems GmbH acquired 100% of the issued share capital of FEHA LaserTec Halle GmbH. IAI industrial systems has had a non-controlling interest in FEHA of 24.9% of the share capital since 2009. This subsidiary develops and produces specialised lasers, which are bought by IAI industrial systems B.V. as component to be installed in several security systems (a.o. MicroPerf® systems). The activities and results of FEHA have been included in the DOCDATA consolidation starting per the transaction date. FEHA realised revenue of € 1.6 million in 2011 with on average 19 employees (18.6 FTE). With this acquisition, IAI aims to strengthen its position in various interesting markets for the processing of materials and products with specific laser solutions and applications;
- docdata payments B.V.: on 20 December 2012, the Group acquired through its intermediate holding company DOCdata Nederland B.V. the complete 20.61% non-controlling interest in docdata payments B.V. from the only other (external) shareholder Conclusion Consultants B.V. As of that date, the Group has full ownership of all shares in docdata payments B.V. and following this transaction, a non-controlling interest is no longer accounted for in the consolidated financial statements of the Group;
- Docdata e-Services B.V.: on 17 January 2012, the legal company name of docdata media B.V. was changed into Docdata e-Services B.V., following the sale of the media replication activities per 31 December 2011 to Replifact Media B.V. The existing activities of this subsidiary now consist of e-commerce fulfilment services, web photography and other related services.
6.7 Property, plant and equipment
30 June 31 December
2013 2012
(in thousands) EUR EUR
Land and buildings 3,092 2,401
Machinery and equipment 14,837 14,040
Office equipment and other 2,626 2,940
20,555 19,381
Under construction 1,267 218
Total 21,822 19,599
The book value of property, plant and equipment has increased with € 2.2 million in the half-year ended 30 June 2013 as a combined result from capital expenditure of € 4.5 million and depreciation charges of € 2.3 million. Capital expenditure in the half-year ended 30 June 2013 is for € 1.3 million accounted for as 'under construction', which predominantly relates to the investment by Docdata Fulfilment for the further expansion of the logistic centre in Waalwijk, the Netherlands and of the logistic centre in Groβbeeren, Germany. At 30 June 2013, extra capital expenditure was committed for an amount of € 1.4 million in addition to the amount accounted for 'under construction' for further expansion of the Dutch and German warehouses.
6.8 Intangible assets
30 June
31 December
2013 2012
(in thousands) EUR EUR
Goodwill 5,240 5,381
Software (IT platforms) 1,786 1,912
Development costs 1,538 1,421
Customer contracts - 234
Total 8,564 8,948
The book value for intangible assets has decreased with € 0.4 million during the half-year ended 30 June 2013, due to the following:
- capital expenditure in IT platforms and development costs (€ 0.6 million in total) for investments by Docdata Payments in the further development of their payment platform (€ 0.3 million) and investments by IAI industrial systems in costs for the development of second generation systems (e.g. BookMaster One®) for the security market (€ 0.3 million);
- amortisation charges for customer contracts and IT platforms (€ 0.9 million in total);
- currency exchange loss (€ 0.1 million) on the valuation of the intangible assets with an original value in British pounds (i.e. related to the Braywood acquisitions).
6.9 Inventories
30 June
31 December
2013 2012
(in thousands) EUR EUR
Finished goods 1,648 2,194
Work in progress 5,408 2,857
Raw and auxiliary materials (including spare
parts) 1,320 1,189
Total 8,376 6,240
The book value of inventories increased € 2.1 million in the half-year ended 30 June 2013, which is the combined effect of increased work in progress at IAI industrial systems (€ 2.5 million), a lower finished goods inventory level (€ 0.5 million) and a higher inventory level for raw and auxiliary materials (€ 0.1 million). The lower finished goods inventory level is predominantly caused by the lower inventory of company clothing by Docdata Fashion Services GmbH; the total book value of this company clothing inventory is € 1.1 million. The Company only bears a limited inventory risk on this stock, as the clients have accepted their obligation to take over this inventory should they terminate their contract with Docdata Fashion Services GmbH. The increase of the inventory value of raw and auxiliary materials is mainly due to the higher production level of IAI industrial systems.
IAI industrial systems' order book developed in the half-year ended 30 June 2013 from € 6.7 million at 31 December 2012 to € 8.9 million at 30 June 2013 resulting from systems' deliveries in the half-year ended 30 June 2013 with revenue of € 5.9 million and new orders booked with a total sales value of € 8.1 million. The increased order book is also reflected in the book value per 30 June 2013 of work in progress, as the largest part of the orders included in work in progress is scheduled for delivery in the second half-year of 2013.
6.10 Cash and cash equivalents
30 June
31 December
2013 2012
(in thousands) EUR EUR
Non-restricted cash and cash equivalents 2,405 8,801
Restricted cash and cash equivalents 8,424 11,854
Total 10,829 20,655
Restricted cash and cash equivalents only consists of the restricted cash and cash equivalents recorded in the balance sheet of Stichting foundation docdata payments, representing cash received from customers on behalf of the Docdata Payments merchants in the bank accounts of Stichting foundation docdata payments which shall have to be paid (net of charged Docdata Payments fees) to the merchants without any disposition of this cash balance to the Group.
6.11 Stichting foundation docdata payments
The balance sheet of Stichting foundation docdata payments reads as follows:
30 June 31 December
2013 2012
(in thousands) EUR EUR
Trade and other receivables 120 163
Restricted cash and cash equivalents 8,424 11,854
Total current assets 8,544 12,017
Total assets 8,544 12,017
Other non-current liabilities 289 268
Total non-current liabilities 289 268
Trade and other payables 8,255 11,749
Total current liabilities 8,255 11,749
Total liabilities 8,544 12,017
Of these items in the balance sheet of Stichting foundation docdata payments, the following items have certain restrictions which should be honoured by the Group:
- restricted cash and cash equivalents is fully restricted cash, as the balance concerns cash received from customers on behalf of the Docdata Payments merchants which shall have to be paid to the merchants, net of charged Docdata Payments fees;
- other non-current liabilities concerns advance payments received from merchants in depository accounts;
- trade and other payables reflect the payment obligations towards the merchants in view of the settlements for realised transactions for which money has already been collected from consumers that shall have to be paid to the merchants.
6.12 Net financing income / (expenses)
Net financing expenses for the half-year ended 30 June 2013 amounted to € 133 thousand compared to net financing income of € 53 thousand for the half-year ended 30 June 2012. This decrease of € 0.2 million is predominantly caused by the foreign currency exchange result in the half-year ended 30 June 2013 (€ 0.1 million loss) compared to the half-year ended 30 June 2012 (€ 0.1 million profit) related to the British pound.
6.13 Income tax expense
DOCDATA's effective tax rate in the half-year ended 30 June 2013 was 29.1% with an income tax expense of € 2.1 million on a profit before income tax of € 7.2 million. In the half-year ended 30 June 2012, the profit before income tax (excluding share of losses of associates) amounted to € 6.0 million and the income tax expense amounted to € 1.8 million (effective tax rate: 29.6%). The decreased effective tax rate represents that the mix of the profit before income tax which origins from the German and the Netherlands operations has changed, in the way that the relative share of the Dutch profit before tax (taxed at a lower tax rate) has increased in the half-year ended 30 June 2013 compared to the German profit before tax.
The income tax expense of € 2.1 million in the half-year ended 30 June 2013 is the combined result of the following tax treatments of the results per country:
- In the Netherlands, income taxes are recorded at a corporate income tax rate of 25.0% on the taxable income for the Dutch fiscal entity as well as for the Dutch subsidiaries that are not part of this fiscal entity (2012: 25.0%).
- In the United Kingdom, income taxes are recorded against a blended corporate income tax rate of 23.25% (2011: 24.5%).
- In Germany, income taxes are recorded at a corporate income tax rate of in general between 26% and around 32% on taxable income for the German entities when and where applicable, depending on the actual region in Germany of their legal seat (e.g. Berlin, Munich or Münster region).
6.14 Liquidity and capital resources
The General Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on 14 May 2013 approved the proposal to distribute a dividend of € 0.55 per ordinary share outstanding, which had a decreasing impact of € 3.9 million on retained earnings within the equity of the Company in the half-year ended 30 June 2013. This dividend was paid by the Company on 24 May 2013 from the net cash available.
In the half-year ended 30 June 2013 all remaining 66,000 outstanding share options were exercised from the 2008 and 2009 series at an average exercise price of € 6.44 per share. The underlying shares have been delivered by the Company from the shares in stock. The proceeds of € 0.4 million have been credited to equity ('Reserve for own shares'). Per 30 June 2013, the Company had no own shares in stock anymore, which is also the situation per today, 18 July 2013. Therefore, the debit balance of the Reserve for own shares, created at the purchase of the own shares by the Company, has been realised in the half-year ended 30 June 2013 and the related debit reserve amount of € 492 thousand was released against retained earnings. Per 30 June 2013 no share options remain as all options series (up to and including 2009) are fully exercised, so that the 2006 Personnel Options Plan has come to an end.
The Performance Shares granted conditionally in 2010 vested at 14 May 2013 with a vesting percentage of 91.62%, which was based on the average annual Total Shareholder Return growth realised over the three-year performance period covering the financial years 2010, 2011 and 2012. For a total number of 18,284 outstanding Performance Shares the Company has delivered 16,758 own shares, which were bought for an amount of € 213 thousand (average price: € 12.68 per share) through a broker on the NYSE Euronext Amsterdam stock market on the day following the publication of the 2012 financial results (i.e. purchase date 22 February 2013). Furthermore, a total number of 148,157 Performance Shares are outstanding per 30 June 2013, which have been granted conditionally in 2011 (40,755 Performance Shares; vesting date: 17 June 2014), in 2012 (64,387 Performance Shares; vesting date: 1 June 2015) and in 2013 (43,015 Performance Shares; vesting date: 16 May 2016). The own shares required at vesting of each of these Performance Share Plans will be bought by the Company, if and when needed in the future, through an external broker at the NYSE Euronext Amsterdam stock market. The 'Reserve for own shares' balance in equity per 30 June 2013 amounts to € 334 thousand (credit), representing the total of all costs recorded against income for the Performance Shares granted in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Each year when Performance Shares will vest, the balance will be partially released to retained earnings for the corresponding amount related to those specific Performance Shares.
As the Company holds no own shares anymore per date of 14 May 2013, following the above mentioned exercise of options and vesting of Performance Shares, the Company has disclosed per that same date its holdings in DOCDATA N.V. at 0%, in accordance with Chapter 5.2 of the Financial Supervision Act ('Wet op het financieel toezicht').
In the half-year ended 30 June 2013, the Group realised net cash from operating activities of € 2.5 million (half-year ended 30 June 2012: € 2.0 million). Furthermore, € 0.4 million in cash was received from the exercise of all the remaining outstanding share options. In total, this resulted in a total cash-in of € 2.9 million for the half-year ended 30 June 2013. With these funds, the Group invested in the half-year ended 30 June 2013 a total amount of € 9.3 million, containing the payment of the 2012 dividend (€ 3.9 million), capital expenditure in property, plant and equipment (€ 4.5 million, mainly for warehousing equipment in Waalwijk and Groβbeeren) and intangibles (€ 0.6 million, mainly for IT development costs for the payments platform and development costs for second generation systems of IAI industrial systems), the purchase of own shares necessary for the vesting of the Performance Share Plan 2010 (€ 0.2 million) and the distribution of a loan to associates and other investments (€ 0.1 million). As a result, the net cash position of the Group has decreased with € 6.4 million to a net cash position of € 2.4 million per 30 June 2013 (31 December 2012: net cash surplus of € 8.8 million), excluding the restricted cash position per 30 June 2013 of Stichting foundation docdata payments (€ 8.4 million).
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