Our operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2015 were affected by the LTCIP. Selling expenses, administrative expenses and R&D expenses related to the LTCIP were kEUR 154, kEUR 98 and kEUR 263, respectively. This compares to kEUR 70, kEUR 35 and kEUR 95, respectively for the same period last year. Regarding the LTCIP, management adjusted its judgement of the probability of achieving the targets for the second performance period. This led to a change in estimate resulting in higher personnel expenses through cost of sales and other operating expenses. The change in estimate recognized in the six months ended June 30, 2015 amounted to kEUR 337.
Other operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2015 were kEUR 268 compared to kEUR 86 in the prior year period. This was mainly due to higher losses from foreign currency transactions.
Other operating income was kEUR 1,846 for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to kEUR 948 in the prior year period. The increase was mainly due to higher gains from foreign exchange transactions and the recognition of kEUR 377 of deferred income which includes kEUR 230 resulting from the early termination of one sale and leaseback transaction during the first quarter in 2015.
Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2015 was kEUR 3,766, or EUR 1.01 per share, as compared to net loss of kEUR 2,116, or EUR 0.62 per share, in the prior year period. This is based on a weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding of 3.720 million for the first six months period of 2015 compared to 3.388 million in the prior year period.
Based on a conversion rate of five American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) per ordinary share, net loss was EUR 0.20 per ADS for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to net loss of EUR 0.12 per ADS in the prior year period.
Business Outlook
We reaffirm our revenue guidance in a range of between kEUR 23,000 and kEUR 24,000 for the year ending December 31, 2015, representing approximately 50% growth over last year’s results.
The primary drivers of the Company’s anticipated revenue growth for the year ending December 31, 2015 are expected to be: (1) increased global Systems sales; (2) continued Services revenue growth at its facility in Friedberg, Germany; (3) contribution from Voxeljet of America Inc., the Company’s Services facility in Canton, Michigan, which began operating in January 2015; and (4) a full year’s contribution from voxeljet UK, the Company’s Services facility outside London, England. Based on these factors, the Company expects Services revenue growth to outpace Systems revenue growth in 2015.
Our total backlog of 3D printer orders at June 30, 2015 was kEUR 2,598, which represents six 3D printers. This compares to backlog of kEUR 4,178, representing seven 3D printers, at December 31, 2014. As production and delivery of our printers is generally not characterized by long lead times, backlog is more dependent on the timing of customers’ requested deliveries.
At June 30, 2015, we had cash and cash equivalents of kEUR 3,757 and held kEUR 38,091 of investments in five bond funds which are included in current financial assets on our consolidated statement of financial position.
Webcast and Conference Call Details
The Company will host a conference call and webcast to review the results for the second quarter of 2015 on Friday, August 14th at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Participants from voxeljet will include its Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Ingo Ederer, and its Chief Financial Officer, Rudolf Franz, who will provide a general business update and respond to investor questions.
Interested parties may access the live audio broadcast by dialing 1-877-705-6003 in the United States/Canada, or +1-201-493-6725 for international, Conference Title “voxeljet AG Second Quarter 2015 Financial Results Conference Call.” Investors are requested to access the call at least five minutes before the scheduled start time in order to complete a brief registration. An audio replay will be available approximately two hours after the completion of the call at 1-877-870-5176 or +1-858-384-5517, Replay Conference ID number 10064077. The recording will be available for replay through August 21, 2015.
A live webcast of the call will also be available on the investor relations section of the Company’s website. Please go to the website ( http://www.voxeljet.de/en/) at least fifteen minutes prior to the start of the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software. A replay will also be available as a webcast on the investor relations section of the Company’s website.
Exchange rate
This press release contains translations of certain U.S. dollar amounts into Euros at specified rates solely for the convenience of readers. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from U.S. dollars to Euros in this press release were made at a rate of USD 1.1154 to EUR 1.00, the noon buying rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the Euro on June 30, 2015.
About voxeljet
voxeljet is a leading provider of high-speed, large-format 3D printers
and on-demand parts services to industrial and commercial customers. The
Company’s 3D printers employ a powder binding, additive manufacturing
technology to produce parts using various material sets, which consist
of particulate materials and proprietary chemical binding agents. The
Company provides its 3D printers and on-demand parts services to
industrial and commercial customers serving the automotive, aerospace,
film and entertainment, art and architecture, engineering and consumer
product end markets. For more information, visit
http://www.voxeljet.de/en/ .