For fiscal 2024, we will be providing guidance for both our consolidated revenue as well our consolidated Adjusted EBIT, and will no longer be providing guidance for our consolidated Adjusted EBITDA. We believe our consolidated Adjusted EBIT will be a more useful guidance measure for investors and analysts going forward as Adjusted EBIT includes the periodic cost of capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenue in our business and, as such, will allow for a better assessment of our expected performance. However, we will continue to report the segment Adjusted EBITDA of our three business segments.
Mrs. de Vet-Veithen concluded, “Whereas our guidance reflects the uncertain macro-economic and geo-political environment, we believe Materialise is ideally positioned, thanks to our strong product portfolio, continued investments in innovations and strong financial foundation. We expect sales in all three of our segments to increase. The growth of our Materialise Software revenue will be further temporarily impacted by the transition towards a cloud-based subscription business model that we are continuing to implement. Based on current market conditions, we expect our full year consolidated revenues to grow to a range of 265,000 to 275,000 kEUR in 2024. The revenue growth will result in an Adjusted EBIT which we currently anticipate to total between 11,000 and 14,000 kEUR. We expect our three segments to contribute to our Adjusted EBIT in line with their contributions to our revenue growth.”
Non-IFRS Measures
Materialise uses EBIT, EBITDA, Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted EBITDA as supplemental financial measures of its financial performance. EBIT is calculated as net profit plus income taxes, financial expenses (less financial income) and shares of profit or loss in a joint venture. EBITDA is calculated as net profit plus income taxes, financial expenses (less financial income), shares of profit or loss in a joint venture and depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted EBITDA are determined by adding share-based compensation expenses, acquisition-related expenses of business combinations, impairments and revaluation of fair value due to business combinations to EBIT and EBITDA, respectively. Management believes these non-IFRS measures to be important measures as they exclude the effects of items which primarily reflect the impact of financing decisions and, in the case of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, long term investment, rather than the performance of the company’s day-to-day operations. The company also uses segment Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate the performance of its three business segments. As compared to net profit, these measures are limited in that they do not reflect the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on the company’s indebtedness and, in the case of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, these measures are further limited in that they do not reflect the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues in the company’s business, or the changes associated with impairments. Management evaluates such items through other financial measures such as financial expenses, capital expenditures and cash flow provided by operating activities. The company believes that these measurements are useful to measure a company’s ability to grow or as a valuation measurement. The company’s calculation of EBIT, EBITDA, Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. EBIT, EBITDA, Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as alternatives to net profit or any other performance measure derived in accordance with IFRS. The company’s presentation of EBIT, EBITDA, Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed to imply that its future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items.
Exchange Rate
This document contains translations of certain euro amounts into U.S. dollars at specified rates solely for the convenience of readers. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from euros to U.S. dollars in this document were made at a rate of EUR 1.00 to USD 1.105, the reference rate of the European Central Bank on December 31, 2023.
Conference Call and Webcast
Materialise will hold a conference call and simultaneous webcast to discuss its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2023 and other matters on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CET. Company participants on the call will include Brigitte de Vet-Veithen, Chief Executive Officer; and Koen Berges, Chief Financial Officer. A question-and-answer session will follow management’s remarks. To access the call by phone, please click the link below at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time and you will be provided with dial-in details. Participants can choose to dial in or receive a call to connect to Materialise’s conference call.
The conference call will also be broadcast live over the internet with an accompanying slide presentation, which can be accessed on the company’s website at http://investors.materialise.com. A webcast of the conference call will be archived on the company's website for one year.
About Materialise
Materialise incorporates over 30 years of 3D printing experience into a range of software solutions and 3D printing services, which form the backbone of the 3D printing industry. Materialise’s open and flexible solutions enable players in a wide variety of industries, including healthcare, automotive, aerospace, art and design, and consumer goods, to build innovative 3D printing applications that aim to make the world a better and healthier place. Headquartered in Belgium, with branches worldwide, Materialise combines one of the largest groups of software developers in the industry with one of the largest and most complete 3D printing facilities in the world. For additional information, please visit: www.materialise.com.
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding, among other things, our intentions, beliefs, assumptions, projections, outlook, analyses or current expectations, plans, objectives, strategies and prospects, both financial and business, including statements concerning, among other things, our estimates for the current fiscal year’s revenue and Adjusted EBIT, our results of operations, cash needs, capital expenditures, expenses, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth and strategies (including how our business, results of operations and financial condition could be impacted by the current armed conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine and governmental responses thereto, inflation, increased labor, energy and materials costs), and the trends and competition that may affect the markets, industry or us. Such statements are subject to known and unknown uncertainties and risks. When used in this press release, the words “estimate,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “plan,” “intend,” “believe,” “forecast,” “will,” “may,” “could,” “might,” “aim,” “should,” and variations of such words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon the expectations of management under current assumptions at the time of this press release. These expectations, beliefs and projections are expressed in good faith and the company believes there is a reasonable basis for them. However, the company cannot offer any assurance that our expectations, beliefs and projections will actually be achieved. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events, competitive dynamics and industry change, and depend on economic circumstances that may or may not occur in the future or may occur on longer or shorter timelines than anticipated. We caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are in some cases beyond our control. All of the forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause the company's actual results to differ materially from our expectations, including risk factors described in the company's most recent annual report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause the company's actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this press release.
The company is providing this information as of the date of this press release and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this press release as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless it has obligations under the federal securities laws to update and disclose material developments related to previously disclosed information.
Consolidated income statements (Unaudited) |
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for the three months ended
December 31, |
for the twelve months ended
December 31, |
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In '000 | 2023 |
2023 |
2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
|||||
U.S.$ | € | € | € | € | ||||||
Revenue | 72,151 |
65,295 |
62,703 |
256,127 |
232,023 |
|||||
Cost of Sales | (30,660) |
(27,747) |
(27,022) |
(110,996) |
(103,255) |
|||||
Gross Profit | 41,491 |
37,548 |
35,681 |
145,131 |
128,768 |
|||||
Gross profit as % of revenue | 57.5% |
57.5% |
56.9% |
56.7% |
55.5% |
|||||
Research and development expenses | (11,179) |
(10,116) |
(11,494) |
(38,098) |
(37,568) |
|||||
Sales and marketing expenses | (17,021) |
(15,403) |
(17,284) |
(57,822) |
(62,125) |
|||||
General and administrative expenses | (10,890) |
(9,855) |
(9,051) |
(37,068) |
(35,143) |
|||||
Net other operating income (expenses) | (3,632) |
(3,287) |
593 |
(6,524) |
3,196 |
|||||
Operating (loss) profit | (1,231) |
(1,113) |
(1,554) |
5,619 |
(2,872) |
|||||
Financial expenses | (294) |
(266) |
(4,216) |
(3,865) |
(4,420) |
|||||
Financial income | 35 |
32 |
780 |
5,019 |
6,114 |
|||||
Share in loss of joint venture | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||||
(Loss) profit before taxes | (1,490) |
(1,348) |
(4,990) |
6,772 |
(1,178) |
|||||
Income Taxes | 893 |
809 |
402 |
(78) |
(975) |
|||||
Net (loss) profit for the period | (597) |
(539) |
(4,588) |
6,695 |
(2,153) |
|||||
Net (loss) profit attributable to: | - |
|||||||||
The owners of the parent | (584) |
(529) |
(4,580) |
6,722 |
(2,123) |
|||||
Non-controlling interest | (11) |
(10) |
(8) |
(27) |
(29) |
|||||
Earning per share attributable to owners of the parent | ||||||||||
Basic | (0.01) |
(0.01) |
(0.08) |
0.11 |
(0.04) |
|||||
Diluted | (0.01) |
(0.01) |
(0.08) |
0.11 |
(0.04) |
|||||
Weighted average basic shares outstanding | 59,067 |
59,067 |
59,064 |
59,067 |
59,064 |
|||||
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding | 59,067 |
59,067 |
59,064 |
59,085 |
59,064 |
Consolidated statements of comprehensive income (Unaudited) |
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for the three months ended
December 31, |
for the twelve months ended
December 31, |
|||||||||
In 000€ | 2023 |
2023 |
2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
|||||
U.S.$ | € | € | € | € | ||||||
Net profit (loss) for the period | (597) |
(539) |
(4,588) |
6,695 |
(2,153) |
|||||
Other comprehensive income | ||||||||||
Recycling | ||||||||||
Exchange difference on translation of foreign operations | 839 |
759 |
(2,943) |
1,230 |
(1,427) |
|||||
Non-recycling | ||||||||||
Fair value adjustments through OCI - Equity instruments | (366) |
(331) |
(92) |
(331) |
(92) |
|||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes | 473 |
428 |
(3,035) |
899 |
(1,519) |
|||||
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year, net of taxes | (123) |
(112) |
(7,623) |
7,594 |
(3,672) |
|||||
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to: | ||||||||||
The owners of the parent | (113) |
(102) |
(7,616) |
7,619 |
(3,643) |
|||||
Non-controlling interests | (11) |
(10) |
(7) |
(25) |
(29) |
Consolidated statement of financial position (Unaudited) |
||||
As of
December 31, |
As of
December 31, |
|||
In 000€ | 2023 |
2022 |
||
Assets | ||||
Non-current assets | ||||
Goodwill | 43,158 |
44,155 |
||
Intangible assets | 31,464 |
37,875 |
||
Property, plant & equipment | 95,400 |
94,276 |
||
Right-of-Use assets | 8,102 |
8,420 |
||
Investments in joint ventures | - |
- |
||
Deferred tax assets | 2,797 |
1,186 |
||
Investments in convertible loans | 3,744 |
3,494 |
||
Investments in non-listed equity instruments | - |
307 |
||
Other non-current assets | 5,501 |
5,136 |
||
Total non-current assets | 190,166 |
194,847 |
||
Current assets | ||||
Inventories | 17,034 |
16,081 |
||
Trade receivables | 52,698 |
51,043 |
||
Other current assets | 9,161 |
8,424 |
||
Cash and cash equivalents | 127,573 |
140,867 |
||
Total current assets | 206,465 |
216,414 |
||
Total assets | 396,630 |
411,262 |
As of
December 31, |
As of
December 31, |
|||
In 000€ | 2023 |
2022 |
||
Equity and liabilities | ||||
Equity | ||||
Share capital | 4,487 |
4,487 |
||
Share premium | 233,942 |
233,895 |
||
Retained earnings and other reserves | (1,782) |
(9,427) |
||
Equity attributable to the owners of the parent | 236,647 |
228,955 |
||
Non-controlling interest | (53) |
(28) |
||
Total equity | 236,594 |
228,928 |
||
Non-current liabilities | ||||
Loans & borrowings | 33,582 |
55,873 |
||
Lease liabilities | 5,333 |
5,147 |
||
Deferred tax liabilities | 3,725 |
4,312 |
||
Deferred income | 10,701 |
9,277 |
||
Other non-current liabilities | 1,745 |
1,611 |
||
Total non-current liabilities | 55,086 |
76,220 |
||
Current liabilities | ||||
Loans & borrowings | 22,873 |
17,058 |
||
Lease liabilities | 2,610 |
2,902 |
||
Trade payables | 21,196 |
23,230 |
||
Tax payables | 1,777 |
1,246 |
||
Deferred income | 40,791 |
41,721 |
||
Other current liabilities | 15,703 |
19,957 |
||
Total current liabilities | 104,950 |
106,114 |
||
Total equity and liabilities | 396,630 |
411,262 |
Consolidated statement of cash flows (Unaudited) |
||||
for the twelve months ended
|
||||
In 000€ | 2023 |
2022 |
||
Operating activities | ||||
Net (loss) profit for the period | 6,695 |
(2,153) |
||
Non-cash and operational adjustments | ||||
Depreciation of property plant & equipment | 15,065 |
14,940 |
||
Amortization of intangible assets | 6,504 |
7,628 |
||
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets | 4,228 |
- |
||
Share-based payment expense | 39 |
(140) |
||
Loss (gain) on disposal of intangible assets and property, plant & equipment | (415) |
347 |
||
Movement in provisions | (181) |
1,781 |
||
Movement reserve for bad debt and slow moving inventory | 499 |
(23) |
||
Financial income | (5,033) |
(6,114) |
||
Financial expense | 3,886 |
4,420 |
||
Impact of foreign currencies | (94) |
(39) |
||
(Deferred) income taxes | 73 |
975 |
||
Working capital adjustments | (12,576) |
1,023 |
||
Decrease (increase) in trade receivables and other receivables | (3,335) |
(6,330) |
||
Decrease (increase) in inventories and contracts in progress | (806) |
(5,011) |
||
Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue | 525 |
10,252 |
||
Increase (decrease) in trade payables and other payables | (8,961) |
2,112 |
||
Income tax paid & Interest received | 1,469 |
(358) |
||
Net cash flow from operating activities | 20,157 |
22,288 |
for the twelve months ended
December 31, |
||||
In 000€ | 2023 |
2022 |
||
Investing activities | ||||
Purchase of property, plant & equipment | (9,235) |
(21,608) |
||
Purchase of intangible assets | (2,525) |
(3,165) |
||
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant & equipment & intangible assets (net) | 723 |
205 |
||
Acquisition of subsidiary (net of cash) | - |
(29,293) |
||
Net cash flow used in investing activities | (11,037) |
(53,861) |
||
Financing activities | ||||
Repayment of loans & borrowings | (16,723) |
(17,708) |
||
Repayment of leases | (3,549) |
(3,379) |
||
Capital increase | - |
23 |
||
Interest paid | (1,750) |
(1,990) |
||
Other financial income (expense) | (346) |
544 |
||
Net cash flow from (used in) financing activities | (22,368) |
(22,510) |
||
Net increase/(decrease) of cash & cash equivalents | (13,248) |
(54,082) |
||
Cash & Cash equivalents at the beginning of the year | 140,867 |
196,028 |
||
Exchange rate differences on cash & cash equivalents | (46) |
(1,078) |
||
Cash & cash equivalents at end of the period | 127,573 |
140,867 |
Reconciliation of Net Profit (Loss) to EBIT and Adjusted EBIT (Unaudited) |
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for the three months ended
|
for the twelve months ended
|
|||||||
In 000€ | 2023 |
2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
||||
Net profit (loss) for the period | (539) |
(4,588) |
6,695 |
(2,153) |
||||
Income taxes | (809) |
(402) |
78 |
975 |
||||
Financial expenses | 266 |
4,216 |
3,865 |
4,420 |
||||
Financial income | (32) |
(780) |
(5,019) |
(6,114) |
||||
Share in loss of joint venture | - |
- |
- |
- |
||||
EBIT | (1,113) |
(1,554) |
5,619 |
(2,872) |
||||
Share-based compensation expense (1) | 39 |
(20) |
39 |
(140) |
||||
Revaluation of fair value due to business combinations | - |
- |
- |
- |
||||
Impairments (2) | 4,228 |
- |
4,228 |
- |
||||
Acquisition-related expenses of business combinations | - |
- |
- |
- |
||||
Adjusted EBIT | 3,154 |
(1,574) |
9,886 |
(3,013) |
(1) |
Share-based compensation expense represents the cost of equity-settled and share-based payments to employees. | |||||
(2) |
Impairments represent the impairment of goodwill and intangible assets of Materialise Motion (3,572 kEUR) and the impairment of tangible and intangible assets of Engimplan (656 kEUR). |
Reconciliation of Net Profit (Loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (Unaudited) |
||||||||
for the three months ended
December 31, |
for the twelve months ended
December 31, |
|||||||
In 000€ | 2023 |
2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
||||
Net profit (loss) for the period | (539) |
(4,588) |
6,695 |
(2,153) |
||||
Income taxes | (809) |
(402) |
78 |
975 |
||||
Financial expenses | 266 |
4,216 |
3,865 |
4,420 |
||||
Financial income | (32) |
(780) |
(5,019) |
(6,114) |
||||
Depreciation and amortization | 5,320 |
5,832 |
21,511 |
22,026 |
||||
Share in loss of joint venture | - |
- |
- |
- |
||||
EBITDA | 4,207 |
4,278 |
27,130 |
19,154 |
||||
Share-based compensation expense (1) | 39 |
(20) |
39 |
(140) |
||||
Revaluation of fair value due to business combinations | - |
- |
- |
- |
||||
Impairments (2) | 4,228 |
- |
4,228 |
- |
||||
Acquisition-related expenses of business combinations | - |
- |
- |
- |
||||
Adjusted EBITDA | 8,474 |
4,258 |
31,397 |
19,014 |
(1) |
Share-based compensation expense represents the cost of equity-settled and share-based payments to employees. | |||||
(2) |
Impairments represent the impairment of goodwill and intangible assets of Materialise Motion (3,572 kEUR) and the impairment of tangible and intangible assets of Engimplan (656 kEUR). |
Segment P&L (Unaudited) |
||||||||||||
In 000€ |
Materialise
Software |
Materialise
Medical |
Materialise
Manufacturing |
Total
segments |
Unallocated (1) | Consolidated | ||||||
For the three months ended December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||
Revenues | 11,250 |
27,848 |
26,198 |
65,295 |
0 |
65,295 |
||||||
Segment (adj) EBITDA | 1,259 |
9,365 |
557 |
11,181 |
(2,708) |
8,474 |
||||||
Segment (adj) EBITDA % | 11.2% |
33.6% |
2.1% |
17.1% |
13.0% |
|||||||
For the three months ended December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||
Revenues | 11,699 |
24,254 |
26,750 |
62,703 |
0 |
62,703 |
||||||
Segment (adj) EBITDA | (1,441) |
6,355 |
1,506 |
6,421 |
(2,163) |
4,258 |
||||||
Segment (adj) EBITDA % | -12.3% |
26.2% |
5.6% |
10.2% |
6.8% |
|||||||
In 000€ | Materialise
Software |
Materialise
Medical |
Materialise
Manufacturing |
Total
segments |
Unallocated (1) | Consolidated | ||||||
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||
Revenues | 44,442 |
101,376 |
110,310 |
256,127 |
0 |
256,127 |
||||||
Segment (adj) EBITDA | 7,450 |
26,544 |
7,537 |
41,530 |
(10,133) |
31,397 |
||||||
Segment (adj) EBITDA % | 16.8% |
26.2% |
6.8% |
16.2% |
12.3% |
|||||||
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||
Revenues | 43,688 |
84,846 |
103,489 |
232,023 |
0 |
232,023 |
||||||
Segment (adj) EBITDA | 1,514 |
18,822 |
8,229 |
28,565 |
(9,551) |
19,014 |
||||||
Segment (adj) EBITDA % | 3.5% |
22.2% |
8.0% |
12.3% |
8.2% |
(1) |
Unallocated segment adjusted EBITDA consists of corporate research and development and corporate other operating income (expense), and the added share-based compensation expenses, acquisition related expenses of business combinations, impairments and fair value of business combinations that are included in Adjusted EBITDA. |
Reconciliation of Net Profit (Loss) to Segment adjusted EBITDA (Unaudited) |
||||||||
for the three months ended
December 31, |
for the twelve months ended
December 31, |
|||||||
In 000€ | 2023 |
2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
||||
Net profit (loss) for the period | (539) |
(4,588) |
6,695 |
(2,153) |
||||
Income taxes | (809) |
(402) |
78 |
975 |
||||
Financial cost | 266 |
4,216 |
3,865 |
4,420 |
||||
Financial income | (32) |
(780) |
(5,019) |
(6,114) |
||||
Operating (loss) profit | (1,113) |
(1,554) |
5,619 |
(2,872) |
||||
Depreciation and amortization | 5,320 |
5,832 |
21,511 |
22,026 |
||||
Corporate research and development | 721 |
594 |
2,785 |
2,600 |
||||
Corporate headquarter costs | 2,869 |
2,349 |
10,464 |
9,504 |
||||
Other operating income (expense) | (844) |
(800) |
(3,077) |
(2,693) |
||||
Impairments (1) | 4,228 |
- |
4,228 |
- |
||||
Segment adjusted EBITDA | 11,181 |
6,421 |
41,530 |
28,565 |
(1) |
Impairments represent the impairment of goodwill and intangible assets of Materialise Motion (3,572 kEUR) and the impairment of tangible and intangible assets of Engimplan (656 kEUR). |