Memscap Earnings for Fiscal Year 2015: Net Cash Increase of Eur 1.4 Million

Operating profit at EUR 0.8 million & Net profit at EUR 0.7 million

Variation in EBITDA
(in million euros)

Variation in EBITDA (in million euros)

GRENOBLE, France & DURHAM, N.C.--()--Regulatory News:

MEMSCAP (Paris:MEMS), the leading provider of innovative solutions based on MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems) technology, today announced its earnings for fiscal year 2015 ending December 31, 2015.

Analysis of the consolidated income statement

Matching previous quarterly press releases, revenue for FY 2015 amounted to EUR 12.6 million (US$ 14.0 million). Consolidated revenue distribution by market segment over FY 2015 is as follows:

Market segments   Revenue (M€)   %
Aerospace   5.2   41%
Medical / Biomedical 3.2 26%
Optical Communications / Adaptive Optics 3.2 25%
Mass Market 1.0 8%
Total   12.6   100%

(Any apparent discrepancies in totals are due to rounding.)

MEMSCAP consolidated earnings for FY 2015 are given by the following table:

(In million euros)   For the year ended

31 December 2015

  For the year ended

31 December 2014

Revenue

- Standard products*

- Custom products

  12.6

7.5

5.1

  13.2

8.1

5.1

Gross margin 4.6 4.1
Operating expenses** (3.8) (3.7)
Operating profit / (loss) 0.8 0.4
Financial profit / (loss) (0.1) (0.2)
Net profit / (loss)   0.7   0.2

(Financial data were subject to an audit by the Group’s statutory auditors who will issue their reports at a later date. On March 21st, 2016, the MEMSCAP board of directors authorized the release of the FY 2015 consolidated financial statements. Any apparent discrepancies in totals are due to rounding.)

* Including the royalties from the dermo-cosmetics segment.
** Net of research & development grants.

The gross margin rate ended at 37% of consolidated sales for FY 2015 which represents an increase by 6 points compared to the previous year. This improvement resulted mainly from the MEMSCAP business strategy focused on high-added value market segments and the amplification of productivity within the production entities of the Group. Consolidated gross margin for FY 2015 amounted to EUR 4.6 million against EUR 4.1 million for FY 2014.

Operating expenses (net of research & development grants) amounted to EUR 3.8 million for FY 2015. This amount is in line with the previous year (FY 2014: Net operating expenses at EUR 3.7 million).

The significant growth of the Group’s gross margin over FY 2015 combined with the control of operating costs led to a EUR 0.8 million operating profit (representing 6.4% of consolidated revenue) compared to an operating profit at EUR 0.4 million for FY 2014 (representing 2.8% of consolidated revenue).

The financial loss for FY 2015 amounted to EUR 0.1 million compared to a financial loss of EUR 0.2 million for FY 2014. This loss mainly included foreign exchange losses on Group’s sales for EUR 0.1 million (FY 2014: Foreign exchange losses of EUR 0.2 million).

Finally, the net profit for FY 2015 amounted to EUR 0.7 million (representing 5.3% of consolidated revenue) compared to a net profit of EUR 0.2 million for FY 2014 (representing 1.4% of consolidated revenue).

Net cash increase of EUR 1.4 million over FY 2015

The positive operating cash flow amounted to EUR 1.5 million for FY 2015 compared to EUR 1.7 million for FY 2014. At December 31, 2015, consolidated available cash was EUR 3.9 million including cash and short term deposits as well as cash investments (Corporate bonds) recorded under financial assets available for sale. In addition to this amount, the available unused credit lines amounted to EUR 0.4 million at December 31, 2015.

At December 31, 2015, net cash was EUR 2.3 million increasing by EUR 1.4 million compared to the net cash position at December 31, 2014.

MEMSCAP shareholder’s equity totaled EUR 17.8 million at December 31, 2015.

Analysis and perspectives

At the end of the fiscal year 2013, the Group announced its intention to focus its efforts on improving its profitability. The significant increase in the Group's financial performances during the fiscal year 2014 materialized a business strategy focused on high-value markets and productivity gains within the Group's production entities.

In the wake of 2014, the fiscal year 2015 confirmed the growth of the Group's profitability resulting from this business strategy. This dynamic enabled the Group to generate free cash flow and to significantly strengthen its net cash which represented 13% of the shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2015.

MEMSCAP intends to pursue this strategy in the coming year while expanding its international sales network.

Q1 2016 earnings: April 19, 2016

Annual meeting of shareholders: May 6, 2016

About MEMSCAP

MEMSCAP is the leading provider of innovative micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS)-based solutions. MEMSCAP standard and custom products and solutions include components, component designs (IP), manufacturing and related services. MEMSCAP customers include Fortune 500 businesses, major research institutes and universities. The company's shares are traded on the Eurolist of NYSE Euronext Paris S.A (ISIN: FR0010298620-MEMS) and belong to the CAC small, CAC Mid & Small, CAC All-Tradable and CAC All-Share indexes. More information on the company's products and services can be obtained at www.memscap.com.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

at 31 December 2015

  31 December
2015
  31 December
2014
€000 €000
Assets
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 3 151 3 057
Goodwill and intangible assets 8 254 8 635
Available-for-sale financial assets 1 265 1 277
Deferred tax asset 1 103 1 107
13 773 14 076
Current assets
Inventories 2 793 2 809
Trade and other receivables 2 051 2 591
Prepayments 138 237
Cash and short-term deposits 2 636 2 494
7 618 8 131
   
Total assets 21 391 22 207
 
 
Equity and liabilities
Equity
Issued capital 1 782 1 772
Share premium 18 675 18 771
Treasury shares (133) (117)
Retained earnings (394) (1 656)
Foreign currency translation (2 168) (1 972)
17 762 16 798
Non-current liabilities
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings 1 068 1 282
Employee benefit liability 54 199
1 122 1 481
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 1 883 2 224
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings 451 1 150
Other current financial liabilities 95 476
Provisions 78 78
2 507 3 928
 
Total liabilities 3 629 5 409
Total equity and liabilities 21 391 22 207

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

For the year ended 31 December 2015

  2015   2014
€000 €000
Continuing operations
 
Sales of goods and services 12 623 13 152
Revenue 12 623 13 152
 
Cost of sales (8 009) (9 070)
Gross profit 4 614 4 082
 
Other income 503 508
Research and development expenses (1 673) (1 856)
Selling and distribution costs (783) (592)
Administrative expenses (1 851) (1 772)
Operating profit / (loss) 810 370

Finance costs

(207)

(276)

Finance income 61 86
Profit / (loss) for the year from continuing operations before tax 664 180

Income tax expense

--

--

   
Profit / (loss) for the year from continuing operations 664 180
   
Profit / (loss) for the year 664 180
 
Earnings per share:
 

- Basic, for profit / (loss) for the year attributable to ordinary equity
holders of the parent (in euros)

€ 0.09

€ 0.03

- Diluted, for profit / (loss) for the year attributable to ordinary equity
holders of the parent (in euros)

€ 0.09

€ 0.03

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the year ended 31 December 2015

  2015   2014
€000 €000
   
Profit / (loss) for the year 664 180
 
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Actuarial gains / (losses) 129 (95)
Income tax on items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss -- --
Total items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss 129 (95)
 
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Net gain / (loss) on available-for-sale financial assets (12) (2)
Hedging instruments 319 (395)
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations (196) (130)
Income tax on items that may be reclassified to profit or loss -- --
Total items that may be reclassified to profit or loss 111 (527)
   
Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax 240 (622)
   
Total comprehensive income for the year, net of tax 904 (442)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

For the year ended 31 December 2015

 

(In thousands of euros, except for

number of shares)
 

Number

of shares
 

Issued

capital
 

Share

premium
 

Treasury

shares
 

Retained

earnings
 

Foreign

currency
translation

 

Total

shareholders’
equity

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000
 
At 1 January 2014 6 943 718 1 736 20 383 (123) (3 074) (1 842) 17 080

Profit for the year

--

--

--

--

180

--

180

Other comprehensive income for the period, net of tax -- -- -- -- (492) (130) (622)
Total comprehensive income -- -- -- -- (312) (130) (442)
 
Capital increase 145 497 36 101 -- (14) -- 123
Retained earnings offset with share premium -- -- (1 713) -- 1 713 -- --
Treasury shares -- -- -- 6 -- -- 6
Share-based payment -- -- -- -- 31 -- 31
 
At 31 December 2014 7 089 215 1 772 18 771 (117) (1 656) (1 972) 16 798
 
At 1 January 2015 7 089 215 1 772 18 771 (117) (1 656) (1 972) 16 798

Profit for the year

--

--

--

--

664

--

664

Other comprehensive income for the period, net of tax -- -- -- -- 436 (196) 240
Total comprehensive income -- -- -- -- 1 100 (196) 904
 
Capital increase 39 471 10 43 -- -- -- 53
Retained earnings offset with share premium -- -- (139) -- 139 -- --
Treasury shares -- -- -- (16) -- -- (16)
Share-based payment -- -- -- -- 23 -- 23
 
At 31 December 2015 7 128 686 1 782 18 675 (133) (394) (2 168) 17 762

CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT

For the year ended 31 December 2015

  2015   2014
€000 €000
Cash flows from operating activities:    
Net profit / (loss) for the year 664 180
Non-cash items written back:
Amortization and depreciation 836 817
Loss / (capital gain) on disposal of fixed assets 12 (11)
Other non-financial activities (96) 257
Accounts receivable 547 86
Inventories (23) 863
Other debtors (121) (185)
Accounts payable (221) (271)
Other liabilities (106) 11
Total net cash flows from operating activities 1 492 1 747
 

Cash flows from investing activities:

Purchase of fixed assets (288) (379)
Proceeds from sale / (purchase) of financial assets (16) (148)
Total net cash flows from investing activities (304) (527)
 

Cash flows from financing activities:

Repayment of borrowings (522) (577)
Payment of finance lease liabilities (114) (108)
Sale / (purchase) of treasury shares (16) 6
Proceeds from issue of shares 53 124
Total net cash flows from financing activities (599) (555)
 

Net foreign exchange difference

88

119

   
Increase / (decrease) in net cash and cash equivalents 677 784
Opening cash and cash equivalents balance 1 959 1 175
Closing cash and cash equivalents balance 2 636 1 959

Contacts

MEMSCAP
Yann Cousinet
CFO
Ph: +33 (0) 4 76 92 85 00
Email: yann.cousinet@memscap.com

Contacts

MEMSCAP
Yann Cousinet
CFO
Ph: +33 (0) 4 76 92 85 00
Email: yann.cousinet@memscap.com