Harvia Plc, Half-year financial review, 16 August 2019 at 9.00 a.m. EET
Profitable growth continued
This release is a summary of Harvia Plc’s January–June 2019 Half-year financial review. The complete report is attached to this release as a pdf-file. It is also available on Harvia’s website at www.harvia.fi.
Highlights of the review period
April–June 2019
January–June 2019
Key figures
| EUR million | 4-6/2019 | 4-6/2018 | Change, % | 1-6/2019 | 1-6/2018 | Change,% | 2018 |
| Revenue | 17.0 | 15.3 | 11.4% | 36.3 | 31.8 | 14.3% | 61.9 |
| EBITDA * | 3.5 | 3.0 | 17.2% | 8.1 | 5.4 | 49.9% | 11.5 |
| % of revenue | 20.4% | 19.4% | 22.2% | 16.9% | 18.6% | ||
| Items affecting comparability ** | 0.1 | 0.0 | 230.5% | 0.3 | 1.3 | -80.8% | 1.5 |
| Adjusted EBITDA *** | 3.6 | 3.0 | 19.9% | 8.3 | 6.7 | 24.2% | 13.0 |
| % revenue | 21.1% | 19.6% | 22.9% | 21.1% | 21.0% | ||
| Operating profit | 2.7 | 2.4 | 11.5% | 6.5 | 4.3 | 50.5% | 9.4 |
| % revenue | 15.8% | 15.7% | 18.0% | 13.6% | 15.1% | ||
| Adjusted operating profit *** | 2.8 | 2.4 | 14.9% | 6.8 | 5.7 | 19.8% | 10.9 |
| % revenue | 16.5% | 16.0% | 18.7% | 17.8% | 17.5% | ||
| Basic EPS (EUR)**** | 0.10 | 0.08 | 22.6% | 0.24 | 0.22 | 10.1% | 0.41 |
| Operating free cash flow | 2.2 | 0.4 | 532.3% | 3.9 | 2.3 | 68.6% | 10.0 |
| Cash conversion | 62.2% | 11.8% | 47.4% | 34.9% | 77.0% | ||
| Investments in tangible and intangible assets | -0.6 | -0.2 | 151.3% | -1.1 | -0.8 | 28.2% | -1.6 |
| Net debt * | 33.9 | 31.0 | 9.4% | 33.9 | 31.0 | 9.4% | 30.3 |
| Leverage | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | ||
| Net working capital | 20.5 | 20.4 | 0.3% | 20.5 | 20.4 | 0.3% | 17.5 |
| Adjusted return on capital employed (ROCE) | 30.6% | 30.8% | 30.6% | 30.8% | 31.6% | ||
| Equity ratio | 56.0% | 54.9% | 56.0% | 54.9% | 56.3% | ||
| Personnel at the end of period | 404 | 381 | 6.0% | 404 | 381 | 6.0% | 400 |
* Adoption of IFRS 16 Leases standard increased EBITDA by EUR 289 thousand and net debt by EUR 2.7 million at the end of June 2019.
** Consists of items outside the ordinary course of business that are related to Group's strategic development projects, the listing, acquisitions and loss on sale of fixed assets and affect comparability.
*** Adjusted by items affecting comparability.
**** Earnings per share (EPS) in January–June 2018 were EUR 0.17, calculated based on the number of shares after the listing.
Financial targets and outlook
Harvia does not publish its short-term outlook. However, the company has set long-term targets related to growth, profitability and leverage. The company targets an average annual revenue growth of more than 5%, adjusted operating profit margin of 20% and a net debt/adjusted EBITDA between 1.5x−2.5x. The future impacts of changes in IFRS reporting standards have been excluded in the net debt/adjusted EBITDA ratio target.
Harvia targets a regularly increasing dividend with a bi-annual dividend payout of at least 60 percent of net income, in total.
Tapio Pajuharju, CEO:
Harvia’s growth and profitability remained stable and strong in January−June 2019. We achieved a revenue of EUR 36.3 million during the review period, exceeding the revenue of the comparison period by 14.3 percent. Our positive revenue trend continued also during the second quarter.
During the review period, revenue growth was especially strong in the sauna room product group, which grew by 90.4 percent. The growth of sauna heaters exceeded the five percent growth target as well, in both electric and wood-burning heaters. Control units saw an improvement from the weak demand at the beginning of the year, and during the first half-year, we exceeded the level of last year’s comparison period. The demand for other product groups remained steady.
Revenue development was mainly positive in all our key markets. The US market continued its strong growth, and at the same time we strengthened our position in the Scandinavian countries, France, the Benelux countries and in the UK. The development of revenue in Germany was good in the second quarter, and we were able to achieve a three percent growth in sales after a challenging beginning of the year. In Finland, the very strong first quarter temporarily increased our customers’ stock levels, but the situation normalized in the second quarter. The Russian market has been exceptionally volatile, and the strong beginning of the year turned into a slight decline before summer.
The profitability of business operations remained strong and the adjusted operating profit of the review period grew to EUR 6.8 million, or 18.7 percent of revenue.
The integration of the US-based Almost Heaven Saunas, acquired at the end of 2018, proceeded as planned. The business operations were also profitable. At the same, AHS’s product range has been renewed, its customer base and distribution network have been expanded, and production as well as logistics have been streamlined.
Harvia’s first half of 2019 is a strong demonstration of good cooperation, and I am extremely pleased with the efforts of the Harvia team and our key customers. During the remainder of 2019, we will continue the systematic implementation of our strategy, focusing on increasing the value of the average purchase, geographical expansion as well as the continuous improvement of productivity. In addition to organic growth, Harvia is actively looking into possibilities of growth through business acquisitions.
Press conference
Harvia will hold a press conference in English for analysts, investors and media today, Friday August 16, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. Finnish time. The press conference is held at Allas Sea Pool, Itämerikeskus (address: Katajanokanlaituri 2a, Helsinki, Finland). CEO Tapio Pajuharju and CFO Ari Vesterinen will host the event.
A live webcast of the conference is available at: https://harvia.videosync.fi/2019-q2-results.
For further information, please contact:
CEO Tapio Pajuharju, tapio.pajuharju@harvia.fi, tel. +358 50 577 4200
CFO Ari Vesterinen, ari.vesterinen@harvia.fi, tel. +358 40 505 0440
Harvia is one of the leading companies operating in the sauna and spa market globally, as measured by revenue. Harvia's brands and product portfolio are well-known in the market and the company's comprehensive product portfolio strives to meet the needs of the international sauna and spa market of both private and professional customers.
Harvia's revenue totaled EUR 61.9 million in 2018, its operating profit was EUR 9.4 million and adjusted operating profit EUR 10.9 million during the same period. The company employs some 400 professionals in Finland, China and Hong Kong, Romania, Austria, United States, Germany and Estonia. The company is headquartered in Muurame, Finland, adjacent to its largest sauna and sauna component manufacturing facility.
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