The FIGEAC AÉRO Group (ticker: FGA), a leading partner for major aerospace manufacturers, has today released its provisional full-year 2020/21 results (year ended 31st March 2021), which are currently being audited. The accounts will be approved by the Board of Directors on 29th July 2021.
Commenting on the 2020/21 results, FIGEAC AÉRO's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jean-Claude Maillard made the following statement: “Over the course of the past year, our Group and indeed the entire industry have had to weather an unprecedented global crisis with air traffic plummeting due to lockdowns and travel restrictions enforced worldwide. Having first secured the health and safety of our staff, we adapted to these new circumstances by demonstrating our agility and resilience with a view to safeguarding the Group's competitiveness.
From a financial perspective, the Covid-19 crisis dealt a very heavy blow to our performance in FY 2020/21. Nonetheless, the Group was quick to introduce structural cost-cutting measures which enabled it to generate positive current EBITDA in the 2nd half of the financial year ended 31st March 2021. As far as cash burn is concerned, the Group's financial discipline and drastic reduction in growth capex are beginning to pay off, with cash-flows managed effectively in the second half of the financial year.
This crisis forced us to take some tough decisions and reorganise our global production facilities, and I would like to thank all of FIGEAC AÉRO's staff for the commitment they have shown during this extremely difficult period.
Our competitive advantages remain intact despite the economic difficulties encountered by the aerospace industry: we are Europe's leading supplier of aerospace parts with a dominant and global industrial footprint scaled to deliver revenues of €550 million, vast innovative capabilities, renowned expertise and a robust corporate culture. Despite the ongoing uncertainties and difficulties, we should emerge from this crisis on a stronger footing thanks to the series of initiatives taken and the Route 2025 business plan drawn up. And I am convinced that we are now poised to benefit fully from post-crisis economic conditions thanks to the agility, commitment and professionalism of the teams I work with.”
€k - IFRS (1st April to 31st March) | 2019/20[1] (audited) |
H1 2020/21 |
H2 2020/21 |
2020/21 (provisional) |
LFL change[2] |
Revenue | 446,714 | 94,412 | 110,237 | 204,649 | -52.8% |
Current EBITDA[3] | 69,448 | (6,684) | 8,723 | 2,039 | -92.1% |
Current EBITDA / Revenue | 15.5% | - | 7.9% | 1.0% | |
EBITDA | 63,200 | (7,447) | 8,345 | 898 | -93.1% |
EBITDA / Revenue | 14.1% | - | 7.6% | - | |
Net depreciation, amortisation and provisions | (48,953) | (23,771) | (23,078) | (46,849) | |
Current operating income | 14,246 | (31,218) | (14,733) | (45,951) | |
COI / Revenue | 3.2% | - | - | - | |
Other non-recurring operating income & expenses | (43,266)[4] | (19,586) | 1,406 | (18,180) | |
Operating income | (29,020) | (50,804) | (13,327) | (64,131) | |
Cost of net financial debt | (9,602) | (4,112) | (1,345) | (5,457) | |
Realised currency gains & losses | (16,257) | (2,945) | 1,398 | (1,547) | |
Unrealised gains & losses on financial instruments | 1,348 | 11,822 | 67 | 11,889 | |
Other financial income & expenses | (22) | (25) | (2) | (27) | |
Income tax | (1,955) | (5,029) | 7,128 | 2,099 | |
Consolidated net income | (55,508) | (51,093) | (6,081) | (57,174) | |
Net income, Group share | (55,465) | (51,078) | (6,066) | (57,145) |
Full year hit hard by the public health crisis but benefiting from a rebound in H2 2020/21
In financial year 2020/21, the aerospace industry had to face not only the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX but also the biggest crisis in its history, with air traffic plummeting on account of the lockdowns and travel restrictions enforced worldwide.
FIGEAC AÉRO's 2020/21 revenue thus amounted to €204.6 million, reflecting a decrease of 54.2% (-52.8% at constant scope and exchange rates). Business in the Aerostructures division fell steeply (-57.6% reported and -56.2% LFL) while the other business activities recorded a decline of €15.8 million. Growth in the Aerostructures division reached around 20% in the 2nd half of the year, a clear and encouraging sign that business is picking up.
In FY 2020/21, the Group was able to reduce its operating expenses by €205.4 million following the many resilience measures rolled out rapidly to offset the steep drop in production and lower the breakeven point. These measures included:
Current EBITDA thus came to +€2.0 million in FY 2020/21, reflecting the initial effects of the plan adopted to optimise the cost structure; it reached +€8.7 million in H2 2020/21. The Aerostructures division generated current EBITDA of +€6.3 million, while the other business activities reported -€4.3 million.
The Group managed to reverse its operating performance in the 2nd half of the year thanks to the resilience measures it adopted so rapidly.
After factoring in depreciation and amortisation charges and provisions (-€46.8 million), current operating income came to -€46.0 million (-€14.7 million in H2 2020/21).
Non-recurring items (–€18.2 million) consisted mainly of €11.7 million of restructuring expenses (France and overseas), penalties for breach of capex orders (€0.95 million) and a non-cash impairment charge on certain assets within the Aerostructures division.
The operating result for FY 2020/21 thus came to –€64.1 million (-€13.3 million in H2 2020/21). Last of all, after incorporating the financial result and taxes, the net result (Group share) for FY 2020/21 was -€57.1 million (-€6.1 million in H2 2020/21).
Balance sheet
Free cash-flows remained under control over the period and amounted to -€43.7 million
(-€8.3 million in H2 2020/21, or +€1.85 million after restating for the €10.2 million resale of inventory to AEROTRADE recognised as a financing transaction). This reflects a significant improvement in the Group's cash-flows in the second half of the year (up from -€12.4 million in H1 to +€11.5 million in H2 2020/21).
In keeping with the trajectory drawn up by the Group, net investments were halved over the period compared with the previous year and totalled €29.4 million, including a recoverable deposit guarantee to the tune of €4.1 million and some remaining investments that the Group was unable to cancel during the crisis. Investments were mainly allocated to:
The Group signed a number of new loan agreements over the year amounting to €94 million in order to secure enough liquidity to roll out its transformation plan, safeguard its competitive standing and assure its long-term growth. It consisted of €79.3 million of PGEs (state-guaranteed loans) and a €14.8 million “Atout” loan from Bpifrance.
Net financial liabilities[5] thus totalled €347.7 million (€340.9 million excluding IFRS 16) and the Group reported a healthy amount of available cash at end-March 2021 of €80.5 million. The Group is already negotiating with its long-standing banking partners to ease the terms and conditions of its financial covenants for the year ending March 2022, along the lines of those negotiated last year.
Commercial momentum intact
Despite the crisis, FIGEAC AÉRO continued to roll out its commercial strategy throughout the year and was awarded a number of major contracts, including:
Paradoxically, given the mechanical impact the crisis has had on the Group's business activity, its commercial momentum has remained robust with business volumes (in the process of being quantified) exceeding pre-crisis levels and good progress being made on consultations on which FIGEAC AÉRO remains confident in its ability to finalise them over the coming months.
New business plan: Route 25
For the past 30 years, FIGEAC AÉRO has successfully established itself as a leading partner in the aerospace industry and developed solid positions as an aerospace supplier. This crisis has thrown business models into upheaval. FIGEAC AÉRO has thus drawn up a new business plan -Route 25- to continue expanding and emerge from this situation on a stronger footing. The plan aims to generate fresh impetus for the Group and establish a new trajectory that will ensure it can once again achieve pre-Covid revenue levels and deliver a robust and profitable economic performance.
The strategic roadmap is therefore geared towards the following:
FIGEAC AÉRO has also closely examined its economic and financial situation in order to assess its financing needs between now and the financial year ending March 2025. Talks are already well underway with several financial partners to adjust existing financing arrangements and also to set up additional financing, including the following options:
By the end of this process, the Group's balance sheet will be healthier and better suited to its strategy, thus enabling it to remain securely on the path towards value-creating development.
2021/22 targets
FIGEAC AÉRO's targets for FY 2021/22 are based on the assumptions that the global public health situation improves and that the aerospace industry recovers very gradually.
Furthermore, the Group will be able to rely on its performance plan (a reduction in personnel expenses and general & administrative expenses, a drive to streamline the Group's production sites, selective insourcing of some of the purchases that were previously outsourced, optimised use of raw materials, streamlined general purchases), which will achieve structural fixed cost savings of approximately €30 million, with almost the full effects becoming visible in H2 of this financial year (ending 31st March 2022).
FIGEAC AÉRO has thus set the following targets for FY 2021/22:
Agenda
2021/22 half-year results on 15th December 2021.
The Group does not intend to publish its Q1 and Q3 2021/22 revenue.
ABOUT FIGEAC AÉRO
The FIGEAC AÉRO Group, a leading partner for major aerospace manufacturers, specialises in producing light alloy and hard metal structural parts, engine parts, landing gear and sub-assemblies. FIGEAC AÉRO is a global group operating in France, the USA, Morocco, Mexico, Romania and Tunisia. The Group generated annual revenue of €204.6 million in the year to 31st March 2021.
FIGEAC AÉRO Jean-Claude Maillard - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tel.: +33 (0)5 65 34 52 52 Camille Traineau Corporate Development Director Institutional Relations / IR Tel.: +33 (0)5 81 24 61 90 / [email protected] |
ACTUS Finance & Communication Corinne Puissant - Analyst/Investor Relations Tel.: +33 (0)1 53 67 36 77 / [email protected] Manon Clairet - Press Relations Tel.: +33 (0)1 53 67 36 73 / [email protected] |
APPENDICES
BALANCE SHEET - €k - IFRS | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 |
Fixed assets | 323,681 | 297,591 |
Other non-current assets | 26,666 | 17,587 |
Inventory | 183,591 | 179,952 |
Contract assets (1) | 29,406 | 27,518 |
Trade receivables | 50,937 | 36,327 |
Current tax assets | 7,917 | 7,063 |
Other current assets | 23,302 | 22,522 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 106,811 | 80,470 |
TOTAL ASSETS | 752,311 | 669,030 |
Shareholders' equity | 138,553 | 84,688 |
Non-current financial liabilities | 269,402 | 351,406 |
Non-current liabilities | 55,990 | 30,587 |
Short-term financial liabilities | 40,133 | 18,930 |
Current portion of financial liabilities (3) | 75,441 | 40,561 |
Debt not bearing interest | 15,370 | 13,098 |
Repayable advances | 4,211 | 4,214 |
Trade payables and related accounts | 92,764 | 44,812 |
Current liabilities (2) | 60,447 | 80,734 |
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 752,311 | 669,030 |
(1) reclassification of contract assets as current assets
(2) reclassification of contract liabilities as current liabilities: €15.3m
(3) following the covenant breach, the >1-year portion of the EBRD loan has been classified as <1 year, with an impact of €19.6m
€k IFRS | 31/03/2020 | H1 2021 | H2 2021 | 31/03/2021 |
Cash flow before cost of financial debt and taxes | 43,303 | -12,434 | 11,479 | -955 |
Change in working capital requirement | 22,542 | -5,641 | -7,735 | -13,376 |
WCR in days of net sales | 95 | |||
Net cash flow from operating activities | 65,845 | -18,075 | 3,744 | -14,331 |
Net cash flow from investing activities | -56,443 | -17,303 | -12,087 | -29,390 |
FREE CASH-FLOWS | 9,402 | -35,378 | -8,343 | -43,721 |
Scope effects | 847 | |||
Acquisitions or disposals of treasury shares | 1,302 | 682 | -567 | 115 |
Change in borrowings and repayable advances | -17,169 | 51,102 | -22,749 | 28,353 |
Inventory carrying transaction with Aerotrade | 10,193 | 10,193 | ||
Net cash flow from financing activities | -15,867 | 51,784 | -13,123 | 38,661 |
Change in cash position | -6,465 | 16,406 | -21,466 | -5,060 |
Change in translation adjustment | 306 | -204 | 12 | -192 |
Net cash position | 66,792 | 82,994 | 61,540 | 61,540 |
FCF including the Aerotrade transaction | 1,850 | -33,528 |
[1]For the record, the results at 31st March 2020 reflect the first-time application of IFRS 16 - The Group has opted to apply the so-called transition “simplified retrospective” method, so the financial statements at 30th September 2018 and at 31st March 2019 have not been restated for the impact of applying IFRS 16
[2] At constant scope and exchange rates
[3] Current EBITDA = current operating income + depreciation and amortisation + net provisions - Before the breakdown of R&D expenses capitalised by the Group by type
[4] Of which a €40.1m non-cash asset impairment charge
[5] Excluding financial liabilities not bearing interest
[6] The company has redeemed approximately €9m of its ORNANEs and is in the process of cancelling them
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