SinterCast Results July-September 2018

Year-on-year series production increases by 15%

as earnings per share grows by 43%

Third Quarter 2018

• Revenue for Period: SEK 19.7 million (SEK 16.7 million)
• Operating Result: SEK 6.0 million (SEK 4.7 million)
• Earnings per Share: SEK 1.0 per share (SEK 0.7 per share)
• Cashflow from Operations: SEK 9.9 million (SEK 1.0 million)
• Start of production of passenger vehicle in-line diesel engine; shipments to begin in fourth quarter
• Poitras Foundry in Canada orders SinterCast Ladle Tracker®installation for ductile iron production
• Kimura Foundry in Japan orders Mini-System 3000 for CGI product development and prototyping

2018 Year-to-Date

• Revenue for Period: SEK 63.1 million (SEK 47.8 million)
• Operating Result: SEK 21.9 million (SEK 12.3 million)
• Earnings per Share: SEK 3.2 per share (SEK 1.9 per share)
• Cashflow from Operations: SEK 20.8 million (SEK 8.4 million)
• Installed Base: 24 fully automated systems, 22 mini-systems and four tracking systems in 14 countries

Series Production*

Year-on-year production for the third quarter increased by 15%, to 2.3 million Engine Equivalents. The third quarter production was 11.5% behind the pace of the first half of the year, due to the traditional summer shutdowns in July and August.

* Annualised average production of Engine Equivalents during the quarter (1 Engine Equivalent = 50 kg)

CEO Comments

Series production at all-time high for the summer quarter; underlying base remains strong

The third quarter results reinforced the strength of the series production base, with year-on-year volume increasing by 15%, setting an all-time high for the summer quarter. The quarterly volume of 2.3 million Engine Equivalents marked the third highest quarter in our history, despite being 11.5% below the first half of the year due to the traditional summer shutdowns in July and August. In parallel with the increase in production, year-on-year Sampling Cup shipments were up 5%, revenue was up 18% and earnings per share increased by 43%. On a year-to-date basis, Sampling Cup shipments have increased by 41%, revenue has increased by 32%, and earnings per share have increased by 68%. Overall, the production base continues to be strong, providing the potential to reach 3.0 million Engine Equivalents in the near-term.

Series production of the previously announced high volume in-line diesel engine cylinder block for passenger vehicles commenced at the Tupy foundry in Saltillo, Mexico during the third quarter. However, shipment from the foundry has been deferred until the fourth quarter to coincide with the engine production planning of the OEM. The contribution from this new programme has therefore not been included in the third quarter results. Shipment of full volumes, potentially corresponding to approximately 300,000 Engine equivalents per year, is expected to begin before year-end.

Installation activity intensifies 

Following orders for the SinterCast Ladle Tracker® system from the Tupy foundry in Brazil and for the SinterCast Cast Tracker™ system from the Scania foundry in Sweden during the second quarter, the momentum for our Tracking Technologies continued during the third quarter, with a Ladle Tracker order from the Poitras foundry in Canada. With the order, Poitras has become the first foundry in the world to adopt the ladle tracking technology for ductile iron production. The Poitras installation will also be the first Ladle Tracker system that operates as an independent stand-alone system, not running under the System 3000 CGI operating platform. Beyond the tracking installations, a CGI Mini-System 3000 was sold to the Kimura foundry in Japan and announced on 1 October. The order will enable Kimura to offer complete CGI casting solutions for automotive, commercial vehicle, and industrial power OEMs for prototyping and niche volume production.

The Kimura installation will be commissioned during the fourth quarter, contributing to the 2018 installation revenue. The timing of the Tupy and Poitras tracking installations may be postponed until the first quarter of 2019 due to higher than normal year-end production demands, deferring the revenue recognition until 2019. Several other Installation discussions are ongoing for CGI process control systems, capacity upgrades, and tracking installations in grey iron, CGI and ductile iron foundries. In addition to the current installation opportunities, SinterCast is also investigating the development of other unique technologies – within and beyond the scope of thermal analysis – to improve quality and production efficiency in the metals industry.

Nomination Committee

The Nomination Committee, elected by the Annual General Meeting 2018, consists of Ulla-Britt Fräjdin-Hellqvist, Chairman, Andrea Fessler, Hans-Erik Andersson, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Aage Figenschou. Shareholders wishing to provide input or proposals should provide written submissions to the Nomination Committee (e-mail: nomination.committee@sintercast.com) at least seven weeks prior to the Annual General Meeting for the proposal to be included in the notice of the meeting.

Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting 2019 of SinterCast AB (publ) will be held on Thursday 23 May 2019. Shareholders wishing to have a matter considered at the Annual General Meeting should provide written submissions to agm.registration@sintercast.com or to the company: SinterCast AB (publ), Kungsgatan 2, 641 30 Katrineholm, Sweden, at least seven weeks prior to the Annual General Meeting for the proposal to be included in the notice of the meeting. Further details on how and when to register will be published in advance of the Annual General Meeting.

Information

Stockholm 14 November 2018

For more information:

Dr. Steve Dawson
President & CEO
SinterCast AB (publ)
Office:   +46 150 794 40
Mobile:  +44 771 002 6342
e-mail:    steve.dawson@sintercast.com
website:  www.sintercast.com

This press release contains information SinterCast AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. This information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the President & CEO Dr. Steve Dawson, at 08:00 CET on 14 November 2018. 

SinterCast is the world’s leading supplier of process control technology for the reliable high volume production of Compacted Graphite Iron (CGI). With at least 75% higher tensile strength, 45% higher stiffness and approximately double the fatigue strength of conventional grey cast iron and aluminium, CGI allows engine designers to improve performance, fuel economy and durability while reducing engine size, weight, noise and emissions. The SinterCast technology is primarily used for the production of petrol and diesel engine cylinder blocks and exhaust components for passenger vehicles; medium-duty and heavy-duty cylinder blocks and heads for commercial vehicles; and, industrial power engine components for marine, rail, off-road and stationary engine applications. SinterCast supports the series production of components ranging from 2.7 kg to 9 tonnes, all using the same proven process control technology.  As a specialist supplier of precision measurement and process control solutions to the metals industry, SinterCast also supplies a suite of tracking technologies, including the SinterCast Ladle Tracker®, Cast Tracker™ and Operator Tracker™ to improve process control, productivity and traceability in a variety of applications.  With 50 installations in 14 countries, SinterCast is a publicly traded company, quoted on the Nasdaq Stockholm stock exchange (SINT).  For more information: www.sintercast.com

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