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Interim report 2024, January - June

12/07/2024

Interim report 2024, January - June 12 Jul 2024 at 07:30

Regulatory press release

Second quarter

Order intake for the second quarter was SEK 769 m (703), corresponding to an increase of 9% whereof acquired growth was 36% and organic growth was -22%. Currency translations had an effect of on net sales of -5%

Net sales reached SEK 845 m (703), corresponding to an increase of 20% whereof acquired growth was 40% and organic growth was -20%. Currency translations had no material effect of on net sales

Adjusted EBIT reached SEK 172 m (154), equal to a 20.4 % (21.9) adjusted operating margin

EBIT reached SEK 104 m (150), equal to a 12.3% (21.4) operating margin

Adjusted profit after tax totaled SEK 103 m (119) and adjusted basic earnings per share was SEK 2.12 (2.56)

Profit after tax totaled SEK 34 m (116) and basic earnings per share was SEK 0.70 (2.48)

Cash flow from operating activities amounted to SEK 152 m (78)

First six months

Order intake for the first six months was SEK 1,242 m (1,384), corresponding to a decrease of 10% whereof acquired growth was 18% and organic growth was -29%

Net sales reached SEK 1,461 m (1,476), corresponding to a 1% decrease whereof acquired growth was 19% and organic growth was -20%. Currency translations had a negative effect of SEK 3 m on net sales

Adjusted EBIT reached SEK 309 m (370), equal to a 21.1% (25.0) adjusted operating margin

EBIT reached SEK 233 m (362), equal to a 16.0% (24.5) operating margin

Adjusted profit after tax totaled SEK 216 m (296) and adjusted basic earnings per share was SEK 4.55 (6.35)

Profit after tax totaled SEK 140 m (288) and basic earnings per share was SEK 2.94 (6.18)

Cash flow from operating activities amounted to SEK 210 m (233)

CEO comments

FIRST QUARTER WITH RED LION

The second quarter of the year saw an improvement in organic order intake compared with the first quarter. We are in a relatively weak market situation where our customers continue to work on adjusting their inventory levels and are in a wait-and-see mode to understand how demand will develop going forward.

The quarter's order intake, including Red Lion, amounts to SEK 769 million (703), corresponding to a growth of 9%. Excluding Red Lion, we see an organic sequential improvement of 9%, but a decrease by 22% compared to last year. We estimate that the quarter's order intake was negatively affected by our customers' inventory adjustments by approximately SEK 100 million. Looking ahead, we believe that customers' inventories are beginning to balance with the current demand, and we expect to see significantly less of these inventory adjustments going forward.

The quarter's turnover, including Red Lion, amounts to SEK 845 million (703), which corresponds to an increase of 20%, but a decrease of 20% compared to the corresponding period last year.

THE RESTRUCTURING PROGRAM NOW IMPLEMENTED

The restructuring program launched at the beginning of the quarter has been completed. The program, which has realized early cost synergies from the acquisition of Red Lion and optimized the European organization, has resulted in savings of SEK 23 million in 2024 and SEK 41 million in full-year effect. The cost of the program amounts to SEK 27 million and will be charged to the second quarter.

Our gross margin lands at 61.9% (64.7), which we think is a good level considering low sales volumes and the addition of Red Lion's slightly lower gross margin.

Operating expenses for the quarter amount to SEK 423 million, which includes items affecting comparability related to the acquisition of Red Lion Controls and the restructuring program - totaling SEK 69 million. All items affecting comparability are explained later in the report. Good cost control is important to us in these slightly more uncertain times, and we can see that the adjusted operating expenses are decreasing organically by 21%.

The adjusted operating profit in the quarter amounts to SEK 172 million (154), which corresponds to an operating margin of 20.4% (21.9). The quarter's cash flow from current operations amounts to SEK 152 million (78).

NORTH AMERICAN ORDERS BACK UP AFTER TEMPORARY DECLINE

The biggest positive impact on the improved sequential order intake comes from the North American market, which after a temporary decline in the first quarter, is now once again developing well.

The European market is moving sideways from the first quarter of 2024 and we have received several indications that the recovery will be somewhat slower than previously estimated.

In Asia, China is showing good development and good outlook. The, for HMS, important Japanese market is slowly moving in the right direction, with a large number of pre-purchase orders placed.

THE INTEGRATION OF RED LION IS IN FULL PROGRESS

The acquisition of Red Lion was completed at the beginning of the quarter and the response from the customers is very positive.

The integration work has been in full swing for three months and the main focus is commercial synergies. In Red Lion's largest market, the USA, our sales organizations have already held several joint customer and distributor meetings. In Asia, the sales organizations are already merged, and although fine-tuning of internal processes remains, the work has gone very well. Several collaborations have also started in Europe and our existing sales infrastructure is being used to improve Red Lion's presence in Europe.

At the same time, several integration initiatives are underway within the supply chain and support functions to further support sales synergies and increased operational efficiency, including changing business systems.

This is the first interim report that includes Red Lion as part of the HMS Group. We have updated the report to make it easier for the reader to follow the development of HMS organica
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