Piaggio Group: first quarter 2012

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Consolidated net sales € 343.1 million (351.7 million in Q1 2011)

EBITDA € 33.0 million (33.7 million in Q1 2011) 

EBIT € 13.0 million (12.2 million in Q1 2011) 

Profit before tax € 5.8 million (5.6 million in Q1 2011)

Net profit € 3.2 million (3.0 million in Q1 2011) 

Net debt € 422.4 million 

 

Mantua, 8 May 2012 – At a meeting today in Mantua chaired by Roberto Colaninno, the Board of Directors of Piaggio & C. S.p.A. examined and approved the quarterly report at 31 March 2012.

In the first quarter of 2012 the Piaggio Group had to face both weak demand in the European two-wheeler market and a contraction in the light commercial vehicle sector throughout the Group’s main markets. 

Despite the above difficulties, the Piaggio Group’s financial results are in line with the first quarter of 2011. This performance stemmed not only from the Group’s strong position in EMEA countries – through the constant consolidation of its leadership in Europe and its increased market share in the main scooter and motorcycle segments – but also (and above all) as a result of the globalization strategy regarding investments, production and sales the Group has been pursuing with determination. 

Group consolidated net sales in the first quarter of 2012 amounted to 343.1 million euro, compared to 351.7 million euro in the first quarter of 2011.

In the first three months of 2012 the Piaggio Group shipped a total of 142,300 vehicles worldwide, compared to the 149,000 vehicles shipped in the first quarter of 2011. 

In the two-wheeler sector, with 88,600 vehicles shipped and 233.5 million euro of net sales, in the first three months of 2012 Piaggio Group reported improvements of 5.9% and 8.5% respectively, compared to the first quarter of 2011. The decrease in sales in the EMEA area – where as a whole the market recorded decreases of 8.3% in the scooter segment and 7.7% in the motorcycle segment, compared to the first three months of 2011 – was offset by strong Group growth in Asia, where Group shipments and net sales increased by 58.0% and 54.8%, respectively, and in America, where shipments and net sales increased by 69.8% and 156.5%, respectively.

In commercial vehicles, Group sales were affected by the simultaneous downturn in all the main markets (with overall decreases of -38.7% in Italy, -18.7% in Europe and -8.8% in India). In this segment, Piaggio Group shipped 53,700 vehicles in the first quarter of 2012 (-17.8%, compared to the first three months of 2011) with net sales for the period of 109.6 million euro (-19.7%). Piaggio Vehicles Private Ltd. (PVPL) confirmed its position of main player on the Indian domestic three-wheeler market, with an overall share of 33.6%. PVPL’s export performance was notable, increasing by 33% from about 1,500 units in the first three months of 2011 to around 2,000 units in the first three months of 2012.

The industrial gross margin for the period was 101.0 million euro, down 1.6 million, compared to the first quarter of 2011, while the net sales margin rose to 29.4% (29.2% in the first three months of 2011).

Operating expense in 2012 amounted to 87.9 million euro, some 2.5 million euro less than the corresponding period of the previous year, confirming the Group’s constant focus on reducing costs and maintaining high earnings and productivity levels.

Consolidated EBITDA in the first quarter of 2012 amounted to 33.0 million euro, slightly down (about 0.7 million euro) on the figure of the first quarter of 2011. The EBITDA margin was 9.6%, in line with the figure recorded in the first three months of the previous year. Net of the exchange rate effect, in the first quarter of 2012 Ebitda grew by 3.3% compared to the first quarter of 2011.

Piaggio Group EBIT in the first three months of 2012 was an improvement on the first quarter of 2011, with consolidated EBIT amounting to 13.0 million euro, up by 0.8 million euro on the corresponding period in 2011. The EBIT margin was 3.8%, an increase on the 3.5% of the first quarter of 2011.

In the first quarter of 2012 Piaggio Group recorded a profit before tax of 5.8 million euro, slightly up on the 5.6 million euro of the same period in 2011. Taxes for the period are 2.6 million euro, or 45% of the profit before tax.

The first quarter of 2012 ended with a net profit of 3.2 million euro, up on the 3 million euro of the first quarter of 2011.

Net debt at 31 March 2012 amounted to 422.4 million euro. Compared to the first quarter of 2011, net debt increased by some 16 million euro, primarily as a result of the increase in capital expenditure (+38%) by the Group to develop its industrial and commercial operations on an international scale. When compared to 31 December 2011, the increase of some 86.5 million euro is in line with previous years and is due to the seasonal nature typical of the two-wheeler business, which absorbs financial resources in the first part of the year and generates them in the second.

Shareholders’ equity at 31 March 2012 amounted to 448.6 million euro, against 446.2 million euro at 31 December 2011.

 

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Events after 31 March 2012

11 April 2012 – After winning the tender pursuant to article 105-107 L.F., the purchase agreement relating to the “Tecnocontrol” company in Pontedera was signed for an overall value of 11,323,000 euro.

13 April 2012 – The Piaggio & C. S.p.A. annual general meeting appointed the new Board of Directors, to remain in office for three years, until the approval of the financial statements at 31/12/2014.

The Board of Directors has 11 members, chosen from the list submitted by the majority shareholder Immsi S.p.A.: Roberto Colannino, Matteo Colaninno, Michele Colaninno, Andrea Paroli, Livio Corghi, Franco Debenedetti (independent director), Daniele Discepolo (independent director), Mauro Gambaro (independent director), Luca Paravicini Crespi (independent director), Riccaro Varaldo (independent director), Vito Varvaro (independent director).

The shareholders also appointed the Board of Statutory Auditors, who are Giovanni Barbara (Chairman), Alessandro Lai and Francesco Arietti as statutory auditors; Mauro Girelli and Elena Fornara as alternate auditors. At the same date, the shareholders appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers S.p.A. as external auditors for the financial periods 2012-2020.

28 April 2012 – Two days after its presentation to the Indian and international press in Bombay, Piaggio Group’s new Vespa production facility for the Indian market was officially inaugurated in Baramati (Maharashtra State). The initial production capacity of 150,000 vehicles/year will be increased to 300,000 vehicles/year in 2013.

  

Outlook

The Piaggio Group 2011-2014 Business Plan envisages strong growth in productivity to generate value for customers, employees and shareholders by leveraging the Group’s growing international presence, and boost product cost competitiveness on key processes like procurements, manufacturing and design. 

In terms of the business and geographical areas, the Plan sets out a growth strategy consistent with the world economic scenario, targeting decisive expansion on the emerging high-growth markets, accompanied by the maintenance and consolidation of the Group’s leadership positions on the mature markets.

Specifically the Plan envisages:

  • in the Asia SEA area, the expansion of the engine and two-wheeler ranges, as well as completion of entry on to the Indonesian market and new Asian markets, assisted by an increase in production capacity at Piaggio Vietnam (300,000 vehicles/year compared with today’s 140,000 vehicles/year);
  • entry on to the Indian scooter market, where annual growth rates are high, with the Vespa premium brand and the presentation (on 26 April 2012) of the model for the Indian domestic market, production of which began in the first quarter of 2012 at the new Baramati facility, which was officially inaugurated on 28 April 2012;
  • on the mature Western markets, further consolidation of the Group’s European leadership on the two-wheeler market as a whole and in the scooter sector, and growth in sales and margins for motorcycles thanks to the Aprilia and Moto Guzzi ranges;
  • in commercial vehicles, higher sales and market share in India (in part through the introduction of new 3- and 4-wheel vehicles in the fastest growing market segments) and in the emerging countries, maintenance of current market positions in Europe, and further growth in exports to African, Asian and South American markets.

As far as technology is concerned, the Piaggio Group is focusing strongly on the development – for two-wheelers and for commercial vehicles – of new highly innovative combustion engines, with sharply reduced fuel consumption and emissions. Supported by cooperation among the Group R&D centres in Europe and Asia and the world’s leading universities, Piaggio will also continue development work on vehicles equipped with new-generation electric motors, as well as hybrid engines, a field where the Group is already one of the world’s most advanced manufacturers.

Consistently with the Group’s increasingly global industrial and commercial organisation, strong emphasis will also be given to development of an international system of expertise and research in product marketing and style, with Group centres in Europe, Asia and the USA bringing together the top designers and marketing specialists from all Piaggio Group locations around the world.

 

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The manager in charge of preparing the company accounts and documents, Alessandra Simonotto, certifies, pursuant to paragraph 2, art. 154 bis of Legislative Decree no. 58/1998 (Consolidated Law on Financial Intermediation), that the accounting disclosures in this statement correspond to the accounting documents, ledgers and entries.

 

For more information:

Piaggio Group Press Office

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20121 Milano

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Consolidated income statement

 

    1° Quarter 2012 1° Quarter 2011
In thousands of euro Note Total of which
related parties (Chapter E)
Total of which
related parties (Chapter E)
           
Net sales 4 343,122 248 351,679 191
           
Cost of materials 5 201,475 6,737 211,901 7,674
Cost of services and use of third-party assets 6 65,789 1,103 64,873 999
Employee expenses 7 61,854   64,205  
Depreciation property, plant and equipment 8 8,654   9,093  
Amortisation intangible assets 8 11,329   12,478  
Other operating income 9 23,656 43 26,279 182
Other operating expense 10 4,638   3,255  
EBIT   13,039   12,153  
           
Share of result of associates 11 1,056      
Finance income 12 776   1,126  
Finance expense 12 9,464 58 7,209 79
Net exchange-rate gains/(losses) 12 422   (465)  
Profit before tax   5,829   5,605  
           
Income tax 13 2,623   2,635  
           
Result from on-going operations   3,206   2,970  
           
Discontinued operations:          
Profit or loss from discontinued operations 14        
           
Net profit (loss) for the period   3,206   2,970  
           
Attributable to:          
Equity holders of the parent   3,210   2,995  
Minority interests   (4)   (25)  
           
Earnings per share (in €) * 15 0.009   0.008  
Diluted earnings per share (in €) * 15 0.009   0.008  

Consolidated Balance Sheet

    At 31 March 2012    At 31 December 2011   
In thousands of euro Note Total of which related parties (Chapter E) Total of which related parties (Chapter E)
ASSETS          
Non-current assets          
Intangible assets 16 652,779   649,420  
Property, plant and equipment 17 280,997   274,871  
Investment property 18        
Equity investments 19 3,532   2,482  
Other financial assets 20 9,156   11,836  
Non-current tax receivables 21 1,118   976  
Deferred tax assets 22 57,557   55,726  
Trade receivables 23        
Other receivables 24 17,270 405 15,165 405
Total non-current assets   1,022,409   1,010,476  
           
Assets held for sale 28        
           
Current assets          
Trade receivables 23 124,990 1,826 65,560 2,453
Other receivables 24 27,958 6,496 28,028 6,456
Current tax receivables 21 31,041   27,245  
Inventories 25 267,986   236,988  
Other financial assets 26 7,216   0  
Cash and cash equivalents 27 107,499   151,887  
Total current assets   566,690   509,708  
TOTAL ASSETS   1,589,099   1,520,184  

 

    At 31 March 2012    At 31 December 2011   
In thousands of euro Note Total of which
related parties (Chapter E)
Total of which
related parties (Chapter E)
           
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
AND LIABILITIES
         
           
Shareholders' equity          
Share capital and reserves attributable
to equity holders of parent
29 447,376   445,036  
Share capital and reserves attributable
to minority interests
29 1,181   1,182  
Total shareholders' equity   448,557   446,218  
           
Non-current liabilities          
Borrowings due after one year 30 412,184 2,900 329,200 2,900
Trade payables 31 234   235  
Other non-current provisions 32 12,536   12,429  
Deferred tax liabilities 33 32,359   32,735  
Pension funds and employee benefits 34 46,813   46,603  
Non-current tax payables 35 1,931   2,539  
Other non-current payables 36 5,429   5,948  
Total non-current liabilities   511,486   429,689  
           
Current liabilities          
Borrowings due within one year 30 133,407   170,261  
Trade payables 31 393,054 15,066 375,263 18,903
Tax liabilities 35 18,968   20,920  
Other current liabilities 36 70,602 93 64,718 75
Current portion of other non-current provisions 32 13,025   13,115  
Total current liabilities   629,056   644,277  
           
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
AND LIABILITIES
  1,589,099   1,520,184  
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