Johan Albrecht
Analyst · KeyBanc Capital Markets. Your line is open
Thank you, Chris. I'll begin with a brief review of our consolidated revenue on Slide 6 now. As a reminder, when we refer to sales in our presentation, we mean revenues plus deferred revenues. Also, please note that unless otherwise stated, all competitors in this call are against our results for the fourth quarter of 2020, and full year 2020. For the quarter revenue increased 25.8% million to €57 million. The growth took place in all three segments. Our software segment grew by 19%, Materialise Medical increased 20%, and revenue in manufacturing rose by 35%. For the quarter, Materialise Software accounted for 22% of our total revenue, Materialise Medical for 36% and Materialise Manufacturing for 42%. For the full year, revenue grew €35 million or 20.5% to €205.5 million, €4 million increase of our deferred revenue from software license and maintenance fees compared to 20 -- to December 2020. And that underscores the strong license sales performance of our software and medical segments. Cross-segment revenue from software products represented 32% of our total revenue, for both the quarter and the full year. Moving to Slide 7, you will see our consolidated adjusted EBITDA numbers for the fourth quarter. Consolidated adjusted EBITDA increased €3.1 million to €10.49 million compared to Q4 last year and in new quarterly records. Our EBITDA margin grew to 18.4%, two percentage points above last year's 16.3%. Full-year EBITDA grew 50 basis points from 20.4 million in 2020 to €32.5 million in 2021. EBITDA margin for the full year reached 15.8% compared to 12% last year. This increase was the result of a variety of positive factors. Our strong revenue growth and improved gross margin, treated by increased insourcing and continuous productivity improvements and disciplined spending. In particular, with respect to overheads. Importantly, our EBITDA increased did not come at the expense of our R&D spending. In addition, the initiatives we previously described to enhance our internal business application platform continued and are on-track. Slide 8 summarizes the results of us materialise software segment. Software revenue increased 19.3% to €12.2 million. While recurring revenue was plus non-recurring revenue grew 33.6% driven by new perpetual license fees. EBITDA increased 43% to €5,000,518. The adjusted EBITDA margin grew to 45% as a result of the solid revenue growth and our operating expenses capital under control even as our digital transformation project continued. Moving now to Slide 9, you will see the total revenue, Materialise Medical segment increased 20.3%. And for the first time, broke €20 million barrier. Revenue from medical software, sales grew 25%, while revenue from medical devices and services increased 18% compared to last year. Revenue from medical software sales, account to 12, 31% of the segment revenue. Adjusted EBITDA grew 31% to €6,358,000 compared to €4.8 million. The segment's adjusted EBITDA margin was 30.7% compared to 28.2% last year. So let's turn to Slide 10 for an overview of the Q4 performance of our Materialise Manufacturing segment. Revenue increased 34.9% to €24.1 million. Importantly, revenue was approximately €5 million higher than in the first quarter of 2021 when we first noted the positive signs from industrial goods and all the business lines. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was €1.2 million. EBITDA margin was only 5% negatively impacted by temporary higher production variables in our additive manufacturing business lines. Full year adjusted EBITDA increased €3.9 million to €6.4 million while EBITDA margin increased to 7.2% from 3.7% as a result of the revenue growth, optimized capacity usage, and improved production efficiencies. Slide 11 provides the highlights of our income statement for the fourth quarter and the full year 2021. For the quarter, revenue increased €11.7 million or 25.8%, and gross profit increased €7 million or 26.9%. Gross profit was positively impacted by efficiency cadence, and the growing software and service portion in our revenue sales mix. As a result, gross profit margin increased 0.5% percentage points to 58.3%. For the full year, this margin even increased 1.9 percentage points. Operating expenses increased 5.9% compared to last year's quarter. Our sales and marketing spending increased 22.7% as sales and marketing projects were refined. G&A expenditures increased 11.3%, an increase due to the rollout of the ongoing internal digital transformation project that we discussed in our previous earnings calls. In line with our strategy, research and development expenses increased 12.2% compared to Q4, if we exclude last year's €2.1 million impairment cost of our tracheal splint program. This quarter, net operating income was €1.26 million. As a result of these elements, the group's operating profit amounted to €4.976 million compared to a loss of almost €2 million in last year's period. For the full year, operating profit rose to €12.217 million from a loss of €4.639 million. Net financial income was €275,000 compared to a loss of €596,000 last year. Income tax expense amounted to €490,000 compared to a Q4 2020 positive tax income of €531,000. Net profit for the fourth quarter was €4.762 million compared to a net loss of £2,039,000 for the 2020 period. For the full year, the profit rose to €13,145,000 resulting in £23 sell per share from a net loss of £7.2 million or minus €13 cents per share. Now please turn to Slide 12 for a recap of balance sheet and cash flow highlights. This fourth quarter, our balance sheet remains strong. Cash flow -- cash amounted to €196 million compared to €111.5 million at December 31st, 2020. But over the same period, our borrowings decreased by €16 million to €99.1 million. Only €21.3 million of our debt is short-term at December 31st. Equity increased €99.4 million to €232.6 million as a combined result of the year-to-date net profits amounting to €13.1 million in growth from the June and July follow-on capital increase of €85.8 million. The exercise of stock options for €2.4 million, the impairments over financial assets in a span of €3.4 million over the year '21 and positive conversion differences of €1 million mainly from the strong which is found in U.S. dollar against Euro. Total deferred revenue increased to €38.3 million compared to €34.9 million, as of December 31st, 2020. Over 38.3 million, 34.3 were related to annual software sales and maintenance contracts versus 30.2 million, as of December 31st, 2020. Cash flow from operating activities for the full year amounted to €25.8 million compared to 30 million last year. The increased operating result was partly offset by unfavorable working capital requirements, as a result of the strong activity growth. Capital expenditures for the quarter amounted to €4.5 million and to €11.7 million for the year, and they we're not financed. Our financial reports are excluding Link3D, of which we acquired 100% of the shares through January 4, 2022. As reference in 2021, Link3D realized revenue of approximately $2.3 million, and the negative EBITDA of approximately $4.6 million. Peter?