First Quarter 2011 - Revenues EUR 1.49 Million, Growth 68 Percent to Year Before
LONDON, May 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Rototec Geothermal Energy Plc (- XE:RGE), the owner of Rototec Oy, the leading Finnish geothermal energy systems provider and the owner of Rototec i Sverige AB, the Swedish's upcoming star in the business, has today announced its virgin unaudited quarterly results for the quarter ended 31 March 2011.
Highlights include:
- Reverse takeover of Rototec Oy completed
- Reverse takeover of Rototec i Sverige AB completed
- Listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, under symbol RGE
- Turnover up to EUR 1.49 million for 1 Jan - 31 March 2011, growth 68% to year before
- EBITDA up to EUR 0.20 million for 1 Jan - 31 March 2011, growth 191% to year before
- Net capital expenditure on new machinery amounted to EUR 0.40 million
- Forecast the full year revenue of 2011 to exceed EUR 10.3 million with EBITDA exceeding EUR 2.5 million
During the first quarter of 2011 revenues were up by 68% compared to restated revenues of EUR 0.89 million achieved during the same period last year. EBITDA was up by 191% compared to restated EBITDA of EUR 0.07 million achieved during the same period last year. The restated figures used in the comparatives stated in the financial reports have been compiled by assuming that Rototec Geothermal Energy Plc was in existence for the whole of calendar year 2010 with both Rototec Oy and Rototec i Sverige AB as fully owned 100% subsidiaries.
Commenting on the results, Timo Ojanne, Chief Executive of Rototec Geothermal Energy Plc said:
"We are delighted with these results. The first quarter of the year is traditionally a low season for geothermal energy system providers. Our achievement of 68% growth compared to the same period last year demonstrates that we are executing the right business model and we are doing things right in this rapidly growing market of geothermal energy systems.
Our subsidiaries Rototec Oy in Finland and Rototec i Sverige AB in Sweden are well positioned to capitalise on the growth in these current markets we operate. The reverse takeover of both subsidiaries by Rototec Geothermal Energy Plc has been successfully accomplished and all their operations are now running efficiently.
Our order book for 2011 looks very strong and based on this we are now looking to increase our capacity by advancing our new drilling machinery orders. This will enable us to cope with the high demand for our services that we are currently facing. During this first quarter we have had a net capital expenditure on new drilling machinery equipment amounting to EUR 0.4 million. Based on the current rate of demand for our services we forecast the full year revenue of 2011 to exceed EUR 10.3 million with EBITDA exceeding EUR 2.5 million.
Our successful listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange has been completed on the 28 March 2011. We expect that this will open the doors to the capital markets and enable us to get the right financial footing so that we launch in new territories, with initial focus being the United Kingdom and Norway. We believe that our business concept is a proved one both in Finland and Sweden and applying this successfully in United Kingdom and Norway will enable us to enhance profitability, financial strength and in turn shareholder value.
We are reviewing our strategic objectives for the years ahead and we will be updating you with further announcements in due course."
Consolidated Unaudited Income Statement
for the 3 months ended 31 March 2011
3 months 3 months 12 months
to 31-Mar-11 to 31-Mar-10 to 31-12-10
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
(Restated)* (Restated)*
EUR EUR EUR
Operating revenue
Net Sales 1,491,385 890,314 7,104,153
Operating expense
Cost of goods sold (825,523) (445,895) (3,863,036)
Other operating expense (358,973) (221,537) (1,127,116)
Other income 72,036 523 166,624
Personnel costs (182,199) (155,702) (762,293)
EBITDA 196,727 67,703 1,518,332
Depreciation and amortisation (149,021) (63,728) (333,183)
EBIT 47,706 3,975 1,185,149
Financial income and expense (2,746) (2,746) (13,748)
Profit before tax 44,960 1,229 1,171,402
Taxation - (15,581) (311,445)
Profit for the period 44,960 (14,352) 859,957
Total comprehensive income
for period
attributable to the owners
of the Parent Company 44,960 (14,352) 859,957
Earnings per share, EUR 0.45 cents (0.14) cents 8.60 cents
Number of shares outstanding 10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000
Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2011
As at As at
31-Mar-11 31-12-10
Unaudited Unaudited
(Restated)*
EUR EUR
Assets
Non-current assets
Goodwill 689,021 688,584
Other intangible assets 89,876 90,430
Tangible non-current assets 1,820,290 1,546,010
Total non-current assets 2,599,187 2,325,024
Current assets
Inventories 382,128 343,683
Trade receivables 716,230 777,921
Other current assets 365,788 304,941
Cash and cash equivalents 333,562 546,297
Total current assets 1,797,708 1,972,842
Total assets 4,396,895 4,297,867
Equity and liabilities
Share capital 1,000,000 1,000,000
Other paid-in capital 819,186 820,000
Retained earnings 207,666 160,905
Total equity 2,026,853 1,980,905
Non-current liabilities
Interest-bearing non-current liabilities 880,797 748,388
Other provisions 5,961 5,919
Total Non-current liabilities 886,758 754,308
Current liabilities
Interest-bearing current liabilities 84,951 118,896
Tax liabilities 18,090 73,347
Other current liabilities 1,380,244 1,370,411
Total Current liabilities 1,483,284 1,562,654
Total liabilities 2,370,042 2,316,962
Total equity and liabilities 4,396,895 4,297,867
Changes in equity as at 31 March 2011
As at As at
31-Mar-11 31-12-10
Unaudited Unaudited
(Restated)*
EUR EUR
Incorporation 20,000 20,000
Share issue 1,800,000 1,800,000
IFRS adjustment Financial leasing 161,892 160,114
Retained results 44,961 0
Total closing equity 2,026,853 1,980,114
Consolidated Unaudited Cash Flow Statement for the 3
months ended 31 March 2011
3 months 3 months 12 months
to
31-Mar-11 to 31-Mar-10 to 31-12-10
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
(Restated)* (Restated)*
EUR EUR EUR
Operations
Profit after net financial items 45,410 1,883 1,198,388
Taxes paid (55,476) (17,012) (287,986)
Adjustments for items not included
in cash flow 149,021 63,730 333,183
Cash flow from operations, excluding
change in operating
assets and liabilities 138,955 48,601 1,243,585
Change in operating assets and
liabilities
Change in inventories (38,434) - (181,811)
Change in trade receivables 61,968 122,712 (325,434)
Change in other current assets (58,763) (26,042) (69,394)
Change in accounts payable 16,856 89,759 579,904
Change in other operating liabilities
and provisions (66,392) (47,936) 59,780
Cash flow from operations 54,190 187,094 1,306,630
Investments
Acquisition of intangible and
tangible non- current assets (419,225) (4,316) (1,278,041)
Cash flow from investments (419,225) (4,316) (1,278,041)
Financing
New borrowings 216,800 522,504
Amortization of borrowings (63,649) (72,559) (262,181)
Incorporation (45,260)
Cash flow from financing 153,151 (72,559) 215,063
Total cash flow (211,885) 110,220 243,653
Exchange-rate differences (855) (1,319) 6,740
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of period 546,297 296,295 296,295
Cash and cash equivalents at
end of period 333,557 405,196 546,688
* The restated figures used in the comparatives stated in the financial reports have been compiled by assuming that Rototec Geothermal Energy Plc was in existence for the whole of calendar year 2010 with both Rototec Oy and Rototec i Sverige AB as fully owned 100% subsidiaries.
The financial information for the quarter ended 31 March 2011 has not been audited and does not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. The financial information has not been reviewed by the Company's auditor.
Accounting standards
Rototec Geothermal Energy's consolidated financial statements are made in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Upcoming reports
2nd Quarter Report January-June 22 August 2011
3rd Quarter Report January-September 14 November 2011
Year-end report 2011 21 February 2011
Board and Executive Director declaration The board and the CEO certify that the 1st quarter report gives a fair picture of the operations, financial position and results in Rototec Group.
Rototec Geothermal Energy Plc
Timo Ojanne Kim Ojanne Jukka Koski Louis Yerolemou
The chairman of the Board Director Director Director
About Rototec Geothermal Energy Plc
Rototec Geothermal Energy Plc - "Rototec" - is a total solution supplier of geothermal energy systems and started its operations in 2007. The current operations are located in Finland and Sweden. Rototec provides complete geothermal energy systems encompassing thermal response tests, earth energy design and drilling as an integral part of a complete geothermal heat pump system. Through proven operational excellence Rototec delivers a high quality, cost effective and environmentally sustainable energy source for residential and commercial customers. Rototec is currently listed on the First Quotation Board on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Deutsche Borse) under trading symbol RGE.
Disclaimer
This presentation contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future results of Rototec Geothermal Energy Plc - "Rototec" - that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections about the market in which Rototec operates and the beliefs and assumptions of the management of Rototec. In particular, among other statements, certain statements with regard to management objectives, trends in results of operations, margins, costs, return on equity, risk management and competition are forward-looking in nature. Words such as 'expects', 'anticipates', 'targets', 'goals', 'projects', 'intends', 'plans', 'believes', 'seeks', 'estimates', variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. Therefore, Rototec's actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, economic conditions globally, the impact of competition, political and economic developments in the countries in which Rototec operates, regulatory developments in Germany and internationally and changes in the margins for Rototec' services. Any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of Rototec speak only as of the date they are made. Rototec does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect any changes in Rototec's expectations with regard thereto or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
For any further information, please contact us directly
Rototec Geothermal Energy Plc
Mr Kim Ojanne
Chief Financial Officer
Tel. +46-768-26-66-11
E-mail [email protected]
Web http://www.rototecgeoenergy.com/press/press-releases.html
SOURCE Rototec Geothermal Energy PLC
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