Qsc q2 14_presentation
- 1. QSC AG Company Presentation Results Q2 2014 Cologne, August 11, 2014
- 2. 2 AGENDA 1. Operating development Q2 2014 2.Financial development Q2 2014 3.Outlook for 2014 4. Questions & Answers
- 3. 3 DISAPPOINTING Q2 2014 •Revenues of € 109.4 million slightly lower than expected •Shift in revenues in favor of low-margin TC revenues •Unfavorable revenue mix + one-off effect of € 2 million led to an EBITDA of € 10.5 million in Q2 2014 •Revenue generation with new ICT products is taking more time than expected because of adverse market environment
- 4. 4 UNFAVORABLE REVENUE MIX IN Q2 2014 •Direct Sales was hampered by weak IT Consulting business •Stable Indirect Sales revenues despite •negative regulatory impact in TC business •lack of revenues with new ICT products •Resellers managed to generate higher TC revenues than expected
- 5. 5 LACK OF NEW BUSINESS IN IT CONSULTING •In 2013, IT Consulting made a big step forward and increased its revenues by 13% •Tailwind from large outsourcing projects •Quick wins in cross-selling •In 2014, it has slowed down for two reasons •No large outsourcing projects so far •Due to the heavy workload in 2013, new biz was not the focus
- 6. 6 LACK OF NEW IT CONSULTING BUSINESS HAMPERED ORDER INFLOW IN DIRECT SALES •TCV of € 50.9 million in H1 2014 from new and existing customers •QSC expects higher TCV in H2 2014
- 7. 7 RESELLERS WITH TEMPORARY HIGHER REVENUES •Legacy business burdened by •tough price competition •stricter regulation •Highly efficient NGN helps QSC to generate higher voice revenues temporarily
- 8. 8 INDIRECT SALES BENEFITS FROM LARGE SHARE OF IP-BASED ICT BUSINESS •Positive development of ICT products •Surprisingly good development in TC business despite stricter regulation •Revenues with new ICT products lower than expected
- 9. 9 HUGE INTEREST FOR QSC‘S PRODUCTS FOR THE CLOUD ERA – BUT STILL SMALL REVENUES •Since 2013, QSC has strengthened its R&D (~60 developers in place) and is now in a position to market a broad portfolio for the Cloud era •Innovation efforts are highly appreciated by existing and new customers as well as the market •Nevertheless, sales generation takes time as QSC has to train and certify sales partners •In addition, adverse market environment hampers revenue generation
- 10. 10 ADVERSE MARKET ENVIRONMENT IN GERMANY Cloud Monitor 2014 (BITKOM / KPMG) •Setback of growth of Cloud-based products due to ongoing NSA debate •13% of companies postpone planned Cloud projects •11% terminated projects •77% hesitate to use the Cloud for security reasons •45% fear a loss of data Adverse market environment delays revenue generation
- 11. 11 PROMISING INDICATORS FOR GROWING REVENUES WITH ICT PRODUCTS IN COMING QUARTERS •Right positioning: QSC was nominated as a “Cloud Leader” in two categories in June 2014 by Experton Group •Right products: Cloud-based telephone system “IPfonie centraflex” has won a test by Germany’s leading TC magazine “connect” •First customers: Langenfeld in NRW is installing QSC-WiFi •First customers: QSC-tengo sales team won a considerable number of seats in July 2014 •First partners for the M2M era: solucon team is working with a German “hidden champion” on an innovative solution to a daily challenge for thousands of mid- and large-sized logistics companies
- 12. 12 AGENDA 1. Operating development Q2 2014 2. Financial development Q2 2014 3.Outlook for 2014 4. Questions & Answers
- 13. 13 (1) Excluding depreciation and non-cash share-based remuneration LOWER PROFITABILITY IN Q2 2014 •Revenues •Cost of Revenues •Gross profit •Other operating expenses •EBITDA profit •Depreciation •EBIT profit •Financial results •Income taxes •Net profit In € million 109.4 81.6 +27.8 17.3 +10.5 12.5 -2.0 -1.6 -0.3 -3.9 (1) (1) 113.5 75.5 +37.9 18.7 +19.2 12.6 +6.6 -0.9 -0.5 +5.2 Q2 2014 Q2 2013
- 14. 14 UNFAVORABLE REVENUE MIX REDUCED PROFITABILITY •Direct Sales experienced a sharp decline in profitability in Q2 2014 due to •lower IT Consulting revenues •one off-effect of € 2 million •higher personal expenses •Indirect Sales earned an EBITDA margin of 24% despite a lack of revenues with new ICT products •Resellers incurred a loss in Q2 2014, but still made a significant contribution to covering the infrastructure costs •Segment EBITDA was also below the figures for Q2 2013 because of the deferred cost effect
- 15. 15 MAIN COST DRIVER: COST OF REVENUES Main factors •Deferred cost effect (nearly € 5 million per quarter) •One-off effect of € 2 million stemming from stabilization/ optimization of IT operations following an internal quality review. This effect increased cost of infrastructure •Higher personnel expenses, especially in Direct Sales
- 16. 16 PROFITABILITY REDUCED BY HIGHER DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES •In 2014, QSC plans to double its development budget to some € 10 million •Focus on the development of Cloud-based products and services
- 17. 17 PROFITABILITY SUPPORTED BY LEAN SGA •Sales and marketing expenses benefit from •rising share of Direct Sales •increasing online sales •General and administrative expenses benefit from •INFO AG merger •strict cost discipline
- 18. 18 AT A GLANCE: IMPACTS ON PROFITABILITY IN Q2 2014
- 19. 19 “CLARITY” WILL HELP TO BOOST PROFITABILITY •Due to the unsatisfying level of profitability in Q2 2014, QSC has started a program to raise efficiency •Program “Clarity” will be connected with an ongoing change management program to improve the collaboration between business units and locations •In HR, QSC has shifted the focus – reallocation has become more important than recruiting •1st positive effect: Number of employees rose by only 7 in Q2 2014
- 20. 20 STABLE LEVEL OF INVESTMENTS •For 2014, QSC now expects a CAPEX ratio of around 8% of revenues
- 21. 21 MODERATE CAPEX HELPED TO EARN A SUSTAINABLE FREE CASH FLOW •Free cash flow results from the change in net debt from operating business •In Q2 2014, net debt increased by € 18.4 million because of two factors outside of operating business •Payment of the dividend (€ 12.4 million) •Redemption of factoring of the former INFO AG (€ 11.0 million)
- 22. 22 PROMISSORY NOTE LOAN HAS CHANGED STRUCTURE OF THE BALANCE SHEET •In May 2014, QSC signed a promissory note loan to optimize debt structure: •Amount: € 150 million •Term: 5–7 years •Promissory note loan led to an increase in financial debts and liquidity •QSC has used parts of cash inflow to redeem factoring of former INFO AG •In August 2014, QSC will pay back parts of the existing syndicated loan
- 23. 23 QSC IS FINANCED SOLIDLY AND WILL WORK ON IMPROVING ITS PROFITABILITY IN H2 2014 AND BEYOND •Thanks to the promissory note loan, QSC is now able to •implement its growth strategy •finance further investments in future growth •acquire additional smaller ICT players •After an unsatisfying Q2 2014, QSC has started several initiatives to raise profitability •Better revenue mix and higher revenues with high-margin ICT products will help to increase profitability in H2 2014 disproportionately
- 24. 24 AGENDA 1. Operating development Q2 2014 2. Financial development Q2 2014 3. Outlook for 2014 4. Questions & Answers
- 25. 25 QSC NARROWS GUIDANCE FOR 2014 •QSC expects a stronger H2 2014 due to •launch of innovative products •higher IT Consulting revenues •QSC aims to pay a dividend of minimum € 0.10 per share for fiscal 2014
- 26. 26 HOW QSC WILL REACT TO UNSATISFYING Q2 2014 •Increase in Direct Sales in H2 2014, especially through growth in project business and sales push in IT Consulting •Focus on efficiency supported by the start of the “Clarity” program and reallocating instead of recruiting ICT experts •Big step forward in revenue generation in ICT and Cloud business after the summer break •Acquisition of additional companies (start-ups as well as more established ICT players) •No change in strategy: QSC is well-positioned and financed to execute its mid-term growth strategy
- 27. 27 AGENDA 1. Operating development Q2 2014 2. Financial development Q2 2014 3. Outlook for 2014 4. Questions & Answers
- 28. 28 SHAREHOLDER STRUCTURE AFTER THE TWO FOUNDERS HAVE BOUGHT ADDITIONAL SHARES
- 29. 29 CONTACT QSC AG Arne Thull Head of Investor Relations Mathias-Brüggen-Strasse 55 50829 Cologne twitter.com/QSCIRde twitter.com/QSCIRen blog.qsc.de xing.com/companies/QSCAG slideshare.net/QSCAG paulrobertloyd.com/2009/06/social_media_icons Phone +49-221-6698-724 Fax +49-221-6698-009 E-mail invest@qsc.de Web www.qsc.de
- 30. 30 SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT This presentation includes forward-looking statements as such term is defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and projections of future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual results to vary materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, changes in the competitive environment, changes in the rate of development and expansion of the technical capabilities of DSL technology, changes in prices of DSL technology and market share of our competitors, changes in the rate of development and expansion of alternative broadband technologies and changes in prices of such alternative broadband technologies, changes in government regulation, legal precedents or court decisions relating, among other things, to line sharing, rent for co- location and unbundled local loops, the pricing and timely availability of leased lines, and other matters that might have an effect on our business, the timely development of value-added services, our ability to maintain and expand current marketing and distribution agreements and enter into new marketing and distribution agreements, our ability to receive additional financing if management planning targets are not met, the timely and complete payment of outstanding receivables from our distribution partners and resellers of QSC services and products, as well as the availability of sufficiently qualified employees. A complete list of the risks, uncertainties and other factors facing us can be found in our public reports and filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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