GTT: Revenues of €58.9 million in the first quarter of 2019
Revenues of €58.9 million in the first
quarter of 2019
- New orders in the 1st
quarter of 2019: 14 LNG carriers and 1 LNG bunker
ship
- New order for the equipment
of a container vessel converted to LNG (April 2019)
- Confirmation of 2019
targets
Paris, 16 April 2019 - GTT
(Gaztransport & Technigaz), an engineering company specialising
in the design of membrane containment systems for the transport and
storage of liquefied gas, has announced its revenues for the first
quarter of the 2019 financial year.
Consolidated key figures for the first
quarter of 2019
(in thousands of euros) |
Q1 2018 |
Q1 2019 |
Change |
Revenue |
64,169 |
58,909 |
-8.2% |
|
|
|
|
From newbuilds |
61,530 |
55,354 |
-10.0% |
LNG carriers |
54,567 |
46,215 |
-15.3% |
FSRU1 |
6,244 |
5,234 |
-16.2% |
FLNG2 |
496 |
1,257 |
+153.3% |
Onshore storage |
- |
858 |
ns |
Barges |
223 |
172 |
-22.9% |
LNG as fuel |
- |
1,618 |
ns |
From services |
2,639 |
3,555 |
+34.7% |
Philippe Berterottière, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of GTT, commented: "The level of new orders held
firm in the first quarter of 2019, in line with the good steady
performance of the LNG market. We have already booked 14 orders for
LNG carriers. With regard to LNG as fuel, we are registering
increasing interest from ship-owners, which in the 1st quarter led
to an order for a bunker vessel and more recently an order for the
conversion of a container vessel to LNG. In financial terms,
revenue has not yet fully benefited from the flow of orders in 2018
and decreased in the 1st quarter of 2019 compared with the same
period last year, which was based on older orders. Given the good
level of our order book and schedule for vessel construction, we
confirm our targets for the whole of the year".
Performance of activity
segments
Consolidated revenue for the first quarter of
2019 were €58.9 million, down by 8.2% compared to the first quarter
of 2018.
- Revenue linked to new constructions came to €55.4 million, down
by 10.0%.
- Royalties from LNG carriers decreased by 15.3%, totalling €46.2
million, and FSRU royalties by 16.2% to €5.2 million. Revenue in
the first quarter of 2019 did not fully benefit from the flow of
orders in 2018 (14 LNG carriers under construction out of 48
ordered), whilst the same period in 2018 was essentially based on
orders prior to 2016.
- Other royalties are increasing. This includes royalties from
FLNGs for €1.3 million (+153.3%) and from LNG as fuel for €1.6
million.
- Revenue linked to services was €3.6 million, strong growth
(+34.7%) compared with the first quarter of 2018, notably due to
the rise of maintenance services and, to a lesser extent, the
contribution of Ascenz.
Highlights
- Progression in orders for LNG
carriers
With 14 orders for LNG carriers booked in the
first quarter of 2019, GTT's main business activity is at an
all-time high. The LNG carriers will all be equipped with recent
GTT technologies (Mark III Flex+, Mark III Flex and NO96 GW). They
will be delivered between the end of 2020 and the end of 2021.
- LNG as fuel: new business
successes
- In March 2019, GTT received an order from the Sembcorp Marine
shipyard for the design of the tanks of an LNG bunker vessel for
ship-owner Indah Singa Maritime Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Mitsui OSK
Lines (MOL). GTT will design the tanks for these vessels, which
will include the Mark III Flex membrane containment solution
developed by GTT. The vessel will have a capacity of 12,000 m3.
Delivery is scheduled for the first half of 2021.
- In April 2019, GTT received an order from Chinese shipyard
Hudong-Zhonghua for the design of an LNG tank as part of the
conversion of a very large capacity container vessel for German
ship-owner Hapag Lloyd. The 6,500 m3 LNG tank will provide optimal
space usage for the storage of fuel.
Changes to the order book
Since 1st January 2019, the GTT’s order book,
excluding LNG as fuel, which then comprised 97 units, has evolved
as follows:
- 9 LNG carrier deliveries;
- 1 FSRU delivery;
- 14 LNG carrier orders.
At 31 March 2019, the order book, excluding LNG
as fuel, stood at 101 units, of which:
- 88 LNG carriers;
- 8 FSRUs;
- 2 FLNGs;
- 3 onshore storage tanks.
With regard to LNG as fuel, the number of
vessels on order at 31 March 2019 was 12 units, plus the order for
the Hapag-Lloyd container vessel received in April.
Outlook for 2019
In the absence of significant cancellations or
delays to orders, the Company has confirmed its targets for FY2019,
namely:
- 2019 consolidated revenues between €255 million and €270
million,
- 2019 consolidated 3EBITDA within a range of €150 million to
€160 million,
- a dividend target, in respect of FY2019 and FY20204,
corresponding to a payout rate of at least 80% of consolidated net
income5.
***
Update on activity of 1st quarter of
2019
Marc Haestier, Chief Financial Officer, will
comment on GTT's activity in the 1st quarter of 2019 and will
answer questions from the financial community during a telephone
conference in English on Tuesday 16 April 2019, at 6:15 pm, Paris
time.
To participate in the conference call, please
dial one of the following numbers five to ten minutes before the
start of the
conference:•
France: + 33 1 76 70 07
94;•
United Kingdom: + 44 207 192
8000;•
USA: + 1 631 510 7495.Confirmation code: 1349088
This conference call will also be broadcast live
on GTT's website (www.gtt.fr) in listen-only mode (webcast). The
presentation document will be available on the website.
Financial agenda
- General Meeting of Shareholders: 23 May 2019
- Pay-out of the remainder of the dividend (€1.79 per share4) for
FY2018: 29 May 2019
- Publication of the 2019 half-year results: 25 July 2019 (after
the close of trading)
- 2019 third-quarter results: 17 October 2019 (after the close of
trading)
Investor Relations
Contact:information-financiere@gtt.fr / +33 1 30 23 20
87
Press contact: press@gtt.fr / +33 1 30 23 42 26
/ +33 1 30 23 47 31
For further information, please consult
www.gtt.fr/en
About GTTGTT (Gaztransport
& Technigaz) is an engineering company expert in containment
systems with cryogenic membranes used to transport and store
liquefied gas, in particular LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas). For over
50 years, GTT has been maintaining reliable relationships with all
stakeholders of the gas industry (shipyards, ship-owners, gas
companies, terminal operators, classification societies). The
Company designs and provides technologies which combine operational
efficiency and safety, to equip LNG carriers, floating terminals,
and multi-gas carriers. GTT also develops solutions dedicated to
land storage and to the use of LNG as fuel for vessel propulsion,
as well as a full range of services.
GTT is listed on Euronext Paris, Compartment A
(ISIN FR0011726835 Euronext Paris: GTT) and is notably included in
the SBF 120 and MSCI Small Cap indexes.
Important notice
The figures presented here are those customarily
used and communicated to the markets by GTT. This message includes
forward-looking information and statements. Such statements include
financial projections and estimates, the assumptions on which they
are based, as well as statements about projects, objectives and
expectations regarding future operations, profits, or services, or
future performance. Although GTT management believes that these
forward-looking statements are reasonable, investors and GTT
shareholders should be aware that such forward-looking information
and statements are subject to many risks and uncertainties that are
generally difficult to predict and beyond the control of GTT, and
may cause results and developments to differ significantly from
those expressed, implied or predicted in the forward-looking
statements or information. Such risks include those explained or
identified in the public documents filed by GTT with the French
Financial Markets Authority (AMF – Autorité des Marchés
Financiers), including those listed in the “Risk Factors” section
of the GTT Registration Document filed with the AMF on 25 April
2018, and the half-year financial report released on 26 July 26
2018. Investors and GTT shareholders should note that if some or
all of these risks are realised they may have a significant
unfavourable impact on GTT.
1 Floating Storage Regasification Unit: Floating LNG storage and
regasification unit
2 Floating Liquefied Natural Gas vessel: LNG liquefaction
unit
3 EBITDA: earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization, in accordance with IFRS.
4 Subject to approval by the Shareholders' Meeting
5 Subject to approval by the Shareholders' Meeting and the
distributable profits in the corporate financial statements of GTT
SA.
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