Riber — MBE deliveries offset lower evaporator sales

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Riber — MBE deliveries offset lower evaporator sales

Riber’s H119 revenue numbers show a 17% year-on-year decline to €13.9m, with higher molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems and service revenues partly offsetting lower evaporator sales. The order book indicates that evaporator sales will remain subdued in H219, so we reduce our FY19 group revenue and EPS estimates by 6% and 21%, respectively, leaving our FY20 estimates unchanged.

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MBE deliveries offset lower evaporator sales

H119 revenues

Tech hardware & equipment

8 August 2019

Price

€1.15

Market cap

€24m

Net cash (€m) at end December 2018

2.5

Shares in issue

20.8m

Free float

57.2%

Code

RIB

Primary exchange

Euronext Paris

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

(17.1)

(26.2)

(65.8)

Rel (local)

(14.2)

(23.8)

(64.8)

52-week high/low

€3.59

€1.13

Business description

Riber designs and produces molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems and evaporator sources and cells for the semiconductor industry. This equipment is essential for the manufacturing of compound semiconductor materials that are used in numerous high-growth applications.

Next events

H119 results

30 September 2019

Analysts

Anne Margaret Crow

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Dan Ridsdale

+44 (0)20 3077 5729

Riber is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

Riber’s H119 revenue numbers show a 17% year-on-year decline to €13.9m, with higher molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems and service revenues partly offsetting lower evaporator sales. The order book indicates that evaporator sales will remain subdued in H219, so we reduce our FY19 group revenue and EPS estimates by 6% and 21%, respectively, leaving our FY20 estimates unchanged.

Year end

Revenue (€m)

PBT*
(€m)

EPS*
(€)

DPS
(€)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

12/17

30.5

4.0

0.13

0.05

8.8

4.4

12/18

31.3

2.0

0.07

0.05

16.4

4.4

12/19e

35.3

3.6

0.12

0.05

9.6

4.4

12/20e

35.9

4.5

0.15

0.05

7.7

4.4

Note: *PBT and EPS are normalised, excluding amortisation of acquired intangibles, exceptional items and share-based payments.

Strong MBE system performance in H119

As anticipated, given the order book at the start of FY19, revenues from MBE systems grew strongly, more than doubling to €8.6m during H119, as the group delivered four production machines, two of which were initially scheduled for delivery during H218, compared with only one production machine and three smaller R&D machines in H118. Revenues from services and spares rose by 65% to €4.3m, following an initiative to make the customer base more aware of the complete offering. As expected, sales of evaporators were much lower than the previous year (€1.0m vs €10.4m) reflecting lower demand from a major customer.

More to follow in H219

Management is confident that the strong performance in MBE systems will continue, with an order backlog at end June 2019 of 13 systems, six of which are the larger production machines, totalling €21.5m. It expects to deliver a further eight or nine systems during H219, so we leave our FY19 system revenue estimate unchanged. While the order book for services is lower than a year previously (€6.9m vs €8.3m), the sales cycle here is relatively short, giving time to secure additional orders sufficiently ahead of the year end for delivery during H219. We reduce our segmental revenue estimates slightly (see Exhibit 1). There are currently no orders for evaporators. While management remains confident that the major customer will recommence placing orders during H219, it is not likely to be able to fulfil these by the year end, so we substantially cut our FY19 segmental revenue estimates.

Valuation: Trading at a discount to peers

The share price has halved over the last year, and Riber is now trading at a discount to both Aixtron and Veeco with respect to all prospective multiples. While some discount for a small capitalisation and relatively low free float is justified, the size of the discount (year one EV/sales multiple of 0.6x for Riber vs 2.4x for our sample mean) is, in our opinion, unwarranted. This gives scope for share price appreciation as Riber converts the strong order book into a sustainable profit recovery.

Estimate revisions

Exhibit 1: Changes to estimates

€m

H119

End H119

FY18

FY19e

FY20e

Actual

Order book

Actual

Old

New

Change

Old

New

Change

System revenues

8.6

21.5

9.6

23.5

23.5

0.0%

19.8

19.8

0.0%

Evaporator revenues

1.0

0.0

11.6

3.0

1.0

-66.7%

4.0

4.0

0.0%

Service revenues

4.3

6.9

10.0

11.1

10.8

-32.8%

12.1

12.1

0.0%

Total revenues

13.9

28.4

31.3

37.7

35.3

-6.2%

35.9

35.9

0.0%

PBT

2.0

4.6

3.6

-20.8%

4.5

4.5

0.0%

EPS (€)

0.07

0.15

0.12

-20.7%

0.15

0.15

0.0%

DPS (€)

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.0%

0.05

0.05

0.0%

Net cash at year end

2.5

7.6

7.0

-7.9%

11.0

10.1

-8.6%

Source: Riber accounts, Edison Investment Research


Exhibit 2: Financial summary

€m

2016

2017

2018

2019e

2020e

Year end 31 December

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

INCOME STATEMENT

Revenue

 

 

16.5

30.5

31.3

35.3

35.9

Cost of Sales

(10.4)

(17.0)

(19.6)

(22.1)

(21.7)

Gross Profit

6.0

13.6

11.7

13.2

14.2

EBITDA

 

 

0.2

5.9

3.3

4.5

5.4

Normalised operating profit

 

 

(1.3)

4.6

2.2

3.6

4.5

Amortisation of acquired intangibles

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Exceptionals

0.2

(0.9)

(2.2)

0.0

0.0

Share-based payments

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Reported operating profit

(1.1)

3.8

0.0

3.6

4.5

Net Interest

0.0

(0.6)

(0.2)

(0.0)

0.0

Joint ventures & associates (post tax)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Exceptionals

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Profit Before Tax (norm)

 

 

(1.3)

4.0

2.0

3.6

4.5

Profit Before Tax (reported)

 

 

(1.1)

3.1

(0.2)

3.6

4.5

Reported tax

0.0

1.0

0.5

0.0

0.0

Profit After Tax (norm)

(1.3)

2.7

1.4

2.5

3.2

Profit After Tax (reported)

(1.1)

4.1

0.3

3.6

4.5

Minority interests

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Discontinued operations

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Net income (normalised)

(1.3)

2.7

1.4

2.5

3.2

Net income (reported)

(1.1)

4.1

0.3

3.6

4.5

Basic average number of shares outstanding (m)

21

21

21

21

21

EPS - basic normalised (€)

 

 

(0.06)

0.13

0.07

0.12

0.15

EPS - diluted normalised (€)

 

 

(0.06)

0.13

0.07

0.12

0.15

EPS - basic reported (€)

 

 

(0.05)

0.19

0.02

0.17

0.21

Dividend (€)

0.00

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

Revenue growth (%)

28.9

85.6

2.5

12.9

0.0

Gross Margin (%)

36.7

44.5

37.5

37.5

39.5

EBITDA Margin (%)

1.4

19.4

10.4

12.8

14.9

Normalised Operating Margin

-8.2

15.2

7.1

10.3

12.4

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

 

8.0

9.0

9.5

9.6

9.8

Intangible Assets

2.9

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

Tangible Assets

4.6

4.9

4.8

4.9

5.1

Investments & other

0.5

2.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

Current Assets

 

 

18.4

28.4

28.2

27.5

31.0

Stocks

7.3

9.9

15.3

11.6

11.8

Debtors

7.1

9.1

8.8

7.7

7.9

Cash & cash equivalents

2.5

7.4

3.0

7.0

10.2

Other

1.4

2.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

Current Liabilities

 

 

(10.3)

(17.0)

(17.3)

(14.0)

(14.3)

Creditors

(10.3)

(16.7)

(16.8)

(14.0)

(14.3)

Tax and social security

0.0

(0.2)

0.0

0.0

0.0

Short term borrowings

0.0

0.0

(0.4)

0.0

0.0

Other

(0.0)

(0.0)

(0.0)

(0.0)

(0.0)

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

(0.6)

(0.7)

(1.3)

(1.3)

(1.3)

Long term borrowings

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Other long term liabilities

(0.6)

(0.7)

(1.3)

(1.3)

(1.3)

Net Assets

 

 

15.5

19.8

19.2

21.7

25.1

Minority interests

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Shareholders' equity

 

 

15.5

19.8

19.2

21.7

25.1

CASH FLOW

Op Cash Flow before WC and tax

(0.1)

6.7

4.2

4.5

5.4

Working capital

0.1

1.3

(5.3)

1.9

(0.1)

Exceptional & other

0.0

(0.5)

(1.7)

0.0

0.0

Tax

0.0

(1.0)

0.0

0.0

0.0

Net operating cash flow

 

 

(0.0)

6.6

(2.8)

6.4

5.3

Capex

(0.8)

(1.1)

(0.8)

(0.9)

(1.1)

Acquisitions/disposals

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Net interest

(0.0)

(0.0)

(0.0)

0.0

0.0

Equity financing

1.5

(0.1)

(0.5)

0.0

0.0

Dividends

0.0

0.0

(1.0)

(1.0)

(1.0)

Other

2.4

(0.5)

0.0

0.0

0.0

Net Cash Flow

3.0

4.9

(5.2)

4.5

3.1

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

 

0.6

(2.5)

(7.4)

(2.5)

(7.0)

FX

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Other non-cash movements

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.0

0.0

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

 

(2.5)

(7.4)

(2.5)

(7.0)

(10.1)

Source: Riber accounts, Edison Investment Research

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