6-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of April 2021

Commission File Number: 001-36515

 

 

Materialise NV

 

 

Technologielaan 15

3001 Leuven

Belgium

(Address of principal executive office)

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit    Description

99.1

   Press Release dated April 29, 2021

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

MATERIALISE NV
By:   /s/ Wilfried Vancraen
Name:   Wilfried Vancraen
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

Date: April 29, 2021

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Materialise Reports First Quarter 2021 Results

LEUVEN, Belgium—(BUSINESS WIRE)—April 29, 2021 — Materialise NV (NASDAQ:MTLS), a leading provider of additive manufacturing and medical software and of sophisticated 3D printing services, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021.

Highlights – First Quarter 2021

 

   

Total revenue was 45,554 kEUR for the first quarter of 2021, compared to 46,245 kEUR for the 2020 period.

 

   

Total deferred revenues from annual software sales and maintenance fees increased 1,888 kEUR to 32,130 kEUR compared to December 31, 2020.

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA was 5,341 kEUR for the first quarter of 2021 compared to 3,603 kEUR for the 2020 period.

 

   

Net loss for the first quarter of 2021 was (3,667) kEUR, or (0.07) EUR per diluted share, compared to (2,899) kEUR, or (0.05) EUR per diluted share, for the 2020 period.

 

   

Total cash was 107,568 kEUR at the end of the quarter; net debt was 2,960 kEUR, an improvement of 612 kEUR compared to December 31, 2020.

Executive Chairman Peter Leys commented, “While the global economy was still significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Materialise performed well. We continued to bounce back, and our revenue came close to the level of the first quarter of 2020, which predated the pandemic. We are particularly encouraged by the fact that, alongside the revenue growth of Materialise Medical, which has been performing very strongly since Q3 2020, Materialise Software also posted growth this quarter. Our Adjusted EBITDA was a solid 5,341 kEUR, a 48.2% increase compared to the same period last year. In addition to our good financial performance during the past quarter, we took an important step to secure our growth in the longer term through the acquisition of an option to buy Link3D, a developer of AM manufacturing execution systems.”

First Quarter 2021 Results

Total revenue for the first quarter of 2021 was 45,554 kEUR, a decrease of 1.5% compared to 46,245 kEUR for the first quarter of 2020. Adjusted EBITDA increased 48.2% to 5,341 kEUR from 3,603 kEUR. The Adjusted EBITDA margin (Adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenue) for the first quarter of 2021 increased to 11.7% from 7.8% for the first quarter of 2020.

Revenue from our Materialise Software segment increased 4.1% to 10,219 kEUR for the first quarter of 2021 from 9,821 kEUR for the same quarter last year. Segment EBITDA increased 29.6% to 3,429 kEUR from 2,645 kEUR while the segment EBITDA margin increased to 33.6% from 26.9% for the prior-year period.

Revenue from our Materialise Medical segment increased 3.7% to 16,231 kEUR for the first quarter of 2021 compared to 15,645 kEUR for the same period in 2020. Segment EBITDA increased 85.0% to 4,541 kEUR compared to 2,455 kEUR while the segment EBITDA margin increased to 28.0% from 15.7% for the first quarter of 2020.

Revenue from our Materialise Manufacturing segment was 19,114 kEUR for the first quarter of 2021, a decrease of 8.2% from 20,815 kEUR for the first quarter of 2020. Segment EBITDA decreased to (144) kEUR from 1,118 kEUR while the segment EBITDA margin was (0.8)% compared to 5.4% % for the first quarter of 2020.

Gross profit remained stable at 24,568 kEUR compared to 24,585 kEUR for the same period last year, while the gross profit margin increased to 53.9% of total revenue from 53.2% for the first quarter of 2020.

Research and development (“R&D”), sales and marketing (“S&M”) and general and administrative (“G&A”) expenses decreased, in the aggregate, 3.6% to 25,398 kEUR for the first quarter of 2021 from 26,351 kEUR for the first quarter of 2020.

Net other operating income was 1,120 kEUR compared to 683 kEUR for the first quarter of 2020.

Operating result increased to 290 kEUR from (1,084) kEUR for the first quarter of 2020.

Net financial result was (4,112) kEUR compared to (1,321) kEUR for the first quarter of 2020. Excluding the impairment of our loan position in Ditto for an amount of (3,201) kEUR, net financial result was (911) kEUR.

The first quarter of 2021 contained income tax expenses of 155 kEUR, compared to (457) kEUR in the first quarter of 2020.


As a result of the above, net loss for the first quarter of 2021 was (3,667) kEUR, compared to (2,899) kEUR for the same period in 2020. Total comprehensive income for the first quarter of 2021, which includes exchange differences on translation of foreign operations, was (6,996) kEUR compared to 284 kEUR for the 2020 period.

At March 31, 2021, we had cash and cash equivalents of 107,568 kEUR compared to 111,538 kEUR at December 31, 2020. Gross debt amounted to 110,527 kEUR, compared to 115,110 kEUR at December 31, 2020. As a result, our net debt position (gross debt less cash and cash equivalents) was (2,960) kEUR, an improvement of 612 kEUR compared to December 31, 2020.

Cash flow from operating activities for the first quarter of 2021 was 4,231 kEUR compared to 7,273 kEUR for the same period in 2020. Total capital expenditures for the first quarter of 2021 amounted to 2,011 kEUR.

Net shareholders’ equity at March 31, 2021 was 129,961 kEUR compared to 133,104 kEUR at December 31, 2020.

2021 Guidance

Mr. Leys concluded, “In the second quarter of 2021, we currently expect that our consolidated revenues will continue to grow sequentially, with the potential to be up to 10% higher than in this year’s first quarter. As our business gradually recovers from the crisis, we also intend to gradually increase expenditures in our growth initiatives, which will also impact our Adjusted EBITDA. We are cautiously optimistic that the positive trend we have been seeing in the first months of the year will continue throughout the rest of 2021, but in view of the unpredictability of the COVID-19 crisis, our visibility remains too uncertain to provide quantitative guidance for the full year of 2021.”

Non-IFRS Measures

Materialise uses EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as supplemental financial measures of its financial performance. EBITDA is calculated as net profit plus income taxes, financial expenses (less financial income), shares of profit or loss in a joint venture and depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is determined by adding share-based compensation expenses, acquisition-related expenses of business combinations, impairments and revaluation of fair value due to business combinations to EBITDA. Management believes these non-IFRS measures to be important measures as they exclude the effects of items which primarily reflect the impact of long-term investment and financing decisions, rather than the performance of the company’s day-to-day operations. As compared to net profit, these measures are limited in that they do not reflect the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues in the company’s business, or the charges associated with impairments. Management evaluates such items through other financial measures such as capital expenditures and cash flow provided by operating activities. The company believes that these measurements are useful to measure a company’s ability to grow or as a valuation measurement. The company’s calculation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as alternatives to net profit or any other performance measure derived in accordance with IFRS. The company’s presentation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed to imply that its future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items.

Exchange Rate

This document contains translations of certain euro amounts into U.S. dollars at specified rates solely for the convenience of readers. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from euros to U.S. dollars in this document were made at a rate of EUR 1.00 to USD 1.1725, the reference rate of the European Central Bank on March 31, 2021.

Conference Call and Webcast

Materialise will hold a conference call and simultaneous webcast to discuss its financial results for the first quarter of 2021 on Thursday, April 29, 2021, at 8:30 a.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CET. Company participants on the call will include Wilfried Vancraen, Founder and Chief Executive Officer; Peter Leys, Executive Chairman; and Johan Albrecht, Chief Financial Officer. A question-and-answer session will follow management’s remarks.

 

   

To access the conference call, please dial 844-469-2530 (U.S.) or 765-507-2679 (international), passcode 6683847#.

The conference call will also be broadcast live over the Internet with an accompanying slide presentation, which can be accessed on the company’s website at http://investors.materialise.com. A webcast of the conference call will be archived on the company’s website for one year.


About Materialise

Materialise incorporates 30 years of 3D printing experience into a range of software solutions and 3D printing services, which form the backbone of the 3D printing industry. Materialise’s open and flexible solutions enable players in a wide variety of industries, including healthcare, automotive, aerospace, art and design, and consumer goods, to build innovative 3D printing applications that aim to make the world a better and healthier place. Headquartered in Belgium, with branches worldwide, Materialise combines one of the largest groups of software developers in the industry with one of the largest 3D printing facilities in the world. For additional information, please visit: www.materialise.com.

Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding, among other things, our intentions, beliefs, assumptions, projections, outlook, analyses or current expectations, plans, objectives, strategies and prospects, both financial and business, including statements concerning, among other things, our results of operations, cash needs, capital expenditures, expenses, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth and strategies (including how our business, results of operations and financial condition could be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and related public health measures, as well as the related actions we are taking in response), and the trends and competition that may affect the markets, industry or us. Such statements are subject to known and unknown uncertainties and risks. When used in this press release, the words “estimate,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “plan,” “intend,” “believe,” “forecast,” “will,” “may,” “could,” “might,” “aim,” “should,” and variations of such words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon the expectations of management under current assumptions at the time of this press release. These expectations, beliefs and projections are expressed in good faith and the company believes there is a reasonable basis for them. However, the company cannot offer any assurance that our expectations, beliefs and projections will actually be achieved. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events, competitive dynamics and industry change, and depend on economic circumstances that may or may not occur in the future or may occur on longer or shorter timelines than anticipated. We caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are in some cases beyond our control. All of the forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause the company’s most recent actual results to differ materially from our expectations, including risk factors described in the company’s most recent annual report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause the company’s actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this press release.

The company is providing this information as of the date of this press release and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this press release as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless it has obligations under the federal securities laws to update and disclose material developments related to previously disclosed information.


Consolidated income statements (Unaudited)

 

     For the three month period
ended March 31,
 
in 000€, except for share data    2021     2021     2020(*)  
     U.S.$          

Revenue

     53,412       45,554       46,245  

Cost of sales

     (24,606     (20,986     (21,660

Gross profit

     28,806       24,568       24,585  

Research and development expenses

     (7,663     (6,536     (6,527

Sales and marketing expenses

     (13,261     (11,310     (12,627

General and administrative expenses

     (8,855     (7,552     (7,197

Net other operating income

     1,313       1,120       683  

Operating profit

     340       290       (1,084

Financial expenses

     (5,512     (4,701     (1,820

Financial income

     691       589       500  

Share in loss of joint venture, after tax

     —         —         (39

Profit (loss) before taxes

     (4,481     (3,822     (2,443

Income taxes

     182       155       (457

Net profit (loss) for the year

     (4,299     (3,667     (2,899

Net profit (loss) attributable to:

     —        

The owners of the parent

     (4,300     (3,667     (2,841

Non-controlling interest

     —         —         (58

Earnings per share attributable to the owners of the parent

      

Basic

     (0.08     (0.07     (0.05

Diluted

     (0.08     (0.07     (0.05

* The quarter ended March 31, 2020 has been restated to reflect the final accounting of the business combination with Engimplan. Impact on operating result of (47) kEUR


Consolidated statements of comprehensive income (Unaudited)

 

     For the three
month period
ended March 31,
 
in 000€    2021     2020(*)  

Net profit (loss) for the quarter

     (3,667     (2,899

Other comprehensive income (loss)

    

Recycling

    

Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations

     492       (4,157

Non-recycling

    

Fair value adjustment through OCI—Equity instruments

     —         —    

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes

     492       (4,157

Total comprehensive income (loss) for the quarter, net of taxes

     (3,175     (7,056

Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to:

    

The owners of the parent

     (3,175     (6,353

Non-controlling interest

     —         (703

* The quarter ended March 31, 2020 has been restated to reflect the final accounting of the business combination with Engimplan. Impact on operating result of (47) kEUR


Consolidated statement of financial position (Unaudited)

 

     As of
March 31,
     As of
December 31,
 
in 000€    2021      2020  

Assets

     

Non-current assets

     

Goodwill

     20,572        20,342  

Intangible assets

     32,457        32,981  

Property, plant & equipment

     86,435        88,267  

Right-of-use assets

     10,436        10,996  

Investments in joint ventures

     —          —    

Deferred tax assets

     264        201  

Investments in convertible loans

     3,955        6,203  

Investments in non-listed equity instruments

     3,842        3,842  

Other non-current assets

     3,969        4,093  

Total non-current assets

     161,930        166,925  

Current assets

     

Inventories and contracts in progress

     10,292        10,043  

Trade receivables

     31,899        30,871  

Other current assets

     8,472        8,290  

Cash and cash equivalents

     107,568        111,538  

Total current assets

     158,231        160,742  

Total assets

     320,162        327,667  

 

     As of
March 31,
    As of
December 31,
 
in 000€    2021     2020  

Equity and liabilities

    

Equity

    

Share capital

     4,096       4,096  

Share premium

     141,306       141,274  

Retained Earnings

     (11,062     (7,395

Other reserves

     (4,379     (4,871

Equity attributable to the owners of the parent

     129,961       133,104  

Non-controlling interest

     —         —    

Total equity

     129,961       133,104  

Non-current liabilities

    

Loans & borrowings

     84,669       90,502  

Lease liabilities

     6,689       7,086  

Deferred tax liabilities

     6,450       6,805  

Deferred income

     4,948       5,327  

Other non-current liabilities

     604       398  

Total non-current liabilities

     103,360       110,118  

Current liabilities

    

Loans & borrowings

     15,841       13,984  

Lease liabilities

     3,328       3,539  

Trade payables

     19,024       17,698  

Tax payables

     977       974  

Deferred income

     32,692       29,555  

Other current liabilities

     14,979       18,695  

Total current liabilities

     86,841       84,445  

Total equity and liabilities

     320,162       327,667  


Consolidated statement of cash flows (Unaudited)

 

     For the three
month period
ended March 31,
 
in 000€    2021     2020  

Operating activities

    

Net profit (loss) for the quarter

     (3,667     (2,899

Non-cash and operational adjustments

       —    

Depreciation of property, plant & equipment

     3,803       3,646  

Amortization of intangible assets

     1,277       1,115  

Impairment of goodwill and (in)tangible assets

     —         —    

Share-based payment expense

     (415     (75

Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant & equipment

     (32     108  

Movement in provisions

     —         (3

Movement in reserve for bad debt and slow moving inventory

     (2     241  

Financial income

     (589     (500

Financial expense

     4,701       1,821  

Impact of foreign currencies

     18       2  

Share in loss of joint venture (equity method)

     —         39  

Income taxes and deferred taxes

     (156     457  

Fair value adjustment

     —         —    

Other

     —         —    

Working capital adjustment and income tax paid

    

Decrease (increase) in trade receivables and other receivables

     (931     1,581  

Decrease (increase) in inventories and contracts in progress

     (329     (4

Increase in trade payables and other payables

     400       2,300  

Income tax paid

     —         (589

Interest received

     153       33  

Net cash flow from operating activities

     4,231       7,273  

 

     For the three month
period ended
March 31,
 
in 000€    2021     2020  

Investing activities

    

Purchase of property, plant & equipment

     (1,242     (2,567

Purchase of intangible assets

     (768     (478

Proceeds from the sale of property, plant, equipment and intangibles (net)

     183       70  

Acquisition of subsidiary (net of cash)

     —         —    

Investments in joint-ventures / shares

     —         —    

Convertible loan granted

     (1,122     (300

Other equity investments in non-listed entities

     —         —    

Interest received

     —         —    

Net cash flow used in investing activities

     (2,949     (3,275

Financing activities

    

Proceeds from loans & borrowings

     —         —    

Repayment of loans & borrowings

     (3,918     (2,585

Repayment of leases

     (1,066     (1,024

Capital increase in parent company

     —         —    

Direct attributable expense capital increase

     —         —    

Interest paid

     (536     (634

Other financial income (expense), net

     136       (138

Net cash flow from financing activities

     (5,384     (4,381

Net increase/(decrease) of cash and cash equivalents

     (4,102     (383

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the quarter

     111,538       128,897  

Exchange rate differences on cash and cash equivalents

     132       (1,379

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the quarter

     107,568       127,135  


Reconciliation of Net Profit (Loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (Unaudited)

 

     For the three
months ended
March 31,
 
in 000€    2021     2020 (*)  

Net profit (loss)

     (3,667     (2,899

Income taxes

     (155     457  

Financial expenses

     4,701       1,820  

Financial income

     (589     (500

Depreciation and amortization

     5,081       4,760  

Share in loss of joint venture

     —         39  

EBITDA (unaudited)

     5,371       3,677  

Share-based compensation expense (1)

     (415     (75

Acquisition-related expenses business combinations (2)

     385       —    

Adjusted EBITDA (unaudited)

     5,341       3,602  

 

(1)

Share-based compensation expenses represent the cost of equity-settled and cash-settled share-based payments to employees.

(2)

Acquisition-related expenses of business combinations represent expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition of our option to buy Link3D.

* The quarter ended March 31, 2020 has been restated to reflect the final accounting of the business combination with Engimplan. Impact on operating result of (47) kEUR


Segment P&L (Unaudited)

 

in 000€    Materialise
Software
    Materialise
Medical
    Materialise
Manufacturing
    Total
segments
    Unallocated
(1)(2)
    Consolidated  

For the three month period ended March 31, 2021

            

Revenues

     10,219       16,231       19,114       45,564       (11     45,553  

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

     3,429       4,541       (144     7,826       (2,486     5,341  

Segment Adjusted EBITDA %

     33.6     28.0     -0.8     17.2     —         11.7

For the three month period ended March 31, 2020

            

Revenues

     9,821       15,645       20,815       46,281       (36     46,245  

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

     2,645       2,455       1,118       6,218       (2,615     3,603  

Segment Adjusted EBITDA %

     26.9     15.7     5.4     13.4     —         7.8

 

(1)

Unallocated Revenues consist of occasional one-off sales by our core competencies not allocated to any of our segments.

(2)

Unallocated segment EBITDA consists of corporate research and development, corporate headquarter costs and other operating income (expense), and the added share-based compensation expenses and acquisition related expenses of business combinations that are included in Adjusted EBITDA.

* The quarter ended March 31, 2020 has been restated to reflect the final accounting of the business combination with Engimplan. Impact on operating result of (47) kEUR


Reconciliation of Net Profit (Loss) to Segment EBITDA (Unaudited)

 

     For the three
months ended
March 31,
 
in 000€    2021     2020  

Net profit (loss) for the period

     (3,667     (2,899

Income taxes

     (155     457  

Financial cost

     4,701       1,820  

Financial income

     (589     (500

Share in loss of joint venture

     —         39  

Operating profit

     290       (1,083

Depreciation and amortization

     5,081       4,760  

Corporate research and development

     692       747  

Corporate headquarter costs

     2,648       2,368  

Other operating (income) expense

     (855     (575

Segment EBITDA (unaudited)

     7,856       6,217  

* The quarter ended March 31, 2020 has been restated to reflect the final accounting of the business combination with Engimplan. Impact on operating result of (47) kEUR.