Coronavirus Update
- As of today, we have 13 active confirmed coronavirus cases globally. AMG has not experienced any coronavirus related fatalities, and our current cases have not resulted in a facility closure or operational interruption. AMG continues to implement preventive measures such as practicing social distancing, remote working when possible, and restrictions on travel to protect the health and safety of our employees.
Strategic Highlights
- The Company will change its organizational structure effective
January 1, 2021 . This change will result in three reporting segments: AMG Clean Energy Materials (“CEM”), AMG Critical Materials Technologies (“CMT”) and AMG Critical Minerals (“CMI”). - The construction of AMG’s second ferrovanadium plant in
Zanesville, Ohio is proceeding as planned. As ofSeptember 30, 2020 , AMG has committed$184 million in construction and engineering contracts for the project. - AMG continued basic engineering for its lithium hydroxide refinery project in
Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany and a final investment decision is presently expected in early 2021. Shell & AMG Recycling B.V. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) withShandong Yulong Petrochemical Co., Ltd. to enter into exclusive arrangements to evaluate the potential for construction and operation of a spent catalyst recycling facility inYantai, China .
Financial Highlights
- AMG Engineering’s order intake in the first 9 months of 2020 was
$177 million , a 5% increase from$169 million in the first 9 months of 2019. - AMG’s liquidity as of
September 30, 2020 , was$376 million , with$206 million of unrestricted cash and$170 million of revolving credit availability. - EBITDA was
$14.1 million in the third quarter of 2020, a 42% decrease from$24.4 million in the third quarter of 2019. COVID-19 had a negative$23 million impact in the third quarter of 2020 which is explained in more detail on page 3. - AMG reduced SG&A by 16% in the third quarter of 2020 to
$29.6 million , compared to$35.1 million in the third quarter of 2019, due to lower personnel costs and ongoing cost reduction initiatives. - Cash from operating activities on a year to date basis was
$8.3 million , an increase of$17.2 million over the same period in 2019.
Revenue dropped 27% in the third quarter of 2020, driven by pandemic-related impacts across AMG’s entire portfolio. AMG Critical Materials achieved an EBITDA of
Dr.
“In these unprecedented times, we believe it is imperative to preserve a strong liquidity position. The current global pandemic continued to significantly impact our financial results in the third quarter with dramatically lower volumes in our aerospace exposed businesses, compounding the historically low prices AMG is experiencing across our portfolio. Our ongoing focus is on our comprehensive programs to reduce operating costs, SG&A, working capital, and limit all non-essential capital expenditures. We are implementing an 8% workforce reduction, or 250 positions, and we have 285 full time equivalent employees on furlough or Kurzarbeit. As a result of these ongoing efforts, our liquidity position is
“It is important to note that AMG Engineering’s order intake in the first 9 months of 2020 increased 5% from
“We continue to execute our key strategic programs: the construction of the plant in
“In addition, we are pleased to announce a change in the organizational structure from
“AMG Clean Energy Materials combines our recycling and mining operations producing materials for infrastructure and energy storage solutions while reducing the CO2 footprint of both suppliers and customers. Clean Energy Materials spans the vanadium, lithium, and tantalum value chains, and in lithium we will move further downstream into lithium hydroxide production. AMG Critical Materials Technologies combines our leading vacuum furnace technology line with high-purity materials serving global leaders in the aerospace sector. AMG Critical Minerals consists of our mineral processing operations in antimony, graphite and silicon metal.”
AMG | ||
·Clean Energy | ·Critical Minerals | ·Critical Materials |
Materials | Technologies | |
·Vanadium | ·Antimony | ·Engineering |
·Tantalum | ·Silicon | ·Titanium Alloys |
·Lithium | ·Graphite | ·Chrome Metal |
COVID-19 Effect on AMG’s Business
EBITDA was significantly lower during the quarter due to temporary pandemic-related interruptions to our business. As such, we are providing a summary of the estimated impact of the pandemic on our operations during the third quarter. Our estimated COVID-19 EBITDA impact is approximately
AMG Critical Materials’ pandemic-related impacts continued from the second quarter into the third, but we saw increased volumes being sold to our customers in four of seven of our business units. Prices continue to be affected by high inventories across global supply chains, particularly in our vanadium and chrome businesses.
AMG Technologies’ pandemic-related impacts continued to be driven by the decreased and postponed volumes from our aerospace customers, but we also experienced difficulty finalizing vacuum furnace orders and servicing our customers with replacement parts due to global travel restrictions. These effects were offset by an improved performance from our
In 000’s US dollars | |||
Q3 ‘20 | Q3 ‘19 | Change | |
Revenue | (27%) | ||
Gross profit | 20,849 | 24,907 | (16%) |
Gross margin | 10.5% | 9.2% | |
Operating loss | (8,687) | (10,621) | 18% |
Operating margin | (4.4%) | (3.9%) | |
Net loss attributable to shareholders | (12,775) | (17,775) | 28% |
EPS - Fully diluted | (0.45) | (0.60) | 25% |
EBIT (1) | 3,097 | 13,917 | (78%) |
EBITDA (2) | 14,143 | 24,396 | (42%) |
EBITDA margin | 7.2% | 9.0% | |
Cash used in operating activities | (8,393) | (4,852) | (73%) |
Note:
- EBIT is defined as earnings before interest and income taxes. EBIT excludes restructuring, asset impairment, inventory cost adjustments, environmental provisions, exceptional legal expenses, equity-settled share-based payments, strategic expenses and includes foreign currency gains or losses.
- EBITDA is defined as EBIT adjusted for depreciation and amortization.
Operational Review
AMG Critical Materials
Q3 ‘20 | Q3 ‘19 | Change | |
Revenue | (29%) | ||
Gross profit (loss) | 8,223 | (1,317) | N/A |
Gross profit excluding exceptional items | 13,896 | 20,426 | (32%) |
Operating loss | (7,330) | (20,887) | 65% |
EBITDA | 9,398 | 8,803 | 7% |
AMG Critical Materials’ revenue in the third quarter decreased by
Gross profit in the third quarter increased by
SG&A expenses in the third quarter of 2020 were
The third quarter 2020 EBITDA margin was 8%, compared to 5% in the same period in the prior year, due to cost reduction efforts as noted above.
AMG Technologies
Q3 ‘20 | Q3 ‘19 | Change | |
Revenue | (24%) | ||
Gross profit | 12,626 | 26,224 | (52%) |
Gross profit excluding exceptional items | 12,691 | 26,623 | (52%) |
Operating (loss) profit | (1,357) | 10,266 | N/A |
EBITDA | 4,745 | 15,593 | (70%) |
Order backlog increased slightly versus
AMG Technologies' third quarter 2020 revenue decreased due to reduced aerospace activity leading to order postponements and volume reductions, as well as lower profitability associated with metal price declines for the Titanium Alloys and Coatings business. Consequently, third quarter 2020 gross profit decreased by
SG&A expenses decreased to
AMG Technologies’ third quarter EBITDA decreased by 70%, or
Financial Review
AMG recorded an income tax expense of
AMG made tax payments of
Exceptional Items
AMG’s third quarter 2020 gross profit of
A summary of exceptional items included in gross profit in the third quarters of 2020 and 2019 are below:
Exceptional items included in gross profit
Q3 ‘20 | Q3 ‘19 | Change | |
Gross profit | (16%) | ||
Inventory cost adjustment | 4,867 | 21,112 | (77%) |
Restructuring expense | 528 | 732 | (28%) |
Asset impairment expense | – | 298 | N/A |
Strategic project expense | 343 | – | N/A |
Gross profit excluding exceptional items | 26,587 | 47,049 | (43%) |
As a result of decreases in metal prices versus the second quarter of 2020, AMG had a
Liquidity
Change | |||
Senior secured debt | – | ||
Cash & equivalents | 206,080 | 226,218 | (9%) |
Senior secured net debt | 159,068 | 140,464 | 13% |
Other debt | 17,619 | 12,144 | 45% |
Net debt excluding municipal bond | 176,687 | 152,608 | 16% |
Municipal bond debt | 319,753 | 319,911 | – |
Restricted cash | 241,145 | 309,581 | (22%) |
Net debt | 255,295 | 162,938 | 57% |
AMG had a net debt position of
Cash used in operating activities of
Capital expenditures, including capitalized borrowing costs, increased to
As of
Net Finance Costs
AMG’s third quarter 2020 net finance costs decreased to
SG&A
AMG’s third quarter 2020 SG&A expenses were
Outlook
AMG’s first and most important priority is to ensure the health and safety of our employees.
We are focused on three priorities:
- preserving our strong liquidity position;
- reducing costs and improving our productivity to maintain our low-cost position and prepare the Company for an economic upturn;
- driving long-term value creation by executing our transformational strategic projects in vanadium recycling and our lithium downstream expansion.
We believe second quarter EBITDA was the low point and we expect to continue to progress our EBITDA growth in 2021.
Segmental Realignment
AMG’s pro forma segmental information for AMG Clean Energy Materials, AMG Critical Materials Technologies, and AMG Critical Minerals for 2020 is shown below:
AMG Clean Energy Materials | |||
Q1 ‘20 | Q2 ‘20 | Q3 ‘20 | |
Revenue | 69,219 | 53,054 | 56,396 |
Gross profit (loss) | 4,307 | 1,818 | (135) |
Operating loss | (5,654) | (5,481) | (8,269) |
EBITDA | (1,048) | 1,279 | 3,268 |
AMG Critical Materials Technologies | |||
Q1 ‘20 | Q2 ‘20 | Q3 ‘20 | |
Revenue | 151,311 | 106,648 | 89,177 |
Gross profit | 28,564 | 12,582 | 12,342 |
Operating profit (loss) | 9,695 | (2,403) | (3,827) |
EBITDA | 16,570 | 2,829 | 4,313 |
AMG Critical Minerals | |||
Q1 ‘20 | Q2 ‘20 | Q3 ‘20 | |
Revenue | 57,760 | 47,908 | 52,167 |
Gross profit | 10,289 | 6,141 | 8,642 |
Operating profit | 4,285 | 1,194 | 3,409 |
EBITDA | 6,807 | 3,648 | 6,562 |
Net loss to EBITDA reconciliation
Q3 ‘20 | Q3 ‘19 | |
Net loss | ( | ( |
Income tax benefit | 32 | 1,541 |
Net finance cost* | 5,431 | 6,276 |
Equity-settled share-based payment transactions | 3,212 | 1,363 |
Restructuring expense | 528 | 732 |
Inventory cost adjustment | 4,867 | 21,112 |
Asset impairment expense | – | 298 |
Strategic project expense | 1,995 | – |
Others | 676 | 616 |
EBIT | 3,097 | 13,917 |
Depreciation and amortization | 11,046 | 10,479 |
EBITDA | 14,143 | 24,396 |
*Excludes foreign exchange income.
Condensed Interim Consolidated Income Statement | ||
For the quarter ended | ||
In thousands of US dollars | 2020 | 2019 |
Unaudited | Unaudited | |
Continuing operations | ||
Revenue | 197,740 | 269,873 |
Cost of sales | 176,891 | 244,966 |
Gross profit | 20,849 | 24,907 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 29,619 | 35,067 |
Environmental expense | - | 491 |
Other income | (83) | (30) |
Net other operating (income) expense | (83) | 461 |
Operating loss | (8,687) | (10,621) |
Finance income | (1,155) | (706) |
Finance cost | 5,651 | 6,565 |
Net finance cost | 4,496 | 5,859 |
Share of loss of associates | (429) | - |
Loss before income tax | (13,612) | (16,480) |
Income tax expense | 32 | 1,541 |
Loss for the period | (13,644) | (18,021) |
Loss attributable to: | ||
Shareholders of the Company | (12,775) | (17,775) |
Non-controlling interests | (869) | (246) |
Loss for the period | (13,644) | (18,021) |
Loss per share | ||
Basic loss per share | (0.45) | (0.60) |
Diluted loss per share | (0.45) | (0.60) |
Condensed Interim Consolidated Income Statement | ||
For the nine months ended | ||
In thousands of US dollars | 2020 | 2019 |
Unaudited | Unaudited | |
Continuing operations | ||
Revenue | 683,640 | 920,008 |
Cost of sales | 599,090 | 832,140 |
Gross profit | 84,550 | 87,868 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 91,715 | 106,242 |
Environmental expense | 55 | 491 |
Other income | (169) | (155) |
Net other operating (income) expense | (114) | 336 |
Operating loss | (7,051) | (18,710) |
Finance income | (2,446) | (3,066) |
Finance cost | 18,679 | 24,916 |
Net finance cost | 16,233 | 21,850 |
Share of loss of associates | (429) | - |
Loss before income tax | (23,713) | (40,560) |
Income tax expense (benefit) | 16,134 | (6,057) |
Loss for the period | (39,847) | (34,503) |
Loss attributable to: | ||
Shareholders of the Company | (38,853) | (34,044) |
Non-controlling interests | (994) | (459) |
Loss for the period | (39,847) | (34,503) |
Loss per share | ||
Loss earnings per share | (1.37) | (1.14) |
Loss earnings per share | (1.37) | (1.14) |
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Financial Position | |||
In thousands of US dollars | Unaudited | 2019 | |
Assets | |||
Property, plant and equipment | 500,736 | 429,993 | |
42,314 | 41,923 | ||
Derivative financial instruments | 485 | 922 | |
Other investments | 22,914 | 23,565 | |
Deferred tax assets | 55,544 | 60,945 | |
Restricted cash | 241,145 | 309,581 | |
Other assets | 7,341 | 11,072 | |
Total non-current assets | 870,479 | 878,001 | |
Inventories | 167,198 | 204,152 | |
Derivative financial instruments | 2,396 | 2,693 | |
Trade and other receivables | 107,376 | 119,052 | |
Other assets | 44,400 | 33,860 | |
Current tax assets | 2,477 | 7,980 | |
Cash and cash equivalents | 206,080 | 226,218 | |
Total current assets | 529,927 | 593,955 | |
Total assets | 1,400,406 | 1,471,956 |
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Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Financial Position | |||
(continued) | |||
In thousands of US dollars | Unaudited | 2019 | |
Equity | |||
Issued capital | 831 | 831 | |
Share premium | 489,546 | 489,546 | |
(80,584) | (83,880) | ||
Other reserves | (124,854) | (116,358) | |
Retained earnings (deficit) | (177,857) | (129,626) | |
Equity attributable to shareholders of the Company | 107,082 | 160,513 | |
Non-controlling interests | 24,809 | 23,893 | |
Total equity | 131,891 | 184,406 | |
Liabilities Loans and borrowings | 671,799 | 669,497 | |
Lease liabilities | 44,511 | 46,490 | |
Employee benefits | 184,237 | 175,870 | |
Provisions | 14,641 | 28,984 | |
Other liabilities | 7,947 | 3,629 | |
Derivative financial instruments | 4,268 | 4,289 | |
Deferred tax liabilities | 7,330 | 4,300 | |
Total non-current liabilities | 934,733 | 933,059 | |
Loans and borrowings | 23,221 | 21,740 | |
Lease liabilities | 4,285 | 4,227 | |
Short-term bank debt | 7,500 | 7,500 | |
Other liabilities | 60,897 | 61,479 | |
Trade and other payables | 162,470 | 157,108 | |
Derivative financial instruments | 13,481 | 4,037 | |
Advance payments | 30,465 | 57,650 | |
Current tax liability | 6,568 | 18,299 | |
Provisions | 24,895 | 22,451 | |
Total current liabilities | 333,782 | 354,491 | |
Total liabilities | 1,268,515 | 1,287,550 | |
Total equity and liabilities | 1,400,406 | 1,471,956 |
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows | ||
For the nine months ended | ||
In thousands of US dollars | 2020 | 2019 |
Unaudited | Unaudited | |
Cash from (used in) operating activities | ||
Loss for the period | (39,847) | (34,503) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows: | ||
Non-cash: | ||
Income tax expense (benefit) | 16,134 | (6,057) |
Depreciation and amortization | 32,181 | 30,645 |
Asset impairments | 98 | 5,522 |
Net finance cost | 16,233 | 21,850 |
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment | 248 | (96) |
Equity-settled share-based payment transactions | 5,956 | 4,092 |
Movement in provisions, pensions, and government grants | (7,468) | (5,630) |
Working capital and deferred revenue adjustments | 8,242 | 10,875 |
Cash generated from operating activities | 31,777 | 26,698 |
Finance costs paid, net | (14,261) | (18,361) |
Income tax paid | (9,255) | (17,281) |
Net cash from (used in) operating activities | 8,261 | (8,944) |
Cash used in investing activities | ||
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 48 | 305 |
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment and intangibles | (77,042) | (38,422) |
Investments in associates and joint ventures | (1,000) | - |
Change in restricted cash | 68,436 | (314,671) |
Interest received on restricted cash | 1,107 | 1,486 |
Capitalized borrowing cost | (15,134) | - |
Other | 25 | - |
Net cash used in investing activities | (23,560) | (351,302) |
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Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows | ||
(continued) | ||
For the nine months ended | ||
In thousands of US dollars | 2020 | 2019 |
Unaudited | Unaudited | |
Cash (used in) from financing activities | ||
Proceeds from issuance of debt | 7,684 | 324,996 |
Payment of transaction costs related to the issuance of debt | - | (4,981) |
Repayment of borrowings | (2,997) | (2,728) |
Proceeds from issuance of common shares | - | 3,100 |
Net repurchase of common shares | (638) | (89,881) |
Dividends paid | (9,513) | (16,703) |
Payment of lease liabilities | (3,308) | (2,876) |
Contributions by non-controlling interests | 557 | - |
Net cash (used in) from financing activities | (8,215) | 210,927 |
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (23,514) | (149,319) |
Cash and cash equivalents at | 226,218 | 381,900 |
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash held | 3,376 | (3,551) |
Cash and cash equivalents at | 206,080 | 229,030 |
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About AMG
AMG is a global critical materials company at the forefront of CO2 reduction trends. AMG produces highly engineered specialty metals and mineral products and provides related vacuum furnace systems and services to the transportation, infrastructure, energy, and specialty metals & chemicals end markets.
AMG Critical Materials produces aluminum master alloys and powders, ferrovanadium, natural graphite, chromium metal, antimony, lithium, tantalum, niobium and silicon metal. AMG Technologies produces titanium aluminides and titanium alloys for the aerospace market; designs, engineers, and produces advanced vacuum furnace systems; and operates vacuum heat treatment facilities, primarily for the transportation and energy industries.
With approximately 3,000 employees, AMG operates globally with production facilities in
For further information, please contact:
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. +1 610 975 4979
mfischer@amg-nv.com
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- Third Quarter 2020 Press Release
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