Alfa Laval : 2021 Q3 Quarterly report

Q3 2021

Advancing better™

Continued strong order intake

• Strong order intake in all regions and end markets.
• Record high order intake in the Energy Division.
• Growth in all parts of the service business.
• The adjusted EBITA margin improved to 18.0%.

Outlook for the fourth quarter

"We expect demand in the fourth quarter to be about the same as in the third quarter."

Earlier published outlook (July 20, 2021): "We expect demand in the third quarter to be somewhat lower than in the second quarter."

The Q3 2021 report has been reviewed by the company's auditors, see page 25 for the review report.

Summary

	Q3				Jan-Sep
SEK millions	2021		2020	%	% *	2021	2020	%	% *
Order intake	11,680		8,935	31	31	34,067	30,561	11	18
Net sales	10,275		9,728	6	7	29,219	30,773	-5	1
Adjusted EBITA **	1,854		1,710	8		5,122	5,262	-3
- adjusted EBITA margin (%) **	18.0		17.6			17.5	17.1
Result after financial items	1,567		1,382	13		4,281	4,053	6
Net income for the period	1,226		1,038	18		3,323	3,016	10
Earnings per share (SEK)	2.91		2.46	18		7.87	7.14	10
Cash flow from operating activities	1,469		1,256	17		3,853	5,059	-24
Impact on adjusted EBITA of foreign exchange effects	0		10			-100	160
Impact on result after financial items
of comparison distortion items	-		-63			-192	-63
Return on capital employed (%) **						18.3	21.4
Net debt to EBITDA, times **						1.07	0.49

* Excluding currency effects. ** Alternative performance measures.

Comment from

Tom Erixon

President and CEO

"The demand across almost all regions and end markets continued on a high level. The higher focus on sustainability is the main driver in applications like energy efficiency and new sources of protein. In several important product groups, order intake reached a new all-time high and is now well above the running rate in 2019. The service business also achieved a new record level due to the post-pandemic recovery and Alfa Laval's targeted investments in digital solutions and field engineering over the last years.

The EBITA margin improved to 18.0% in the quarter. Productivity improvements and continued reduced cost of quality more than compensated the broad inflationary pressure. In particular, the profitability improvements accomplished in engineering projects had a meaningful contribution to the group´s margin improvement trend.

Demand in several of our core technologies has been strong and is expected to grow in the years to come. To support this expected growth, an investment program to increase the capacity of the current technology platforms has been initiated. In addition, Alfa Laval has increased the R&D activities over the last four years to prepare the new technology platforms to further address the carbon reduction targets of our customers. Both these factors are resulting in a forward- looking capex program, expected to reach a level of SEK 2-2.5 billion per year over the next three years. This is around twice the level in recent years. Further details will be presented at the capital markets day on November 30, 2021."

Tom Erixon,

President and CEO

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Financial overview

Order intake

BnSEK											BnSEK
quarter										12 months
14													49
12													42
10													35
8													28
6													21
4													14
2													7
0													0
Q4	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q1	Q2
	Q3
2018		2019			2020			2021
		Order intake per quarter		Orders received rolling 12 months

Orders received was SEK 11,680 (8,935) million in the third quarter and SEK 34,067 (30,561) million in the first nine months 2021.

Orders received from Service constituted 29.2 (30.3) percent of the Group's total orders received during the third quarter and 27.8 (29.4) percent during the first nine months 2021.

Order backlog

BnSEK		September 30		%
30					120		For delivery next
25		23.3		22.9	100
	20.7		year or later
20				80
					For delivery
	15.2		14.8
15			60
	13.0		during rest of
						current year
10					40		Part of last 12
5					20		months'
	8.1	7.7	8.1		invoicing
0					0
	2019	2020	2021

Excluding currency effects and adjusted for acquisition and divestment of businesses the order backlog was 17.8 percent higher than the order backlog on September 30, 2020 and 26.6 percent higher than the order backlog at the end of 2020.

Net sales

Net invoicing was SEK 10,275 (9,728) million for the third quarter and SEK 29,219 (30,773) million for the first nine months 2021.

Net invoicing relating to Service constituted 29.5 (28.5) percent of the Group's total net invoicing in the third quarter and 29.3 (28.2) percent in the first nine months 2021.

• Organic: change excluding acquisition/divestment of businesses.
• Structural: acquisition/divestment of businesses.
• Service: Parts and service.

	Order bridge
SEK millions/%	Q3	Jan-Sep
2020	8,935	30,561
Organic 1)	29.4%	17.3%
Structural 1)	2.0%	0.8%
Currency	-0.7%	-6.6%
Total	30.7%	11.5%
2021	11,680	34,067
1) Change excluding currency effects.

	Order bridge Service
SEK millions/%	Q3	Jan-Sep
2020	2,707	8,978
Organic 1)	21.1%	9.9%
Structural 1)	6.5%	2.6%
Currency	-1.5%	-7.0%
Total	26.1%	5.5%
2021	3,414	9,470
1) Change excluding currency effects.

	Sales bridge
SEK millions/%	Q3	Jan-Sep
2020	9,728	30,773
Organic 1)	5.3%	-0.3%
Structural 1)	1.8%	0.8%
Currency	-1.5%	-5.5%
Total	5.6%	-5.0%
2021	10,275	29,219
1) Change excluding currency effects.

	Sales bridge Service
SEK millions/%	Q3	Jan-Sep
2020	2,775	8,705
Organic 1)	4.7%	2.5%
Structural 1)	6.4%	2.7%
Currency	-1.9%	-6.6%
Total	9.2%	-1.4%
2021	3,030	8,581

1) Change excluding currency effects.

Income analysis

		Q3		Jan-Sep	Jan-Dec	Last 12
SEK millions	2021		2020	2021	2020	2020	months
Net sales	10,275		9,728	29,219	30,773	41,468	39,914
Adjusted gross profit *	3,835		3,507	11,066	11,197	15,113	14,982
- adjusted gross margin (%) *	37.3		36.1	37.9	36.4	36.4	37.5
Expenses **	-1,660		-1,541	-5,063	-5,135	-6,748	-6,676
- in % of net sales		16.2		15.8	17.3	16.7	16.3	16.7
Adjusted EBITDA *	2,175		1,966	6,003	6,062	8,365	8,306
- adjusted EBITDA margin (%) *	21.2		20.2	20.5	19.7	20.2	20.8
Depreciation	-321		-256	-881	-800	-1,134	-1,215
Adjusted EBITA *	1,854		1,710	5,122	5,262	7,231	7,091
- adjusted EBITA margin (%) *	18.0		17.6	17.5	17.1	17.4	17.8
Amortisation of step-up values	-199		-209	-591	-653	-855	-793
Comparison distortion items	0		-63	-192	-63	-796	-925
Operating income	1,655		1,438	4,339	4,546	5,580	5,373

* Alternative performance measures. ** Excluding comparison distortion items.

The gross profit has been affected positively by a higher sales volume and positively by the mix between service and capital sales.

Sales and administration expenses were SEK 1,602 (1,368) million during the third quarter and SEK 4,671 (4,486) million during the first nine months 2021. The figures for the first nine months corresponded to 16.0 (14.6) percent of net sales. Excluding currency effects and acquisition/divestment of businesses, sales and administration expenses increased by 10.0 percent during the third quarter and by 5.7 percent during the first nine months 2021 compared to the corresponding periods last year. The increase is reflecting that the activity level now is returning to more normal levels after the pandemic, except for travelling.

BnSEK				%
15						42
12						40
9						38
6						36
3						34
0						32
	Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
	201 8	201 9	202 0	202 1

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The costs for research and development during the first nine months 2021 corresponded to 2.8 (2.5) percent of net sales. Excluding currency effects and acquisition/divestment of businesses, the costs for research and development increased by 12.6 percent during the third quarter and by 8.2 percent during the first nine months 2021 compared to the corresponding periods last year.

Earnings per share was SEK 7.87 (7.14) for the first nine months 2021. The corresponding figure excluding amortisation of step-up values and the corresponding tax, was SEK 9.05 (8.40).

Comparison distortion items

		Q3	Jan-Sep	Jan-Dec	Last 12
SEK millions	2021	2020	2021	2020	2020	months
Other operating income
Comparison distortion items:
-	Realised gain on sale of businesses	-	-	3	-	-	3
-	Realised gain on sale of properties	-	-	9	-	-	9
Other operating costs
Comparison distortion items:
- Realised loss on sale of businesses	-	-63	-	-63	-55	8
- Write down of goodwill	-	-	-	-	-360	-360
- Restructuring costs		-	-204	-	-381	-585
Net comparison distortion items	-	-63	-192	-63	-796	-925

					Net sales
					Adjusted gross margin in %
BnSEK		%
2.5								19
2.0								18
1.5								17
1.0								16
0.5								15
0.0								14
	Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
	201 8	201 9	202 0	202 1

Adjusted EBITA

Adjusted EBITA margin in %

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The comparison distortion items during the first nine months 2021 are relating to the final step in the restructuring program that was started during the fourth quarter 2020 and the realised gains on the sale of the remaining air heat exchanger operation in India to LU-VE and on the sale of a property in India.

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The realized loss in full year 2020 was relating to the divestment of the operations in DSO Fluid Handling Inc in the U.S. The write down of goodwill and the restructuring costs were part of the restructuring program that was announced on December 16, 2020 and that is described on page 24.

Consolidated financial net and taxes

The financial net for the first nine months 2021 was SEK -111(-144) million, excluding realised and unrealised exchange rate losses and gains. The main elements of costs were interest on the debt to the banking syndicate of SEK -9(-3) million, interest on the bilateral term loans of SEK -2(-27) million, interest on the corporate bonds of SEK -62(-64) million, interest on the commercial paper programme of SEK -0(-) and a net of dividends, changes in fair value and other interest income and interest costs of SEK -38(-50) million. The net of realised and unrealised exchange rate differences was SEK 53 (-349) million.

The tax on the result after financial items was SEK -341(-344) million in the third quarter and SEK -958(-1,037) million in the first nine months 2021.

Cash flow

During the first nine months 2021 cash flows from operating and investing activities were SEK -485 (4,483) million. The change is mainly explained by the acquisition of StormGeo, see below, but also by increased inventories to secure our ability to deliver.

Depreciation, excluding allocated step-up values, was SEK 881 (800) million during the first nine months 2021.

Acquisition of businesses during the first nine months 2021 amount to SEK -3,615(-18) million. The figure for 2021 is mainly relating to the acquisition of StormGeo with SEK -3,588 million. In addition, StormGeo has acquired two small companies in Brazil for SEK -13 million, withheld purchase price has been paid for the acquisitions of Airec with SEK -8 million, of WCR Benelux BV with SEK -1 million and of Chiefmar with SEK -0 million. Furthermore, an additional purchase price for the acquisition of Aalborg AS has been paid with SEK -5 million. The figure for 2020 was relating to acquisition of a smaller operation in the Netherlands, WCR Benelux BV, with SEK -10 million and payment of withheld purchase price for the acquisition of Airec with SEK -8 million.

Divestment of businesses during the first nine months 2021 amount to SEK 8 (125) million. The figure for 2021 is relating to additional purchase price concerning the sale of the remaining air heat exchanger operation in India to LU-VE. The figure for 2020 was relating to divestment of the operations in DSO Fluid Handling Inc with SEK 6 million, payment of withheld purchase price for the sale of the commercial/industrial air heat exchangers business to the LU-VE Group with SEK 101 million and the sale of Alfa Laval Champ to Thermal Solutions Manufacturing with SEK 18 million.

Key figures	Sep 30		Dec 31
	2021		2020	2020
Return on capital employed (%) 1)	18.3		21.4	19.1
Return on equity (%) 2)	13.1		16.0	12.7
Solidity (%) 3)	47.6		45.1	47.8
Net debt to EBITDA, times 1)	1.07		0.49	0.48
Debt ratio, times 1)	0.26		0.15	0.13
Number of employees 4)	17,678		16,921	16,882

1. Alternative performance measure.
2. Net income in relation to average equity, calculated on 12 months' revolving basis, expressed in percent.
3. Equity in relation to total assets at the end of the period, expressed in percent.
4. At the end of the period.

The increase in number of employees during 2021 is mainly explained by the acquisition of StormGeo, that added 519 employees as per June 30, 2021.