Wendel: Wendel half-year 2022 trading update and results
Wendel half-year 2022 trading update and
results
Good start of the year across
portfolio
Active portfolio management
Stable Net Asset Value (up +1.7% restated from
dividend)
since March 31, 2022
Net asset value as of June 30, 2022:
€7,349 million or €165.6 per share.
- Restated from the €3 dividend per share in June 2022, NAV is
down 10.4% YTD (€188.1) and up 1.7% since end of March 2022.
- Most of the change in the first half is due to the markets’
decline
Consolidated H1 2022 sales of
€4,217.5 million, up +16.3% overall and +10.3%
organically
- All portfolio companies delivered positive organic growth in
the first half
H1 2022 net income Group share of
€479.8 million, up +265% primarily due to the capital gain on
the disposal of Cromology
- Net income from operations of €354.9 million up +2.3%,
reflecting increased profitability of portfolio companies.
- Non-recurring income of €374.5 million, boosted by the
capital gain (€589.9 million) from the disposal of Cromology
in Q1 2022
- H1 2022 consolidated net income of €672.6 million, as
compared to €301.0 million in H1 2021, and net income Group
share of €479.8 million
Significant portfolio rotation and capital
deployment since the start of 2022
- Disposal of Cromology closed on January 21, 2022, generating
€896 million in proceeds for Wendel
- c.€3041 million equity invested to acquire ACAMS on March
10, 2022
- Wendel Lab: €49 million new commitments into funds in H1
2022 bringing the total to €164 million
- €25 million of Wendel shares bought back in H1 2022
Strong financial structure
- Successful issue of €300 million 12-year bond at 1,375%
coupon on January 16, 2022
- LTV ratio of 7.8% as of June 30, 2022, or 5.3% proforma of BVI
dividend payment and sale of Wendel’s HQ building
- Further optimization of the cost and maturity of Wendel’s debt:
exercise on April 19, 2022, of the make-whole redemption of bonds
maturing in October 2024, resulting in an average maturity extended
to 6.92 years and an average weighted cost lowered to 1.7%
- Syndicated Credit Facility extended to July 2027
- Total liquidity of €1.5 billion as of June 30, 2022,
including €789 million of cash and €750 million available
under the committed credit facility (fully undrawn)
Return to shareholders and 2021
Dividend
- Wendel canceled 377,323 of its treasury shares (0.84% of the
share capital) on April 29, 2022. Cancellation of these shares had
a pro forma positive impact of +€0.7/share on March 31, 2022, ’s
NAV due to the current significant share discount to NAV.
·Ordinary dividend of €3.0 per share for
2021, up 3.4%, paid in June 2022.
André François-Poncet, Wendel Group CEO, commented:“Our
portfolio companies exhibited solid organic growth and profits in
the first half of the year, in some cases despite challenging
conditions regarding raw materials availability and cost. Their
experienced management teams proved again their strong ability to
adapt to circumstances. Our net asset value proved very resilient
since the first quarter’s stock market turmoil. With the ACAMS
acquisition which further enhances the growth profile of our
portfolio, following the acquisition of CPI, we have continued our
objective of capital redeployment according to our roadmap. As we
look forward, our robust balance sheet with relatively little
corporate and portfolio company leverage overall, combined with our
long term vision, should allow us to continue to execute our
roadmap by taking advantage of acquisition opportunities which will
likely result in due course from current volatile circumstances
which we first intend to better understand.”The search for a new
CEO by the Supervisory Board is underway and should come to
fruition in the second semester. |
Group consolidated companies Contribution to
H1 2022 sales
H1 2022 consolidated sales(1)
(in millions of euros) |
H1 2021 |
H1 2022 |
% |
Organic % |
Bureau Veritas |
2,418.4 |
2,693.4 |
+11.4% |
+6.5% |
Constantia Flexibles |
752.1 |
985.2 |
+31.0% |
+22.6% |
Stahl |
419.8 |
470.9 |
+12.2% |
+9.1% |
CPI |
36.5 |
48.2 |
+32.2% |
+21.2% |
ACAMS (2) |
n/a |
19.8 |
n/a |
n/a |
Consolidated net sales (1) |
3,626.8 |
4,217.5 |
+16.3% |
+10.3% |
(1) Comparable sales for H1 2021 represent
€3,626.8 M vs. 2021 published sales of €3,997,4M. The
difference of c.€370.4M corresponds to Cromology group, classified
as asset held for sale in accordance with IFRS 5. The
contribution of this portfolio company has been reclassified in
“Net income from discontinued operations and operations held for
sale” since 2021. Cromology was sold by the Group beginning of
2022.
(2) ACAMS accounts have been consolidated since
March 11, 2022. The sales include a PPA restatement for an impact
of -€9.7 M, excluding this restatement the sales are
€29.5M.
H1 2022 sales of equity-accounted
companies
(in
millions of euros) |
H1 2021 |
H1 2022 |
% |
Organic % |
Tarkett |
n.a. |
1,564.0 |
n/a |
n/a |
IHS Towers will report its Q2 2022 in August. This
company is no longer consolidated by Wendel due to the loss of
significant influence following the IPO.
H1 2022 consolidated results
(in
millions of euros) |
H1 2021 |
H1 2022 |
Consolidated subsidiaries |
401.5 |
414.1 |
Financing, operating expenses and taxes |
-54.5 |
-59.3 |
Net income from operations (1) |
347.0 |
354.9 |
Net income from operations, (1) Group share |
152.9 |
127.9 |
Non-recurring net income |
3.1 |
533.5 |
Impairment |
-2.6 |
-154.1 |
Impact
of goodwill allocation |
-46.4 |
-61.6 |
Total net income |
301.0 |
672.6 |
Net income, Group share |
131.1 |
479.8 |
(1) Net income before goodwill allocation
entries and non-recurring items.
H1 2022 net income from operations
(in
millions of euros) |
H1 2021 |
H1 2022 |
Change |
Bureau Veritas |
231.5 |
262.0 |
+13.2% |
Stahl |
71.9 |
77.2 |
+7.4% |
Constantia Flexibles |
35.3 |
69.0 |
+95.4% |
Cromology |
37.9 |
0.0 |
n/a |
CPI |
1.1 |
4.0 |
+264.5% |
Tarkett (equity accounted) |
n/a |
1.5 |
n/a |
ACAMS |
n/a |
0.5 |
n/a |
IHS
(1) |
23.8 |
0.0 |
n/a |
Total contribution from Group companies |
401.5 |
414.1 |
+3.1% |
of
which Group share |
207.4 |
187.1 |
-9.8% |
Total operating expenses |
-34.0 |
-40.6 |
+19.3% |
Total financial expense |
-20.5 |
-18.7 |
-8.7% |
Net income from operations |
347.0 |
354.9 |
+2.3% |
of
which Group share |
152.9 |
127.9 |
-16.4% |
(1) Equity accounted as of end of H1 2021. Since
the listing Wendel does not have any significant influence over IHS
and as per IFRS has been deconsolidated.
The Supervisory Board met on July 28, 2022,
under the chairmanship of Nicolas ver Hulst, to review Wendel
condensed consolidated financial statements, as approved by the
Executive Board on July 26, 2022. The interim financial statements
were subject to a limited review by the Statutory Auditors prior to
publication.Wendel Group’s consolidated sales for the first half of
2022 reached €4,217.5 million, up +16.3% overall and up +10.3%
organically.The overall contribution of Group companies to net
income from operations amounted to €414.1 million, up +3.1%
from the first half of 2021. Financial expenses, operating expenses
and taxes incurred by Wendel reached €59.3 million, up
€4.8 million from the €54.5 million reported in H1 2021.
Non-recurring net result was a profit of €533.5 million in H1
2022 vs. €3.1 million in H1 2021. This profit is mainly due to
the impact of the sale of Cromology, which generated a capital gain
of €589.9 million in Wendel’s consolidated accounts. An
impairment was booked on Tarkett for an amount of -€158.9 million.
Total net income amounted to €672.6 million in the first half
of 2022, compared with €301.0 million in the first half of
2021. The Group share of this net income was €479.8 million,
compared with €131.1 million in the first semester of
2021.
Group companies’ results
Figures are after
IFRS 16
Bureau Veritas: Solid H1 2022 operating and
financial performance; 2022 Full Year outlook confirmed
(full consolidation)
Revenue in the first half of 2022 amounted to
€2,693.4 million, up 11.4% in total and a 6.5% organic growth, of
which 5.2% in the second quarter, benefiting from solid market
trends across most businesses despite facing the external
disruption from the Russia/Ukraine war and the wave of lockdown
measures across many cities in China since mid-March 2022.
Two businesses delivered very strong organic
growth, Industry, up 10.8%, and Agri-Food & Commodities, up
8.6%. The rest of the portfolio grew steadily, with Marine &
Offshore, Buildings & Infrastructure (B&I) Certification
and Consumer Products Services, up from 3.8% to 6.0%
organically.
The scope effect was a positive 0.4%, reflecting
bolt-on acquisitions realized in the past few quarters.
Currency fluctuations had a positive impact of
4.5%, mainly due to the appreciation of the USD and pegged
currencies against the euro, which was partly offset by the
depreciation of some emerging countries’ currencies.
Adjusted operating profit increased by 8.7% to
€410.9 million; the half-year 2022 adjusted operating margin
declined 38 basis points to 15.3%. It was mainly attributed to the
impact from the lockdowns occurred in China in the second
quarter.
Impact of the Chinese lockdowns in the
2nd quarter
Following the Chinese government’s “zero covid
policy”, Bureau Veritas has been facing selective lockdowns in
several cities across the country since the end of March 2022.
Given its strong exposure to China (c.15% of total revenue in H1
2022), the lockdown measures had a material impact on performance
in the second quarter of 2022. The impact varied however by
business:
- in Consumer Products Services, which makes up half of the
Chinese revenues, Bureau Veritas was proactive and adapted to the
constraints. The impact in Q2 was thereby contained as the teams
were able to divert samples from one location to another across the
country or outside of China to the Group’s South Asia testing
capabilities (Vietnam, Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka). All the
Group’s labs reopened and were fully back to normal by the end of
June 2022.
- in Buildings & Infrastructure (representing roughly 30% of
China’s revenue, solely focused on infrastructure assets in the
transportation field and energy), construction sites were shut down
for a few weeks (up to eight weeks) in areas where mobility
restrictions were imposed (Shanghai and Shenzhen notably). Once the
mobility restrictions had been removed, Bureau Veritas operated in
a stop & go situation with sites required to shut down as soon
as the slightest suspicion of Covid arose. Since mid-June, the
construction sites have gradually restarted, and Bureau Veritas
expects to recover from Q3 2022 onwards.
Solid financial position
At the end of June 2022, Bureau Veritas'
adjusted net financial debt increased compared with the level at
December 31, 2021. Bureau Veritas has a solid financial structure
with the bulk of its maturities beyond 2024.
At the end of the first half of 2022, Bureau
Veritas had €1.4 billion in available cash and cash equivalents and
€600 million in undrawn committed credit lines.
At June 30, 2022, the adjusted net financial
debt/EBITDA ratio was further reduced to 1.10x (from 1.30x last
year) and the EBITDA/consolidated net financial expense ratio was
16.67x.
The average maturity of the Group’s financial
debt was 3.8 years with a blended average cost of funds over the
half year of 2.5% excluding IFRS 16 impact (compared with 2.4% in
the first half of 2021 excluding the impact of IFRS 16).
2022 outlook confirmed
Based on a solid sales pipeline around Bureau
Veritas’ diversified portfolio and the significant growth
opportunities related to its sustainability range of services and
solutions, and assuming there are no new Covid-19 lockdowns in its
main countries of operation, Bureau Veritas still expects for the
full year 2022 to:
- Achieve mid-single-digit organic revenue growth;
- Improve the adjusted operating margin;
- Generate sustained strong cash flow, with a cash conversion
above 90%
In July 2022, Bureau Veritas decided to cancel
1,915,000 shares (0.4% of the capital) which had been bought back
between April and June 2022 under the share buyback program
authorized by the AGM of June 25, 2021.
For more information:
group.bureauveritas.com
Stahl—Total sales growth of +12.2%, EBITDA
margin at 22.2%.
(Full consolidation)
Stahl, the world leader in coating layers and
surface treatments for flexible materials, posted total sales of
€470.9 million in H1 2022, representing an increase of +12.2%
versus H1 2021. Organic growth stood at +9.1% while FX contributed
positively (+3.1%), mostly through USD and CNY strengthening.
Activity over the first half of the year was
above expectations at group level, with a strong growth in Coatings
and Leather in both quarters. Growth was largely led by price/mix
effects as volumes declined, notably due to (i) Chinese lockdowns,
(ii) continued supply chain disruptions in automotive and (iii)
significant price increases implemented over the period curbing
demand.
Across all segments, price increases were
implemented since the beginning of the year to mitigate the strong
impact of rising input costs. The company has taken and is ready to
take additional measures to protect its margin where needed.
Stahl’s management continues to closely monitor the inflationary
environment, as well as the supply chain and potential energy
disruptions.
The orderbook reduced following the strong
commercial activity in Q2 2022 and a reduction in overdue orders,
but remains at high levels compared to historical standards.
EBITDA3 for the half-year totaled
€104.5 million, translating into an EBITDA margin of 22.2%, in
line with Stahl’s historical standards.
Net debt as of June 30, 2022, was
€183.8 million4, vs. €199.0 million end of June 2021.
Stahl remained cash generative, notably thanks to the good EBITDA
level, but the reduction in net debt level was partially offset by
the impact of a stronger USD on Stahl’s gross borrowings that are
mostly denominated in USD. Leverage was reported at 0.8x5 EBITDA as
of June 30, 2022.
Stahl announced on July 5, 2022, the submission
of a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target, aligned with
the most recent guidance provided by the Science Based Targets
initiative (SBTi).
Stahl’s SBTi submission includes a specific
commitment regarding the company’s Scope 3 upstream emissions,
which Stahl aims to reduce by at least 25% over the next 10 years,
compared with the base year (2021). Stahl’s Scope 3 emissions
currently represent over 90% of its carbon footprint. This
reduction would primarily be achieved by Stahl replacing its
fossil-based raw materials with lower-carbon alternatives. The
target is a major step towards the objective of limiting global
warming temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial
levels by 2050, as agreed at the 2015 Paris Climate Accords.
Stahl’s extended commitment builds on the
company’s existing targets to reduce its emission for Scopes 1
and 2, which were set shortly after the Paris Agreement in 2015.
Stahl has since reduced its Scope 1 and 2 (direct) GHG emissions by
more than 30%, thanks to operational efficiency gains and by
decarbonizing its energy supply.
Constantia Flexibles—Total growth of
31%, with record organic growth of 22.6% partly driven by price
increases but also through volume growth and mix improvement.
EBITDA margin up 40 bps at 13.5% resulting from
strong topline performance as well as the integration of Propak
acquisition in June 2021.
(full consolidation)
H1 2022 sales totaled €985.2 million, up
+22.6% on an organic basis with strong performances across both
markets (+23.3% in Consumer and +20.4% in Pharma). Sales are up
+31.0% in total over the period, driven mostly by price increases
necessary to compensate for the inflationary input costs’ pressure.
Despite raw material shortages, Constantia has experienced an
encouraging return to organic volume growth, thereby confirming the
good momentum instilled by the new management team’s commercial
initiatives. The market in India remains, however, challenging and
management has launched the Restoring Success program to return to
profitability whilst reviewing various strategic options for this
division.H1 2022 activity also benefited from the acquisition of
Propak in June 2021 (impact of +5.5%). Foreign exchanges had a
+3.0% positive impact on the first-half sales.
EBITDA stood at €133.2 million6, up +34.8%,
i.e., a 13.5% margin, up 40 bps above last year. This is the result
of (i) Constantia’s efforts towards profitability measures to
mitigate the impact of raw material cost increases (ii) a
continuous cost reduction program (iii) a positive volume and mix
effect, and (iv) Propak acquisition in June 2021. Constantia is
carefully managing the inflationary cost environment as well as the
availability of energy supply and raw materials. Today, the two
Russian plants of Constantia operate independently and do not
require any cash injection from the rest of the group. The Company
is focusing its efforts on preserving the profitability working
both on the passthrough of input costs as well as pursuing its cost
control program. Constantia is also actively working on its supply
base and energy supply sources in the context of a potential
shortage of gas in Europe in the coming months.
Leverage ratio has been improved to 1.6x EBITDA
compared to 1.8x at the beginning of the year and stays well below
its covenant of 4.0x (this threshold could be temporarily raised to
4.5x in the event of acquisitions). Net debt stood at
€392.2 million7 at the end of June (€400.3 million on
December 31, 2021). Constantia’s management made significant
improvements in 2021 to improve cash generation through a
disciplined capital expenditure program and better working capital
efficiency. In the first half of 2022, the cash generation has been
impacted by higher raw material prices and the need for higher
inventories to compensate for the various supply chain
disruptions.
On the sustainability front, Constantia is
actively developing and promoting its Ecolutions portfolio in line
with the industry transformation towards recyclable packaging.
Constantia is committed to being able to answer to 100% of
customers’ needs with a recyclable solution by 2025.
Crisis Prevention Institute – Total
revenue growth of +19.8% as compared
with 2021. EBITDA up +27.8% and margin at 49.7%. Solid deleveraging
and successful debt renegotiation at attractive
conditions.(full consolidation)
Crisis Prevention Institute recorded first half
2022 revenue of $52.7 million, up +19.8% in total from H1
2021. Of this increase, +21.2% was organic growth, offset by -1.4%
impact from FX movements.
- The success of the new program launches, including specialty
topics such as Trauma, Autism, and Advanced Physical Skills, is
confirmed. They now represent more than 20% of Initial
Certifications for the first half.
- The international expansion strategy outside of North America
bears fruits, notably in English-speaking countries with a growth
rate above 20%.
- CPI continues to enjoy a mix shift toward digital solutions for
both new CIs and renewals, with programs retaining the required
in-person components. Virtual Learner Materials continued to
represent a strong share of delivery representing 42% of Learner
Materials sales.
- Early 2022, CPI has managed well through the Omicron COVID
surge with a minimal number of onsite programs being pushed out to
Q2 resulting in a neutral impact over the first half of 2022.
Further, CPI generated EBITDA
of $26.2 million8, representing an overall increase of
+27.8% year on year. This result corresponds to a strong margin
of 49.7% over the period (+312 basis points versus H1 2021).
H1 EBITDA benefitted primarily from the flow-through of higher
sales to earnings, as well as effective cost management. It
benefitted to a lesser extent from temporary timing differences
related to marketing spend and delayed new hires. H2 EBITDA margins
are projected to return to budgeted levels.
As of June 30, 2022, net debt totaled
$311.8 million9, or 5.33x EBITDA as defined in CPI’s credit
agreement. Cash flow conversion remains very strong, at c.82% year
to date. CPI took advantage of this solid performance and
deleveraging trend to amend its debt and secure better pricing over
the next few quarters.
ACAMS – Strong start to the year for
ACAMS, with year-to-date organic revenue growth of
+21.1%. Carve-out process on track with H1 EBITDA
margin of 18.4%10
(full consolidation since March 11, 2022)
Wendel completed the acquisition of ACAMS on
March 10, 2022.
ACAMS, the global leader in training and
certifications for anti-financial crime prevention professionals,
generated total revenue of $48.4 million11, up 21.0% vs. H1
2021. Organic growth for the first half was 21.1%, and the impact
of foreign exchange was -0.1%.
The double-digit revenue growth was driven, in
part, by conference recovery and greater sales of Certifications,
Memberships and Training to a few large customers. Conferences
generated the highest growth of any segment as a result of a return
to in-person events with growing attendance and sponsorship. ACAMS
grew across each of its three geographic regions—Americas, EMEA,
and APAC—although APAC continues to be negatively impacted by
COVID-related lockdowns. Revenue growth should ease and come back
to more normative levels in the second half of the year.
The carve-out process is ongoing and all senior
positions have been now filled. A full transition to standalone
operations is expected around year end.
As of end of June 2022, EBITDA1 pro forma for
the carve-out was c. $8.9 million, and the resulting pro forma
margin stands at 18.4%1,2.
As of June 30, 2022, net debt totaled
$144.5 million12, or c. 5.7x EBITDA as defined in ACAMS’
credit agreement. ACAMS generated positive cash flow in H1 2022
following the transaction close despite one-time expenditures
related to the carve-out.
Tarkett - Strong sales growth of +24.0%
and continued increases in selling prices in H1 2022.
Neutralisation of inflation in purchasing costs and increase in
adjusted Ebitda of +12,0%
(Accounted for by the equity method since
07.07.2021)
Net revenue in H1 2022 was €1,564 million, up by
24.0% compared to the first half of 2021. Organic growth reached
13.8%, or 17.4% including selling price increases in the CIS
countries implemented to offset the inflation in purchasing costs
(selling price adjustments in the CIS countries are historically
intended to offset currency movements and are therefore excluded
from the organic growth calculation). The total effect of the
selling price increases implemented across all segments is +12.7%
on average compared to H1 2021. Over the period, growth in volumes
was 4.6% driven by strong activity in the Sports segment,
offsetting the drop in the CIS countries and in residential
segments in EMEA and North America. The foreign exchange effect
made a positive contribution, particularly thanks to the
strengthening of the dollar against the Euro.
Adjusted EBITDA amounted to €126.2 million,
i.e., 8.1% of revenue, compared to €112.7 million in H1 2021, i.e.
8.9% of revenue.
Growth in volumes sold contributed positively to
EBITDA in an amount of €10 million. Inflation in raw materials,
energy and transportation was unprecedented at €161 million,
against a backdrop of rising oil and other energy prices and
ongoing tension on procurements of certain raw materials.
Tarkett continued to successfully roll out
selling price increases throughout the first half of the year:
+€161 million in H1 compared to 2021. This fully offset the
inflation in purchasing costs as of the first half of the year, in
line with the objective initially announced for the full year
2022.
Tarkett’s net financial debt amounts to €778
million at the end of June 2022, versus €476 million at the end of
December 2021 and €524 million at the end of June 2021. Compared to
December 2021, debt increased due to the usual seasonality of the
business, accentuated by inflation and the need to replenish
stocks. The foreign exchange effect on debt due to the dollar also
contributed to the increase in debt in an amount of €39 million. As
of the end of June 2022, leverage of the listed company amounted to
3.2x adjusted EBITDA over the last 12 months.
The geopolitical and macroeconomic context
continues to bring a high level of uncertainty regarding the
demand. Difficulties with raw materials procurements have not been
completely resolved and the uncertainties surrounding the supply of
gas and electricity in Europe represent an additional risk factor.
In this context, it is still difficult to predict the level of
business, especially for the Commercial segments in which sales
were on an upward trend until now.
Structural cost reduction actions are being
pursued. Against a backdrop of less sustained volumes and ongoing
recruitment difficulties in several factories, the Group is now
expecting to generate between approximately €15 and €20 million in
annual structural savings in 2022 (versus the initial goal of €30
million). The Group is also getting prepared to take one‐time cost
reduction measures to adapt to a lower level of demand in the
second half.
Inflation in purchasing costs is continuing to
rise in a context of considerable increases in energy costs and
ongoing supply chain disruptions. Current trends indicate that the
negative impact of this rise in purchasing costs could be around
€280 million more than 2021 (April 2022 estimation: €250
million).
In response to this unprecedented continuing
inflation, Tarkett has already implemented further selling price
increases and will continue to do so if necessary, to offset the
effect of the rise in purchasing costs over the year.
For more information, refer to Tarkett’s press
release published on July 26, 2022:
https://www.tarkett-group.com/en/investors/
Wendel Lab: A prudent and progressive capital
commitments over time
The purpose of the Wendel Lab is to increase the
Group’s exposure to future growth. Since it was launched in 2013,
the Wendel Lab has principally made commitments to several
high-quality funds specialized in investment in technology. As part
of its 2021-24 roadmap, Wendel announced that this asset category
would ultimately account for 5–10% of its net asset value.
Since the start of 2022, an additional €49m has
been committed to technology-focused funds managed by top-tier
firms including Andreessen Horowitz (A16Z), Insight Partners and
Kleiner Perkins. Each of these firms is managed by highly respected
and experienced technology investors. Total commitments at the end
of June 2022 amounted to €164 million of which c.62% have been
already called. Approximately 76% of current investments13 are US
dollar denominated, and 24% are in euro.
IHS Towers – IHS Towers will report its
H1 2022 results in August.
NAV of €165.6 per share as of June 30,
2022
Net asset value was €7,349 million, or
€165.6 per share, as of June 30, 2022 (see Appendix 1 and 2
below for details), an decrease of 10.4% from €188.1 per share as
of December 31, 2021, and up +1.7% since March 31st 2022, restated
from dividend paid in June 2022. Compared to the last 20-day
average share price as of June 30, the discount to the June 30,
2022, NAV per share was of 49.6%.
In the first quarter, Wendel's NAV per share was
strongly impacted by the markets’ decline, which affected the
entire portfolio. In Q2, NAV was almost stable:
- Listed assets: the decline in the share price of Bureau Veritas
was almost entirely offset by the increase in the average price of
IHS as of June 30 compared with March 31, 2022
- Unlisted assets: upward revisions of the outlook for some
portfolio companies and currency fluctuations offset the decline in
multiples which continued during the quarter
The Net Asset Value as of June 30, 2022, is
after payment of the €3.0 per share dividend paid by Wendel in
June 22, 2022 and does not take into account the dividend
received from Bureau Veritas on July 5th.
Strong financial structure: Ample liquidity
and improved debt profile
- Loan-to-value (LTV) ratio at 7.8% as of June 30, 2022
- Total liquidity of €1.54 billion14 as of June 30, 2022,
including €789 million cash and €750 million committed
credit facility (fully undrawn)
- Syndicated Credit Facility extended to July 2027
- Average debt maturity extended to 6.9 years and average
weighted cost lowered to 1.7% following the successful placement of
a €300 million 12-year bond at 1,375% interest on January 13,
2022, and exercise on April 19, 2022, of the make-whole redemption
of bonds maturing in October 2024.
- Investment grade corporate ratings: Moody’s Baa2 with stable
outlook/S&P BBB with stable outlook
Significant events since the beginning of
2022
Wendel signed an amendment to extend its undrawn
€750 million syndicated credit facility to 2027
Wendel signed on July 27, 2022, an amendment to
its undrawn €750 million syndicated credit facility maturing
in October 2024 to extend it to July 2027, with two options to
extend it further by one year (1 + 1), pending banks approval for
each additional extension. This syndicated credit facility
integrates Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria.
Measurable aspects of the non-financial performance of Wendel and
the companies in its portfolio are taken into account in the
calculation of the financing cost of this syndicated credit. They
are in line with certain quantitative ESG targets the Group has set
in its ESG 2023 roadmap.
Wendel signed a binding offer for the sale of
its headquarters building
Wendel announced the signature of a binding
offer for the sale of its headquarters building on Taitbout street.
Generali Vie will acquire the property. The transaction amount
results in a value creation of €1.5 per share in Wendel’s NAV. The
closing of this transaction is expected in the second half of
2022.
Implementation of the succession plan for the
Chairman of the Executive Board of Wendel
André Francois-Poncet has informed Wendel’s
Supervisory Board of his wish to hand over his mandate as Wendel’s
Group CEO in the near future in order to pursue personal interests.
He will continue to serve as Group CEO until the end of the
recruitment process and onboarding of the future CEO and he is
working with Wendel’s Supervisory Board to that end. The name of
the new Group CEO should be announced during the second half of the
year. He/she will team up with David Darmon, Member of the
Executive Board and deputy Group Chief Executive Officer.
Wendel acquires ACAMS, the world’s largest
membership organization dedicated to fighting financial
crime
Announced on January 24, 2022, Wendel has
completed the acquisition of the Association of Certified
Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (“ACAMS” or the “Company”) from
Adtalem Global Education (NYSE: ATGE) on March 10, 2022. Wendel
invested c.$338 million of equity for a c. 98% interest
in the Company, alongside ACAMS’ management and a minority
investor.
ACAMS is the global leader in training and
certifications for anti-money laundering (“AML”) and financial
crime prevention professionals. ACAMS has a large, global
membership base with more than 90,000 members in 175 jurisdictions,
including over 50,000 professionals who have obtained their CAMS
certification-an industry-recognized AML qualification—that
promotes ongoing education through participation in conferences,
webinars, and other training opportunities.
The Company has approximately 275 employees
primarily located in the U.S., London and Hong Kong that serve its
global customers.
Sale of Cromology completed
After obtaining the necessary authorizations,
Wendel completed on January 21, 2022, the sale of Cromology to
DuluxGroup, a subsidiary of Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. For
Wendel, the transaction generated net proceeds of €896 million
or €358 million above Cromology’s valuation in Wendel’s net
asset value published before the transaction announcement, i.e., as
of June 30, 2021.
This transaction is a milestone in Wendel’s
2021-24 roadmap, and its target to accelerate the redeployment of
its capital toward growth companies.
Return to shareholders and
Dividend
An ordinary dividend of €3.0 per share for
2021, up 3.4%, was paid on June 22, 2022.
Wendel canceled 377,323 of its treasury shares
(0.84% of the share capital) on April 29, 2022. The cancellation of
these shares had a pro forma positive impact of +€0.7/share on
March 31, 2022’s NAV due to the current significant share discount
to NAV. €25 million of Wendel shares were repurchased in H1
2022.
Wendel’s portfolio direct exposure to current
uncertain environment
Wendel is paying close attention to the
evolution of the situation in Ukraine and its potential
consequences, as the most material financial direct impact, among
other things, could come from an increase of our companies’ cost
structures, raw material prices, supply chain and wage inflation,
if these are not passed on sufficiently quickly in sales prices, as
our companies have been able to do so far.
Industrial companies in our portfolio use a
variety of energy, including gas and electricity and use their
derivatives as raw materials. The impact on profitability in coming
months will depend on availability, passthrough to customers, the
ability to realize process efficiencies both at suppliers and
within our companies. It is too early to assess such an impact,
which would be tempered at portfolio level by Wendel’s
diversification in Business Services and a broad range of
geographies. Wendel is also monitoring the evolution of the Covid
pandemic in Asia, and particularly in China.
Wendel direct economic exposure to Russia and
Ukraine is limited at c.1%15.
Appendix 1: NAV as of June 30, 2022:
€165.6 per share
(in millions of euros) |
|
|
06/30/2022 |
12/31/2021 |
Listed equity investments |
Number of shares |
Share price (1) |
4,850 |
5,559 |
Bureau Veritas |
160.8/160.8 m |
€25.4/€28.7 |
4,078 |
4,616 |
IHS |
63.0/63.0m |
$11.0/$13.5 |
666 |
748 |
Tarkett |
|
€13.0/€18.6 |
105 |
195 |
Investment in unlisted assets (2) |
2,968 |
3,732 |
Other assets and liabilities of Wendel and holding companies
(3) |
|
151 |
97 |
Net cash position & financial assets (4) |
|
|
789 |
650 |
Gross asset value |
|
|
8,757 |
10,038 |
Wendel bond debt |
|
|
-1,408 |
-1,619 |
Net Asset Value |
|
|
7,349 |
8,419 |
Of which net debt |
|
|
-619 |
-969 |
Number of shares |
|
|
44,370,620 |
44,747,943 |
Net Asset Value per share |
|
|
€165.6 |
€188.1 |
Wendel’s 20 days share price average |
|
€83.5 |
€102.3 |
Premium (discount) on NAV |
|
|
-49.6% |
-45.6% |
- Last 20 trading days average as of December 31, 2021, and June
30, 2022
- Investments in non-publicly traded companies (Cromology (as of
December 31, 2021), Stahl, Constantia Flexibles, Crisis Prevention
Institute, ACAMS (as of June 30, 2022), Wendel Lab). Aggregates
retained for the calculation exclude the impact of IFRS 16. As
per Wendel methodology, ACAMS valuation is weighted at 83.3% on
acquisition multiple and 16.7% on listed peer group multiples.
- Of which 1,116,456 treasury shares as of December 31, 2021, and
1,001,745 treasury shares as of June 30, 2022
- Cash position and financial assets of Wendel & holdings. As
of June 30, 2022, this comprises €0.5 bn of cash and cash
equivalents and €0.3 bn short term financial investment.
Assets and liabilities denominated in currencies
other than the euro have been converted at exchange rates
prevailing on the date of the NAV calculation.
If co-investment and managements LTIP conditions
are realized, subsequent dilutive effects on Wendel’s economic
ownership are accounted for in NAV calculations. See page 374
of the 2021 Universal Registration Document.
Appendix 3: Conversion from accounting
presentation to economic presentation
H1 2022 |
|
|
|
|
|
Equity-method investments |
|
|
|
(in millions of euros) |
Bureau Veritas |
Constantia Flexibles |
Stahl |
CPI |
ACAMS |
Tarkett |
Wendel and holding companies |
Total Group |
Net income from operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales |
2,693.4 |
985.2 |
470.9 |
48.2 |
19.8 |
|
|
4,217.5 |
|
|
EBITDA (1) |
N/A |
133.2 |
104.5 |
24.0 |
6.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted operating income (1) |
410.9 |
82.1 |
90.1 |
20.7 |
4.6 |
|
|
608.4 |
|
|
Other
recurring operating items |
- |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income |
410.9 |
83.1 |
90.8 |
20.9 |
4.6 |
|
-40.2 |
570.2 |
|
|
Finance costs, net |
-37.3 |
-6.2 |
-7.5 |
-10.9 |
-3.1 |
|
-18.2 |
-83.2 |
|
|
Other
financial income and expense |
7.8 |
1.1 |
18.3 |
-0.2 |
-0.8 |
|
-0.5 |
25.8 |
|
|
Tax
expense |
-119.6 |
-9.1 |
-24.5 |
-5.8 |
-0.3 |
|
-0.3 |
-159.5 |
|
|
Share
in net income of equity-method investments |
0.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
- |
1.6 |
|
|
Net
income from discontinued operations and operations held for
sale |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
- |
|
|
Recurring net income from operations |
262.0 |
69.0 |
77.2 |
4.0 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
-59.3 |
354.9 |
|
|
Recurring net income from operations – non-controlling
interests |
173.6 |
28.5 |
24.7 |
0.1 |
- |
|
- |
227.0 |
|
|
Recurring net income from operations – Group
share |
88.4 |
40.4 |
52.5 |
3.9 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
-59.3 |
127.9 |
|
|
Non-recurring net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
Operating income |
-35.8 |
-13.3 |
-11.2 |
-10.4 |
-35.1 |
|
7.0 |
-98.7 |
|
|
Net
financial income (expense) |
- |
1.0 |
-33.3(2) |
- |
-0.7 |
|
-13.4(3) |
-46.4 |
|
|
Tax
expense |
8.5 |
4.3 |
11.2 |
3.4 |
5.9 |
|
- |
33.3 |
|
|
Share
in net income of equity-method investments |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-1.4 |
-158.9(4) |
-160.3 |
|
|
Net
income from discontinued operations and operations held for
sale |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
589.9(5) |
589.8 |
|
|
Non-recurring net income |
-27.3 |
-8.0 |
-33.3 |
-6.9 |
-29.9 |
-1.4 |
424.6 |
317.8 |
|
|
of
which: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
Non-recurring items |
-7.8 |
-0.8 |
-26.0 |
- |
-16.9(6) |
1.5 |
583.5 |
533.5 |
|
|
–
Impact of goodwill allocation |
-16.7 |
-16.3 |
-7.3 |
-6.9 |
-13.0 |
-1.4 |
- |
-61.6 |
|
|
-
Asset impairment |
-2.8 |
9.1 |
- |
- |
- |
-1.5 |
-158.9 |
-154.1 |
|
|
Non-recurring net income – non-controlling interests |
-19.0 |
-3.1 |
-10.7 |
-0.3 |
-0.6 |
- |
-0.5 |
-34.1 |
|
|
Non-recurring net income – Group share |
-8.3 |
-4.9 |
-22.6 |
-6.7 |
-29.3 |
-1.4 |
584.0 |
510.8 |
|
|
Consolidated net income |
234.7 |
61.0 |
43.9 |
-2.9 |
-29.4 |
- |
365.3 |
672.6 |
|
|
Consolidated net income – non-controlling interests |
154.6 |
25.4 |
14.1 |
-0.1 |
-0.6 |
- |
-0.5 |
192.8 |
|
|
Consolidated net income – Group share |
80.1 |
35.6 |
29.8 |
-2.8 |
-28.8 |
- |
365.8 |
479.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) Before the impact of
goodwill allocation, non-recurring items and management fees.
- This item includes the foreign exchange impact for
the period.
- This item includes the impact of the positive change in fair
value of Wendel Lab's financial assets net of tax for €21 million.
It also includes the early redemption premium of the 2024 bond for
-€34.4 million.
- This item corresponds to the depreciation of Tarkett
Participation shares.
- This item corresponds to the gain on disposal of
Cromology.
- This item includes the acquisition costs of the ACAMS shares
for an amount of €10.8 million and the costs for setting up the new
structure for an amount of €7 million.
1 c. $338 million at 1.112 EUR/USD
2 As of June 30, 2022
3 EBITDA including the impact of IFRS 16. EBITDA
excluding the impact of IFRS 16 was €102.9m.
4 Including IFRS 16 impacts. Net debt excluding
the impact of IFRS 16 was €168.3m.
5 Computed as per financing documentation
definition.
6 EBITDA including the impact of IFRS 16. EBITDA
excluding the impact of IFRS 16 was €128.2m.
7 Including IFRS 16 impacts. Net debt excluding
the impact of IFRS 16 was €351.2m.
8 EBITDA including the impact of IFRS 16. EBITDA
excluding the impact of IFRS 16 was $25.7m.
9 Including IFRS 16 impacts. Net debt excluding
the impact of IFRS 16 was $308.2m.
10 EBITDA is calculated on pro forma basis that
reflects the current expectation of the cost structure required to
operate on a standalone basis upon completion of the carve out.
EBITDA is before non-recurring items and goodwill allocation
entries.
11 Revenue is shown excluding the purchase price
allocation entry related to deferred revenue.
12 Net debt post and before IFRS 16. There is no
IFRS 16 impact on ACAMS.
13 Valuation of funds and funds of funds are
mostly as of March 31, 2022
14 After dividend payment of € 130.3 million
from Wendel to its shareholders and before €85.2 million dividend
received from Bureau Veritas on July 5th.
15 Enterprise value exposure of Group companies,
according to the breakdown of 2021 revenues. Enterprise values are
based on NAV calculations as of December 31, 2021
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