PRESS RELEASE
NEGRI BOSSI: consolidated turnover for the third quarter of 2006 increases to
Euro 23.1 million (+17% from the third quarter of 2005).
EBITDA of Euro 0.12 million (-1.9 million in the third quarter of 2005).
The Board of Directors set the subscription price for the increase in share
capital at 0.70,
for a maximum amount of Euro 15.4 million.
The Board of Directors of Negri Bossi S.p.A.---a leading Italian company in the design and sales of
plastic injection moulding presses, listed in the STAR division of the Italian
Stock
Exchange---approved the company's Quarterly Report as at 30 September 2006.
The results for the third quarter of 2006 saw a consolidated turnover of E 23.1 million, up 17%
compared to the third quarter of 2005 (E 19.7
million). Gross operating result (EBITDA) of E 0.12
million (E -1.9 million as at September 30 2005), and operating result of E -482 thousand (E -2.5
million as at September 30 2005).
The gross income is in the negative by E 1.8
million (E -802 thousand in gross income for the third
quarter of 2005). The 2005 loss was lower due to E 2.3 million in extraordinary capital gains
resulting from the dismissal of the subsidiary OIMA S.p.A to the parent company HPS S.p.A.
(SACMI group). Without this extraordinary item, in the third quarter of 2005 the gross income would
have been E-3.1 million.
The Board of Directors also set the subscription price at 0.70 for each new Negri Bossi share, E
0.10 of which will be ascribed to share capital and E 0.60 to premium. They also decided on
22,000,000 new shares as the final, maximum amount for the increase in capital. The exercise of
warrants will allow 22,000,000 more shares to be
issued at a price of E 0.70, resulting in a further
increase in share capital of up to E 15.4.
The newly-issued shares cum warrant will be offered to shareholders in proportion to their holdings,
with a ratio of 1 new shares for
every share currently held.
One should keep in mind that yesterday, Consob granted authorization on the increase in share
capital for a maximum of E 15.4 million.
The start of the offer period and the period for trading stock
options has been scheduled for
November 13 2006; the last possible day for trading stock options will be November 24 2006. The
offer period of Negri Bossi S.p.A.'s new shares will expire on December 1 2006 (last day for
subscribing
new shares).
The majority shareholder H.P.S. (SACMI Group) has undertaken to subscribe the share capital
increase for the total amount of its holding (approximately 60% of the share capital) and for an
additional share, up to a
maximum of E 12.936 million, thus ensuring the operation's success up to
84% of its counter-value.
"The results show a major trend reversal in comparison to the negative performance recorded over
the course of 2005," states CEO
Eugenio Ferragina, "and they also provide further signs that we will
meet our year-end budget forecasts, keeping in line with the business plan presented to the
financial community last March."
Augusto Machirelli, Chairman, added:
"The share capital increase is aimed at providing the
company with the resources needed to strengthen the company's asset structure, including at a
consolidated level, redressing the balance between financial liabilities and net equity,
and at
supporting achievement of goals regarding asset growth and development set in the 2006-2008
Business Plan."
"Moreover", Machirelli concluded, "the exercise of warrants will make up to a further E 15.4 million
available to the company to be used in financing strategies for development and expansion beyond
2008."
Negri Bossi is Italy's leading designer and marketer of plastic-injection moulding presses. Negri Bossi
equipment is used in
Italy and abroad by companies that produce various types of plastic objects using plastic-
injection moulding.
SACMI is an international leader in the design, production and marketing of machines and equipment for
industry for use
in the ceramics, plastics, beverage and packaging and food processing sectors. The Group
has won itself a position of undisputed authority in these sectors through the cutting edge technological
innovation of its products, its high quality
standards, and its ability to provide its clients with excellent service.
Contacts: Barabino & Partners
Tel. 02 72 02 35 35
Cologno Monzese, 09 November 2006
Accounting schedules attached
Consolidated and reclassified INCOME STATEMENT
(Amounts shown in Euro '000)
Description 3rd 3rd
Quarter 2006 Quarter 2005
INCOME FROM SALES AND SERVICES 23,104 19,744
Adjustments to income from sales and services
(275) (433)
NET REVENUES 22,829 19,311
Variable costs (17,074) (15,397)
CONTRIBUTION MARGIN 5,755 3,914
Overheads (1,970) (2,082)
VALUE ADDED
3,785 1,832
Personnel costs (3,666) (3,746)
GROSS OPERATING MARGIN (EBITDA)
119 (1.914)
Depreciation and amortisation of tangibile and intangibile assets (601) (551)
OPERATING INCOME (EBIT) (482) (2,465)
Financial
operations (1,259) (613)
INCOME FROM CURRENT OPERATIONS (1,741) (3,078)
Bad debts
(110) (30)
Extraordinary operations 3 2.306
GROSS INCOME FOR THE PERIOD (1,848)
(802)
Income taxes for the year 434 786
NET INCOME FOR THE PERIOD (1,414) (16)
Minority
Shareholders (Profit) loss 0 96
GROUP'S NET INCOME FOR THE PERIOD (1,414) 80
Contribution margin/Net revenues
25.2% 20.3%
EBITDA/Net Revenues 0.5% -9.9%
EBIT/Net Revenues -2.1%
-12.8%
Consolidated and reclassified INCOME STATEMENT
(Amounts shown in Euro '000)
As at As at
Description 30 Sept 2006 30Sept 2005
INCOME FROM SALES AND SERVICES
75,294 65,270
Adjustments to income from sales and services (1,001) (1,066)
NET REVENUES
74,293 64,204
Variable costs (56,104) (49,805)
CONTRIBUTION MARGIN 18,189
14,399
Overheads (6,642) (6,541)
VALUE ADDED 11,547 7,858
Personnel
costs (12,019) (12,692)
GROSS OPERATING MARGIN (EBITDA) (472) (4,834)
Depreciation and amortisation of
tangibile and intangibile assets (1,792) (1,528)
OPERATING INCOME (EBIT) (2,264) (6,362)
Financial operations
(3,255) (2,004)
INCOME FROM CURRENT OPERATIONS (5,519) (8,366)
Bad debts (428)
(261)
Extraordinary operations (121) 1,328
GROSS INCOME FOR THE PERIOD (6,068) (7,299)
Income taxes
for the year 1,137 2,860
NET INCOME FOR THE PERIOD (4,931) (4,439)
Minority loss (profit)
0 268
GROUP'S NET INCOME FOR THE PERIOD (4,931) (4,171)
Contribution Margin/Net revenues
24.5% 22.4%
EBITDA/Net revenues -0.6% -7.5%
EBIT/Net revenues -3.0% -10.0%
Net financial position
Description 30 Sept 2006 30 June 2006 31 Dec 2005 30 Sept 2005
(Amounts shown in Euro '000)
A. Cash 17 17 20 25
B. Cash equivalents 11,192 15,807 19,364 8,023
C. Financial assets
held for trading 0 0 0 0
D. TOTAL LIQUID FUNDS (A) + (B) + (C) 11,209 15,824 19,384 8,048
E. CURRENT FINANCIAL RECEIVABLES
0 0 45 1.441
F. Current payables to banks (410) (84) (1.115) 0
G. Current financial payables to banks (35,282)
(31,742) (30,241) (26,148)
H. Current financial payables to other lenders (4.681) (1.176) (1.144) (3.154)
Current financial payables on transactions
I. involving the transfer of trade
receivables (7,971) (8,777) (5,686) (15,447)
L. Current financial payables to related parties 0 0 (21,000) (21,195)
M. Other current financial payables (26)
(28) (37) (83)
CURRENT FINANCIAL INDEBTEDNESS
N. (F) + (G) + (H) + (I) + (L) + (M) (48,370) (41,807) (59,223) (66,027)
NET CURRENT FINANCIAL
O.
INDEBTEDNESS (D) + (E) + (N) (37,161) (25,983) (39,794) (56,538)
P. Non-current financial payables to banks (1,827) (1,827) (8,436) (436)
Non-current financial
payables to other
Q. lenders 0 0 0 0
Non-current financial payables on
transactions involving the transfer of trade
R.
receivables (3,661) (3,713) (5,054) (9,515)
Non-current financial payables to related
S. parties (21,000) (21,000)
0 0
T. Other non-current financial payables (19) (25) (38) 0
NON-CURRENT FINANCIAL
U. INDEBTEDNESS (P) + (Q) + ( R) + (S) + (T) (26,507) (26,565)
(13,528) (9,951)
NET FINANCIAL INDEBTEDNESS
V. (O) + (U) (63,668) (52,548) (53,322) (66,489)