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  PRODWAYS company press release from 26/02/2020

  26/02/2020 - 17:30

Prodways Group: 2019 revenue growth of + 17.1%, exceeding 2019 objective


Paris, 26 February 2020, 5:30 pm

(in millions of euros) Q4 20191 Q4 2018 Change (organic) 2019[1] 2018 Change (organic)
Systems 13.6 13.6 +0.5%
(+0.5%)
44.9 38.4 +16.8% (+7.6%)
Products 6.7 5.9 +13.7%
(+0.1%)
27.0 22.9 +17.9% (+3.1%)
Structure & eliminations (0.3) (0.1) n.s. (0.5) (0.4) n.s.
Consolidated revenue 20.0 19.4 +3.1%
(+0.0%)
71.3 60.9 +17.1% (+6.3%)

Consolidated revenue as at 31 December 2019 stood at €71.3 million, a strong growth of 17.1% compared to 2018 (+6.3% on a comparable basis) and above the annual objective. The Group posted a fourth quarter up by 3.1% based on reported data (stable like-for-like) compared to high base in 2018.

The Systems division - comprising 3D software, 3D printers and related materials and services - posted revenue of €44.9 million over the financial year, up 16.8% on a reported basis and 7.6% on a comparable basis. In fourth-quarter 2019, the division's revenue amounted to €13.6 million, up 0.5%.

This quarterly performance reflects contrasted trends within the division: traditional business activities have taken up positions in the clear aligners market and recorded some commercial successes with leading chemical groups or in Rapid Additive Forging, whereas Solidscape's jewellery business is recovering at a slow pace. The Materials business has continued to post double-digit growth and the Software business has maintained solid performance levels after a record fourth-quarter 2018.

The Products division - comprising the design and manufacture of on-demand parts and medical applications - posted revenue of €27 million for the 2019 financial year, up 17.9% (+3.1% like-for-like excluding Surdifuse-l'Embout Français, acquired in January 2019).

In fourth-quarter 2019, the division's revenue amounted to €6.7 million, up 13.7% on a reported basis and 0.1% on a comparable basis. The division has benefited from the contribution of Surdifuse-L'Embout Français acquired in first-quarter 2019, the double-digit growth of traditional hearing protection and podiatry activities, as well as a good performance in the parts production business. Dental activity continues to recover despite the decline in the last quarter.

  • Objective 2020

In 2019, the Group continued to consolidate its activities as an integrated player positioned across the digital manufacturing value chain. The Group is well positioned to be a leading player in the digital transformation of the industry.

In a context of wait-and-see of some industrial sectors and mass production materializing at a slow pace, the Group is ready to seize market opportunities.

Prodways Group has been working for several years on 3D printing industrialization projects in various business sectors. These projects involve a large number of machines dedicated to production applications that consume several tonnes of material. Although no industrial orders were booked in 2019, the Group is hoping for a first order of this type in the coming months.

For 2020, Prodways Group sets its revenue growth target by around 5%.

  • Next release:

Publication of annual results on Monday, 23 March 2020 after close of trading.

On this occasion, Raphaël Gorgé, Executive Chairman and Olivier Strebelle, Chief Executive Officer, will provide the financial community with their comments on Prodways Group's results and answer questions from analysts during a conference call in English to be held on Tuesday, 24 March 2020 at 8:30 am.

Details of the conference call will be made available one week prior to the conference call date on the Prodways Group's investor relations site: https://www.prodways-group.com/investisseurs/informationfinanciere.html

A presentation and replay of the conference call will be made available on the Prodways Group's website: www.prodways-group.com.

  • About Prodways Group

Prodways Group is a specialist in industrial and professional 3D printing with a unique positioning as an integrated European player. The Group has developed right across the 3D printing value chain (software, machines, materials, parts & services) with a high value added technological industrial solution. Prodways Group offers a wide range of 3D printing systems and premium composite, hybrid and powder materials (SYSTEMS division). The company also manufactures and markets parts on demand, prototypes and small production run 3D printed items in plastic and metal (PRODUCTS division). The Group targets a significant number of sectors, from aeronautics to healthcare.

Listed on Euronext Paris, the Group reported in 2019 revenue of €71.3 million.

Prodways Group is a Groupe Gorgé company.

For further information: www.prodways-group.com

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  • Contacts

INVESTOR CONTACTS

Elodie Robbe-Mouillot

Analyst/Investor Relations

Tél : +33 (0)1 44 77 94 86 /investors@groupe-gorge.com

Anne-Pauline Petureaux

Investor relations

Tel : +33 (0)1 53 67 36 94/apetureaux@actus.fr

PRESS CONTACTS

Manon Clairet

Financial press relations

Tel: +33 (0)1 53 67 36 73/mclairet@actus.fr

  • Disclaimer

Releases from the Prodways Group may contain forward-looking declarations with statements of objectives. These forward-looking statements reflect the current expectations of Prodways Group. Their realization, however, depends on known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or events to differ significantly from those previously anticipated. The risks and uncertainties that might affect the Group's future ability to achieve its targets are reiterated and presented in detail in our Annual financial report on Prodways Group's website (www.prodways-group.com). This list of risks, uncertainties and other factors is not exhaustive. Other unanticipated, unknown or unpredictable factors may also have significant negative effects on the achievement of our objectives. The current release and the information contained therein do not constitute an offer to sell or to subscribe, nor a solicitation for an order to purchase or subscribe to shares in Prodways Group or in any subsidiaries thereof listed in whatsoever country.


[1] Unaudited data


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