Incap’s Solid Performance Continues in Q3 2022

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Incap Group’s business review for January–September 2022 (unaudited): Solid performance continued in the third quarter. 

July–September 2022 highlights:

• Revenue grew 50.0% and amounted to EUR 70.6 million (7–9/2021: EUR 47.0 million).
• Adjusted operating profit (EBIT) increased by 41.7%, amounting to EUR 11.2 million (EUR 7.9 million) or 15.9% of revenue (16.9%).
• Acquisition related purchase price allocation (PPA) amortisation amounted to EUR 0.1 million (EUR 0.1 million) and non-recurring costs were EUR 0.2 million (EUR 0.0 million).
• Operating profit (EBIT) increased by 40.2%, amounting to EUR 10.9 million (EUR 7.8 million) or 15.5% of revenue (16.6%).
• Net profit for the period was EUR 7.7 million (EUR 6.4 million).
• In October 2022, Incap specified the outlook and estimates now that revenue in 2022 will be EUR 262–270 million and operating profit (EBIT) EUR 38–42 million.

January–September 2022 highlights:

• Revenue increased 56.4% and amounted to EUR 185.1 million (1–9/2021: EUR 118.3 million).
• Adjusted operating profit (EBIT) increased by 49.2%, amounting to EUR 27.1 million (EUR 18.1 million) or 14.6% of revenue (15.3%).
• Acquisition related purchase price allocation (PPA) amortisation amounted to EUR 0.3 million (EUR 0.4 million) and non-recurring costs were EUR 0.4 million (EUR 0.2 million).
• Operating profit (EBIT) increased by 49.7%, amounting to EUR 26.3 million (EUR 17.6 million) or 14.2% of revenue (14.8%).
• Net profit for the period was EUR 18.9 million (EUR 14.1 million).
• Earnings per share were EUR 0.65 (EUR 0.48).

Unless otherwise stated, the comparison figures refer to the corresponding period in 2021. This business review is unaudited.

Outlook for 2022

Incap estimates that its revenue, operating profit (EBIT) and adjusted operating profit (EBIT) for 2022 will be significantly higher than in 2021. Revenue is estimated to be EUR 262–270 million, and operating profit (EBIT) is estimated to be EUR 38–42 million.

The estimates are given provided that unexpected events impacting Incap’s business environment do not occur, for example, in the availability of components.

Otto Pukk, President and CEO of Incap Corporation:

“I would like to start with thanking our entire Incap team all over the world. Again, we have reached an all-time high result and again our fantastic people have made it happen and delivered.

We continue to see a growing demand in several segments from existing and new customers. This contributed to the growth of our revenue in the third quarter to EUR 70.6 million. In particular, we see growth in industrial electronics, green energy and green mobility. Our efficient and cost effective decentralized operational model increased our profitability to the highest level we have seen in Incap’s history.

The material availability situation is still difficult, and our sourcing teams work hard together with our customers to find different solutions and alternatives to secure deliveries. That said, we are now starting to see the market situation slowly improving, giving confidence for the coming year.

There are still many disturbances in the market caused by the pandemic, the ongoing war in Europe and the tensions in trade relations between USA and China. Many markets are now in recession, and inflation is rising and putting pressure on salaries. We have seen energy and raw material prices increasing in all units. Any significant changes in our cost structure are per our agreements passed on to our customers. I would like to emphasize that this applies to both increases and decreases.

Our engineers work hard every day to find ways to optimize our production and to make it more efficient and cost effective, and to find better and more competitively priced components and materials. We remain committed in delivering our services to the highest standard and work closely with our customers to create the best value for them as long-term partners.

Throughout the year, we have kept investing in our factories in Europe and India. In our European units we have continued to invest in production capabilities and capacity, and we begin to see positive effects of these investments. The third factory project in India is scheduled for completion by the end of the year, and currently we estimate it will be ready as planned despite recent challenging weather conditions in the region.

Our financial position remains solid, and we are well placed to actively pursue growth through M&A in addition to our continued organic growth. We are concentrating in companies with a strong cultural fit and good profitability. We look for opportunities for geographical expansion in markets with a well-functioning operating environment such as, but not exclusively, Germany and USA.

Overall, the times have been challenging and will most likely remain so moving forward. Even if we see some things improving, other challenges are adding up. However, the long-term outlook for our industry remains positive and we see that the growth in electronics will continue. I am confident in our team and our business model, and I am sure we will continue to deliver our excellent services to our customers also in the future.”