PRESS RELEASE

INTERPUMP GROUP APPROVES Q4 2019 RESULTS

& PRELIMINARY FULL-YEAR 2019 DATA,

AND DISCLOSES EXPECTATIONS FOR THE 3-YEAR PERIOD 2020-2022

Chairman Fulvio Montipò: "We register with pride the eleventh consecutive year of positive organic growth. Thanks to the recent acquisitions and the solidity of our model, we can look with confidence to our ambitious goals for the next three-year period"

FY 2019 PRELIMINARY RESULTS:

NET SALES: € 1,368.6 million (+7.0% compared to 2018)

EBITDA*: € 317.9 million (€ 288.5 million in 2018)

EBITDA/SALES*: 23.2% (22.6% in 2018)

CONSOLIDATED NET PROFIT: € 180.7 million (+11.2% compared to the normalized figure for 2018)

FREE CASH FLOW: € 124.8 million (in 2018: €82.2 million)

NET DEBT*: € 370.8 million (€ 287.3 million at 31/12/2018)

(after € 23.9 mn paid in dividends, 39.0 mn disbursements for acquisitions, € 79.0 mn in purchases of treasury shares,

and IFRS16 impact of € 72.4 mn)

Q4 2019 RESULTS:

NET SALES: € 342.5 million (+5.2% compared to Q4 2018)

EBITDA*: € 77.6 million (€ 68.7 million in Q4 2018)

EBITDA/SALES*: 22.7% (21.1% in Q4 2018)

CONSOLIDATED NET PROFIT: € 45.2 million (+23.6% compared to Q4 2018)

EXPECTATIONS FOR THE 3-YEAR PERIOD 2020-2022

NET SALES: total increase in sales of approximately 33%

PROFITABILITY: preservation of excellence with EBITDA margin in the neighborhood of 22%

NET DEBT: between 1x and 1.5x yearly EBITDA

  • 2019 data is affected by the adoption of IFRS16 accounting principle. With the reporting standards used until 2018, EBITDA for the year would amount to € 302.4 million (€ 73.2 million in Q4), and net debt as at 31/12/2019 would amount to € 298.4 million.

INTERPUMP GROUP S.p. A. - Via E. FERMI, 25 - 42049 S. ILARIO D'ENZA - REGGIO EMILIA (ITALY) - TEL. +39.0522. 904311 FAX. +39.0522.904444 - E- mail info@interpumpgroup.it

Sant'Ilario d'Enza, 14 February 2020 - The Board of Directors of Interpump Group S.p.A. met today and approved the consolidated results for the fourth quarter and preliminary results for FY 2019.

FY 2019 PRELIMINARY RESULTS

Net Sales in the year totaled 1,368.6 million euro, an increase of 7.0% over the 1,279.2 million euro registered in 2018.

Sales by business sector and geographical area were as follows:

Rest of

North

Pacific

Rest of

(€/000)

Italy

Europe

America

Area

World

Total

2019

Hydraulics

179,158

323,390

225,427

87,348

86,924

902,247

Water-Jetting

41,897

163,579

145,602

69,446

45,847

466,371

Total

221,055

486,969

371,029

156,794

132,771

1,368,618

2018

Hydraulics

169,162

317,148

184,519

83,358

90,109

844,296

Water-Jetting

43,085

154,248

140,371

60,533

36,634

434,871

Total

212,247

471,396

324,890

143,891

126,743

1,279,167

Change, 2019/2018

Hydraulics

+5.9%

+2.0%

+22.2%

+4.8%

-3.5%

+6.9%

Water-Jetting

-2.8%

+6.0%

+3.7%

+14.7%

+25.1%

+7.2%

Total

+4.1%

+3.3%

+14.2%

+9.0%

+4.8%

+7.0%

Organic growth, at unchanged perimeter and before the currency exchange, was +0.8% in Hydraulics, +2.5% in Water-Jetting, and +1.4% in total sales. Thanks to a +1.4% contribution from the currency exchange, organic growth expressed in euro was +2.8%

EBITDA amounted to 317.9 million euro (23.2% of sales) compared to 288.5 million euro of 2018 (22.6% of sales), an increase of 10.2%. The following table sets out EBITDA by business sector:

2019

% on

2018

% on

€/000

sales

€/000

sales

Change

Hydraulics

187,168

20.7%

171,002

20.2%

+9.5%

Water-Jetting

130,722

27.9%

117,517

26.9%

+11.2%

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Total

317,890

23.2%

288,519

22.6%

+10.2%

Effective from 1 January 2019 the Group has adopted IFRS16, which changed the accounting of operating leases to the same rules used for financial leases. EBITDA for FY2019, calculated with the same accounting principles used in 2018, would have amounted to 302.4 million euro.

Operating income (EBIT) was not significantly affected by IFRS16 adoption: it amounted to 247.2 million euro (18.1% on sales) compared to 236.5 million euro (18.5% on sales) in 2018, an increase of 4.5%.

Consolidated Net Profit for the year was 180.7 million euro (was 173.9 million euro in 2018, including

11.4 million euro in one-off earnings resulting from the GS-Hydro acquisition). The increase versus the normalized result for last year is +11.2%.

Basic earnings per share rose from 1.513 euro (normalized) in 2018 to 1.700 euro in 2019, with a 12.4% increase.

Net cash flow from operating activities was 233.4 million euro (209.8 million euro in 2018). Free cash flow amounted to 124.8 million euro (82.2 million euro in 2018) with a 51.9% increase.

Net debt at 31 December 2019 was 370.8 million euro (287.3 million euro at 31 December 2018). A major part of the change is due to the adoption of IFRS 16, which had an end-of-yearimpact of € 72.4 million.

Additionally, at the end of the year the Group had commitments for the acquisition of stakes in subsidiaries valued at 54.3 million euro (44.5 million euro at 31/12/2018).

Capital employed increased from 1,200.8 million euro at 31 December 2018 to 1,480.3 million euro at 31 December 2019, due to the acquisition of Hydra Dyne Tech and Reggiana Riduttori, and the application of IFRS16. ROCE was 16.7% (19.7% in 2018). ROE was 17.1% (compared to a normalized 18.9% in 2018).

At 31 December 2019 Interpump Group S.p.A. had 2,224,739 treasury shares in its portfolio, representing 2.043% of total share capital, purchased at an average cost of € 24.430.

  • ROCE is calculated on Capital Employed at the end of the year, and is penalized by the timing of the acquisition of Reggiana Riduttori (October)

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Q4 2019 RESULTS

Net Sales for the fourth quarter of 2019 totaled 342.5 million euro, an increase of 5.2% over the 325.6 million euro in the corresponding period of 2018.

Sales by business sector and geographical area were as follows:

Rest of

North

Pacific

Rest of

(€/000)

Italy

Europe

America

Area

World

Total

Q4 2019

Hydraulics

41,339

78,321

56,726

24,178

20,452

221,016

Water-Jetting

10,907

39,866

33,443

22,674

14,579

121,469

Total

52,246

118,187

90,169

46,852

35,031

342,485

Q4 2018

Hydraulics

42,341

79,982

47,659

21,318

22,932

214,232

Water-Jetting

12,753

37,028

34,261

14,490

12,827

111,359

Total

55,094

117,010

81,920

35,808

35,759

325,591

Change, 2019/2018

Hydraulics

-2.4%

-2.1%

+19.0%

+13.4%

-10.8%

+3.2%

Water-Jetting

-14.5%

+7.7%

+2.4%

+56.5%

+13.7%

+9.1%

Total

-5.2%

+1.0%

+10.1%

+30.8%

-2.0%

+5.2%

Organic growth, at unchanged perimeter and before the currency exchange, was -9.7% for Hydraulics, +5.1% for Water-Jetting, and -4.7% in total sales.

EBITDA amounted to 77.6 million euro (22.7% of sales) compared to 68.7 million euro in the fourth quarter of 2018 (21.1% of sales), an increase of 12.9%. EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2019, calculated with the same accounting principles used in 2018, would have amounted to 73.5 million euro.

Consolidated Net Profit for the fourth quarter was 45.2 million euro, an increase of +23.6% compared to Q4 2018.

Basic earnings per share rose from 0.343 euro in the fourth quarter of 2018 to 0.420 euro in the fourth quarter of 2019.

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EXPECTATIONS FOR THE 3-YEAR PERIOD 2020-2022

In recent times, the understandable attention given by investors to the short-term trends in some of our reference markets seems to have overshadowed the real nature of Interpump's growth, where acquisitions have always had a significant weight.

The management of Interpump, with support from historical company data, is convinced that the shareholder value brought by acquisitions is at least equivalent, for the Company, to the one resulting from organic growth.

Therefore, the Company would like to reiterate that growth strategy is unchanged, and share with the market its expectations for the three years from 31/12/2019 to 31/12/2022:

  1. solid growth of total sales (in the neighborhood of +33%);
  2. preservation of excellence in profitability with an EBITDA margin in the neighborhood of 22% (also considering the possibility of a momentary dilution brought about by acquisitions);
  3. continued prudent use of financial leverage (total debt between 1 and 1.5 times yearly EBITDA).

Pursuant to Article 65-bis, paragraph 2 of Consob Deliberation 11971/1999 as modified and supplemented, the Interim Report at 31 December 2019 is available to the public at the Group's registered office and may be also be consulted on the "Financial Statements and Reports" page in the "Investor relations" section of the Group's website www.interpumpgroup.it, as well on the www.emarketstorage.comrepository.

S. Ilario d'Enza (RE), 14 February 2020

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Fulvio Montipò, Chairman

Carlo Banci, the manager responsible for drafting the company's accounting documents, declares - pursuant to the terms Article 154-bis, paragraph 2 of the Consolidated Financial Services Act - that the accounting disclosures in the present release correspond to the contents of the underlying documents, the accounting books and the accounting entries.

Sant'Ilario d'Enza (RE), 14 February 2020

Carlo Banci

Manager responsible for drafting

the company's accounting documents

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Consolidated Statement of financial position

(€/000)

31/12/2019

31/12/2018

ASSETS

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

233,784

118,140

Trade receivables

284,842

270,364

Inventories

408,551

366,480

Tax receivables

25,027

24,596

Other current assets

9,113

10,931

Total current assets

961,317

790,511

Non-current assets

Property, plant and equipment

484,057

355,488

Goodwill

508,033

434,699

Other intangible assets

32,830

34,731

Other financial assets

4,226

2,319

Tax receivables

1,590

1,664

Deferred tax assets

35,195

29,776

Other non-current assets

2,150

2,177

Total non-current assets

1,068,081

860,854

Total assets

2,029,398

1,651,365

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(€/000)

31/12/2019

31/12/2018

LIABILITIES

Current liabilities

Trade payables

157,351

177,782

Payables to banks

22,076

21,404

Interest bearing financial payables (current portion)

195,110

151,917

Taxes payable

15,087

19,204

Other current liabilities

90,635

72,297

Provisions for risks and charges

4,055

3,807

Total current liabilities

484,314

446,411

Non-current liabilities

Interest bearing financial payables

387,412

232,158

Liabilities for employee benefits

21,402

19,377

Deferred tax liabilities

42,074

41,832

Other non-current liabilities

35,940

39,521

Provisions for risks and charges

3,057

3,161

Total non-current liabilities

489,885

336,049

Total liabilities

974,199

782,460

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Share capital

55,460

54,842

Legal reserve

11,323

11,323

Share premium reserve

96,733

71,229

Remeasurement reserve for defined benefit plans

(7,358)

(5,965)

Translation reserve

7,731

3,142

Other reserves

885,575

729,373

Group shareholders' equity

1,049,464

863,944

Minority interests

5,735

4,961

Total shareholders' equity

1,055,199

868,905

Total shareholders' equity and liabilities

2,029,398

1,651,365

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FY 2019 Consolidated Income Statement

(€/000)

2019

2018

Net sales

1,368,618

1,279,167

Cost of goods sold

(866,701)

(805,295)

Gross industrial margin

501,917

473,872

% of net sales

36.7%

37.0%

Other operating income

20,115

19,665

Distribution expenses

(124,323)

(117,660)

General and administrative expenses

(145,556)

(135,898)

Other operating costs

(4,939)

(3,430)

EBIT

247,214

236,549

% of net sales

18.1%

18.5%

Financial income

15,062

11,427

Financial charges

(18,038)

(19,212)

Recognition of negative goodwill

-

11,369

Equity method contribution

(8)

(207)

Profit for the period before taxes

244,230

239,926

Income taxes

(63,499)

(66,064)

Consolidated profit for the period

180,731

173,862

% of net sales

13.2%

13.6%

Attributable to:

Shareholders of Parent

179,299

172,905

Minority shareholders of subsidiaries

1,432

957

Consolidated profit for the period

180,731

173,862

EBITDA

317,890

288,519

% of net sales

23.2%

22.6%

Shareholders' equity

1,055,199

868,905

Net debt

370,814

287,339

Payables for purchase of shareholdings

54,286

44,527

Capital employed

1,480,299

1,200,771

ROCE

16.7%

19.7%

ROE

17.1%

20.0%

Basic earnings per share

1.700

1.619

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FY 2019 Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

(€/000)

2019

2018

Consolidated profit for the year (A)

180,731

173,862

Other comprehensive income which will subsequently be reclassified

to consolidated profit or loss

Gains (losses) on translating the financial statements of foreign

companies

4,683

5,454

Gains (losses) from companies accounted for using the equity method

5

(30)

Applicable taxes

-

-

Total other consolidated income (losses) which will subsequently be

reclassified to consolidated profit for the period, net of the tax effect

(B)

4,688

5,424

Other comprehensive income which will not subsequently be

reclassified to consolidated profit or loss

Gains (losses) on the remeasurement of defined benefit plans

(1,840)

(304)

Applicable taxes

442

72

Total other comprehensive income which will not subsequently be

reclassified to consolidated profit or loss (C)

(1,398)

(232)

Consolidated comprehensive income for the year (A)+(B)+(C)

184,021

179,054

Attributable to:

Shareholders of Parent

182,495

178,279

Minority shareholders of subsidiaries

1,526

775

Consolidated comprehensive income for the year

184,021

179,054

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Q4 2019 Consolidated Income Statement

(€/000)

2019

2018

Net sales

342,485

325,591

Cost of goods sold

(217,779)

(208,247)

Gross industrial margin

124,706

117,344

% of net sales

36.4%

36.0%

Other operating income

5,623

5,180

Distribution expenses

(32,760)

(30,764)

General and administrative expenses

(38,445)

(35,997)

Other operating costs

(974)

(1,327)

EBIT

58,150

54,436

% of net sales

17.0%

16.7%

Financial income

5,706

3,829

Financial charges

(7,097)

(6,896)

Recognition of negative goodwill

-

(538)

Equity method contribution

(31)

18

Profit for the period before taxes

56,728

50,849

Income taxes

(11,506)

(14,255)

Consolidated profit for the period

45,222

36,594

% of net sales

13.2%

11.2%

Attributable to:

Shareholders of Parent

44,724

36,322

Minority shareholders of subsidiaries

498

272

Consolidated profit for the period

45,222

36,594

EBITDA

77,605

68,749

% of net sales

22.7%

21.1%

Shareholders' equity

1,055,199

868,905

Net debt

370,814

287,339

Payables for purchase of shareholdings

54,286

44,527

Capital employed

1,480,299

1,200,771

Non-annualized ROCE

3.9%

4.5%

Non-annualized ROE

4.3%

4.2%

Basic earnings per share

0.420

0.343

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Q4 2019 Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

(€/000)

2019

2018

Consolidated profit for the fourth quarter (A)

45,222

36,594

Other comprehensive income which will subsequently be reclassified

to consolidated profit or loss

Gains (losses) on translating the financial statements of foreign

companies

(10,189)

4,732

Gains (losses) from companies accounted for using the equity method

(15)

(13)

Applicable taxes

-

-

Total other consolidated income (losses) which will subsequently be

reclassified to consolidated profit for the period, net of the tax effect

(B)

(10,204)

4,719

Other comprehensive income which will not subsequently be

reclassified to consolidated profit or loss

Gains (losses) on the remeasurement of defined benefit plans

(1,840)

(304)

Applicable taxes

442

72

Total other comprehensive income which will not subsequently be

reclassified to consolidated profit or loss (C)

(1,398)

(232)

Consolidated comprehensive income for the fourth quarter

(A)+(B)+(C)

33,620

41,081

Attributable to:

Shareholders of Parent

33,175

40,834

Minority shareholders of subsidiaries

445

247

Consolidated comprehensive income for the fourth quarter

33,620

41,081

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FY 2019 Consolidated cash flow statement

(€/000)

2019

2018

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit before taxes

244,230

239,926

Adjustments for non-cash items:

Losses (gains) on the sale of fixed assets

(2,774)

(4,474)

Amortization and depreciation

69,284

50,469

Costs recognized in the income statement relative to stock options that do not involve

monetary outflows for the Group

2,585

1,881

Losses (profits) from investments

8

207

Net change in risk provisions and allocations to employee benefit provisions

(826)

(718)

Expenditures for tangible assets to be leased

(6,278)

(7,912)

Proceeds from the disposal of leased tangible assets

7,793

9,335

Net financial charges (revenues)

2,976

(3,584)

316,998

285,130

(Increase) decrease in trade receivables and other current assets

10,934

(33,413)

(Increase) decrease in inventories

5,270

(62,868)

Increase (decrease) in trade payables and other current liabilities

(37,077)

35,367

Interest paid

(5,507)

(4,324)

Realized exchange differences

331

(1,475)

Taxes paid

(78,374)

(69,578)

Net cash from operating activities

212,575

148,839

Cash flows from investing activities

Payments for the purchase of investments net of cash received and net of treasury

shares transferred

(24,719)

(19,045)

Capital expenditure on property, plant and equipment

(72,503)

(63,683)

Proceeds from the sale of tangible fixed assets

1,886

1,127

Proceeds from the sale of available-for-sale assets

-

785

Increase in intangible assets

(3,100)

(4,138)

Financial income received

850

602

Other

421

1,114

Net cash (used in) investing activities

(97,165)

(83,238)

Cash flows from financing activities

Disbursements (repayments) of loans

115,398

(25,384)

Dividends paid

(23,876)

(23,115)

Payments for the purchase of treasury shares

(78,993)

(54,183)

Proceeds from the sale of treasury shares to stock option beneficiaries

3,823

540

Repayments (disbursements) of loans to subsidiaries consolidated with the equity

method

(494)

(200)

Change in other financial assets

(126)

(13)

Payment of finance lease installments (principal)

(16,738)

(3,131)

Net cash generated by (used in) financing activities

(1,006)

(105,486)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

114,404

(39,885)

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(€/000)

2019

2018

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

114,404

(39,885)

Translation differences for cash held by non-EU companies

602

645

Initial IFRS16 impact on cash and cash equivalent

(34)

-

Opening cash and cash equivalents of companies consolidated on a line-by-line basis

for the first time

-

(7)

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

96,736

135,983

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

211,708

96,736

Cash and cash equivalents consist of the following:

31/12/2019

31/12/2018

€/000

€/000

Cash and cash equivalents as per the consolidated statement of financial position

233,784

118,140

Bank payables (overdrafts and subject to collection advances)

(22,076)

(21,404)

Cash and cash equivalents as per the consolidated cash flow statement

211,708

96,736

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Statement of changes in consolidated shareholders' equity

Reserve for

Remeasure-

valuation of

ment reserve

Share

hedging

for defined

Group

Non-

Share

Legal

premium

derivatives at

benefit plans

Translation

Other

shareholders'

controlling

capital

reserve

reserve

fair value

reserve

reserves

equity

interests

Total

At 1 January 2018

55,805

11,323

121,228

-

(5,722)

(2,475)

579,006

759,165

5,564

764,729

Recognition in the income statement of the fair value of stock

options granted and exercisable

-

-

1,881

-

-

-

-

1,881

-

1,881

Purchase of treasury shares

(1,042)

-

(54,183)

-

-

-

1,042

(54,183)

-

(54,183)

Sale of treasury shares to stock option beneficiaries

47

-

540

-

-

-

(47)

540

-

540

Transfer of treasury shares as payment for equity investments

32

-

1,763

-

-

-

(32)

1,763

-

1,763

Purchase of residual interests in subsidiaries

-

-

-

-

-

-

(869)

(869)

(894)

(1,763)

Merger of Russian Inoxpa subsidiaries

-

-

-

-

-

-

(100)

(100)

100

-

Dividends distributed

-

-

-

-

-

-

(22,532)

(22,532)

(584)

(23,116)

Comprehensive income for 2018

-

-

-

-

(243)

5,617

172,905

178,279

775

179,054

At 31 December 2018

54,842

11,323

71,229

-

(5,965)

3,142

729,373

863,944

4,961

868,905

Recognition in the income statement of the fair value of stock

options granted and exercisable

-

-

2,585

-

-

-

-

2,585

-

2,585

Purchase of treasury shares

(1,529)

-

(77,464)

-

-

-

-

(78,993)

-

(78,993)

Sale of treasury shares to stock option beneficiaries

171

-

3,652

-

-

-

-

3,823

-

3,823

Transfer of treasury shares as payment for equity investments

1,976

-

96,731

-

-

-

-

98,707

-

98,707

Minorities of Reggiana Riduttori

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

175

175

Purchase of residual interests in subsidiaries

-

-

-

-

-

-

103

103

(153)

(50)

Dividends distributed

-

-

-

-

-

-

(23,200)

(23,200)

(675)

(23,875)

Dividends resolved (third parties)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(99)

(99)

Comprehensive income for 2019

-

-

-

-

(1,393)

4,589

179,299

182,495

1,526

184,021

At 31 December 2019

55,460

11,323

96,733

-

(7,358)

7,731

885,575

1,049,464

5,735

1,055,199

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