One year after its merger with Pöyry, AFRY is still struggling. At the time of the Pöyry acquisition, AFRY, the ÅF, wanted to reignite organic growth and improve its profitability. The result is mixed.
COVID-19: Cyient Warns of 15-20% Decline in Revenues in Q1 FY21
Cyient surprised, negatively, the markets by announcing a decline of 9.7% in its Q4 FY20 revenues (to USD 149m) and an adjusted EBIT margin down 440 bps (to 8.4%).
Assystem: Unpleasant Surprise in Nuclear Engineering in Q1 2020
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Outlook for the Aerospace Industry: A True Paradigm Shift
The Aerospace Industry’s Outlook Has Changed in Less Than Two Months We now have visibility on
Dassault Sytems Lowers its Q1 2020 Guidance: Read-Throughs for the ER&D Service Industry
Dassault Systems lowered it Q1 2020: the company is now expecting revenue growth in the range of 14%-17%, down from a 20-23% guidance (that includes the acquisition of Medidata). The company has suffered from weaker than expected new license and services revenues. Meanwhile, revenues of Medidata were on a “momentum and license renewals were up too.
EDAG Accelerates its Portfolio Shift in 2020 While Coping with COVID-19
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Two Vendors Put on Hold their Financial Guidance. This Is Only the Beginning!
Two vendors, Assystem and Semcon, have put on hold their financial guidance for 2020. This is only the beginning.
Akka: 2019 Results in Line. No Visibility for 2020
Akka has not provided a guidance for 2020. The company expects to suffer in H1, from automotive, aerospace and Covid-19
What An Economic Recession Means to the ER&D Industry
The US Federal Reserve yesterday lowered “the target range for the federal funds” by 50 bps to 1%-1.25%. Although the “fundamentals of the US economy remain strong,” “the coronavirus poses evolving risks to economic activity,” communicated the Fed.
Bertrandt: Soft Quarter in Q1 FY20
Bertrandt had a soft quarter in Q1 FY20 (corresponding to calendar Q4 2019): revenues were flat (+0.4%) to EUR 263m, impacted by project delays, and reduced utilization rates in its Digital Engineering (DE) unit (-3.0%). DE, Bertrandt’s largest unit (55% of revenues), suffered from Germany OEMs shifting their R&D spending to digital.
Altran Suffers from a Temporary Slowdown in Q4
Altran’s organic growth slowed down to +3.3% yoy in Q4. The company suffered from two main effects: Brexit delaying decision-making in the UK and deteriorating market conditions in the German automotive market. As a result, Altran’s North Europe and Central Europe business units were down by respectively 9.6% and 8.4% yoy in Q4.
Akka Secures 64% of Data Respons’ Stock
After its unexpected revenue growth slowdown in Q4, Akka suffered from a disappointing result: it secured only 64% of the shares of Data Repons. Akka has received regulatory clearance from the German cartel office authority, so now has control over Data Response.
AFRY Declines Organically in Q4
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Sharp Revenue Slowdown for Akka in Q4. Stock down 18%
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Assystem Grows Organically by 10% in 2019
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Alten Slows Down in Q4. Points to Market Adjustment
Alten’s revenues in Q4 slowed down to a growth of +7.3% yoy (at CC/CS ), following double-digit CC/CS growth during Q1-Q3 2019. The company suffered from a demanding comparison basis (+13.7% in Q4 2018), and one lesser working day in several countries (a 0.15% impact on the group’s revenues).
LTTS Unexpectedly Slows Down in Q3 FY20
LLTS’ revenue growth in Q3 FY20 decelerated from 11.9% at CC in Q2 to +7.5% in Q3. The company was hit by a deteriorating situation in its Telecom & High-Tech (-26%), which was impacted by the ramp-down of two clients in its Semiconductor sub-vertical that represents (we estimate) 40% of its Telecom & High-Tech sector. LTTS, also, had flat growth (+2%) in its Industrial Products, with large accounts reducing their spend.
Wipro Still Reinventing its Industrial and Engineering Business in Q3 FY20
Wipro announced a mild growth in the revenues of its Industrial and Engineering (I&E) business unit in Q3 FY20: I&E revenues were up by 3.1% only (to USD 151m). Revenues included a small contribution from the recent ITI acquisition and were impacted by the market conditions in the semiconductor industry and softness in 5G adoption.
Cyient Surprises Negatively in Q3 FY20 Both in its DLM and Service Businesses
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UPDATED: Bertrandt Ends its FY19 with a Low Point
Bertrandt had a mixed Q4 FY19 performance with revenues up 2.6% and an EBIT margin of 5.2% (down 330 bps). For the full year, revenues reached EUR 1,060m, up 3,8%, within the guidance range the company had provided (EUR 1,041-1,071m).
Poland Continues to Shine at SII in H1 FY20
SII improved its profitability in H1 FY20 despite its reorganization
investments. Its adjusted operating margin was up by 30 bps to 7.2%. France’s margin remained low to 5.6%, improving slightly by 20 bps.
Assystem In Line in Q3. Continues to Review its Non-Nuclear Operations
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Sweco: Steady Performance in Q3 2019
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EDAG: More of the Same in Q3 2019
EDAG’s financial performance in Q3 2019 was very similar to that of Q2: revenues were down
Thoughts About HCL Tech’s Performance in Q2 FY20
HCL Tech’s ERS accelerated its yoy growth in Q2 FY20 to +15.0% at CC, from +13.3%. Its EBIT margin also increased from 16.0% in Q1 to 21.4% in Q2. The financial improvement results from mostly a catch-up effect: ERS recognized revenues in Q2 that it could not in Q1.