Head NV Posts Wider Q2 Loss on Tighter Margins, Higher Costs
Head NV reported that total net revenues increased 6.9 percent to €62.5
million ($80.4 mm)from €58.5 million ($84.2 mm) in the comparable 2011
period. This increase was mainly due to higher revenues in the Racquet
Sports division. For the six months ended June 30 total net revenues
increased 12.1 percent to €132.6 million from €118.3 million in the
comparable 2011 period. This increase was mainly due to higher revenues
in the Racquet Sports division and the Diving division, but also all
other divisions reported revenue increases.
Winter Sports revenues for the quarter remained almost unchanged at
€9.3 million ($11.9 mm) versus €9.2 million ($13.3 mm) in Q2 2011.
Higher volumes in skis were offset by an unfavorable product mix for
skis and bindings. Regarding the first six months ended June 30, Winter
Sports revenues increased 2.6 percent from €22.2 million to €22.8
million. This increase was mainly due to higher volumes in all
categories, except snowboard, partly offset by an unfavorable product
mix in all categories.
Racquet Sports revenues for the second
quarter increased 9.9 percent to €37.0 million (47.6 mm). This increase
was mainly due to an advantageous development of exchange rates and a
favorable product mix for racquets and balls. For the first half Racquet
Sports revenues increased 15.7 percent from €68.5 million to €79.3
million. This substantial increase was due to higher volumes and a
favorable product mix for racquets and balls, supported by positive
exchange rate movements.
Diving revenues for the quarter
increased 2.5 percent to €15.7 million ($20.1 mm) mainly due to
advantageous exchange rate movements. Diving revenues for the six month
period increased 6.7 percent to €28.4 million. This increase was mainly
due to higher sales in North America and Asia and to a favorable
development of exchange rates.
Sportswear revenues for the
second quarter amounted to €1.3 million ($1.6 mm) and therefore almost
unchanged compared to €1.2 million ($1.7 mm) in 2011. Revenues for the
six months ended June 30 increased 42.4 percent from €2.3 million to
€3.3 million. This increase was mainly due to higher sales for Summer
Sportswear.
Licensing revenues for the three months ended June
30 amounted to €1.0 million ($1.3 mm) versus €1.1 million ($1.5 mm) in
Q2 2011. Regarding the first six months ended June 30, 2012, revenues
slightly increased 12.8 percent from €2.3 million to €2.6 million.
Gross
margin decreased to 36.7 percent in 2012 from 39.0 percent in 2011
mainly due to higher cost of sales for the tennis ball business and to
further investment in the Sportswear division. For the six months ended
June 30, 2012 gross margin decreased from 41.0 percent to 39.9 percent.
This decrease was mainly due to higher cost of sales for the Winter
Sports and tennis ball business and again to higher costs for the
Sportswear division and patents and royalties.
Selling and
marketing expense increased 12.2 percent from €19.8 million to €22.2
million mainly due to higher advertising costs in the Winter Sports
division. For the six months ended June 30, 2012 selling and marketing
expense increased 8.6 percent to €48.1 million from €44.3 million in the
comparable 2011 period. This was again mainly due to higher advertising
costs in the Winter Sports and Racquet Sports division and to a lower
release of bad debt provision.
General and administrative expense
slightly increased 3.1 percent from €6.7 million to €6.9 million. For
the six months ended June 30, 2012 general and administrative expense
increased by €0.4 million, or 3.1 percent, from €13.5 million to €13.9
million mainly due to higher warehouse and business unit administration
costs.
Head recorded share-based compensation expense for Stock
Option Plans of €0.2 million compared to share-based compensation income
of €0.02 million in the comparable 2011 period. For the six months
ended June 30, 2012 Head recorded share-based compensation expense for
Stock Option Plans of €0.4 million compared to share-based compensation
income of €0.1 million in the comparable 2011 period. The expense in
2012 is due to the increase of the share price at June 30, 2012 compared
to the share price at December 31, 2011, which impacted the
cash-settled Stock Option Plans.
Other operating expense, net
amounted to €0.3 million compared to other operating income, net of €0.5
million in the comparable 2011 period. This swing of €0.7 million was
mainly due to foreign exchange gains in 2011 and foreign exchange losses
in 2012. For the six months ended June 30, 2012 other operating income,
net amounted to €0.1 million compared to other operating income, net of
€0.6 million in the comparable 2011 period. This change is again mainly
due to foreign exchange rate fluctuations.
As a result of the
foregoing factors, operating loss for the three months ended June 30,
2012 increased by €3.4 million from €3.2 million to €6.6 million. For
the six months ended June 30, 2012 operating loss increased by €0.7
million to €9.4 million from €8.7 million in the comparable 2011 period.
Interest
and other finance expense decreased significantly 47.2 percent from
€2.8 million to €1.5 million. This decrease was mainly due to lower
interest expense for long-term debt and the decreased amortization of
the non-cash disagio costs caused by the buy back and redemption of the
Senior Secured Notes in 2011. For the six months ended June 30, 2012
interest and other finance expense decreased substantially by €6.1
million, or 67.1 percent, from €9.2 million to €3.0 million. This
decrease was again mainly due to lower interest expense for long-term
debt and the decreased amortization of the non-cash disagio costs caused
by the buy back and redemption of the Senior Secured Notes in 2011.
Interest
and investment income remained almost unchanged compared to 2011 with
€0.2 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2012 interest and
investment income slightly increased by €0.1 million to €0.5 million.
Other
non-operating expense, net increased by €0.9 million to €2.0 million
from €1.1 million mainly due to higher foreign exchange losses. For the
six months ended June 30, 2012 other non-operating expense, net amounted
to €0.6 million compared to other non-operating income, net of €0.6
million in the comparable 2011 period. This change was caused by foreign
exchange gains in 2011 and losses in 2012.
Income tax benefit
increased by €0.3 million from €1.7 million to €2.0 million. For the six
months ended June 30, 2012 income tax benefit decreased by €1.5 million
to €2.4 million from €3.9 million mainly due to higher current income
tax expense and lower deferred income tax benefits on tax losses carried
forward as a result of higher pre-tax numbers.
The net loss was
€7.9 million in the second quarter compared to €5.3 million in the
comparable 2011 period. For the six months ended June 30, 2012 we had a
net loss of €10.1 million compared to €13.0 million in the comparable
2011 period.
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