MONTREAL, Jan. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Velan Inc. (TSX: VLN) (the “Company”), a world-leading manufacturer of industrial valves, announced today its financial results for its third quarter ended November 30, 2022.

Highlights:

Bruno Carbonaro, CEO and President of Velan Inc., said, “We are happy to see that our financial results are starting to reflect all the countless efforts our teams have put in since the start of the year. As the volatility across various macro economic factors continues across the globe, we once again managed to improve our performance quarter over quarter by carefully planning and executing around the various economic, logistics, supply chain and operational issues we face. Our ramp-up on shipments and deliveries and solid margins and bottom-line profit reflects that careful planning and execution. Our customer confidence is increasing, as evidenced by the strong bookings for the quarter and creates the perfect opportunity for us to continue to improve on our operational and financial performance for all our stakeholders.”

Financial Highlights:

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(thousands of U.S. dollars, excluding per share amounts)November 30, 2022November 30, 2021November 30, 2022November 30, 2021
     
Sales$95,229$109,971$255,288$286,393
Gross profit 28,965 35,861 72,520 87,246
Gross profit % 30.4% 32.6% 28.4% 30.5%
Net income (loss)1 2,739 4,507 (8,289) 4,449
Net income (loss)1 per share – basic and diluted 0.13 0.21 (0.38) 0.21
EBITDA2 6,136 13,291 4,623 23,007
EBITDA2 per share – basic and diluted 0.28 0.62 0.21 1.07
         

Third Quarter Fiscal 2023 and First Nine months Fiscal 2023 (unless otherwise noted, all amounts are in U.S. dollars and all comparisons are to the third quarter of fiscal 2022):

Backlog

Bookings

Sales

Gross Profit

Administration Costs

EBITDA2

Net Income

Dividend

For the current quarter, no dividend will be declared. The Company will revisit the declaration of dividends in subsequent quarters.

Conference call

The company will hold an analyst call on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 11:00 A.M. (EST) to discuss the results. The call may be accessed by dialing 1-800-954-0599 and quoting the reservation number 22024886. The material that will be referenced during the conference call will be made available shortly before the event on the company’s website under the Investor Relations section (https://www.velan.com/en/company/investor_relations). There will be PostView available for 7 days following this conference call. The numbers are as follows: 1-416-626-4100 or 1-800-558-5253. Enter reservation number 22024886 then follow the system prompts.

About Velan

Founded in Montreal in 1950, Velan Inc. (www.velan.com) is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of industrial valves, with sales of US$411.2 million in its last reported fiscal year. The Company employs 1,664 people and has manufacturing plants in 9 countries. Velan Inc. is a public company with its shares listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol VLN.

Safe harbour statement

This news release may include forward-looking statements, which generally contain words like “should”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “may”, “will”, “expect”, “intend”, “continue” or “estimate” or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar expressions, all of which are subject to risks and uncertainties, which are disclosed in the Company’s filings with the appropriate securities commissions. While these statements are based on management’s assumptions regarding historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that it believes are reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual future results may differ materially from those expressed herein. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by the applicable securities laws. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

Non-IFRS and supplementary financial measures

In this press release, the Company has presented measures of performance or financial condition which are not defined under IFRS (“non-IFRS measures”) and are, therefore, unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. These measures are used by management in assessing the operating results and financial condition of the Company and are reconciled with the performance measures defined under IFRS. Company has also presented supplementary financial measures which are defined at the end of this report. Reconciliation and definition can be found on the next page.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA")

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(thousands, except amount per shares)
November 30,
2022

$
November 30,
2021

$
November 30,
2022

$
November 30,
2021

$
     
Net income (loss)16,1364,507(8,289)4,449
     
Adjustments for:    
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment2,0862,3826,2707,190
Amortization of intangible assets5405561,6641,565
Finance costs – net4226191,0361,674
Income taxes3495,2273,9428,129
     
EBITDA6,13613,2914,62323,007
EBITDA per share    
- Basic and diluted0.280.620.211.07

The term “EBITDA” is defined as net income or loss attributable to Subordinate and Multiple Voting Shares plus depreciation of property, plant & equipment, plus amortization of intangible assets, plus net finance costs plus income tax provision. The terms “EBITDA per share” is obtained by dividing EBITDA by the total amount of subordinate and multiple voting shares. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

Definitions of supplementary financial measures

The term “Net new orders” or “bookings” is defined as firm orders, net of cancellations, recorded by the Company during a period. Bookings are impacted by the fluctuation of foreign exchange rates for a given period. The measure provides an indication of the Company’s sales operation performance for a given period as well as well as an expectation of future sales and cash flows to be achieved on these orders.

The term “backlog” is defined as the buildup of all outstanding bookings to be delivered by the Company. The Company’s backlog is impacted by the fluctuation of foreign exchange rates for a given period. The measure provides an indication of the future operational challenges of the Company as well as an expectation of future sales and cash flows to be achieved on these orders.

The term “book-to-bill” is obtained by dividing bookings by sales. The measure provides an indication of the Company’s performance and outlook for a given period.

The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.  

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1
Net income or loss refer to net income or loss attributable to Subordinate and Multiple Voting Shares.
2 Non-IFRS and supplementary financial measures – See explanation above.

   
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position  
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)  
  As at
 November 30,February 28,
 20222022
 $$
Assets  
   
Current assets  
Cash and cash equivalents31,35454,015
Short-term investments9,4108,726
Accounts receivable114,247115,834
Income taxes recoverable7,3892,955
Inventories217,697223,198
Deposits and prepaid expenses7,3486,877
Derivative assets341553
 387,786412,158
   
Non-current assets  
Property, plant and equipment68,54873,906
Intangible assets and goodwill15,60416,693
Deferred income taxes4,5814,774
Other assets652897
   
 89,38596,270
   
Total assets477,171508,428
   
Liabilities  
   
Current liabilities  
Bank indebtedness2,043550
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities78,81280,503
Income taxes payable1,7843,806
Customer deposits40,78241,344
Provisions14,94118,444
Derivative liabilities302560
Current portion of long-term lease liabilities1,2211,360
Current portion of long-term debt13,3338,111
 153,218154,678
   
Non-current liabilities  
Long-term lease liabilities9,67311,073
Long-term debt20,97022,927
Income taxes payable1,0791,244
Deferred income taxes4,0744,025
Customer deposits19,59330,139
Provisions16,62613,101
Other liabilities5,5765,731
   
 77,59188,240
   
Total liabilities230,809242,918
   
Total equity246,362265,510
   
Total liabilities and equity477,171508,428
   



       
       
Consolidated Statements of Income (loss)        
(in thousands of U.S. dollars, excluding number of shares and per share amounts)        
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 November 30November 30 November 30November 30
 20222021 20222021
 $$ $$
      
      
Sales 95,229 109,971  255,288 286,393 
      
Cost of sales66,264 74,110  182,768 199,147 
      
Gross profit28,965 35,861  72,520 87,246 
      
Administration costs25,428 26,436  75,918 74,192 
Other expense (income)2 (579) (132)(537)
      
Operating profit (loss)3,535 10,004  (3,266)13,591 
      
Finance income59 77  227 367 
Finance costs(479)(696) (1,261)(2,041)
      
Finance costs – net(420)(619) (1,034)(1,674)
      
Income (loss) before income taxes3,115 9,385  (4,300)11,917 
      
Income tax expense350 5,227  3,943 8,129 
      
Net income (loss) for the period2,765 4,158  (8,243)3,788 
      
Net income (loss) attributable to:     
Subordinate Voting Shares and Multiple Voting Shares2,739 4,507  (8,289)4,449 
Non-controlling interest26 (349) 46 (661)
      
Net income (loss) for the period2,765 4,158  (8,243)3,788 
      
Net income (loss) per Subordinate and Multiple Voting Share     
Basic and diluted0.13 0.21  (0.38)0.21 
      
      
Dividends declared per Subordinate and Multiple- -  0.02 - 
Voting Share(CA$ - )(CA$ - ) (CA$0.03)(CA$-)
      
      
Total weighted average number of Subordinate and     
Multiple Voting Shares      
Basic and diluted21,585,635 21,585,635  21,585,635 21,585,635 
      


      
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss   
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)     
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 November 30November 30 November 30November 30
 20222021 20222021
 $$ $$
      
      
Comprehensive loss      
      
Net income (loss) for the period2,7654,158  (8,243)3,788 
      
Other comprehensive loss     
Foreign currency translation3,183(6,080) (10,408)(9,502)
      
Comprehensive loss 5,948(1,922) (18,651)(5,714)
      
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to:     
Subordinate Voting Shares and Multiple Voting Shares5,922(1,559) (18,697)(5,007)
Non-controlling interest26(363) 46 (707)
      
Comprehensive loss 5,948(1,922) (18,651)(5,714)
      
      
Other comprehensive loss is composed solely of items that may be reclassified subsequently to the consolidated statement of income (loss).
      


        
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity     
(in thousands of U.S. dollars, excluding number of shares)      
        
        
        
 Equity attributable to the Subordinate and Multiple Voting shareholders  
 Share capitalContributed surplusAccumulated other comprehensive lossRetained earningsTotalNon-controlling interestTotal equity
        
Balance - February 28, 202172,6956,260(21,007)239,136 297,084 3,137 300,221 
        
Net income (loss) for the period--- 4,449 4,449 (661)3,788 
Other comprehensive loss--(9,456)- (9,456)(46)(9,502)
        
Comprehensive income (loss)--(9,456)4,449 (5,007)(707)(5,714)
        
Balance - November 30, 202172,6956,260(30,463)243,585 292,077 2,430 294,507 
        
Balance - February 28, 202272,6956,260(32,223)218,092 264,824 686 265,510 
        
Net income (loss) for the period--- (8,289)(8,289)46 (8,243)
Other comprehensive loss--(10,408)- (10,408)- (10,408)
        
Comprehensive income (loss)--(10,408)(8,289)(18,697)46 (18,651)
        
Dividends       
Multiple Voting Shares--- (366)(366)- (366)
Subordinate Voting Shares--- (131)(131)- (131)
        
Balance - November 30, 202272,6956,260(42,631)209,306 245,630 732 246,362 
        



      
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow    
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)     
 Three-month periods ended Nine-month periods ended
 November 30November 30 November 30November 30
 20222021 20222021
 $$ $$
      
Cash flows from     
      
Operating activities     
Net income (loss) for the period2,765 4,158  (8,243)3,788 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided (used) by operating activities(1,558)4,918  2,759 10,975 
Changes in non-cash working capital items(4,585)(1,512) (12,483)(4,771)
Cash provided (used) by operating activities(3,378)7,564  (17,967)9,992 
      
Investing activities     
Short-term investments64 (268) (1,117)(1,686)
Additions to property, plant and equipment(1,449)(1,379) (2,985)(4,948)
Additions to intangible assets(107)(520) (1,316)(1,330)
Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment4 10,597  44 13,729 
Net change in other assets2 2  30 (25)
Cash used by investing activities(1,486)8,432  (5,344)5,740 
      
Financing activities     
Dividends paid to Subordinate and Multiple Voting shareholders- -  (497)- 
Net change in revolving credit facility5,357 (11,872) 5,373 (5,624)
Increase in long-term debt- -  2,160 5,889 
Repayment of long-term debt(1,038)(1,522) (3,715)(6,068)
Repayment of long-term lease liabilities(359)(427) (1,091)(1,284)
Cash provided (used) by financing activities 3,960 (13,786) 2,230 (7,052)
      
Effect of exchange rate differences on cash 490 (2,360) (3,073)(3,652)
      
Net change in cash during the period(414)(2,294) (24,154)2,884 
      
Net cash – Beginning of the period29,725 68,131  53,465 62,953 
      
Net cash – End of the period29,311 65,837  29,311 65,837 
      
Net cash is composed of:     
Cash and cash equivalents31,354 66,687  31,354 66,687 
Bank indebtedness(2,043)(850) (2,043)(850)
      
Net cash – End of the period29,311 65,837  29,311 65,837 
      
Supplementary information     
Interest paid(242)(526) (450)(1,360)
Income taxes paid(2,802)(1,782) (6,799)(3,366)
      

For further information please contact:
Bruno Carbonaro, Chief Executive Officer and President
Tel: (438) 817-7593
or
Rishi Sharma, Chief Financial Officer
Tel: (438) 817-4430