Profoto shows improved results, impacts of component shortages

Swedish lighting company Profoto Holding AB reports net sales for the second quarter ending June 2022i, totaled SEK 187 million, compared to SEK 172 million last year, an increase of 8.6 percent. But organic growth, adjusted for currency effects, was -12.7 percent.

For the first six months of the year, Profoto registered net sales totaled SEK 383 million, compared to SEK 325 million), an increase of 17.9 percent. Organic growth adjusted for currency effects was 2.7 percent.

Key ratios
Group
April –June 2022 April–June 2021 Jan–Jun 2022 Jan–Jun 2021 Jul 2021
–Jun 2022
Full-year 2021
Net sales, SEKm 187 172 383 325 791 732
Net sales pro forma*, SEKm 192 407 365 863 820
EBIT, SEKm 48 36 103 76 239 212
EBIT pro forma*, SEKm 36 103 76 242 215
EBIT margin, % 25.6 20.9 26.8 23.3 30.2 28.9
EBIT margin pro forma*, % 19.0 25.3 20.9 28.1 26.2
Adjusted EBIT, SEKm 46 53 111 100 247 237
Adjusted EBIT margin, % 24.5 30.7 28.9 30.9 31.3 32.3
Profit/loss for the period, SEKm 36 22 76 54 180 158
Cash flow from operating activities, SEKm 39 54 93 96 237 240
Net debt, SEKm 120 -14 120 -14 120 -134
Net debt/EBITDA LTM 0.40 -0.09 0.40 -0.09 0.40 -0.50
Earnings per share 0.90 0.56 1.89 1.34 4.50 3.95

* Pro forma includes StyleShoots Holding B.V. as if the acquisition had taken place on January 1, 2021.

The company said profitability during the quarter has remained high, with an EBIT margin of just over 25 percent, but that is slightly down from previous levels, partly influenced by delays in component deliveries and a lower level of sales.

“Generally speaking, our markets in Europe have been stable, as in Japan,” says Anders Hedebark
President and CEO, Profoto. “China strengthened slightly in June, as some cities gradually reopened after being on lockdown at the beginning of the quarter. In the US, however, we saw some hesitation in May, before returning to a normal level in June. Looking at our different customer segments, demand remains strong from studios working with individual brands, which account for a significant part of Profoto’s volumes. We see some hesitation from individual photographers due to inflation and interest rate fears and lower growth in demand from broad e-commerce companies.”

Hedebark added Profoto is confident it can achieve a constant currency annual organic growth in net sales of above 10 percent and to have profitability in terms of EBIT margin between 25 and 30 percent