Materialise Reports Third Quarter 2017 Results

Materialise NV (NASDAQ:MTLS) has announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017.
As quoted in the press release:

• Total revenue increased 12.4% from the third quarter of 2016 to 32,307 kEUR, with increases in all three business segments.
• Adjusted EBITDA increased 15.0% from 2,833 kEUR for the third quarter of 2016 to 3,259 kEUR.
• Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA guidance for 2017 updated to reflect the acquisition of ACTech on October 4, 2017.

Executive Chairman Peter Leys commented, “During the third quarter, Materialise invested significantly in our future growth, finishing our new production and office facilities in Poland and Belgium and completing negotiations for the acquisition of ACTech GmbH in Germany, a full-service manufacturer of complex metal parts. The expertise and in-house infrastructure of ACTech GmbH position us to accelerate the development of our existing metal competence center, including our software suite for 3D metal printing. Simultaneously, we continued to execute on other elements of our strategy: we were the first to receive the U.S. green light for our 3D-printed maxillofacial implants that will allow our long-term collaborator DePuy Synthes to bring these products to market in the United States. Meanwhile, our three segments all continued to contribute to our topline growth and generated positive EBITDA.”
Third Quarter 2017 Results
Total revenue for the third quarter of 2017 increased 12.4% to 32,307 kEUR compared to 28,736 kEUR for the third quarter of 2016, with gains in all three of our segments. Total deferred revenue from annual software sales and maintenance contracts amounted to 16,607 kEUR at the end of the third quarter of 2017 compared 16,799 kEUR at the end of the fourth quarter of 2016. Adjusted EBITDA, which in the third quarter of 2017 excludes 266 kEUR of expenses related to the acquisition of ACTech, increased to 3,259 kEUR from 2,833 kEUR as a result of the combination of continued revenue growth (12.4%) and a lower increase in operational expenses compared to the third quarter of 2016. The Adjusted EBITDA margin (Adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenue) in the third quarter of 2017 was 10.1% compared to 9.9% in the third quarter of 2016.
Revenue from our Materialise Software segment increased 10.4% to 8,422 kEUR for the third quarter of 2017 from 7,632 kEUR for the same quarter last year. Segment EBITDA rose to 3,362 kEUR from 2,814 kEUR while the segment EBITDA margin was 39.9% compared to 36.9% for the prior-year period.
Revenue from our Materialise Medical segment increased 9.3% to 10,421 kEUR for the third quarter of 2017 compared to 9,537 kEUR for the same period in 2016. Compared to the same quarter in 2016, revenues from our medical software grew 24.6%, and revenues from medical devices and services grew 2.1%. Segment EBITDA was 1,170 kEUR compared to 754 kEUR while the segment EBITDA margin increased to 11.2% from 7.9% in the third quarter of 2016.

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