Company Announcement 15/2024
Trading Statement for 1 January - 30 September 2024
HusCompagniet reported revenue in line with expectations of DKK 1,650 million in the first nine months of 2024 compared to DKK 1,851 million in the same period in 2023. Following a first half impacted by fewer deliveries after lower sales in 2023, HusCompagniet generated higher revenue in Q3 2024 and continued the gradual increase in house sales.
The gross margin increased to 22.7% in the first nine months of 2024 from 21.0% in the same period in 2023, which was impacted by re-evaluation of provisions related to prior years and write-down of a commercial contract in Sweden. HusCompagniet generated EBITDA of DKK 77 million and an EBITDA margin of 4.7% against DKK 91 million and 4.9% in the same period in 2023. EBIT was DKK 41 million compared to DKK 57 million last year.
Year-to-date house sales (units) increased by 38% to 881 houses driven by higher activity in both the detached and the semi-detached segment. HusCompagniet's net order backlog grew by 29% to DKK 1,413 million at the end of Q3 2024 compared to the same period last year.
Group CEO of HusCompagniet, Martin Ravn-Nielsen says: "We are pleased to report steady performance in the first nine months of 2024 based on several project wins in the B2B business and progress in the detached segment. Institutional investors' increasing appetite for quality semi-detached housing with wooden frames and roof cassettes is driving higher capacity utilisation at our own production facilities, and we were excited to note a great reception of our new high-end B2C business unit FORMIUM offering a truly exclusive and bespoke housebuilding process."
"We are seeing increased activity across segments supported by several great partnerships and exciting projects with professional investors in the B2B business this year and somewhat positive macroeconomic trends stimulating greater curiosity and interest in housebuilding. The market recovery continues at a moderate pace, and we are booking more sales meetings today than a year ago," says Martin Ravn-Nielsen.
Based on the financial performance in the first nine months of 2024 and expectations for the remainder of the year, HusCompagniet confirms the full-year revenue outlook of DKK 2.3-2.4 billion and narrows the earnings outlook for EBITDA to DKK 95-115 million (previously DKK 90-120 million) and for operating profit (EBIT) to DKK 45-65 million (previously DKK 40-70 million).
Selected key highlights Q3 and Q1-Q3 2024
DKKm Q3 Q3 Change Q1-Q3 Q1-Q3 Change
2024 2023 2024 2023
Houses sold (units) 241 194 24% 881 639 38%
Houses delivered (units) 187 213 -12% 569 822 -31%
Order backlog, gross 1,999 1,550 29%
Order backlog, net 1,413 1,098 29%
Revenue 588 571 3% 1,650 1,851 -11%
Gross profit 126 121 4% 375 388 -1%
EBITDA 32 33 -3% 77 91 -15%
Special items 0 0 0% 0 1 -100%
EBIT 20 22 -9% 41 57 -28%
Gross margin 21.4% 21.2% 0.2 ppt. 22.7% 21.0% 1.7 ppt.
EBITDA margin 5.5% 5.9% -0.3 ppt. 4.7% 4.9% -0.2 ppt.
EBIT margin 3.4% 3.9% -0.5 ppt. 2.5% 3.1% -0.6 ppt.
Contract assets, net 336 547 -40%
Inventories 275 291 -5%
Free cash flow -4 56 -107% 126 143 -12%
Available cash incl. RCF 577 395 46%
Net interest-bearing debt 245 435 -44%
NIBD/LTM EBITDA 2.6x 3.1x -0.5x
FTEs end of period 401 378 23
Q3 segmental development
Detached Semi Sweden Group
houses -detached
houses
DKKm Q3 2024 Q3 Q3 Q3 Q3 Q3 Q3 Q3
2023 2024 2023 2024 2023 2024 2023
Houses sold 176 132 32 45 33 17 241 194
(units)
Houses delivered 138 126 36 50 13 37 187 213
(units)
Houses delivered 9.4% 10.3% 0.0% 34.0% n/a n/a 7.5% 17.0%
on own land (%)*
Order backlog, 1,458 1,071 428 378 113 101 1,999 1,550
gross
Order backlog, 1,061 723 241 278 111 96 1,413 1,098
net
Revenue 481 425 78 98 29 48 588 571
Gross profit 98 88 17 22 11 11 126 121
EBITDA 31 30 -2 6 2 -3 32 33
EBIT 22 23 -3 4 1 -5 20 22
Average selling 2.8 2.9 1.5 2.6 1.4 1.3 2.4 n/a
price (ASP)
Revenue growth 13.3% -52.2% -19.9% -16.8% -41.0% -37.7% 3.0% -47.3%
(%)
Gross margin (%) 20.3% 20.7% 21.4% 22.4% 39.6% 23.4% 21.4% 21.2%
EBITDA margin 6.5% 7.2% -2.0% 6.2% 8.7% -6.1% 5.5% 5.9%
(%)
*Only includes houses delivered in Denmark.
Q1-Q3 segmental development
Detached Semi
houses -detached Sweden Group
houses
DKKm Q1-Q3 Q1-Q3 Q1-Q3 Q1-Q3 Q1-Q3 Q1-Q3 Q1-Q3 Q1-Q3
2024 2023 2024 2023 2024 2023 2024 2023
Houses sold 549 419 260 146 72 74 881 639
(units)
Houses delivered 410 468 107 195 52 159 569 822
(units)
Houses delivered 7.3% 9.0% 15.0% 26.2% n/a n/a 8.9% 14.0%
on own land (%)*
Order backlog, 1,458 1,071 428 378 113 101 1,999 1,550
gross
Order backlog, 1,061 723 241 278 111 96 1,413 1,098
net
Revenue 1,298 1,283 270 344 82 223 1,650 1,851
Gross profit 261 232 79 86 35 71 375 388
EBITDA 55 42 20 35 2 14 77 91
Special items 0 1 0 0 0 -2 0 -1
EBIT 27 18 16 32 -3 7 40 57
Average selling 2.8 2.9 1.6 2.0 1.3 1.4 2.5 n/a
price (ASP)
Revenue growth 1.2% -51.7% -21.6% -21.0% -63.2% -12.5% -10.8% -44.7%
(%)
Gross margin (%) 20.1% 18.1% 29.2% 24.9% 42.1% 31.6% 22.7% 21.0%
EBITDA margin 4.2% 3.3% 7.5% 10.3% 2.7% 5.4% 4.7% 4.9%
(%)
*Only includes houses delivered in Denmark.
Highlights - segments
Detached housesOutlook for 2024
Based on the financial performance in the first nine months of 2024 and expectations for the remainder of the year, the earnings guidance provided in the Q2 interim report on 23 August 2024 is narrowed:Webcast and conference call
HusCompagniet will host a conference call for investors and analysts at 10:00 (CET) today, 8 November 2024. The conference call and presentation will be available from HusCompagniet's investor website.
Conference call dial-in numbers for investors and analysts:
Denmark: +45-7-8768490
France: +33-1-81221259
Germany: +49-30-21789327
Sweden: +46 31-311 50 03
United Kingdom: +44-203-7696819
United States: +1 646-787-0157
PIN: 649396
Webcast link: https://huscompagniet-events.eventcdn.net/events/q3-2024
For additional information, please contact:
Allan Auning-Hansen, Group CFO +45 30 10 25 00
Forward-looking statements
This announcement includes forward-looking statements on various matters, such as expected earnings and future strategies and expansion plans. Such statements are uncertain and involve various risks, as many factors, some of which are beyond our control, may result in actual developments differing considerably from the expectations set out. Such factors include, but are not limited to, general economic and business conditions, exchange rate and interest rate fluctuations, the demand for our services and competition in the market.