INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO – MLM d.d.
COMPANY NAME: MARIBORSKA LIVARNA MARIBOR, d.d. INDUSTRY: Automotive
ADDRESS: Oreško nabrežje 9, 2000 Maribor
WEB ADDRESS: http://mlm-mb.si
TELEPHONE: + 386 2 2346 100
E-MAIL: info@mlm-mb.si
Short description + markets
Company is Slovenian Tier1/ Tier2 automotive supplier of high-pressure aluminium die casting (HDPC) and machining products with an independent tool workshop and forging unit. It has undergone financial deleveraging in 2020 and has invested in digitalization, automation and machine park to improve productivity and comply with the highest quality standards required in the automotive business, allowing them to cooperate with the biggest OEMs globally. Company generates cca. 80% of its revenues in the automotive industry, based on existing contracts and new nominations, which have already been agreed, sales growth is expected by 2025. 20% of the revenues (generated mainly by forging unit) are not connected with automotive industry. Export to EU countries generates 96% sales. Business results in 2020 and 2021 are below planned due to COVID-19, surge in raw material prices and issues with semiconductors.
| Income statement (in € ‚000) | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 40.521 | 41.138 | 32.813 |
| EBITDA | 1.292 | 2.478 | 1.551 |
| EBIT | -1.135 | -344 | -1.881 |
| Net Income | -1.334 | -630 | -2.092 |
| Balance Sheet | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Total assets | 29.378 | 29.354 | 32.418 |
| Equity | 6.598 | 5.871 | 11.915 |
| Financial Debt | 13.812 | 15.879 | 11.423 |
| Net Debt/EBITDA | 10.3 | 6.4 | 5.7 |
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of employees (average) | 487 | 471 | 426 |
Source: Ajpes, Gvin
Strategy Indicators
| 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Growth of total revenue last year compared to the previous year in % | -20% |
| Growth of sales compared to the previous year | -25% |
| Sales on EU market (% of totale sales) | 99,9% |
| Sales on non EU market (% of totale sales) | 0,1% |
| Sales on GB market (% of totale sales) | 0% |
| The percentage of sales generated by the top 10 customers | 88% |
| The percentage of the 3 largest customer‘s revenue in total revenue | 58% |
| Growth of product/service with the largest share in sales | -26% |
| Growth of product/service with the largest share in revenue | -26% |
| The percentage of investments in revenue in last year | 7% |
Strategy & Plans
Short-term:
- Maintain financial stability in the post – COVID situation in the automotive industry.
Long-term:
- Increase in revenues and profitability.
- New market entry e.g. e – mobility, energy sector, santary,…
- Focus on complex products with better margins.
- To become a development supplier on large projects for the best avtomotive OEM.
- Based on existing projects, nominations and assumptions growth revenues above 50 mio€ is expected.
- EBITDA will increase above 10% (on sales value).
Key Facts
- Aluminium plays a vital role in electric automotive and some others industries, primarily due to it‘s weight reduction effect.
- Automation, digitalization and optimization of the production process in HPDC was done and allows, with less employees and sufficient technical capacity, further growth.
- Automation enabled reduction of the number of employees – currently 360 active employees.
- Recent financial restructuring optimized company‘s balance sheet structure and ratios (D/E = 1.0) to the level of comparable companies.
- Production site spanning over 53,000 m2 with 38,000 m2 of production facilities has a strategic location in Central Europe (Maribor) and allows for ex- pansion of business activities.
- „One-stop shop“: Highly integrated value chain as well as knowledge in tool development, casting, forging, machining and surface treatment available in one place.
Top 10 shareholder structure (15.10.2021)
| Shareholder name – regular shares | Number od shares | Stake |
|---|---|---|
| DUTB, d.d. | 11.307.560 | 100% |