Arcadis Trading Update Q3 2024: Multi-year wins drive significant
order intake, margin expansion continues
PRESS RELEASE
Arcadis Third Quarter 2024 Trading Update
Multi-year wins drive significant order intake, margin
expansion continues
THIRD QUARTER RESULTS
- Multi-year project wins resulted in significant order intake of
€1.3 billion, up 50% yoy, providing further visibility
- Net revenue of €962 million, good organic growth of
5.0%1)
- Continued operating EBITA margin2) expansion to
11.4% (Q3’23: 10.7%3)) from strategic initiatives
- Strong free cash flow generation of €134 million in the quarter
(Q3‘23: €117 million)
Amsterdam, 31 October 2024
– Arcadis, the world’s leading company delivering
data-driven sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy
solutions for natural and built assets, sees significant order
intake of €1.3 billion from numerous large multi-year project wins.
Net revenues of €962 million resulted in good organic growth of
5.0%, and continued progress on strategic initiatives drove
operating EBITA margin expansion to 11.4% (Q3‘23:
10.7%3)).
Alan Brookes, CEO Arcadis, said: “Arcadis
has delivered another strong quarter with significant order intake
mainly driven by large multi-year project wins, particularly in
Mobility, providing further visibility on future performance.
Client demand for a single delivery partner is accelerating, for
instance for large infrastructure programs or for industrial
manufacturing projects across different sectors. Arcadis
successfully differentiates through its industry leading,
global design & engineering experience, long-standing client
relationships, and advisory expertise in sustainable
operations, buildings and manufacturing processes. We continue to
be selective in the projects we pursue while focusing on
cross-selling to our Key Clients and leveraging our Global
Excellence Centers to drive improved backlog quality and sustained
margin expansion.”
KEY FIGURES*
in €
millions |
Third Quarter |
|
Year-to-date |
Period ended 30 September 2024 |
2024 |
2023 |
change |
|
2024 |
2023 |
change |
Gross revenues |
1,239 |
1,237 |
0% |
|
3,751 |
3,714 |
1% |
Net revenues |
962 |
932 |
3% |
|
2,921 |
2,818 |
4% |
Organic growth1) |
5.0% |
9.0% |
|
|
5.1% |
10.0% |
|
Operating EBITDA2) |
137 |
128 |
6% |
|
408 |
369 |
11% |
Operating EBITDA margin2) |
14.2% |
13.8% |
|
|
14.0% |
13.1% |
|
Operating EBITA2)3) |
109 |
100 |
9% |
|
327 |
284 |
15% |
Operating EBITA margin2)3) |
11.4% |
10.7% |
|
|
11.2% |
10.1% |
|
Net working capital (%)3,4) |
12.7% |
12.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
Days sales outstanding (days) |
67 |
68 |
|
|
|
|
|
Free cash flow5) |
134 |
117 |
14% |
|
45 |
-18 |
|
Net debt |
886 |
1,080 |
-18% |
|
|
|
|
Order intake |
1,250 |
832 |
50% |
|
3,444 |
2,871 |
20% |
Order intake organic growth (%)1) |
50.3% |
0.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
Book-to-bill6) |
1.30 |
0.89 |
|
|
|
|
|
Backlog net revenues |
3,588 |
3,144 |
14% |
|
|
|
|
Backlog organic growth (yoy)1) |
18.0% |
5.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
Backlog organic growth (ytd)1) |
15.6% |
1.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
* 2023 and 2024 results as presented in this press release
are unaudited
1) Underlying growth excl. impact of FX, acquisitions,
footprint reductions, winddowns or divestments
2) EBIT(D)A excluding restructuring, integration, acquisition,
and divestment costs
3) 2023 revised to reflect the adjustments to the provisional
opening balances of acquired entities recognized 30 June 2023 (in
accordance with IFRS 3.49)
4) Net working capital %: net working capital / quarterly gross
revenues annualized
5) Free cash flow: cash flow from operations adjusted for capex
and lease liabilities
6) Book-to-bill: order intake / net revenues
PROFIT & LOSS ITEMS AND BACKLOG
Net revenues totaled €962 million with good organic growth of 5.0%
driven by all Global Business Areas (GBAs) and mostly by the US,
the UK and Germany. Revenue growth was particularly strong for
mobility and industrial manufacturing clients, and our Climate
Adaptation solutions. The improved operating EBITA margin of 11.4%
was driven by continued operating leverage, an improved project
portfolio and the materialization of cost synergies following the
successful integration of IBI and DPS.
Multi-year wins resulted in significant order intake of €1.3
billion for the quarter driven by the large Mobility projects
resulting in a backlog of €3.6 billion (Q3‘23: €3.1 billion).
Organic backlog growth was very strong at 18% year-on-year. Our
long-term client relationships, global expertise in large programs
and integrated cross-GBA service offering were some of the key
differentiating factors in winning work. Whilst we continue to
remain selective in our pursuit process, we see strong project
pipeline growth on the back of stimulus driven client investments
and increased demand for our services.
OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
RESILIENCE
(38% of net
revenues) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
in € millions |
Third Quarter |
|
Year-to-date |
Period ended 30 September 2024 |
2024 |
2023 |
change |
|
2024 |
2023 |
change |
Net revenues |
361 |
328 |
10% |
|
1,088 |
1,006 |
8% |
Organic growth1) |
6.9% |
11.2% |
|
|
8.1% |
12.1% |
|
Order intake |
333 |
328 |
2% |
|
1,142 |
1,107 |
3% |
Backlog net revenues |
990 |
972 |
2% |
|
|
|
|
Backlog organic growth (yoy)1) |
5.6% |
12.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
Backlog organic growth (ytd)1) |
4.8% |
10.6% |
|
|
|
|
|
Strong revenue growth for Resilience was driven by Climate
Adaptation, Energy Transition and Sustainable Operations, with the
latter in particular supporting cross-GBA projects across our
markets. We continued to be disciplined in our pursuit process,
which is reflected in improved order intake quality. We see a
strong pipeline of projects that are increasingly related to
consultancy services such as environmental permitting and
sustainable operations advisory. Resilience contributed to large
project wins in Places and Mobility as our integrated offering
combined with a strong sustainability profile was a clear
differentiator.
PLACES
(38% of net
revenues) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
in € millions |
Third Quarter |
|
Year-to-date |
Period ended 30 September 2024 |
2024 |
2023 |
change |
|
2024 |
2023 |
change |
Net revenues |
363 |
378 |
-4% |
|
1,114 |
1,137 |
-2% |
Organic growth1) |
2.7% |
-0.1% |
|
|
1.4% |
3.3% |
|
Order intake |
374 |
286 |
31% |
|
1,225 |
1,078 |
14% |
Backlog net revenues |
1,565 |
1,508 |
4% |
|
|
|
|
Backlog organic growth (yoy)1) |
7.1% |
-0.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
Backlog organic growth (ytd)1) |
5.8% |
-3.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
Sustained revenue and strong backlog growth was driven by
mobility and industrial manufacturing clients, mostly in Europe.
Our sustainability credentials and strategic partnerships resulted
in large project wins in industrial decarbonization. We continue to
see good opportunities in our project pipeline driven by stimulus
fund allocations, including public investments in universities and
hospitals, and reshoring of industrial manufacturing
facilities.
MOBILITY
(22% of net
revenues) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
in € millions |
Third Quarter |
|
Year-to-date |
Period ended 30 September 2024 |
2024 |
2023 |
change |
|
2024 |
2023 |
change |
Net revenues |
215 |
204 |
6% |
|
649 |
607 |
7% |
Organic growth1) |
6.0% |
14.6% |
|
|
7.1% |
13.9% |
|
Order intake |
518 |
191 |
172% |
|
1,009 |
614 |
64% |
Backlog net revenues |
916 |
544 |
68% |
|
|
|
|
Backlog organic growth (yoy)1) |
74.7% |
4.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
Backlog organic growth (ytd)1) |
63.2% |
1.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
The significant order intake for Mobility resulted from large
multi-year wins in North America, the Netherlands and Australia
booked in the quarter. We were able to secure these wins on the
back of strong client relationships, our integrated cross-GBA
offering, and relevant global expertise from comparable programs
such as HS2 and Lower Thames Crossing in the UK, the LA Regional
Connector in the US, and the Rozelle Interchange tunnel in
Australia. These projects will generate revenues for multiple
years, providing further visibility on the future performance. This
quarter’s good revenue growth was driven by sizeable project
delivery in the US, leveraging our European workforce’s skillset
and Global Excellence Center engagement.
INTELLIGENCE
(2% of net
revenues) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
in € millions |
Third Quarter |
|
Year-to-date |
Period ended 30 September 2024 |
2024 |
2023 |
change |
|
2024 |
2023 |
change |
Net revenues |
23 |
23 |
2% |
|
70 |
67 |
3% |
Organic growth1) |
3.5% |
|
|
|
4.0% |
|
|
Order intake |
24 |
28 |
-15% |
|
68 |
73 |
-7% |
Backlog net revenues |
118 |
121 |
-2% |
|
|
|
|
Backlog organic growth (yoy)1) |
0.2% |
14.2% |
|
|
|
|
|
Backlog organic growth (ytd)1) |
-3.3% |
5.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
Solid revenue growth in North America driven by our Enterprise
Decision Analytics (EDA) solution. Integrating Intelligence
solutions into our offerings from other GBAs continued to act as a
strong differentiator, playing a pivotal role in winning
large-scale projects, which was exemplified by the Fraser River
Tunnel win. We continue to see ample opportunity to extend
Intelligence products to other GBAs’ clients, e.g. providing EDA
for data centers or industrial manufacturing facilities.
BALANCE SHEET & CASH FLOW
Days sales outstanding improved to 67 days at the end of Q3‘24
(Q3‘23: 68 days). Net working capital as a percentage of
annualized quarterly gross revenues was 12.7%
(Q3‘23: 12.8%2)3)).
Free cash flow in the quarter was a positive €134 million resulting
in €45 million for the first nine months (9M‘23: €-18 million),
from continued disciplined cash management and in line with
seasonal trends. Net debt decreased to €886 million (Q3‘23: €1,080
million3)).
2024-2026 STRATEGY "ACCELERATING A PLANET POSITIVE FUTURE"
On 16 November 2023, Arcadis presented its 2024-2026 Strategy
“Accelerating a planet positive future” and its 2026 financial
targets; these include: organic net revenue growth of mid to high
single digits over the cycle, operating EBITA margin of 12.5% in
2026, Net Debt / Operating EBITDA of 1.5-2.5x with an Investment
Grade credit rating and a dividend payout ratio of 30-40% of Net
Income from Operations.
FINANCIAL CALENDAR
- 13 February 2025 – Q4 & Full Year 2024 Results
- 7 May 2025 – Q1 2025 Trading Update
- 31 July 2025 – Q2 & Half Year 2025 Results
- 30 October 2025 – Q3 2025 Trading Update
Arcadis IR investor calendar:
https://www.arcadis.com/en/investors/investor-calendar
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ABOUT ARCADIS
Arcadis is the world’s leading company delivering data-driven
sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for
natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 architects, data
analysts, designers, engineers, project planners, water management
and sustainability experts, all driven by our passion for improving
quality of life. As part of our commitment to accelerating a planet
positive future, we work with our clients to make sustainable
project choices, combining digital and human innovation, and
embracing future-focused skills across the environment, energy and
water, buildings, transport, and infrastructure sectors. We operate
in over 30 countries, and in 2023 reported €5.0 billion in gross
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