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Landis+Gyr Announces First Half FY 2021 Financial Results
CHAM, Switzerland, Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/--

Landis+Gyr (SIX: LAND) today announced unaudited financial results for the 
first half of financial year 2021 (April 1st - September 30th, 2021). Key 
highlights included: 

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    -- Order intake of USD 1,786.9 million corresponding to a book-to-bill 
       ratio of 2.55, primarily driven by major US contract wins  
    -- Record committed backlog of USD 3,235.6 million, an increase of 55.5% 
       Year-over-Year (YoY)  
    -- H1 FY 2021 net revenues increased 9.1% YoY in constant currency to USD 
       700.9 million driven by the recovery in the EMEA region and despite 
       supply chain related headwinds  
    -- Adjusted EBITDA* grew 41.3% to USD 70.8 million, a margin of 10.1% 
       compared to 8.0% in H1 FY 2020  
    -- Net income was USD 35.0 million or USD 1.21 per share compared to USD 
       (2.0) million or USD (0.07) per share in H1 FY 2020  
    -- Free Cash Flow (excl. M&A) was USD 41.6 million compared to USD 45.3 
       million in H1 FY 2020  
    -- Strong balance sheet with low net debt of USD 79.3 million and net 
       debt / Adjusted EBITDA of 0.5x after several acquisitions 
    -- Guidance for FY 2021 confirmed with results pointing towards the lower 
       end of the guided ranges due to ongoing and increasing supply chain 
       challenges  
    -- Transformation with strategic acquisitions and initiatives on track 

"Landis+Gyr delivered respectable results in the first half of our financial 
year 2021 in a very challenging global environment dominated by the COVID-19 
pandemic and global supply chain constraints. We are especially proud of the 
wins of major orders in the United States, which, after regulatory delays, 
finally came through and are proof of our industry-leading expertise and 
technology helping our customers manage energy in a more informed and 
sustainable way. Together with other relevant contract wins, this leads to a 
record-high backlog, further supporting solid business performance in the mid- 
and long-term and our teams all over the world remain dedicated and passionate 
to enable our customers' success", said Werner Lieberherr, Chief Executive 
Officer of Landis+Gyr. 

"We are also excited about the progress of our ongoing transformation in H1, 
including several strategic acquisitions, which will enable additional growth 
in new segments and geographies. However, the global supply chain constraints 
negatively impacted our positive development and we expect the negative 
financial impact from the supply chain situation to increase in H2 compared to 
H1 of FY 2021. With various measures in place, we confirm our guidance for FY 
2021 and expect results towards the lower end of the guided ranges", Lieberherr 
concluded. 

Read the full ad hoc announcement here: ( 
https://www.landisgyr.com/news/landisgyr-announces-first-half-fy-2021-financial-results 
).

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About Landis+Gyr
Landis+Gyr is a leading global provider of integrated energy management 
solutions for the utility sector. Offering one of the broadest portfolios, we 
deliver innovative and flexible solutions to help utilities solve their complex 
challenges in Smart Metering, Grid Edge Intelligence and Smart Infrastructure. 
With sales of USD 1.4 billion in FY 2020, Landis+Gyr employs around 5,000 
people in over 30 countries across five continents, with the sole mission of 
helping the world manage energy better. For more information, please visit our 
website www.landisgyr.com.

Disclaimer

This ad hoc announcement and information referred to herein contains (a) 
preliminary, unaudited numbers that may be subject to change and (b) 
information regarding alternative performance measures or non USGAAP measures, 
such as Reported EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted 
Research and Development, Adjusted Sales, General and Administrative, and 
Adjusted Operating Expenses. Definitions of these measures and reconciliations 
between such measures and their USGAAP counterparts if not defined in this 
release may be found on pages 28 to 30 of the Landis+Gyr Half Year Financial 
Report Fiscal Year 2021 on our website at www.landisgyr.com/investors.

* For a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures, see chapter "Supplemental 
Reconciliations and Definitions (unaudited)" in the ad hoc announcement on 
www.landisgyr.com/investors/results-center.

Forward-looking Information 

This ad hoc announcement includes forward-looking information and statements, 
including statements concerning the outlook for Landis+Gyr Group AGʼs 
(hereinafter also the "Company" or "Landis+Gyr") businesses. These statements 
are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the factors 
that may affect the Companyʼs future performance, including global 
economic conditions, and the economic conditions of the regions and industries 
that are major markets for Landis+Gyr. These expectations, estimates and 
projections are generally identifiable by statements containing words such as 
"expects", "believes", "estimates", "targets", "plans", "outlook", "guidance" 
or similar expressions. There are numerous risks, uncertainties and other 
factors, many of which are beyond Landis+Gyrʼs control, that could cause 
the Companyʼs actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking 
information and statements made in this presentation and which could affect the 
Companyʼs ability to achieve its stated targets. The important factors 
that could cause such differences include, among others: the duration, severity 
and geographic spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, government actions to address 
or mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the potential negative 
impacts of COVID-19 on the global economy, the Company's operations and those 
of its customers and suppliers; global shortage of supplied components as well 
as increased freight rates, business risks associated with the volatile global 
economic environment and political conditions; costs associated with compliance 
activities; market acceptance of new products and services; changes in 
governmental regulations and currency exchange rates; estimates of future 
warranty claims and expenses and sufficiency of accruals; and other such 
factors as may be discussed from time to time in Landis+Gyr filings with the 
SIX Swiss Exchange. Although Landis+Gyr believes that its expectations 
reflected in any such forward-looking statement are based upon reasonable 
assumptions, it can give no assurance that those expectations will be achieved.

SOURCE:  Landis+Gy