Iveco Group 2023 First Quarter Results

The following is an extract from the “Iveco Group 2023 First Quarter Results” press release. The complete press release can be accessed by visiting the media section of the Iveco Group corporate website: https://www.ivecogroup.com/media/corporate_press_releases or consulting the accompanying PDF:

Iveco Group consolidated revenues of €3.4 billion (up 11.5% year-on-year).
Adjusted EBIT of €162 million and adjusted net income of €63 million.
Net cash of Industrial Activities at €1.1 billion.
Full year 2023 Financial Guidance updated upward.

Consolidated revenues of €3,399 million, up 11.5%. Net revenues of Industrial Activities of €3,328 million, up 10.6%, mainly due to positive price realisation and higher volumes.

Adjusted EBIT of €162 million (€60 million increase compared to Q1 2022), with a 4.8% margin (up 150 bps compared to Q1 2022). Adjusted EBIT of Industrial Activities of €134 million (€82 million in Q1 2022), with a 4.0% margin (up 130 bps compared to Q1 2022): positive price realisation, higher volumes and better mix more than offset higher raw material and energy costs.

Adjusted net income of €63 million (€21 million increase compared to Q1 2022), which primarily excludes a negative after-tax impact of €44 million from the agreed acquisition of full ownership of Nikola Iveco Europe GmbH. Adjusted diluted earnings per share of €0.21 (up €0.06 compared to Q1 2022).

Financial expenses of €74 million (€34 million in Q1 2022), increasing mainly as a consequence of higher interest rates and the impact of hyperinflation accounting in Argentina and Türkiye.

Reported income tax expense of €24 million, with adjusted effective tax rate (adjusted ETR) of 28% reflecting different tax rates applied in the jurisdictions where the Group operates and some other discrete items.

Net cash of Industrial Activities at €1,103 million (€1,727 million at 31st December 2022). Free cash flow of Industrial Activities negative for €593 million (€427 million lower compared to Q1 2022) primarily due to the impact on inventory level deriving from high demand, as well as component shortage and supply chain issues.

Available liquidity at €3,980 million as of 31st March 2023, down €384 million from 31st December 2022, including €2,051 million of undrawn committed facilities.

Attachment

GlobeNewswire Distribution ID 1000809387

Nyxoah Appoints Christoph Eigenmann as Chief Commercial Officer

Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium – May 10, 2023, 10:05pm CET / 4:05pm ET – Nyxoah SA (Euronext Brussels/Nasdaq: NYXH) (“Nyxoah” or the “Company”), a medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative solutions to treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), today announced the appointment of Christoph Eigenmann as Chief Commercial Officer. Christoph will oversee commercial activities globally, be responsible for sales and marketing in existing markets, and new market development.

Christoph brings a wealth of experience in medical technologies to Nyxoah. He spent over 20 years with Johnson & Johnson (J&J), where he oversaw commercial organizations in various geographies in Europe and the United States. He has extensive experience in managing orthopedic and neuro businesses in the German, Swiss and U.S. markets, including as Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing for J&J’s close to $1B U.S. Spine franchise, and has led regional functions across EMEA and North America. Christoph holds a master’s degree in chemical engineering and biotechnology from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland.

“We are excited to have Christoph join Nyxoah as we embark on our next phase of growth. Christoph’s years of experience in commercializing medical devices globally will be invaluable as Nyxoah prepares to enter the U.S. market and expands its commercial presence internationally,” commented Olivier Taelman, Nyxoah Chief Executive Officer.

“I am thrilled to be joining Nyxoah at this critical and exciting time. Hypoglossal nerve stimulation is a large and highly under-penetrated market, and Nyxoah’s novel approach provides a highly differentiated solution for patients, clinicians, and healthcare systems. I look forward to applying my long tenure of commercializing medical devices in the U.S. to ensuring Genio becomes a standard of care in OSA treatment,” added Christoph.

About Nyxoah
Nyxoah is a medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative solutions to treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Nyxoah’s lead solution is the Genio® system, a patient-centered, leadless and battery-free hypoglossal neurostimulation therapy for OSA, the world’s most common sleep disordered breathing condition that is associated with increased mortality risk and cardiovascular comorbidities. Nyxoah is driven by the vision that OSA patients should enjoy restful nights and feel enabled to live their life to its fullest.

Following the successful completion of the BLAST OSA study, the Genio® system received its European CE Mark in 2019. Following the positive outcomes of the BETTER SLEEP study, Nyxoah received CE mark approval for the expansion of its therapeutic indications to Complete Concentric Collapse (CCC) patients, currently contraindicated in competitors’ therapy. Additionally, the Company is currently conducting the DREAM IDE pivotal study for FDA and U.S. commercialization approval.

For more information, please visit http://www.nyxoah.com/.

Caution – CE marked since 2019. Investigational device in the United States. Limited by U.S. federal law to investigational use in the United States.

Contacts:
Nyxoah
David DeMartino, Chief Strategy Officer
david.demartino@nyxoah.com
+1 310 310 1313

Attachment

GlobeNewswire Distribution ID 1000809330

Deputy PM urges ensuring enough vaccines for expanded immunisation programme

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha asked the Ministry of Health to place orders or organise concentrated bidding while calculating vaccine donations to ensure enough vaccines for the expanded immunisation programme, at a working session on May 11.

At the meeting, Health Minister Dao Hong Lan said the ministry is devising decrees and circulars guiding the implementation of the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment, which will come into force on January 1, 2024, and completing draft circulars relating to regulations of the Price Law and the Law on Bidding.

In this regard, Ha said the circulars on drug and medical equipment bidding must include both general principles and specific guidelines for the sector, asking the ministry to collect opinions from health facilities and management agencies concerned.

The health ministry also reported that 35 hospitals have been assigned to become self-financed during the 2022-2025 period, while the financial autonomy of 57 others needs approval of the Ministry of Finance.

The Ministry of Health then issued decisions on handing over the financial autonomy to 10 out of the 57 as agreed by the Ministry of Finance.

Deputy PM Ha asked the Ministry of Finance to classify the level of self-financing for the remaining 47 within this month./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

ASEAN leaders agree to strengthen capacity, institutional effectiveness

The 42nd ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia adopted the ASEAN Leaders’ Statement on strengthening regional capacity and institutional effectiveness on May 10.

The statement highlighted the purposes and principles enshrined in the ASEAN Charter as well as consolidation of Community-building process, promotion of the integration process to realise a rules-based, people-oriented, people-centered ASEAN Community.

It reaffirmed ASEAN leaders’ commitment and efforts to maintain ASEAN centrality, unity and relevance amidst the challenges faced by the region and beyond.

ASEAN leaders agreed to redouble efforts to strengthen ASEAN’s capacity and institutional effectiveness to address current and future challenges, and respond to crises in a timely manner, in line with the objectives of the ASEAN SHIELD as well as harness emerging opportunities in order to accelerate the momentum of ASEAN Community-building efforts and mitigate potential adverse impacts towards the realisation of their vision for a peaceful, secure, stable, inclusive, and prosperous region.

They also vowed to further strengthen ASEAN-led mechanisms and process when engaging with external partners and in an evolving regional architecture centred on ASEAN that is open, transparent, inclusive, and rules-based.

Source: Lao News Agency

SAO President receives new R. Korean Ambassador

President of the State Audit Organization (SAO) Viengthavisone Thepphachanh received a courtesy call from newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Lao PDR Jung Yung Soo in Vientiane on May 10.

Expressing a warm welcome to the guest, Mr Viengthavisone appreciated Jung Yung Soo’s active contribution to the socio-economic development in Laos, especially in areas of education, health, rural development, agriculture, and energy over the past years.

Both sides noted that the cooperation on economy, investment, tourism and trade between the two countries has grown satisfactorily.

They also discussed cooperation between SAO and the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) of Korea.

SAO President informed the guest about the role and responsibility of his organization and its development strategy 2025 as well as the difficulties and challenges it is facing.

He also asked the Korean ambassador to encourage BAI to support capacity building of SAO through training and development of state audit curriculum, exchange of lessons on the use of cutting edge technology for state audit purposes.

Ambassador Jung Yung Soo noted that his meeting with the host also gave a good start to the cooperation between SAO and the Korean embassy thus contributing to the socio-economic development of the Lao PDR and the celebration of the 28th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between the two countries (Oct 25, 1995-2023).

Source: Lao News Agency

DOLE helps over 7,700 displaced workers in Negros

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Negros Oriental province has released over PHP44.9 million in funding from January to May this year that assisted more than 7,000 workers under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program. Bless De Padua, DOLE-Negros Oriental information officer, at a Kapihan sa PIA forum on Thursday, disclosed that the released TUPAD fund formed part of the PHP74,610,566 total allocation this year. From Jan. 1 to May 10, a total of 7,730 emergency workers from different towns and cities of Negros Oriental benefited from the PHP44.9 million funding. TUPAD funds were coursed through the local government units (LGUs) and the barangays who are tasked to identify the recipients, she added. Under the TUPAD program, a beneficiary receives PHP435 a day for 10 days or even more, depending on the duration of the temporary employment given by the LGU or barangay. TUPAD beneficiaries include streetworkers, canal cleaners, and communal gardeners, among others. De Padua said some LGUs propose to hire these disadvantaged workers for 15, 20, or even 30 days, depending on the nature of the work. TUPAD aims to provide emergency aid for individuals who are jobless, underpaid, displaced, or seasonal workers.

Source: Philippines News Agency