CGG Announces its Q3 2023 Results
- CGG reported strong financial results for Q3 2023, with revenue up 42% YoY and EBITDAs up 41% YoY.
- The company's core activities performed well, driven by increased demand for high-end technology, data, and services.
- The Digital, Energy Transition, and Infrastructure Monitoring markets showed strong momentum.
- CGG opened a new UK HPC Hub to support its growth ambitions and signed a new contract this quarter.
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Strong Financial Results
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EBITDAs at
Positive Net Cash Flow of
PARIS, France – November 6, 2023 – CGG (ISIN: FR0013081864), a global technology and high-performance computing (HPC) leader, announced today its third quarter 2023 non-audited results.
Commenting on these results, Sophie Zurquiyah, CGG CEO, said:
“Our third-quarter results are in line with our expectations for year-on-year growth and demonstrate the strengthening operational and cash performance across all businesses. As our clients increase their focus around adding new reserves, demand for our high-end technology, data and services drove strong performance for our core activities.
Our Beyond the Core businesses are supported by strong momentum in the Digital, Energy Transition, and Infrastructure Monitoring markets, notably in HPC. To strengthen our technology differentiation and support our growth ambitions, we opened a new UK HPC Hub which will extend our global capacity to ~500 petaFLOPS, keeping CGG’s position as the #1 industrial HPC in the world. We are uniquely addressing the needs of our new clients’ high-end scientific and AI applications, as evidenced by another new contract signed this quarter.”
Q3 2023 key figures: Strong financial results
YTD 2023 key figures: Solid financial results
Balance Sheet
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Key Figures - Third Quarter 2023
Key Figures IFRS - Quarter In million $ | 2022 Q3 | 2023 Q3 | Variances % |
Operating revenues | 255 | 293 | |
Operating Income / (loss) | 28 | 42 | |
Equity from Investment | (0) | 1 | - |
Net cost of financial debt | (24) | (26) | (7)% |
Other financial income / (loss) | (1) | (5) | - |
Income taxes | (4) | (4) | (3)% |
Net Income / (Loss) from continuing operations | (1) | 8 | |
Net Income / (Loss) from discontinued operations | (0) | 0 | |
Group net income / (loss) | (2) | 8 | |
Operating cash flow | 37 | 145 | - |
Net cash flow | (77) | 63 | - |
Net debt | 976 | 1,008 | |
Net debt before lease liabilities | 889 | 921 | |
Capital employed | 2,006 | 2,098 | |
Key Segment Figures - Third Quarter 2023
Key Segment Figures - Quarter In million $ | 2022 Q3 | 2023 Q3 | Variances % |
Segment revenue | 217 | 307 | |
Segment EBITDAs | 77 | 109 | |
EBITDAs margin | | | (0) bps |
Segment operating income / (loss) | 25 | 33 | |
Opinc margin | | | (1) bps |
IFRS 15 adjustment | 2 | 9 | |
IFRS operating income / (loss) | 28 | 42 | |
Operating cash flow | 37 | 145 | - |
Segment net cash flow | (77) | 62 | - |
Key figures bridge: Segment to IFRS - Third Quarter 2023
P&L items In million $ | Segment figures | IFRS 15 adjustment | IFRS figures |
Total Revenue | 307 | (14) | 293 |
OPINC | 33 | 9 | 42 |
Cash Flow Statement items In million $ | Segment figures | IFRS 15 adjustment | IFRS figures |
EBITDAs | 109 | (14) | 95 |
Change in Working Capital & Provisions | 31 | 14 | 44 |
Cash Provided by Operations | 145 | (0) | 144 |
Earth Data Data Library NBV In million $ | Segment figures | IFRS 15 adjustment | IFRS figures |
Opening Balance Sheet , Jun 1st 23 | 364 | 95 | 459 |
Closing Balance Sheet , Sep 30th 23 | 359 | 117 | 476 |
Third Quarter 2023 Segment Financial Results
Digital, Data and Energy Transition (DDE)
Data, Digital & Energy Transition (DDE) In million $ | 2022 Q3 | 2023 Q3 | Variances % |
Segment revenue | 131 | 185 | |
Geoscience | 69 | 78 | |
Earth Data | 62 | 107 | |
Prefunding | 19 | 55 | - |
After-Sales | 43 | 52 | |
DDE proforma | 131 | 185 | |
Segment EBITDAs | 64 | 104 | |
EBITDAs Margin | | | 7 bps |
Segment operating income | 21 | 37 | |
OPINC Margin | | | 4 bps |
Capital employed (in billion $) | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
Other Key Metrics | |||
Multi-Client cash capex ($m) | (72) | (50) | (31)% |
Multi-Client cash prefunding rate (%) | | | 85 bps |
Digital, Data and Energy Transition (DDE) segment revenue was
- Geoscience (GEO) revenue was
$78 million , up13% year-on-year.
Geoscience activity remains solid across all regions sustained by increasing demand worldwide for OBN imaging, higher resolution images and quick processing turnaround. The level of commercial activity continues to be strong with order intakes up
- Earth Data (EDA) revenue was
$107 million up74% year-on-year.
Earth Data cash capex was
The segment library Net Book Value was
DDE segment EBITDAs was
DDE segment operating income was
DDE capital employed were stable at
Sensing and Monitoring (SMO)
Sensing & Monitoring (SMO) In million $ | 2022 Q3 | 2023 Q3 | Variances % |
Segment revenue | 86 | 122 | |
Land | 50 | 58 | |
Marine | 22 | 45 | |
Downhole gauges | 4 | 6 | |
Non Oil & Gas | 10 | 13 | |
Segment EBITDAs | 18 | 12 | (33)% |
EBITDAs margin | | | (11) bps |
Segment operating income / (loss) | 11 | 5 | (56)% |
OPINC Margin | | | 6 bps |
Capital employed (in billion $) | 0.6 | 0.6 | (0)% |
Sensing and Monitoring (SMO) segment revenue was
- High level of land equipment sales at
$58 million mainly for North Africa and Middle-East. - Marine equipment at
$45 million driven by major sales of GPR ocean bottom nodes - Downhole sales were
$6 million , up38% year-on-year. - Beyond the Core revenues were high at
$13 million , up34% year-on-year.
SMO segment EBITDAs was
SMO segment operating income was
SMO capital employed were
Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results
Consolidated Income Statements In million $ | 2022 Q3 | 2023 Q3 | Variances % |
Exchange rate euro/dollar | 1.02 | 1.09 | |
Segment revenue | 217 | 307 | |
DDE | 131 | 185 | |
Sensing & Monitoring | 86 | 122 | |
Segment Gross Margin | 54 | 67 | |
Segment EBITDAs | 77 | 109 | |
DDE | 64 | 104 | |
Sensing & Monitoring | 18 | 12 | (33)% |
Corporate | (4) | (7) | (66)% |
Elim & Other | (1) | (0) | |
Segment operating income | 25 | 33 | |
DDE | 21 | 37 | |
Sensing & Monitoring | 11 | 5 | (56)% |
Corporate | (5) | (8) | (59)% |
Elim & Other | (1) | (0) | |
IFRS 15 adjustment | 2 | 9 | - |
IFRS operating income | 28 | 42 | |
Equity from investments | (0) | 1 | - |
Net cost of financial debt | (24) | (26) | (7)% |
Other financial income (loss) | (1) | (5) | - |
Income taxes | (4) | (4) | (3)% |
Net income / (loss) from continuing operations | (1) | 8 | - |
Net income / (loss) from discontinued operations | (0) | 0 | |
IFRS net income / (loss) | (2) | 8 | - |
Shareholder's net income / (loss) | (1) | 8 | - |
Basic Earnings per share in $ | (0.00) | 0.05 | - |
Basic Earnings per share in € | (0.00) | 0.05 | - |
Segment revenue was
Segment EBITDAs was
Segment operating income was
Cost of financial debt was
Net income from continuing operations was
Third Quarter 2023 Cash Flow
Cash Flow items In million $ | 2022 Q3 | 2023 Q3 | Variances % |
Segment Operating Cash Flow | 37 | 145 | |
CAPEX | (82) | (59) | (28)% |
Industrial | (6) | (6) | |
R&D | (4) | (3) | (24)% |
Multi-Client (Cash) | (72) | (50) | (31)% |
Marine MC | (72) | (50) | (31)% |
Land MC | (0) | 0 | (100)% |
Proceeds from disposals of assets | (15) | (2) | |
Segment Free Cash Flow | (61) | 84 | |
Lease repayments | (12) | (13) | (9)% |
Asset financing | 1 | 1 | |
Paid Cost of debt | 0 | (2) | - |
Free cash flow from discontinued operations | (6) | (7) | (14)% |
Net Cash flow | (78) | 63 | |
Financing cash flow | 0 | (3) | - |
Forex and other | (14) | (4) | |
Net increase/(decrease) in cash | (92) | 55 | |
Supplementary information | |||
Change in working capital & provisions, included in Segment Operating Cash Flow | (40) | 31 | |
Segment operating cash flow was
Total capex was
- Industrial capex was
$(6) million - R&D capex was
$(3) million - Earth Data cash capex was
$(50) million
Segment free cash flow was
After
9 months 2023 Financial Results
Consolidated Income Statements In million $ | 2022 YTD Sep | 2023 YTD Sep | Variances % |
Exchange rate euro/dollar | 1.07 | 1.08 | |
Segment revenue | 610 | 805 | |
DDE | 444 | 471 | |
SMO | 165 | 334 | |
Elim & Other | 0 | (0) | - |
Segment Gross Margin | 170 | 225 | |
Segment EBITDAs | 241 | 278 | |
DDE | 256 | 250 | (2)% |
SMO | (1) | 48 | - |
Corporate | (10) | (16) | (59)% |
Elim & Other | (3) | (3) | |
Segment operating income | 86 | 123 | |
DDE | 125 | 119 | (5)% |
SMO | (23) | 25 | - |
Corporate | (12) | (18) | (45)% |
Elim & Other | (4) | (3) | |
IFRS 15 adjustment | 11 | 7 | (35)% |
IFRS operating income | 97 | 130 | |
Equity from investments | (0) | 1 | - |
Net cost of financial debt | (75) | (76) | (1)% |
Other financial income (loss) | 2 | (2) | (166)% |
Income taxes | (27) | (25) | |
NRC (Tax & OFI) | 0 | 0 | - |
Net income / (loss) from continuing operations | (2) | 29 | - |
Net income / (loss) from discontinued operations | (2) | 2 | |
IFRS net income / (loss) | (4) | 31 | |
Shareholder's net income / (loss) | (3) | 29 | - |
Basic Earnings per share in $ | (0.00) | 0.04 | - |
Basic Earnings per share in € | (0.00) | 0.04 | - |
Segment revenue was
DDE segment revenue was
Geoscience revenue was
Earth Data sales reached
After-sales were
SMO segment revenue was
Segment EBITDAs was
Segment operating income was
IFRS 15 adjustment at operating income level was
Cost of financial debt was
Other financial items were
Taxes were at
Net income from continuing operations was
Group net income attributable to CGG’s shareholders was
Cash Flow
Cash Flow items In million $ | 2022 YTD Sep | 2023 YTD Sep | Variances % |
Segment Operating Cash Flow | 243 | 257 | |
CAPEX | (210) | (190) | (9)% |
Industrial | (15) | (36) | |
R&D | (15) | (12) | (17)% |
Earth Data (Cash) | (180) | (142) | (21)% |
Marine Offshore | (179) | (142) | (21)% |
Land Onshore | (1) | 0 | (100)% |
Proceeds from disposals of assets | 1 | (2) | - |
Segment Free Cash Flow | 35 | 65 | |
Lease repayments | (37) | (38) | (4)% |
Asset financing | 1 | 22 | - |
Paid Cost of debt | (47) | (47) | |
Free cash flow from discontinued operations | (17) | (17) | (1)% |
Net Cash flow | (65) | (15) | |
Financing cash flow | 2 | (2) | (190)% |
Forex and other | (31) | (6) | |
Net increase/(decrease) in cash | (94) | (23) | |
Supplementary information | |||
Change in working capital & provisions, included in Segment Operating Cash Flow | 9 | (18) | (303)% |
Segment operating cash flow was
Capex was
Industrial capex was
Research & development capex was
Earth Data cash capex was
Segment free cash flow was
After the payment of interest expenses of
Balance Sheet
Group’s liquidity amounted to
Group gross debt before IFRS 16 was
Group gross debt after IFRS 16 was
Segment leverage ratio of Net debt to adjusted Segment EBITDAs was 2.3x at the end of September 2023.
Q3 2023 Conference call
- The press release and the presentation are available on our website www.cgg.com
- An English language analysts conference call is scheduled the same day at 6.30 pm (CET)
Participants should register for the call here to receive a dial-in number and code or participate in the live webcast from here.
A replay of the conference call will be made available the day after for a period of 12 months in audio format on the Company's website www.cgg.com.
About CGG
CGG (www.cgg.com) is a global technology and HPC leader that provides data, products, services and solutions in Earth science, data science, sensing and monitoring. Our unique portfolio supports our clients in efficiently and responsibly solving complex digital, energy transition, natural resource, environmental, and infrastructure challenges for a more sustainable future. CGG employs around 3,500 people worldwide and is listed on the Euronext Paris SA (ISIN: 0013081864).
Contacts
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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2023
Unaudited Interim Consolidated statements of operations
Nine months ended September 30, | |||
(In millions of US$, except per share data) | Notes | 2023 | 2022 |
Operating revenues | 8 | 810.4 | 658.5 |
Other income from ordinary activities | 0.2 | 0.5 | |
Total income from ordinary activities | 810.6 | 659.0 | |
Cost of operations | (578.0) | (477.8) | |
Gross profit | 232.6 | 181.2 | |
Research and development expenses - net | (20.5) | (12.5) | |
Marketing and selling expenses | (26.6) | (21.8) | |
General and administrative expenses | (54.2) | (51.0) | |
Other revenues (expenses) - net | 9 | (0.9) | 1.4 |
Operating income (loss) | 8 | 130.4 | 97.3 |
Cost of financial debt, gross | (79.5) | (75.7) | |
Income provided by cash and cash equivalents | 4.0 | 1.1 | |
Cost of financial debt, net | (75.5) | (74.6) | |
Other financial income (loss) | 10 | (1.6) | 2.4 |
Income (loss) before incomes taxes and share of income (loss) from companies accounted for under the equity method | 53.3 | 25.1 | |
Income taxes | (24.6) | (26.6) | |
Net income (loss) before share of income (loss) from companies accounted for under the equity method | 28.7 | (1.5) | |
Net income (loss) from companies accounted for under the equity method | 0.5 | (0.1) | |
Net income (loss) from continuing operations | 29.2 | (1.6) | |
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations | 3 | 2.3 | (2.4) |
Consolidated net income (loss) | 31.5 | (4.0) | |
Attributable to : | |||
Owners of CGG S.A | $ | 28.0 | (2.8) |
Non-controlling interests | $ | 3.5 | (1.2) |
Net income (loss) per share (a) | |||
Basic | $ | 0.04 | — |
Diluted | $ | 0.04 | — |
Net income (loss) from continuing operations per share (a) | |||
Basic | $ | 0.04 | — |
Diluted | $ | 0.04 | — |
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations per share (a) | |||
Basic | $ | - | — |
Diluted | $ | - | — |
(a) Earning per share is presented as nil being less than US
Unaudited Interim Consolidated statements of financial position
(In millions of US$) | Notes | September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 |
ASSETS | |||
Cash and cash equivalents | 275.1 | 298.0 | |
Trade accounts and notes receivable, net | 316.3 | 308.3 | |
Inventories and work-in-progress, net | 237.5 | 257.2 | |
Income tax assets | 11.3 | 53.4 | |
Other current financial assets, net | - | 0.1 | |
Other current assets, net | 136.4 | 99.9 | |
Total current assets | 976.6 | 1,016.9 | |
Deferred tax assets | 20.6 | 24.2 | |
Other non-current assets, net | 11.5 | 8.2 | |
Investments and other financial assets, net | 20.9 | 18.4 | |
Investments in companies under the equity method | 11.2 | 10.8 | |
Property, plant and equipment, net | 4 | 180.1 | 167.3 |
Intangible assets, net | 603.9 | 554.2 | |
Goodwill, net | 1,091.9 | 1,089.4 | |
Total non-current assets | 1,940.1 | 1,872.5 | |
TOTAL ASSETS | 2,916.7 | 2,889.4 | |
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||
Financial debt – current portion | 5 | 96.1 | 60.4 |
Trade accounts and notes payables | 89.0 | 92.0 | |
Accrued payroll costs | 76.8 | 85.6 | |
Income taxes payable | 27.9 | 27.2 | |
Advance billings to customers | 24.1 | 29.4 | |
Provisions — current portion | 15.8 | 17.6 | |
Other current financial liabilities | 21.0 | 20.0 | |
Other current liabilities | 214.9 | 222.1 | |
Total current liabilities | 565.6 | 554.3 | |
Deferred tax liabilities | 28.9 | 18.7 | |
Provisions — non-current portion | 31.1 | 28.6 | |
Financial debt – non-current portion | 5 | 1,186.9 | 1,188.8 |
Other non-current financial liabilities | 5.9 | 21.8 | |
Other non-current liabilities | 7.8 | 18.4 | |
Total non-current liabilities | 1,260.6 | 1,276.3 | |
Common stock: 1,105,308,172 shares authorized and 713,676,258 shares with a | 8.7 | 8.7 | |
Additional paid-in capital | 118.7 | 118.6 | |
Retained earnings | 996.9 | 967.9 | |
Other Reserves | 39.3 | 50.0 | |
Treasury shares | (20.1) | (20.1) | |
Cumulative income and expense recognized directly in equity | (3.2) | (3.4) | |
Cumulative translation adjustment | (90.7) | (102.4) | |
Equity attributable to owners of CGG S.A. | 1,049.6 | 1,019.3 | |
Non-controlling interests | 40.9 | 39.5 | |
Total equity | 1,090.5 | 1,058.8 | |
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | 2,916.7 | 2,889.4 |
Unaudited Interim Consolidated statements of cash flow
Nine months ended September 30, | |||
(In millions of US$) | Notes | 2023 | 2022 |
OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||
Consolidated net income (loss) | 31.5 | (4.0) | |
Less: Net income (loss) from discontinued operations | 3 | (2.3) | 2.4 |
Net income (loss) from continuing operations | 29.2 | (1.6) | |
Depreciation, amortization and impairment | 8 | 63.3 | 65.2 |
Earth Data surveys impairment and amortization | 8 | 99.8 | 136.9 |
Depreciation and amortization capitalized in Earth Data surveys | (11.8) | (11.7) | |
Variance on provisions | 0.5 | (0.8) | |
Share-based compensation expenses | 1.7 | 2.3 | |
Net (gain) loss on disposal of fixed and financial assets | 0.1 | (3.9) | |
Share of (income) loss in companies recognized under equity method | (0.5) | 0.1 | |
Other non-cash items | 1.8 | (2.4) | |
Net cash-flow including net cost of financial debt and income tax | 184.1 | 184.1 | |
Less : Cost of financial debt | 75.5 | 74.6 | |
Less : Income tax expense (gain) | 24.6 | 26.6 | |
Net cash-flow excluding net cost of financial debt and income tax | 284.2 | 285.3 | |
Income tax paid (c) | (3.8) | (3.8) | |
Net cash-flow before changes in working capital | 280.4 | 281.5 | |
Changes in working capital | (23.5) | (38.8) | |
- change in trade accounts and notes receivable | (29.4) | 30.0 | |
- change in inventories and work-in-progress | 17.4 | (69.8) | |
- change in other current assets | 6.6 | 5.1 | |
- change in trade accounts and notes payable | (0.4) | 36.1 | |
- change in other current liabilities | (17.7) | (40.2) | |
-Impact of changes in exchange rate on financial items | 0.0 | - | |
Net cash-flow from operating activities | 256.9 | 242.7 | |
INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |||
Total capital expenditures (tangible and intangible assets) net of variation of fixed assets suppliers, excluding Earth Data surveys) | 4 | (48.3) | (29.6) |
Investment in Earth Data surveys | (141.7) | (179.9) | |
Proceeds from disposals of tangible and intangible assets (a) | - | 33.1 | |
Proceeds from divestment of activities and sale of financial assets | - | 4.8 | |
Acquisition of investments, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired (b) | (1.9) | (36.7) | |
Variation in subsidies for capital expenditures | - | (0.1) | |
Variation in other non-current financial assets | (2.9) | (6.7) | |
Net cash-flow used in investing activities | (194.8) | (215.1) |
(a) Sale and leaseback of CGG headquarters in 2022
(b) Includes a partial earn-out payment following the acquisition of Geocomp in 2022
(c) Includes settlement of tax audit Mexico for US
Nine months ended September 30, | |||
(In millions of US$) | Notes | 2023 | 2022 |
FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||
Repayment of long-term debt | 5 | (1.5) | - |
Total issuance of long-term debt | 5 | 23.0 | - |
Lease repayments | 5 | (37.9) | (36.6) |
Financial expenses paid | 5 | (46.5) | (46.9) |
Loan granted | - | 1.7 | |
Net proceeds from capital increase: | - | 0.4 | |
— from Owner of CGG | - | 0.4 | |
— from non-controlling interests of integrated companies | - | — | |
Dividends paid and share capital reimbursements: | |||
— to owners of CGG | - | — | |
— to non-controlling interests of integrated companies | (0.8) | (0.9) | |
Net cash-flow provided by (used in) financing activities | (63.7) | (82.2) | |
Effects of exchange rates on cash | (4.3) | (23.1) | |
Net cash flows incurred by discontinued operations | 3 | (17.0) | (16.4) |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (22.9) | (94.1) | |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 298.0 | 319.2 | |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 275.1 | 225.1 |
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