Announcement • Apr 09
Riber S.A. Proposes Cash Distribution for the Year Ended December 31, 2025, Payable on June 24, 2026 Riber S.A. Board of Directors will propose to the June 17, 2026, General Meeting a cash distribution of €0.10 per share (+25%) for the year ended December 31, 2025, through a partial reimbursement of the issue premium. It will be released for payment on June 24, 2026. Announcement • Sep 27
Riber S.A. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2025 Riber S.A. provides earnings guidance for the full year 2025. for the period, the company expects revenues above €40 million for the full year. Announcement • May 15
Riber S.A., Annual General Meeting, Jun 18, 2025 Riber S.A., Annual General Meeting, Jun 18, 2025. Location: hotel des arts et metiers 9bis av d iena, paris France Announcement • Apr 09
Riber S.A. Proposes Cash Distribution, Payable on June 25, 2025 Riber S.A. announced that the Board of Directors will propose to the June 18, 2025 General Meeting a cash distribution of €0.08 per share, through a partial reimbursement of the issue premium. It will be released for payment on June 25, 2025. Announcement • Jan 29
Riber S.A. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Year 2025 Riber S.A. provided revenue guidance for the year 2025. For the period, given the composition of the order book at December 31, 2024, and the outlook for orders to be delivered this year, the company is forecasting further growth in revenues compared with 2024. Reported Earnings • Sep 27
First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: €0.008 (vs €0.06 loss in 1H 2023) First half 2024 results: EPS: €0.008 (up from €0.06 loss in 1H 2023). Revenue: €13.7m (up 13% from 1H 2023). Net income: €164.0k (up €1.41m from 1H 2023). Profit margin: 1.2% (up from net loss in 1H 2023). The move to profitability was driven by higher revenue. Revenue is forecast to grow 4.6% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 8.4% growth forecast for the Semiconductor industry in Germany. Over the last 3 years on average, earnings per share has increased by 72% per year but the company’s share price has only increased by 21% per year, which means it is significantly lagging earnings growth. Declared Dividend • Apr 23
Dividend increased to €0.07 Dividend of €0.07 is 40% higher than last year. Ex-date: 26th June 2024 Payment date: 28th June 2024 Dividend yield will be 2.6%, which is higher than the industry average of 1.1%. Sustainability & Growth The dividend has increased by an average of 5.8% per year over the past 6 years. However, payments have been volatile during that time. The company's earnings per share (EPS) would need to grow by 133% to bring the payout ratio under control. However, EPS is expected to remain steady over the next 2 years, which means the dividend may need to be reduced to reach a sustainable payout ratio. Announcement • Apr 14
Riber S.A. Proposes Dividend for the Year 2023, Payable on June 28, 2024 Illustrating its confidence in the Riber S.A. outlook, the Executive Board will submit a proposal to shareholders at the General Meeting on June 19, 2024 to approve a cash payout based on reimbursing part of the issue premium for €0.07 per share. It will be released for payment on June 28, 2024. Announcement • Apr 13
Riber S.A. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024 Riber S.A. provided earnings guidance for the year 2024. The company continued growth in revenues and earnings. Reported Earnings • Apr 12
Full year 2023 earnings released Full year 2023 results: Revenue: €39.3m (up 41% from FY 2022). Net income: €3.40m (up €3.23m from FY 2022). Profit margin: 8.7% (up from 0.6% in FY 2022). The increase in margin was driven by higher revenue. Revenue is forecast to grow 6.0% p.a. on average during the next 2 years, compared to a 8.3% growth forecast for the Semiconductor industry in Germany. New Risk • Apr 08
New minor risk - Financial data availability The company's latest financial reports are more than 6 months old. Last reported fiscal period ended June 2023. This is considered a minor risk. If the company has not reported its earnings on time, it may have been delayed due to audit problems or it may be finding it difficult to reconcile its accounts. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Minor Risks Latest financial reports are more than 6 months old (reported June 2023 fiscal period end). Unstable dividend paying track record with dividend experiencing an annual drop of over 20% in the past. Share price has been volatile over the past 3 months (7.6% average weekly change). Large one-off items impacting financial results. Profit margins are more than 30% lower than last year (1.6% net profit margin). Market cap is less than US$100m (€51.1m market cap, or US$55.3m). New Risk • Feb 21
New minor risk - Share price stability The company's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months. It is more volatile than 75% of German stocks, typically moving 7.0% a week. This is considered a minor risk. Share price volatility indicates the stock is highly sensitive to market conditions or economic conditions rather than being sensitive to its own business performance, which may also be inconsistent. It also increases the risk of potential losses in the short term as the stock tends to have larger drops in price more frequently than other stocks. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Minor Risks Dividend is not well covered by earnings (210% payout ratio). Share price has been volatile over the past 3 months (7.0% average weekly change). Large one-off items impacting financial results. Profit margins are more than 30% lower than last year (1.6% net profit margin). Market cap is less than US$100m (€57.8m market cap, or US$62.5m). Announcement • Jan 31
Riber S.A. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Year 2024 Riber S.A. provided revenue guidance for the year 2024. Given the composition of the order book at December 31, 2023, and the outlook for orders to be delivered this year for systems, services and accessories, RIBER is forecasting further growth in 2024 revenues compared with 2023. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Dec 20
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15% After last week's 15% share price gain to €1.86, the stock trades at a forward P/E ratio of 16x. Average forward P/E is 17x in the Semiconductor industry in Germany. Total returns to shareholders of 30% over the past three years. Announcement • Dec 19
Riber Launches MBE 8000 for Mass Epiwafer Production Riber announced the final qualification of its MBE 8000 production platform by leading US epiwafer manufacturer. The MBE 8000 delivers twice the productivity of existing products on the market while enabling outstanding performances. The flexibility of MBE technology enables RIBER's MBE 8000 to address all compound semiconductor growing markets from VCSEL, transistor, sensors requiring high level of performances in terms of uniformity, reproducibility, and stability. This system is capable of growing batches of eight 150 mm (6 inches) or four 200 mm (8 inches) wafers, increasing capacity by 50% over the existing products. As cell design, system geometry, process control are identical, it ensures process transfer within a minimum of time and an easy handling for Riber machines operators. The final qualification step has validated the MBE 8000 in terms of process, robustness, stability, ergonomics, and control. As an example, defect density over 30 runs measured is less than 50 particles per cm2 measured on a VCSEL-type structure and on particles in the size of 0.8-8um. With an optimum cost of ownership and large capacity, the MBE 8000 system presents strong prospects for business development in the future. Announcement • Oct 31
RIBER Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2023 RIBER provided earnings guidance for the full year 2023. For the year 2023, the company expects to record full-year revenues of around EUR 40 million in 2023. Reported Earnings • Sep 26
First half 2023 earnings released: €0.06 loss per share (vs €0.075 loss in 1H 2022) First half 2023 results: €0.06 loss per share (improved from €0.075 loss in 1H 2022). Revenue: €12.2m (up 32% from 1H 2022). Net loss: €1.25m (loss narrowed 21% from 1H 2022). Revenue is forecast to grow 11% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 7.5% growth forecast for the Semiconductor industry in Germany. Over the last 3 years on average, earnings per share has increased by 29% per year but the company’s share price has only increased by 3% per year, which means it is significantly lagging earnings growth. New Risk • Aug 10
New minor risk - Earnings quality The company has large one-off items impacting its financial results. One-off items were 75% of the size of the rest of the company's trailing 12-month earnings before tax. This is considered a minor risk. One-off items are incomes or expenses that the company does not expect to repeat in future periods. Examples include profits from the sale of a business or expenses from a restructuring or legal settlements. If the company's reported statutory earnings include a large proportion of one-off items it means they may be an unreliable indicator of its true business performance as the earnings were skewed by these incomes or expenses. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Minor Risks Dividend is not well covered by earnings (dividend per share is over 6x earnings per share). Share price has been volatile over the past 3 months (9.2% average weekly change). Large one-off items impacting financial results. Profit margins are more than 30% lower than last year (0.6% net profit margin). Market cap is less than US$100m (€42.0m market cap, or US$46.2m). New Risk • Aug 04
New major risk - Share price stability The company's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months. It is more volatile than 75% of German stocks, typically moving 9.2% a week. This is considered a minor risk. Share price volatility indicates the stock is highly sensitive to market conditions or economic conditions rather than being sensitive to its own business performance, which may also be inconsistent. It also increases the risk of potential losses in the short term as the stock tends to have larger drops in price more frequently than other stocks. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Minor Risks Unstable dividend paying track record with dividend experiencing an annual drop of over 20% in the past. Share price has been volatile over the past 3 months (9.2% average weekly change). Profit margins are more than 30% lower than last year (0.7% net profit margin). Market cap is less than US$100m (€41.7m market cap, or US$46.1m). Upcoming Dividend • Jun 26
Upcoming dividend of €0.05 per share at 2.3% yield Eligible shareholders must have bought the stock before 03 July 2023. Payment date: 05 July 2023. Trailing yield: 2.3%. Lower than top quartile of German dividend payers (4.8%). Higher than average of industry peers (1.0%). New Risk • Jun 21
New minor risk - Share price stability The company's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months. It is more volatile than 75% of German stocks, typically moving 8.2% a week. This is considered a minor risk. Share price volatility indicates the stock is highly sensitive to market conditions or economic conditions rather than being sensitive to its own business performance, which may also be inconsistent. It also increases the risk of potential losses in the short term as the stock tends to have larger drops in price more frequently than other stocks. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Minor Risks Unstable dividend paying track record with dividend experiencing an annual drop of over 20% in the past. Share price has been volatile over the past 3 months (8.2% average weekly change). Profit margins are more than 30% lower than last year (0.7% net profit margin). Market cap is less than US$100m (€49.0m market cap, or US$53.5m). Announcement • Jun 21
Riber S.A. Announces Board Appointments Riber S.A. at its AGM held on June 20, 2023 appointed Ms. Sylviane Troadec as a new member of the Supervisory Board. the Supervisory Board met, renewed Ms. Annie Geoffroy’s term of office as Chairman of the Company’s Supervisory Board and confirmed Mr. Nicolas Grandjean’s term of office as Vice-Chairman. The Supervisory Board defined the composition of its committees. From now on: The Audit Committee comprises Ms. Annie Geoffroy, Mr. Pierre-Yves Kielwasser, Mr. Jean-Christophe Eloy and Mr. Didier Cornardeau, its Chairman. The Appointments and Compensation Committee comprises Mr. Bernard Raboutet, Mr. Nicolas Grandjean and Ms. Sylviane Troadec, its Chairwoman. The CSR Committee comprises Mr. Bernard Raboutet, Mr. Jean-Christophe Eloy and Ms. Sylviane Troadec, its Chairwoman. Sylviane Troadec, 58, has over 35 years' experience in HR, management systems and business unit management in small, medium and large companies in various sectors. She began her career in 1986 at the Institut National de l'Hygiène et du Nettoyage Industriel (training) as head of training, before joining in 1990 Veolia and its subsidiary specializing in industrial cleaning as head of Training and Quality. In 1997, she joined Cegetel (mobile telephony) as Quality and Projects Manager. From 2001 to 2023, she was a member of the Executive Committee of Paprec (collection and recycling of industrial and household waste); as Human Resources Director, then Deputy Director, she deployed the Group's social policy in a multi-site, industrial and service context. An expert member of Afaq, Sylviane Troadec was Chairwoman of the Social Commission of Federec, the French federation of recycling companies, from 2019 to 2023.Sylviane Troadec is a graduate of the University of Paris XII (UPEC) and holds a master’s degree in AES (Economic and Social Administration) and a 3rd Cycle in HR. Announcement • Feb 01
Riber S.A. to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Apr 14, 2023 Riber S.A. announced that they will report fiscal year 2022 results at 9:00 AM, Central European Standard Time on Apr 14, 2023 Announcement • Nov 01
RIBER Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year of 2022 and 2023 RIBER provided earnings guidance for the full year of 2022 and 2023. For the year, the company expects to achieve revenues close to the last year’s level.For the year 2023, the company announces the high level of the current order book already ensures a strong growth in revenues of over EUR 40 million. Reported Earnings • Oct 11
First half 2022 earnings released: €0.08 loss per share (vs €0.086 loss in 1H 2021) First half 2022 results: €0.08 loss per share (improved from €0.086 loss in 1H 2021). Revenue: €9.20m (flat on 1H 2021). Net loss: €1.57m (loss narrowed 12% from 1H 2021). Revenue is forecast to grow 14% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 8.6% growth forecast for the Semiconductor industry in Germany. Over the last 3 years on average, earnings per share has increased by 86% per year but the company’s share price has only increased by 11% per year, which means it is significantly lagging earnings growth. Upcoming Dividend • Jun 23
Upcoming dividend of €0.05 per share Eligible shareholders must have bought the stock before 30 June 2022. Payment date: 04 July 2022. Payout ratio is a comfortable 42% but the company is not cash flow positive. Trailing yield: 1.9%. Lower than top quartile of German dividend payers (4.6%). Higher than average of industry peers (1.3%). Announcement • Jan 31
Riber S.A. Confirms Earnings Guidance for the Year 2021 Riber S.A. confirmed earnings guidance for the year 2021. The company is able to confirm its 2021 forecast of an operating income of €1.2 million. Upcoming Dividend • Jun 29
Upcoming dividend of €0.03 per share Eligible shareholders must have bought the stock before 05 July 2021. Payment date: 07 July 2021. Trailing yield: 1.9%. Lower than top quartile of German dividend payers (3.1%). Higher than average of industry peers (0.6%). Announcement • Jan 13
Riber Receives Order for A Research MBE Machine in Asia Riber received an order for a research system, model C21 DZ, from a Sciences and Technology University in Asia. This University have several research projects planned to investigate fundamental properties of arsenide /phosphide thin films grown by MBE and a more applied program focused on telecoms lasers operating around the 1.55 um wavelength for fiber optical networks. The ordered system will be delivered in 2021. Announcement • Jan 08
Riber S.A., Annual General Meeting, Jun 25, 2021 Riber S.A., Annual General Meeting, Jun 25, 2021. Announcement • Dec 17
Riber Receives an Order for a Research System, Model C21 DZ, from a Leading Academic Research Group in Asia RIBER announced to received an order for a research system, model C21 DZ, from a leading academic research group in Asia. This system will be used primarily to prepare ultra-pure layers of III-V materials for low-temperature transport studies, including quantum Hall Effect measurements. The ordered system will be delivered in 2021. Is New 90 Day High Low • Oct 30
New 90-day low: €1.28 The company is down 8.0% from its price of €1.39 on 31 July 2020. The German market is down 4.0% over the last 90 days, indicating the company underperformed over that time. It also underperformed the Semiconductor industry, which is up 10.0% over the same period. According to the Simply Wall St valuation model, the estimated intrinsic value of the company is €1.96 per share. Announcement • Oct 06
RIBER and Comptek Solutions Sign Commercial Partnership RIBER and Comptek Solutions has signed a commercial partnership deal to develop joint technological solutions. Devices based on III-V compound semiconductors have a natural tendency to oxidize almost instantly once exposed to air, which results in the formation of an amorphous oxide layer leading to a range of defects that limit their performance and manufacturing yields. Comptek Solutions tackles this problem with Kontrox, a patented innovative passivation process which creates a thin layer of stable crystalline oxide with a dry vacuum approach, preventing the amorphous oxidation layer from forming. Compared to existing methods, Kontrox drastically reduces the density of interface defects and delivers an unprecedented increase in efficiency and higher manufacturing yields for III-V compound semiconductor devices. The solution enables manufacturing of new generation compound semiconductor devices that are increasingly efficient, smaller and more reliable, thus meeting the needs of new technologies, such as 5G, facial recognition (3D sensors), augmented reality, virtual reality and autonomous vehicles. Kontrox sets a new bar for efficiency in a wide range of applications; for instance, it can be used to significantly boost performance of high electron mobility transistors (P-HEMT) and HBT’s, enabling next-generation communication circuits for 5G. Kontrox also contributes to the development of next-generation CMOS processors, where the quality of the interface between the gate oxide insulator and the III-V materials for transistors performs a crucial role in CMOS operations. The technology has also proved to boost the performance of optoelectronic devices - such as mini- and micro LEDs, high-power lasers, VCSELs and infrared sensors, considerably improving the efficiency, brightness, and lifespan. The partnership between RIBER and Comptek Solutions aims to build a long-term collaboration to support and accelerate Kontrox™ technology transfer to industrial clients by delivering customized, highly efficient ultra-high vacuum equipment along with expert technical support and lifecycle management services. This collaboration makes it possible to customize and optimize the specifications for equipment to deploy Kontrox™ technology according to user needs. This will enhance the technology industrialization featuring a process control developed specifically for Kontrox™. This commercial partnership helps expand and increase market opportunities for both parties by combining their technological solutions and optimizing delivery times. The partnership enables RIBER to promote and develop its expertise, while diversifying its product range with a novel, break-thru technological solution. Announcement • Aug 02
Riber S.A. to Report First Half, 2020 Results on Sep 30, 2020 Riber S.A. announced that they will report first half, 2020 results on Sep 30, 2020