trans-o-flex Express GmbH & Co. KGaA
trans-o-flex plans Initial Public Offering in Q4 2021
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trans-o-flex plans Initial Public Offering in Q4 2021 – trans-o-flex is the German market leader in actively temperature-controlled pharma logistics, complemented by specialised high value logistics. – The Company operates two unique nationwide actively temperature controlled logistics networks for temperatures between 2-8 C and 15-25 C that combine parcels and pallets. – Since a strategic realignment in 2017, trans-o-flex has been on a strong growth path, with revenues increasing from €468.4 million (2018) to €515.0 million in 2020. Company EBITDA increased with a CAGR of 19.4 percent from €42.0 million (2018) to €59.8 million in 2020. Most recently in 2020, the Company generated an operative cash conversion of 90.9 percent. – In H1 2021, trans-o-flex generated €264 million in revenues and an adjusted EBITDA of €31 million showing robust growth despite COVID-19 impacts. – Demographic change, new therapeutic options and the rise of home care, as well as an overall growing demand for express delivery are expected to further grow the German and Austrian market for specialized logistics for pharma and high value goods from €9.9 billion in 2020 to €12.2 billion in 2025. – The Company intends to raise gross proceeds of at least €130 million from the sale of new shares. In order to achieve a significant free-float, the current shareholders, the Schoeller and Amberger Families through LFH3 Verwaltungs GmbH and M+P GmbH respectively, are committed to sell additional shares as part of the offering. – trans-o-flex intends to use the proceeds from the IPO to expand its service offering, finance regional expansion and the build-up of new business, invest in innovation and technology and to repay existing shareholder loans, setting up the Company to grow revenue at high single digits and expand EBITDA margin to around 15 percent in the mid-term.
Market leader in GDP compliant logistics solutions for sensitive pharmaceuticals in Germany As a full-service provider, the Company covers the entire logistics chain from procurement to fulfillment and offers additional services such as storage and commissioning. The Company specialises in the consolidated transportation of parcels and pallets. trans-o-flex’s express offerings and temperature-control capabilities allow for unique service combinations. In 2020, the Company delivered parcels and pallets for over 1,500 customers and handled approximately 87 million parcels and over 2.2 million pallets. With its integrated offerings, trans-o-flex is the German market leader for transports between pharmaceutical manufacturers and wholesalers, as well as deliveries from pharmaceutical manufacturers to hospitals and pharmacies. Wolfgang Albeck, CEO of trans-o-flex: “We have built a strong track record over the past years and have established trans-o-flex as the market leader for actively temperature-controlled pharmaceutical end-to-end express logistics in Germany. With today’s announcement, we are taking the next step to address the growing need for GDP-compliant actively temperature-controlled logistics and secure express transport solutions. The pandemic has illustrated the need for reliable, fast and secure pharmaceuticals and health care logistics. With our express networks, temperature control-capabilities and focus on service excellence we believe we are uniquely placed to seize the opportunity for growth in the markets for pharma and high value logistics.” Beyond its home market Germany, trans-o-flex offers logistic services for temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals in Austria, in Benelux and France through its dedicated partner network EUROTEMP. The EURODIS network, co-founded by trans-o-flex in 1993, covers B2B deliveries (except for ThermoMed consignments) to defined destinations in 36 European countries. trans-o-flex has been an important contributor to Germany’s fight against COVID-19. trans-o-flex is a chosen partner of producers of rapid and PCR tests, authorities and government agencies. Since the start of the pandemic, the Company has delivered more than 8 million doses of vaccines to vaccination centers and more than 200 million Corona test kits to federal collection points and test centers, schools and nurseries in Germany. trans-o-flex was established in 1971 as the first nationwide express delivery service in Germany with a focus on pharmaceutical express logistics. After becoming part of Austrian Post in 2006, trans-o-flex was acquired by the Schoeller and Amberger Families in 2016. Since then, management and the current shareholders have repositioned the Company, refocusing on its core competencies, freeing up network capacity and enhancing service quality. Strong financial development since strategic realignment in 2017 Solid growth in H1 2021 despite COVID-19 related restrictions trans-o-flex’s unique service combinations in its integrated networks and its commitment to highest quality standards have led to a high client satisfaction of 88 percent[2] and an exceptional customer retention: with its top-100 customers, trans-o-flex enjoys an average relationship of 28 years. Untapped market opportunities due to growing demand for pharmaceuticals, expected stricter EU-wide transport regulation and complex logistics requirements trans-o-flex is ready to address the growing demand for high-quality express solutions and to drive the digital transformation of logistics The Company intends to raise gross proceeds of at least €130 million from the sale of new shares. trans-o-flex intends to use the proceeds from the IPO to extend the Group’s existing service offerings, invest in its regional expansion, finance the build-up of new business, invest in innovation and technology and to repay existing shareholder loans. In the mid-term, the Company is targeting revenue growth in the high single digits and to expand EBITDA margin to around 15 percent. J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank are acting as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners while Jefferies and UniCredit are acting as additional Joint Bookrunners.
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[1] EBITDA – Capex divided by EBITDA on a post IFRS 16 basis [2] Client satisfaction score in H1 2021 defined as average of Speed, Security and Quality based on trans-o-flex customer loyalty questionnaire [3] “trans-o-flex Commercial Study,” May 2021, Roland Berger [4] “trans-o-flex Commercial Study,” May 2021, Roland Berger [5] “trans-o-flex Commercial Study,” May 2021, Roland Berger [6] “trans-o-flex Commercial Study,” May 2021, Roland Berger
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Language: | English |
Company: | trans-o-flex Express GmbH |
Hertzstr. 10 | |
69469 Weinheim | |
Germany | |
Phone: | +49 6201 988 0 |
E-mail: | innovation@tof.de |
Internet: | www.trans-o-flex.com |
ISIN: | DE000A3E5EX0 |
EQS News ID: | 1234050 |
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