Unilabs delivers 8th consecutive quarter of organic sales and EBITDA growth

• EBITDA: €33m, organic growth rate of 20.1% at constant exchange rates (CER)
• Free cash flow: €12.4m
• Cost savings¹⁾: €4.9m
• Strong organic growth in the Laboratory segment: 5.1%
• 2016 Guidance confirmed:
  • Organic sales growth of 4-5% (CER)
  • Organic EBITDA growth of 8-12% (CER)
  • Positive cash flow before M&A

^{1) Cost Leadership Initiative (CLS)}

Unilabs Group reports a strong second quarter performance for 2016. Commenting on the results, Jos Lamers, Chief Executive Officer stated, “Our continued focus on generating profitable organic top-line growth combined with a strong focus on optimising our cost base has allowed us to deliver another quarter of solid EBITDA growth. Building on this momentum we see a healthy pipeline of commercial opportunities in the second half of the year.”

Medical diagnostics continue to play an increasingly important role in a steadily growing healthcare market. With a shifting focus from treatment to prediction and prevention, medical diagnostics contributes to reducing the cost pressure on healthcare systems and provides a favourable market outlook for Unilabs.

Financial highlights of Q2:

Unilabs Group
€millions		Q2 Reported						Q2 CER						YTD						YTD CER
		2015		2016		% change		2016 CER		% change				2015		2016		% change		2016 CER		% change
Revenues		172.1		176.1		2.3%		180.3		4.8%				339.7		348		2.4%		354.4		4.3%
Adjusted EBITDA		27.2		32.2		18.5%		33		21.4%				53.7		61.3		14.1%		62.5		16.3%
Adjusted EBITDA margin		15.8%		18.3%		250 bps		18.3%		251 bps				15.8%		17.6%		180 bps		17.60%		181 bps
Free cash flow		20.6		12.4		-39.8%		12.4		-39.8%				32.5		37.7		16.1%		37.7		16.1%
Organic revenues (a)		171.4		174.4		1.8%		178.6		4.2%				338.2		343.7		1.6%		350.2		3.6%
Organic Adjusted EBITDA (b)		27.1		31.8		17.3%		32.6		20.1%				53.7		60.5		12.6%		61.7		14.8%

^{(a)Excludes acquisitions made within the prior 12 months}

^{(b)Excludes acquisitions made within the prior 12 months; Adjusted for non-recurring, restructuring/acq. Costs}

Delivering continued organic growth (Organic Growth Initiative – OGROW) :

Unilabs has delivered increased organic growth in net sales of 4.2% CER (1.8% reported) and organic EBITDA growth up by 20.1% CER (17.3% reported) on a like for like basis.

These results are attributable to a strong performance in nearly all markets, led by France (Chemistry & Pathology), Switzerland (positive development of key accounts), Sweden (strong volume growth) and Pathology (Nordics, France, Portugal & Switzerland) in particular.

The Laboratory segment performed particularly well with France, Norway and Sweden by generating high organic volume growth.

In the Imaging segment, the new tender wins will start to contribute to growth in the third quarter onwards.

Optimising our cost structure (Cost Leadership Initiative - CLS) :

The CLS delivered savings of €4.9M for the second quarter for a total of €8.5M year to date. The combination of constant revenue growth and excellent results from our CLS initiative contributed to the substantial growth of EBITDA margins.

“Eight consecutive quarters of growth have also allowed us to be more active in pursuing our inorganic growth strategy. Since mid-2015 we have carefully vetted a number of M&A opportunities that are aligned with our growth ambitions and would also create sustainable shareholder value. Consequently, we are in advanced discussions towards finalising a mid-sized deal still this year”, said Jos Lamers.

2016 Guidance:

Commenting on Unilabs’ 2016 guidance, Karl Erik Clausen, Chief Financial Officer said, “With favourable market perspectives and building on the solid foundations of our HY1 financials, we confirm our 2016 guidance provided earlier this year”.

• Confirmed: 4-5% organic sales growth (CER)
• Confirmed: EBITDA growth of 8-12% (CER)
• Confirmed: Positive cash-flow before mergers & acquisitions

- ENDS -

NOTES TO EDITORS:

• The importance of medical diagnostics is expanding; aging populations and increase of chronic diseases lead to increased investment in healthcare infrastructure and expenditure. And as the focus shifts from treatment to prediction and prevention, and innovations in molecular and genetic testing continue to emerge, Unilabs aims to be at the heart of this healthcare transformation.
• Effective diagnostics contribute to 70% of all treatment decisions and are at the basis of 100% of cancer diagnoses, but at only 3% of healthcare costs¹.
• Unilabs mediates care. In 2015 , its laboratories carried out over 109 million diagnostic tests ensuring swift, accurate diagnosis of patient samples, 5,000 IVF procedures and over 1.4 million radiology exams.

¹ Lewin Group study, “The Value of Diagnostics Innovation, Adoption and Diffusion into Health Care”, 2005

About Unilabs

With over 112 laboratories and 43 imaging units and a broad catalogue of more than 2,500 diagnostic tests, Unilabs is one of Europe’s leading providers of clinical laboratory testing and medical diagnostic imaging services. Headquartered in Geneva, the Unilabs Group services sectors ranging from private and public healthcare providers to local governments, from pharmaceutical companies to the general public. The Unilabs Group employs more than 5,200 people worldwide, internationally successfully operating laboratory and medical diagnostic imaging facilities in 12 countries, generating annual revenues of €673m in 2015. Its network of facilities provides its customers with one of the broadest geographic footprints of any clinical laboratory and medical diagnostic services provider in Europe.

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