tenaris6k.htm
 


 
FORM 6 - K
 

 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a - 16 or 15d - 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 

As of August 5, 2013
 
 
TENARIS, S.A.
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)

 
TENARIS, S.A.
46a, Avenue John F. Kennedy
L-1855 Luxembourg
(Address of principal executive offices)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or 40-F.

Form 20-F  ü   Form 40-F ___

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12G3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes ___ No   ü 
 
    If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-___.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
The attached material is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 13a-16 and Form 6-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This report contains Tenaris's press release announcing its 2013 second quarter results.

SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
Date: August 5, 2013
 
Tenaris, S.A.

By: /s/ Cecilia Bilesio
Cecilia Bilesio
Corporate Secretary
 
 
 
 

 

 
Giovanni Sardagna
Tenaris
1-888-300-5432
www.tenaris.com

Tenaris Announces 2013 Second Quarter Results

The financial and operational information contained in this press release is based on unaudited consolidated financial statements presented in U.S. dollars and prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standard Board and adopted by the European Union, or IFRS.
 
Luxembourg, August 1, 2013. - Tenaris S.A. (NYSE, Buenos Aires and Mexico: TS and MTA Italy: TEN) (“Tenaris”) today announced its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 in comparison with its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012.
 
Summary of 2013 Second Quarter Results

(Comparison with first quarter of 2013 and second quarter of 2012)
 
Q2 2013
Q1 2013
Q2 2012
Net sales ($ million)
2,829
2,678
6%
2,801
1%
Operating income ($ million)
578
554
4%
621
(7%)
Net income ($ million)
430
423
2%
455
(6%)
Shareholders’ net income ($ million)
418
425
(2%)
456
(8%)
Earnings per ADS ($)
0.71
0.72
(2%)
0.77
(8%)
Earnings per share ($)
0.35
0.36
(2%)
0.39
(8%)
EBITDA* ($ million)
730
699
4%
759
(4%)
EBITDA margin (% of net sales)
25.8%
26.1%
 
27.1%
 
*EBITDA is defined as operating income plus depreciation, amortization and impairment charges/(reversals)

Our second quarter sales increased 6% sequentially driven by higher sales of premium OCTG products in the Middle East and Far East, which offset a strong seasonal effect in Canada and lower sales of line pipe products in Europe. Our EBITDA and operating margins continue to maintain a good level in a competitive market.

Cash flow from operations reached $611 million during the second quarter of 2013. Following a dividend payment of $354 million in May 2013, our financial position at June 30, 2013, amounted to a net cash position (cash and other current investments less total borrowings) of $214 million, compared with $121 million at March 31, 2013.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Market Background and Outlook

Drilling activity in North America, after stabilizing in the U.S. during the second quarter following an unusually wet spring in Canada, is expected to pick up gradually during the rest of the year supported by the current level of oil prices. In the rest of the world, current oil and gas price levels should continue to support the ongoing expansion in drilling activity in the Middle East and offshore regions.
 
In the second half, our sales in the Middle East and Africa will continue to show strong year on year growth while our sales in South America will be affected by lower shipments of line pipe in Brazil, reflecting project delays. In the third quarter, our sales will additionally be affected by seasonal effects and a weak industrial sector in Europe while we do not expect to see a pick up in North American sales before the fourth quarter.
 
Our margins in the third quarter will be affected by a lower level of sales and a less favorable product mix but are expected to recover to current levels in the fourth quarter.
 
 
 
 

 

 
Analysis of 2013 Second Quarter Results

Tubes Sales volume
(thousand metric tons)
Q2 2013
Q1 2013
Q2 2012
Seamless
677
657
3%
701
(3%)
Welded
286
289
(1%)
287
(0%)
Total
963
946
2%
988
(2%)


Tubes
Q2 2013
Q1 2013
Q2 2012
(Net sales - $ million)
         
North America
986
1,143
(14%)
1,270
(22%)
South America
652
595
9%
536
21%
Europe
218
268
(19%)
286
(24%)
Middle East & Africa
626
400
57%
352
78%
Far East & Oceania
137
82
67%
130
5%
Total net sales ($ million)
2,619
2,488
5%
2,575
2%
Operating income ($ million)
553
526
5%
589
(6%)
Operating income (% of sales)
21.1%
21.1%
 
22.9%
 
 
Net sales of tubular products and services increased 5% sequentially and 2% year on year. Sales increased sequentially driven by higher sales of premium OCTG products in the Middle East and Far East, which offset a strong seasonal effect in Canada and lower sales of line pipe products in Europe. In North America sales declined due to the seasonal spring break up in Canada and lower activity in the north of Mexico. In South America, sales increased due to higher sales of OCTG in Venezuela and OCTG and line pipe in Argentina. In Europe, sales declined due to the non repetition of line pipe sales for offshore projects in Norway and lower sales to hydrocarbon process industry projects. In the Middle East and Africa sales increased due to higher sales of premium products in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Iraq as well as higher sales of coating services in Nigeria. In the Far East and Oceania, sales increased due to higher sales of premium products in Australia and Indonesia.

Operating income from tubular products and services increased 5% sequentially but declined 6% year on year. Sequentially, the increase in operating income was driven by the increase in sales while operating margin remained flat, as an improvement in the gross margin was offset by higher SG&A expenses mainly due to the lower share of shipments to our local markets.
 
Others
Q2 2013
Q1 2013
Q2 2012
Net sales ($ million)
210
190
10%
226
(7%)
Operating income ($ million)
26
28
(7%)
32
(19%)
Operating income (% of sales)
12.2%
14.5%
 
14.2%
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Net sales of other products and services increased 10% sequentially due to higher sales of sucker rods, but declined 7% year on year. Sequentially, despite the increase in revenues, operating income declined 7% mainly due to a lower operating margin.

Selling, general and administrative expenses, or SG&A, amounted to $529 million, or 18.7% of net sales, in the second quarter of 2013, compared to $476 million, 17.8% in the previous quarter and $487 million, 17.4% in the second quarter of 2012. Sequentially, the increase in SG&A expenses was mainly due to the lower share of shipments to our local markets.

Financial results amounted to $11 million loss in the second quarter 2013, compared to a $9 million loss in the previous quarter and a $23 million loss in the second quarter of 2012.

Equity in earnings of associated companies generated a gain of $12 million in the second quarter of 2013, in line with the result of the previous quarter and compared with a $6 million gain in the second quarter of last year. These results are mainly derived from our equity investment in Ternium (NYSE:TX) and Usiminas.

Income tax charges totaled $150 million in the second quarter of 2013, equivalent to 26.4% of income before equity in earnings of associated companies and income tax, compared to $134 million, or 24.6% in the previous quarter and $148 million or 24.8% in the second quarter of 2012.

Results attributable to non-controlling interests amounted to gains of $12 million in the second quarter of 2013, compared to losses of $2 million in the previous quarter and losses of $1 million in the second quarter of 2012. The sequential increase in results attributable to non-controlling interests are due to higher results at our Nigerian coating services subsidiary, Pipe Coaters Nigeria, and at our Japanese subsidiary NKKTubes.
 
 
Cash Flow and Liquidity of 2013 Second Quarter

Net cash provided by operations during the second quarter of 2013 was $611 million, compared to $563 million in the previous quarter and $414 million in the second quarter of 2012.

Capital expenditures amounted to $180 million for the second quarter of 2013, compared to $184 million in the previous quarter and $205 million in the second quarter of 2012.

Following a dividend payment of $354 million in May 2013, our financial position at June 30, 2013, amounted to a net cash position (cash and other current investments less total borrowings) of $214 million, compared with $121 million at March 31, 2013.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Analysis of 2013 First Half Results
 
 
H1 2013
H1 2012
Increase/(Decrease)
Net sales ($ million)
5,508
5,419
2%
Operating income ($ million)
1,132
1,187
(5%)
Net income ($ million)
852
904
(6%)
Shareholders’ net income ($ million)
843
895
(6%)
Earnings per ADS ($)
1.43
1.52
(6%)
Earnings per share ($)
0.71
0.76
(6%)
EBITDA ($ million)
1,429
1,463
(2%)
EBITDA margin (% of net sales)
25.9%
27.0%
 

Net income attributable to owners of the parent during the first half of 2013 was $843 million, or $0.71 per share ($1.43 per ADS), which compares with $895 million, or $0.76 per share ($1.52 per ADS), in the first half of 2012. Operating income was $1,132 million, or 20.5% of net sales during the first half of 2013, compared to $1.187 million, or 21.9% of net sales during the first half of 2012. Operating income plus depreciation and amortization for the first half of 2013, was $1,429 million, or 25.9% of net sales, compared to $1,463 million, or 27.0% of net sales during the first half of 2012.
 
The following table shows our net sales by business segment for the periods indicated below:
 
Net sales ($ million)
H1 2013
H1 2012
Increase/(Decrease)
Tubes
5,107
93%
4,975
92%
3%
Others
400
7%
444
8%
(10%)
Total
5,508
100%
5,419
100%
2%
 
Tubes
 
The following table indicates, for our Tubes business segment, sales volumes of seamless and welded pipes for the periods indicated below:

Sales volume
(thousand metric tons)
H1 2013
H1 2012
Increase/(Decrease)
Seamless
1,334
1,365
(2%)
Welded
575
576
(0%)
Total
1,909
1,941
(2%)
 
 
 
 

 

 
The following table indicates, for our Tubes business segment, net sales by geographic region, operating income and operating income as a percentage of net sales for the periods indicated below:

Tubes
H1 2013
H1 2012
Increase/(Decrease)
(Net sales - $ million)
     
North America
2,129
2,539
(16%)
South America
1,247
999
25%
Europe
486
548
(11%)
Middle East & Africa
1,026
633
62%
Far East & Oceania
219
256
(14%)
Total net sales ($ million)
5,107
4,975
3%
Operating income ($ million)
1,079
1,118
(4%)
Operating income (% of sales)
21.1%
22.5%
 

Net sales of tubular products and services increased 3% to $5,107 million in the first half of 2013, compared to $4,975 million in the first half of 2012, reflecting a 4% increase in average selling prices due to a richer mix of products sold, partially offset by a 2% decrease in volumes.
 
Operating income from tubular products and services decreased 4% to $1,079 million in the first half of 2013, from $1,118 million in the first half of 2012. Despite a 3% increase in net sales, operating income and operating margin decreased because of an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses.
 
Others
 
The following table indicates, for our Others business segment, net sales, operating income and operating income as a percentage of net sales for the periods indicated below:
 
Others
H1 2013
H1 2012
Increase/(Decrease)
Net sales ($ million)
400
444
(10%)
Operating income ($ million)
53
69
(23%)
Operating income (% of sales)
13.3%
15.5%
 

Net sales of other products and services decreased 10% to $400 million in the first half of 2013, compared to $444 million in the first half of 2012, mainly due to lower sales of industrial equipment in Brazil.
 
Operating income from other products and services decreased 23%, to $53 million in the first half of 2013, compared to $69 million during the first half of 2012, due to a 10% decline in sales and a lower operating margin.
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses, or SG&A, increased as a percentage of net sales to 18.2% in the first half of 2013 compared to 17.2% in the first half of 2012, mainly due to an increase in provisions for contingencies and doubtful accounts in addition to higher selling expenses associated with a lower share of shipments to our local markets.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Financial results were a loss of $20 million in the first half of 2013 compared to a loss of $11 million in the same period of 2012. The increase in the financial loss is mainly due to higher interest expenses associated with a higher average debt during the first half of 2013 in comparison with the first half of 2012.
 
Equity in earnings of associated companies generated a gain of $24 million in the first half of 2013, compared to a gain of $20 million in the first half of 2012. These gains were derived mainly from our equity investment in Ternium and Usiminas. Following the conclusion of the investment in Usiminas’s purchase price allocation, results from equity in earnings of associated companies for the first half of 2012 were reduced by $10 million.
 
Income tax charges amounted to $284 million in the first half of 2013, equivalent to 25.5% of income before equity in earnings of associated companies and income tax, compared to $293 million in the first half of 2012, equivalent to 24.9% of income before equity in earnings of associated companies and income tax.
 
Income attributable to non-controlling interests amounted to $10 million in the first half of 2013, compared to $9 million in the first half of 2012. Despite the full acquisition of the minorities in Confab in May 2012, income attributable to non-controlling interests remained stable mainly due to improved results at our Japanese subsidiary NKKTubes and at our Nigerian coating services subsidiary, Pipe Coaters Nigeria.
 
 
Cash Flow and Liquidity of 2013 First Half

Net cash provided by operations during the first half of 2013 rose to $1,174 million, compared to $1,022 million in the first half of 2012.
 
Capital expenditures amounted to $364 million in the first half of 2013, compared to $401 million in the first half of 2012.
 
Following a dividend payment of $354 million in May 2013, our financial position at June 30, 2013, amounted to a net cash position (cash and other current investments less total borrowings) of $214 million, compared with a net debt position of $271 million at December 31, 2012.
 
 
Tenaris Files Half-Year Report

Tenaris S.A. announces that it has filed its half-year report for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013 with the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. The half-year report can be downloaded from the Luxembourg Stock Exchange’s website at www.bourse.lu and from Tenaris’s website at www.tenaris.com/investors.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Holders of Tenaris’s shares and ADSs, and any other interested parties, may request a hard copy of the half-year report, free of charge, at 1-888-300-5432 (toll free from the United States) or 52-229-989-1940 (from outside the United States).
 
 
Conference call

Tenaris will hold a conference call to discuss the above reported results, on August 2, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time). Following a brief summary, the conference call will be opened to questions. To access the conference call dial in +1 800 706.7745 within North America or +1 617 614.3472 Internationally. The access number is “51895039”. Please dial in 10 minutes before the scheduled start time. The conference call will be also available by webcast at www.tenaris.com/investors.

A replay of the conference call will be available on our webpage http://ir.tenaris.com/ or by phone from 12:00 pm on August 2 through 12:00 am on August 9. To access the replay by phone, please dial +1 888 286.8010 or +1 617 801.6888 and enter passcode “10370748” when prompted.
 
 
Some of the statements contained in this press release are “forward-looking statements”. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current views and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by those statements. These risks include but are not limited to risks arising from uncertainties as to future oil and gas prices and their impact on investment programs by oil and gas companies.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Consolidated Condensed Interim Income Statement

(all amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars)
 
Three-month period ended June 30,
   
Six-month period ended June 30,
 
   
2013
   
2012
   
2013
   
2012
 
Continuing operations
 
Unaudited
   
Unaudited
 
Net sales
    2,829,270       2,801,492       5,507,575       5,418,841  
Cost of sales
    (1,714,443 )     (1,694,712 )     (3,359,875 )     (3,305,809 )
Gross profit
    1,114,827       1,106,780       2,147,700       2,113,032  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    (529,329 )     (486,655 )     (1,004,894 )     (930,798 )
Other operating income (expense) net
    (7,302 )     761       (11,025 )     4,853  
Operating income
    578,196       620,886       1,131,781       1,187,087  
Interest income
    6,870       5,706       12,951       15,289  
Interest expense
    (16,620 )     (12,688 )     (30,529 )     (22,613 )
Other financial results
    (955 )     (16,476 )     (2,336 )     (3,395 )
Income before equity in earnings of associated companies and income tax
    567,491       597,428       1,111,867       1,176,368  
Equity in earnings of associated companies
    11,869       6,168       24,066       20,131  
Income before income tax
    579,360       603,596       1,135,933       1,196,499  
Income tax
    (149,795 )     (148,325 )     (283,651 )     (292,999 )
Income for the period
    429,565       455,271       852,282       903,500  
                                 
                                 
Attributable to:
                               
Owners of the parent
    417,828       456,201       842,605       894,842  
Non-controlling interests
    11,737       (930 )     9,677       8,658  
      429,565       455,271       852,282       903,500  

 
 
 

 

 
Consolidated Condensed Interim Statement of Financial Position
(all amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars)
 
At June 30, 2013
   
At December 31, 2012
 
   
Unaudited
       
ASSETS
                       
Non-current assets
                       
  Property, plant and equipment, net
    4,536,995             4,434,970        
  Intangible assets, net
    3,131,767             3,199,916        
  Investments in associated companies
    929,251             977,011        
  Other investments
    2,552             2,603        
  Deferred tax assets
    192,433             215,867        
  Receivables
    121,765       8,914,763       142,060       8,972,427  
                                 
Current assets
                               
  Inventories
    2,697,932               2,985,805          
  Receivables and prepayments
    246,710               260,532          
  Current tax assets
    152,066               175,562          
  Trade receivables
    2,179,089               2,070,778          
  Available for sale assets
    21,572               21,572          
  Other investments
    1,113,065               644,409          
  Cash and cash equivalents
    618,435       7,028,869       828,458       6,987,116  
Total assets
            15,943,632               15,959,543  
                                 
EQUITY
                               
Capital and reserves attributable to owners of the parent
            11,724,417               11,328,031  
Non-controlling interests
            165,436               171,561  
Total equity
            11,889,853               11,499,592  
                                 
LIABILITIES
                               
Non-current liabilities
                               
  Borrowings
    423,442               532,407          
  Deferred tax liabilities
    672,918               728,541          
  Other liabilities
    292,715               302,444          
  Provisions
    73,379       1,462,454       67,185       1,630,577  
                                 
Current liabilities
                               
  Borrowings
    1,093,810               1,211,785          
  Current tax liabilities
    253,805               254,603          
  Other liabilities
    369,299               318,828          
  Provisions
    20,014               26,958          
  Customer advances
    34,342               134,010          
  Trade payables
    820,055       2,591,325       883,190       2,829,374  
Total liabilities
            4,053,779               4,459,951  
Total equity and liabilities
            15,943,632               15,959,543  

 
 
 

 
 
 
Consolidated Condensed Interim Statement of Cash Flows
   
Three-month period ended June 30,
   
Six-month period ended June 30,
 
(all amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars)
 
2013
   
2012
   
2013
   
2012
 
   
Unaudited
   
Unaudited
 
Cash flows from operating activities
                       
Income for the period
    429,565       455,271       852,282       903,500  
Adjustments for:
                               
Depreciation and amortization
    151,602       137,725       296,972       275,884  
Income tax accruals less payments
    9,808       (155,274 )     25,021       (105,779 )
Equity in earnings of associated companies
    (11,869 )     (6,168 )     (24,066 )     (20,131 )
Interest accruals less payments, net
    (4,296 )     37       (35,021 )     (18,256 )
Changes in provisions
    (4,051 )     (8,426 )     (917 )     (16,557 )
Changes in working capital
    56,136       53,139       72,457       51,343  
Other, including currency translation adjustment
    (15,841 )     (61,804 )     (12,263 )     (47,567 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
    611,054       414,500       1,174,465       1,022,437  
Cash flows from investing activities
                               
Capital expenditures
    (179,674 )     (204,531 )     (363,559 )     (400,926 )
Acquisition of associated company
    -       -       -       (504,597 )
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets
    2,360       1,383       6,746       2,915  
Dividends received from associated companies
    14,931       18,702       16,127       18,702  
Changes in investments in short terms securities
    (310,074 )     784       (468,656 )     11,367  
Net cash used in investing activities
    (472,457 )     (183,662 )     (809,342 )     (872,539 )
                                 
Cash flows from financing activities
                               
Dividends paid
    (354,161 )     (295,134 )     (354,161 )     (295,134 )
Dividends paid to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries
    (1,858 )     -       (18,529 )     (905 )
Acquisitions of non-controlling interests
    (7,230 )     (758,527 )     (7,768 )     (758,539 )
Proceeds from borrowings
    594,658       668,455       1,220,390       1,214,234  
Repayments of borrowings
    (677,727 )     (202,013 )     (1,354,772 )     (439,116 )
Net cash used in financing activities
    (446,318 )     (587,219 )     (514,840 )     (279,460 )
                                 
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (307,721 )     (356,381 )     (149,717 )     (129,562 )
Movement in cash and cash equivalents
                               
At the beginning of the period
    925,554       1,060,559       772,656       815,032  
Effect of exchange rate changes
    (11,807 )     (10,466 )     (16,913 )     8,242  
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (307,721 )     (356,381 )     (149,717 )     (129,562 )
At June 30,
    606,026       693,712       606,026       693,712  
                                 
   
At June 30,
   
At June 30,
 
Cash and cash equivalents
    2013       2012       2013       2012  
Cash and bank deposits
    618,435       742,618       618,435       742,618  
Bank overdrafts
    (12,409 )     (48,906 )     (12,409 )     (48,906 )
      606,026       693,712       606,026       693,712