Net other operating income decreased by 843 kEUR to 571 kEUR compared to 1,414 kEUR for the third quarter of 2017. Excluding ACTech, net other operating income amounted to 1,243 kEUR.
Operating result increased to 2,324 kEUR from (222) kEUR for the same period prior year. Excluding ACTech, operating result amounted to 1,122 kEUR. Net financial result was 269 kEUR compared to (593) kEUR for the prior-year period. The third quarter of 2018 contained income tax expense of 230 kEUR (of which 180 kEUR was related to ACTech), compared to 433 kEUR in the third quarter of 2017.
As a result of the above, net profit for the third quarter of 2018 was 2,316 kEUR, compared to net loss of (1,413) KEUR for the same period in 2017. Net profit excluding ACTech was 1,426 kEUR. Total comprehensive profit for the third quarter of 2018, which includes exchange differences on translation of foreign operations, was 2,329kEUR compared to a loss of (1,568) kEUR for the same period in 2017.
As at September 30, 2018, we had cash and equivalents of 114,662 kEUR compared to 43,175 kEUR as at December 31, 2017. Cash flow from operating activities over the first nine months of 2018 was 18,265 kEUR compared to 2,518 kEUR in the same period in 2017. Net shareholders’ equity as at June 30, 2018 was 134,862 kEUR compared to 77,054 kEUR as at December 31, 2017.
2018 Guidance
In our previous 2018 earnings announcements, we stated that we expect to report consolidated revenue between 180,000-185,000 kEUR, Adjusted EBITDA between 22,000-25,000 kEUR for 2018, and expect deferred revenue generated from annual licenses and maintenance to increase by an amount between 2,000-4,000 kEUR as compared to 2017. Based on the current year-to-date results and business outlook, management now expects all three of the indicators to be at the higher end of these ranges.
Business Combinations – ACTech
Our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 appearing in our Annual Report on Form 20-F, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2018 (the “FY 2017 Form 20-F”), included a provisional accounting for the ACTech business combination. The fair value analysis with respect to the assets and liabilities acquired was not yet finalized as of the reporting date.
During September 2018, we completed the fair value analysis of the ACTech business combination, with corresponding adjustments to intangible assets, property, plant and equipment, inventories and contracts in progress, investment grants and deferred taxes. The impact has been accounted for as retrospective adjustments to our consolidated statement of financial position as of December 31, 2017 and our consolidated income statement for the year ended December 31, 2017. The total impact on the consolidated reserves for the year ended December 31, 2017 amounted to 461 kEUR.
The adjustments are summarized below.
| (in € 000) | For the year ended December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||
| As previously reported | Adjustments | Restated | |||||||||
| Goodwill | 18,447 | (895 | ) | 17,552 | |||||||
| Intangible assets | 28,646 | (46 | ) | 28,600 | |||||||
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Property, plant & equipment |
86,881 | 184 | 87,065 | ||||||||
| Inventories and contracts in progress | 11,594 | (567 | ) | 11,027 | |||||||
| Consolidated reserves | 3,250 | 461 | 3,711 | ||||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities (non-current) | (7,006 | ) | (409 | ) | (7,415 | ) | |||||
| Deferred income (non-current) | (5,040 | ) | 1272 | (3,768 | ) | ||||||
