living strategy

236 Pages·2016·4.83 MB·English

LIVING
STRATEGY
KONTRON GROUP | ANNUAL REPOR T 2015
ANNUAL REPORT 2015
KONTRON IN FIGURES
2015 2014
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND PROFITABILIT Y
Revenues € million 467.7 456.8
EBITDA 1 € million 29.9 19.2
EBITDA margin 2 % 6.4 4.2
EBIT 3 € million 6.2 – 5.1
EBIT 4 (adjusted for restructuring cost) € million 14.5 8.8
EBIT margin 2 (adjusted for restructuring cost) % 3.1 1.9
EBT € million 4.1 – 6.9
Income / loss from continuing operations € million – 2.7 – 6.4
Earnings per share (continuing operations) € – 0.05 – 0.11
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
Total assets € million 441.9 421.8
Equity € million 258.9 252.7
Equity ratio % 58.6 59.9
Financial debt € million 57.3 36.1
CASH FLOW 5
Cash flow from operating activities € million 14.2 1.7
EMPLOYEES
Number of employees (as of 12/31) 1,286 1,342
Revenues per employees €k 363.6 340.4
1 E BITDA is defined as EBIT before depreciation and amortization.
2 M argins refer to revenues.
3 E BIT is defined as earnings before f inancial income and taxes.
4 E BIT is adjusted for cost of restructuring and reorganization of the company.
5 N o breakdown of continuing and discontinued operations is made in the statement of cash flows.
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LIVING STRATEGY
The Internet of Things (IoT) changes everything:
The modern world demands technological
innovation and the ability for it to be deployed
quickly and at scale, and for it to be fully
supported – any place, anytime.
As a global leader in embedded computing technology
and trusted IoT advisor, Kontron works closely with
customers, allowing them to focus on their core
c ompetencies. We create many of the
standards that drive the world’s embedded
computing platforms, bringing to life numerous
technologies and a pplications.
In 2015, we presented our new strategy: A clear focus
on middleware and an integrated portfolio secures
our company’s long-term success. Our employees
w orldwide support the implementation
of this strategy – and bring it to life each day.
L I V I N G S T R A T E G Y / S T A N D A R D P R O D U C T S
S TANDARD PRODUCTS
Standard products are the backbone of our company.
We have created numerous industry standards – and are working
on the technologies of the future.

mbedded motherboards and modules are the Their mission-critical role is precisely why embedded
E “unsung” heroes of the computer industr y. boards and modules are the core technologies that form
Without them, computer systems simply wouldn’t the backbone of Kontron’s business. With this, Kontron
work as they ’re supposed to. Acting as the comput- has been actively involved in setting numerous industry
er ’s central ner vous system, they include the cr iti- standards for embedded solutions over the years includ-
cal components for enabling essential system func- ing those which were instrumental in the development of
tions such as processing, memor y management, Kontron’s highly successful COM Express® and SMARC™
connectivity and remote diagnostics, and perhaps modules.
most important of all , they provide the user inter-
face to interact with the system via keyboard, Kontron’s wide range of basic, compact and mini form fac-
mouse or touch-screen. tor products are packed full of design innovations and
engineered to be of the highest quality. Furthermore,
many of Kontron’s standard products are frequently spec-
ified in our OEM category system solutions. These include
the latest solutions such as the FusionClient HMI range as
well as established Kontron computing platforms found in
fields including Industrial Automation, Transportation,
Communications and Medical.
Clearly, when it comes to all-around performance, Kontron
industry-standard motherboard and module products are
anything but “standard.”
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KONTRON’S STANDARD PRODUC TS STAND FOR:
SEVERAL
100,000 H IGH QUALITY
High design quality and production standards
BOARDS & MODULES
R ISK-FREE INVESTMENT
ARE M ANUFACTURED
Long life cycle and design flexibility
FOR KONTRON
E XPERT SUPPORT
PER YEAR Guidance at every project stage
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SHAPING
THE REVOLUTION
Embedded Technology enables the IoT.
Yeun Nee Tan works on innovative solutions in Malaysia.

“We know that every With the integration of IoT-ready software and tools,
Kontron’s embedded board and module products now
IoT application offer even more flexibility for enabling easy and rapid
IoT system development and customization by Kontron and
has dif ferent
our p artners.
requirements.
“This is allowing customers to develop and bring to market
Thanks to our global commercial IoT solutions much faster and create new reve-
nues more quickly,” explained Yeun Nee Tan, Manager &
manuf acturing Head of Hardware & Software, based in Kontron’s R&D
c enter in Penang, Malaysia. “Integrating software on our
approach, we can boardlevel products also offers us a key competitive
a dvantage as this is essential for effective IoT enablement,
serve our customers
for both new and legacy systems, as well as for providing
w orldwide and the highest levels of security.”
i ndividually.”
YEUN NEE TAN
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Y E U N N E E T A N
Joined Kontron: October 2005
Position: Head of Hardware Engineering,
Penang, Malaysia
P E N A N G
Kontron’s IoT ready initiative is a very good example of how
the company’s R&D follows and responds to market, techno-
logical, sales and customer requirements.
“By operating a closed communications loop, R&D can
always stay in tune with what the customer wants and ahead
of the market,” attests Tan. “While we recognize each IoT
application will be different, our growing range of fully inte-
grated hardware and software board products ensure cus-
tomers can react more quickly to user requirements. Fur-
thermore, they can deliver purpose-designed applications
in all emerging IoT markets more quickly thanks to our
global approach to manufacturing. Production can take
place in close proximity to the customer location to ensure
that logistics and customer support is fully optimized.”
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THE BIG DATA BANG
BILLION
The Internet of Things is exploding. It’s made 2020
up of billions of “smart” devices – from min-
iscule chips to mammoth machines – that use 15 BILLION
wireless technology to talk to each other 2015
(and to us). Our IoT world is growing at a
breathtaking pace – from 2 billion objects in
2006 to a projected 200 billion by 2020. 2 BILLION
2006
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I n t e r v i e w
JUST WHAT THE CUSTOMER ORDERED!
Georg Vogl, Product Manager Computer On Modules, R&D Product Management in Deggendorf, Germany,
explains how Kontron dif ferentiates its standard embedded products in a very competitive market.
Which are Kontron’s most popular standard
G E O R G V O G L products?
All of our standard products are designed to
Joined Kontron: August 1999 meet specific customer needs, so all play a key
Position: R&D Product Manager part in our portfolio. However, it is clear from
sales that some of the most popular of our
products in the range this year have included
those based on our COMExpress and SMARC
form factor modules.
What sets Kontron apart from the competition? For example, the Intel® Atom™, based COMe and SMARC mod-
Kontron board-level products are designed and developed in ules were designed into our standard products as well as full
response to market and technological developments as well custom OEM designs where low heat dissipation, graphics and
as direct feedback from our systems integrator and OEM part- computing performance are very important. The high-end
ners. Combined with the benefit of Kontron’s deep knowledge COMe modules, based on the latest Intel® Core™ and Intel®
of embedded computer design, customers are assured of high XEON® technology are successful in edge computing, where
quality, advanced technology products – backed by a truly performance and graphics capabilities count.
global services and support network.
Based on international standards, our Computer On Modules
Our channel partners enjoy even further peace of mind when allow optimized investment in price, performance and lon-
it comes to product quality and reliability. This comes with gevity. This protects customer investment and sets premium
the knowledge our board and modules are at the heart of quality standards due to the high production volume and
many of system products specified by major OEMs, and of state-of-the-art development processes involved.
course, for extended life cycle, our priority access to the lat-
est processor and embedded component technology from the
world’s major manufacturers is a major advantage for opti-
mizing product investment.
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