2012-02-08 07:00:00 CET

2012-02-08 07:00:15 CET


REGULATED INFORMATION

Tieto Oyj - Financial Statement Release

TIETO’s interim report 4/2011 (January–December) and financial statements bulletin 2011 – Financial performance as expected and solid order intake in the fourth quarter


 October-December highlights

  -- Net sales totalled EUR 489.7 (472.2) million, an increase of 4%.
  -- Order intake at EUR 601 (581) million. Order backlog at 
EUR 1 719 (1 574) million at the end of the period.
  -- Operating profit (EBIT) amounted to EUR 26.1 (6.4) million, representing an
     operating margin of 5.3% (1.4).
  -- Operating profit excluding one-off items was EUR 34.2 (33.5) million,
     representing an operating margin of 7.0% (7.1).
  -- Profit after taxes was 
EUR 12.5 (1.4) million.
  -- Net cash flow from operations amounted to EUR 43.7 (72.4) million.

 January- December highlights

  -- Net sales totalled EUR 1 828.1 (1 713.7) million, an increase of 7%.
  -- Order intake was EUR 1 974 (2 030) million.
  -- Operating profit (EBIT) amounted to EUR 98.1 (72.4) million, representing
     an operating margin of 5.4% (4.2).
  -- Operating profit, excluding 
one-off items, amounted to EUR 117.1 (110.0) million, 6.4% (6.4) of net
     sales.
  -- Profit after taxes was 
EUR 59.9 (49.5) million.
  -- Net cash flow from operations amounted to EUR 123.2 (142.9) million.
  -- Dividend proposal: EUR 0.75 (0.70) per share.

Outlook for 2012

For 2012, Tieto expects its net sales to develop in line with the anticipated
growth rate for the Western European IT services market, i.e. 0-2%. Full-year
operating profit (EBIT) excluding one-off items is expected to be above the
previous year's level (EUR 117.1 million in 2011). 



                                               Q4/2011  Q4/2010  1-12      1-12/
                                                                    /       2010
                                                                 2011           
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Net sales, EUR million                      489.7    472.2       1       1 713.7
                                                             828.1              
Change in net sales, %                          4        7       7             0
Operating profit (EBITA), EUR million        27.9      8.3   105.4          80.0
Operating margin (EBITA), %                   5.7      1.8     5.8           4.7
Operating profit (EBIT), EUR million         26.1      6.4    98.1          72.4
Operating margin (EBIT), %                    5.3      1.4     5.4           4.2
Operating profit (EBIT) excl. one-off        34.2     33.5   117.1         110.0
 items,                                                                         
EUR million                                                                     
Operating margin (EBIT) excl. one-off         7.0      7.1     6.4           6.4
 items, %                                    
Profit after taxes, EUR million              12.5      1.4    59.9          49.5
Net cash flow from operations, EUR           43.7     72.4   123.2         142.9
 million                                                                        
EPS, EUR                                     0.18     0.02    0.84          0.69
Return on equity, 12-month rolling, %        10.7      9.2    10.7           9.2
Return on capital employed, 12-month         18.3     15.1    18.3          15.1
 rolling, %                                                                     
Investments, EUR million                     13.8     29.3   103.6         101.4
Interest-bearing net debt, EUR million       82.7     51.8    82.7          51.8
Gearing, %                                   14.6      9.3    14.6           9.3
Personnel on 31 Dec                        18 123   17 757  18 123        17 757
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Kimmo Alkio, President and CEO:

“At the end of 2011, our financial performance was in line with expectations
while below our targets. Our net sales in the final quarter grew by 4% (7%
growth in the full year) and profitability improved slightly from last year. We
are pleased with the strong order intake, which recovered after a challenging
third quarter. Our overall performance in the fourth quarter gives us a good
starting point for 2012. 

From the Market Unit perspective, the best development was seen in Finland and
the Baltic countries where the fourth-quarter net sales were up 3% and EBIT was
at 12%. In Scandinavia, double-digit growth continued, and order intake was
very strong. Profitability, however, was down partly due to the data centre
incident in Sweden. Central Europe & Russia continues to struggle, and we need
to improve our performance, especially in Germany and Russia. 

One of my main tasks during my first months with Tieto has been to set clear
operational priorities for 2012. I believe that by paying close attention to
quality and customer-specific service experience, we can ensure that our
customers will have even greater confidence in Tieto as a high-quality IT
services partner. In addition, we are placing high attention on introducing new
services, improving profitability and investing in employee skills development. 

Despite the economic uncertainty, we are starting the year with a healthy order
backlog, we have announced a number of high value customer contracts and the
opportunity funnel is good. We have set clear priorities for the current year,
and have strong drive and commitment in the company to make 2012 a success.” 

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN OCTOBER-DECEMBER

Financial performance by market unit



       Net    Net sales Q4/2010,  Change    Operating margin    Operating margin
     sales           EUR million     , %          Q4/2011, %          Q4/2010, %
    Q4/201                                                                      
        1,                                                                      
       EUR                                                                      
    millio                                                                      
         n                                                                      
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Finla  202                   197       3                11.9                 8.5
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Scand  147                   134      10                 1.6                 5.7
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Centr   36                    33       9               -18.9               -42.7
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Globa  185                   189      -2                 5.2                 6.3
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Total  490                   472       4                 5.3                 1.4
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DIVIDEND PROPOSAL

The distributable funds of the Parent company amount to EUR 770 783 210.84 of
which net profit for the current year amounts to EUR 10 756 115.46. The Board
of Directors proposes a dividend of EUR 0.75 (0.70) per share for 2011. The
proposed dividend payout does not endanger the solvency of the company. 



For further information, please contact:

Lasse Heinonen, CFO, tel. +358 2072 66329, +358 50 393 4950, lasse.heinonen
(at) tieto.com 

Reeta Kaukiainen, VP, Communications and Investor Relations, tel. +358 2072
68711, 

+358 50 522 0924, reeta.kaukiainen (at) tieto.com



Press conference for analysts and media will be held at Tieto's premises in
Helsinki, address: Aku Korhosen tie 2‑6, at 2.30 pm EET (1.30 pm CET. 12.30 pm
UK time). The results will be presented in English by Kimmo Alkio, President
and CEO. 

The conference will be webcasted and published live on Tieto's website
www.tieto.com and there will be a possibility to present questions online. An
on-demand video will be available after the conference. 

Tieto publishes financial information in English, Finnish and Swedish. All
releases are posted in full on Tieto's website as soon as they are published. 



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Tieto is the leading IT service company in Northern Europe providing IT and
product engineering services. Our highly specialized IT solutions and services
complemented by a strong technology platform create tangible business benefits
for our local and global customers. As a trusted transformation partner, we are
close to our customers and understand their unique needs. With about 18 000
experts, we aim to become a leading service integrator creating the best
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Tieto Corporation

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FI-00441 HELSINKI, FINLAND

Tel +358 207 2010

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Registered office: Helsinki

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