2015-10-23 07:30:00 CEST
2015-10-23 07:31:00 CEST
REGULATED INFORMATION
Kemira Oyj - Financial Statement Release
Kemira Oyj's Interim Report January-September 2015: Revenue growth with stable profitability
Kemira Oyj
Stock Exchange Release
October 23, 2015 at 8.30 am (CET+1)
This is a summary of the January - September 2015 Interim report. The complete
January - September 2015 Interim report with tables is attached to this release
and available at www.kemira.com/investors.
Third quarter:
* Revenue increased 15% to EUR 625.1 million (541.5), driven mainly by
inorganic growth in Pulp & Paper.
* Operative EBITDA increased 12% to EUR 78.2 million (69.9) with a margin of
12.5% (12.9%).
January-September:
* Revenue increased 12% to EUR 1,772.9 million (1,589.6). Revenues in local
currencies, excluding acquisitions and divestments remained largerly
unchanged.
* Operative EBITDA increased 17% to EUR 219.3 million (187.6) with an improved
margin of 12.4% (11.8%).
* Operative earnings per share increased 15% to EUR 0.54 (0.47).
* Kemira maintains its outlook for 2015.
Kemira's President and CEO Jari Rosendal:"Our third quarter was solid with continued double-digit revenue and operative
EBITDA growth. Growth was particularly strong in the Pulp & Paper segment. In
the Municipal & Industrial segment, operative EBITDA margin improved from 13.2%
to 15.5%. In the Oil & Mining segment, market conditions continued to be
challenging, especially in North American shale oil operations and impacted the
demand for our products.
The integration of the acquired AkzoNobel's paper chemicals business is
proceeding well. Our customers benefit from our strengthened product portfolio,
application knowhow in pulp and paper chemistries as well as our backward
integration into key products and raw materials, such as polymers and sizing
chemicals. Revenue and cost synergies have started to materialize according to
plan.
In September, we made a small acquisition in North America. The acquisition of
certain assets of Soto Industries LLC strengthens our process chemicals
portfolio, improving our ability to serve customers in the pulp and paper
industry. At the same time, we have focused on continuous efficiency improvement
and optimization of our manufacturing footprint. As part of this, we started to
plan a closure of a manufacturing site in Soave, Italy.
So far this year, we have benefitted of lower raw material costs, especially
when it comes to our polymer product lines. Favorable currency exchange rate
fluctuations have also had a positive impact. Global availability of certain
sizing related raw materials has started to improve and increased the
utilization of our site in Nanjing during the quarter.
Looking forward towards the end of the year, we expect continued solid
performance from Pulp & Paper and Municipal & Industrial. In Oil & Mining, oil
price volatility impacts the predictability of the business. Progress in new
application areas like chemical enhanced oil recovery and oil sands is
encouraging."
KEY FIGURES AND RATIOS
Jul-Sep 2014 Jan-Sep Jan-Sep Jan-Dec
EUR million Jul-Sep 2015 2015 2014 2014
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Revenue 625.1 541.5 1,772.9 1,589.6 2,136.7
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Operative EBITDA 78.2 69.9 219.3 187.6 252.9
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Operative 12.5 12.9 12.4 11.8 11.8
EBITDA, %
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EBITDA 74.8 67.2 206.1 179.8 252.9
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EBITDA, % 12.0 12.4 11.6 11.3 11.8
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Operative EBIT 46.1 45.5 130.0 118.8 158.3
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Operative EBIT, 7.4 8.4 7.3 7.5 7.4
%
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EBIT 42.7 42.9 114.8 107.2 152.6
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EBIT, % 6.8 7.9 6.5 6.7 7.1
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Share of profit 0.0 0.0 0.2
or loss of 0.0 0.3
associates
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Financing income -8.2 -6.6 -25.0 -20.4 -30.7
and expenses
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Profit before 34.5 36.3 90.1 86.8 122.1
tax
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Net profit 27.1 27.0 72.8 71.9 95.8
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Earnings per 0.17 0.16 0.45 0.44 0.59
share, EUR
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Operative 0.18 0.47 0.63
earnings per 0.22 0.54
share, EUR
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Capital 1,601.6 1,433.4 1,601.6 1,433.4 1,427.7
employed*
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Operative ROCE* 10.6 10.7 10.6 10.7 11.1
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ROCE* 10.0 4.8 10.0 4.8 10.7
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Capital 55.5 30.6 241.8 90.2 145.1
expenditure
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Cash flow after 6.8 97.6 75.2
investing 27.6 -103.6
activities
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Equity ratio, % 46 51 46 51 51
at period-end
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Gearing, % at 59 41 59 41 42
period-end
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Personnel at 4,692 4,244 4,692 4,244 4,248
period-end
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*12-month rolling average (ROCE, % based on the EBIT)
Definitions of key figures are available at www.kemira.com > Investors >
Financial information. Comparative 2014 figures are provided in parentheses for
some financial results, where appropriate. Operative EBITDA, operative EBIT,
operative earnings per share and operative ROCE do not include non-recurring
items.
KEMIRA'S FINANCIAL TARGETS 2017 AND OUTLOOK for 2015 (UNCHANGED)
Kemira will continue to focus on improving its profitability and operative cash
flow. The company will also continue to invest in order to secure future growth
to serve selected water intensive industries.
The company's financial targets for 2017 are:
* Revenue EUR 2.7 billion
* Operative EBITDA-% of revenue 15%
* Gearing level <60%.
Kemira expects its capital expenditure-to-sales ratio, excluding acquisitions to
increase in the next few years from the 2014 level of 6.3%. In addition, Kemira
expects its medium-term operative tax rate to be in the range of 22%-25%. This
rate excludes non-recurring items.
The basis for growth is the expanding market for chemicals and Kemira's
expertise that helps customers in water intensive industries to increase their
water, energy and raw material efficiency. The need to increase operational
efficiency in our customer industries creates opportunities for Kemira to
develop new products and services for both current and new customers. Research
and Development is a critical enabler of organic growth for Kemira, providing
differentiation capabilities in its relevant markets. Kemira will invest in
innovation, technical expertise, and competencies in its selected focus areas.
Outlook for 2015
Outlook for 2015: In 2015, Kemira will focus on profitable growth both
organically and inorganically. Kemira's revenue and operative EBITDA in 2015 are
expected to increase compared to 2014.
Helsinki, October 22, 2015
Kemira Oyj
Board of Directors
FINANCIAL CALENDAR 2015 and 2016
Financial Statements Bulletin 2015 February 11, 2016
Interim Report January-March 2016 April 26, 2016
Interim Report January-June 2016 July 21, 2016
Interim Report January-September 2016 October 25, 2016
Press and analyst conference and conference call
Kemira will arrange a press conference for analysts and the media starting at
10.30 am (8.30 am UK time) at Kemira House, Porkkalankatu 3, Helsinki. In the
conference, Kemira's President and CEO Jari Rosendal and CFO Petri Castrén will
present the results. The press conference will be held in English and will be
webcasted at www.kemira.com/investors. The presentation material will be
available around 10.00 am and the webcast after the event at the above mentioned
company web site.
Conference call in connection to the press and analyst conference
You can also listen to the conference live over the phone and attend the Q&A
session via a conference call. In order to participate in the call, please dial
ten minutes before the conference begins:
FI: +358 9 817 10495
SE: +46 8 566 42702
UK: +44 20 31940552
US: +1 855 7161597
No PIN code requested.
For more information, please contact
Kemira Oyj
Tero Huovinen, SVP, Communications and Corporate Responsibility
+358 10 862 1980
Kemira is a global chemicals company serving customers in water-intensive
industries. We provide expertise, application know-how and chemicals that
improve our customers' water, energy and raw material efficiency. Our focus is
on pulp & paper, oil & gas, mining and water treatment. In 2014, Kemira had
annual revenue of EUR 2.1 billion and around 4,250 employees. Kemira shares are
listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd.
www.kemira.com
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