2012-04-17 13:00:00 CEST

2012-04-17 13:00:06 CEST


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Talentum Oyj - Company Announcement

TALENTUM CHANGES THE SEGMENT DIVISION USED IN ITS FINANCIAL REPORTING


Helsinki, Finland, 2012-04-17 13:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 
TALENTUM OYJ COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT APRIL 17, 2012 AT 2 PM

TALENTUM CHANGES THE SEGMENT DIVISION USED IN ITS FINANCIAL REPORTING

In January 2012, Talentum Oyj altered its business unit organisation to better
support the Group's present business operations. This change included the
formation of a new management team, mainly comprising of managers of the
business units. Consequently, the Board of Directors decided on April 16, 2012
to change the company's internal and external financial reporting structure as
follows. 

Talentum's business operations are divided into six segments: Magazine Business
Finland, Magazine Business Sweden, Events, Books and Legal Training, Direct
Marketing and Other Activities. 

In the Magazine Business Finland segment financial performance is reported for
periodicals. The Finnish magazines with the highest circulation are Talouselämä
and Tekniikka & Talous. In the Magazine Business Sweden segment financial
performance is reported for periodicals. The Swedish magazines with the highest
circulation are Ny Teknik and Affärsvärlden. In the Books and Legal Training
segment financial performance is reported for book publishing and Legal
Training. Talentum publishes legal and professional literature and provides
legal training in Finland. The best-known publication is the green Finnish Law
book. In the Events segment financial performance is reported for Talentum
Events Oy, operating in Finland, Sweden and Denmark. In the Direct Marketing
segment financial performance is reported for Suoramarkkinointi Mega Oy in
Finland and the Baltic countries. The company operates in the telemarketing
business. The Other Activities segment comprises Group operations as well as a
Russian subsidiary, Conseco Press. In 2011, Other Activities also included the
company Talentum HR AB, which was sold in December of that year. 

The new segment division has no material impact on the reporting segments on
which the goodwill impairment testing is based on. 

The Financial Statements for 2011 have been compiled using the former segment
division. The Interim Report for January-March, to be published on the 27th of
April 2012, uses the new segment division. 

In this bulletin, Talentum also discloses comparison figures from 2011 for
continuing operations, which will not include the construction sector business
information operation, which is shown as a discontinued operation. 

The accompanying tables present quarterly information from 2011 for continuing
operations, in accordance with the new reporting structure. The information is
unaudited. 



TALENTUM'S FINANCIAL REPORTING COMPARISON FIGURES FOR 2011

KEY FINANCIAL FIGURES, CONTINUING OPERATIONS *)



EUR million                   1-3/ 2011  1-6/ 2011  1-9/ 2011  1-12/ 2011
Net sales                     21.5       43.3       58.9       83.5      
Operating income              1.0        1.6        0.7        2.4       
without non-recurring                                                    
items                                                                    
Operating income              1.0        1.4        0.7        -0.7      
as % of net sales             4.8        3.3        1.1        -0.8      
Net cash from                 1.8        3.3        -0.2       4.6       
operating activities                                                     
Total assets                  68.0       63.7       54.5       57.3      
Investments                   0.2        0.5        0.7        1.4       
as % of net sales             1.1        1.1        1.2        1.7       
Equity ratio %                35.5       34.9       52.6       54.1      
Gearing ratio %               58.6       58.0       12.9       -6.7      
(net debt to equity)                                                     
Interest-bearing liabilities  12.3       13.0       4.2        1.2       
Net interest-bearing          10.8       10.0       3.0        -1.5      
liabilities                                                              
Personnel on average          734        743        744        754       
Earnings per share, EUR       0.01       0.02       0.01       -0.04     
Cash flow from                0.04       0.08       0.00       0.11      
operating activities                                                     
per share, EUR                                                           
Equity per share, EUR         0.42       0.39       0.53       0.50      
Market capitalization         86.8       81.6       68.0       65.1      
on closing rate                                                          
at period end                                                            

  *) The figures do not include the construction business information
operations, which are presented as a discontinued operations. 

KEY FINANCIAL FIGURES QUARTERLY, CONTINUING OPERATIONS

EUR million                   1-3/ 2011  4-6/ 2011  7-9/ 2011  10-12/ 2011
Net sales                     21.5       21.8       15.6       24.6       
Operating income              1.0        0.6        -0.9       1.7        
without non-recurring                                                     
items                                                                     
Operating income              1.0        0.4        -0.8       -1.3       
as % of net sales             4.8        1.8        -4.9       -5.4       
Net cash from                                                             
operating activities                                                      
Total assets                                                              
Investments                   0.2        0.3        0.2        0.7        
as % of net sales             1.1        1.2        1.3        2.8        
Equity ratio %                                                            
Gearing ratio %                                                           
(net debt to equity)                                                      
Interest-bearing liabilities                                              
Net interest-bearing                                                      
liabilities                                                               
Personnel on average                                                      
Earnings per share. EUR       0.01       0.01       -0.02      -0.05      
Cash flow from                                                            
operating activities                                                      
per share, EUR                                                            
Equity per share, EUR                                                     
Market capitalization                                                     
on closing rate at                                                        
period end                                                                

  BUSINESS AREAS, CONTINUING OPERATIONS

EUR million               1-3/ 2011  1-6/ 2011  1-9/ 2011  1-12/ 2011
Net sales                                                            
Magazines Finland         7.5        16.3       22.4       30.2      
Magazines Sweden          7.0        13.7       18.0       25.0      
Events                    2.4        4.5        6.2        8.9       
Books and Legal           2.2        3.8        4.8        9.1       
Training                                                             
Direct Marketing          2.2        4.4        6.7        9.1       
Other Activities          0.2        0.5        0.8        1.2       
Total                     21.5       43.3       58.9       83.5      
Operating income                                                     
without non-                                                         
recurring items                                                      
Magazines Finland         0.6        1.9        2.0        2.4       
Magazines Sweden          1.2        2.0        1.9        2.4       
Events                    -0.1       -0.2       -0.5       -0.6      
Books and Legal           0.2        -0.1       -0.6       0.8       
Training                                                             
Direct Marketing          0.3        0.5        0.8        1.2       
Other Activities          -1.2       -2.4       -2.8       -3.7      
Total                     1.0        1.6        0.7        2.4       
Non-recurring items                                                  
Magazines Finland         -          -          -          -         
Magazines Sweden          -          0.1        -0.2       2.5       
Events                    -          -          -          -         
Books and Legal Training  -          -          -          -         
Direct Marketing          -          -          -          -         
Other Activities          -          0.1        0.3        0.5       
Total                     -          0.2        0.1        3.1       
Operating income          1.0        1.4        0.7        -0.7      

  BUSINESS AREAS QUARTERLY, CONTINUING OPERATIONS

EUR million               1-3/ 2011  4-6/ 2011  7-9/ 2011  10-12/ 2011
Net sales                                                             
Magazines Finland         7.5        8.8        6.1        7.9        
Magazines Sweden          7.0        6.7        4.3        6.9        
Events                    2.4        2.0        1.7        2.7     
Books and Legal Training  2.2        1.6        1.0        4.2        
Direct Marketing          2.2        2.3        2.2        2.5        
Other Activities          0.2        0.3        0.3        0.4        
Total                     21.5       21.8       15.6       24.6       
Operating income                                                      
without non-                                                          
recurring items                                                       
Magazines Finland         0.6        1.3        0.1        0.4        
Magazines Sweden          1.2        0.7        -0.1       0.5        
Events                    -0.1       -0.2       -0.3       -0.1       
Books and Legal Training  0.2        -0.4       -0.5       1.4        
Direct Marketing          0.3        0.2        0.3        0.4        
Other Activities          -1.2       -1.2       -0.4       -1.0       
Total                     1.0        0.6        -0.9       1.7        
Non-recurring items                                                   
Magazines Finland         -          -          -          -          
Magazines Sweden          -          0.1        -0.3       2.8        
Events                    -          -          -          -          
Books and Legal Training  -          -          -          -          
Direct Marketing          -          0.1        0.2        0.2        
Other Activities          -          0.2        -0.1       3.0        
Operating income          1.0        0.4        -0.8       -1.3       



MAGAZINE BUSINESS FINLAND REVENUE, CONTINUING OPERATIONS

EUR million            1-3/ 2011  1-6/ 2011  1-9/ 2011  1-12/ 2011
Net sales                                                         
Advertisement revenue  3.6        7.8        10.8       14.5      
Circulation revenue    3.9        8.4        11.4       15.4      
Other revenue          0.1        0.2        0.3        0.3       
Total                  7.5        16.3       22.4       30.2      



MAGAZINE BUSINESS FINLAND REVENUE QUARTERLY, CONTINUING OPERATIONS



EUR million            1-3/ 2011  4-6/ 2011  7-9/ 2011  10-12/ 2011
Net sales                                                          
Advertisement revenue  3.6        4.2        2.9        3.8        
Circulation revenue    3.9        4.4        3.0        4.0        
Other revenue          0.1        0.1        0.1        0.1        
Total                  7.5        8.8        6.1        7.9        



MAGAZINE BUSINESS SWEDEN REVENUE, CONTINUING OPERATIONS



EUR million            1-3/ 2011  1-6/ 2011  1-9/ 2011  1-12/ 2011
Net sales                                                         
Advertisement revenue  4.2        8.4        11.1       15.5      
Circulation revenue    2.6        5.1        6.7        9.1       
Other revenue          0.2        0.2        0.3        0.3       
Total                  7.0        13.7       18.0       25.0      



MAGAZINE BUSINESS SWEDEN REVENUE QUARTERLY, CONTINUING OPERATIONS



EUR million            1-3/ 2011  4-6/ 2011  7-9/ 2011  10-12/ 2011
Net sales                                                          
Advertisement revenue  4.2        4.2        2.7        4.4        
Circulation revenue    2.6        2.5        1.6        2.5        
Other revenue          0.2        0.0        0.1        0.1        
Total                  7.0        6.7        4.3        6.9        



TABLES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME



EUR million                              1-3/      1-6/      1-9/      1-12/    
                                          2011      2011      2011      2011    
CONTINUING                                                                      
OPERATIONS:                                                                     
Net sales                                21.5      43.3      58.9      83.5     
Other operating income                   0.1       0.1       0.3       0.7      
Materials and services                   3.3       6.9       9.3       13.7     
Employee benefit                         10.3      20.5      28.9      40.3     
expenses                                                                        
Depreciation, amortisation               0.4       0.8       1.3       1.7      
and impairment                                                                  
Other operating expenses                 6.5       13.7      19.0      29.3     
Operating income                         1.0       1.4       0.7       -0.7     
Financial income                         0.4       0.7       0.8       1.0      
Financial expenses                       0.5       0.9       1.2       1.7      
Share of income of                       0.0       0.1       0.0       0.2      
associated companies                                                            
Income before taxes                      0.9       1.3       0.3       -1.2     
Taxes                                    -0.2      -0.3      -0.1      -0.6     
Income for the period                    0.7       1.0       0.2       -1.8     
from continuing operations                                                      
DISCONTINUED                                                                    
OPERATIONS:                                                                     
Income for the period                    0.1       0.1       7.4       7.3      
from discontinued                                                               
operations                                                                      
Income for the period                    0.8       1.1       7.7       5.5      
Other comprehensive income:                              
Translation differences                  0.0       -0.5      -1.4      0.2      
Translation differences                  -         -         0.2       -0.3     
transferred into profit or loss                                                 
Available-for-sale investments           -         -         -         -0.0     
Income tax on available-for-sale         -         -         -         0.0      
 investments                                                                    
Total comprehensive income               0.8       0.7       6.5       5.3      
for the period                                                                  
Income for the period                                                           
attributable to:                                                                
Owners of the parent                     0.7       1.1       7.6       5.5      
company                                                                         
Non-controlling interest                 0.0       0.0       0.0       -0.0     
Total comprehensive                                                             
income for the period                                                           
attributable to:                                                                
Owners of the parent company             0.8       0.7       6.5       5.3      
Non-controlling interest                 0.0       0.0       0.0       -0.0     
Basic and diluted                        0.01      0.02      0.01      -0.04    
Earnings per share,                                                             
EUR, continuing operations*                                                     
Basic and diluted Earnings               0.00      0.00      0.17      0.17     
per share, EUR,                                                                 
discontinued operations*                                                        



* Earnings per share are calculated from the income attributed to the equity
owners of the parent company. 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME QUARTERLY



EUR million                                 1-3/     4-6/     7-9/     10-12/   
                                             2011     2011     2011     2011    
CONTINUING OPERATIONS:                                                          
Net sales                                   21.5     21.8     15.6     24.6     
Other operating income                      0.1      0.1      0.2      0.4      
Materials and services                      3.3      3.6      2.4      4.3      
Employee benefit expenses                   10.3     10.3     8.3      11.4     
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment   0.4      0.4      0.4      0.4      
Other operating expenses                    6.5      7.1      5.4      10.3     
Operating income                            1.0      0.4      -0.8     -1.3     
Financial income                            0.4      0.3      0.2      0.1      
Financial expenses                          0.5      0.4      0.4      0.5      
Share of income of associated companies     0.0      0.1      0.0      0.2      
Income before taxes                         0.9      0.4      -1.0     -1.5     
Taxes                                       -0.2     -0.1     0.2      -0.6     
Income for the period                       0.7      0.4      -0.8     -2.2     
from continuing operations                                                      
DISCONTINUED                                                                    
OPERATIONS:                                                                     
Income for the period                       0.1      0.0      7.4      0.0      
from discontinued                                                               
operations  
Income for the period                       0.8      0.4      6.6      -2.2     
Other comprehensive income:                                                     
Translation differences                     0.0      -0.5     -0.9     1.6      
Translation differences                     -        -        0.2      -0.5     
transferred into                                                                
profit or loss                                                                  
Available-for-sale investments              -        -        -        -0.0     
Income tax on available-for-sale            -        -        -        0.0      
 investments                                                                    
Total comprehensive income for the period   0.8      -0.1     5.9      -1.1     
Income for the period                                                           
attributable to:                                                                
Owners of the parent company                0.7      0.3      6.5      -2.2     
Non-controlling interest                    0.0      0.0      0.0      0.0      
Total comprehensive income for the period                                       
 attributable to:                                                               
Owners of the parent company                0.8      -0.1     5.9      -1.1     
Non-controlling interest                    0.0      0.0      0.0      0.0      
Basic and diluted                           0.01     0.01     -0.02    -0.05    
Earnings per share,                                                             
EUR, continuing operations*        
Basic and diluted                           0.00     -0.00    0.17     0.00     
Earnings per share,                                                             
EUR, discontinued operations*                                                   



CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW



EUR million                                   1-3/     1-6/     1-9/     1-12/  
                                               2011     2011     2011     2011  
Cash flow from operating activities                                             
Operating income                              1.2      1.8      8.3      7.0    
Adjustments to operating income*              0.5      1.1      -5.9     -3.4   
Change in working capital                     0.6      1.8      -1.6     1.9    
Financial items and taxes                     -0.5     -1.0     -1.3     -1.1   
Net cash from operating activities            1.8      3.8      -0.4     4.4    
Cash flow from investing activities                                             
Disposal of subsidiaries and associates       -        -        11.4     12.4   
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment  -0.2     -0.5     -0.7     -1.4   
 and intangible assets                                                          
Net cash from investing activities            -0.2     -0.5     10.7     11.1   
Cash flow from financing activities                                             
Change in current loans                       -1.6     -1.0     -9.7     -13.4  
Dividends paid and other return of equity     -        -0.9     -0.9     -0.9   
Net cash used in financing activities         -1.6     -1.8     -10.6    -14.3  
Change in cash and cash equivalents           0.1      1.4      -0.2     1.2    
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning    1.5      1.5      1.5      1.5    
 of period                                                                      
Foreign exchange adjustment                   0.0      0.0      0.0      -0.1   
Net change in cash and cash equivalents       0.1      1.4      -0.2     1.2    
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of       1.6      2.9      1.2      2.6    
 period                                                                         



*Adjustments to operating income mainly include depreciation and amortisation
and adjustments related to gain and loss on sale resulting from the sale of
Group companies presented in the cash from investing activities. 

CASH FLOW FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS



EUR million                          1-3/ 2011  1-6/ 2011  1-9/ 2011  1-12/ 2011
Cash flow from operating activities  0.0        0.5        -0.2       -0.2      
Cash flow from investing             -0.0       -0.1       11.4       11.4      
 activities*                                                                    
Cash flow from financing activities  -          0.0        -          -         
Cash flow from discontinued          -0.0       0.4        11.2       11.2      
 operations                                                                     



* Gain on the sale of discontinued operations is presented in the cash flow
from investing activities. 

TALENTUM GROUP BY SEGMENT, CONTINUING OPERATIONS

1-3/2011            Magazin  Magazin  Events  Books and  Direct   Other    Total
                    es       es                Legal      Market   Activi       
                     Finlan   Sweden           Training  ing      ties          
                    d                                                           
EUR million                                                                     
External sales      7.5      6.9      2.4     2.2        1.4      1.0      21.5 
Inter-segment net   -        0.1      -       -          0.8      -0.8     0.0  
 sales                                                                          
Operating income    0.6      1.2      -0.1    0.2        0.3      -1.2     1.0  
Segment income      0.6      1.2      -0.1    0.2        0.3      -1.2     1.0  
 before taxes                                                                   
Reconciliation:                                                                 
Segment income                                                             1.0  
 before taxes                                                                   
Non-recurring                                                              -    
 items unallocated                                                              
 to the segments                                                                
Financing items,                                                           0.1  
 net                                                                            
Share of income of                                                         0.0  
 associated                                                                     
 companies                                                                      
Consolidated                                                               0.9  
 income before                                                                  
 taxes                                                                          







1-6/2011            Magazin  Magazin  Events  Books and  Direct   Other    Total
                    es       es                Legal      Market   Activi       
                     Finlan   Sweden           Training  ing      ties          
                    d                                                           
EUR million                                                                     
External sales      16.3     13.6     4.4     3.8        2.8      2.3      43.3 
Inter-segment net   -        0.1      0.0     -          1.6      -1.8     0.0  
 sales                                                                          
Operating income    1.9      2.0      -0.2    -0.1       0.5      -2.4     1.6  
Segment income      1.9      2.0      -0.2    -0.1       0.5      -2.4     1.6  
 before taxes                                                                   
Reconciliation:                                                                 
Segment income                                                             1.6  
 before taxes                                                                   
Non-recurring                                                              -0.2 
 items unallocated                                                              
 to the segments                                                                
Financing items,                                                           0.2  
 net                                                                            
Share of income of                                                         0.1  
 associated                                                                     
 companies                                                                      
Consolidated                                                               1.3  
 income before                                                                  
 taxes                                                                          







1-9/2011            Magazin  Magazin  Events  Books and  Direct   Other    Total
                    es       es                Legal      Market   Activi       
                     Finlan   Sweden           Training  ing      ties          
                    d                                                           
EUR million                                                                     
External sales      22.4     18.0     6.1     4.8        4.2      3.5      58.9 
Inter-segment net   -        0.1      0.0     -          2.5      -2.7     0.0  
 sales                                              
Operating income    2.0      1.9      -0.5    -0.6       0.8      -2.8     0.7  
Segment income      2.0      1.9      -0.5    -0.6       0.8      -2.8     0.7  
 before taxes                                                                   
Reconciliation:                                                                 
Segment income                                                             0.7  
 before taxes                                                                   
Non-recurring                                                              0.1  
 items unallocated                                                              
 to the segments                                                                
Financing items,                                                           -0.4 
 net                                                                            
Share of income of                                                         0.0  
 associated                                                                     
 companies                                                                      
Consolidated                                                               0.3  
 income before                                                                  
 taxes                                                                          







1-12/2011           Magazin  Magazin  Events  Books and  Direct   Other    Total
                    es       es                Legal      Market   Activi       
                     Finlan   Sweden           Training  ing      ties          
                    d                                                           
EUR million                                                                     
External sales      30.2     24.9     8.8     9.1        5.6      4.8      83.5 
Inter-segment net   -        0.1      0.1     -          3.5      -3.6     0.0  
 sales                                                                          
Operating income    2.4      2.4      -0.6    0.8        1.2      -3.7     2.4  
Segment income      2.4      2.4      -0.6    0.8        1.2      -3.7     2.4  
 before taxes                                                                   
Reconciliation:                                                                 
Segment income                                                             2.4  
 before taxes                                                                   
Non-recurring                                                              -3.1 
 items unallocated                                                              
 to the segments                                                                
Financing items.                                                           -0.8 
 net                                                                            
Share of income of                                                         0.2  
 associated                                                                     
 companies                                                                      
Consolidated                                                               -1.2 
 income before                                                                  
 taxes                                                                          



PERSONNEL BY SEGMENT ON AVERAGE, CONTINUING OPERATIONS



                          1-3/2011  1-6/2011  1-9/2011  1-12/ 2011
Magazines Finland         141       142       141       144       
Magazines Sweden          113       113       113       112       
Events                    63        69        74        78        
Books and Legal Training  42        43        44        44        
Direct Marketing          314       314       310       314       
Other Activities          61        62        62        61        
Total                     734       743       744       754       

 This release is unaudited.

Financial information 2012

Talentum is planning to publish the results in 2012 as follows:

January-March income, 27 April 2012
January-June income, 20 July 2012
January-September income, 24 October 2012

TALENTUM OYJ
Aarne Aktan
Chief Executive Officer

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Chief Executive Officer Aarne Aktan, telephone +358 40 342 4440
Chief Financial Officer Niclas Köhler, telephone +358 40 342 4420

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