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Teleste - Interim report (Q1 and Q3)

TELESTE CORPORATION INTERIM REPORT 1 JANUARY TO 31 MARCH 2015: SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN NET SALES, PROFIT AND ORDERS RECEIVED


Turku, Finland, 2015-04-30 07:30 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 

TELESTE CORPORATION  INTERIM REPORT  30.04.15 AT 08:30



TELESTE CORPORATION INTERIM REPORT 1 JANUARY TO 31 MARCH 2015



SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN NET SALES, PROFIT AND ORDERS RECEIVED

First quarter of 2015
- Net sales amounted to EUR 53.4 (43.5) million, an increase of 22.8%
- Operating profit amounted to EUR 2.6 (1.3) million, an increase of 101.3%
- Undiluted result per share stood at EUR 0.12 (0.05) per share, an increase of
136.5% 
- Orders received totalled EUR 56.9 (46.9) million, an increase of 21.2%
- Operating cash flow was EUR -1.2 (1.5) million



Outlook for 2015

We estimate that net sales and operating profit for 2015 will exceed the 2014
level. 



Comments on the first quarter of 2015 by CEO Jukka Rinnevaara:"Demand for Teleste's products and services in the first quarter of 2015 in our
key markets has been good. Orders received in the quarter reached Teleste's
all-time high of EUR 56.9 million. The orders received were at a record level
even without the Mitron acquisition. Also net sales and operating profit
clearly exceeded the comparative period. In particular, orders received and net
sales were increased by products in line with the new Docsis 3.1 standard. The
improvement in our operating profit was achieved through organic growth. 

Orders received by Video and Broadband Solutions grew strongly. The greatest
growth in demand was registered in optical network products. Along with the
acquisition of Mitron, our net sales was boosted by the sales of access network
products and video security solutions. Orders received by the business area
increased the most in France, Belgium and Israel. The most significant growth
in deliveries was recorded in France, the UK and Belgium. Our good delivery
capability was instrumental in helping us meet the increased demand, and thus
improving the business area's profitability significantly. Early in this year
we carried out the acquisition of Mitron Group Oy Ltd's entire share capital,
which was transferred to the ownership of Teleste. Mitron is a Finnish provider
of public transportation information systems and modern display solutions.
Mitron is ideal for Teleste's strategy and strengthens our presence as a
comprehensive supplier of rail video security and information solutions. 

As for Network Services, we were able to improve our operating profit over the
comparative period, although the result was burdened by investments in the
expansion of business in the UK. In Germany, we reached good qualitative
results measured by our customer's standards while achieving the planned
profitability. The volume of our services business has developed positively in
Switzerland, where we increased our net sales significantly from the last
year.” 



Group Operations in January to March 2015

Key figures                    1-3/2015  1-3/2014  Change %  1-12/2014
Orders received, M€                56.9      46.9   +21.2 %      199.3
Net sales, M€                      53.4      43.5   +22.8 %      197.2
Operating profit, M€                2.6       1.3  +101.3 %       11.1
Operating profit, %                4.9%      3.0%                 5.6%
Net profit, M€                      2.2       0.9   +139.7%        8.5
Earnings per share, €              0.12      0.05   +136.5%       0.48
Cash flow from operations, M€      -1.2       1.5                  9.2
Net gearing, %                    21.9%     12.3%                 9.5%
Equity ratio, %                   49.0%     53.7%                53.4%
Personnel at period-end           1,462     1,260    +16.0%      1,343

In the first quarter, orders received by the Group totalled EUR 56.9 (46.9)
million, which is 21.2% above the reference period. The Group's order backlog
amounted to EUR 42.3 (16.5)million. 

Net sales were EUR 53.4 (43.5) million, up 22.8% from the comparative period.
Compared to the same period in the previous year, operating profit increased by
101% standing at EUR 2.6 (1.3) million, which is 4.9% (3.0%) of the net sales.
Personnel expenses amounted to EUR 17.0 (14.0) million. Together with the
Mitron acquisition our personnel expenses were increased by recruitment of
additional employees in Network Services. Undiluted result per share stood at
EUR 0.12 (0.05) per share, an increase of 137%. 

Operating cash flow stood at EUR -1.2 (1.5) million. Operating cash flow was
decreased by growth in net working capital, which resulted from increased
inventories and reduced accounts payable, including changes in the working
capital of Mitron. 

Operations received through the Mitron acquisition are reported under the
figures for Video and Broadband Solutions. The Mitron impact on the reported
figures for the first quarter were as follows: orders received +2.1, net sales
+5.6, operating profit including group level intangible asset depreciations
+0.0 millions of euros. The order backlog transferred in the acquisition stood
at EUR 23.7 million. 



Video and Broadband Solutions in January to March 2015

Key figures           1-3/2015  1-3/2014  Change %  1-12/2014
Orders received, T€     33,990    24,896     36.5%    109,007
Net sales, T€           30,532    21,485    +42.1%    106,901
Operating profit, T€     2,003       801   +150.1%      9,673
Operating profit, %       6.6%      3.7%                 9.0%

Year-on-year orders received improved by 36.5% standing at EUR 34.0 (24.9)
million. Order backlog strengthened to EUR 42.3 (16.5) million. Net sales grew
by 42.1% amounting to EUR 30.5 (21.5) million. Along with the acquisition of
Mitron, our net sales were increased by the sales of access network products, 
passive and house network products as well as video security solutions.
Operating profit increased by 150% to EUR 2.0 (0.8) million, representing 6.6%
(3.7%) of net sales. The year-on-year operating profit percentage was improved
by increased sales volumes. 

R&D expenses amounted to EUR 2.9 (2.6) million, i.e. 9.4% (12.1%) of the
business area's net sales. Capitalized R&D expenses amounted to EUR 0.4 (0.3)
million. Product development projects focused on network products complying
with the Docsis 3.1 standard and on customer-specific projects. Depreciation on
capitalized R&D expenses equalled EUR 0.3 (0.3) million. 



Network Services in January to March 2015

Key figures           1-3/2015  1-3/2014  Change %  1-12/2014
Orders received, T€     22,911    22,048     +3.9%     90,275
Net sales, T€           22,911    22,048     +3.9%     90,275
Operating profit, T€       595       490    +21.4%      1,463
Operating profit, %       2.6%      2.2%                 1.6%

The first-quarter orders received and net sales amounted to EUR 22.9 (22.0)
million, which was 3.9% higher than in the comparison period. Net sales
increased particularly in Switzerland. Operating profit stood at EUR 0.6 (0.5)
million, up 21.4% from the comparative period. Operating profit was 2.6% (2.2%)
of net sales. The year-on-year operating profit was improved by the reduced
loss in the UK, where investments in the expansion of the services business
continued. A good operational result was achieved in Germany. 



Personnel and Organization in January to March 2015

In the period under review, the Group had an annual average of 1,466 people
(1,262/2014 1,335/2013), of whom 665 (554) were employed by Video and Broadband
Solutions, and 801 (708) by Network Services. At the end of the review period,
the number of people working for the Group was 1,462 (1,260/2014, 1,342/2013),
of whom 68% (71%/2014, 73%/2013) were working outside Finland. Approximately 3%
of the Group's employees were working outside Europe. 

Wages, salaries and social expenses increased over the previous year and
amounted to EUR 17.0 (14.0/2014, 14.4/2013) million. This increase in personnel
expenses was due to the acquisition of Mitron and growth in the number of
personnel working for Network Services. 

Investments and Product Development in January to March 2015

Investments by the Group in the period under review totalled EUR 12.4 (0.9)
million accounting for 23.3% (2.1%) of net sales. EUR 11.5 million of these
investments involved the acquisition of Mitron. Investments in product
development equalled EUR 0.3 (0.3) million. Investments of EUR 0.1 (0.1)
million were made under financial lease arrangements. 

Product development projects focused on network products complying with the
Docsis 3.1 standard, network management system, distributed access architecture
and customer-specific projects. 

Financing and Capital Structure in January to March 2015

Operating cash flow stood at EUR -1.2 (1.5) million. Operating cash flow was
decreased by growth in net working capital, which resulted from increased
inventories and reduced accounts payable, including changes in the working
capital of Mitron. 

In January, Teleste Corporation signed new overdraft and revolving credit
facilities with a total value of EUR 45.0 million. These agreements replaced
the previous ones. The new binding agreements are valid until the end of March
2018. At the end of the period under review, the amount of unused binding
credit facilities amounted to EUR 17.0 (17.0) million. 

The Group's equity ratio equalled 49.0% (53.7%) and net gearing 21.9% (12.3%).
On 31 March 2015, the Group's interest-bearing debt stood at EUR 30.5 (24.2)
million. 

Key Risks by the Business Areas

Founded in 1954, Teleste is a technology and services company consisting of two
business areas - Video and Broadband Solutions and Network Services. With
Europe as the main market area, our clients include European cable operators
and specified organisations in the public sector. 

As to Video and Broadband Solutions, client-specific and integrated deliveries
of solutions create favourable conditions for growth, even if the involved
resource allocation and technical implementation pose a challenge involving,
therefore, also reasonable risks. Our customers' network investments vary based
on the relevant need for upgrading and their financial structure. Significant
part of Teleste's competition comes from the USA so the exchange rate of euro
up against the US dollar affects our competitiveness. The exchange rate
development of the US dollar and the Chinese renminbi to the euro affects our
product costs. 

The company hedges against short-term currency exposure by means of forward
exchange contracts. The situation in the European financial markets may slow
down our customers' investment plans. Furthermore, a weakening in the consumer
purchasing power in Europe could slow down the network investments by the cable
operators. Competition increased by the new service providers (OTT) may
undermine the cable operators' ability to invest. Availability of components is
subject to natural phenomena, such as floods and earthquakes. Correct
technological choices and their timing are vital for our success. Regardless of
careful planning and quality assurance, complex products may fail in the
customer's network and lead to expensive repair obligations. 

Net sales of Network Services comes, for the most part, from a small number of
large European customers, so a significant change in the demand for our
services by any one of them is reflected in the actual deliveries and
profitability. To ensure quality of services and cost-efficiency along with
efficient service process management, customer satisfaction and improvements in
productivity require innovative solutions in terms of processes, products and
logistics. Smooth operation of cable networks requires effective technical
management and functional hardware solutions in accordance with contractual
obligations. This, in turn, demands continuous and determined development of
skills and competencies in Teleste's own personnel as well as those of our
subcontractors. In addition, Teleste's ability to deliver and compete may be
constrained by the adequacy of our own personnel and our sub-contractor network
capacity. Tender calculation and management of larger projects with overall
responsibility are complex and include risks. Severe weather conditions may
affect the supply conditions of our products and services. 

Teleste's strategy involves risks and uncertainties - new business
opportunities may fail to be identified or they cannot be acted upon
successfully. It is important for our business areas to take into account any
market developments such as consolidations taking place among the clientele and
competition. Intensifying competition may decrease the prices of products and
solutions faster than we manage to reduce our products' manufacturing and
delivery costs. Various information systems are critical to the development,
manufacturing and supply of products to our customers. Maintenance of
information systems and deployment of new systems involve risks that may affect
our ability to deliver products and services. Information systems may also be
subject to external threats, from which we aim to protect ourselves.
Acquisition of skilled personnel and maintenance of their competence require
encouragement, development and recruitment, which can fail. 

The Board of Directors annually reviews any essential risks related to the
company operation and their management. Risk management is an integral part of
the strategic and operational activities of the business areas. Risks are
reported to the Board on a regular basis. 

The company has covered any major risks of loss involving the business areas
through insurance policies. Insurance will also cover credit loss risks related
to sales receivables. In the period under review, no such legal proceedings or
judicial procedures were pending that would have had any essential significance
for the Group operation. 

Group Structure

Parent company Teleste has branch offices in Australia, the Netherlands, and
Denmark with subsidiaries in 14 countries outside Finland. Teleste Management
II Oy, founded in December 2011, has been consolidated in the Teleste Group
figures on account of financial arrangements. 

Shares and Changes in Share Capital

On 31 March 2015, EM Group Oy was the largest single shareholder with a holding
of 23.2%. 

In the period under review, the lowest company share price was EUR 5.32 (4.25)
and the highest was EUR 7.38 (4.86). Closing price on 31 March 2015 stood at
EUR 6.94 (4.53). According to Euroclear Finland Ltd the number of shareholders
at the end of the period under review was 5,151 (5,073) while foreign ownership
accounted for 5.0% (4.8%). The share exchange in the period 1 January to 31
March 2015 was 1.1 (0.8) million. The value of this exchange amounted to EUR
7.5 (3.6) million. 

In January, the Company transferred 56,924 shares as part of the purchase price
in the context of the acquisition of the entire share capital of Mitron Group
Oy Ltd by Teleste Corporation. In February, the Company transferred 73,644
shares in a directed free share issue constituting part of Teleste
Corporation's 2012 long-term incentive plan. 

At the end of March 2015, the Group held 1,059,086 of its own shares, of which
the parent company Teleste Corporation had 517,086 shares and the controlled
companies had 542,000 shares, respectively. At the end of the period, the
Group's holding of the total amount of shares amounted to 5.6% (6.3%). 

On 31 March 2015, the registered share capital of Teleste stood at EUR
6,966,932.80 divided in 18,985,588 shares. 

Valid authorizations at the end of the review period:
- Purchases of own shares: maximum 1,200,000 of the Company's own shares, valid
until 30 September 2015. 
- Issue of new shares: maximum 4,000,000 shares, valid until 31 March 2017.
- Disposal of own shares in possession: maximum 1,800,000 shares, valid until
31 March 2017. 
- Based on the special rights granted by the Company, the number of shares to
subscribe may not exceed 2,500,000 shares; these special rights are included in
the maximum warrants concerning new shares and the Group's own shares mentioned
above. This authorization is valid until 31 March 2017. 

Events after the end of the review period

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Teleste Corporation held on 9 April 2015
confirmed the financial statements for 2014 and discharged the Board of
Directors and the CEO from liability for the financial period. The AGM
confirmed the dividend of EUR 0.20 per share proposed by the Board. The
dividend was paid out on 20 April 2015. 

The AGM decided that the Board of Directors consists of six members. Mr. Pertti
Ervi, Ms. Jannica Fagerholm, Mr. Esa Harju, Ms. Marjo Miettinen, Mr. Kai
Telanne and Mr. Petteri Walldén were re-elected as members of Teleste
Corporation's Board of Directors.  Ms. Marjo Miettinen was elected Chair of the
Board in the organisational meeting held immediately after the AGM. 

Authorized Public Accountants KPMG Oy Ab continues as the auditor until the
next AGM. Mr. Esa Kailiala, accountant authorized by the Central Chamber of
Commerce of Finland, was chosen auditor-in-charge. 

The Annual General Meeting decided to authorize the Board of Directors to
decide on repurchasing the Company's own shares as proposed by the Board. Based
on this authorization, the Board of Directors may repurchase a maximum of
1,200,000 own shares of the Company otherwise than in proportion to the
holdings of the shareholders by using the non-restricted equity through
regulated market on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd at the market price prevailing at
the time of acquisition. This authorization of purchasing is valid for 18
months from the date of the decision. 



Outlook for 2015

The business objective of Video and Broadband Solutions is to maintain its
strong market position in Europe and to strengthen this market position in
selected new markets outside Europe. Network capacity will continue to
increase, driven by the new broadband and video services provided by the
operators. Our new products in line with the Docsis 3.1 communication standard
allow the cable operators to increase their network capacity competitively.
Price erosion in the market continues. Changes in the value of the euro,
particularly against the US dollar and the Chinese renminbi, affect Teleste's
competitiveness, on the one hand, and product manufacturing costs, on the
other. The positive trend in the video security and rail information markets
continue, but the public sector decisions concerning initiation of projects may
be delayed by the current economic situation. In addition to organic growth, we
estimate the Mitron acquisition to increase our net sales by more than EUR 22
million and its impact on our operating profit to be positive. 

As to Network Services, our business objective is to further develop the
operational efficiency and increase the share of those services that provide
our customers with higher value. In line with this objective, we will continue
to expand the new services business in the UK. We estimate the demand for
all-inclusive network services in our key target markets to continue at least
at the previous year's level. 

We estimate that net sales and operating profit for 2015 will exceed the 2014
level. 



29 April 2015



Teleste Corporation           Jukka Rinnevaara
The Board of Directors        President and CEO





This interim report has been compiled in compliance with IAS 34, as it is
accepted within EU, using the recognition and valuation principles with those
used in the Annual Report.Teleste has prepared this interim report applying the
same accounting principles as those described in detail in its the consolidated
financial statements. The data stated in this report is unaudited. The changes
in IAS1, IFRS13 and IAS19 have been applied in this interim report and they do
not have any material impact on the financial reporting. 



STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME          1-3/       1-3/    Change %     1-12/
 (tEUR)                                    2015       2014                  2014
Net Sales                                53,443     43,533      22.8 %   197,176
     Other operating income                 446        185     140.6 %     2,536
     Materials and services             -25,537    -21,001      21.6 %   -97,561
     Personnel expenses                 -16,976    -13,985      21.4 %   -59,497
     Other operating expenses            -7,570     -6,417      18.0 %   -27,309
     Depreciation                        -1,209     -1,024      18.1 %    -4,211
Operating profit                          2,598      1,291     101.3 %    11,135
     Financial income and expenses          306        -93         n/a      -301
Profit after financial items              2,904      1,198     142.5 %    10,835
Profit before taxes                       2,904      1,198     142.5 %    10,835
     Taxes                                 -698       -278     151.4 %    -2,353
Net profit                                2,206        920     139.7 %     8,482
Attributable to:                                                                
     Equity holders of the parent         2,206        920     139.7 %     8,482
Earnings per share for result of the year attributable to the equity holders of 
 the parent                                                                     
(expressed in € per share)                                                      
     Basic                                 0.12       0.05     136.5 %      0.48
     Diluted                               0.12       0.05     139.6 %      0.48
Total comprehensive income for the period (tEUR)                                
Net profit                                2,206        920     139.7 %     8,482
Possible items with future net                                                  
 profit effect                                                                  
Translation differences                     398         92     332.6 %      -465
Fair value reserve                            4         -7         n/a       -25
Total comprehensive income for the        2,608      1,005     159.5 %     7,992
 period                                                                         
Attributable to:                                                                
     Equity holders of the parent         2,608      1,005     159.5 %     7,992







STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION     31/03/2015  31/03/2014  Change %  31/12/2014
 (tEUR)                                                                         
Non-current assets                                                              
   Property,plant,equipment             10,473      10,485    -0.1 %       9,627
   Goodwill                             38,425      33,289    15.4 %      33,121
   Other intangible assets               6,934       4,331    60.1 %       3,891
   Deferred tax assets                   1,885       1,828     3.1 %       1,698
   Available-for-sale Investments          713         294   142.5 %         701
                                        58,430      50,227    16.3 %      49,037
Current assets                                                                  
   Inventories                          29,566      20,866    41.7 %      20,483
   Trade and other receivables          51,803      37,214    39.2 %      45,276
   Cash and cash equivalents            14,373      16,008   -10.2 %      17,672
                                        95,742      74,088    29.2 %      83,431
Total assets                           154,173     124,315    24.0 %     132,467
Shareholder's equity and                                                        
 liabilities                                                                    
   Share capital                         6,967       6,967     0.0 %       6,967
   Other equity                         66,414      59,381    11.8 %      63,227
   Non-controlling interest                477         386    23.6 %         487                    73,858      66,734    10.7 %      70,682
Non-current liabilities                                                         
   Provisions                            1,294         598   116.3 %       1,238
   Deferred tax liabilities              1,922       1,203    59.8 %       1,327
   Non interest bearing                  3,527       2,436    44.8 %          31
    liabilities                                                                 
   Interest bearing liabilities         29,744         434  6748.8 %         595
                                        36,487       4,671   681.1 %       3,192
Current liabilities                                                             
   Trade payables and other             41,777      28,031    49.0 %      33,536
    liabilities                                                                 
   Current tax payable                     615         210   192.6 %         793
   Provisions                              650         893   -27.1 %         480
   Interest bearing liabilities            786      23,776   -96.7 %      23,784
                                        43,828      52,909   -17.2 %      58,593
Total shareholder's equity and         154,173     124,315    24.0 %     132,467
 liabilities                                                                    







CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT (tEUR)           1-3/    1-3/  Change %   1-12/
                                                  2015    2014              2014
Cash flows from operating activities                                            
   Profit for the period                         2,206     920   139.7 %   8,482
   Adjustments                                   1,601   1,306    22.5 %   4,211
   Interest and other financial expenses and       306     -93       n/a    -301
    incomes                         
   Paid Taxes                                     -269  -1,155   -76.7 %  -2,717
   Change in working capital                    -5,023     482       n/a    -448
Cash flow from operating activities             -1,179   1,461   -180.7%   9,227
Cash flow from investing activities                                             
   Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash     -6,826       0       n/a       0
    acquired                                                                    
   Purchases of property, plant and equipment     -260    -426   -39.0 %  -1,782
    (PPE)                                                                       
   Proceeds from sales of PPE                       17       0       n/a      64
   Purchases of intangible assets                 -338    -372    -9.1 %  -1,077
   Proceeds from available-for-sale                  0       0       n/a    -407
    investments                                                                 
Net cash used in investing activities           -7,407    -798   828.2 %  -3,202
Cash flow from financing activities                                             
   Proceeds from borrowings                      5,000       0       n/a   1,000
   Payments of borrowings                         -111    -152   -27.0 %  -1,255
   Dividends paid                                    0       0       n/a  -3,360
   Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares         0     176       n/a     497
Net cash used in financing activities            4,889      24       n/a  -3,118
Change in cash                                                                  
   Cash in the beginning                        17,672  15,229    16.0 %  15,229
   Effect of currency changes                      398      92   332.6 %    -465
   Change                                       -3,697     687       n/a   2,907
   Cash at the end                              14,373  16,008   -10.2 %  17,672







KEY FIGURES                                       1-3/    1-3/  Change %   1-12/
                                                  2015    2014              2014
   Earnings per share, EUR                        0.12    0.05   136.5 %    0.48
   Earnings per share fully diluted, EUR          0.12    0.05   139.6 %    0.48
   Shareholders' equity per share, EUR            4.09    3.75     9.1 %    3.94
   Return on equity                             12.2 %   5.6 %   117.9 %  12.5 %
   Return on capital employed                   12.4 %   5.9 %   110.2 %  12.2 %
   Equity ratio                                 49.0 %  53.7 %    -8.8 %  53.4 %
   Gearing                                      21.9 %  12.3 %    78.0 %   9.5 %
   Investments, tEUR                            12,426     912  1262.5 %   3,676
   Investments % of net sales                   23.3 %   2.1 %  1009.8 %   1.9 %
   Order backlog, tEUR                          42,342  16,511   156.4 %  15,206
   Personnel, average                            1,466   1,262    16.2 %   1,302
   Number of shares (thousands)                 18,986  18,874     0.6 %  18,918
   including own shares                                                         
   Highest share price, EUR                       7.38    4.86    51.9 %    5.29
   Lowest share price, EUR                        5.32    4.25    25.2 %    4.25
   Average share price, EUR                       6.52    4.48    45.6 %    4.67
   Turnover, in million shares                     1.1     0.8    43.5 %     2.3
   Turnover, in MEUR                               7.5     3.6   108.0 %    10.9
Treasury shares                                                                 
                                                Number            % of     % of 
                                             of shares           shares    votes
   Possession of company's own shares        1,059,086             5.58%   5.58%
    31.3.2015                                                                   
Contingent liabilities and pledged assets (tEUR)                                
Leasing and rent liabilities                     5,756   6,133    -6.1 %   5,559
Derivative instruments (tEUR)                                                   
   Value of underlying forward contracts        20,031   6,518   207.3 %  13,141
   Market value of forward contracts               117    -139       n/a      65
   Interest rate swap                           11,000  11,000     0.0 %  11,000
   Market value of interest swap                   -27     -13   115.1 %     -31
Taxes are computed on the basis of the tax on the profit for the period.        







OPERATING SEGMENTS (tEUR)                       1-3/     1-3/  Change %    1-12/
                                                2015     2014               2014
Video and Broadband Solutions                                                   
   Orders received                             33,990  24,896    36.5 %  109,007
   Net sales                                   30,532  21,485    42.1 %  106,901
   EBIT                                         2,003     801   150.1 %    9,673
   EBIT%                                        6.6 %   3.7 %              9.0 %
Network Services                                                                
   Orders received                             22,911  22,048     3.9 %   90,275
   Net sales                                   22,911  22,048     3.9 %   90,275
   EBIT                                           595     490    21.4 %    1,463
   EBIT%                                        2.6 %   2.2 %              1.6 %
Total                                                                           
   Orders received                             56,901  46,944    21.2 %  199,282
   Net sales                                   53,443  43,533    22.8 %  197,176
   EBIT                                         2,598   1,291   101.3 %   11,135
   EBIT%                                        4.9 %   3.0 %              5.6 %
   Financial items                                306     -93       n/a     -301
   Operating segments net profit before taxes   2,904   1,198   142.5 %   10,835







Information per quarter        1-3/15  10-12/14  7-9/14  4-6/14  1-3/14  4/2014-
 (tEUR)                                                                  3/2015 
Video and Broadband Solutions                                                   
         Orders received       33,990    28,642  27,571  27,898  24,896  118,101
         Net sales             30,532    29,500  28,909  27,007  21,485  115,948
         EBIT                   2,003     2,616   4,421   1,835     801   10,875
         EBIT %                 6.6 %     8.9 %  15.3 %   6.8 %   3.7 %    9.4 %
Network Services                                                                
         Orders received       22,911    24,367  21,455  22,405  22,048   91,138
         Net sales             22,911    24,367  21,455  22,405  22,048   91,138
         EBIT                     595       909     516    -452     490    1,568
         EBIT %                 2.6 %     3.7 %   2.4 %  -2.0 %   2.2 %    1.7 %
Total                                                                           
         Orders received       56,901    53,009  49,026  50,303  46,944  209,239
         Net sales             53,443    53,867  50,365  49,412  43,533  207,087
         EBIT                   2,598     3,525   4,937   1,383   1,291   12,442
         EBIT %                 4.9 %     6.5 %   9.8 %   2.8 %   3.0 %    6.0 %







Attributable to equity holders of the parent (tEUR)                             
A          Share capital                                                        
B          Share premium                                                        
C          Translation differences                                              
D          Retained earnings                                                    
E          Invested free capital                                                
F          Other funds                                                          
G          Total                                                                
H          Share of non-controlling interest                                    
I          Total equity                                                         
                         A      B     C       D      E    F       G    H       I
Share-holder's       6,967  1,504  -339  58,139  3,954  -31  70,194  487  70,682
 equity 1.1.2015                                                                
Total                               398   2,206           4   2,608    0   2,608
 compre-hensive                                                                 
 income for the                                                                 
 period                                                                         
Disposal of own                                    568          568    0     568
 shares                                                                         
Interest, non                                10                  10  -10       0
 controll party                                                                 
Share-holder's       6,967  1,504    59  60,355  4,522  -27  73,380  477  73,858
 equity 31.3.2015                                                               
Share-holder's       6,967  1,504   126  53,079  3,457   -6  65,127  425  65,553
 equity 1.1.2014                                                                
Total                                92     920          -7   1,005    0   1,005
 compre-hensive                                                                 
 income for the                                                                 
 period                                                                         
Used options                                       176          176    0     176
Interest, con                                39                  39  -39       0
 controll party                                                                 
Share-holder's       6,967  1,504   218  54,038  3,633  -13  66,347  386  66,734
 equity 31.3.2014                                                               





CALCULATION OF KEY FIGURES



Return on        Profit/loss for the financial period                           
 equity:         ------------------------------   * 100                         
                 Shareholders' equity (average)                                 
Return on        Profit/loss for the period after financial items + financing   
 capital          charges                                                       
 employed:       ------------------------------   * 100                         
                 Total assets - non-interest-bearing                            
                 liabilities (average)                                          
Equity ratio:    Shareholders' equity                                           
                 -----------------------------   * 100                          
                 Total assets - advances received                               
Gearing:         Interest bearing liabilities - cash in hand and in bank -      
                  interest bearing assets                                       
                 -----------------------------   * 100                          
                 Shareholders' equity                                           
Earnings per     Profit for the period attributable to equity holder of the     
 share:           parent                                                        
                 ----------------------------------------------                 
                 Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during  
                  the period                                                    
Earnings per     Profit for the period attributable to equity holder of the     
 share,           parent (diluted)                                              
 diluted:        ----------------------------------------------- Average number 
                  of shares - own shares + number of options at the period-end  







Major shareholders 31.3.2015                Number of shares  % of share capital
EM Group Oy                                        4,409,712               23.23
Mandatum Life Insurance Company Limited            1,679,200                8.84
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company           963,860                5.08
Kaleva Mutual Insurance Company                      824,641                4.34
Teleste Management II Oy                             542,000                2.85
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company               521,150                2.74
Teleste Oyj                                          517,086                2.72
OP-Finland Small Firms Fund                          500,712                2.64
The State Pension Fund                               500,000                2.63
FIM Fenno Equity fund                                324,279                1.71








Shareholders by sector     Number of        % of      Number of     Number of   
 31.3.2015                  shareholders     Owners    shares        shares     
Households                           4,815     93.48     4,691,350          24.7
Public sector                            4      0.08     2,001,510          10.5
 institutions                                                                   
Financial and insurance                 18      0.35     3,799,797          20.0
 institutions                                                                   
Corporations                           252      4.89     7,127,336          37.5
Non-profit institutions                 28      0.54       408,222           2.2
Foreign and nominee                     34      0.66       957,373           5.0
 registered owners                                                              
Total                                5,151    100.00    18,985,588         100.0








Number of shares      Number of          % of           Number of      % of     
 31.3.2015             shareholders       shareholders   shares         shares  
1 - 100                           1,162           22.6         77,496        0.4
           101 - 500              2,250           43.7        610,762        3.2
          501 - 1000                790           15.3        650,723        3.4
         1001 - 5000                757           14.7      1,670,404        8.8
        5001 - 10000                 92            1.8        653,179        3.4
       10001 - 50000                 73            1.4      1,458,243        7.7
      50001 - 100000                  2            0.0        155,104        0.8
     100001 - 500000                 17            0.3      3,751,316       19.8
            500001 -                  8            0.2      9,958,361       52.5
Total                             5,151          100.0     18,985,588      100.0
of which nominee                                              722,650        3.8
 registered                                                                     







The following assets are liabilities were preliminary recognised in the         
 acquisition Mitron:                                                            
1 000 €                                                Recognised fair values on
                                                                     acquisition
Fair values used in consolidation                                               
Trade marks (inc. in intangible assets)                                      746
Customer relationship  (inc. in intangible                                   585
 assets)                                                                        
Technology  (inc. in intangible assets)                                    1,362
Inventories                                                                4,983
Trade receivables                                                          8,514
Book values used in consolidation                                               
Tangible assets                                                              944
Intangible assets                                                            537
Shares and immaterial rights                                                  29
Accrued income                                                             1,315
Other receivables                                                            425
Cash and cash equivalents                                                    874
Total assets                                                              20,314
Book values used in consolidation                                               
Interest-bearing liabilities                                               1,174
Trade payables                                                             5,672
Deferred tax liabilities                                                     539
Advances received                                                          2,984
Other liabilities                                                          3,300
Total liabilities                                                         13,669
Net identifiable assets and liabilities                                    6,645
Total consideration                                                       11,500
Goodwill on acquisition                                                    4,855
Consideration paid in cash                                                -7,700
Cash and cash equivalents in acquired                                        874
 subsidiary                                                                     
Total net cash outflow on the acquisition                                 -6,826







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