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Teleste - Interim report (Q1 and Q3)

TELESTE CORPORATION INTERIM REPORT 1 JAN TO 30 SEP 2014: SUCCESSFUL THIRD QUARTER, FULL-YEAR OUTLOOK IMPROVED


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TELESTE CORPORATION INTERIM REPORT 1 JAN TO 30 SEP 2014



SUCCESSFUL THIRD QUARTER, FULL-YEAR OUTLOOK IMPROVED



Third quarter of 2014


- Orders received totalled EUR 49.0 (51.1) million, a decrease of 4.1%
- Net sales amounted to EUR 50.4 (46.5) million, an increase of 8.4%
- Operating profit totalled EUR 4.9 (3.2) million, an increase of 55.0%
- Undiluted earnings were EUR 0.20 (0.12) per share, an increase of 72.8%
- Cash flow from operations was EUR 0.0 (3.0) million



New guidance for the 2014 outlook

We estimate that net sales for 2014 will reach 2013 level, while our operating
profit is likely to fall from the 2013 level. 



Previous guidance for the 2014 outlook

We estimate that net sales and operating profit for the year 2014 will not
reach the 2013 level. 



Comments on the third quarter of 2014 by President and CEO Jukka Rinnevaara:"Network investments by the European cable operators picked up following a
quiet early year and we achieved very good results in the third
quarter.Operating profit for the third quarter was one of the best in Teleste's
history.In our estimation we have been able to strengthen our position in the
cable network market, and the frame agreement signed in August with the Altice
Group provides a good example of this. 

Demand for Video and Broadband Solutions remained at a good level.Operators are
planning to upgrade their networks utilizing the new Docsis 3.1
telecommunications standard.Teleste's new Docsis 3.1 products have proven to be
competitive, and we can bring them at the forefront of the market.Our good
ability to deliver enabled us to achieve excellent profitability in almost all
product areas.We grew strongly particularly in the sales of HFC access network
equipment.Our net sales increased most in the French, German and the UK
markets.We have managed to respond to the price competition by continued
streamlining of our supply chain. 

Demand for Network Services remained stable.Profitability has developed
positively in Germany, and we achieved a good result in the Finnish, Belgian
and Swiss services businesses.Operating profit was weakened, however, by
investments aimed at expanding our business in the UK, where the offered new
services did not yet reach a positive result in the third quarter."



Group Operations in July-September 2014

Key figures (EUR million)                               
                             7-9/2014  7-9/2013   Change
Orders received                  49.0      51.1    -4.1%
Net sales                        50.4      46.5    +8.4%
EBIT                              4.9       3.2   +55.0%
Operating profit margin          9.8%      6.9%         
Profit for the period             3.6       2.0   +75.2%
Other important key figures                             
Earnings per share, €            0.20      0.12   +72.8%
Cash flow from operations        -0.0       3.0  -100.1%

The Group's order intake for the third quarter decreased by 4.1% and totalled
EUR 49.0 (51.1) million.Highly successful equipment deliveries decreased the
order backlog to EUR 16.0 (17.4) million. Net sales increased by 8.4% to EUR
50.4 (46.5) million.Operating profit increased 55.0% and stood at EUR 4.9 (3.2)
million, representing 9.8% (6.9%) of net sales. 

Operating profit was significantly improved by Video and Broadband Solutions,
which increased its net sales while slightly decreasing the relative share of
cost of materials.Personnel expenses increased by 7.2% and totalled EUR 13.7
(12.8) million.Personnel costs were pushed up by a higher number of employees
in Network Services.Use of subcontracting has been replaced to a degree by our
own personnel. 

Undiluted earnings per share were EUR 0.20 (0.12).Exchange rate gains from
financial items improved the profit for the period. Operating cash flow stood
at EUR 0.0 (3.0) million. 

Group Operations in January-September 2014

Key figures (EUR million)                                           
                             1-9/2014  1-9/2013  Change %  1-12/2013
Orders received                 146.3     138.7     +5.4%      188.9
Net sales                       143.3     138.7     +3.3%      192.8
EBIT                              7.6       7.5     +1.1%       11.0
Operating profit margin          5.3%      5.4%                 5.7%
Profit for the period             5.4       5.1      5.8%        8.1
Other important key figures                                         
Earnings per share, €            0.31      0.29     +4.3%       0.47
Cash flow from operations         1.8       7.3    -75.8%       10.0
Net gearing                     19.6%     17.4%                13.8%
Equity ratio                    52.6%     50.4%                52.7%
Personnel at period-end         1 318     1 283     2,7 %      1 261

Orders received increased 5.4% to EUR 146.3 (138.7) million.Net sales grew by
3.3% amounting to EUR 143.3 (138.7) million.Operating profit increased 1.1% and
stood at EUR 7.6 (7.5) million, representing 5.3% (5.4%) of net sales. 

Personnel expenses amounted to EUR 43.1 (41.7) million. Net financing expenses
amounted to EUR 0.1 (0.4) million. Taxes for the Group amounted to EUR 2.1
(2.0) million while the Group's tax rate was 28.0% (28.3%). Undiluted earnings
per share were EUR 0.31 (0.29). Operating cash flow stood at EUR 1.8 (7.3)
million. Video and Broadband Solutions in July-September 2014

Key figures (1,000 €)    7-9/2014  7-9/2013  Change
Orders received            27,571    28,919   -4.7%
Net sales                  28,909    24,258  +19.2%
EBIT                        4,421     2,362  +87.2%
Operating profit margin     15.3%      9.7%        

Orders received declined by 4.7% from the comparative period standing at EUR
27.6 (28.9) million. Highly successful product deliveries decreased the order
backlog to EUR 16.0 (17.4) million. Net sales increased 19.2% equalling EUR
28.9 (24.3) million. We managed to increase our net sales in almost all product
categories. Operating profit grew by 87.2% amounting to EUR 4.4 (2.4) million.
Operating profit margin was 15.3% (9.7%). This increase in the operating profit
was enabled, in particular, by good demand for, and delivery ability in, our
access network products. 

Research and development expenses were EUR 2.1 (2.0) million, representing 7.4%
(8.4%) of the business area's net sales. Capitalized R&D expenses amounted to
EUR 0.1 (0.3) million. Product development projects focused on network products
complying with the Docsis 3.1 standard and on customer-specific projects.
Depreciation on R&D expenses amounted to EUR 0.3 (0.3) million. 


Video and Broadband Solutions in January-September 2014

Key figures (1,000 €)    1-9/2014  1-9/2013  Change  1-12/2013
Orders received            80,365    73,688   +9.1%     97,815
Net sales                  77,401    73,696   +5.0%    101,716
EBIT                        7,057     7,106   -0.7%      9,460
Operating profit margin      9.1%      9.6%               9.3%

Orders received increased 9.1% to EUR 80.4 (73.7) million. Net sales grew by
5.0% amounting to EUR 77.4 (73.7) million. Thanks to the strong third quarter,
operating profit reached the previous year's level of EUR 7.1 (7.1) million.
Operating profit margin was 9.1% (9.6%). 

Product development expenses equalled EUR 7.7 (7.1) million, in other words
10.0% (9.6%) of net sales. Capitalized R&D expenses amounted to EUR 0.7 (0.9)
million while depreciation on R&D expenditure totalled EUR 0.9 (1.5) million. 
Product development projects focused on network products complying with Docsis
3.1 standard, network management system, distributed access architecture and
customer-specific projects. 



Network Services in July-September 2014

Key figures (1,000 €)    7-9/2014  7-9/2013  Change
Orders received            21,455    22,220   -3.4%
Net sales                  21,455    22,220   -3.4%
EBIT                          516       823  -37.3%
Operating profit margin      2.4%      3.7%        

Third-quarter net sales stood at EUR 21.5 (22.2) million, which is 3.4% less
than in the comparative period. Net sales declined mainly in Germany. Compared
to the same period in the previous year, operating profit decreased by 37.3%
standing at EUR 0.5 (0.8) million, which is 2.4% (3.7%) of net sales. This
decline in operating profit was primarily due to investments made in the UK
services business expansion, which has not yet achieved a positive operating
result. 

Network Services in January-September 2014

Key figures (1,000 €)    1-9/2014  1-9/2013  Change  1-12/2013
Orders received            65,908    65,036   +1.3%     91,060
Net sales                  65,908    65,036   +1.3%     91,060
EBIT                          554       419  +32.2%      1,587
Operating profit margin      0.8%      0.6%               1.7%

Net sales grew by 1.3% amounting to EUR 65.9 (65.0) million. Operating profit
equalled EUR 0.6 (0.4) million. Operating profit has improved in Germany,
whereas investments in the expansion of our UK services business burden it. 



Personnel and Organization in January-September 2014

In the period under review, the Group had an annual average of 1,292 people
(1324/2013, 1,326/2012), of whom 564 (562) were employed by Video and Broadband
Solutions, and 728 (762) by Network Services. At the end of the reporting
period, the Group employed 1,318 people (1,283/2013, 1,308/2012), of which 554
worked for Video and Broadband Solutions and 763 for Network Services. At the
end of the reporting period the share of those working abroad was 72%
(72%/2013, 73%/2012). 3% of the Group's employees worked outside of Europe. 

Personnel expenses increased by 3.3% from the comparison period and totalled
EUR 43.1 (41.7 1-9/2013, 43.8 1-9/2012) million.  This increase in personnel
costs was affected by growth in personnel in the UK and cost reduction measures
in Finland in 2013. 

The ability to deliver of our Finnish production was improved, among others, by
using temporary workforce, particularly in the third quarter.  At the end of
the period the number of temporary labour in the Finnish production was 25
people. 

Investments and Product Development in January-September 2014

Investments by the Group for the period under review totalled EUR 2.9 (5.3)
million accounting for 2.0% (3.8%) of net sales. Investments in the comparative
period included acquisition of Asheridge. Investments in product development
equalled EUR 0.7 (0.9) million. Investments of EUR 0.3 (0.1) million were made
under financial lease arrangements. 

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

Financing and Capital Structure in January-September 2014

Operating cash flow stood at EUR 1.8 (7.3) million. This decrease in cash flows
from operating activities was primarily due to engagement of working capital to
trade receivables. At the end of the period under review, the amount of unused
binding credit facilities amounted to EUR 16.0 (15.0) million. Current
committed revolving credit facilities of EUR 40.0 million are in place until
August 2015. 

The Group's equity ratio was 52.6% (50.4%) while net gearing equalled 19.6%
(17.4%). On 30 September 2014, the Group's interest-bearing debt stood at EUR
25.5 (26.3) million. 

Essential Operational Risks of 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 organizations 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 Chinese renminbi to euro affects our material costs. 

The company hedges against short-term currency exposure by means of forward
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. Severe weather
conditions have an impact on the business areas' ability to deliver products
and services. Correct technological choices and their timing are vital for our
success. 

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 competences 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 sub-contractor network capacity. Tender
calculation and management of larger projects with overall responsibility are
complex and include risks. 

It is important for our business areas to take into account any market
developments such as consolidations taking place among the clientele and
competition. The threats to information systems must be minimized to ensure
business continuity. 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
Oy was merged with the parent company on 28 February 2014. 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 30 September 2014, 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 4.25 (3.81)
and the highest was EUR 5.14 (4.42). Closing price on 30 September 2014 stood
at EUR 5.00 (4.12). According to Euroclear Finland Ltd the number of
shareholders at the end of the period under review was 4,931 (5,106). Foreign
ownership accounted for 4.9% (5.6%). The value of shares traded on the NASDAQ
Helsinki on 1 January to 30 September 2014 was EUR 7.6 (7.0) million. In the
period under review, 1.7 (1.7) million Teleste shares were traded on the stock
exchange. 

At the end of September 2014, the Group held 1,189,654 of its own shares, of
which the parent company Teleste Corporation had 647,654 shares while the Group
and 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 6.3%
(6.3%). 

The share subscription period for stock option rights 2007C began on 1 April
2012 and ended on 30 April 2014. Stock option rights 2007C enabled subscription
of 280,000 shares in total. Based on option rights 2007C, a total of 256,998
Teleste Corporation's new shares were subscribed. Those 2007C option rights
that were not used before the expiry of the subscription period, are null and
void. 

On 30 September 2014, the registered share capital of Teleste stood at EUR
6,966,932.80 divided in 18,985,588 shares. 

Decisions by the Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Teleste Corporation on 1 April 2014
confirmed the financial statements for 2013 and discharged the Board of
Directors and the CEO from liability for the financial period. The AGM
confirmed the dividend of EUR 0.19 per share proposed by the Board. The
dividend was paid out on 11 April 2014. 

Ms. Marjo Miettinen, Mr. Pertti Ervi, Ms. Jannica Fagerholm, Mr. Esa Harju, Mr.
Kai Telanne and Mr. Petteri Walldén continue in Teleste's Board of Directors. 
Ms. Marjo Miettinen was elected Chair of the Board in the organizational
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. 

On 1 April 2014, the Annual General Meeting decided on the following
authorizations of the Board of Directors: 
- Purchases of own shares: maximum of 1,200,000 shares. This authorization is
valid for 18 months from the date of the decision. 
- Issue of new shares: maximum of 4,000,000 shares, valid for three years from
the date of the decision. 
- Disposal of own shares in possession: maximum of 1,800,000 shares, valid for
three years from the date of the decision. 
- 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 will be valid for three years from the date of the
decision. 

Events after the end of period

Teleste announced on 28 October 2014 having signed a three-year agreement with
SNCF (French National Railway Company) concerning the high-level maintenance of
its video surveillance system. The value of this agreement was over two million
euros. 



Outlook for 2014

Video and Broadband Solutions aim at maintaining a strong market position in
Europe and expand into selected new markets. Network capacity will continue to
increase driven by the new broadband and video services provided by the
operators. New products in line with communication standard Docsis 3.1 will
enable network operators to activate their investments. Price erosion in the
market continues. The positive trend in the video surveillance market will
continue, but the public sector decisions to start projects may be delayed in
the current economic climate. 

The business objective of Network Services is to develop the operational
efficiency and increase their services business requiring higher level of
competence. We estimate the demand for comprehensive network services in our
key target markets to continue at par with the comparative year. 



New guidance for the 2014 outlook

We estimate that net sales for 2014 will reach 2013 level, while our operating
profit is likely to fall from the 2013 level. 



Previous guidance for the 2014 outlook

We estimate that net sales and operating profit for the year 2014 will not
reach the 2013 level. 





29 October 2014



Teleste Corporation              Jukka Rinnevaara
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 it's 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     7-9/2014   7-9/2013   Change %   1-12/2013
 (tEUR)                                                                         
Net Sales                               50,365     46,478      8.4 %     192,775
     Other operating income                281        347    -19.1 %         840
     Materials and services            -24,368    -23,350      4.4 %     -94,456
     Personnel expenses                -13,743    -12,815      7.2 %     -56,949
     Other operating expenses           -6,508     -6,390      1.8 %     -26,536
     Depreciation                       -1,089     -1,085      0.4 %      -4,628
Operating profit                         4,937      3,185     55.0 %      11,047
     Financial income and expenses          90       -239        n/a        -386
Profit after financial items             5,027      2,946     70.6 %      10,660
Profit before taxes                      5,027      2,946     70.6 %      10,660
     Taxes                              -1,462       -911     60.5 %      -2,513
Net profit                               3,565      2,035     75.2 %       8,147
Attributable to:                                                                
     Equity holders of the parent        3,565      2,035     75.2 %       8,147
Earnings per share for result of the year attributable to the equity holders of 
 the parent                                                                     
(expressed in € per share)                                                      
     Basic                                0.20       0.12     72.8 %        0.47
     Diluted                              0.20       0.11     75.6 %        0.46
Total comprehensive income for the                                              
 period (tEUR)                                                                  
Net profit                               3,565      2,035     75.2 %       8,147
Possible items with future net                                                  
 profit effect                                                                  
Translation differences                   -126         44        n/a        -559
Fair value reserve                         -33        -19     73.7 %          16
Total comprehensive income for the       3,406      2,060     65.3 %       7,604
 period                                                                         
Attributable to:                                                                
     Equity holders of the parent        3,406      2,060     65.3 %       7,604





STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME     1-9/2014   1-9/2013   Change %   1-12/2013
 (tEUR)                                                                         
Net Sales                              143,310    138,732      3.3 %     192,775
     Other operating income                784        805     -2.6 %         840
     Materials and services            -70,631    -66,951      5.5 %     -94,456
     Personnel expenses                -43,091    -41,705      3.3 %     -56,949
     Other operating expenses          -19,647    -19,759     -0.6 %     -26,536
     Depreciation                       -3,114     -3,597    -13.4 %      -4,628
Operating profit                         7,611      7,525      1.1 %      11,047
     Financial income and expenses        -128       -424    -69.9 %        -386
Profit after financial items             7,483      7,101      5.4 %      10,660
Profit before taxes                      7,483      7,101      5.4 %      10,660
     Taxes                              -2,094     -2,008      4.3 %      -2,513
Net profit                               5,389      5,093      5.8 %       8,147
Attributable to:                                                                
     Equity holders of the parent        5,389      5,093      5.8 %       8,147
Earnings per share for result of the year attributable to the equity holders of 
 the parent (expressed in € per share)                                          
     Basic                                0.31       0.29          4.3 %    0.47
     Diluted                              0.30       0.29          5.3 %    0.46
Total comprehensive income for the period (tEUR)                                
Net profit                               5,389      5,093          5.8 %   8,147
Possible items with future net profit effect                                    
Translation differences                   -175       -427        -59.0 %    -559
Fair value reserve                         -32         32            n/a      16
Total comprehensive income for the       5,182      4,698         10.3 %   7,604
 period                                                                         
Attributable to:                                                                
     Equity holders of the parent        5,182      4,698         10.3 %   7,604





STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION     30.09.2014  30.09.2013  Change %  31.12.2013
 (tEUR)                                                                         
Non-current assets                                                              
   Property,plant,equipment              9,906      10,578    -6.4 %      10,499
   Goodwill                             33,444      33,376     0.2 %      33,252
   Other intangible assets               3,843       4,352   -11.7 %       4,448
   Deferred tax assets                   1,966       2,206   -10.9 %       2,002
   Available-for-sale investments          694         286   142.5 %         294
                                        49,853      50,798    -1.9 %      50,494
Current assets                                                       
   Inventories                          21,629      21,307     1.5 %      19,762
   Trade and other receivables          45,395      36,237    25.3 %      38,844
   Cash and cash equivalents            12,000      15,450   -22.3 %      15,229
                                        79,024      72,994     8.3 %      73,835
Total assets                           128,877     123,791     4.1 %     124,329
Shareholder's equity and                                                        
 liabilities                                                                    
   Share capital                         6,967       6,967     0.0 %       6,967
   Other equity                         60,319      55,003     9.7 %      58,160
   Non-controlling interest                483         425    13.5 %         425
                                        67,769      62,396     8.6 %      65,552
Non-current liabilities                                                         
   Provisions                              598         783   -23.6 %         634
   Deferred tax liabilities              1,143       1,902   -39.9 %       1,293
   Non interest bearing                  2,621       2,400     9.2 %       2,414
    liabilities                                                                 
   Interest bearing liabilities            655         814   -19.5 %         470
                                         5,017       5,899   -15.0 %       4,810
Current liabilities                                                             
   Trade payables and other             29,743      28,858     3.1 %      28,130
    liabilities                                                                 
   Current tax payable                     648         267   142.7 %       1,206
   Provisions                              863         850     1.5 %         832
   Interest bearing liabilities         24,838      25,521    -2.7 %      23,799
                                        56,091      55,496     1.1 %      53,967
Total shareholder's equity and         128,877     123,791     4.1 %     124,329
 liabilities                                                                    





CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT (tEUR)          1-9/20  1-9/20   Change  1-12/2
                                                     14      13        %     013
Cash flows from operating activities                                            
   Profit for the period                          5,389   5,093    5.8 %   8,147
   Adjustments                                    5,336   6,029  -11.5 %   7,608
   Interest and other financial expenses and       -128    -424  -69.9 %    -403
    incomes                                                                     
   Paid Taxes                                    -2,652  -3,816  -30.5 %  -3,402
   Change in working capital                     -6,179     418      n/a  -1,989
Cash flow from operating activities               1,766   7,300  -75.8 %   9,961
Cash flow from investing activities                                             
   A conditional supplementary contract price         0  -3,541      n/a  -2,585
    for prior subsidiary acquisitions                                           
   Purchases of property, plant and equipment    -1,439    -977   47.3 %  -1,180
    (PPE)                                                                       
   Purchases of intangible assets                  -725    -897  -19.2 %  -1,442
   Acquisition of subsidiary, net of cash             0       0      n/a    -965
    acquired                                                                    
   Acquisition of assets available for sale        -407       0      n/a       0
Net cash used in investing activities            -2,571  -5,415  -52.5 %  -6,172
Cash flow from financing activities                                             
   Proceeds from borrowings                       1,000   5,000  -80.0 %   5,000
   Payments of borrowings                          -284  -2,029  -86.0 %  -4,178
   Dividends paid                                -3,462  -2,962   16.9 %  -2,962
   Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares        497     103  382.5 %     270
Net cash used in financing activities            -2,249     112      n/a  -1,870
Change in cash                                                                  
   Cash in the beginning                         15,229  13,880    9.7 %  13,880
   Change in cash during period                  -3,054   1,997      n/a   1,919
   Effect of currency changes                      -175    -427  -59.0 %    -571
   Cash at the end                               12,000  15,450  -22.3 %  15,229





KEY FIGURES                                 1-9/2014  1-9/201   Change  1-12/201
                                                            3        %         3
   Earnings per share, EUR                      0.31     0.29    6.9 %      0.47
   Earnings per share fully diluted, EUR        0.30     0.29    4.2 %      0.46
   Shareholders' equity per share, EUR          3.78     3.55    6.5 %      3.73
   Return on equity                           10.8 %   11.0 %   -1.8 %    12.9 %
   Return on capital employed                 11.4 %   11.5 %   -0.9 %    13.0 %
   Equity ratio                               52.6 %   50.4 %    4.4 %    52.7 %
   Gearing                                    19.6 %   17.4 %   12.6 %    13.8 %
   Investments, tEUR                           2,875    5,273  -45.5 %     6,313
   Investments % of net sales                  2.0 %    3.8 %              3.3 %
   Order backlog, tEUR                        16,033   17,392   -7.8 %    13,100
   Personnel, average                          1,292    1,324   -2.4 %     1,306
   Number of shares (thousands)               18,910   18,734    0.9 %    18,744
   including own shares                                                         
   Highest share price, EUR                     5.14     4.42   16.3 %      4.47
   Lowest share price, EUR                      4.25     3.81   11.5 %      3.78
   Average share price, EUR                     4.53     4.12   10.0 %      4.17
   Turnover, in million shares                   1.7      1.7   -1.0 %       2.2
   Turnover, in MEUR                             7.6      7.0    9.0 %       9.2
Treasury shares                                                                 
                                              Number            % of      % of  
                                           of shares            shares   votes  
   Possession of company's own shares      1,189,654            6.27 %    6.27 %
    30.9.2014                                                                   
Contingent liabilities and pledged assets (tEUR)                                
Leasing and rent liabilities                   6,179    6,907  -10.5 %     6,748
Derivative instruments (tEUR)                                                   
   Value of underlying forward contracts       5,217    7,830  -33.4 %     7,633
   Market value of forward contracts              34     -257      n/a      -209
   Interest rate swap                         11,000   11,000    0.0 %    11,000
   Market value of interest swap                 -38       10      n/a        -6
        Taxes are computed on the basis of the tax on the profit for the period.





OPERATING SEGMENTS (tEUR)                1-9/2014  1-9/2013  Change %  1-12/2013
Video and Broadband Solutions                                                   
   Orders received                         80,365    73,688     9.1 %     97,815
   Net sales                               77,401    73,696     5.0 %    101,716
   EBIT                                     7,057     7,106    -0.7 %      9,460
   EBIT%                                    9.1 %     9.6 %                9.3 %
Network Services                                                                
   Orders received                         65,908    65,036     1.3 %     91,060
   Net sales                               65,908    65,036     1.3 %     91,060
   EBIT                                       554       419    32.2 %      1,587
   EBIT%                                    0.8 %     0.6 %                1.7 %
Total                                                                           
   Orders received                        146,273   138,724     5.4 %    188,875
   Net sales                              143,310   138,732     3.3 %    192,776
   EBIT                                     7,611     7,525     1.1 %     11,047
   EBIT%                                    5.3 %     5.4 %                5.7 %
   Financial items                           -128      -424   -69.9 %       -386
   Operating segments net profit before     7,483     7,101     5.4 %     10,660
    taxes                                                                       





Information per quarter       7-9/14  4-6/14  1-3/14  10-12/13  7-9/13  10/2013-
 (tEUR)                                                                 9/2014  
Video and Broadband Solutions                                                   
        Orders received       27,571  27,898  24,896    24,127  28,919   104,492
        Net sales             28,909  27,007  21,485    28,020  24,258   105,421
        EBIT                   4,421   1,835     801     2,354   2,362     9,411
        EBIT %                15.3 %   6.8 %   3.7 %     8.4 %   9.7 %     8.9 %
Network Services                                                                
        Orders received       21,455  22,405  22,048    26,024  22,220    91,932
        Net sales             21,455  22,405  22,048    26,024  22,220    91,932
        EBIT                     516    -452     490     1,168     823     1,722
        EBIT %                 2.4 %  -2.0 %   2.2 %     4.5 %   3.7 %     1.9 %
Total                                                                           
        Orders received       49,026  50,303  46,944    50,151  51,139   196,424
        Net sales             50,365  49,412  43,533    54,044  46,478   197,354
        EBIT                   4,937   1,383   1,291     3,522   3,185    11,133
        EBIT %                 9.8 %   2.8 %   3.0 %     6.5 %   6.9 %     5.6 %





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  
Shareholder's       6,967  1,504   126  53,079  3,457   -6  65,127   425  65,552
 equity 1.1.2014                                                                
Total                             -175   5,389      0  -32   5,182     0   5,182
 comprehensive                                                                  
 income for the                                                                 
 period                                                                         
Used share options                                497          497     0     497
Paid dividend                           -3,564              -3,564   102  -3,462
Interest, non                               44                  44   -44       0
 controll party                                                                 
Equity-settled                               0                   0     0       0
 share-based                                                                    
 payments                                                                       
Shareholder's       6,967  1,504   -49  54,948  3,954  -38  67,286   483  67,769
 equity 30.9.2014                                                               
Shareholder's       6,967  1,504   685  48,007  2,737  -22  59,878   678  60,557
 equity 1.1.2013                                                                
Total                             -427   5,093          32   4,698     0   4,698
 comprehensive                                                                  
 income for the                                     
 period                                                                         
Used share options                                103          103     0     103
Paid dividend                           -3,119              -3,119   157  -2,962
Interest, non                               43                  43   -43       0
 controll party                                                                 
Equity-settled                                    367          367  -367       0
 share-based                                                                    
 payments                                                                       
Shareholder's       6,967  1,504   258  50,024  3,207   10  61,970   425  62,396
 equity 30.9.2013                                                               



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 30.9.2014                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 Oyj                                          647,654                3.41
OP-Finland Small Firms Fund                          630,712                3.32
Teleste Management II Oy                             542,000                2.85
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company               521,150                2.74
The State Pension Fund                               500,000                2.63
FIM Fenno Equity Fund                                271,288                1.43





Shareholders by sector          Number of      % of     Number of      Number of
 30.9.2014                   shareholders    Owners        shares       shares %
Households                          4,590     93.08     4,591,201           24.2
Public sector                           3      0.06     1,985,010           10.5
 institutions                                                                   
Financial and insurance                18      0.37     3,804,286           20.0
 institutions                                                                   
Corporations                          253      5.13     7,308,247           38.5
Non-profit institutions                29      0.59       368,742            1.9
Foreign and nominee                    38      0.77       928,102            4.9
 registered owners                                                              
Total                               4,931     100.0    18,985,588          100.0






Number of shares              Number of           % of      Number of       % of
 30.9.2014                 shareholders   shareholders         shares     shares
             1 - 100              1,088           22.1         73,184        0.4
           101 - 500              2,134           43.3        579,816        3.1
         501 - 1,000                769           15.6        634,031        3.3
       1,001 - 5,000                753           15.3      1,652,138        8.7
      5,001 - 10,000                 88            1.8        632,900        3.3
     10,001 - 50,000                 71            1.4      1,396,033        7.4
    50,001 - 100,000                  4            0.1        393,090        2.1
   100,001 - 500,000                 16            0.3      3,405,467       17.9
           500,001 -                  8            0.2     10,218,929       53.8
Total                             4,931          100.0     18,985,588      100.0
of which nominee                                              732,685        3.9
 registered                                                                     





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