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Ixonos - Financial Statement Release
Ixonos: A year of change behind us - Renewal continues in 2013
Helsinki, Finland, 2013-02-28 08:45 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ixonos Plc
Financial statement release 28 February 2013,
9.45 a.m.
A year of change behind us - Renewal continues in 2013
The financial period in brief
- Turnover for the financial period was EUR 56.9 million (2011: EUR 81.4
million), a change of −30.2 per cent.
- Operating profit before non-recurring items was EUR −9.3 million (2011: EUR
1.9 million), −16.8 per cent of turnover.
- Goodwill was impaired by EUR 11.2 million.
- Non-recurring items due to restructuring amounted to EUR 3.8 million.
- Operating profit was EUR −24.3 million (2011: EUR 1.9 million), −42.8 per
cent of turnover.
- Net profit was EUR −21.9 million (2011: EUR 0.9 million), −38.6 per cent of
turnover.
- Earnings per share were EUR −1.46 (2011: EUR 0.06).
- Net cash flow from operating activities was EUR −1.0 million (2011: EUR 5.1
million).
Q4/2013 in brief
- Turnover for the fourth quarter was EUR 12.8 million (2011: EUR 19.5
million), a change of −34.6 per cent.
- Operating profit before non-recurring items was EUR −2.1 million (2011: EUR 3
thousand), −16.5 per cent of turnover.
- Goodwill was impaired by EUR 2.0 million.
- Non-recurring items due to restructuring amounted to EUR 1.2 million.
- Operating profit was EUR −5.3 million (2011: EUR 3 thousand).
- Net profit was EUR −4.4 million (2011: EUR −0.1 million), −34.5 per cent of
turnover.
- Earnings per share were EUR −0.29 (2011: EUR −0.01).
Future prospects in brief
- The company estimates turnover for 2013 to be in the range of EUR 40-50
million. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation
(EBITDA) for the entire year are predicted to be positive. EBIT in the second
half-year is estimated to be better than in the first half.
Esa Harju, President and CEO:
“Ixonos has gone through an exceptionally difficult transition in 2012. This
transition began with the 2011 strategy change of the company's largest
customer, and it accelerated in summer 2012 as the customer continued to close
down significant development projects.
Demand for our development services concerning Symbian and MeeGo mobile
operating systems and applications has ended during 2012, and we have actively
aligned our capabilities and offering with new technologies. In our new mobile
device and software accounts, we work on the iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Tizen
and webOS platforms. Ixonos has also been active in HTML5 cross-platform
applications. We have succeeded in building world-class capabilities covering
all new platforms and technologies.
In accordance with our new strategy, we have sought growth opportunities with
new customers, winning significant new accounts in 2012. Due to this, our
operations were distributed much more evenly at the end of 2012 than a year
before. Our list of customers now includes Samsung, Sony, Intel,
Hewlett-Packard, Huawei, Qualcomm, Polycom, Vodafone, Yamaha, the BBC, ESPN,
the National Health Service, Stockmann and Finland's Ministry of Finance.
We have also focused the solution and service offering of our Connected
Devices, Online Solutions and User Experience Design service areas to cater
especially for the telecommunications, automotive and media industries.
Still, our new accounts have not made up for the lost volume in Symbian and
MeeGo development. To ensure our competitiveness, we have had to adjust our
capacity to the reduced turnover as part of our transition process. Last year,
our workforce decreased by 199 employees in Finland and by 222 employees in
Estonia, Slovakia and China. At the end of 2012, the company employed a staff
of 610.
We have also taken many other measures to adjust the company's cost structure
to the new situation. In the second half of the year, we recorded non-recurring
expenses of EUR 3.8 million in connection with the changes. This amount
consists of future rent for redundant premises, upcoming salaries for notice
periods and write-downs of capitalised R&D expenditure. Goodwill was also
significantly impaired in 2012.
Our transition process continues in 2013. We will focus on steadying our
finances through several measures as well as on stabilising our turnover by
widening our client base and strengthening our existing customer relationships.
Our work to cut costs and increase our efficiency will enter its next phase in
early 2013. At the heart of everything is our ambition to restore profitability
and positive cash flow.
The global market for wireless devices and for the multi-channel online
services those devices use continues to grow substantially. In addition, as
embedded systems are fast becoming Android and Linux based, more and more
industry verticals will be able to benefit from our capabilities. We believe
that our high-quality solutions, which offer outstanding user experiences, make
a solid foundation for gaining new accounts and for creating growth in the
coming years.
An important development in Ixonos' business strategy for 2013 is our
increasingly active marketing and implementation of end-to-end solutions. Since
2012, we have increasingly presented ourselves as a full service provider
combining high quality design with profound technology skills, offering our
customers a complete one-stop package. What we design together with our
customers we also deliver. This commitment is the basis of our updated value
proposition Dream, Design, Deliver, which our customers have embraced. We have
worked diligently to live up this promise in our customer projects, and the
collaboration between our service areas has become substantially closer. By
offering all stages of a solution, from design to completed product and its
maintenance, we can capitalise on several competitive advantages: reliability
as well as considerable speed and agility. Ixonos has unique capabilities in
this respect.
There is ongoing demand for Ixonos' skills within several industries. Our
future builds on our growing base of customers. The year 2013 will be busy and
challenging, but we believe it will take our transition a long way in the right
direction.”
OPERATIONS
Ixonos designs and delivers creative mobile and online solutions. We develop
technologies, software and solutions for mobile devices and services. Together
with our corporate customers, we design products and services that provide
inspiring user experiences. We also improve the competitiveness of our client
organisations by shortening the time to market for their devices and services.
Our strategy is to position ourselves as a strategic partner to the leading
innovators in the mobile and online industry.
We have offices in Finland, China, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Great Britain,
Slovakia, South Korea and the United States.
Our Connected Devices service area comprises products and services for R&D
of mobile devices:
- Expert services in mobile software development and system integration.
- Testing services for devices and software (websites and Android
applications), also on a stand-alone basis for products developed elsewhere.
- Ixonos Smartphone Platform™: A device platform engineered for powerful
chipsets, high-quality components and 3D user interfaces.
- Ixonos Smartphone Reference Design: A reference phone implemented on Ixonos'
device platform and featuring the Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset as well as the
Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.
- Ixonos IVI Connect™: This software product integrates in-car infotainment
systems with the user's mobile devices and cloud services, supporting the
MirrorLink standard as well as iOS and Android devices.
- Device Design Services: Comprehensive device creation services from concept
development to manufacturing and maintenance: hardware design, electronics
design, mechanical engineering, software development, production and testing.
The clientele of the Connected Devices area comprises wireless technology
suppliers, mobile device manufacturers, telecommunications companies,
automotive industry companies and entertainment electronics manufacturers
operating on the international market. Customers include Bang & Olufsen,
Cassidian, Cargotec, Hewlett-Packard, Huawei, Intel, Nokia, Polycom, Qualcomm,
Renesas, Broadcom, Volkswagen, Pioneer, Firstbeat, Polar, Samsung and Vodafone.
In addition, we provide testing services to Finnish customers who want to take
advantage of the proximity of our state-of-the-art laboratories.
The Online Solutions service area encompasses global products and services for
development of cloud services and mobile applications:
- System integration and expert services for online services.
- Ixonos Elastic Cloud™: A Red Hat certified, scalable and secure enterprise
cloud solution, developed especially as a platform for R&D and for online
services.
- Ixonos App Agency™: Provides services ranging from mobile business consulting
to application production, deployment, maintenance and analysis, on all mobile
platforms.
- Ixonos Experience Store™: An e-commerce platform for marketing and sales of
digital as well as physical products.
- Ixonos Media Spark™: A set of services and product components to help media
businesses face the challenges of digitalisation.
In Finland, the offering is supplemented by online solutions for e-commerce,
e-government and service operations:
- Ixonos City Online™: A cloud service that enables municipalities to develop
and deploy e-government services in a rapid, standardised and cost-efficient
manner.
- System integration and expert services for e-commerce, e-government and
service operations.
Our clientele consists of companies in the publishing, communications,
telecommunications and service sectors and also includes Finnish public
administration organisations. International customers comprise, among others,
National Geographic, the Middle East Broadcasting Company, Al Jazeera, the BBC,
eBay India, Evri, eZ Systems, Groupon, Hotels.com, the National Health Service,
Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks, Procter & Gamble and Time Out. Finnish
customers include Dimcos, Elisa, Fonecta, Kone, Kuntien Tiera, Numpac,
OP-Pohjola, the cities of Oulu, Tampere, Lahti and Turku, TeliaSonera, Neste
Oil, Sanoma Pro and the Ministry of Finance.
Our User Experience Design service area includes concept development and
implementation services for brand-supporting comprehensive user experiences as
well as user interface products and services for wireless devices,
multi-channel online services and mobile applications:
- Expert services in service design, user experience design, user interface
design and implementation.
- Ixonos 3D Engine™: A user interface platform that enables customised 3D user
interfaces to be developed for devices of all shapes and sizes, regardless of
platform and chipset.
- Ixonos Super App™: This next-generation application platform creates a
seamless and user-friendly combination of the contents and functionalities of
multiple online services, integrating them with social network services.
The customers of this service area include the BBC, ESPN, Intel, National
Geographic, the Middle East Broadcasting Company, Nokia, Samsung, ScanLife,
Sony, Turner Broadcasting, Vodafone and Yamaha.
More and more customers are utilising the value of our customer promise. Our
experts and solutions combine to form a turnkey deliverable.
CHANGES IN SEGMENT REPORTING
Since the beginning of 2012, Ixonos reports its operations as a single segment.
The reporting segment comprises the three service areas described above:
Connected Devices, Online Solutions and User Experience Design. The product and
service offering of the service areas make up the company's core business,
which focuses on wireless devices, online services and mobile-application
R&D.
TURNOVER
Consolidated turnover for the financial period was EUR 56.9 million (2011: EUR
81.4 million), which is 30.2 per cent less than in the previous year.
Turnover in the fourth quarter was EUR 12.8 million (2011: EUR 19.5 million),
34.6 per cent less than in the previous year.
FINANCIAL RESULT
Consolidated operating profit before goodwill impairment and non-recurring
items was EUR −9.3 million (2011: EUR 1.9 million) and profit before tax was
EUR −25.0 million (2011: EUR 1.4 million). Profit for the financial period was
EUR −21.9 million (2011: EUR 0.9 million). Earnings per share were EUR −1.46
(2011: EUR 0.06). Cash flow from operating activities was EUR −0.07 (2011: EUR
0.34) per share.
Operating profit for the fourth quarter was EUR −5.3 million (2011: EUR 3
thousand) and profit before tax was EUR −5.6 million (2011: EUR −0.1 million).
Profit for the fourth quarter was EUR −4.4 million (2011: EUR −0.1 million).
Fourth-quarter diluted earnings per share were EUR −0.29 (2011: EUR −0.01).
Diluted cash flow from operating activities in the fourth quarter was EUR 0.04
(2011: EUR 0.22) per share. Operating profit and EBITDA for the fourth quarter
were negative. Contributing reasons for this include one-time impairment of
goodwill and intangible assets as well as redundancy and restructuring expenses
of EUR 3.2 million.
RETURN ON CAPITAL
Consolidated return on equity was −119.0 per cent (2011: 3.2 per cent) and
return on investment was −81.6 per cent (2011: 5.4 per cent).
INVESTMENTS
Investments during the financial period totalled EUR 3.2 million (2011: EUR 2.9
million). They consisted mostly of hardware investments into the development of
cloud and hosting services as well as EUR 0.9 million (2011: EUR 1.1 million)
in R&D expenses for new product platforms and solutions.
BALANCE SHEET AND FINANCING
The balance sheet total was EUR 33.3 million (2011: EUR 53.0 million).
Shareholders' equity was EUR 7.5 million (2011: EUR 29.4 million). The equity
ratio was 22.5 per cent (2011: 55.6 per cent). The group's liquid assets at the
end of the financial period amounted to EUR 0.5 million (2011: EUR 1.5
million).
At the end of the review period, the balance sheet showed EUR 10.4 million
(2011: EUR 7.3 million) in bank loans. This amount includes overdraft in use.
The company announced in October that it had signed an agreement on changing
the maturities of its interest-bearing liabilities as well as on additional
funding. In accordance with the agreement, the financiers granted Ixonos a EUR
3 million non-equity loan. Additionally, EUR 3.5 million in short-term
financing was converted into a five-year loan. Thus, the overall value of the
financial package was approximately EUR 6.5 million. A five-year debt-servicing
programme was agreed on, and the loan is non-amortising during the first year.
The bank loans have covenants attached to them. These covenants are based on
the equity ratio and on the proportion of interest-bearing bank loans to the
12-month rolling operating profit.
At 31 December 2012, the company did not meet the terms of the covenants. The
company's non-current borrowings are therefore presented as current
liabilities, in accordance with IFRS. However, the company has received waivers
from its lenders for the next 6-12 months.
As one way to improve the company's balance sheet and financial position,
preparations for a share issue were started. The issue was successfully
completed during January and February 2013.
GOODWILL
On 31 December 2012, the consolidated balance sheet included EUR 12.4 million
in goodwill. This is EUR 11.2 million less than at the end of the financial
period 2011. The amount of goodwill has been reduced due to impairment
recognised in March and December.
In February, the company published its financial statement release, in which it
estimated that the risk of goodwill impairment had increased substantially. The
company noted that should its projections regarding that year's developments
and the rationalisation program fail to materialise, goodwill might be
impaired. At the end of March, the company tested for impairment the goodwill
distributed among the group's new cash generating service areas. The refined
estimates of the company's turnover and profit were lower than the ones made at
the previous turn of the year. Because of this, the company recognised a EUR
9.2 million goodwill impairment in the first quarter.
In December, the company decided to recognise a EUR 2 million goodwill
impairment. The impairment was due to a weakened near-future profitability
outlook caused by slower than expected recovery from the market changes in 2011
and 2012.
CASH FLOW
Consolidated cash flow from operating activities during the financial period
was EUR −1.0 million (2011: EUR 5.1 million). By 31 December 2012, the company
had sold EUR 2.3 million (2011: EUR 3.0 million) in accounts receivable so as
to reduce their turnaround time.
PERSONNEL
The number of personnel averaged 824 (2011: 1,118) during the financial period.
At the end of the period, the company had 610 (2011: 1,031) employees. Staff
decreased in Finland as well as abroad. At the end of the financial period, the
Group had 410 employees (2011: 609) in Finnish companies, while Group companies
in other countries employed 200 (2011: 422). During the fourth quarter, the
number of employees decreased by 73.
SHARES AND SHARE CAPITAL
Share turnover and price
During the review period, the highest price of the company's share was EUR 1.20
(2011: EUR 2.79) and the lowest price was EUR 0.47 (2011: EUR 0.66). The
closing price on 31 December 2012 was EUR 0.48 (2011: EUR 0.80). The average
price over the review period was EUR 0.87 (2011: EUR 1.30). The number of
shares traded during the financial period was 3,661,398 (2011: 7,065,258),
which corresponds to 24.2 per cent (2011: 46.8 per cent) of the total number of
shares at the end of the period. According to the closing price on 31 December
2012, the market value of the company's shares was EUR 7,249,192 (2011: EUR
12,081.987).
Ixonos announced on 21 December 2012 that it was preparing a share issue
directed at its present shareholders. The company intended to raise a maximum
of EUR 4.3 million through the issue, which was successfully completed during
January and February 2013.
Share capital
At the beginning as well as the end of the review period, the company's
registered share capital was EUR 585,394.16 and the number of shares was
15,102,484.
Option plan 2011
The Board of Directors of Ixonos Plc decided on 30 November 2011 to grant new
options. This decision was based on the authorisation given by the Annual
General Meeting on 29 March 2011.
The options were issued by 31 December 2011, free of charge, to a subsidiary
wholly owned by Ixonos Plc. This subsidiary will distribute the options, as the
Board decides, to employees of Ixonos Plc and other companies in the Ixonos
Group, to increase their commitment and motivation. Options will not be issued
to members of the Board of Directors of Ixonos Plc or to the Ixonos Group's
senior management (Ixonos Management Invest Oy shareholders).
The options will be marked IV/A, IV/B and IV/C. A total of 600,000 options will
be issued. According to the terms of the options, the Board of Directors
decides how the options will be divided between option series and, if needed,
how undistributed options will be converted from one series to another.
Each option entitles its holder to subscribe for one new or treasury share in
Ixonos Plc. The shares that can be subscribed for with options comprise 3.82
per cent of all Ixonos Plc shares and votes on a fully diluted basis.
The exercise period for the IV/A options will begin on 1 October 2014, for the
IV/B options on 1 October 2015 and for the IV/C options on 1 October 2016. The
exercise periods for all options will end on 31 December 2018. The exercise
price for each option series is a trade volume weighted average price at NASDAQ
OMX Helsinki. The period during which this average price is determined is 1
September - 30 November 2011 for the IV/A options (resulting in an exercise
price of EUR 0.86), 1 June - 31 August 2012 for the IV/B options and 1 June -
31 August 2013 for the IV/C options. The exercise prices will be reduced by the
amount of dividends, and they can also be adjusted under other circumstances
specified in the option terms.
A total of 410,000 options have been allocated to series IV/A and granted to
employees of group companies, in accordance with the terms of the option plan.
Shareholders
On 31 December 2012, the company had 2,988 shareholders (2011: 3,201). Private
persons owned 55.5 per cent (2011: 56.6 per cent) and institutions 44.5 per
cent (2011: 43.4 per cent) of the shares. Foreign ownership was 7.6 per cent
(2011: 7.2 per cent) of all shares.
Board authorisations
On 4 April 2012, the Annual General Meeting of Ixonos Plc authorised the Board
of Directors to decide on a rights issue and on issuing stock options and other
special rights entitling to shares pursuant to chapter 10, section 1 of the
Limited Liability Companies Act (624/2006) as well as on transferring treasury
shares in one or more lots under the following terms:
The number of shares to be issued under the authorisation may not exceed
1,500,000, which corresponds to approximately 10 per cent of all company shares
at the time of convening the Annual General Meeting.
Within the limits of the authorisation, the Board of Directors may decide on
all terms of the rights issue, of the issue of special rights entitling to
shares and of the treasury share transfers.
The meeting also granted the Board of Directors authority to decide on
crediting the subscription price to the share capital or, in whole or in part,
to the invested non-restricted equity fund.
Shares as well as special rights entitling to shares may also be issued in a
way that deviates from the pre-emptive rights of shareholders, if a weighty
financial reason for this exists as laid out in the Limited Liability Companies
Act. In such a case, the authorisation may be used to finance corporate
acquisitions or other investments related to the operations of the company as
well as to maintain and improve the solvency of the group of companies.
The Annual General Meeting also authorised the Board of Directors to decide on
acquiring, or accepting as pledge, a maximum of 1,500,000 own shares, using the
company's non-restricted equity. This amount of shares corresponds to
approximately 10 per cent of all company shares at the time of convening the
meeting. The acquisition may take place in one or more lots. The acquisition
price will not exceed the highest market price in public trading at the time of
the acquisition. In executing the acquisition of its own shares, the company
may enter into derivative, share lending and other contracts customary on the
capital market, within the limits set by law and regulations. The authorisation
entitles the Board to decide on a directed acquisition, i.e. on acquiring
shares in a proportion other than that of the shares held by the shareholders.
The shares may be acquired to execute corporate acquisitions or other business
arrangements related to the company's operations, to improve the capital
structure of the company, to otherwise transfer the shares or to cancel them.
The authorisation includes the right for the Board of Directors to decide on
all other matters related to the acquisition of shares.
The authorisations are effective until the Annual General Meeting 2013.
OTHER EVENTS DURING THE FINANCIAL PERIOD
Focusing of strategy and continuation of cost saving activities
On 25 July 2012, Ixonos announced a refocusing of its strategy as well as the
continuation of its cost saving activities. Due to changes in the technology
strategy of the company's single most significant customer, demand for Ixonos'
mobile software development services in Finland had decreased substantially.
Ixonos announced that because of these changes, it would further focus its
efforts to seek growth opportunities with European and North American
customers. The company also reported that it would sharpen its solution and
service offering in the Connected Devices, Online Solutions and User Experience
Design service areas, catering especially for the telecommunications,
automotive and media industries.
As part of the strategy refocus, Ixonos carried out cooperation negotiations
with its personnel in the Connected Devices service area in Finland for reasons
related to production, financial position and reorganisation. Action to
reorganise operations and improve efficiency was also taken in Estonia,
Slovakia and Asia, in accordance with local legislation and policies.
A year of strong product launches
Ixonos launched a multitude of new products and productised services during
2012. These launches have enabled Ixonos to offer concrete, value-adding
solutions to new customer segments. They have also brought the company entirely
new visibility in Finnish and international media. Ixonos' press releases on
new products and customers were reproduced in international digital media more
than 3,200 times.
Ixonos products and services launched in 2012:
-- Ixonos IVI Connect, February 2012
-- Ixonos Smartphone Platform, February 2012
-- Ixonos 3D Engine, April 2012
-- Ixonos SuperApp, April 2012
-- Ixonos' authorised testing services for MirrorLink products, together with
Nemko, May 2012
-- Experience Store for Automotive, July 2012
-- a self-service tool for the Elastic Cloud service, September 2012.
Partnerships for a strengthened market position
In 2011, Ixonos joined the Car Connectivity Consortium to establish new
contacts with automotive companies. Ixonos has succeeded well in gaining
industry visibility, e.g. as crowd-pleasing speakers at international events.
In spring 2012, Ixonos joined the Genivi alliance to grow its networks in the
automotive industry.
Ixonos uses the Red Hat technology platform in its Elastic Cloud service, and
the marketing cooperation between the two companies has been intense. Ixonos
won the valued Red Hat Nordic Channel Project of The Year award in 2012.
Changes in the Management Team
- The following changes have occurred in the Management Team during the
financial period:
- Vice President Taina Makkonen left the company in August.
- Senior Vice President Timo Kaisla returned from his sabbatical leave and
resumed his position as member of the Management Team. He acted as an interim
CEO between 6 November and 31 December 2012.
- Senior Vice President Kari Liuska left the company on 31 October 2012.
- Senior Vice President Pasi Iljin was appointed to the Management Team on 1
November 2012.
- Kari Happonen acted as President and CEO until 5 November 2012.Esa Harju was
appointed as President and CEO on 14 November 2012. He took up his duties on 1
January 2013.
- CFO Timo Leinonen gave notice on 23 October 2012 and left the company on 22
January 2013.
- Teppo Talvinko took up his duties as CFO on 1 February 2013.
Non-recurring expenses
Ixonos' result for September and December included approximately EUR 3,8
million in one-time restructuring expenses.
EVENTS AFTER THE FINANCIAL PERIOD
Market events in early 2013
At the beginning of 2013, Ixonos announced new accounts, including National
Geographic Society and Firstbeat Technologies. Ixonos and Sharp Europe reported
that they would collaborate to create a mobile device for a mutual customer.
Ixonos announced that Samsung Electronics had chosen Ixonos as its innovation
partner, particularly to develop the Android user experience.
Ixonos Media Spark was launched in January 2013. In February, Ixonos launched
technology components for embedded systems. These components include a modern
embedded Linux solution as well as a fast HD video streaming solution suitable
e.g. for closed circuit TV.
New registration document
On 21 January 2013, Ixonos published its registration document, which the
Financial Supervisory Authority had approved on 17 January 2013, as provided in
the Securities Market Act (746/2012). The registration document contains
information about the company, its operations and its financial position. It is
valid for 12 months from the date of approval. The new registration document
includes a working capital statement noting that the company's present working
capital will not be sufficient for the company's needs over the next twelve
months, but that the company's working capital will be sufficient for the
company's needs over the next twelve months if the company's cash flow develops
as forecast and planned and if the share issue is completed in its entirety.
However, there is no guarantee that the company will be able to fulfil its
financial covenants under all circumstances. If the company cannot comply with
its covenants, the financiers are entitled to e.g. call in the loans or
renegotiate the terms of the loans. The company and its financiers have begun
negotiations on additional financing. The management of the company trusts that
should the working capital requirements cause a need for additional financing,
the company will be able to meet that need.
Share issue
Ixonos Plc's rights issue ended on 7 February 2013. All 20,136,645 shares
offered were subscribed for. The number of shares after the issue is
35,239,129. A total of 19,052,212 shares were subscribed for with subscription
rights. This amount corresponds to approximately 94.6 per cent of the shares
offered. In the secondary subscription, 5,358,879 shares were subscribed for
without subscription rights, and subscriptions for 1,084,433 shares were
accepted. The subscriptions thus correspond to approximately 121.2 per cent of
the shares offered. Ixonos raised approximately EUR 4.23 million gross through
the issue. As all offered shares were subscribed for, the underwriting
commitments that had been provided were not used.
On 16 January 2013, because of the rights issue, Ixonos' Board of Directors
adjusted the subscription ratio and exercise price associated with the option
rights in the 2011 option plan, in accordance with the terms of the options.
The adjustment was made to ensure equal treatment of option holders and
shareholders. It was announced in a stock exchange release on 13 February 2013.
RISK MANAGEMENT AND NEAR-FUTURE UNCERTAINTY FACTORS
Ixonos Plc's risk management aims to ensure undisturbed continuity and
development of the company's operations, support attainment of the commercial
targets set by the company and promote increasing company value. Details on the
risk management organisation and process as well as on recognised risks are
presented on the company's website at www.ixonos.com.
Changes in key customer accounts may have adverse effects on Ixonos'
operations, earning power and financial position. Should a major customer
switch its purchases from Ixonos to its competitors or make forceful changes to
its own operating model, Ixonos would have limited ability to acquire, in the
short term, new customer volume to compensate for such changes.
The reduction and rationalisation of the company's operations cause one-time
expenses, such as redundancy payments in various countries. This increases the
company's need for short-term financing. The company manages this need by
creating, together with financiers, adequate buffers to ensure sufficient funds
as well as by facilitating the circulation of working capital.
The company's balance sheet also includes a significant amount of goodwill,
which may still be impaired should internal or external factors reduce the
profit expectations of the company or any of its cash generating units.
Goodwill is tested during the final quarter of each year and, if necessary, at
other times.
The company's financial agreements have covenants attached to them. A covenant
breach may increase the company's financial expenses or lead to a call for
swift partial or full repayment of non-equity loans. The main risks related to
covenant breaches are associated with operating profit fluctuation due to the
market situation and with a potential need to increase the company's working
capital through non-equity funding. The company manages these risks by
negotiating with financiers and by maintaining readiness for various financing
methods.
There is a risk that the company's working capital will not be sufficient to
fund the company's operations over the next twelve months. Although the company
considers that it will be able to cover its need for working capital over the
next twelve months through various means, there is no guarantee that the
company will be able to ensure sufficient working capital under all
circumstances. A shortage of working capital may have a substantial adverse
effect on the company's operations, result and financial position.
LONG-TERM GOALS AND STRATEGY
In the long term, Ixonos aims to achieve an operating profit of at least 10 per
cent. To reach its long-term goals, Ixonos focuses its strategy on deepening
the company's product, solution and service operations as well as on new
accounts in selected industries.
Our value proposition - Dream, Design, Deliver - works best for customers for
whom a short time to market and a well thought-through user experience are
crucial. Our ability to combine design studio skills, productised solutions,
advanced online services and device deliveries is at the top level globally.
FUTURE PROSPECTS
In accordance with its strategy, Ixonos continues to strengthen and expand its
customer base by focusing on products, solutions and services for technology
suppliers, mobile device manufacturers, consumer electronics manufacturers, the
automotive industry and other customers in Finland as well as internationally.
Ixonos aims to restore positive cash flow and profitability by rationalising
its operations.
The company estimates turnover for 2013 at EUR 40-50 million. EBITDA for the
entire year is predicted to be positive and EBIT in the second half-year is
estimated to be better than in the first.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' PROPOSAL TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Ixonos Plc's Board of Directors proposes that the distributable funds be left
in shareholders' equity and that no dividend for the financial period 2012 be
paid to shareholders. The parent company's distributable funds on 31 December
2012 were EUR 4,729,568.43
RELEASE OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Company's financial statements and report of the board of directors will be
published on 21 March, 2013.
NEXT REPORTS
The interim report for the period 1 January - 31 March 2013 will be published
on 23 April 2013.
IXONOS PLC
Board of Directors
For more information, please contact:
Ixonos Plc
- Esa Harju, President and CEO, tel. +358 40 844 3367, esa.harju@ixonos.com
- Teppo Talvinko, CFO, tel. +358 40 715 3660, teppo.talvinko@ixonos.com
Distribution:
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Main media
THE IXONOS GROUP
ABBREVIATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1 January - 31 December 2012
Accounting policies
This financial statement bulletin has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34
(Interim Financial Reporting) and the accounting policies for the annual
financial statement of 31 December 2011. The IFRS amendments and
interpretations that entered into force on 1 January 2012 have not affected the
consolidated financial statements.
Preparing the financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires Ixonos'
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets
and liabilities on the balance sheet date as well as the amounts of income and
expenses for the financial period. In addition, judgment must be used in
applying the accounting policies. As the estimates and assumptions are based on
views prevailing at the time of releasing the interim report, they involve
risks and uncertainty factors. Actual results may differ from estimates and
assumptions.
The figures in the income statement and balance sheet are consolidated. The
consolidated balance sheet includes all group companies as well as Ixonos
Management Invest Oy, a company owned by members of Ixonos' management. The
original interim report is in Finnish. The interim report in English is a
translation of the original report.
As the figures in the report have been rounded, sums of individual figures may
differ from the sums presented. The financial statement bulletin is unaudited.
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT, EUR 1,000
1.1.-31.1 1.1.-31.1 Change, 1.10.-31.1 1.10.-31.1
2.2012 2.2011 per cent 2.2012 2.2011
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Turnover 56,852 81,408 −30.2 12,786 19,537
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Operating expenses −69,696 −79,472 −12.0 −16,060 −19,535
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OPERATING PROFIT BEFORE −13,117 1,937 −777.3 −3,273 3
GOODWILL IMPAIRMENT
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Goodwill impairment −11,200 0 −2,000 0
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OPERATING PROFIT −24,317 1,937 - −5,273 3
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Financial income and −700 −528 32.7 −309 −152
expenses
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Profit before tax −25,018 1,409 - −5,582 −149
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Income tax 3,043 −478 - 1,162 21
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PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD −21,975 931 - −4,420 −128
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Attributable to:
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Equity holders of the −21,948 955 - −4,415 -122
parent
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Non-controlling −27 −24 −13.2 −5 -6
interests
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, EUR 1,000
Profit for the period −21,975 931 - −4,420 −128
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Other comprehensive income
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Change in translation difference −11 58 - 5 33
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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE PERIOD −21,694 988 - −4,415 −95
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION, EUR 1,000
ASSETS 31.12.2012 31.12.2011
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NON-CURRENT ASSETS
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Goodwill 12,447 23,647
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Other intangible assets 2,646 5,138
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Property, plant and equipment 3,410 3,391
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Deferred tax assets 2,780 27
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Available-for-sale investments 19 110
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TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 21,303 32,314
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CURRENT ASSETS
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Trade and other receivables 11,551 19,190
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Cash and cash equivalents 477 1,466
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TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 12,028 20,657
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TOTAL ASSETS 33,331 52,970
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EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 31.12.2012 31.12.2011
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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Share capital 585 585
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Share premium reserve 219 219
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Invested non-restricted equity fund 20,247 20,313
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Retained earnings 8,214 7,177
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Profit for the period −21,948 955
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Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent 7,317 29,248
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Non-controlling interests 172 200
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TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 7,489 29,448
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LIABILITIES
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Non-current liabilities 1,521 4,400
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Current liabilities 24,320 19,122
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TOTAL LIABILITIES 25,841 23,522
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TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 33,331 52,970
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN CONSOLIDATED SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY, EUR 1,000
A: Share capital
B: Share premium reserve
C: Invested non-restricted equity fund
D: Translation difference
E: Retained earnings
F: Total equity attributable to equity holders of the parent
G: Non-controlling interests
H: Total equity
A B C D E F G H
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Shareholders' equity at 1 585 219 20,343 29 7,058 28,234 224 28,457
January 2011
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Profit for the period 955 955 −24 931
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Other comprehensive income:
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Change in translation 58 58 58
difference
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Transactions with
shareholders:
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Expenses for equity −30 −30 −30
procurement
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Share-based remuneration 33 33 33
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Shareholders' equity at 31 585 219 20,313 86 8,045 29,248 200 29,448
December 2011
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Shareholders' equity at 1 585 219 20,313 86 8,045 29,248 200 29,448
January 2012
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Profit for the period −21,94 −21,95 −28 21,986
8 9
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Other comprehensive income:
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Change in translation −11 −11 −11
difference
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Transactions with
shareholders:
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Expenses for equity −66 −66 −66
procurement
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Share-based remuneration 93 93 93
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Shareholders' equity at 31 585 219 20,247 75 −13,81 7,317 172 7,489
December 2012 0
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CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT, EUR 1,000
1.1.-31.12.2 1.1.-31.12.2
012 011
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Cash flow from operating activities
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Profit for the period −21,975 931
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Adjustments to cash flow from operating activities
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Income tax −3,043 478
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Depreciation and impairment 16,823 4,209
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Financial income and expenses 700 528
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Other adjustments -13 −36
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Change in provisions 1,066
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Cash flow from operating activities before change in −6,441 6,110
working capital
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Change in working capital 6,491 196
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Interest received 79 10
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Interest paid −796 −599
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Tax paid −372 −606
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Net cash flow from operating activities −1,039 5,110
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Cash flow from investing activities
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Investments in tangible and intangible assets −1,275 −2,207
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Dividends received 4 8
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Net cash flow from investing activities −1,271 −2,199
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Net cash flow before financing −2,310 2,911
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Cash flow from financing activities
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Increase in long-term borrowings 4,415 0
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Repayment of long-term borrowings −1,920 −2,825
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Increase in short-term borrowings 588 1,548
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Repayment of short-term borrowings −1,740 −1,391
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Expenses for equity procurement −18 −30
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Net cash flow from financing activities 1,325 −2,699
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Change in cash and cash equivalents −981 240
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Liquid assets at the beginning of the period 1466 1,226
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Liquid assets at the end of the period 477 1,466
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CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT, QUARTERLY, EUR 1,000
Q4/2012 Q3/2012 Q2/2012 Q1/2012 Q4/2011
1.10.-31.1 1.7.-30. 1.4.-30. 1.1.-31. 1.10.-31.
2.12 9.12 6.12 3.12 12.11
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Turnover 12,786 9,977 16,428 17,661 19,537
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Operating expenses −16,060 −17,216 −17,766 −18,928 −19,535
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OPERATING PROFIT BEFORE −3,273 −7,239 −1,338 −1,267 3
GOODWILL IMPAIRMENT
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Goodwill impairment −2,000 0 0 −9,200 0
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OPERATING PROFIT −5,273 −7,239 −1,338 −10,467 3
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Financial income and −309 −183 −116 −93 −152
expenses
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Profit before tax −5,582 −7,422 −1,454 −10,560 −149
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Income tax 1,162 1,190 367 323 21
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PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD 4,420 −6,232 −1,087 −10,236 −128
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CHANGES IN FIXED ASSETS, EUR 1,000
Goodwi Intangible Property, plant Available-for-s Total
ll assets and equipment ale investments
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Carrying amount at 23,647 5,580 4,210 110 33,547
1 January 2011
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Additions 2,267 672 2,940
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Changes in 6 20 25
exchange rates
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Disposals and −74 57 −17
transfers
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Impairment
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Depreciation for −2,640 −1,569 −4,209
the period
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Carrying amount at 23,647 5,138 3,391 110 32,286
31 December 2011
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Carrying amount at 23,647 5,138 3,391 110 32,286
1 January 2012
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Additions 1,074 2,083 3,157
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Changes in −1 −1
exchange rates
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Disposals and −5 −91 −96
transfers
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Impairment −11,20 −11,20
0 0
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Depreciation for −3,566 −2,057 −5,623
the period
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Carrying amount at 12,447 2,647 3,411 19 18,523
31 December 2012
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FINANCIAL RATIOS
1.1.-31.12.2012 1.1.-31.12.2011
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Earnings per share, diluted, EUR −1.46 0.06
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Earnings per share, EUR −1.46 0.06
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Equity per share, EUR 0.48 1.94
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Operating cash flow per share, diluted, EUR −0.07 0.34
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Return on investment, per cent −81.6 5.4
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Return on equity, per cent −119.0 3.2
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Operating profit ∕ turnover, per cent −42.8 2.4
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Net gearing, per cent 161.95 27.5
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Equity ratio, per cent 22.5 55.6
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OTHER INFORMATION
1.1.-31.12.2012 1.1.-31.12.2011
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PERSONNEL 824 1,118
Employees, average
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Employees, at the end of the period 610 1,031
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COMMITMENTS, EUR 1,000 31.12.2012 31.12.2011
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Collateral for own commitments
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Corporate mortgages 19,800 19,900
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Leasing and other rental commitments
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Falling due within 1 year 2,726 5,665
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Falling due within 1-5 years 3,408 3,403
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Falling due after 5 years 243 0
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Total 6,377 9,068
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Nominal value of interest rate swap agreement
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Falling due within 1 year 0 1,375
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Falling due within 1-5 years 5,270 1,493
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Falling due after 5 years 0 0
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Total 5,270 2,868
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Fair value −87 −23
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CALCULATION OF KEY FIGURES
Diluted earnings per share = profit for the period ∕ number of shares, adjusted
for issues and dilution, average
Earnings per share = profit for the period ∕ number of shares, adjusted for
issues, average
Shareholders' equity per share = shareholders' equity ∕ number of shares,
undiluted, on the closing date
Cash flow from operating activities, per share, diluted = net cash flow from
operating activities ∕ number of shares, adjusted for issues and dilution,
average
Return on investment = (profit before taxes + interest expenses + other
financial expenses) ∕ (balance sheet total − non-interest-bearing liabilities,
average) × 100
Return on equity = net profit ∕ shareholders' equity, average × 100
Gearing = (interest-bearing liabilities - liquid assets) / shareholders' equity
× 100
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