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Teleste - Interim report (Q1 and Q3)

TELESTE CORPORATION INTERIM REPORT 1 JAN TO 30 JUNE 2015: SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN NET SALES, PROFIT AND ORDERS RECEIVED


Turku, Finland, 2015-08-06 07:30 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TELESTE CORPORTATION 
  INTERIM REPORT  6.8.2015  AT 08:30 



TELESTE CORPORATION INTERIM REPORT 1 JAN TO 30 JUNE 2015



SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN NET SALES, PROFIT AND ORDERS RECEIVED



April to June 2015

- Net sales amounted to EUR 59.7 (49.4) million, an increase of 20.9%
- Operating profit amounted to EUR 2.5 (1.4) million, an increase of 81.3%
- Undiluted earnings per share were EUR 0.10 (0.05), an increase of 86.3%
- Orders received totalled EUR 64.1 (50.3) million, an increase of 27.5%
- Operating cash flow was EUR -2.2 (0.3) million



January to June 2015

- Net sales amounted to EUR 113.2 (92.9) million, an increase of 21.8%
- Operating profit amounted to EUR 5.1 (2.7) million, an increase of 91.0%
- Undiluted earnings per share were EUR 0.22 (0.10), an increase of 111.5%
- Orders received totalled EUR 121.0 (97.2) million, an increase of 24.5%
- Operating cash flow was EUR -3.4 (1.8) million



Outlook for 2015

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



Comments on second quarter of 2015 by CEO Jukka Rinnevaara:

”The demand for Teleste's products continued to be strong during the second
quarter. Orders received in the quarter reached EUR 64.1 million, the highest
level in Teleste's history. As a result of increased product deliveries,
operating profit and earnings per share also improved clearly over the
comparative period. 

Demand for Video and Broadband Solutions was good while orders received
increased the order backlog to the record high level of EUR 46.7 million. The
demand for products complying with the DOCSIS 3.1 standard was particularly
good. Net sales of the business area rose to EUR 36.5 million, which is the
highest ever net sales in a single quarter. Net sales grew particularly owing
to the Mitron acquisition, but also in the access network products. Growing
market areas included particularly Poland, Norway, and Israel. The operating
result was especially boosted by the delivery volumes in access network
products and the improved profitability of the video headend products. 

For Network Services the second quarter was a disappointment. In Germany, the
need for services of our largest customer failed to increase according to
forecasts, resulting in an unbalanced resource allocation and a negative
result. In the UK, the investment designed to expand the business was
continued. Launching of new customerships has progressed, but the new projects
have not yet reached the volume required for profitability. In other countries,
the result of the services business has evolved better than we predicted.” 



Teleste Group in April to June 2015

Key figures (M€)           4-6/2015  4-6/2014  Change %
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Orders received                64.1      50.3    +27.5%
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Net sales                      59.7      49.4    +20.9%
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EBIT                            2.5       1.4    +81.3%
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EBIT %                         4.2%      2.8%          
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Profit for the period           1.7       0.9    +89.9%
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Earnings per share, EUR        0.10      0.05    +86.3%
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Cash flow from operations      -2.2       0.3          
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In the second quarter, orders received by the Group amounted to EUR 64.1 (50.3)
million, up 27.5% over last year's comparative period. Order backlog grew by
169% to EUR 46.7 (17.4) million. 

Net sales grew by 20.9% amounting to EUR 59.7 (49.4) million. Compared to the
same period in the previous year, operating profit increased by 81.3% standing
at EUR 2.5 (1.4) million, which is 4.2% (2.8%) of the net sales. Operating
profit of Video and Broadband Solutions increased, whereas that of Network
Services was in the red. Personnel expenses amounted to EUR 18.4 (15.4)
million. Personnel expenses increased as a result of both organic growth and an
acquisition. Undiluted earnings per share stood at EUR 0.10 (EUR 0.05). 

Operating cash flow stood at EUR -2.2 (0.3) million. Increased accounts
receivable and inventories tied more working capital than in the comparative
period, which resulted in negative cash flow. 



Teleste Group in January to June 2015

Key figures (M€)           1-6/2015  1-6/2014  Change %  1-12/2014
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Orders received               121.0      97.2    +24.5%      199.3
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Net sales                     113.2      92.9    +21.8%      197.2
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EBIT                            5.1       2.7    +91.0%       11.1
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EBIT %                         4.5%      2.9%                 5.6%
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Profit for the period           3.9       1.8   +115.0%        8.5
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Earnings per share, EUR        0.22      0.10   +111.5%       0.48
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Cash flow from operations      -3.4       1.8                  9.2
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Net gearing, %                35.3%     18.2%                 9.5%
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Equity ratio, %               44.3%     52.0%                53.4%
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Personnel at period-end       1,517     1,303    +16.4%      1,343
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Orders received by the Group improved by 24.5 % standing at EUR 121.0 (97.2)
million. Net sales increased 21.8% equalling EUR 113.2 (92.9) million.
Operating profit grew by 91.0% standing at EUR 5.1 (2.7) million. Personnel
expenses amounted to EUR 35.3 (29.3) million. Financial items totalled EUR 0.2
(-0.2) million. Taxes for the Group amounted to EUR 1.4 (0.6) million while the
Group's tax rate equalled 26.0% (25.7%). Undiluted result per share increased
by 112 % to EUR 0.22 (0.10). Operating cash flow stood at EUR -3.4 (1.8)
million. 



Video and Broadband Solutions in April to June 2015

Key figures (1,000 €)  4-6/2015  4-6/2014  Change %
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Orders received          40,926    27,898    +46.7%
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Net sales                36,519    27,007    +35.2%
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EBIT                      2,999     1,835    +63.4%
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EBIT %                     8.2%      6.8%          
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Orders received totalled EUR 40.9 (27.9) million, an increase of 46.7% from the
comparative period. Orders received were record high even without the impact of
the Mitron acquisition. Order backlog totalled EUR 46.7 (17.4) million. Net
sales grew by 35.2% amounting to EUR 36.5 (27.0) million. Deliveries of access
network products and the Mitron acquisition increased net sales significantly
higher than that of the comparative period. Operating profit increased by 63.4%
to EUR 3.0 (1.8) million, representing 8.2% (6.8%) of the net sales. The
operating profit was boosted primarily by the growth in the sales volume of the
access network products. Mitron, too, made a positive operating profit. 

R&D expenses for the business area amounted to EUR 2.9 (3.0) million making
8.0% (11.0%) of the net sales. Product development projects focused on network
products in compliance with the Docsis 3.1 standard and customer-specific
projects. Capitalized R&D expenses amounted to EUR 0.2 (0.3) million.
Depreciation on capitalized R&D expenses equalled EUR 0.3 (0.3) million. 

Video and Broadband Solutions in January to June 2015

Key figures (1,000 €)  1-6/2015  1-6/2014  Change %  1-12/2014
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Orders received          74,916    52,794    +41.9%    109,007
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Net sales                67,052    48,492    +38.3%    106,901
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EBIT                      5,002     2,635    +89.8%      9,673
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EBIT %                     7.5%      5.4%                 9.0%
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Orders received totalled EUR 74.9 (52.8) million, an increase of 41.9% from the
comparative period. Net sales grew by 38.3% amounting to EUR 67.1 (48.5)
million. Operating profit increased 89.8% equalling EUR 5.0 (2.6) million. The
operating profit was particularly improved by access network products, higher
sales volumes and higher profitability of the video headend products. Product
development expenses equalled EUR 5.8 (5.6), in other words 8.7% (11.5%) of the
net sales. 



Network Services in April to June 2015

Key figures (1,000 €)  4-6/2015  4-6/2014  Change %
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Orders received          23,211    22,405     +3.6%
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Net sales                23,211    22,405     +3.6%
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EBIT                       -492      -452          
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EBIT %                    -2.1%     -2.0%          
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Net sales for the second quarter stood at EUR 23.2 (22.4) million, which is
3.6% higher than in the comparison period. This increase in net sales was
achieved mainly in Switzerland. Operating profit was a loss standing at EUR
-0.5 (-0.5) million, or -2.1% (-2.0%) of the net sales. This loss stemmed from
the UK and Germany. In the UK, the investment designed to expand the business
was continued. Launching of new customerships has progressed, but the new
projects have not yet reached the volume required for profitability. In
Germany, the need for services of our largest customer failed to increase
according to the forecasts, resulting in a loss caused by unbalanced resource
allocation. Profitability has developed positively in Switzerland. 

Network Services in January to June 2015

Key figures (1,000 €)  1-6/2015  1-6/2014  Change %  1-12/2014
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Orders received          46,122    44,453     +3.8%     90,275
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Net sales                46,122    44,453     +3.8%     90,275
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EBIT                        103        38   +170.1%      1,463
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EBIT %                     0.2%      0.1%                 1.6%
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The year-on-year net sales grew by 3.8% amounting to EUR 46.1 (44.5) million.
Operating profit equalled EUR 0.1 (0.0) million. In the UK, profit for the
beginning of the year was still burdened by the investments designed to expand
the business. The new services business was loss-making throughout the first
half of the year. In Germany, fluctuations in the demand for services in the
second quarter pushed the business into the red. 



Personnel and Organization in January to June 2015

In the period under review, the Group had an annual average of 1,477 people
(1,275/2014, 1,336/2013), of whom 682 (562) were employed by Video and
Broadband Solutions, and 795 (713) by Network Services. At the end of the
review period, the Group employed 1,517 people (1,303/2014, 1,325/2013) of whom
66% (69%/2014, 74%/2014) were stationed abroad. About 3% of the Group's
employees were working outside Europe. 

Personnel costs amounted to EUR 35.3 million (29.3/2014, 28.9/2013). This
increase in personnel expenses was due to the acquisition of Mitron, as well as
the increased number of employees working for Network Services. 

Investments and Product Development in January to June 2015

Investments by the Group in the period under review totalled EUR 13.5 (1.5)
million accounting for 11.9% (1.7%) of the net sales. EUR 11.5 million of these
investments involved the acquisition of Mitron. Product development investments
amounted to EUR 0.6 (0.6) million while other investments equalled EUR 0.8
(0.8) million. 

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

Financing and Capital Structure in January to June 2015

Operating cash flow stood at EUR -3.4 (1.8) million. This decline in the
operating cash flow over the comparative period was caused by increased working
capital. Growth in trade receivables and inventories increased working capital
proportionally more than the net sales increased. 

In January, Teleste Corporation signed new overdraft and revolving credit
facilities with a total value of EUR 45.0 million. These new agreements
replaced the corresponding previous funding agreements. At the end of the
reporting period, the amount of unused binding stand-by credit facilities at
the Group's disposal equalled EUR 8.1 (17.0) million. These credit limits are
valid until the end of March 2018. On 30 June 2015, the Group's interest
bearing debt stood at EUR 40.1 (24.1) million. 

The Group's equity ratio equalled 44.3% (52.0%) and net gearing 35.3% (18.2%).

Key Risks Faced by the Business Areas

Founded in 1954, Teleste is a technology and services company consisting of two
business areas: Video and Broadband Solutions and Network Services. With Europe
as the main market area, our clients include European cable operators and
specified 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 concerned
resource allocation and technical implementation pose a challenge involving,
therefore, also reasonable risks. In particular, deliveries of integrated
security and information systems for the rail transport segment may be large in
size, setting high demands for the project quotation calculation and management
and, consequently, there are risks involved. Our customers' network investments
vary based on the relevant need for upgrading and their financial structure.
Significant part of Teleste's competition comes from the USA so the exchange
rate of euro up against the US dollar affects our competitiveness. The exchange
rate development of the US dollar and the Chinese renminbi to the euro affects
our product costs. 

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

Net sales of Network Services comes, for the most part, from a small number of
large European customers, so a significant change in the demand for our
services by any one of them is reflected in the actual deliveries and
profitability. Improvements in customer satisfaction and productivity require
efficient control of service process management as well as innovative solutions
in processes, products and logistics to ensure the quality of services and cost
effectiveness. Smooth operation of cable networks necessitates efficient
technical management of the networks and functional solutions for devices 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 own personnel and our
sub-contractor network capacity. Tender calculation and management of larger
projects with overall responsibility are complex and risky. Severe weather
conditions may affect the supply conditions of our products and services. 

Teleste's strategy involves risks and uncertainties: new business opportunities
may fail to be identified or they cannot be acted upon successfully. The
business areas will have to keep an eye on market movements, such as
consolidations among the customers and competitors. Intensifying competition
may decrease the prices of products and solutions faster than we manage to
reduce our products' manufacturing and delivery costs. Various information
systems are critical to the development, manufacturing and supply of products
to our customers. Maintenance of information systems and deployment of new
systems involve risks that may affect our ability to deliver products and
services. Information systems may also be subject to external threats, from
which we aim to protect ourselves. Acquisition of skilled personnel and
maintenance of their competence require encouragement, development and
recruitment, which can fail. 

The Board of Directors annually reviews any essential risks related to the
company operation and the management thereof. Risk management constitutes an
integral part of the strategic and operative practices of our business areas.
Risks are reported to the Board on a regular basis. 

The company has covered any major risks of loss related to 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. On 7 January 2015,
the parent company acquired the entire share capital of Mitron Group Oy Ltd. On
15 May 2015, the parent company bought the entire share capital of Teleste
Management II Oy to acquire its holding of Teleste Corporation's shares. 

Shares and Changes in Share Capital

On 30 June 2015, EM Group Oy was the largest single shareholder with a holding
of 23.2%. 

In the period under review, the lowest company share price was EUR 5.32 (4.25)
while the highest was EUR 7.79 (4.86). Closing price on 30 June 2015 stood at
EUR 7.30 (4.55). According to Euroclear Finland Ltd the number of shareholders
at the end of the period under review was 5,028 (5,052). Foreign ownership
accounted for 4.81% (4.81 %). From 1 January to 30 June 2015, trading with
Teleste share at NASDAQ OMX Helsinki amounted to EUR 13.3 (5.9) million. In the
period under review, 2.0 (1.3) million Teleste shares were traded on the stock
exchange. 

At the end of June 2015, the Group held 863,953 of its own shares, of which the
parent company Teleste Corporation had 321,953 shares and the Group companies
had 542,000 shares, respectively. At the end of the period, the Group's holding
of the total amount of shares amounted to 4.6% (6.3%). 

In January, the Company transferred 56,924 shares as part of the purchase price
in the context of the acquisition of the entire share capital of Mitron Group
Oy Ltd by Teleste Corporation. In February, the Company transferred 73,644
shares in a directed free share issue constituting part of Teleste
Corporation's 2012 long-term incentive plan. In May, the Company transferred
195,133 shares when purchasing the entire share capital of Teleste Management
II Oy. 

On 30 June 2015, the registered share capital of Teleste stood at EUR
6,966,932.80 divided in 18,985,588 shares. 

Valid authorizations at the end of the review period:
- Purchases of own shares: maximum 1,200,000 of the Company's own shares, valid
until 8 October 2016. 
- Issue of new shares: maximum 4,000,000 shares, valid until 31 March 2017.
- Disposal of own shares in possession: maximum 1,800,000 shares, valid until
31 March 2017. 
- Based on the special rights granted by the Company, the number of shares to
subscribe may not exceed 2,500,000 shares; these special rights are included in
the maximum warrants concerning new shares and the Group's own shares mentioned
above. This authorization is valid until 31 March 2017. 

Decisions by the Annual General Meeting

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

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

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

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



Outlook for 2015

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

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

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



5 August 2015



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 its the consolidated
financial statements. The data stated in this report is unaudited. 



STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME          4-6/       4-6/    Change %     1-12/
 (tEUR)                                    2015       2014                  2014
Net Sales                                59,730     49,412      20.9 %   197,176
     Other operating income               1,269        317     300.4 %     2,536
     Materials and services             -30,904    -25,261      22.3 %   -97,561
     Personnel expenses                 -18,371    -15,363      19.6 %   -59,497
     Other operating expenses            -8,021     -6,721      19.3 %   -27,309
     Depreciation                        -1,196     -1,001      19.5 %    -4,211
Operating profit                          2,507      1,383      81.3 %    11,135
     Financial income and expenses         -114       -125      -8.6 %      -301
Profit after financial items              2,393      1,258      90.2 %    10,835
Profit before taxes                       2,393      1,258      90.2 %    10,835
     Taxes                                 -678       -355      91.0 %    -2,353
Net profit                                1,715        903      89.9 %     8,482
Attributable to:                                                                
     Equity holders of the parent         1,715        903      89.9 %     8,482
Earnings per share for result of the year attributable to                       
 the equity holders of the parent                                               
(expressed in € per share)                                                      
     Basic                                 0.10       0.05      86.3 %      0.48
     Diluted                               0.10       0.05      87.6 %      0.48
Total comprehensive income for the period (tEUR)                                
Net profit                                1,715        903      89.9 %     8,482
Possible items with future net profit effect                                    
Translation differences                     -69       -141     -51.1 %      -465
Fair value reserve                            8          8       0.0 %       -25
Total comprehensive income for the        1,654        770     114.8 %     7,992
 period                                                                         
Attributable to:                                                                
     Equity holders of the parent         1,654        770     114.8 %     7,992
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME          1-6/       1-6/    Change %     1-12/
 (tEUR)                                    2015       2014                  2014
Net Sales                               113,173     92,945      21.8 %   197,176
     Other operating income               1,716        503     241.1 %     2,536
     Materials and services             -56,441    -46,263      22.0 %   -97,561
     Personnel expenses                 -35,347    -29,348      20.4 %   -59,497
     Other operating expenses           -15,590    -13,139      18.7 %   -27,309
     Depreciation                        -2,405     -2,025      18.8 %    -4,211
Operating profit                          5,105      2,673      91.0 %    11,135
     Financial income and expenses          192       -217         n/a      -301
Profit after financial items              5,297      2,456     115.7 %    10,835
Profit before taxes                       5,297      2,456     115.7 %    10,835
     Taxes                               -1,376       -632     117.7 %    -2,353
Net profit                                3,921      1,824     115.0 %     8,482
Attributable to:                                                                
     Equity holders of the parent         3,921      1,824     115.0 %     8,482
Earnings per share for result of the year attributable to the equity holders of 
 the parent                                                                     
(expressed in € per share)                                                      
     Basic                                 0.22       0.10     111.5 %      0.48
     Diluted                               0.22       0.10     113.7 %      0.48
Total comprehensive income for the                                              
 period (tEUR)                                                                  
Net profit                                3,921      1,824     115.0 %     8,482
Possible items with future net profit effect                                    
Translation differences                     329        -49         n/a      -465
Fair value reserve                           12          1         n/a       -25
Total comprehensive income for the        4,262      1,776     140.0 %     7,992
 period                                                                         
Attributable to:                                                                
     Equity holders of the parent         4,262      1,776     140.0 %     7,992





STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION  (tEUR)      30/06/   30/06/  Change %   31/12/
                                               2015     2014               2014
Non-current assets                                                             
     Property,plant,equipment                10,332   10,333     0.0 %    9,627
     Goodwill                                38,572   33,250    16.0 %   33,121
     Other intangible assets                  6,601    4,191    57.5 %    3,891
     Deferred tax assets                      1,681    1,900   -11.5 %    1,698
     Available-for-sale investments             694      422    64.3 %      701
                                             57,879   50,096    15.5 %   49,037
Current assets                                                                 
     Inventories                             30,639   20,115    52.3 %   20,483
     Trade and other receivables             58,552   41,381    41.5 %   45,276
     Cash and cash equivalents               15,236   12,242    24.5 %   17,672
                                            104,427   73,738    41.6 %   83,430
Total assets                                162,306  123,833    31.1 %  132,467
Shareholder's equity and liabilities                                           
     Share capital                            6,967    6,967     0.0 %    6,967
     Other equity                            63,467   56,906    11.5 %   63,227
     Non-controlling interest                     0      488       n/a      487
                                             70,434   64,361     9.4 %   70,682
Non-current liabilities                                                        
     Provisions                               1,294      596   117.0 %    1,238
     Deferred tax liabilities                 1,794    1,171    53.2 %    1,327
     Non interest bearing liabilities         3,519    2,509    40.2 %       31
     Interest bearing liabilities            39,399      360       n/a      595
                                             46,006    4,636   892.4 %    3,192
Current liabilities                                                            
     Trade payables and other liabilities    43,452   29,800    45.8 %   33,536
     Current tax payable                        993      423   134.6 %      793
     Provisions                                 671      837   -19.8 %      480
     Interest bearing liabilities               750   23,776   -96.8 %   23,784
                                             45,866   54,836   -16.4 %   58,593
Total shareholder's equity and liabilities  162,306  123,833    31.1 %  132,467





CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT (tEUR)           1-6/    1-6/  Change %   1-12/
                                                  2015    2014              2014
Cash flows from operating activities                                            
   Profit for the period                         3,921   1,824   115.0 %   8,482
   Adjustments                                   3,589   2,874    24.9 %   4,211
   Interest and other financial expenses and       192    -217       n/a    -301
    incomes                                                                     
   Paid Taxes                                   -1,176  -1,415   -16.9 %  -2,717
   Change in working capital                    -9,894  -1,296   663.4 %    -448
Cash flow from operating activities             -3,369   1,770       n/a   9,227
Cash flow from investing activities                                             
   Purchases of property, plant and equipment     -689    -816   -15.6 %  -1,782
    (PPE)                                                                       
   Proceeds from sales of PPE                        0       0       n/a      64
   Purchases of intangible assets                 -569    -614    -7.3 %  -1,077
   Acquisition of subsidiary, net of cash       -6,826       0       n/a       0
    acquired                                                                    
   Acquisition of assest available for sale          0    -136       n/a    -407
Net cash used in investing activities           -8,084  -1,566   416.2 %  -3,202
Cash flow from financing activities                                             
   Proceeds from borrowings                     27,300       0       n/a   1,000
   Payments of borrowings                      -13,536    -177       n/a  -1,255
   Dividends paid                               -3,694  -3,462     6.7 %  -3,360
   Purchases of own shares                      -1,382       0       n/a       0
Net cash used in financing activities            8,688  -3,142       n/a  -3,118
Change in cash                                                                  
   Cash in the beginning                        17,672  15,229    16.0 %  15,229
   Change in cash during period                 -2,765  -2,938    -5.9 %   2,907
   Effect of currency changes                      329     -49       n/a    -465
   Cash at the end                              15,236  12,242    24.5 %  17,672



KEY FIGURES                                       1-6/    1-6/  Change %   1-12/
                                                  2015    2014              2014
   Earnings per share, EUR                        0.22    0.10   111.5 %    0.48
   Earnings per share fully diluted, EUR          0.22    0.10   113.7 %    0.48
   Shareholders' equity per share, EUR            3.89    3.59     8.4 %    3.94
   Return on equity                             11.1 %   5.6 %    97.9 %  12.5 %
   Return on capital employed                   11.0 %   6.0 %    83.1 %  12.2 %
   Equity ratio                                 44.3 %  52.0 %   -14.7 %  53.4 %
   Gearing                                      35.3 %  18.2 %    94.1 %   9.5 %
   Investments, tEUR                            13,468   1,549   769.5 %   3,676
   Investments % of net sales                   11.9 %   1.7 %             1.9 %
   Order backlog, tEUR                          46,749  17,402   169.4 %  15,206
   Personnel, average                            1,477   1,275    15.8 %   1,302
   Number of shares (thousands)                 18,986  18,897     0.5 %  18,918
   including own shares                                                         
   Highest share price, EUR                       7.79    4.86    60.3 %    5.29
   Lowest share price, EUR                        5.32    4.25    25.2 %    4.25
   Average share price, EUR                       6.75    4.52    49.3 %    4.67
   Turnover, in million shares                     2.0     1.3    50.5 %     2.3
   Turnover, in MEUR                              13.3     5.9   125.9 %    10.9
Treasury shares
                                                Number              % of    % of
                                             of shares            shares   votes
   Possession of company's own shares          863,953            4.55 %  4.55 %
    30.6.2015                                                                   
Contingent liabilities and pledged assets (tEUR)                                
Leasing and rent liabilities                     5,587   5,711    -2.2 %   5,559
Derivative instruments (tEUR)                                                   
   Value of underlying forward contracts        28,032   6,748   315.4 %  13,141
   Market value of forward contracts              -288    -159    81.1 %      65
   Interest rate swap                           11,000  11,000     0.0 %  11,000
   Market value of interest swap                   -19      -5   280.0 %     -31
Taxes are computed on the basis of the tax on the profit for the period.        





OPERATING SEGMENTS (tEUR)                        1-6/    1-6/  Change %    1-12/
                                                 2015    2014               2014
Video and Broadband Solutions                                                   
   Orders received                             74,916  52,794    41.9 %  109,007
   Net sales                                   67,052  48,492    38.3 %  106,901
   EBIT                                         5,002   2,635    89.8 %    9,673
   EBIT%                                        7.5 %   5.4 %              9.0 %
Network Services                                                                
   Orders received                             46,122  44,453     3.8 %   90,275
   Net sales                                   46,122  44,453     3.8 %   90,275
   EBIT                                           103      38   170.1 %    1,463
   EBIT%                                        0.2 %   0.1 %              1.6 %
Total                                                                           
   Orders received                            121,038  97,247    24.5 %  199,282
   Net sales                                  113,173  92,945    21.8 %  197,176
   EBIT                                         5,105   2,673    91.0 %   11,135
   EBIT%                                        4.5 %   2.9 %              5.6 %
   Financial items                                192    -217       n/a     -301
   Operating segments net profit before         5,297   2,456   115.7 %   10,835
    taxes                                                                       





Information per quarter        4-6/15  1-3/15  10-12/14  7-9/14  4-6/14  7/2014-
 (tEUR)                                                                   6/2015
Video and Broadband Solutions                                                   
         Orders received       40,926  33,990    28,642  27,571  27,898  131,129
         Net sales             36,519  30,532    29,500  28,909  27,007  125,461
         EBIT                   2,999   2,003     2,616   4,421   1,835   12,039
         EBIT %                 8.2 %   6.6 %     8.9 %  15.3 %   6.8 %    9.6 %
Network Services                                                                
         Orders received       23,211  22,911    24,367  21,455  22,405   91,944
         Net sales             23,211  22,911    24,367  21,455  22,405   91,944
         EBIT                    -492     595       909     516    -452    1,527
         EBIT %                -2.1 %   2.6 %     3.7 %   2.4 %  -2.0 %    1.7 %
Total                                              
         Orders received       64,137  56,901    53,009  49,026  50,303  223,073
         Net sales             59,730  53,443    53,867  50,365  49,412  217,404
         EBIT                   2,507   2,598     3,525   4,937   1,383   13,566
         EBIT %                 4.2 %   4.9 %     6.5 %   9.8 %   2.8 %    6.2 %



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  -339  58,139  3,954  -31  70,194   487  70,681
 equity 1.1.2015                                                                
Total                              329   3,921      0   12   4,262     0   4,262
 comprehensive                                                                  
 income for the                                                                 
 period                                                                         
Purchase of own                                  -814         -814     0    -814
 shares                                                                         
Paid dividend                           -3,802      0    0  -3,802   108  -3,694
Interest, non                               10      0    0      10   -10       0
 controll party                                                                 
Equity-settled                             585      0    0     585  -585       0
 share-based                                                                    
 payments                                                                       
Shareholder's       6,967  1,504   -10  58,853  3,140  -19  70,435     0  70,434
 equity 30.6.2015                                                               
Shareholder's       6,967  1,504   126  53,079  3,457   -6  65,127   425  65,552
 equity 1.1.2014                                                                
Total                   0      0   -49   1,824      0    1   1,776     0   1,776
 comprehensive                                                                  
 income for the                                                                 
 period                                                                         
Used options            0      0     0       0    497    0     497     0     497
Paid dividend           0      0     0  -3,564      0    0  -3,564   102  -3,462
Interest, non           0      0     0      39      0    0      39   -39       0
 controll party                                                                 
Shareholder's       6,967  1,504    77  51,378  3,954   -5  63,875   488  64,361
 equity 30.6.2014                                                               


CALCULATION OF KEY FIGURES



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





Major shareholders                          Number of shares  % of share capital
EM Group Oy                                        4,409,712               23.23
Mandatum Life Insurance Company Limited            1,679,200                8.84
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company           963,860                5.08
Kaleva Mutual Insurance Company                      824,641                4.34
Teleste Management II Oy                             542,000                2.85
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company               521,150                2.74
The State Pension Fund                               500,000                2.63
OP-Finland Small Firms Fund                          430,784                2.27
FIM Fenno Equity fund                                324,279                1.71
Teleste Oyj                                          321,953                1.70





Shareholders by sector    Number of        % of      Number of     Number of    
                           shareholders     Owners    shares        shares %    
Households                          4,706     93.60     4,758,225          25.10
Public sector                           3      0.06     1,985,010          10.50
 institutions                                                                   
Financial and insurance                17      0.34     3,673,060          19.30
 institutions                                                                   
Corporations                          239      4.75     6,996,941          36.90
Non-profit institutions                29      0.58       424,329           2.20
Foreign and nominee                    34      0.68     1,148,023           6.00
 registered owners                                                              
Total                               5,028    100.00    18,985,588         100.00



Number of shares              Number of           % of      Number of       % of
                           shareholders   shareholders         shares     shares
             1 - 100              1,131           22.5         75,240        0.4
           101 - 500              2,199           43.7        599,717        3.2
         501 - 1 000                767           15.3        632,167        3.3
       1 001 - 5 000                747           14.9      1,648,308        8.7
      5 001 - 10 000                 81            1.6        573,275        3.0
     10 001 - 50 000                 73            1.5      1,532,321        8.1
    50 001 - 100 000                  5            0.1        391,206        2.1
   100 001 - 500 000                 18            0.4      4,055,113       21.4
           500 001 -                  7            0.1      9,478,241       49.9
Total                             5,028          100.0     18,985,588      100.0
of which nominee                                              927,266        4.9
 registered                                                                     



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





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