Outotec Oyj - Interim report (Q1 and Q3)

Outotec's Interim Report January-March 2015

OUTOTEC OYJ                         INTERIM REPORT                    APRIL
27, 2015 AT 12.45 PM

INTERIM REPORT JANUARY-MARCH 2015

Good growth in orders and service sales

January-March 2015 in brief (comparison period in 2014):

  * Order intake: EUR 260 (210) million, +23% (in comparable currencies +18%)
  * Order backlog: EUR 1,132 (1,216) million, -7%
  * Sales: EUR 277 (344) million, -19% (in comparable currencies -22%)
  * Service sales: EUR 118 (108) million, +10% (in comparable currencies +7%)
  * EBITA (excluding one-time items): EUR 8 (12) million, -38%
  * EBITA (excluding one-time items), %: 2.8 (3.6)
  * Earnings per share: EUR 0.00 (0.03)

Financial guidance for 2015 reiterated

Based on the 2014 year-end backlog and current operating environment, the
management estimates that in 2015:

  * Sales will be approximately EUR 1.2-1.4 billion, and
  * EBITA (excluding one-time items) will be approximately 5-7%


 Summary of the Group's key figures                  Q1      Q1 Last 12   Q1-Q4

                                                   2015    2014  months    2014
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 Order intake, EUR million                        259.7   210.3 1,227.3 1,177.9
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 Service order intake, EUR million                131.2   133.3   552.9   555.0
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 Share of services in order intake, %              50.5    63.4    45.1    47.1
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 Order backlog at the end of the period, EUR
 million                                        1,132.2 1,215.8 1,132.2 1,138.0
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 Sales, EUR million                               277.5   343.9 1,336.2 1,402.6
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 Service sales, EUR million                       118.3   107.5   529.8   519.0
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 Share of services in sales, %                     42.6    31.3    39.7    37.0
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 Gross margin, %                                   28.4    21.7    24.3    22.9
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 EBITA (excluding one-time items), EUR million      7.7    12.4    51.3    56.0
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 EBITA (excluding one-time items), %                2.8     3.6     3.8     4.0
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 EBIT, EUR million                                  3.6     8.7     5.3    10.4
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 EBIT, %                                            1.3     2.5     0.4     0.7
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 Profit before taxes, EUR million                   1.0     6.4    -5.2     0.2
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 Net cash from operating activities, EUR
 million                                          -35.3     4.7   -20.1    19.9
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 Net interest-bearing debt at the end of the
 period, EUR million                               51.2   -82.7    51.2    -5.8
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 Gearing at the end of period, %                   11.4   -18.7    11.4    -1.3
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 Working capital at the end of the period, EUR
 million                                           -2.0   -24.6    -2.0   -28.2
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 Return on investment, %, LTM                       0.2    21.6     0.2     1.7
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 Return on equity, %, LTM                          -0.8    17.0    -0.8     0.0
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 Personnel at the end of the period               4,966   4,834   4,966   4,571
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 Earnings per share, EUR                           0.00    0.03   -0.02    0.00
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President and CEO Pertti Korhonen:"The market continued moving sideways in the first quarter of 2015 due to weak
metal prices development, and minerals and metals producers' focus on maximizing
free cash flows. Therefore I am pleased that we managed to grow our order intake
by 18 percent in comparable currencies.

Our sales contracted from the comparison period due to small order intake in the
plant and equipment businesses in 2014. I am pleased that our service sales
increased 7 percent with comparable currencies despite the weak market.

Our profitability was weak due to lower sales and currency hedge related
valuation losses. The Minerals Processing business area's profitability
weakened, whereas the Metals, Energy & Water business area improved its
profitability from the comparison period, despite lower sales. By the end of
March 2015 we have achieved EUR 26 million annual savings in our EUR 45 million
cost savings program launched in October 2014 and the program is proceeding on
track.

The acquisition of Kempe Engineering's aluminum smelter technologies as well as
service and spare parts businesses in the Middle East and Africa, will
strengthen our service capabilities and complement our aluminum technology
offering. In order to reduce our exposure to mining and metals Capex market
volatility, we will continue to grow our service business and further strengthen
our business portfolio through acquisitions.

The market outlook for 2015 continues to be uncertain due to volatile metal
prices and customers' focus on maximizing their free cash flows. However, there
are good prospects for sustainable solutions in certain commodities and
geographies, and we expect that investments in base metals will gradually start
to revitalize to compensate for reducing capacity. We have a strong sales funnel
and our priority going forward is to grow our order intake and improve
profitability."

RECLASSIFICATION OF PRODUCT MANAGEMENT COSTS IN OUTOTEC'S INCOME STATEMENT

In Outotec's income statement from January 1, 2015, all costs related to
technical product management have been included in Research and Development
(R&D) expenses, and all costs related to commercial product management have been
included in Selling and Marketing expenses. Previously some of the costs related
to product management activities were reported in the Cost of Sales above the
Gross Margin in the income statement.

Since 2011, Outotec has been developing and deploying uniform global business
processes and related information technology platforms. The company has now
established a more comprehensive technical product management process as part of
its R&D, and a commercial product management process as part of its selling and
marketing. The reclassification of product management costs is consistent with
the redefinition of the product management business processes and reflects the
true nature of these activities in the profit and loss statement.

When applying the reclassification to Outotec's 2014 income statement, EUR 19.6
million transfers from Cost of Sales to R&D expenses, and EUR 6.9 million to
Selling and Marketing expenses.

Reclassification does not impact Outotec's sales, EBITA, EBIT, or 2015 financial
guidance.

ADDITIONAL SEGMENT INFORMATION

Outotec has started to report the segments' order intake and service sales
figures as of January 1, 2015.

This text is a summary of Outotec's January-March 2015 Interim Report. The full
report is available as an attachment to this report.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Outotec Oyj

Pertti Korhonen, President and CEO
tel. +358 20 529 211

Mikko Puolakka, CFO
tel. +358 20 529 2002

Rita Uotila, Vice President - Investor Relations
tel. +358 20 529 2003, mobile +358 400 954 141

Format for e-mail addresses: firstname.lastname@outotec.com

BRIEFING

Date: Monday, April 27, 2015

Time: 2.30-3.30 pm (Finnish time)

Venue: Bank, Unioninkatu 20, Helsinki

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FINANCIAL REPORTING SCHEDULE IN 2015

  * Interim Report for January-June: July 30, 2015
  * Interim Report for January-September: October 29, 2015

DISTRIBUTION

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Outotec provides leading technologies and services for the Sustainable use of
Earth's natural resources. As the global leader in minerals and metals
processing technology, we have developed many breakthrough technologies over the
decades for our customers in the metals and mining industry. We also provide
innovative solutions for industrial water treatment, the utilization of
alternative energy sources and the chemical industry. Outotec shares are listed
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Attachments:

Outotec s Interim Report January-March 2015.pdf