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Honkarakenne Oyj - Interim report (Q1 and Q3)

HONKARAKENNE OYJ'S INTERIM REPORT, 1 JANUARY-30 JUNE 2011


Helsinki, Finland, 2011-08-11 14:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 

HONKARAKENNE OYJ    INTERIM REPORT 11 August 2011 at 3:00 pm



HONKARAKENNE OYJ'S INTERIM REPORT, 1 JANUARY-30 JUNE 2011

SUMMARY

April - June 2011

  -- Honkarakenne Group's consolidated net sales for the second quarter of the
     year amounted to MEUR 18.2 (MEUR 19.6 in 2010), representing a reduction
     over the same period the previous year of 6.9%.
  -- Operating profit was MEUR 2.2 (MEUR 2.5). 
Operating profit before non-recurring items was MEUR 2.2. 
  -- Profit before taxes was MEUR 2.0 (MEUR 2.1).
  -- Earnings per share amounted to EUR 0.30 (EUR 0.45). 

 January - June 2011

  -- Honkarakenne Group's consolidated net sales for January-June amounted to
     MEUR 27.5 (MEUR 28.1), representing a reduction over the same period the
     previous year of 2.2%.
  -- Operating profit was MEUR 1.0 (MEUR 0.7). 
Operating profit before non-recurring items was MEUR 0.8 (MEUR 1.4). 
  -- Profit before taxes was MEUR 1.0 (MEUR 0.1).
  -- Earnings per share amounted to EUR 0.18 (EUR 0.01). 

The uncertainty in the global economy that has increased since early summer
presents challenges, especially for growth in net sales. At present, there
exists a risk that the target for growth in net sales will not be reached. This
represents a change to the previous outlook. However, the Group is still
targeting a better result before taxes than last year. 

At the end of the second quarter, the Group's order book was 3% larger than the
corresponding period the previous year. 



KEY FIGURES                                4-6/  4-6/  1-6/  1-6/  Change  1-12/
                                           2011  2010  2011  2010       %   2010
Net sales, MEUR                            18.2  19.6  27.5  28.1     2.2   58.1
Operating profit/loss, MEUR                 2.2   2.5   1.0   0.7            1.3
Operating profit before non-recurring       2.2   2.9   0.8   1.4            2.5
 items, MEUR                                                                    
Profit/loss before taxes, MEUR              2.0   2.1   1.0   0.1            0.4
Average number of personnel                 266   304   265   303            291
Earnings/share (EPS), EUR                  0.30  0.45  0.18  0.01           0.23
Equity ratio, %                                        46.0  34.9           42.5
Return on equity, %                                     5.1   0.4            7.3
Shareholders' equity/share, EUR                         3.7   3.4            3.6
Gearing, %                                             56.5  79.0           73.1



Esa Rautalinko, President and CEO of Honkarakenne Oyj, in connection with the
interim report: 

“After the second quarter, the Group's result before taxes is at a satisfactory
level. The Group's net sales, however, did not develop as expected during the
second quarter, falling short of the figure for the same period last year. The
increasing uncertainty in the global economy began to show itself in the
purchasing decisions of customers in May, which was reflected in Honkarakenne's
sales at the end of the quarter. At present, there exists a risk that the
target for growth in net sales will not be reached. However, the Group is still
targeting a better result before taxes than last year. 

Despite the increasing uncertainty in the global economy, our main focus area
has continued to be the picking up of sales in all market areas. In Finland,
growth is particularly being sought in the single-family house market, for
which Honkarakenne offers high-quality, environmentally-friendly, low-energy
solutions, also for areas zoned for stone houses. In Finland, sales of
single-family houses have increased by more than 60% compared with the previous
year. This has not, however, been sufficient fully to compensate for the
general drop in the construction of vacation houses. 

In line with strategy, in export sales we continue to focus on luxury and
premium products, such as the Honka Fusion™ product concept, and new markets
will be opened up for it. In the Far East, West and Other Markets groups,
growth is also being sought through the development of sales networks. 

The goal of the improvement programme initiated by the Group at the beginning
of 2010 is to increase the result by MEUR 8 within two years. Of this, MEUR 5.1
was achieved in 2010, and for 2011 the targeted improvement is MEUR 2.9. During
the second quarter of the year, the effect of the improvement programme on 2011
amounted to -MEUR 0.6. The negative result of the improvement programme is a
result of the fact that, in an uncertain market situation, it has not been
possible to keep sales margins at targeted levels. 

The Group's balance sheet structure has developed well. At present, the equity
ratio level of 46% and the gearing level of 56.5% are both on a good level. The
Group's financial position has significantly improved since the corresponding
period last year and empowers developing the Honkarakenne Group. 

Honkarakenne strengthened its management team with a new Vice President
Marketing in order to boost the implementation of its strategy. Sanna Wester
took up the position on 1 June 2011. She previously worked as Head of Brand,
Media and Research at TeliaSonera Finland.” 



NET SALES

Honkarakenne Group's consolidated net sales for the second quarter of 2011
decreased by 6.9% to MEUR 18.2 (19.6). Domestic net sales decreased by 9% to
MEUR 8.5 (9.3). In export, net sales decreased by 8% to MEUR 9.1 (9.8). 

Honkarakenne Group's consolidated net sales for January-June 2011 amounted to
MEUR 27.5, having stood at MEUR 28.1 at the same period the previous year. 

Geographical distribution of net sales:



DEVELOPMENT OF SALES                                                       
Distribution of                      1-6    1-6                            
net sales, %                       /2011  /2010                            
Domestic                             44%    48%                            
West                                 15%    19%                            
East                                 24%    18%                            
Far East                              9%    10%                            
Other markets                         4%     2%                            
Process waste sales for recycling     3%     3%                            
Total                               100%   100%                            
Net sales, MEUR                      4-6   4-6/  Change  1-6/  1-6/  Change
                                   /2011   2010       %  2011  2010       %
Domestic                             8.5    9.3    - 9%  12.0  13.4   - 10%
West                                 2.8    3.4   - 17%   4.0   5.4   - 26%
East                                 3.8    3.9    - 4%   6.7   5.1   + 31%
Far East                             1.6    2.1   - 24%   2.6   2.9   - 10%
Other markets                        0.9    0.4  + 135%   1.2   0.6  + 121%
Process waste sales for recycling    0.7    0.5   + 55%   1.0   0.7     30%
Total                               18.2   19.6    - 7%  27.5  28.1    - 2%

The sales areas are:

Domestic, includes Finland.

West, includes the following countries: Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Ireland,
Great Britain, Iceland, Italy, Austria, Greece, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Poland, France, Sweden, Germany, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Switzerland, Denmark, Czech Republic, Hungary and Estonia. 

East, includes the following countries: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Russia
and other CIS countries. 

Far East, includes South Korea and Japan.

Other markets, includes the following countries: Bulgaria, China, Croatia,
Mongolia, North and South America, Romania, Serbia, Turkey as well as new
target countries and markets. 

In addition, the sales of factory process waste for recycling will be reported
separately from the actual Honkarakenne core business operations. 



DEVELOPMENT OF PROFIT AND PROFITABILITY

Operating profit in January-June was MEUR 1.0 (MEUR 0.7), and profit before
taxes was MEUR 1.0 (MEUR 0.1). 

The calculations below present the change in operating profit from 2010 to 2011.



Operating profit 1-6/2010 without non-recurring items   1.4
Improvement programme and increase in sales            -0.6
Operating profit 1-6/2011 without non-recurring items   0.8
Non-recurring items 1-6/2011                           +0.3
Operating profit 2011                                   1.0

Non-recurring items includes a positive item generated by the sale of the
shareholding in Karjalan Lisenssisaha Invest Oy of MEUR 0.34 and non-recurring
implementation expenditure for the improvement programme amounting to MEUR
0.06. 



FINANCING AND INVESTMENTS

In the course of the period under review, the financial position of the Group
strengthened. The equity ratio stood at 46.0% (34.9%) and interest-bearing net
liabilities at MEUR 10.1 (MEUR 13.1). MEUR 1.9 (2.7) of the interest-bearing
net liabilities carries a 30% equity ratio covenant term. Group liquid assets
totalled MEUR 1.8 (MEUR 2.4). The Group also has a MEUR 10.0 bank overdraft
facility, MEUR 7.7 (MEUR 7.7) of which had not been drawn on at the end of the
report period. Gearing stood at 56% (79%). The Group's capital expenditure
totalled MEUR 0.4 (MEUR 0.3). 



MARKET DEVELOPMENT

Based on a report commissioned by RTS Oy, Finnish log house production is
expected to decrease by 3% this year. The corresponding forecast at the time of
the previous interim report was a 3% growth. The figure includes production for
Finland and for export. 



PRODUCTS, MARKETING AND MARKET AREAS

In Finland, the second quarter is the season for sales of vacation houses.
Honkarakenne launched new vacation house models such as the Saariston Tähti
range, which is particularly directed at meeting the needs of vacation homes in
the Finnish Archipelago Sea and other archipelago areas. 

Honkarakenne was also strongly involved in the Mäntyharju Holiday Housing Fair.
Honkarakenne exhibited two houses at the fair. One of these, Kippari, is a new
range of vacation house models for Honkarakenne. Kippari has been developed
using the Honka Säästö™ concept. Through Honka Säästö™, vacation houses
equipped with modern comforts can easily be left cold during the winter when
they are not in use. This enables considerable savings in heating costs during
the winter. Kippari also features unhindered access, which is suitable for the
needs of both families with children and senior citizens. The other house at
the fair was the unique Lokki model. Lokki uses Honkarakenne's unique
non-settling log, which enables exceptionally individual architecture with
large glass surfaces. 

In the West, single-family house models based on the Honka Fusion™ concept were
launched in Germany and the UK. Sales in the West have not developed at a
satisfactory level. In order to boost sales, sales training was organised for
all importers in the West market area. Efforts will also be made in the area to
recruit additional strong importers in order to increase the number of sales
contacts. 

In the East, the new Honka Jewels range of models was launched. So far, the
first phase of the range has been launched, covering about half of the Honka
Jewel models. The Honka Jewels range has taken into account the typical needs
of customers in the premium segment of the East market area. All houses in the
Honka Jewels range are large single-family houses. 

In the Far East, the existing product ranges were renewed in response to the
development of customer needs. In order to support sales, a concept handbook
was prepared specifically for importers, which will facilitate discussion
between the seller and the customer when purchasing decisions are being made.
Concerning Japan's natural disaster, Honkarakenne repeats its previously
expressed view that construction will pick up in the devastated areas next
year, but it is too early to anticipate the extent to which Honkarakenne will
be involved in the reconstruction. 

In the Other Markets group, the focus was on the development of the North
American market and sales of large projects. 



RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

In January-June, the Group's R&D expenditure was MEUR 0.3 (MEUR 0.2), 1.1% of
net sales (0.9%). The Group did not activate development costs during the
period under review. R&D expenditure has been targeted towards further
developing low-energy solutions and, especially, developing log models suited
for single-family house construction. 



STAFF

At the end of June, the Group employed 265 people (303) on average. This is 38
fewer than at the same time the previous year. 

At the end of the second quarter, Honkarakenne entered into productional
co-operation negotiations, the aim of which is to maintain competitiveness
through periods of fluctuation in sales and production. As a result of these
negotiations, Honkarakenne may lay off its staff for a fixed period not
exceeding 90 days up to the end of March 2012. 



MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE SYSTEM, RELATED DIRECTED ISSUE AND OWN SHARES

On 31 May 2010, the Board of Directors of Honkarakenne Oyj decided on a share
ownership system for the management of the Honkarakenne Group, the purpose of
which is to enable the significant long-term ownership in the company by
management. In the second quarter, the Board decided to relinquish to Honka
Management Oy, a holding company set up by management, 17,250 of the company's
B shares in its possession in a directed rights issue in order to enlarge the
system, with Honkarakenne's new management team member, Sanna Wester, joining
it. 

In the directed issue, Honkarakenne relinquished to Honka Management Oy a total
of 17,250 of its own shares (HONBS) as part of the share ownership system for
Honkarakenne management. The purchase price of the shares was EUR 5.26 each,
making a total of EUR 90,735. 

After the transaction, Honka Management Oy now owns 286,250 B shares in
Honkarakenne Oyj. 

During the period under review, Honkarakenne Oyj did not buy any of its own
shares. At the end of the period, the Group owned 364,385 B shares, with a
total purchase price of EUR 1,381,750.23. The proportion of these shares of the
company's share capital is 7.05% and represents 3.35% of all voting rights. The
purchase cost of the shares has been entered in the Group accounts to reduce
shareholders' equity. Honkarakenne Oyj's share capital comprises a total of
5,168,968 shares, of which 300,096 are A shares and 4,868,872 are B shares.
Each B share yields one (1) vote and each A share twenty (20) votes, so the
total number of votes yielded by all Honkarakenne's shares is 10,870,792. The
company's share capital amounts to EUR 9,897,936.00. 



HONKARAKENNE OYJ'S 2011 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND AUDITORS

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Honkarakenne Oyj was held at the company's
headquarters in Tuusula on 1 April 2011. The AGM confirmed the financial
statements of the parent company and Group, and discharged from liability the
board members and CEOs for 2010. The AGM decided to pay a dividend of EUR 0.10
on B shares for the 2010 financial year. 

Anders Adlercreutz, Lasse Kurkilahti, Mauri Saarelainen, Marko Saarelainen,
Mauri Niemi, Teijo Pankko and Pirjo Ruuska were elected to the Board of
Directors. The Board's organisation meeting elected Lasse Kurkilahti as
Chairman of the Board. Mauri Saarelainen is serving as Deputy Chairman of the
Board. Lasse Kurkilahti, Pirjo Ruuska and Teijo Pankko were elected to the
company's audit committee. Authorised Public Accounting company KPMG Oy Ab was elected as auditor, the
main auditor being Authorised Public Accountant Reino Tikkanen. 



AUTHORISATIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

On 1 April 2011, the AGM decided that the Board of Directors was authorised to
acquire a maximum of 400,000 of the company's own B shares with assets included
in the company's unrestricted equity. In addition, the AGM authorised the Board
to decide on a rights issue or bonus issue and on granting special rights to
shares referred to in Section 1 of Chapter 10 of the Limited Liability
Companies Act in one or more instalments. By virtue of the authorisation, the
Board may issue a maximum total of 400,000 new shares and/or relinquish old B
shares held by the company, including those shares that can be issued by virtue
of special rights. Both authorisations will be valid until 25 March 2012. 



OWNERSHIP CHANGES IN ASSOCIATED COMPANIES 
On 17 February 2011, Honkarakenne Oyj signed an agreement to sell its 37.5%
sharehold in Karjalan Lisenssisaha Invest Oy to FM Timber Team Oy. Karjalan
Lisenssisaha Invest Oy and its subsidiaries operate in the field of sawmill
industry in Russia. Honkarakenne relinquished its sharehold in Karjalan
Lisenssisaha Invest Oy as part of its aim to focus on its core operations. 



CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Honkarakenne Oyj follows the Limited Liability Companies Act and the Finnish
Corporate Governance Code, 1 October 2010, for listed companies issued by the
Finnish Securities Market Association. The company's website,
www.honka.com/investors, provides more information on the corporate governance
systems. 



FUTURE OUTLOOK

General macroeconomic uncertainties may affect customers' willingness to make
decisions on large construction projects. Uncertainty in sales began to show
itself in early summer. Sales numbers still show signs of a prolonged sales
process and lack of long-term orders. 

At the end of June, the Group's order book stood at MEUR 19.4, which is a 3%
increase from the MEUR 18.8 at the same period the previous year. The order
book refers to orders whose delivery date falls within the next 24 months. Some
orders may include a financing or building permit condition. 



FORTHCOMING RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

The Group has been unable to grow at a satisfactory pace in the West market
area. 

Customer investment decisions have clearly been delayed as a result of general
economic uncertainty. This may have a greater than expected negative effect on
the net sales forecast for the end of the year. 

The Group has one significant concentration of credit risks in sales
receivables, concerning the open sales receivables of one importer. No
provision for doubtful debt has been made for this. The new sales made with
this importer have been paid according to the agreed terms. Deliveries to the
importer have continued, and the risks with the open sales receivables have
been amortised as per the agreement. 



REPORTING

This report contains statements that relate to the future, and these statements
are based on hypotheses that the company's management hold currently as well as
on the decisions and plans that are currently in place. Although the management
believes that the hypotheses relating to the future are well-founded, there is
no guarantee that the said hypotheses will prove to be correct. 

 This interim report has been prepared in line with the IAS 34 standard. The
same principles of preparation as used in the annual report have been applied
to this interim report. The interim report should be read together with the
accounts for 2010.The new revised standards or interpretations effective as of
1 January 2011 have no bearing on the figures presented for the report period.
The figures have not been examined by the auditor. 



OUTLOOK FOR 2011

The uncertainty in the global economy that has increased since early summer
presents challenges, especially for growth in net sales. At present, there
exists a risk that the target for growth in net sales will not be reached. This
represents a change to the previous outlook. However, the Group is still
targeting a better result before taxes than last year. 



HONKARAKENNE OYJ

Board of Directors



Further information:

Esa Rautalinko, President and CEO, tel. +358 400 740 997,
esa.rautalinko@honka.com or 

Mikko Jaskari, CFO, tel. +358 400 535 337, mikko.jaskari@honka.com.



This and previous releases are available for viewing on the company's website
at www.honka.com/investors. The following interim report will be published on
10 November 2011. 



DISTRIBUTION

NASDAQ OMX Helsinki

Key media

Financial Supervisory Authority
www.honka.com


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                                 
(unaudited)                                     4-6/  4-6/   1-6/   1-6/  1-12/
                                                2011  2010   2011   2010   2010
(MEUR)                                                                         
Net sales                                       18.2  19.6   27.5   28.1   58.1
Other operating income                           0.2   0.3    0.8    0.6    1.0
Change in inventories                           -0.6  -0.9    0.1    0.5    0.3
Production for own use                           0.0   0.0    0.0    0.0    0.0
Materials and services                          -9.4  -9.7  -15.6  -15.3  -32.6
Employee benefit expenses                       -3.1  -3.4   -5.9   -6.7  -12.2
Depreciations                                   -0.8  -0.9   -1.7   -1.9   -3.7
Other operating expenses                        -2.4  -2.4   -4.1   -4.6   -9.6
Operating profit/loss                            2.2   2.5    1.0    0.7    1.3
Financial income and expenses                   -0.2  -0.4   -0.0   -0.7   -0.7
Share of associated companies' profit           -0.0  -0.0   -0.0    0.0   -0.2
Profit/loss before taxes                         2.0   2.1    1.0    0.1    0.4
Taxes                                           -0.5  -0.0   -0.1   -0.0    0.7
Profit/loss for the period                       1.5   2.1    0.9    0.1    1.1
Other comprehensive income:                                                    
Translation differences                         -0.0   0.2   -0.1    0.3    0.3
Total comprehensive                              1.5   2.3    0.8    0.4    1.4
income for the period                                                          
Protif for the period attributable to:                                         
Equity holders of the parent                     1.5   2.1    0.9    0.1    1.1
Non-controlling interest                         0.0   0.0    0.0    0.0   -0.0
                                                 1.5   2.1    0.9    0.1    1.1
Comprehensive income attributable to:                                          
Equity holders of the parent                     1.5   2.3    0.8    0.4    1.4
Non-controlling interest                         0.0   0.0    0.0    0.0   -0.0
                                                 1.5   2.3    0.8    0.4    1.4
Earnings/share (EPS), EUR                                                      
Basic                                           0.30  0.45   0.18   0.01   0.23
Diluted                                         0.30  0.45   0.18   0.01   0.23





CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET             30.6.2011  30.6.2010  31.12.2010
(unaudited)                                                            
(MEUR)                                                                 
Assets                                                                 
Non-current assets                                                     
Property, plant and equipment               20.5       22.8        21.6
Goodwill                                     0.1        0.1         0.1
Other intangible assets                      0.9        1.2         1.0
Investments in associated companies          0.4        2.0         1.8
Other investments                            0.2        0.4         0.4
Receivables                                  0.2        0.3         0.1
Deferred tax assets                          1.5        1.5         1.6
                                            23.6       28.2        26.5
Current assets                                                         
Inventories                                  9.6       10.1         9.9
Trade and other receivables                 10.0        9.6         8.0
Cash and bank receivables                    1.8        2.4         1.9
                                            21.3       22.0        19.9
Total assets                                44.9       50.2        46.4
Shareholders' equity and liabilities   30.6.2011  30.6.2010  31.12.2010
Equity attributable to equity holders                                  
of the parent                                                          
Capital stock                                9.9        9.9         9.9
Share premium                                0.5        0.5         0.5
Reserve fund                                 5.3        5.3         5.3
Unrestricted equity reserve                  1.9        1.9         1.9
Translation differences                      0.2        0.4         0.3
Retained earnings                           -0.2       -1.6        -0.6
                                            17.7       16.3        17.3
Non-controlling interests                    0.2        0.2         0.2
Total equity                                17.9       16.6        17.5
Non-current liabilities                                                
Deferred tax liabilities                     0.3        0.9         0.3
Provisions                                   0.4        0.4         0.4
Interest bearing debt                        8.7       11.7        11.1
Non-interest bearing debt                    0.0        0.0         0.0
                                             9.4       13.0        11.8
Current liabilities                                                    
Trade and other payables                    14.5       16.8        13.5
Tax liabilities                              0.0        0.2         0.0
Interest bearing debt                        3.2        3.7         3.6
                                            17.6       20.6        17.1
Total liabilities                           27.0       33.6        28.9
Total equity and liabilities                44.9       50.2        46.4



STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY                
(unaudited)                                   
   1,000 EUR   Equity attributable to equity holders of the                     
                                 parent                                         
                 a)   b)     c)     d)    e)      f)     g)   Total   h)   Total
                                                                          equity
Total equity  7,498  520  5,316           29  -1,138     82  12,307    9  12,316
1.1.2010                                                                        
Share issue   2,400              1,088                        3,480        3,480
Management                         816          -816              0  203     203
 Incentive                                                                      
 Plan                                                                           
Repurchase                                      -182           -182         -182
 of                                                                             
own shares                             
Proceeds                                         758   -414     344          344
 from sale                                                                      
 of                                                                             
own shares                                                                      
Total                                    323             64     387    0     387
 comprehensi                                                                    
ve income                                                                       
 for the                                                                        
 period                                                                         
Total equity  9,898  520  5,316  1,896   352  -1,378   -268  16,336  211  16,547
30.6.2010                                                                       
                 a)   b)     c)     d)    e)      f)     g)   Total   h)   Total
                                                                          equity
Total equity  9,898  520  5,316  1,896   319  -1,378    771  17,342  200  17,542
1.1.2011                                                                        
Dividends                                              -446    -446         -446
Repurchase                                       -91            -91          -91
 of                                                                             
own shares                                                                      
Proceeds                                          87      4      91           91
 from sale                                                                      
 of                                                                             
own shares                                                                      
Total                                   -110            883     772   47     819
 comprehensi                                                  
ve income                                                                       
 for the                                                                        
 period                                                                         
Total equity  9,898  520  5,316  1,896   209  -1,382  1,211  17,668  247  17,915
30.6.2011                                                                       

a) Share capital

b) Premium fund

c) Reserve fund

d) Unrestricted equity reserve

e) Translation difference

f) Own shares

g) Retained earnings

h) Non-controlling interests



CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT              1.1.-      1.1.-       1.1.-
(Unaudited)                               30.6.2011  30.6.2010  31.12.2010
(MEUR)                                                                    
Cash flow from operations                       2.9        1.9         2.8
Cash flow from investments, net                 0.3       -0.4        -0.8
Total cash flow from financing                 -3.3       -0.8        -1.8
Share issue                                                3.5         3.5
Increase in credit capital                      2.3        2.3         3.1
Decrease in credit capital                     -5.0       -6.8        -8.5
Other financial items                          -0.2        0.2         0.1
Dividends paid                                 -0.4                       
Change in liquid assets                        -0.1        0.7         0.2
Liquid assets at the beginning of period        1.9        1.7         1.7
Liquid assets at the end of period              1.8        2.4         1.9



NOTES TO THE REPORT

Calculation methods

This interim report has been prepared in line with the IAS 34 standard. The
same principles of preparation as used in the annual report have been applied
to this interim report. The interim report should be read together with the
accounts for 2010. The new revised standards or interpretations effective as of
1 January 2011 have no bearing on the figures presented for the report period.
The figures have not been examined by the auditor. 

Honka Management Oy, established year 2010 and owned by the top management of
the company, has been included in the consolidated financial statements due to
the terms and conditions of the shareholder agreement concluded between it and
Honkarakenne Oyj. 

Honkarakenne has one operating segment, the manufacture, sales and marketing of
log houses, under the Honka brand. Geographically, the sales of the Group
divide as follows: Domestic, West, East, Far East, Other markets and Process
waste sales for recycling. The internal reporting of the management is in line
with IFRS reporting. For this reason, separate reconciliations are not
presented. 



TANGIBLE ASSETS                                
(Unaudited)                            Tangible
(MEUR)                                   assets
Acquisition cost 1.1.2011                  67.0
Translation difference (+/-)               -0.2
Increase                                    0.4
Decrease                                   -0.1
Transfers between balance sheet items       0.0
Acquisition cost 30.6.2011                 67.1
Accumulated depreciation 1.1.2011         -45.4
Translation difference (+/-)                0.1
Disposals and reclassifications             0.1
Depreciation for the period                -1.4
Accumulated depreciation 30.6.2011        -46.6
Book value 1.1.2011                        21.6
Book value 30.6.2011                       20.5



Own shares

During the second quarter, by virtue of authorisation granted by the AGM, the
Board of Directors of the company decided to organise a rights issue of 17,250
shares. In the rights issue, in an exception to the shareholders' subscription
privilege, Honkarakenne relinquished 17,250 Honkarakenne B shares for the
subscription of Honka Management at a price of EUR 5.26 per share. As a result
of the issue, management group members now own 5.5% of Honkarakenne's shares
and 2.63% of the company's voting rights. Because Honka Management Oy has been
consolidated into the figures for the Honkarakenne Group, the purchase cost for
these shares has been entered in the consolidated accounts to reduce the
Group's shareholders' equity. 

At the end of the report period, the Group held 364,385 of its Honkarakenne B
shares with a total purchase price of EUR 1,381,750.23. These shares represent
7.05% of the company's capital stock and 3.35% of all votes. 



CONTINGENT LIABILITIES                                                         
(Unaudited)                                   30.06.2011  30.6.2010  31.12.2010
MEUR                                                                           
For own loans                                                                  
                                 - Mortgages        25.7       26.3        25.7
- Pledged shares                                                               
- Other quarantees                                   2.2        2.4         2.3
For others                                                                     
                                - Guarantees         0.2        0.8         0.7
Leasing liabilities                                  0.7        0.6         0.8
Rent liabilities                                               0.05            
Nominal values of forward exchange contracts         1.4        1.7         2.8
Derivative contracts                                 0.3        0.4         0.3



 Events in the circle of acquaintances

The Group's circle of acquaintances consists of subsidiaries, associated
companies and the company's management. The management included in the circle
of acquaintances comprises the Board of Directors, CEO and the company's
managing committee. 

In the period under review, no transactions were conducted with acquaintances
included in the company's management. 



KEY INDICATORS                                                      
(Unaudited)                                          1-6   1-6  1-12
                                                    2011  2010  2010
Earnings/share (EPS)         eur                    0.18  0.01  0.23
Return on equity             %                       5.1   0.4   7.3
Equity ratio                 %                      46.0  34.9  42.5
Shareholders equity/share    eur                     3.7   3.4   3.6
Net debt                     MEUR                   10.1  13.1  12.8
Gearing                      %                      56.5  79.0  73.1
Gross investments            MEUR                    0.4   0.3   0.5
                             % of net sales          1.5   1.1   0.8
Order book                   MEUR                   19.4  18.8  18.0
Average number of personnel  Staff                   122   142   135
                             Workers                 143   161   156
                             Total                   265   303   291
Adjusted number of shares    At year-end            4805  4805  4805
                             Average during period  4805  4693  3737



CALCULATION OF KEY INDICATORS                                                   
                       Profit for the period attributable to equity             
                        holders of parent                                       
Earnings/share (EPS)      -----------------------------------------------       
                       Average number of outstanding shares                     
                       Profit before taxes - taxes                              
Return on equity %        -----------------------------------------------  x 100
                       Total equity, average                                    
                       Total equity                                             
Equity ratio, %           -----------------------------------------------  x 100
                       Balance sheet total - advances received                  
Net debt               Interest-bearing debt - cash and cash equivalents        
                       Interest-bearing debt - cash and cash equivalents        
Gearing, %               ------------------------------------------------  x 100
                       Total equity                                             
                       Shareholders' equity                                     
Shareholders             ------------------------------------------------       
 equity/share                                                        
                       Number of shares outstanding at end of period            

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