Tulikivi Oyj - Financial Statement Release

Tulikivi Corporation Financial statements release 1-12/2016

TULIKIVI CORPORATION    FINANCIAL STATEMENT RELEASE   8 FEBRUARY 2017 at 1 p.m.



Tulikivi Corporation Financial statements release 1–12/2016: Profitability
improves, higher net sales in Finland 8 February 2017 at 1 p.m. 

- The Tulikivi Group’s fourth-quarter net sales totalled EUR 8.5 million (EUR
9.0 million Q4/2016), the fourth-quarter operating result was EUR -0.1 (0.1)
million and the profit before taxes was EUR -0.3 (-0.3) million. 

- The 2016 net sales of the Tulikivi Group were EUR 30.5 million (EUR 32.0
million Jan-Dec/2015), the operating result was  EUR -1.4 (-2.9) million and
the result before taxes EUR -2.1 (-3.9) million. 

- Net cash flow from operating activities during the financial year was EUR 2.0
(0.8) million. 

- Year-end order books were at EUR 3.2 (3.9) million.

- Future outlook: Net sales in 2017 are expected to be at the previous year’s
level, and the operating result is expected to improve year-on-year. 



Summary of the financial statement release 1-12/2016. The full financial
statement release is attached to this release. 


Key financial ratios

                             01-12/  01-12/  Change,  10-12/  10-12/  Change,
                             2016    2015    %        2016    2015    %      
Sales, MEUR                    30.5    32.0     -4.6     8.5     9.0     -4.6
Operating profit/              -1.4    -2.9     53.5    -0.1     0.1   -230.9
loss, MEUR                                                                   
Profit before                  -2.1    -3.9     45.4    -0.3    -0.3    -21.8
tax, MEUR                                                                    
Total comprehensive            -2.0    -3.8     46.2    -0.4    -0.2    -58.7
income for the period, MEUR                                                  
Earnings per share,           -0.03   -0.06             0.00    0.00         
Euro                                                                         
Net cash flow from              2.0     0.8              2.1     0.7         
operating activities,                                                        
MEUR                                                                         
Equity ratio,                  33.4    36.9                                  
%                                                                            
Net indebtness                125.0   113.4                                  
ratio, %                                                                     
Return on                      -4.3    -7.7             -0.3     0.4         
investments,                                                                 
%                                                                            



Comments by Heikki Vauhkonen, Managing Director:

The sales of Tulikivi products increased in Finland in 2016. Recovering
low-rise housing construction and closer cooperation with the home-building
industry have increased our market share and consequently the sales of
fireplaces in Finland. 

However, market conditions in fireplace sales continue to be challenging in
Finland compared with the peak years due to the low level of low-rise housing
construction, low heating energy prices and consumer uncertainty in purchasing
decisions. 

In Finland, to boost sales in the Helsinki metropolitan area, additional
members of staff have been recruited within sales to professionals and
consumers. These investments increased the order intake especially in sauna
products and interior stone products. 

In Germany and France, the main markets in Central Europe, market conditions
continued to be relatively weak in the autumn. In the final quarter, net sales
from fireplace exports to France and Germany were also considerably lower than
the year before. Despite the improved economic conditions and increased
construction activity, there is yet no clear improvement in sight in the
fireplace market. In exports, sales efficiency measures are being targeted
primarily at Germany and France. The goal of these measures is to strengthen
Tulikivi’s position in the sales catalogues of current dealers and to identify
new dealers where necessary. 

In Russia, net sales continued to grow on the previous year in all product
groups. 

In February the company will introduce its new soapstone collection at the
Batibouw fair in Belgium. The collection is based on a new kind of surface
finish of soapstone and high quality of design. At the same time the company
invested about EUR 0.5 million in an advanced finishing facility. 

In the fourth quarter, the company’s order intake was EUR 8.4 (8.2) million.
Order intake grew in Finland, but declined in exports, with fewer incoming
orders from France and Germany. 

Tulikivi’s order books at the end of the review period amounted to EUR 3.2
(3.9) million. 

As a result of the measures taken last year to improve structural efficiency,
the company’s profitability improved on the previous year. Due to decreased
fixed costs and lower depreciation, the company’s operating result for the
review period improved by EUR 1.5 million compared to the previous year. 



Even though the operating environment for exports is likely to remain
challenging in 2017, the downward trend in net sales is expected to end thanks
to the sales efficiency measures and the new soapstone fireplace collection.
Profitability is expected to improve in 2017 due to the structural savings and
production efficiency measures. 



TULIKIVI CORPORATION



Board of Directors



Distribution: NASDAQ Helsinki

Key media

www.tulikivi.com

Heikki Vauhkonen, Managing Director, tel. +358 (0)207 636 555

Attachments:

Financial Statement Release 2016oik.pdf