2013-07-19 07:00:00 CEST

2013-07-19 07:00:06 CEST


REGULATED INFORMATION

Tieto Oyj - Interim report (Q1 and Q3)

Interim Report 2/2013 (January–June) – Profitability improves despite a slow-growth IT services market



The full interim report with tables is available at the end of this release



  -- Healthy order flow - significant contracts won in key industries
  -- Weak telecom sector and divestments result in revenue decline - small
     organic growth in the rest of the business
  -- Delivering on earlier announced cost savings, additional actions initiated
     in Consulting and System Integration

 Key figures

  -- Organically, net sales were down by 3% in the second quarter - outside the
     telecom sector net sales were up by 1%
  -- Operating profit excl. one-off items rose by 9% to EUR 31.3 (28.6) million 



EUR million                                   4-6/201  4-6/201  1-6/201  1-6/201
                                              3        2        3        2      
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Net sales, EUR million                          436.2    456.1    881.0    923.2
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Change, %                                          -4       -1       -5        0
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Organic change, %                                  -3        0       -2        1
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Operating profit (EBITA), EUR million            16.3     -1.9     47.4     41.7
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Operating margin (EBITA), %                       3.7     -0.4      5.4      4.5
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Operating profit (EBIT), EUR million             15.5     -3.3     45.6     38.8
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Operating margin (EBIT), %                        3.6     -0.7      5.2      4.2
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Operating profit (EBIT) excl. one-off            31.3     28.6     63.3     57.0
 items1), EUR million                                                           
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Operating margin (EBIT) excl. one-off             7.2      6.3      7.2      6.2
 items1), %                                                                     
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Profit after taxes, EUR million                   7.4     -6.8     28.8     25.2
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EPS, EUR                                         0.10    -0.10     0.40     0.35
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Net cash flow from operations, EUR million       10.0     -3.8     51.2     65.0
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Return on equity, 12-month rolling, %             6.6     11.7      6.6     11.7
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Return on capital employed, 12-month             13.9     18.2     13.9     18.2
 rolling, %                                                                     
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Investments, EUR million                         15.3     13.6     32.6     28.0
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Interest-bearing net debt, EUR million           71.5     80.0     71.5     80.0
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Net debt/EBITDA                                   0.4      0.5      0.4      0.5
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Book-to-bill                                      1.2      1.2      1.0      1.1
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Order backlog                                   1 584    1 769    1 584    1 769
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Personnel on 30 June                           15 447   17 723   15 447   17 723
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1)Excl. capital gains, impairments and restructuring costs

Full-year outlook for 2013 unchanged

Tieto expects its organic net sales to develop in line with the growth in the
market for IT services, with the exception of the weaker outlook in the telecom
sector. 

Tieto expects its profitability to continue to improve and full-year operating
profit (EBIT) excluding one-off items to increase from the previous year's
level (EUR 138.8 million in 2012). 


CEO's comment

Comment regarding the interim report by Kimmo Alkio, President and CEO:

“Despite the challenging macroeconomic environment, we are pleased to have
delivered a 9% improvement in underlying profit and won a number of significant
contracts during the second quarter. 

Tieto is in a good position to support both large enterprises and the public
sector in achieving their rapidly changing business needs. We are actively
contributing to our customers' success by applying new technologies such as
cloud services which have now delivered double-digit growth through engagements
concluded this year. 

During the quarter, we completed our divestment in Germany and the Netherlands,
driving a more focused and simplified company as defined in our strategy. In IT
services, our focus is on the Nordic region to support our customers' business
transformations, while Product Development Services pursues global customer
expansion in accordance with its renewed strategy. 

In addition to innovation, price competitiveness continues to be a high
priority. Streamlining of the company has proceeded as planned and improved
Tieto's cost position. However, efficiency improvements will remain on our
agenda to ensure competitiveness and profitability.” 

Financial performance by service line

EUR million                 Customer    Customer    Change,  Operating   Operati
                             sales       sales       %        profit     ng     
                            4-6/2013    4-6/2012             4-6/2013    profit 
                                                                         4-6/201
                                                                         2      
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Managed Services                   128         121        6         5.2     -3.7
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Consulting and System              107         125      -14         2.8      3.9
 Integration                                                                    
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Industry Products                  121         127       -5        15.8      8.4
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Product Development                 79          83       -5        -2.6     -3.9
 Services                                                                       
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Steering Functions and                                             -5.6     -8.0
 Global Management                                                              
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Total                              436         456       -4        15.5     -3.3
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Operating margin by service line

%                          Operati  Operati  Operating              Operating   
                           ng       ng       margin excl. one-off   margin excl.
                           margin   margin    items1)               one-off     
                           4-6/201  4-6/201  4-6/2013                items1)    
                           3        2                               4-6/2012    
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Managed Services               4.0     -3.1                    4.3           5.9
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Consulting and System          2.6      3.1                    8.9           9.0
 Integration                                                                    
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Industry Products             13.0      6.6                   14.0           9.9
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Product Development           -3.4     -4.7                    2.6           2.6
 Services                                                                       
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Total                          3.6     -0.7                    7.2           6.3
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1) Excl. capital gains, impairments and restructuring costs




Customer sales by industry group

EUR million                          Customer sales  Customer sales  Change, %
                                     4-6/2013        4-6/2012                 
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Financial Services                               97              92          5
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Manufacturing, Retail and Logistics              78              81         -3
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Public, Healthcare and Welfare                  109             110         -1
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Telecom, Media and Energy                        74              91        -19
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Product Development Services                     79              83         -5
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Total                                           436             456         -4
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For further information, please contact:
Lasse Heinonen, CFO, tel. +358 2072 66329, +358 50 393 4950, lasse.heinonen
(at) tieto.com 
Pellervo Hämäläinen, Vice President, Communications and IR, tel. +358 2072
52729, 
+358 40 674 5257, pellervo.hamalainen (at) tieto.com
Tanja Lounevirta, Head of Investor Relations, tel +358 2072 71725, +358 50 321
7510, tanja.lounevirta (at) tieto.com 



Press conference for analysts and media will be held at Tieto's premises in
Helsinki, address: Aku Korhosen tie 2, at 11.00 am EET (10.00 am CET, 9.00 am
UK time). The results will be presented in English by Kimmo Alkio, President
and CEO, and Lasse Heinonen, CFO. 

The conference will be webcasted and published live on Tieto's website
www.tieto.com/investors and there will be a possibility to present questions
online. An on-demand video will be available after the conference. 

Tieto publishes financial information in English, Finnish and Swedish. As from
the first quarter of 2013, the full interim report with tables is available
only in English and Finnish. 



TIETO CORPORATION



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Tieto is the largest Nordic IT services company providing full life-cycle
services for both private and public sectors. The company has global presence
through its product engineering business and the global delivery centers. Tieto
is committed to develop enterprises and society through IT by realizing new
opportunities in customers' business transformation. At Tieto, we believe in
professional development and results. 

Founded 1968, headquartered in Helsinki, Finland and with approximately 15 000
experts, the company operates in over 20 countries with net sales at
approximately EUR 1.8 billion. Tieto's shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX in
Helsinki and Stockholm. Please visit www.tieto.com for more information. 



Tieto Corporation
Business ID: 0101138-5

Aku Korhosen tie 2−6
PO Box 38
FI-00441 HELSINKI, FINLAND
Tel +358 207 2010
Registered office: Helsinki

E-mail: ir (at) tieto.com
www.tieto.com