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Raisio - Financial Statement Release

Raisio plc, Financial Statements Review 2013: Raisio EBIT continued to improve


Raisio plc       Financial Statements Review 13 February 2014

Raisio plc, Financial Statements Review 2013
RAISIO EBIT CONTINUED TO IMPROVE

January-December 2013

  -- Group EBIT improved by almost 14% on the comparison year. EBIT excluding
     one-off items was EUR 39.3 million (EUR 34.6 million in 2012) accounting
     for 7.1% (5.9%) of net sales.
  -- Strong positive cash flow of EUR 71.8 million, Raisio is net debt free. 
  -- Brands Division showed good profitability. EBIT excluding one-off items was
     13.6% (11.3%) of net sales.
  -- Raisioagro generated positive EBIT: EUR 3.1 million (EUR -0.3 million
     excluding
     one-off items).  
  -- Group net sales totalled EUR 557.6 million (EUR 584.1 million). 
  -- Earnings per share, excluding one-off items, were EUR 0.20 (EUR 0.18).
  -- Dividend proposal EUR 0.13 (EUR 0.12) per share, the eighth consecutive
     year of growth.

October-December 2013

  -- Group EBIT improved by 26% on the comparison period. EBIT excluding one-off
     items was EUR 8.4 million (Q4/2012: EUR 6.6 million) accounting for 6.4%
     (4.8%) of net sales.
  -- Brands Division's EBIT excluding one-off items totalled 12.9% (10.0%) per
     cent of net sales.
  -- Raisioagro's EBIT was EUR -0.3 million (EUR -0.1 million excluding one-off
     items) due to the loss in the already finished production period of the oil
     milling business.
  -- Group net sales totalled EUR 131.2 million (EUR 137.5 million).

Raisio Group's key figures excluding one-off items

                              Q4/     Q4/     Q3/     Q2/     Q1/    2013   2012
                              2013    2012    2013    2013    2013              
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Results from continuing                                                         
 operations                                                                     
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Net sales                M€   131.2   137.5   149.5   148.6  128.3  557.6  584.1
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Change in net sales       %    -4.6    -0.9    -7.1    -1.3   -4.9   -4.5    5.7
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EBIT                     M€     8.4     6.6    12.0    11.0    8.0   39.3   34.6
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EBIT                      %     6.4     4.8     8.0     7.4    6.2    7.1    5.9
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Depreciation and         M€     3.7     4.1     3.7     3.7    3.9   14.9   16.6
 impairment                                                                     
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EBITDA                   M€    12.1    10.8    15.6    14.7   11.9   54.3   51.2
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Net financial expenses   M€    -0.4    -0.4    -0.2    -0.8   -0.4   -1.8   -2.5
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Earnings per share        €    0.05    0.04    0.06    0.05   0.04   0.20   0.18
 (EPS)                                                                          
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Balance sheet                                                                   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Equity ratio              %       -       -       -       -      -   68.2   64.1
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Gearing                   %       -       -       -       -      -   -8.6    4.9
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Net interest-bearing     M€               -       -       -      -  -28.5   16.2
 debt                                                                           
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Equity per share          €       -       -       -       -      -   2.13   2.10
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Dividend per share        €       -       -       -       -      -  0.13*   0.12
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Gross investments**      M€     7.8    17.0     4.0     3.0    1.7   16.5   24.6
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Share                                                                           
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Market                   M€       -       -       -       -      -  683.1  479.3
 capitalisation***                                                              
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Enterprise value (EV)    M€       -       -       -       -      -  654.6  495.5
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EV/EBITDA                         -       -       -       -      -   12.1    9.7
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* Board of Directors' proposal to the Annual General Meeting
** Including acquisitions
*** Excluding the company shares held by the Group

Figures for the comparison period are given in brackets.
The financial statements review has not been audited.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S REVIEW OF 2013

“Raisio Group achieved record EBIT of almost 40 million euros in 2013. EBIT
improved by about 14 per cent on the comparison year. Clear improvement in EBIT
is a good achievement from the company and organisation in the challenging
economic situation of Europe. 

The Group's balance sheet has been kept strong with a positive cash flow of EUR
71.8 million. Raisio is a net debt free company despite our acquisitions of EUR
200 million made on a debt free basis during the growth phase. This gives us a
good opportunity to continue the implementation of the growth phase in line
with our strategy. 

Last spring Raisio and Intellectual Ventures (IV) established a joint venture
Benemilk Ltd whose operations have proceeded well as expected. Several patent
applications related to the Benemilk® innovation have already been filed and
further applications are under development. We have begun preliminary
negotiations with potential Benemilk licensing partners. 

When solving global challenges of the food and agriculture sector, Benemilk Ltd
is shaping up to be a holding company widely combining IPR and technologies.
The latest example of this is the patent application filed in the USA in late
2013 for an invention related to a new salmon feed, which Raisioagro is already
using in its feeds for rainbow trout.” 

Outlook 2014

In 2014, Raisio continues to improve its EBIT. The improvement is estimated to
focus on the second half of 2014 when the ongoing streamlining projects are
completed. 

Raisio plc

Heidi Hirvonen
Communications and IR Manager
Tel. +358 50 567 3060

Further information:
Matti Rihko, CEO, tel. +358 400 830 727
Jyrki Paappa, CFO, tel. +358 50 556 6512
Heidi Hirvonen, Communications and IR Manager, tel. +358 50 567 3060

Event in Finnish for analysts and media will be arranged in Helsinki on 13
February 2014 starting at 2.00 p.m. Finnish time. It will be held at Hotel
Scandic Simonkenttä. The address is Simonkatu 9, Helsinki. 

Chief Executive's video on 2013 in English will be made available
http://www.raisio.com/www/page/8133 

Release dates of Raisio's financial reviews in 2014

  -- Corporate Governance Statement 2013 and Remuneration Statement 2013 will be
     published in week 10
  -- Raisio's Annual Report 2013 will be released online during the week 11 at 
http://annualreport2013.raisio.com
. 
Raisio's Corporate Responsibility Report is part of the online Annual
     Report.
  -- The Annual General Meeting will be held on 27 March 2014.
  -- Interim Report for January-March will be published on 8 May 2014.
  -- Interim Report for January-June will be published on 12 August 2014.
  -- Interim Report for January-September will be published on 4 November 2014.



Raisio Group briefly

Raisio plc is an international specialist in plant-based nutrition. Raisio's
operations are divided into two divisions: Brands and Raisioagro. The Group's
key market areas are Finland, Great Britain, the Czech Republic, Russia,
Ukraine, Poland, Estonia and Sweden. Raisio plc's shares are listed on NASDAQ
OMX Helsinki Ltd. In 2012, the Group's net sales totalled EUR 584 million and
EBIT was EUR 35 million. The Group employs some 1,900 people. Raisio's
best-known brands are Benecol, Honey Monster, Elovena, Fox's, Dormen, Juicee
Gummee, Poppets and Benemilk. 





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