2012-09-27 12:00:01 CEST

2012-09-27 12:00:08 CEST


REGULATED INFORMATION

Finnish English
Sanoma Oyj - Company Announcement

Sanoma renews its operative reporting - all non-core operations to be reported in ‘Other companies and eliminations’


Sanoma Corporation, Stock Exchange Release, 27 September 2012 at 13:00 CET+1

Sanoma renews its operative reporting from the third quarter of 2012. The
change is in line with Sanoma's strategy to focus on consumer media and
learning. The continuing operations of the Group hereafter include three
reportable segments: Media, News and Learning. 

As a result, the Trade segment is no longer a reportable segment. Trade's
remaining operation will hereafter be reported in the line item ‘Other
companies and eliminations'. 

In addition, Aldipress from the Media segment's ‘Other businesses' and all
remaining ‘Other businesses' from the Learning segment, mainly consisting of
AAC Global and Bookwell, will be hereafter reported in the line item ‘Other
companies and eliminations'. 

The line item ‘Other companies and eliminations' hereafter includes non-core
operations, head office functions, real estate companies and Group
eliminations. 

Segment information, net sales by business unit, operating profit by segment
and operating profit excluding non-recurring items by segment for 2011 and
first half of 2012 have been changed accordingly. The revised segment figures
can be found also on Sanoma's website atwww.sanoma.com/archive/files. 

SEGMENT INFORMATION

Segment assets do not include cash and cash equivalents, interest-bearing
receivables and tax receivables. Transactions between segments are based on
market prices. 



Sanoma segments 1.1-30.6.2012                                      
                                                  Other            
                                             companies/            
                                      Lear-      elimi-  Continuing
EUR million             Media   News   ning     nations  operations
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External net sales      741.3  216.3  148.7        83.2     1,189.5
Internal net sales        1.3    0.6    0.8        -2.2         0.5
NET SALES, TOTAL        742.7  216.8  149.5        81.0     1,190.1
OPERATING PROFIT         78.8   14.0   36.2       -14.6       114.4
Share of results in                                                
associated companies    -20.7    0.3   -0.1         0.8       -19.8
Financial income                                   11.9        11.9
Financial expenses                                 39.8        39.8
RESULT BEFORE TAXES                                            66.7
SEGMENT ASSETS        2,802.9  318.3  604.1       189.8     3,915.1





Sanoma segments 1.1-31.3.2012                                      
                                                  Other            
                                             companies/            
                                      Lear-      elimi-  Continuing
EUR million             Media   News   ning     nations  operations
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External net sales      353.4  109.6   37.7        42.5       543.1
Internal net sales        0.7    0.5    0.7        -1.4         0.4
NET SALES, TOTAL        354.1  110.0   38.4        41.1       543.6
OPERATING PROFIT         26.9    8.9  -14.9        -5.0        15.9
Share of results in                                                
associated companies    -17.2    0.1   -0.1         0.8       -16.4
Financial income                                    7.0         7.0
Financial expenses                                 20.7        20.7
RESULT BEFORE TAXES                                           -14.1
SEGMENT ASSETS        2,800.8  326.5  519.3       209.6     3,856.2
Sanoma segments 1.1-31.12.2011                                     
                                                  Other            
                                             companies/            
                                      Lear-      elimi-  Continuing
EUR million             Media   News   ning     nations  operations
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External net sales    1,365.5  434.1  279.6       297.6     2,376.8
Internal net sales        3.7    1.7   11.0       -15.2         1.2
NET SALES, TOTAL      1,369.2  435.8  290.6       282.4     2,378.1
OPERATING PROFIT         90.4   40.2   43.9        -1.9       172.6
Share of results in                                                
associated companies     -2.5    0.6    0.4        -2.2        -3.7
Financial income                                   13.9        13.9
Financial expenses                                 46.6        46.6
RESULT BEFORE TAXES                                           136.3
SEGMENT ASSETS        3,020.7  320.7  516.0       189.5     4,046.8
Sanoma segments 1.1-30.9.2012                                      
                                                  Other            
                                             companies/            
                                      Lear-      elimi-  Continuing
EUR million             Media   News   ning     nations  operations
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External net sales      930.5  322.6  241.6       254.9     1,749.6
Internal net sales        2.9    1.2    9.9       -13.4         0.6
NET SALES, TOTAL        933.4  323.8  251.4       241.6     1,750.2
OPERATING PROFIT         37.4   35.3   66.9       -12.9       126.7
Share of results in                                                
associated companies     -1.0    0.7   -0.1        -1.1        -1.5
Financial income                                    4.6         4.6
Financial expenses                                 24.3        24.3
RESULT BEFORE TAXES                                           105.5
SEGMENT ASSETS        3,022.0  319.8  504.9       194.6     4,041.2



Sanoma segments 1.1-30.6.2011                                      
                                                  Other            
                                             companies/            
                                      Lear-      elimi-  Continuing
EUR million             Media   News   ning     nations  operations
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External net sales      589.3  219.5  135.4       178.2     1,122.3
Internal net sales        2.0    1.1    5.7        -8.3         0.5
NET SALES, TOTAL        591.2  220.6  141.1       169.9     1,122.8
OPERATING PROFIT         69.3   22.8   24.3        27.5       143.9
Share of results in                                                
associated companies      2.6    0.5    0.0        -1.3         1.8
Financial income                                    3.6         3.6
Financial expenses                                 11.3        11.3
RESULT BEFORE TAXES                                           138.0
SEGMENT ASSETS        1,795.1  318.7  561.9       294.3     2,970.1
Sanoma segments 1.1-31.3.2011                                            Other            
                                             companies/            
                                      Lear-      elimi-  Continuing
EUR million             Media   News   ning     nations  operations
-------------------------------------------------------------------
External net sales      279.0  107.7   40.9       102.4       530.0
Internal net sales        1.0    0.6    3.1        -4.6         0.2
NET SALES, TOTAL        280.0  108.4   44.0        97.8       530.2
OPERATING PROFIT         22.8   12.9   -5.1        -3.3        27.2
Share of results in                                                
associated companies      1.7    0.0    0.0         0.2         1.9
Financial income                                    2.3         2.3
Financial expenses                                  4.7         4.7
RESULT BEFORE TAXES                                            26.7
SEGMENT ASSETS        1,772.2  320.8  529.3       375.7     2,997.9



NET SALES BY BUSINESS UNIT                                                      
EUR million                    1-3/   4-6/   1-3/   4-6/   7-9/  10-12/    1-12/
                               2012   2012   2011   2011   2011    2011     2011
MEDIA                                                                           
The Netherlands               171.6  208.1  105.3  130.6  174.0   232.2    642.0
Finland                        77.4   76.7   74.2   79.4   70.0    86.2    309.7
Russia & CEE               49.0   50.1   51.4   54.3   50.8    56.7    213.1
Belgium                        56.8   54.6   50.1   48.7   48.4    61.9    209.1
Other businesses and           -0.7   -0.8   -0.9   -1.8   -0.9    -1.2     -4.8
 eliminations                                                                   
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TOTAL                         354.1  388.6  280.0  311.2  342.2   435.8  1,369.2
NEWS                                                                            
Helsingin Sanomat              59.3   56.2   61.2   61.2   55.3    60.8    238.5
Ilta-Sanomat                   21.2   22.0   19.1   22.2   21.6    21.6     84.4
Other publishing               25.2   24.3   23.7   25.0   22.9    25.4     97.0
Other businesses and            4.3    4.3    4.4    3.9    3.4     4.2     15.9
 eliminations                                                                   
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TOTAL                         110.0  106.8  108.4  112.2  103.2   112.0    435.8
LEARNING                                                                        
Learning                       34.2  109.3   34.3   87.4  100.2    34.7    256.6
Other businesses                4.6    1.8   10.1   10.2   10.8     5.0     36.1
Eliminations                   -0.4    0.0   -0.4   -0.6   -0.6    -0.4     -2.1
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TOTAL                          38.4  111.1   44.0   97.0  110.4    39.2    290.6
Other companies and            41.1   40.0   97.8   72.1   71.6    40.9    282.4
 eliminations                                                                   
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CONTINUING OPERATIONS         543.6  646.5  530.2  592.6  627.4   627.9  2,378.1



OPERATING PROFIT BY SEGMENT                                                     
EUR million                        1-3/  4-6/  1-3/   4-6/   7-9/  10-12/  1-12/              2012  2012  2011   2011   2011    2011   2011
Media                              26.9  51.9  22.8   46.6  -31.9    53.0   90.4
News                                8.9   5.1  12.9    9.9   12.5     4.9   40.2
Learning                          -14.9  51.1  -5.1   29.4   42.6   -23.0   43.9
Other companies and eliminations   -5.0  -9.6  -3.3   30.8  -40.4    11.0   -1.9
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CONTINUING OPERATIONS              15.9  98.5  27.2  116.7  -17.2    46.0  172.6



OPERATING PROFIT EXCLUDING NON-RECURRING ITEMS BY SEGMENT                       
EUR million                        1-3/   4-6/  1-3/   4-6/  7-9/  10-12/  1-12/
                                   2012   2012  2011   2011  2011    2011   2011
Media                              26.9   54.5  22.8   37.5  24.9    64.4  149.5
News                                8.9    5.1  12.9    9.9  12.5    14.1   49.4
Learning                          -14.9   47.0  -6.0   31.1  42.6   -20.0   47.7
Other companies and eliminations   -5.0   -2.4  -3.3  -12.9  -2.4    -3.9  -22.5
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CONTINUING OPERATIONS              15.9  104.2  26.3   65.6  77.6    54.7  224.1



Additional information
Sanoma's Investor Relations, Martti Yrjö-Koskinen, tel. +358 105 19 5064 or
ir@sanoma.com 

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a focus on consumer media and learning. We bring information, experiences,
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11,000 professionals in some 20 countries. In 2011, the Group's restated net
sales totalled EUR 2.4 billion. Sanoma shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX
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