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Teleste - Interim report (Q1 and Q3)

Teleste Interim Report: Operating profit decreased as expected, orders received increased


Turku, Finland, 2017-05-04 07:30 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TELESTE CORPORATION 
INTERIM REPORT  4 MAY 2017  AT 08:30 



TELESTE CORPORATION INTERIM REPORT 1 JANUARY TO 31 MARCH 2017

OPERATING PROFIT DECREASED AS EXPECTED, ORDERS RECEIVED INCREASED



First quarter of 2017

– Net sales amounted to EUR 60.9 (60.6) million, an increase of 0.5%
– Operating profit stood at EUR 0.2 (2.6) million, a decrease of 91.9%
– Undiluted result per share was EUR 0.00 (0.09) per share, a decrease of 95.7%
- Orders received totalled EUR 73.6 (59.3) million, an increase of 24.2%
– Cash flow from operations was EUR 0.2 (1.6) million, a decrease of 84.5%



Outlook for 2017

We estimate that net sales and operating profit for 2017 will remain below the
2016 level, due to the low order backlog in the beginning of the financial
period, the adaptation measures in services business in Germany and the
investments in growth in new market areas. 



Comments by CEO Jukka Rinnevaara:

‘The first quarter was difficult for Teleste, as expected. The order backlog
was low at the beginning of the year, and the profitability improvement
programme of the services business in Germany required investments. Towards the
end of the quarter, the number of orders received increased and the order
intake improved year-on-year. Net sales were at par with the comparison period,
but operating profit dropped significantly in both business areas.
Nevertheless, we achieved a slightly positive result in the first quarter, even
though our operating profit was burdened by investments in business development
in both business areas. 

Orders received by Video and Broadband Solutions increased, particularly in
video security and information systems. The deliveries of these orders are
mainly scheduled for 2018 and later. Orders received for access network
products increased as well. The most significant growth was achieved in France,
Italy and Denmark. The year-on-year net sales decreased particularly in video
security and information systems because of the low order backlog early in the
financial period. Operating profit decreased mainly as a result of the
decreased net sales in video security and information systems. In addition,
operating profit was depressed by investments in the launching of business in
new market areas. The objective of the investments is to increase the sales in
the coming years. 

Net sales of Network Services improved year-on-year, but operating profit was
predictably negative. The losses were incurred in Germany, where deliveries of
services that included subcontracted excavation work showed a loss and the
profitability of other services did not reach the target level. The development
programme launched in the autumn involved preparing to reorganise and adapt our
services business in Germany in accordance with our customers’ changing needs.
We expect the development programme to improve productivity in the second half
of the year. Investment in the development programme burdened the result of the
first quarter. Business and operating profit developed favourably in the UK,
Switzerland and Finland.’ 



Group Operations in January–March 2017

Key figures                             1–3/2017  1–3/2016  Change %  1–12/2016
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Orders received, EUR million                73.6      59.3     24.2%      244.3
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Net sales, EUR million                      60.9      60.6     +0.5%      259.5
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EBIT, EUR million                            0.2       2.6    -91.9%       15.6
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EBIT %                                      0.3%      4.3%                 6.0%
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Profit for the period, EUR million           0.1       1.7    -95.7%       11.8
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Earnings per share, EUR                     0.00      0.09    -95.7%       0.65
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Cash flow from operations, EUR million       0.2       1.6    -84.5%        8.8
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Net gearing, %                             25.6%     25.5%                25.0%
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Equity ratio, %                            52.7%     50.6%                52.5%
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Personnel at period-end                    1,489     1,496     -0.5%      1,511
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Orders received by the Group in the first quarter totalled EUR 73.6 (59.3)
million, an increase of 24.2% year-on-year. Compared with the end of the
comparative period, order backlog decreased by 1.6% to EUR 39.6 (40.3) million.
Net sales amounted to EUR 60.9 (60.6) million, an increase of 0.5%
year-on-year. 

Expenses for material and production services were EUR 33.9 (31.6) million, an
increase of 7.3%. The increase of expenses is mainly attributable to Network
Services, in which subcontracting increased in services business year-on-year.
Personnel expenses were at par with the comparative period, amounting to EUR
17.6 (17.6) million. Depreciation, amortisation and other operating expenses
increased by 5.8% to EUR 9.6 (9.1) million. Operating profit decreased by 91.9%
to EUR 0.2 (2.6) million, representing 0.3% (4.3%) of net sales. The decrease
in operating profit resulted from decreased net sales in Video and Broadband
Solutions, investments in launching business in new market areas and the
development programme to adapt our services business in Germany in accordance
with our customers’ changing needs. 

Financial expenses amounted to EUR 0.1 (0.4) million. Taxes stood at EUR 0.0
(0.5) million and the effective tax rate was 25.3% (24.1%). Undiluted result
per share was EUR 0.00 (0.09) per share, a decrease of 95.7%. 

Cash flow from operations was EUR 0.2 (1.6) million. The decrease in the cash
flow from operations was mainly due to the decreased operating profit. 



Video and Broadband Solutions January–March 2017

EUR 1,000        1–3/2017  1–3/2016  Change  1–12/2016
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Orders received    48,116    36,392   32.2%    149,011
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Net sales          35,403    37,693   -6.1%    164,231
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EBIT                  817     2,449  -66.6%     16,482
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EBIT %               2.3%      6.5%              10.0%
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Orders received increased by 32.2% year-on-year, being EUR 48.1 (36.4) million.
Compared with the end of the comparative period, order backlog decreased by
1.6% to EUR 39.6 (40.3) million. Net sales decreased by 6.1% to EUR 35.4 (37.7)
million. Net sales decreased in video security and information systems, which
had a lower than normal order backlog at the beginning of the year. Operating
profit decreased by 66.6% to EUR 0.8 (2.4) million, representing 2.3% (6.5%) of
net sales. The most significant decrease in operating profit was seen in video
security and information systems, as the level of deliveries was lower than in
the comparative period. In addition to lower net sales, operating profit was
depressed by investments in the launching of business in new market areas. 

R&D expenses amounted to EUR 2.9 (2.7) million, representing 8.0% (7.3%) of the
business area's net sales. Product development projects focused on distributed
access architecture, network products complying with the DOCSIS 3.1 standard,
video security and information solutions, and customer-specific projects.
Capitalised R&D expenses amounted to EUR 0.8 (0.5) million. Depreciation on R&D
expenses was EUR 0.4 (0.3) million. 



Network Services January–March 2017

EUR 1,000        1–3/2017  1–3/2016   Change  1–12/2016
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Orders received    25,531    22,923   +11.4%     95,297
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Net sales          25,531    22,923   +11.4%     95,297
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EBIT                 -606       154  -494.6%       -847
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EBIT %              -2.4%      0.7%               -0.9%
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In the first quarter, orders received and net sales increased by 11.4% to EUR
25.5 (22.9) million. Net sales increased in all markets except Belgium.
Operating profit dropped significantly year-on-year and was negative, EUR -0.6
(+0.2) million. Operating profit represented -2.4% (0.7%) of net sales. The
operating losses were incurred in Germany, resulting from a lower operational
productivity year-on-year and loss-making deliveries of services that included
subcontracted excavation work. The corrective measures initiated in the autumn
did not yet significantly improve performance. 



Personnel and organisation in January–March 2017

In the period under review, the average number of people employed by the Group
was 1,507 (1,499/2016, 1,466/2015); of these, 751 (726) were employed by Video
and Broadband Solutions and 756 (773) by Network Services. At the end of the
review period, the Group employed 1,489 people (1,496/2016, 1,462/2015), of
whom 65% (67%/2016, 68%/2015) were stationed abroad. Approximately 2% of the
Group's employees were working outside Europe. 

Personnel expenses decreased by 0.1% year-on-year to EUR 17.6 (17.6/2016,
17.0/2015) million. 

Investments and product development in January–March 2017

Investments by the Group totalled EUR 1.4 (1.2) million, equalling 2.2% (1.9%)
of net sales. Investments in product development amounted to EUR 0.8 (0.5)
million. Of the investments, EUR 0.2 (0.1) million were carried out under
financial lease arrangements. 

Product development projects focused on distributed access architecture,
network products complying with the DOCSIS 3.1 standard, video security and
information solutions, and customer-specific projects. 

Financing and Capital Structure in January–March 2017

Cash flow from operations was EUR 0.2 (1.6) million. The decrease in the cash
flow from operations was mainly due to the decreased operating profit. 

The parent company has at its disposal financial and credit facilities
amounting to a total of EUR 45.0 million. These binding credit limits are valid
until the end of March 2018. At the end of the period under review, the amount
of unused binding credit facilities was EUR 19.0 (15.4) million. 

The Group's equity ratio was 52.7% (50.6%) and net gearing 25.6% (25.5%). On 31
March 2017, the Group's interest-bearing debt stood at EUR 30.6 (34.4) million. 

Key Risks Faced by the Business Areas

Founded in 1954, Teleste is a technology and services company consisting of two
business areas – Video and Broadband Solutions and Network Services. With
Europe as the main market area, our customers include cable operators, public
transport operators, train manufacturers and specified organisations in the
public sector. 

In Video and Broadband Solutions, customer-specific and integrated deliveries
of solutions create favourable conditions for growth. On the other hand, the
allocation of resources to the deliveries and the technical implementation are
demanding tasks, which is why there are also risks involved. In particular,
deliveries of integrated safety and information systems for passenger transport
may be large in size, setting high demands for the project quotation
calculation and management and, consequently, involving risks. Our customers'
network investments vary depending on their need to upgrade and their financial
structure. 

Many competitors in the business area come from the USA, which is why the
exchange rate of the euro against the US dollar has an effect on our
competitiveness. The development of the exchange rates of the US dollar and the
Chinese renminbi against the euro influences our product costs. The company
hedges against short-term currency exposure by means of forward exchange
contracts. The modest economic growth and the challenges faced by the European
public sector may slow down the implementation of customers’ investment plans.
Furthermore, a reduction in consumer purchasing power in Europe may slow down
the cable operators’ network investments. Increased competition created by the
new service providers (OTT) may undermine the cable operators' ability to
invest. Consequences of natural phenomena or accidents, such as fire, may
reduce the availability of components in the order-delivery chain of
electronics industry or suspend our own manufacturing operations. Correct
technological choices and their timing are vital to our success. Various
technologies are used in our products and solutions, and the intellectual
property rights associated with the application of these technologies can be
interpreted in different ways by different parties. Such difficulties of
interpretation may lead to costly investigations or court proceedings.
Regardless of careful planning and quality assurance, complex products may fail
in the customer's network and lead to expensive repair obligations. 

Net sales of Network Services come mainly from a small number of large European
customers. Therefore, a significant change in the demand for our services by
any one of them is reflected in the actual deliveries and profitability.
Improvement of customer satisfaction and productivity requires efficient
service process management, as well as innovative process, product and
logistics solutions to ensure the quality and cost-efficiency of services.
Smooth functioning of cable networks requires efficient technical management of
the networks and suitable equipment solutions in accordance with contractual
obligations. This, in turn, requires continuous and goal-directed development
of the skills and knowledge of our personnel and subcontractors. In addition,
the sufficiency and usage rates of our personnel and subcontractor network
influence the Company’s delivery capacity and profitability. In larger projects
with overall responsibility, tender calculation and project management are
complex tasks that involve risks. Severe weather conditions may affect our
ability to deliver products and services. 

Teleste’s strategy involves risks and uncertainties: new business opportunities
may fail to be identified or successfully exploited. The business areas must
take into account market movements, such as consolidations among our customers
and competitors. Intensified competition may decrease the prices of products
and solutions faster than we are able to reduce our products’ manufacturing and
delivery costs. Various information systems are critical to the development,
manufacturing and supply of products to our customers. The maintenance of
information systems and deployment of new systems involve risks that may affect
our ability to deliver products and services. Information systems may also be
exposed to external threats and we need to protect them. Recruiting and
maintaining skilled personnel requires encouragement, development and
recruitment efforts, which can fail. 

The Board of Directors annually reviews essential business risks and their
management. Risk management constitutes an integral part of the strategic and
operational activities of the business areas. Risks are reported to the Board
on a regular basis. 

On 23 December 2016, a competitor of Teleste filed two complaints against
Teleste Limited, demanding damages from the company for the infringement of two
patents. Teleste denies patent infringement in both cases. According to the
assessment by Teleste’s management, the results of said litigations are not
expected to have material effect on Teleste’s financial position. 

Group Structure

The parent company has branch offices in Australia an the Netherlands and
subsidiaries in 14 countries outside Finland. 

Shares and Changes in Share Capital

On 31 March 2017, Tianta Oy was the largest single shareholder with a holding
of 23.2%. 

In the period under review, the lowest company share price was EUR 8.25 (7.29)
and the highest was EUR 9.62 (9.89). Closing price on 31 March 2017 stood at
EUR 8.71 (8.69). According to Euroclear Finland Ltd, the number of shareholders
at the end of the period under review was 5,851 (5,586). Foreign and
nominee-registered holdings accounted for 5.4% (6.7%) of the shares. From 1
January to 31 March 2017, a total of 0.6 (1.0) million Teleste shares were
traded on the Nasdaq Helsinki, and the value of shares traded was EUR 5.3 (8.2)
million. 

At the end of March 2017, the Group held 863,953 (863,953) of its own shares,
of which the parent company Teleste Corporation had 863,953 (321,953) shares
and the controlled companies had 0 (542,000) shares. At the end of the period,
the Group's holding of the total number of shares amounted to 4.6% (4.6%). 

On 31 March 2017, the company’s registered share capital stood at EUR
6,966,932.80, divided into 18,985,588 shares. 

Valid authorisations at the end of the review period:

– Purchases of own shares: up to a maximum of 1,200,000 of the company’s own
shares, valid until 6 October 2017. 
– Issue of new shares: up to a maximum of 4,000,000 shares, valid until 31
March 2017. 
– Transfer of own shares held by the company: up to a maximum of 1,800,000
shares, valid until 31 March 2017. 
– The maximum number of shares that may be subscribed by virtue of the special
rights granted by the company is 2,500,000; the special rights are included in
the above maximum warrants concerning new shares and own shares held by the
Group. The authorisation is valid until 31 March 2017. 

Events after the end of the review period

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Teleste Corporation held on 6 April 2017
adopted the financial statements for 2016 and discharged the Board of Directors
and the CEO from liability for the financial period 2016. The AGM confirmed the
dividend of EUR 0.25 per share as proposed by the Board. Dividend was paid on
19 April 2017 on shares other than own shares held by the Company. 

The AGM decided that the Board of Directors shall consist of five members.
Pertti Ervi, Jannica Fagerholm, Timo Miettinen, Timo Luukkainen and Kai Telanne
were re-elected as members of Teleste Corporation’s Board of Directors. Timo
Miettinen was elected Chair of the Board in the organising meeting held after
the AGM. 

The AGM decided to elect one auditor for Teleste Corporation. Authorised public
accountant firm KPMG Oy Ab was elected the Company’s auditor. The auditor has
appointed Petri Kettunen, APA, as the auditor in charge. 

The Annual General Meeting decided to authorise the Board to decide on the
purchase of the company’s own shares. According to the authorisation, the Board
of Directors may acquire 1,200,000 own shares of the company otherwise than in
proportion to the holdings of the shareholders with unrestricted equity through
trading on regulated market organised by Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd at the market
price of the time of the purchase. This authorisation is valid for 18 months
from the date of the AGM’s decision. The authorisation overrides any previous
authorisations to purchase the company’s own shares. 

The Annual General Meeting decided to authorise the Board of Directors to
decide on issuing new shares and/or transferring the Company’s own shares held
by the Company and/or granting special rights referred to in Chapter 10,
section 1 of the Limited Liability Companies Act in accordance with the Board’s
proposal. Under the authorisation, the Board of Directors has the right to
decide on issuing new shares and/or transferring the Company’s own shares held
by the Company, so that the maximum total number of shares issued and/or
transferred is 2,000,000. The total number of new shares to subscribe under the
special rights granted by the Company and own shares held by the Company to be
transferred may not exceed 1,000,000 shares, which number is included in the
above maximum number concerning new shares and the Group's own shares held by
the Company. 

The authorisations are valid for 18 months from the date of the AGM’s decision.



Outlook for 2017

The business objective of Video and Broadband Solutions is to maintain its
strong market position in Europe and to strengthen this market position in
selected new markets outside Europe. Due to the low order backlog, the weight
of net sales and operating profit of Video and Broadband Solutions will be on
the second half of the year. 

Network capacity will continue to grow, with operators responding to consumers’
new and expanding broadband and video service needs. We estimate the demand for
access network products in Europe to continue on a par with 2016. Teleste’s
entire access network product portfolio has been renewed in accordance with the
DOCSIS 3.1 standard, and our offering allows the cable operators to increase
their network capacity competitively. Our clientele is becoming consolidated
and our competitors are introducing their own DOCSIS 3.1 products in the
market, resulting in pressure on the pricing of products. The American markets
in particular are growing strongly, providing significant growth opportunities
for Teleste’s access network products. In 2017, we will start investing in
access network products that are suitable for new markets. The objective of the
investments is the long-term increase in sales. 

Demand for video security solutions for public spaces continues worldwide, but
some investment decisions may be delayed by the economic situation. Teleste’s
video security solution for public space introduced in Paris provides new
opportunities for other major cities of the world. The added value in the
ecosystem has increasingly shifted to software and intelligence, and price
erosion in the traditional video security equipment market continues. New
innovations and solutions are also changing the rail industry passenger
information solution business. It is necessary to improve the productivity and
cost-efficiency of traditional business. The improvement of competitiveness
requires R&D investments in new intelligent solutions. 

As to Network Services, our business objective is to further develop the
operational efficiency and increase the share of those services that provide
our customers with higher added value. Our aim is to improve the profitability
of the provided services particularly in Germany. We are preparing to
reorganise and adapt our services in Germany in accordance with our customers’
changing needs. We estimate the demand for all-inclusive network services in
our key target markets to continue at least at the level of the previous year. 

We estimate that net sales and operating profit for 2017 will remain below the
2016 level, due to the low order backlog in the beginning of the financial
period, the adaptation measures in services business in Germany and the
investments in growth in new market areas. 



3 May 2017



Teleste Corporation           Jukka Rinnevaara
Board of Directors            President and CEO



This interim report has been compiled in compliance with IAS 34, as it is
accepted within EU, using the recognition and valuation principles with those
used in the Annual Report. Teleste has prepared this interim report applying
the same accounting principles as those described in detail in its the
consolidated financial statements. The data stated in this report is unaudited.
The changes in IAS1, IFRS13 and IAS19 have been applied in this interim report
and they do not have any material impact on the financial reporting. 



STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME           1-3/      1-3/   Change %      1-12/
 (tEUR)                                     2017      2016                  2016
                                                                                
Net Sales                                 60,934    60,616      0.5 %    259,528
      Other operating income                 433       316     36.8 %      3,372
      Materials and services             -33,948   -31,637      7.3 %   -137,078
      Personnel expenses                 -17,628   -17,639     -0.1 %    -72,566
      Depreciation                        -1,323    -1,197     10.5 %     -4,934
      Other operating expenses            -8,257    -7,857      5.1 %    -32,687
Operating profit                             211     2,602    -91.9 %     15,635
                                                                                
      Financial income and expenses         -116      -409    -71.6 %       -814
Profit after financial items                  95     2,194    -95.7 %     14,821
                                                                                
Profit before taxes                           95     2,194    -95.7 %     14,821
                                                                                
      Taxes                                  -24      -530    -95.5 %     -3,001
                                                                                
Net profit                                    71     1,664    -95.7 %     11,820
                                                                                
Attributable to:                                                                
      Equity holders of the parent            71     1,664    -95.7 %     11,820
                                                                                
Earnings per share for result of the year attributable to the equity holders    
of the parent                                                                   
(expressed in euro per share)                                                   
      Basic                                 0.00      0.09    -95.7 %       0.65
      Diluted                               0.00      0.09    -95.8 %       0.65
                                                                                
Total comprehensive income for the period (tEUR)                                
Net profit                                    71     1,664    -95.7 %     11,820
Possible items with future net profit                                           
 effect                                                                         
Translation differences                      361        -4        n/a       -879
Fair value reserve                            35      -149        n/a       -135
Total comprehensive income for the           467     1,511    -69.1 %     10,806
 period                                                                         
                                                                                
Attributable to:                                                                
      Equity holders of the parent           467     1,511    -69.1 %     10,806



STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION  (tEUR)      31/03/   31/03/  Change %   31/12/
                                               2017     2016               2016
Non-current assets                                                             
     Property,plant,equipment                11,204   11,459    -2.2 %   11,325
     Goodwill                                37,415   37,653    -0.6 %   37,374
     Other intangible assets                  7,374    6,676    10.5 %    7,171
     Deferred tax assets                      2,122    1,677    26.5 %    1,833
     Available-for-sale Investments             693      707    -1.9 %      693
                                             58,809   58,171     1.1 %   58,396
Current assets                                                                 
     Inventories                             32,821   32,076     2.3 %   33,544
     Trade and other receivables             61,369   54,243    13.1 %   60,676
     Cash and cash equivalents                8,857   14,214   -37.7 %    9,496
                                            103,048  100,533     2.5 %  103,716
                                                                               
Total assets                                161,857  158,704     2.0 %  162,112
                                                                               
Shareholder's equity and liabilities                                           
     Share capital                            6,967    6,967     0.0 %    6,967
     Other equity                            77,949   72,126     8.1 %   77,455
                                             84,917   79,093     7.4 %   84,422
                                                                               
Non-current liabilities                                                        
     Provisions                               1,076    1,027     4.8 %    1,081
     Deferred tax liabilities                 1,314    1,581   -16.9 %    1,630
     Non interest bearing liabilities           100    2,183   -95.4 %      135
     Interest bearing liabilities            28,982   33,101   -12.4 %   28,036
                                             31,472   37,892   -16.9 %   30,882
Current liabilities                                                            
     Trade payables and other liabilities    41,265   38,742     6.5 %   41,900
     Current tax payable                      1,671      977    71.0 %    1,477
     Provisions                                 881      689    27.9 %      858
     Interest bearing liabilities             1,651    1,311    25.9 %    2,573
                                             45,468   41,719     9.0 %   46,808
                                                                               
Total shareholder's equity and liabilities  161,857  158,704     2.0 %  162,112



CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT (tEUR)           1-3/    1-3/  Change %   1-12/
                                                  2017    2016              2016
Cash flows from operating activities                                            
   Profit for the period                            71   1,664   -95.7 %  11,820
   Adjustments                                   1,468   2,195   -33.1 %   6,737
   Interest and other financial expenses and      -116    -409   -71.6 %    -814
    incomes                                                                     
   Paid Taxes                                     -932    -618    50.8 %  -3,151
   Change in working capital                      -247  -1,261   -80.4 %  -5,827
Cash flow from operating activities                244   1,571    -84.5%   8,765
Cash flow from investing activities                                             
   A conditional supplementary contract price        0    -485       n/a    -485
    for prior subsidiary acquisition                                            
   Purchases of property, plant and equipment     -335    -290    15.5 %  -1,410
    (PPE)                                                                       
   Proceeds from sales of PPE                        7       7     0.0 %      43
   Purchases of intangible assets                 -766    -538    42.4 %  -2,507
Net cash used in investing activities           -1,094  -1,306   -16.2 %  -4,359
Cash flow from financing activities                                             
   Proceeds from borrowings                          0   4,000  -100.0 %   4,170
   Payments of borrowings                         -150  -2,724   -94.5 %  -6,710
   Dividends paid                                    0       0       n/a  -4,168
Net cash used in financing activities             -150   1,276  -111.8 %  -6,708
                                                                                
Change in cash                                                                  
   Cash in the beginning                         9,496  12,677   -25.1 %  12,677
   Effect of currency changes                      361      -4       n/a    -879
   Change                                       -1,000   1,541       n/a  -2,302
   Cash at the end                               8,857  14,214   -37.7 %   9,496



KEY FIGURES                                       1-3/    1-3/  Change %   1-12/
                                                  2017    2016              2016
   Earnings per share, EUR                        0.00    0.09   -95.7 %    0.65
   Earnings per share fully diluted, EUR          0.00    0.09   -95.8 %    0.65
   Shareholders' equity per share, EUR            4.69    4.36     7.4 %    4.66
                                                                                
   Return on equity                              0.3 %   8.5 %   -96.1 %  14.6 %
   Return on capital employed                    1.1 %   9.4 %   -87.8 %  14.8 %
   Equity ratio                                 52.7 %  50.6 %     4.1 %  52.5 %
   Gearing                                      25.6 %  25.5 %     0.4 %  25.0 %
                                                                                
   Investments, tEUR                             1,357   1,158    17.2 %   5,488
   Investments % of net sales                    2.2 %   1.9 %    16.6 %   2.1 %
   Order backlog, tEUR                          39,643  40,304    -1.6 %  26,930
   Personnel, average                            1,507   1,499     0.5 %   1,514
                                                                                
   Number of shares (thousands)                 18,986  18,986     0.0 %  18,986
   including own shares                                                         
   Highest share price, EUR                       9.62    9.89    -2.7 %   10.24
   Lowest share price, EUR                        8.25    7.29    13.2 %    7.29
   Average share price, EUR                       8.83    8.49     4.0 %    8.69
                                                                                
   Turnover, in million shares                     0.6     1.0   -37.2 %     3.5
   Turnover, in MEUR                               5.3     8.2   -34.7 %    30.6
                                                                                
Treasury shares                                                                 
                                                Number            % of     % of 
                                             of shares           shares    votes
                                                                                
   Possession of company's own shares          863,953             4.55%   4.55%
    31.3.2017                                                                   
                                                                                
Contingent liabilities and pledged assets (tEUR)                                
                                                                                
Leasing and rent liabilities                     9,368   8,786     6.6 %   9,144
                                                                                
                                                                                
Derivative instruments (tEUR)                                                   
   Value of underlying forward contracts        24,545  20,014    22.6 %  22,550
   Market value of forward contracts                76      18   322.2 %     334
   Interest rate swap                           10,000  10,000     0.0 %  10,000
   Market value of interest swap                  -100    -149   -32.9 %    -135
                                                                                
Taxes are computed on the basis of the tax on the profit for the period.        



OPERATING SEGMENTS (tEUR)                        1-3/    1-3/  Change %    1-12/
                                                 2017    2016               2016
Video and Broadband Solutions                                                   
   Orders received                             48,116  36,392    32.2 %  149,011
   Net sales                                   35,403  37,693    -6.1 %  164,231
   EBIT                                           817   2,449   -66.6 %   16,482
   EBIT%                                        2.3 %   6.5 %             10.0 %
Network Services                                                                
   Orders received                             25,531  22,923    11.4 %   95,297
   Net sales                                   25,531  22,923    11.4 %   95,297
   EBIT                                          -606     154  -494.6 %     -847
   EBIT%                                       -2.4 %   0.7 %             -0.9 %
Total                                                                           
   Orders received                             73,647  59,315    24.2 %  244,308
   Net sales                                   60,934  60,616     0.5 %  259,528
   EBIT                                           211   2,602   -91.9 %   15,635
   EBIT%                                        0.3 %   4.3 %              6.0 %
   Financial items                               -116    -409       n/a     -814
   Operating segments net profit before taxes      95   2,194   -95.7 %   14,821



Information per quarter        1-3/17  10-12/16  7-9/16  4-6/16  1-3/16  4/2016-
 (tEUR)                                                                   3/2017
Video and Broadband Solutions                                                   
         Orders received       48,116    39,548  30,601  42,470  36,392  160,735
         Net sales             35,403    43,496  40,273  42,769  37,693  161,940
         EBIT                     817     5,309   5,545   3,180   2,449   14,850
         EBIT %                 2.3 %    12.2 %  13.8 %   7.4 %   6.5 %    9.2 %
Network Services                                                                
         Orders received       25,531    25,066  22,589  24,719  22,923   97,905
         Net sales             25,531    25,066  22,589  24,719  22,923   97,905
         EBIT                    -606      -975    -717     691     154   -1,607
         EBIT %                -2.4 %    -3.9 %  -3.2 %   2.8 %   0.7 %   -1.6 %
Total                                                                           
         Orders received       73,647    64,614  53,190  67,189  59,315  258,640
         Net sales             60,934    68,562  62,862  67,488  60,616  259,845
         EBIT                     211     4,334   4,828   3,871   2,603   13,244
         EBIT %                 0.3 %     6.3 %   7.7 %   5.7 %   4.3 %    5.1 %



Attributable to equity holders of the parent (tEUR)                             
A                                Share capital                                  
B                                Share premium                                  
C                                Translation differences                        
D                                Retained earnings                              
E                                Invested free capital                          
F                                Other funds                                    
G                                Total equity                                   
                                   A      B     C       D      E     F       G  
Shareholder's equity 1.1.2017    6,967  1,504  -978  73,922  3,140  -135  84,420
   Total comprehensive income                   361      71           35     467
    for the period                                                              
   Equity-settled share-based                            30                   30
    payments                                                                    
Shareholder's equity 31.3.2017   6,967  1,504  -617  74,023  3,140  -100  84,917
                                                                                
                                                                                
Shareholder's equity 1.1.2016    6,967  1,504   -99  66,034  3,140     0  77,545
   Total comprehensive income                    -4   1,664         -149   1,511
    for the period                                                              
   Equity-settled share-based                            37                   37
    payments                                                                    
Shareholder's equity 31.3.2016   6,967  1,504  -103  67,735  3,140  -149  79,093




CALCULATION OF KEY FIGURES



Return on        Profit/loss for the financial period                           
 equity:         ------------------------------   * 100                         
                 Shareholders’ equity (average)                                 
Return on        Profit/loss for the period after financial items + financing   
 capital          charges                                                       
 employed:       ------------------------------   * 100                         
                 Total assets - non-interest-bearing                            
                 liabilities (average)                                          
Equity ratio:    Shareholders' equity                                           
                 -----------------------------   * 100                          
                 Total assets - advances received                               
Gearing:         Interest bearing liabilities - cash in hand and in bank -      
                  interest bearing assets                                       
                 -----------------------------   * 100                          
                 Shareholders' equity                                           
Earnings per     Profit for the period attributable to equity holder of the     
 share:           parent                                                        
                 ----------------------------------------------                 
                 Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during  
                  the period                                                    
Earnings per     Profit for the period attributable to equity holder of the     
 share,           parent (diluted)                                              
 diluted:        ----------------------------------------------- Average number 
                  of shares - own shares + number of options at the period-end  



Major shareholders by number of shares March 31,   Number of shares  % of shares
 2017                                                                           
Tianta Oy                                                 4,409,712        23.23
Mandatum Life Insurance Company Limited                   1,679,200         8.84
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company                1,084,475         5.71
Teleste Oyj                                                 863,953         4.55
Kaleva Mutual Insurance Company                             824,641         4.34
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company                      521,150         2.74
The State Pension Fund                                      500,000         2.63
Julius Tallberg Corp.                                       260,368         1.37
Nieminen Jorma Juhani                                       250,000         1.32
Danske Invest Finnish Small Cap Fund                        242,800         1.28



Shareholders by sector                    Number of         %    Number of  % of
March 31, 2017                         shareholders        of  shares     shares
                                                       Owners                   
                                                                                
Households                                    5,494     93.90  4,834,547   25.46
Public sector institutions                        4    0.07    2,115,725   11.14
Financial and insurance                          20    0.34    4,265,656   22.47
 institutions                                                                   
Corporations                                    266    4.55    7,557,703   39.81
Non-profit institutions                          24    0.41    59,885    0.32   
Foreign                                          43    0.73    152,072    0.80  
                                                                                
Total                                         5,851    100.00  18,985,588 100.00
Of which nominee registered                       9      0.15  902,852   4.76   



Major shareholders by                 Number of        % of   Number of     % of
 distribution of shares March      shareholders  shareholde      shares   shares
 31, 2017                                                rs                     
                           1-100          1,511       25.82      93,639     0.49
                         101-500          2,542       43.45     686,829     3.62
                       501-1,000            820       14.01     659,877     3.48
                     1,001-5,000            790       13.50   1,721,177     9.07
                    5,001-10,000             82        1.40     588,651     3.10
                   10,001-50,000             79        1.35   1,595,082     8.40
                  50,001-100,000              6        0.10     412,020     2.17
                 100,001-500,000             15        0.26   3,845,182    20.25
                        500,001-              6        0.10   9,383,131    49.42
                                                                                
Total                                     5,851      100.00  18,985,588   100.00
of which nominee registered                   9        0.15     902,852     4.76



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