2011-04-28 07:00:00 CEST
2011-04-28 07:00:06 CEST
REGULATED INFORMATION
Tieto Oyj - Interim report (Q1 and Q3)
TIETO's interim report 1/2011 (January-March) - Strong growth; unsatisfactory profitability
Tieto Corporation INTERIM REPORT 28 April 2011, 8.00 am EET 1 (3)
January-March highlights
-- Net sales totalled EUR 461.6 (422.9) million, an increase of 9%.
-- Order intake at EUR 596 (581) million.
-- Operating profit (EBIT) amounted to EUR 23.6 (18.8) million, representing
an operating margin of 5.1% (4.5).
-- Profit after taxes was EUR 13.5 (12.0) million.
-- Net cash flow from operations amounted to EUR 38.8 (27.9) million.
Q1/2011 Q1/2010
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Net sales, EUR million 461.6 422.9
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Change in net sales, % 9 -3
Operating profit (EBITA), EUR million 25.5 20.6
Operating margin (EBITA), % 5.5 4.9
Operating profit (EBIT), EUR million 23.6 18.8
Operating margin (EBIT), % 5.1 4.5
Operating profit (EBIT) excl. one-off items, EUR million 23.9 26.6
Operating margin (EBIT) excl. one-off items, % 5.2 6.3
Profit after taxes, EUR million 13.5 12.0
Net cash flow from operations, EUR million 38.8 27.9
EPS, EUR 0.19 0.17
Return on equity, % 9.9 13.6
Return on capital employed, % 16.1 19.6
Investments, EUR million 65.3 23.3
Interest-bearing net debt, EUR million 76.2 51.9
Gearing, % 14.6 10.2
Personnel on 31 March 18 136 16 880
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Outlook for 2011 unchanged
The IT services market started to recover in the latter part of 2010. For 2011,
industry analysts expect growth of 2-4% for the IT services market in Western
Europe. In 2011, Tieto expects its net sales to develop in line with the
Western European IT services market. Full-year operating profit (EBIT)
excluding one-off items is expected to be better than in 2010 (EUR 110.0
million in 2010).
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN JANUARY-MARCH
Financial performance by market unit
Net Net sales Q1/2010, Change Operating margin Operating margin
sales EUR million , % Q1/2011, % Q1/2010, %
Q1/201
1,
EUR
millio
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Finla 185 185 0 7.1 8.4
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Balt
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Scand 141 111 27 3.4 3.5
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Centr 31 31 2 -15.9 -6.5
al
Euro
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Russ
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Globa 190 172 10 8.2 7.1
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Acco
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Group -86 -77 12
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inati
on
Total 462 423 9 5.1 4.5
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EVENTS AFTER THE PERIOD
In April, Tieto and I-Teco agreed to pull out of their plans to establish a
joint venture company in Russia. The plans were announced in September 2010.
On 12 April, Tieto announced that the share subscription price for Stock Option
2009 C is EUR 12.91 per share.
On 28 April, the Board of Directors announced the change of President and CEO.
Ari Karppinen (born 1957), Executive Vice President, Managed Services and
Transformation in Tieto, was appointed acting President and CEO as of 28 April.
CHANGE IN THE DISCLOSE OF INTERIM REPORTS
Starting from the first-quarter interim report of 2011, Tieto is adopting the
new disclosure procedure enabled by the Standard 5.2b published by the Finnish
Financial Supervision Authority. This is a summary of the interim report and
the complete report including tables is available as an attachment to this
stock exchange release and is also available at www.tieto.com/investors.
For further information, please contact:
Seppo Haapalainen, CFO, tel. +358 2072 63500, +358 400 455587,
seppo.haapalainen@tieto.com, at 8.00-9.00 am EET
Reeta Kaukiainen, VP, Communications and Investor Relations, tel. +358 2072
68711, +358 50 522 0924, reeta.kaukiainen@tieto.com
Press conference for analysts and media will be held at Tieto's premises in
Helsinki, address: Aku Korhosen tie 2‑6, at 2.30 pm EET (1.30 pm CET. 12.30 pm
UK time). The results will be presented in English by Seppo Haapalainen, CFO.
Additionally, Ari Karppinen, acting President and CEO, and Markku Pohjola,
Chairman of the Board of Directors, will be available for questions.
The conference will be webcasted and published live on Tieto's website
www.tieto.com 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. All
releases are posted in full on Tieto's website as soon as they are published.
TIETO CORPORATION
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Tieto is the leading IT service company in Northern Europe providing IT and
product engineering services. Our highly specialized IT solutions and services
complemented by a strong technology platform create tangible business benefits
for our local and global customers. As a trusted transformation partner, we are
close to our customers and understand their unique needs. With more than 17 000
experts, we aim to become a leading service integrator creating the best
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