Report By the Board of Directors

Financial performance during January-December 2014

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (MEUR)
1–12/2014
12 MONTHS
1–12/2013
12 MONTHS
Continuing operations    
     Net sales 224.1 199.3
     Operating profit / loss 16.8 8.1
     Financial income and expenses -1.3 -0.9
     Result before tax 15.5 7.2
Result for the period from Continuing Operations 12.3 6.7
Result for the period from Discontinuing Operations 0.2 24.3
Result for the Period 12.5 30.9
Total Comprehensive Income for the Period 12.9 30.9
     
Result for the period attributable to:    
     Equity holders of the parent 12.5 30.9
Total comprehensive income for the period attributable to:    
     Equity holders of the parent 12.9 30.9
     
Earnings per share from Continuing Operations, EUR 0.093 0.051
  • Cash flow from operating activities was EUR 10.5 million (EUR 34.7 million, in 2013).
  • Net cash flow was EUR 0.3 million (EUR 28.7 million, in 2013, including non-recurring net cash flow of about EUR 28 million resulting from the sale of the Test Tools product business and the repayment of capital of EUR 14.3 million, distributed in December 2013).
  • Equity ratio was 62.3% (65.1%, December 31, 2013).
  • Net gearing was -37.4% (-46.1%, December 31, 2013).

Quarterly figures

ELEKTROBIT GROUP'S NET SALES AND OPERATING RESULT, MEUR  4Q 14 3Q 14 2Q 14 1Q 14  4Q 13
Net sales 67.8 52.5 52.2 51.7 59.5
Operating profit (loss) 7.2 4.6 3.1 1.9 5.7
Operating profit (loss) without non-recurring costs 7.8 3.5 3.1 1.9 5.7
Result before taxes 6.5 4.2 2.8 1.9 5.5
Result for the period 6.4 2.6 1.8 1.7 5.0

Non-recurring items are exceptional gains and costs that are not related to normal business operations and occur only seldom. These items include capital gains or losses, significant changes in asset values such as write-downs or reversals of write-downs, significant restructuring costs, or other items that the management considers to be non-recurring. When evaluating a non-recurring item, the euro translation value of the item is considered, and in case of a change in an asset value, it is measured against the total value of the asset.

In 2014 the result of Wireless Business Segment reported non-recurring items as follows:

  • Non-recurring income of approximately EUR 1.1 million resulting from the reorganization cases of TerreStar companies during the third quarter of the year
  • Non-recurring costs of EUR 0.6 million resulting from Wireless Business Segment“s personnel layoffs and from the acquisition costs of SafeMove during the last quarter
 
NET SALES AND OPERATING PROFIT DEVELOPMENT BY BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND OTHER BUSINESSES, CONTINUING OPERATIONS, MEUR  4Q 14 3Q 14 2Q 14 1Q 14  4Q 13
Automotive             
Net sales to external customers 51.6  42.5 39.8  37.5  41.1
Net sales to other segments 0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0 
Operating profit (loss) 5.4  3.5  4.2  2.9 5.4
             
Wireless          
Net sales to external customers 16.1 10.0 12.4 14.2 18.3
Net sales to other segments 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Operating profit (loss) 2.0 1.1 -0.9 -1.1 0.3
           
Other businesses          
Net sales to external customers 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Operating profit (loss) -0.2 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 0.0
           
Total          
Net sales 67.8 52.5 52.2 51.7 59.5
Operating profit (loss) 7.2 4.6 3.1 1.9 5.7

 

THE DISTRIBUTION OF NET SALES BY MARKET AREAS, MEUR AND %  4Q 14 3Q 14 2Q 14 1Q 14  4Q 13
Asia 2.1
3.1%
2.6
5.0%
1.8
3.5%
2.5
4.9%
2.3
3.9%

Americas
10.1
14.9%
7.6
14.5%
6.6
12.7%
7.2
13.8%
8.0
13.4%

Europe
55.6
82.0%
42.3
80.6%
43.8
83.8%
42.0
81.3%
49.2
82.7%

The 2013 figures presented in comparison in this Report by Board of Directors include the figures of Continuing Operations only.