Annual Report 2018
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Financial Performance in January-December 2018

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income, MEUR 2018 2017
  12 months 12 months 
     Net sales 62.8 51.6
     Operating profit / loss 2.8 -6.2
     Financial income and expenses -0.1 0.4
     Result before tax 2.7 -5.8
Result for the period from continuing operations 4.0 -4.8
Result for the period from discontinuing operations 0.0 1.7 
Result for the period 4.0 -3.1
Total comprehensive income for the period 4.1 -3.2
     
Result for the period attributable to:    
     Equity holders of the parent 4.0 -3.1
Total comprehensive income for the period attributable to:    
     Equity holders of the parent 4.1 -3.2
     
Earnings per share from continuing operations, EUR 0.113 -0.133

 

  • Cash flow from operating activities was EUR -0.5 million (EUR -0.0 million, in 2017).

  • Net cash flow during the period was EUR -32.0 million. As the most significant item the net cash flow includes EUR 15.1 million investments made into own product development and the EUR 10.7 million dividend payment (EUR -32.0 million, in 2017, including EUR 5.8 million investments in own R&D and EUR 10.7 million dividend payment as well as investments into the new premises in Oulu, as the most significant item).

  • Equity ratio was 84.7 percent (85.6 percent, December 31, 2017).

  • Net gearing was -26.7 percent (-52.9 percent, December 31, 2017).

Half Year Figures

Group's net sales and operating result, MEUR  2H/18 1H/18 2H/17 1H/17
Net sales 34.5 28.3 24.5 27.1
Operating profit (loss) 3.7 -0.8 -3.4 -2.8
Result before taxes 3.5 -0.8 -3.4 -2.4
Result for the period 4.8 -0.8 -2.4 -2.4
         
Distribution of net sales by product and services, MEUR and % 2H/18 1H/18 2H/17 1H/17
Product based netsales 19,0 11,8 9,1 7,2
  54,9 % 41,8 % 37,2 % 26,5 %
Services based net sales 15,6 16,5 15,2 19,7
  45,1 % 58,2 % 62,0 % 72,2 %
Other net sales     0,2 0,2
      0,8 % 0,7 %
Distribution of net sales by market areas, MEUR and %  2H/18 1H/18 2H/17 1H/17
Asia 0.4
1.1%
0.5
1.7%
1.0
4.2%
0.3
1.1%

Americas
5.0
14.6%
3.0
10.6%
1.4 
5.8%
4.5
16.4%

Europe
29.1
84.3%
24.8
87.7%
22.0
90.0%
22.4
82.5%