Ad-hoc | 15 July 2004 12:48
Nokia reports second-quarter net sales of EUR 6 640 million, EPS EUR 0.15
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Nokia reports second-quarter net sales of EUR 6 640 million, EPS EUR 0.15
Highlights second quarter 2004
(all comparisons in parentheses are to second quarter 2003 results regrouped
according to 2004 organization):
·Net sales declined 5% to EUR 6 640 million (EUR 7 019 million in Q2 2003), up
1% at constant currency
·Operating profit was EUR 907 million (EUR 818 million), including a one-time
positive item of EUR 90 million representing a premium return related to our
insurance program, with operating margin of 13.7% (11.7%)
·Net financial income was EUR 135 million (EUR 131 million), including a one-
time positive item of EUR 71 million from the gain on the sale of the France
Telecom bond
·EPS (diluted) was EUR 0.15 (EUR 0.13) on total net profits of EUR 712 million,
including a favorable EUR 0.03 impact on EPS (diluted) from the two above-
mentioned, one-time positive items
·Mobile Phones net sales decreased 13% to EUR 4 167 million (EUR 4 806 million),
with EUR 797 million operating profit (EUR 1 308 million) and operating margin
of 19.1% (27.2%)
·Multimedia net sales increased 24% to EUR 739 million (EUR 596 million);
Enterprise Solutions net sales decreased 2% to EUR 189 million (EUR 193 million)
·Networks net sales increased 6% to EUR 1 576 million (EUR 1 480 million), with
EUR 255 million operating profit (EUR 349 million operating loss) and an
operating margin of 16.2% (-23.6%). In Q2 2003, Networks business had a
restructuring charge of EUR 399 million included in the Networks operating loss
of EUR 349 million, which negatively impacted Nokia EPS (diluted) by EUR 0.06
·Operating cash flow was EUR 1.4 billion (EUR 1.3 billion) and overall cash
position was EUR 11.5 billion (EUR 9.9 billion) at the end of the quarter
Complete press release with tables is available at
http://www.nokia.com/results2004Q2e.pdf
It should be noted that certain statements herein which are not historical
facts, including, without limitation, those regarding: A) the timing of product
and solution launches and deliveries; B) our ability to develop, implement and
commercialize new products, solutions and technologies; C) expectations
regarding market growth, developments and structural changes; D) expectations
and targets for our results of operations; E) the outcome of pending and
threatened litigation; and F) statements preceded by ”believe,” ”expect,”
”anticipate,” ”foresee” or similar expressions are forward-looking
statements. Because these statements involve risks and uncertainties, actual
results may differ materially from the results that we currently expect. Factors
that could cause these differences include, but are not limited to: 1)
developments in the mobile communications industry and the broader mobility
industry, including the development of the mobile software and services market,
as well as industry consolidation and other structural changes; 2) timing and
success of the introduction and roll out of new products and solutions; 3)
demand for and market acceptance of our products and solutions; 4) the impact of
changes in technology and the success of our product and solution development;
5) the intensity of competition in the mobility industry and changes in the
competitive landscape; 6) our ability to control the variety of factors
affecting our ability to reach our targets and give accurate forecasts; 7)
pricing pressures; 8) the availability of new products and services by network
operators and other market participants; 9) general economic conditions globally
and in our most important markets; 10) our success in maintaining efficient
manufacturing and logistics as well as the high quality of our products and
solutions; 11) inventory management risks resulting from shifts in market
demand; 12) our ability to source quality components without interruption and at
acceptable prices; 13) our success in collaboration arrangements relating to
technologies, software or new products and solutions; 14) the success, financial
condition, and performance of our collaboration partners, suppliers and
customers; 15) any disruption to information technology systems and networks
that our operations rely on; 16) our ability to have access to the complex
technology involving patents and other intellectual property rights included in
our products and solutions at commercially acceptable terms and without
infringing any protected intellectual property rights; 17) developments under
large, multi-year contracts or in relation to major customers; 18) the
management of our customer financing exposure; 19) exchange rate fluctuations,
including, in particular, fluctuations between the euro, which is our reporting
currency, and the US dollar, the UK pound sterling and the Japanese yen; 20) our
ability to recruit, retain and develop appropriately skilled employees; 21) our
ability to implement our new organizational structure; and 22) the impact of
changes in government policies, laws or regulations; as well as 23) the risk
factors specified on pages 12 to 21 of the company’s Form 20-F for the year
ended December 31, 2003 under “Item 3.D Risk Factors.”
NOKIA, HELSINKI, FINLAND – JULY 15, 2004
Media and Investor Contacts:
Corporate Communications, tel. +358 7180 34495 or +358 7180 34900
Investor Relations Europe, tel. +358 7180 34289
Investor Relations US, tel. +1 914 368 0555
http://www.nokia.com
Nokia plans to report Q3 2004 results on October 14, 2004.
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trademark of Research In Motion Limited.
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