Nokian Tyres plc Half Year Financial Report January–June 2019, August 6, 2019,
2:00 p.m.
This release is a summary of Nokian Tyres’ Half Year Financial Report
January–June 2019. The complete report is attached to this release. It is also
available on the company website at www.nokiantyres.com/company/investors/.
April–June 2019
· Net sales decreased by 2.3% to EUR 419.1 million (429.1 in 4−6/2018). With
comparable currencies, net sales decreased by 2.6%.
· Operating profit decreased to EUR 94.1 million (108.0), with no significant
currency impact.
· Cash flow from operating activities was EUR -20.8 million (169.0; positively
impacted by EUR 148 million due to the rulings on the tax disputes).
· Profit for the period was EUR 73.0 million (87.5).
· Earnings per share decreased to EUR 0.53 (0.63).
January–June 2019
· Net sales decreased by 0.3% to EUR 762.8 million (765.2 in 1−6/2018). With
comparable currencies, net sales increased by 0.2%.
· Operating profit decreased to EUR 148.0 million (169.3), negatively impacted
by currencies.
· Profit for the period was EUR 267.6 million (134.1) and was positively
impacted by EUR 149.6 million related to the rulings on the tax disputes
concerning the years 2007−2011.
· Earnings per share increased to EUR 1.94 (0.97) and were positively impacted
by EUR 1.08 related to the rulings on the tax disputes.
· Cash flow from operating activities was EUR -89.8 million (150.6; positively
impacted by EUR 148 million due to the rulings on the tax disputes).
Guidance for 2019 (updated on June 14, 2019)
In 2019, net sales with comparable currencies are expected to be slightly higher
and operating profit to be lower compared to 2018. In line with Nokian Tyres’
updated 2018 strategy, the company is targeting further growth in Russia,
Central Europe, and North America. As a result of ongoing investment programs to
support the growth, operating profit in 2019 will include significant additional
operating costs.
Hille Korhonen, President and CEO:
“In the first half of the year, our net sales with comparable currencies were
slightly higher than in the same period last year. The progress we made in Heavy
Tyres and Vianor was offset by lower net sales in Passenger Car Tyres. The drop
in the passenger car tire sales volumes, mainly in Central Europe, had a
negative impact on our operating profit. In addition, the result was impacted by
currencies and higher material and production costs.
In H1/2019, the development in the car and tire sector continued to be weak in
Europe. The competitive landscape in the Central European replacement car tire
market is tight due to weakness in the OE segment, as there is a high supply of
tires in the market. We expect short-term weakness in sales volume growth in
Central Europe to continue during the remainder of the year. There is also some
level of uncertainty in the Russian market.
Despite market uncertainties, we will continue to pursue our growth agenda going
forward. Our focus is on executing our strategic projects, especially the US
factory ramp-up. During the first half, we invested EUR 148 million including
the US factory, testing center in Spain and Heavy Tyres capacity increase. In
the US, in line with the original schedule, we reached a significant milestone
by producing the first test tire in the new factory in summer. Commercial
production is expected to start in early 2020.
In Spain, the construction work of our new testing center is proceeding on
schedule. The center enables year-round testing of summer, winter, and all
season tires, and it is the largest single investment in testing in Nokian
Tyres’ history. A good example of our strong R&D and testing capabilities are
the new Central European summer tires, which are showing a good commercial
success.
In Heavy Tyres, the project to increase the production capacity of the factory
in Finland by 50% and more than double the number of new products is well
underway. A new R&D center, which is being built as part of the investment to
accelerate the testing phase of new tire models, will be completed this year.”
Key figures, EUR million
+-----------------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+------+------+-------+
| |4–6 |4–6 |Change|CC* |1–6 |1–6 |Change|CC* |2018 |
| |/19 |/18 |% |Change|/19 |/18 |% |Change| |
| | | | |% | | | |% | |
+-----------------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+------+------+-------+
|Net sales |419.1|429.1|-2.3% |-2.6% |762.8|765.2|-0.3% |0.2% |1,595.6|
+-----------------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+------+------+-------+
|Operating profit |94.1 |108.0| | |148.0|169.3| | |372.4 |
+-----------------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+------+------+-------+
|Operating profit |22.4%|25.2%| | |19.4%|22.1%| | |23.3% |
|% | | | | | | | | | |
+-----------------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+------+------+-------+
|Profit before tax|88.9 |105.4| | |179.5|165.4| | |361.7 |
+-----------------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+------+------+-------+
|Profit for the |73.0 |87.5 | | |267.6|134.1| | |295.2 |
|period | | | | | | | | | |
+-----------------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+------+------+-------+
|Earnings per |0.53 |0.63 | | |1.94 |0.97 | | |2.15 |
|share, EUR ** | | | | | | | | | |
+-----------------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+------+------+-------+
|ROCE, % *** | | | | |20.4%|25.3%| | |23.3% |
+-----------------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+------+------+-------+
|Equity ratio, % | | | | |70.5%|70.5%| | |71.0% |
+-----------------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+------+------+-------+
|Cash flow from |-20.8|169.0| | |-89.8|150.6| | |536.9 |
|operating | | | | | | | | | |
|activities | | | | | | | | | |
+-----------------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+------+------+-------+
|Gearing, % | | | | |15.7 |-7.2 | | |-21.2% |
+-----------------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+------+------+-------+
|Interest-bearing | | | | |252.0|-99.6| | |-315.2 |
|net debt | | | | | | | | | |
+-----------------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+------+------+-------+
|Capital |93.7 |47.4 | | |148.0|64.9 | | |226.5 |
|expenditure | | | | | | | | | |
+-----------------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+------+------+-------+
* Comparable currencies
** EPS excl. the impact of the rulings on the tax disputes of EUR 1.08 were EUR
0.33
*** Rolling 12 months
IFRS 16 Leases
The new IFRS 16 standard became effective on 1 January 2019 onwards and replaced
the previous standard IAS 17.
Nokian Tyres chose to use the exemption provided by the standard not to account
lease liability for leases, which have a lease term of 12 months or less and not
to account lease liability for leases in which the underlying asset is not
material to Nokian Tyres. The majority of leases recognized as Right-of-use
assets under IFRS 16 are comprised of Vianor chain real estate and warehouses.
The IFRS 16 standard had a minor impact on the H1 income statement (EBIT impact
EUR +1.3 million, net income impact EUR -0.8 million). Interest-bearing net debt
on June 30, 2019 increased by EUR 126.1 million and assets by EUR 125.3 million
due to the recognition of right-of-use assets.
BUSINESS UNIT REVIEWS
Passenger Car Tyres
+----------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
| |4–6 |4–6 |Change|CC* |1–6 |1–6 |Change|CC* |2018 |
| |/19 |/18 |% |Change|/19 |/18 |% |Change| |
| | | | |% | | | |% | |
+----------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
|Net sales,|300.2|309.0|-2.8% |-3.3% |556.5|568.0 |-2.0% |-1.5% |1,150.8|
|M€ | | | | | | | | | |
+----------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
|Operating |79.9 |94.5 | | |143.1| | | |356.5 |
|profit, M€| | | | | | 168.5| | | |
+----------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
|Operating |26.6%|30.6%| | |25.7%|29.7% | | |31.0% |
|profit, % | | | | | | | | | |
+----------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-------+------+------+-------+
* Comparable currencies
Heavy Tyres
+--------------------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+
| |4–6 |4–6 |Change|CC* |1–6 |1–6 |Change|CC* |2018 |
| |/19 |/18 |% |Change|/19 |/18 |% |Change| |
| | | | |% | | | |% | |
+--------------------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+
|Net sales, M€ |47.8 |46.5 |2.8% |2.6% |96.1 |89.6 |7.2% |7.2% |187.7|
+--------------------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+
|Operating profit, M€|8.3 |4.9 | | |17.3 |13.2 | | |28.6 |
+--------------------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+
|Operating profit, % |17.4%|10.5%| | |18.0%|14.7%| | |15.2%|
+--------------------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+
* Comparable currencies
Vianor, own operations
+-----------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+
| |4–6 |4–6 |Change|CC* |1–6 |1–6 |Change|CC* |2018 |
| |/19 |/18 |% |Change|/19 |/18 |% |Change| |
| | | | |% | | | |% | |
+-----------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+
|Net sales, |89.8 |93.0 |-3.5% |-0.9% |146.7|146.2|0.3% |1.4% |337.2|
|M€ | | | | | | | | | |
+-----------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+
|Operating |9.4 |10.0 | | |-2.6 |-4.7 | | |1.6 |
|profit, M€ | | | | | | | | | |
+-----------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+
|Operating |10.4%|10.7%| | |-1.8%|-3.2%| | |0.5% |
|profit, % | | | | | | | | | |
+-----------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+
|Own service|188 |193 | | | | | | |188 |
|centers, | | | | | | | | | |
|pcs, | | | | | | | | | |
|at period | | | | | | | | | |
|end | | | | | | | | | |
+-----------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+------+------+-----+
* Comparable currencies
CONFERENCE CALL
A conference call for investors, analysts and media will be held on August 6,
2019 at 3:00 p.m. Finnish time. In the call, President and CEO Hille Korhonen
and CFO Teemu Kangas-Kärki will present the financial results.
To participate, please dial in 5−10 minutes before the beginning of the event:
Finland: +358 981 710 310
Sweden: +46 856 642 651
UK: +44 333 300 08 04
US: +1 631 913 14 22
PIN: 83559263#
The call can also be listened live via www.nokiantyres.com/resultinfo-Q2
-2019 (https://nokiantyres.videosync.fi/2019-q2-results/register)
A recording of the conference call and a transcript will be available on the
company’s website later.
FINANCIAL REPORTING
Interim Report January−September 2019: October 30, 2019
Releases and company information are be available at
www.nokiantyres.com/company/investors/
Nokian Tyres plc
Päivi Antola, SVP, Communications and IR
Further information:
Hille Korhonen, President and CEO, tel: +358 10 401 7733
Teemu Kangas-Kärki, CFO, tel: +358 10 401 7750
Päivi Antola, SVP, Communications and IR, tel: +358 10 401 7327
Distribution: Nasdaq Helsinki, media, www.nokiantyres.com
Attachment: Nokian Tyres’ Half Year Financial Report January–June 2019
Nokian Tyres develops and manufactures premium tires for people who value safety
and sustainability. Inspired by our Scandinavian heritage, we craft innovative
products for passenger cars, trucks and heavy machinery that give you peace of
mind in all driving conditions. Our Vianor chain provides tire and car services.
In 2018, the company’s net sales were EUR 1.6 billion and it employed some 4,800
people. Nokian Tyres is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. Further information:
www.nokiantyres.com