NORVESTIA’S NET ASSET VALUE INCREASED BY 1.1% IN MARCH


Helsinki, Finland, 2015-04-13 14:30 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Norvestia Oyj             Stock exchange release    13 April 2015 at 15:30

NORVESTIA’S NET ASSET VALUE INCREASED BY 1.1% IN MARCH  

Return on NAV, 1 month     1.1%  
Return on NAV, since beginning of year   8.4%  
Return on Amended NAV, since beginning of year* 8.3%  
Return on NAV, 12 months          11.6% (dividend adjusted)
     
      31/3/2015 28/2/2015 31/12/2014
  Net Asset Value/share, EUR 10.40 10.29 9.59
  Amended Net Asset Value/share, EUR* 10.54 10.43 9.73
  Share price, B share, EUR 7.83 7.64 7.40
           
  ASSETS EUR million EUR million EUR million
  NON-CURRENT ASSETS      
    Interests in associates 7.6 7.7 7.3
    Loan receivables from associates 1.9 1.9 1.9
    Other investments 4.7 4.7 4.6
    Deferred tax assets 3.2 3.1 3.7
           
  CURRENT ASSETS      
    Shares held for trading 82.2 72.4 65.4
    Other financial assets at fair      
    value 55.5 56.0 52.0
    Cash and receivables 16.3 19.5 17.1
  ASSETS IN TOTAL 171.4 165.3 152.0
           
  Current liabilities -5.2 -0.8 -0.4
  Deferred tax liabilities -6.9 -6.9 -4.7
           
  NET ASSET VALUE 159.3 157.6 146.9
  AMENDED NET ASSET VALUE* 161.4 159.8 149.0
               

Number of shares 15,316,560

* External valuations made to support the financial statement and confirm the fair values of industrial investments have resulted in an appreciation in the value of one of the associates, Coronaria Hoitoketju Oy. According to IFRS, this type of appreciation of investments in associates cannot be booked because the associates are accounted for in Norvestia's consolidated financial statements using the equity method.

ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

Shares held for trading mainly consist of listed shares and derivative contracts that are measured at fair value by the last trade price on active markets on the balance sheet date. Other financial assets at fair value consist mainly of funds whose fair value is determined by the funds’ Net Asset Value at the balance sheet date. The group also includes bonds, the fair value of which is measured by the last trade price on the balance sheet date.

Other investments include unlisted shares and private equity fund investments, which are measured at fair value. If the investments have no active market then the fair value is determined using various valuation methods that are usually based on forecasted cash flows. Private equity fund investments are valued according to the practice generally used in the sector, i.e. the fair value of the private equity fund investment is the latest fund value announced by the private equity fund management company.

Norvestia Oyj

Juha Kasanen
Managing Director
Tel. +358-9-6226 380

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