Solteq Plc Stock Exchange Bulletin 17.7.2015 at 9.00 am
Steady progress and a significant business acquisition in accordance with the
strategy.
- Revenue totalled 18,96 million euros (20,39 million euros), which decreased
7,0 per cent.
- The operating result for the review period was 1.119 thousand euros (1.137
thousand euros), which decreased 1,6 per cent.
- The company’s operating margin was 5,9 per cent (5,6 per cent), which
increased 0,3 percentage points.
- Solteq Group’s equity ratio was 52,0 per cent (45,4 per cent).
- Earnings per share was 0,06 euros (0,06 euros).
- After the review period a significant company acquisition was completed in
which Solteq Plc purchased the entire stock capital of Descom Group Oy. To
finance the acquisition Solteq Plc issued a bond and carried out a share issue.
Key figures
1-6/15 1-6/14 Change- % 1-12/14
Revenue, TEUR 18 958 20 389 -7,0 % 40 933
Operating profit, TEUR 1 119 1 137 -1,6 % 2 490
Profit for the financial period, TEUR 881 839 5,0 % 1 893
Earnings/share, e 0,06 0,06 0,13
Operating profit - % 5,9 % 5,6 % 6,1 %
Equity ratio, % 52,0 % 45,4 % 48,0 %
Profit guidance
The profit guidance is kept as before. (Group’s operating result is expected to
grow compared to financial year 2014.)
CEO Repe Harmanen:
“As in the first quarter, our operations continued in accordance with our
expectations and forecasts in the second quarter. The new projects that we
launched and the completion of ongoing projects on schedule meant that the level
of operating profit both improved relatively and remained on the previous level.
The decrease in the revenue from the corresponding period in 2014 reflects the
general slowness in decision making in the market, on the one hand, and our
fairly high revenue level in the reference period on the other.
We succeeded in adjusting our cost structure to the revenue volume and improved
our relative profitability from the reference period. Thanks to efficient
project management, we successfully completed both long-term projects and
projects started in the previous quarter.
Demand for new projects continues strong but is still distributed unevenly
between the solution areas. In our view, the profitability development of our
own solutions is better than in 2014. We will, however, need to improve our
profitability in the area of new technologies during the coming year. On the
whole, it seems that demand will increase evenly in the area of new
technologies, even if our clients’ decision making processes are still fairly
conservative. In my opinion, this reflects the general level and sensitivity of
the Finnish economy.
During the review period and immediately after it, we succeeded extremely well
in strategic corporate restructuring and issued an announcement of a merger with
Descom Group Oy. In view of implementing our strategy, the merger is an
extremely important step for us: we will gain foothold in the Swedish market,
and we will be able to provide our clients with unique and most up-to-date
comprehensive services in digital commerce and our experts with an excellent
working community in which they can reach the top in this area. The new entity
will be a company of 550 experts and revenue of EUR 67 million. The financing
arrangements implemented in connection with the merger will ensure a financial
structure that will guarantee predictability and continuity. The integration
work started at the beginning of July and will continue into 2016.
The announcements after the review period concerning changes in our major
shareholdings will ensure continuity and allow faster and greater growth than
before. They will also ensure the continuity of our main strategy lines in the
future. I believe that our latest strategic steps will mean a major enhancement
in the development of our company.
We will continue taking operative measures to improve our activities and ensure
that our operational efficiency will be maintained. In addition to these
measures, the second half of the year will mean a strong focus on the merger and
integration to ensure that we will be able to operate as one entity for the
benefit of our clients as from 1 January 2016.
We will issue a more detailed estimate of our revenue and result development in
our next quarterly review towards the end of October.
I wish all our stakeholders and interest groups an excellent summer!”
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Solteq is a leading retail and service industry software service company. We
offer long-term partnership and the markets’ widest range of retail and service
industry software services, from the optimisation of the entire supply chain to
the management of consumer-customer information. Our technology-independent
solutions help our customers to guide their business operations as efficiently
and profitably as possible.
Solteq Plc’s reported segments are Grocery and special retail, HoReCa;
Wholesale, Logistics and Services and Enterprise Asset & Service Business
Management.
The aim of the segmentation is to respond to customer demand as a field total
supplier and therefore to improve the availability of services and ease for our
customers.
Grocery and special retail, HoReCa
Solteq’s Grocery and Special Retail Segment provides its clients with total
solutions that they can utilise to improve efficiency in terms of logistics,
store operations, customer service, point of sale operations, as well as loyal
customer management.
The grocery and special retail solutions help optimise the management of the
product selection, space, deliveries, logistics and customer satisfaction while
increasing sales and improving the result. The solutions speed up the basic
operations, improve delivery reliability, reduce storage value, increase stock
turnover and enhance predictability. The store always has the right products in
the right place, at the right time, and at the right price.
During the review period the revenue of the Grocery and Special Retail segment
totaled 9,7 million euros (10,5 million euros) and the operating result was 0,4
million euros (0,4 million euros).
The decrease in the net sales was mainly due to postponements in decision-making
schedules in the early part of the review period. Towards the end of the review
period, a large number of the projects were already underway. The impact of the
postponements on the operating result was minor, as the cost structure of the
segment had been simplified since the comparison period.
Wholesale, Logistics and Services
Solteq’s Wholesale, Logistics and Services Segment provides its clients with ERP
and financial management systems, as well as optimisation, integration and
reporting solutions that support these systems.
Solteq’s solutions help clients manage their operations and enhance purchases,
sales, stock management and reporting. The systems can be utilised to improve
delivery reliability, reduce storage value, increase stock turnover and enhance
predictability. Materials flow management ensures that the right goods reach the
right customers at the right time, packed in an optimal manner.
Solteq’s wholesale, logistics and services systems improve the effectiveness of
operations and enable more flexible and versatile customer service. At the same
time, automated data management enhances the company’s internal operations.
Solteq’s solutions are used daily by a large number of clients representing
various industries and sectors, such as wholesale, retail and public
administration.
During the review period the revenue of the Wholesale, Logistics and Services
segment totalled 6,5 million euros (7,1 million euros) and the operating result
was 0,5 million euros (0,1 million euros).
The net sales of the review period decreased from the previous year’s level.
The development of the revenue was due to the slowness in decision making
related to trading of the significant customer projects. In addition the human
resources of the segment were focused on the completion of the projects
underway. The improvement in the operating result was mainly due to the
development of the cost structure and improved resource utilisation.
Enterprise Asset & Service Business Management
Solteq’s Enterprise Asset & Service Business Management Segment provides its
clients with ERP and master data management solutions.
The enterprise resource planning solutions developed for the optimisation of
service processes help clients manage their operations in many ways, for
instance enhance production plant reliability, task and resources management,
field work, sales and customer service, partner network management and materials
management. The solutions are utilised by a large number of clients representing
various industries and sectors, such as energy production, maintenance
services, life cycle services, engineering and technical services of cities and
municipalities, property management services, and home and care services.
The Enterprise Asset & Service Business Management Segment also provides client
companies with services and products related to business critical data (master
data) in the form of master data improvement projects, data maintenance services
outsourced to master data service centers, software technologies for master data
management, and consultation services. The aim of these services is to ensure
that the data in the systems that support the clients’ enterprise resource
planning and decision making processes are of high quality, compatible and up-to
-date. Solteq’s master data management solutions are used by clients across
industries and sectors.
During the review period the revenue of the Enterprise Asset & Service Business
Management segment totalled 2,7 million euros (2,8 million euros) and the
operating result was 0,2 million euros (0,6 million euros).
Unlike other segments, the main business of the segment is based on the
development, supply and marketing of the segment’s own software products. Owing
to the nature of its business, the segment is, however, more dependable on the
new investments of the client industries than the other segments.
The development of the segment’s net sales was weaker than in the previous year,
and the operating result decreased.
The growth and profitability of the operations will be improved by developing
products that meet the needs of the client segments better and by looking for
new markets and channels. The incorporation of the business of the segment at
the turn of the year will allow the development of a product area specific,
specialised strategy during 2015.
REVENUE AND RESULT
Turnover by operation:
% 1-6/15 1-6/14 1-12/14
Software services 67 65 62
Licences 27 27 26
Hardware 6 8 12
Revenue decreased by 7,0 % compared to the previous year and totalled 18.958
thousand euros (previous review period 20.389 thousand euros).
Revenue consists of several individual customerships. At the most, one client
corresponds to less than ten percentages of the revenue.
The operating result for the review period decreased 1,6 % and was 1.119
thousand euros (1.137 thousand euros). Result before taxes increased 3,1 % and
was 1.074 thousand euros (1.042 thousand euros) and result for the financial
year increased 5,0 % and was 881 thousand euros (839 thousand euros).
BALANCE SHEET AND FINANCING
The total assets amounted to 22.902 thousand euros (25.075 thousand euros).
Liquid assets totalled 1.135 thousand euros (1.055 thousand euros). In addition
to liquid assets, the company has unused bank account limits amounting to a
total of 2.500 thousand euros in the end of the review period.
The Group’s interest-bearing liabilities were 3.569 thousand euros (4.952
thousand euros).
Solteq Group’s equity ratio was 52,0 per cent (45,4 per cent).
INVESTMENTS, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Gross investment during the review period was 76 thousand euros (482 thousand
euros). The investments of the review period are mainly replacement investments.
The investments in the reference period are also mainly replacement
investments.
Research and development
Solteq’s research and development costs consist mainly of personnel costs. When
developing basic products, it is Solteq’s strategy to cooperate with global
actors such as SAP, Symphony EYC and Microsoft and utilize their resources and
distribution channels. Own development efforts are focused on added value
products and developing tailored service concepts.
During the review period product development costs were not amortized (none in
the reference period, either).
PERSONNEL
The number of permanent employees at the end of the review period was 281 (287).
In the end of the review period the number of personnel could be divided as
follows: Grocery and special retail, HoReCa segment: 117 people; Wholesale,
Logistics and Services: 77 people; Enterprise Asset & Service Business
Management; 39 people and 48 people in shared functions.
The key figures for Group’s personnel:
+---------------------------+--------+--------+--------+
| |1-6/2015|1-6/2014|1-6/2013|
+---------------------------+--------+--------+--------+
|Average number of the | 276| 283| 290|
|personnel during the review| | | |
|period | | | |
+---------------------------+--------+--------+--------+
|Employee benefit expenses | 7 730| 7 995| 8 455|
|(1,000 €) | | | |
+---------------------------+--------+--------+--------+
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Solteq’s related parties include the board of directors, managing director, the
management team and the companies owned by the management.
SHARES, SHAREHOLDERS AND TREASURY SHARES
Solteq Plc’s equity on 30.6.2015 was 1.009.154,17 euros which was represented by
14.998.061 shares. The shares have no nominal value. All shares have an equal
entitlement to dividends and company assets. Shares are governed by a redemption
clause.
At the end of the review period, the amount of treasury shares in Solteq Plc and
the group companies Solteq Management Oy’s and Solteq Management Team Oy’s
possessions were 860.881 shares. The amount of treasury shares represented 5,7 %
of the total amount of shares and votes at the end of the review period. The
equivalent value of acquired shares was 57.925 euros. On 19 March 2015, Solteq
announced that the company’s share-based incentive scheme would be dissolved.
During the review period, three flagging announcements were made. On March 19,
2015 Solteq Plc announced that the company would dissolve the share-based
incentive scheme by purchasing the capital stocks of the Management Team’s
holding companies. The arrangement was implemented on 13 April 2015 and it led
to a change in ownership, in which Solteq Plc and its subsidiaries hold more
than 5% of Solteq Plc shares and votes.
On June 18, 2015 Solteq Plc received a notification pursuant to Chapter 9,
Section 5 of the Securities Markets Act from Sentica Buyout III GP Oy ja Sentica
Buyout III Ky. According to the notification Sentica Buyout III Ky and Sentica
Buyout III Co-Investment Ky are parties to an agreement or other arrangement
which, if completed, would cause the direct holdings of Sentica Buyout III Ky of
the shares and voting rights in Solteq Plc to exceed the 5 per cent threshold.
According to the notification, Sentica Buyout III GP Oy’s indirect holding
through the above mentioned companies of the shares and voting rights in Solteq
Plc would at the same time exceed the 5 per cent threshold. The only general
partner of Sentica Buyout III Ky and Sentica Buyout III Co-Investment Ky is
Sentica Buyout III GP Oy. Sentica Buyout III GP Oy exercises the power of
decision in the companies. The investment management functions of both the funds
have been transferred to Sentica Partners Oy based on a separate investment
management agreement. The change in the holdings results from an issue of new
shares in Solteq Plc directed to Sentica Buyout III Ky and Sentica Buyout III Co
-Investment Ky where Descom Group’s shares will be transferred against the new
shares of Solteq Plc based on the share purchase agreement signed on June 17,
2015 by and between Solteq Plc and the shareholders of Descom Group Oy regarding
all the shares in Descom Group Oy.
Exchange and rate
During the review period, the exchange of Solteq’s shares in the Helsinki Stock
Exchange was 0,6 million shares (0,4 million shares ) and 1,0 million euros (0,6
million euros). Highest rate during the financial year was 1,94 euros and lowest
rate 1,32 euros. Weighted average rate of the share was 1,62 euros and end rate
1,58 euros. The market value of the company’s shares in the end of the financial
year totalled 23,7 million euros (22,3 million euros).
Ownership
In the end of the financial year, Solteq had a total of 1.683 shareholders
(1.745 shareholders). Solteq’s 10 largest shareholders owned 11.282 thousand
shares i.e. they owned 75,2 per cent of the company’s shares and votes. Solteq
Plc’s members of the board owned a total of 5.609 thousand shares which equals
37,4 per cent of the company’s shares and votes.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
At Solteq Plc’s Annual General Meeting on 16 March 2015 the 2014 financial
statements were adopted and the members of the board and the managing director
were discharged from liability for the 2014 financial period.
In the meeting was accepted the proposal by the board that for the financial
year 2014, there will be paid a dividend of 0.03 euros per each share on the
market. In addition to this, the annual general meeting authorized the board to
decide, in accordance with the Finnish Companies Act 13 chapter 6§ 2 paragraph,
on a distribution of dividend, or other distribution of funds from the equity
trust, for an amount of maximum 0.05 euros. The board is also allowed to decide
on the timing and other details of this. The authorization is valid until the
beginning of the next Annual General Meeting.
The Annual General Meeting authorized the Board of Directors to decide on the
purchase of the Company’s own shares to improve the capital structure, to be
used as a part of remuneration of personnel, to finance and execute business
acquisitions and other business arrangements or to be further transferred or
cancelled. The proposal includes authorization to take company’s own shares as a
pledge. According to the proposal, the total number of the shares purchased
shall not exceed 10 percent of all shares of the Company and they can be
purchased otherwise than in proportion to the shareholdings of the shareholders.
The shares shall be purchased at a price formed in public trading. The
authorization includes that the Board of Directors may decide the terms and
other matters concerning the purchase of own shares. The authorization is
effective until the next Annual General Meeting.
The Annual General Meeting authorized the Board of Directors to give new shares
or convey company’s own shares. The authorization would be executed by one or
more share issues, maximum total amount being 5.000.000 shares. The
authorization includes a right to deviate from the shareholders’ pre-emptive
right of subscription. The authorization includes that the Board of Directors
may decide the terms and other matters concerning the share issue. The
authorization is effective until the next Annual General Meeting.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND AUDITORS
Seven members were elected to the Board of Directors. Ali Saadetdin, Seppo
Aalto, Markku Pietilä, Sirpa Sara-aho, Jukka Sonninen, Matti Roininen and Olli
Välimäki. The Board elected Ali Saadetdin to act as the Chairman of the Board.
KPMG Oy Ab, Authorized Public Accountants, was re-elected as Solteq’s auditors.
Lotta Nurminen, APA, acted as the chief auditor.
EVENTS AFTER THE REVIEW PERIOD
A significant business acquisition was completed after the end of the review
period. To finance the acquisition Solteq Plc issued a bond and carried out a
share issue.
More detailed information on the arrangement is presented in section
“Acquisitions”.
After the end of the review period Solteq Plc received three notifications
pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Securities Markets Act on 6 July, 2015.
According to the notifications Seppo Aalto’s holdings and proportion of voting
rights of Solteq Plc has fallen under the 5 % threshold and Ali U. Saadetdin's
holdings and proportion of voting rights of Solteq Plc has fallen under the 10 %
threshold on 3 July, 2015 due to disposal of shares. In addition Sentica Buyout
III GP Oy (business ID 2126931-6) and Sentica Buyout III Ky (business ID 2237279
-6) notified that Sentica Buyout III Ky's share of ownership of shares and
voting rights of Solteq Plc exceeded the 25% threshold on 3 July 2015 due to
acquisition of shares. According to the notification, Sentica Buyout III GP Oy's
indirect holding through Sentica Buyout III Ky and Sentica Buyout III Co
-Investment Ky of the shares and voting rights in Solteq Plc exceeded the 25%
threshold on 3 July 2015 due to the acquisition.
RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The key uncertainties and risks in short term are related to the timing and
pricing of business deals that are the basis for revenue, changes in the level
of costs and the company’s ability to manage extensive contract agreements and
deliveries.
The key business risks and uncertainties of the company are monitored constantly
as a part of the board of directors’ and management team’s duties. The company
has not organized a separate internal audit organization or committee.
Financial reporting
This Interim Report has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim
Financial Reporting –standard and using the same accounting policies as the
financial statements 2014.
The financial result is reported through three business areas. Grocery and
special retail, HoReCa segment, Wholesale, Logistics and Services and Enterprise
Asset & Service Business Management. The most essential product and service
types of the Solteq group of companies are software services, licenses and
hardware sales.
All forecasts and estimates presented in the bulletin are based on the current
views of management on the economic environment and outlook. Because of this,
the results can differ as a result of, among other factors, changes in economy,
markets and competitive conditions, changes in the regulatory environment and
other government actions.
The interim report is unaudited.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
(TEUR)
1.4.- 1.4.- 1.1.- 1.1.- 1.1.-
30.6.2015 30.6.2014 30.6.2015 30.6.2014 31.12.2014
REVENUE 9 824 10 524 18 958 20 389 40 933
Other income 0 0 0 0 0
Materials and -2 308 -3 028 -4 474 -5 465 -12 508
services
Employee -4 874 -5 065 -9 520 -9 926 -18 897
benefit
expences
Depreciation -325 -322 -661 -639 -1 320
and
impairments
Other expenses -1 662 -1 558 -3 184 -3 222 -5 718
OPERATING 655 551 1 119 1 137 2 490
RESULT
Financial
income
and expenses -16 -16 -45 -95 -177
RESULT BEFORE 639 535 1 074 1 042 2 313
TAXES
Income tax -101 -107 -193 -203 -420
expencses
PROFIT FOR THE
PERIOD
538 428 881 839 1 893
OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME TO BE
RECLASSIFIED
TO PROFIT OR
LOSS IN
SUBSEQUENT
PERIODS
Cash flow 0 -6 9 0 6
hedges
Other
comprehensive
income,
net of tax 0 -5 7 0 5
TOTAL
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
538 423 888 839 1 898
Total profit
for the period
attributable
to
Owners of the 538 428 881 839 1 893
parent
Total
comprehensive
income
attributable
to
Owners of the 538 423 888 839 1 898
parent
Earnings /
share,
e(undiluted) 0,04 0,03 0,06 0,06 0,13
Earnings /
share,
e(diluted) 0,04 0,03 0,06 0,06 0,13
Taxes
corresponding
to the result
have been
presented as
taxes for the
period.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (TEUR) 30.6.2015 30.6.2014 31.12.2014
ASSETS
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Tangible assets 1 421 1 512 1 652
Intangible assets
Goodwill 12 730 12 730 12 730
Other intangible assets 1 877 2 580 2 231
Available-for-sale intangible assets 552 551 555
Trade and other receivables 15 32 15
Total
non-current assets 16 595 17 405 17 183
CURRENT ASSETS
Inventories 41 63 35
Trade and other receivables 5 130 6 552 5 290
Cash and cash equivalents 1 135 1 055 2 530
Total
current assets 6 307 7 670 7 855
TOTAL ASSETS 22 902 25 075 25 038
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO EQUITY HOLDERSOF THE PARENT
Share capital 1 009 1 009 1 009
Share premium reserve 75 75 75
Hedging reserve -16 -28 -23
Reserve for own shares -1 109 -987 -1 069
Distributable
equity reserve 6 064 6 392 6 392
Retained
earnings 5 763 4 721 5 328
Total equity 11 786 11 182 11 712
Non-current liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities 514 570 512
Financial liabilities 1 770 3 022 2 591
Current liabilities 8 832 10 300 10 223
Total liabilities 11 116 13 892 13 326
TOTAL EQUITY
AND LIABILITIES 22 902 25 075 25 038
CASH FLOW STATEMENT (MEUR)
1-6/2015 1-6/2014 1-12/2014
Cash flow
from business operations 0,36 0,28 3,27
Cash flow
from capital expenditure -0,03 -0,19 -0,24
Cash flow from financing activities
Own shares -0,37 -0,05 -0,14
Dividend distribution -0,45 -0,45 -0,90
Loan agreements -0,91 -0,89 -1,82
Cash flow from
financing activities -1,73 -1,40 -2,86
Change in cash and cash equivalents -1,40 -1,31 0,16
The cash flows related to finance leasing agreements are presented in more
detail. The comparatives in the cash flow statement have been restated
accordingly.
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN GROUP EQUITY (TEUR)
A=Share capital
B=Reserve for own shares
C=Share premium account
D=Hedging reserve
E=Distributable equity reserve
F=Retained earnings
G=Total
A B C D E F G
EQUITY 1 00 -933 75 -28 6 392 4 331 10 846
1.1.2014 9
Total 0 839 839
comprehensive
income
Acquiring of -53 -53
own shares
Dividend -449 -449
distribution
EQUITY 1 00 -987 75 -28 6 392 4 721 11 182
30.6.2014 9
EQUITY 1 00 -1 069 75 -23 6 392 5 328 11 712
1.1.2015 9
Total 7 881 888
comprehensive
income
Acquiring of -40 -389 -429
own shares
The fees for 61 61
the board
membersin the
form of
treasury
shares
Dividend -447 -447
distribution
EQUITY 1 00 -1 109 75 -16 6 064 5 763 11 786
30.6.2015 9
SEGMENT INFORMATION
Turnover by segment:
Me 1-6/15 1-6/14 Muutos
Grocery and special retail, HoReCa 9,7 10,5 -0,7
Wholesale, Logistics and Services 6,5 7,1 -0,5
Enterprise Asset & Service Business Management 2,7 2,8 -0,2
Total 19,0 20,4 -1,4
Operating result by segment:
Me 1-6/15 1-6/14 Muutos
Grocery and special retail, HoReCa 0,4 0,4 0,0
Wholesale, Logistics and Services 0,5 0,1 +0,4
Enterprise Asset & Service Business Management 0,2 0,6 -0,4
Total 1,1 1,1 0,0
QUARTERLY KEY INDICATORS (MEUR)
3Q/13 4Q/13 1Q/14 2Q/14
Net turnover 8,59 9,82 9,87 10,52
Operating result 0,63 0,43 0,59 0,55
Result before taxes 0,60 0,36 0,51 0,54
3Q/14 4Q/14 1Q/15 2Q/15
Net turnover 8,33 12,22 9,13 9,82
Operating result 0,44 0,91 0,46 0,66
Result before taxes 0,41 0,86 0,44 0,64
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (TEUR)
1-6/2015 1-6/2014 1-12/2014
Continuing operations,
group total 76 482 958
LIABILITIES (MEUR) 30.6.2015 30.6.2014 31.12.2014
Business mortages 10,00 10,00 10,00
Other lease
liabilities 0,10 0,11 0,15
Lease liabilities for premises 4,53 2,97 4,90
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (TEUR) 30.6.2015 30.6.2014 31.12.2014
Renting arrangements 42 42 85
Transactions
with the
insiders
have been
done at
market price
and are part
of the
company’s
normal
software
service
business.
FAIR VALUES
OF FINANCIAL
ASSETS AND
FINANCIAL
LIABILITIES
The fair
values of
the
financial
assets and
liabilities
are mainly
the same as
the book
values on
both
30.6.2015
and
30.6.2014.
Hence they
are not
presented in
table form
in the
bulletin.
MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS 30.6.2015
Shares and votes
number %
1. Saadetdin Ali 3 486 383 23,2
2. Keskinäinen Työeläkevakuutusyhtiö Elo 2 000 000 13,3
3. Profiz Business Solution Oyj 1 756 180 11,7
4. Aalto Seppo 1 667 206 11,1
5. Keskinäinen Työeläkevakuutusyhtiö Varma 644 917 4,3
6. Roininen Matti 415 000 2,8
7. Pirhonen Jalo 405 780 2,7
8. Solteq Management Oy 400 000 2,7
9. Solteq Management Team Oy 350 000 2,3
10. Saadetdin Katiye 156 600 1,0
10 largest shareholders total 11 282 066 75,2 %
Total of nominee-registered 243 615 1,6 %
Others 3 472 380 23,2 %
Total 14 998 061 100,0 %
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (IFRS) 1-6/2015 1-6/2014 1-12/2014
Net turnover MEUR 19,0 20,4 40,9
Change in net turnover -7,0 % 3,4 % 7,4 %
Operating result MEUR 1,1 1,1 2,5
% of turnover 5,9 % 5,6 % 6,1 %
Result before taxes MEUR 1,1 1,0 2,3
% of turnover 5,7 % 5,1 % 5,7 %
Equity ratio, % 52,0 45,4 48,0
Gearing, % 20,7 % 34,9 % 16,3 %
Gross investments in
non-current assets MEUR 0,1 0,5 1,0
Return on equity, % 15,5 % 15,8 % 16,8 %
Return on investment, % 14,7 % 14,5 % 15,5 %
Personnel at end of
period 281 287 279
Personnel average
for period 276 283 281
KEY INDICATORS PER SHARE
Earnings / share, e 0,06 0,06 0,13
Earnings / share,
e(diluted) 0,06 0,06 0,13
Equity / share, e 0,79 0,75 0,79
CALCULATION OF FINANCIAL RATIOS
Solvency ratio, in percentage
equity x 100
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balance sheet total - advances received
Gearing
interest bearing liabilities - cash,
bank balances and securities X 100
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equity
Return on Equity (ROE) in percentage
profit or loss before taxation - taxes x 100
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equity
Profit from invested equity in percentage
profit or loss before taxation +
interest expenses and other financing expenses x 100
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balance sheet total - non-interest bearing
liabilities
Earnings per share
pre-tax result - taxes
+/- minority interest
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diluted average share issue
corrected number of shares
Diluted earnings per share
diluted profit before taxation -
taxes +/- minority interest
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diluted average share issue
corrected number of shares
Equity per share
equity
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number of shares
ACQUISITIONS
Descom Group Oy (acquired after the end of the review period)
Description of the acquired company:
Descom (Descom Group Oy, Descom Group –concern) which was established in
Jyväskylä, Finland in 1997, is a modern marketing and technology company that
builds sales, marketing and customer service solutions for companies in trade,
industry and the service sector. Descom Group has about 240 employees in
Finland, Sweden and Poland. Of the employees, a total of 19 work for the Data
Center Solutions business unit. Descom has been an IBM partner for almost 20
years and an IMB Premier Business Partner since 2003. Descom has grown at a fast
pace through company acquisitions and organic growth.
In 2014, Descom Group’s revenue (FAS) was EUR 35.2 million, EBITDA EUR 2.6
million, operating profit before goodwill amortization EUR 2.3 million, and
operating profit EUR -0.1 million. Without the Data Center Solutions business,
which is not included in the transaction, the revenue of the Descom Group for
2014 has preliminarily been estimated at EUR 27.4 million and imputed EBITDA at
EUR 3.3 million. Apart from the parent company, Descom Group Oy, the Descom
Group includes Descom Oy, which includes the Group’s business operations in
Finland and the subsidiaries in Sweden, Poland and Denmark.
Descom’s main business comprises multi-channel sales solutions and the
development of its clients’ electronic marketing. In the area of multi-channel
sales, the company delivers multi-channel e-commerce and store systems as well
as order and product data management solutions. In electronic marketing, the
company’s core solutions consist of search engine optimization and advertising,
conversion optimization, and analytics and customer experience solutions. In
addition, Descom offers its clients application development, integration and
maintenance services.
The below table shows Descom Group’s audited financial statement information
(FAS) for financial periods 1 January – 31 December 2013 and 1 January – 31
December 2014 (thousand euro):
Income Statement (FAS):
+--------------------------------------+---------------+---------------++
| |1.1.-31.12.2014|1.1.–31.12.2013||
+--------------------------------------+---------------+---------------++
|Revenue | 35 248| 39 024||
+--------------------------------------+---------------+---------------++
|Other income | 306| 296||
+--------------------------------------+---------------+---------------++
|Materials and services | -13 278| -17 101||
+--------------------------------------+---------------+---------------++
|Employee benefit expences | -14 511| -13 505||
+--------------------------------------+---------------+---------------++
|Depreciation and impairments | -2 720| -2 520||
+--------------------------------------+---------------+---------------++
|Other expenses | -5 176| -4 681||
+--------------------------------------+---------------+---------------++
|Operating profit | -131| 1 513||
+--------------------------------------+---------------+---------------++
| | | ||
+--------------------------------------+---------------+---------------++
|Financial income and expenses | -1 795| -1 585||
+--------------------------------------+---------------+---------------++
|Profit before extraordinary items | -1 926| -71||
+--------------------------------------+---------------+---------------++
| | | ||
+--------------------------------------+---------------+---------------++
|Extraordinary items | -510| 0||
+--------------------------------------+---------------+---------------++
|Profit before appropriations and taxes| -2 436| -71||
+--------------------------------------+---------------+---------------++
| | | ||
+--------------------------------------+---------------+---------------++
|Appropriations | 43| -45||
+--------------------------------------+---------------+---------------++
|Profit before taxes | -2 393| -116||
+--------------------------------------+---------------+---------------++
| | | ||
+--------------------------------------+---------------+---------------++
|Income tax expenses | -180| -289||
+--------------------------------------+---------------+---------------++
|Profit for the financial period | -2 573| -405||
+--------------------------------------+---------------+---------------++
Balance Sheet (FAS):
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
| |31.12.2014|31.12.2013||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
|Assets | | ||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
|Non-current assets | | ||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
|Goodwill | 14 641| 16 924||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
|Other intangible assets | 390| 254||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
|Machinery and equipment | 992| 847||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
|Investments | 6| 6||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
|Total non-current assets | 16 028| 18 031||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
| | | ||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
|Current assets | | ||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
|Inventories | 644| 279||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
|Trade receivables | 7 428| 8 980||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
|Other receivables | 752| 643||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
|Cash and cash equivalents | 1 626| 2 751||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
|Total current assets | 10 450| 12 654||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
|Total assets | 26 477| 30 685||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
| | | ||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
|Equity and liabilities | | ||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
|Total equity | -2 040| 454||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
| | | ||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
|Appropriations | 0| 47||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
| | | ||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
|Interest-bearing liabilities | | ||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
|Capital loans | 11 277| 10 094||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
|Convertible bonds | 1 930| 2 009||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
|Loans from financial institutions | 5 167| 6 996||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
|Total interest bearing liabilities | 18 374| 19 099||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
| | | ||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
|Other liabilities | | ||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
|Trade payables | 5 845| 6 219||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
|Other non-interest bearing liabilities| 4 299| 4 866||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
|Total other liabilities | 10 144| 11 085||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
|Total equity and liabilities | 26 477| 30 685||
+--------------------------------------+----------+----------++
In connection with this transaction, the Data Center Solutions business was sold
from Descom Group –concern before the acquisition
Description of the acquisition:
Solteq Plc (Solteq) has 2.7.2015 purchased the entire stock capital of Descom
Group Oy (Descom Group, Descom) at a purchase price of approx.11.2 million euro
and the capital loans at a purchase price of approx. 11.9 million euro. The
enterprise value (EV) of the deal was EUR 26,0 million. The Descom Data Center
Solutions business was not included in the transaction. Solteq Plc has
previously published three stock exchange releases (on 17 June 2015, 22 June
2015 and 2 July 2015) relating to the company acquisition.
Upon completion of purchase of share capital, 6.6 million euro of purchase price
was paid in cash and the remainder approx. 4.6 million euro with 2.8 million
Solteq’s new shares based on a directed share issue to be paid by contribution
in kind. The final amount of the cash contribution will be determined based on
Descom Group's consolidated balance on 30 June 2015.
The sellers in the deal are Funds managed by Sentica Partners Oy (after the
conversion of the convertible bond of the target company agreed to be performed
in connection with the purchase, total 61.04%), Aidacom Partners Oy (after the
above conversion, 6.32%) Corpinghouse Oy (after the above conversion, 12.35%)
and Descom’s private investors (after the above conversion, total 20.29%).
Thanks to the completed acquisition, the company will become a provider for
integrated digital commerce services with approximately 550 experts. The
acquisition implements the Solteq’s and Descom's strategies and the combined
entity will create the basis of creating new services provider to Finland but
also to other Nordic countries and to the Northern European area. The solution
and service offerings of the two companies complement each other in an excellent
manner, and no overlapping has been detected in their offerings. Consequently,
the new entity will be able to offer an excellent overall offering to their
current and new clients.
Financing of the acquisition:
An Unsecured Bond
The cash contribution of the purchase price of Descom Group and the purchase of
the capital loans were financed from an unsecured 27 million euro bond that was
issued on 1 July 2015. The five-year bond matures on 1. July 2020. The bond
carries a fixed annual interest of 6 per cent and the interest is paid annually.
The proceeds of the bond will also be used to refinance of the existing bank
loans and other financial indebtedness of the groups of Solteq and Descom, and
for general corporate purposes of the group. Stock exchange releases were
published regarding and in relation to the bond issue on 17 June 2015, 22 June
2015 and 24 June 2015. The bond will be applied to be admitted on NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki within 9 months from the issue. The terms and conditions for the
unsecured bond are published on Solteq’s website:
http://solteq.com/en/publications-and-releases/terms-and-conditions-senior
-unsecured-fixed-rate-notes
Directed issue
In order to complete the transaction, the board of Directors decided to deviate
from the shareholders' subscription rights in the issue of new shares, and the
share issue was directed to the current shareholders of Descom Group. The
Board’s decision was based on the authorization granted by the Annual General
Meeting on 16 March 2015. The share issue has been carried out at a subscription
price of EUR 1,65 per share which was determined based on volume-weighted
average price of the shares during the period of 4 May 2015 – 3 June 2015.
Regarding to the directed share issue 2.799.998 new shares of Solteq Plc have
been registered to the Finnish Trade Register on 3 July 2015. The total number
of shares in the company after the share issue is 17.798.059. Half of the shares
issued will be subject to lock-up until 1 January 2016. Further, in compliance
with the terms of the share purchase agreement, Solteq decided to accept as
pledge 700,006 of these shares, as security for the sellers' obligations under
the share purchase agreement for the duration of 12 months from the closing
date. The decision to accept the new shares as pledge is based on the
authorization granted by the Annual General Meeting on 16 March 2015 relating to
purchase of own shares and to taking own shares as pledge. The shares will be
incorporated in the electronic book-entry system managed by Euroclear Finland
Ltd after they have been registered in the trade register, and they will be
applied to be admitted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki in the same class with the
company's other shares by 30 September 2015 after the listing prospectus has
been published.
Flagging announcements after the review period
In connection with the directed issue, Solteq Plc received four flagging
announcements after the review period and in addition Solteq-group’s share of
ownership changed. Relating to the directed issue the share of ownership of
holdings and proportion of voting rights of Solteq Plc controlled by the company
was fallen under the 5% threshold. Relating to the registration of Solteq's new
shares with the Trade Register following changes took place: Ali U. Saadetdin's
holdings and proportion of voting rights of Solteq Plc was fallen under the 20%
threshold, Seppo Aalto's holdings and proportion of voting rights of Solteq Plc
was fallen under the 10% threshold and Profiz Business Solution Corp.'s holdings
and proportion of voting rights of Solteq Plc was fallen under the 10%
threshold. In addition Sentica Buyout III Ky's direct share of ownership of
shares and voting rights of Solteq Plc exceeds the 5% threshold. and Sentica
Buyout III GP Oy's indirect holding through Sentica Buyout III Ky and Sentica
Buyout III Co-Investment Ky of the shares and voting rights in Solteq Plc
exceeds the 5% threshold.
Accounting treatment of the acquisition:
Consolidation principles
The acquisition implemented after the review period has been presented, where
applicable, in accordance with Paragraph 59 b (application instructions B64-66)
of IFRS 3 “Business Combinations”. Information in compliance with B64 (a-d) is
presented in the section concerning the acquisition. As the original accounting
treatment of the merger of business operations is in progress when the quarterly
review is published, Solteq is not yet able to present B64 (e-q) compliant
information. The missing information will be provided in connection with the
issue of the listing prospectus at the latest.
The closing price of the Solteq share at the acquisition date, 2 July 2015, was
EUR 1.62. Consequently, the fair value, calculated in accordance with B64 (e),
of the total transferred consideration at the acquisition date for the part of
the 2,799,998 shares in the directed issue is approximately EUR 4.5 million.
In its Stock Exchange Release issued on 22 June 2015, Solteq presented
preliminary unaudited pro-forma financial and other information concerning the
deal and planned bond. The aim of the information was to illustrate the effects
of the acquisition of Descom’s shares and subordinated loans on the operating
result and financial position of merged Solteq and Descom if the acquisition of
Descom and issue of a bond by Solteq to finance the acquisition and to refinance
the Group’s debts had been carried out at an earlier date. The pro forma
consolidated statement of comprehensive income at 31 December 2014 was presented
with the assumption that that the transaction had taken place on 1 January 2014,
and the pro forma balance sheet at 31 December 2014 was presented with the
assumption that the transaction had taken place on 31 December 2014. This pro
forma information was presented solely for illustrative purposes, and the
information was mainly based on publicly available information on Descom’s
consolidated financial statements (FAS). Therefore, this preliminary information
was not presented in the “Acquisitions” section.
Descom Group will be merged to Solteq Group from 1.7.2015.
Transaction costs involved in the acquisition
The total transaction costs and capital transfer taxes involved in the company
acquisition and financing are estimated at EUR 1.4 million, of which EUR 0.6
million is estimated to be recognised in the income statement during the
financial period 2015. The transaction costs are regarded as non-recurring costs
without further effects on the result of the Group’s operations. In the result
for the review period, the transaction costs are presented as about EUR 0.1
million.
Financial reporting
Solteq Plc’s financial information bulletins in 2015 have been scheduled as
follows:
- Interim Report 1-9/2015 on Friday October 30, 2015 at 9 am
More investor information is available from Solteq’s website at www.solteq.com
Additional information:
CEO Repe Harmanen
Tel +358 400 467 717
E-mail repe.harmanen@solteq.com
CFO Antti Kärkkäinen
Tel +358 40 8444 393
E-mail antti.karkkainen@solteq.com
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