Espoo, Finland - Nokia today provided recast comparative segment financial information and additional financial disclosures on a quarterly and annual basis for 2018, reflecting the previously announced organizational changes to accelerate its strategy execution.
Nokia will publish its first-quarter 2019 interim report on April 25, 2019 at approximately 8 a.m. Finnish time (CET+1) in accordance with its new reporting structure. Analyst and media call details are provided below.
Changes in reporting structure, effective from January 1, 2019
Nokia announced organizational changes to accelerate its strategy execution on October 25, November 22 and December 31, 2018. Accordingly, Nokia has revised its financial reporting structure to better reflect its strategy, organizational structure and the way it evaluates operational performance and allocates resources.
As of January 1, 2019, Nokia has three reportable segments: (i) Networks, (ii) Nokia Software and (iii) Nokia Technologies. In addition, Nokia also discloses segment-level data for Group Common and Other.
Within the new Networks reportable segment, Nokia is providing net sales disclosure for the following businesses: (i) Mobile Access, (ii) Fixed Access, (iii) IP Routing and (iv) Optical Networks.
Certain reclassifications have been made in order to reflect the new organizational structure of the company, the most significant of which are: (i) activities related to our cloud core offering have been reclassified from the former Mobile Networks business group and former Global Services reportable segment to the new Nokia Software reportable segment and (ii) activities related to the former Mobile Networks business group and former Global Services reportable segment that are not reclassified to the new Nokia Software reportable segment are now reported together under the new Mobile Access business.
Nokia is also providing separate net sales disclosure for its different customer types: (i) Communication Service Providers, (ii) Enterprises and (iii) Licensees.
Additionally, Nokia is providing adjusted financial disclosure for its Networks and Nokia Software reportable segments, with amounts related to licensing and Nokia Bell Labs allocated 85% to Networks and 15% to Nokia Software, in accordance with their approximate value contribution.
Recast comparative segment financial information for 2018
To provide a basis for comparison, the following tables present a recasting of Nokia's segment financial information on an unaudited basis for all four quarters of 2018 separately, as well as for the full year 2018.
The tables are also available in Excel format at http://nokia.com/financials.
| Q1- Q4'18 (unau- dited) | Networks1 | Nokia Soft- ware | Nokia Techn- ologies | Gro- up Common and Other | Eli- mi- nations | Non-IF- RS total | Non-IF- RS exc- lusions2 | Nokia To- tal | ||||||||
| EUR million | ||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 17 404 | 2 713 | 1 501 | 1 024 | (63 | ) | 22 580 | (17 | ) | 22 563 | ||||||
| Cost of sales | (11 369 | ) | (1 346 | ) | (22 | ) | (870 | ) | 63 | (13 545 | ) | (572 | ) | (14 117 | ) | |
| Gross profit | 6 035 | 1 367 | 1 479 | 154 | 0 | 9 035 | (5 90 | ) | 8 446 | |||||||
| % of net sales | 34.7 | % | 50.4 | % | 98.5 | % | 15.0 | % | 40.0 | % | 37.4 | % | ||||
| Research and deve- lopment expenses | (3091 | ) | (486 | ) | (145 | ) | (293 | ) | 0 | (4 014 | ) | (606 | ) | (4 620 | ) | |
| Sell- ing, gene- ral and admini- strative expe- nses | (2140 | ) | (429 | ) | (127 | ) | (201 | ) | 0 | (2 896 | ) | (567 | ) | (3 463 | ) | |
| Other income and expenses | (31 | ) | (3 | ) | (5 | ) | 93 | 0 | 55 | (477 | ) | (422 | ) | |||
| Ope- rating profit/ (loss) | 773 | 450 | 1 203 | (246 | ) | 0 | 2 180 | (2 239 | ) | (59 | ) | |||||
| % of net sales | 4.4 | % | 16.6 | % | 80.1 | % | (24.0 | )% | 9.7 | % | (0.3 | )% | ||||
| Depre- ciation and amor- tization | (384 | ) | (65 | ) | (21 | ) | (46 | ) | 0 | (515 | ) | (940 | ) | (1 455 | ) | |
| Share of results of asso- ciated compa- nies and joint ventures | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| EBI- TDA | 1169 | 515 | 1224 | (200 | ) | 0 | 2 708 | (1 300 | ) | 1408 | ||||||
| 1 | Mobile Access net sales of EUR 11 273 million, Fixed Access net sales of EUR 1 980 million, IP Routing net sales of EUR 2 545 million and Optical Networks net sales of EUR 1 606 million. | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Non-IFRS results exclude costs related to the Alcatel-Lucent transaction and related integration, goodwill impairment charges, intangible asset amortization and purchase price related items, restructuring and associated charges, and certain other items that may not be indicative of Nokia's underlying business performance. | |||||||||||||||
| Q1'18 (unau- dited) | Networks1 | Nokia Soft-ware | Nokia Techn-ologies | Gro- up Common and Other | Eli- mi- nations | Non-IF- RS total | Non- IF- RS exc- lusions2 | Nokia To- tal | ||||||||
| EUR million | ||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 3 783 | 541 | 365 | 252 | (12 | ) | 4 929 | (5 | ) | 4 924 | ||||||
| Cost of sales | (2466 | ) | (308 | ) | (10 | ) | (216 | ) | 12 | (2 988 | ) | (131 | ) | (3 119 | ) | |
| Gross profit | 1 317 | 233 | 355 | 36 | 0 | 1 941 | (135 | ) | 1 805 | |||||||
| % of net sales | 34.8 | % | 43.1 | % | 97.3 | % | 14.3 | % | 39.4 | % | 36.7 | % | ||||
| Research and deve- lopment expenses | (766 | ) | (128 | ) | (43 | ) | (74 | ) | 0 | (1 011 | ) | (156 | ) | (1 167 | ) | |
| Sell- ing, gene- ral and Admi- nistrative expe- nses | (532 | ) | (111 | ) | (39 | ) | (52 | ) | 0 | (732 | ) | (116 | ) | (847 | ) | |
| Other income and expenses | 27 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 41 | (168 | ) | (127 | ) | ||||||
| Ope- rating profit/ (loss) | 46 | 1 | 274 | (83 | ) | 0 | 239 | (575 | ) | (336 | ) | |||||
| % of net sales | 1.2 | % | 0.2 | % | 75.1 | % | (32.9 | )% | 4.8 | % | (6.8 | )% | ||||
| Depre- ciation and amor- tization | (96 | ) | (17 | ) | (5 | ) | (12 | ) | 0 | (130 | ) | (242 | ) | (372 | ) | |
| Share of results of ass- ociated compa- nies and joint ventures | (4 | ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (4 | ) | 0 | (4 | ) | |||||
| EBI- TDA | 137 | 19 | 279 | (71 | ) | 0 | 365 | (333 | ) | 32 | ||||||
| 1 | Mobile Access net sales of EUR 2 426 million, Fixed Access net sales of EUR 445 million, IP Routing net sales of EUR 550 million and Optical Networks net sales of EUR 363 million. | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Non-IFRS results exclude costs related to the Alcatel-Lucent transaction and related integration, goodwill impairment charges, intangible asset amortization and purchase price related items, restructuring and associated charges, and certain other items that may not be indicative of Nokia's underlying business performance. | |||||||||||||||
| Q2'18 (unau- dited) | Networks1 | Nokia Soft-ware | Nokia Techn-ologies | Gro- up Common and Other | Eli- mi- nations | Non-IF- RS total | Non- IF- RS exclusions2 | Nokia To- tal | ||||||||
| EUR million | ||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 4 081 | 612 | 361 | 280 | (15 | ) | 5 318 | (5 | ) | 5 313 | ||||||
| Cost of sales | (2731 | ) | (330 | ) | (7 | ) | (228 | ) | 15 | (3 279 | ) | (173 | ) | (3 453 | ) | |
| Gross profit | 1350 | 282 | 354 | 52 | 0 | 2038 | (178 | ) | 1860 | |||||||
| % of net sales | 33.1 | % | 46.1 | % | 98.1 | % | 18.6 | % | 38.3 | % | 35.0 | % | ||||
| Research and deve- lopment expenses | (784 | ) | (123 | ) | (36 | ) | (73 | ) | 0 | (1 016 | ) | (149 | ) | (1 165 | ) | |
| Sell- ing, gene- ral and adm- nistrative expe- nses | (516 | ) | (104 | ) | (25 | ) | (50 | ) | 0 | (695 | ) | (117 | ) | (813 | ) | |
| Other income and expenses | (16 | ) | (14 | ) | (1 | ) | 38 | 0 | 7 | (110 | ) | (103 | ) | |||
| Ope- rating profit/ (loss) | 34 | 40 | 292 | (33 | ) | 0 | 334 | (555 | ) | (221 | ) | |||||
| % of net sales | 0.8 | % | 6.5 | % | 80.9 | % | (11.8) | % | 6.3 | % | (4.2 | )% | ||||
| Depre- ciation and amor- tization | (96 | ) | (19 | ) | (5 | ) | (8 | ) | 0 | (128 | ) | (232 | ) | (360 | ) | |
| Share of results of ass- ociated compa- nies and joint ventures | (3 | ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (4 | ) | 0 | (4 | ) | |||||
| EBI- TDA | 127 | 59 | 297 | (24 | ) | 0 | 458 | (323 | ) | 135 | ||||||
| 1 | Mobile Access net sales of EUR 2 634 million, Fixed Access net sales of EUR 490 million, IP Routing net sales of EUR 592 million and Optical Networks net sales of EUR 365 million. | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Non-IFRS results exclude costs related to the Alcatel-Lucent transaction and related integration, goodwill impairment charges, intangible asset amortization and purchase price related items, restructuring and associated charges, and certain other items that may not be indicative of Nokia's underlying business performance. | |||||||||||||||
| Q3'18 (unau- dited) | Net-works1 | Nokia Soft-ware | Nokia Techn-ologies | Gro- up Common and Other | Eli- mi- nations | Non-IF- RS total | Non- IF- RS exclu- sions2 | Nokia To- tal | ||||||||
| EUR million | ||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 4 265 | 623 | 351 | 236 | (14 | ) | 5 461 | (4 | ) | 5 458 | ||||||
| Cost of sales | (2811 | ) | (322 | ) | (2 | ) | (200 | ) | 14 | (3 320 | ) | (118 | ) | (3439 | ) | |
| Gross profit | 1454 | 301 | 350 | 36 | 0 | 2141 | (122 | ) | 2019 | |||||||
| % of net sales | 34.1 | % | 48.3 | % | 99.7 | % | 15.3 | % | 39.2 | % | 37.0 | % | ||||
| Research and deve- lopment expenses | (755 | ) | (117 | ) | (28 | ) | (71 | ) | 0 | (971 | ) | (152 | ) | (1 123 | ) | |
| Sell- ing, gene- ral and adm- inistr- ative expe- nses | (518 | ) | (110 | ) | (30 | ) | (52 | ) | 0 | (710 | ) | (160 | ) | (870 | ) | |
| Other income and expenses | (2 | ) | 0 | (1 | ) | 32 | 0 | 28 | (108 | ) | (80 | ) | ||||
| Ope- rating profit/ (loss) | 178 | 75 | 290 | (56 | ) | 0 | 487 | (541 | ) | (54 | ) | |||||
| % of net sales | 4.2 | % | 12.0 | % | 82.6 | % | (23.7) | % | 8.9 | % | (1.0) | % | ||||
| Depre- ciation and amo- rtization | (92 | ) | (14 | ) | (5 | ) | (13 | ) | 0 | (124 | ) | (232 | ) | (356 | ) | |
| Share of results of ass- ociated compa- nies and joint ven- tures | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| EBI- TDA | 272 | 88 | 295 | (43 | ) | 0 | 613 | (309 | ) | 304 | ||||||
| 1 | Mobile Access net sales of EUR 2 741 million, Fixed Access net sales of EUR 503 million, IP Routing net sales of EUR 610 million and Optical Networks net sales of EUR 412 million. | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Non-IFRS results exclude costs related to the Alcatel-Lucent transaction and related integration, goodwill impairment charges, intangible asset amortization and purchase price related items, restructuring and associated charges, and certain other items that may not be indicative of Nokia's underlying business performance. | |||||||||||||||
| Q4'18 (unau- dited) | Networks1 | Nokia Soft-ware | Nokia Techn-ologies | Gro- up Common and Other | Eli- mi- nations | Non-IF- RS total | Non- IF- RS exclusions2 | Nokia To- tal | ||||||||
| EUR million | ||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 5 276 | 938 | 423 | 257 | (21 | ) | 6 872 | (3 | ) | 6 869 | ||||||
| Cost of sales | (3362 | ) | (386 | ) | (3 | ) | (228 | ) | 21 | (3 957 | ) | (151 | ) | (4 108 | ) | |
| Gross profit | 1914 | 552 | 420 | 29 | 0 | 2915 | (154 | ) | 2761 | |||||||
| % of net sales | 36.3 | % | 58.8 | % | 99.3 | % | 11.3 | % | 42.4 | % | 40.2 | % | ||||
| Research and deve- lopment expe- nses | (786 | ) | (117 | ) | (38 | ) | (75 | ) | 0 | (1 016 | ) | (149 | ) | (1 165 | ) | |
| Sell- ing, gene- ral and adm- inistrative expe- nses | (575 | ) | (105 | ) | (32 | ) | (46 | ) | 0 | (758 | ) | (174 | ) | (933 | ) | |
| Other income and expenses | (39 | ) | 3 | (3 | ) | 17 | 0 | (21 | ) | (90 | ) | (111 | ) | |||
| Ope- rating profit/ (loss) | 515 | 333 | 347 | (74 | ) | 0 | 1 120 | (568 | ) | 552 | ||||||
| % of net sales | 9.8 | % | 35.5 | % | 82.0 | % | (28.8) | % | 16.3 | % | 8.0 | % | ||||
| Depre- ciation and amor- tization | (100 | ) | (16 | ) | (6 | ) | (12 | ) | 0 | (133 | ) | (234 | ) | (367 | ) | |
| Share of results of ass- ociated compa- nies and joint ventures | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| EBI- TDA | 633 | 349 | 353 | (62 | ) | 0 | 1272 | (335 | ) | 937 | ||||||
| 1 | Mobile Access net sales of EUR 3 472 million, Fixed Access net sales of EUR 542 million, IP Routing net sales of EUR 794 million and Optical Networks net sales of EUR 467 million. | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Non-IFRS results exclude costs related to the Alcatel-Lucent transaction and related integration, goodwill impairment charges, intangible asset amortization and purchase price related items, restructuring and associated charges, and certain other items that may not be indicative of Nokia's underlying business performance. | |||||||||||||||
Additional new disclosures
The following table presents net sales disclosure for our different customer types.
| EUR million (unaudited) | Q1'18 | Q2'18 | Q3'18 | Q4'18 | Q1-Q4'2018 |
| Communication service providers | 4 080 | 4 398 | 4 632 | 5 845 | 18 955 |
| Enterprise | 244 | 295 | 256 | 371 | 1 167 |
| Licensees | 349 | 352 | 351 | 423 | 1 476 |
| Other1 | 251 | 268 | 219 | 230 | 965 |
| Total | 4 924 | 5 313 | 5 458 | 6 869 | 22 563 |
| 1Includes net sales of Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN) and Radio Frequency Systems (RFS), both of which are being managed as separate entities, and certain other items, such as net sales of Digital Health business, eliminations of inter-segment revenues as well as certain items related to purchase price allocation. ASN and RFS net sales include also revenue from communications service providers and enterprise customers. | |||||
The following tables provide adjusted financial disclosure for our Networks and Nokia Software reportable segments, with amounts related to licensing and Nokia Bell Labs allocated 85% to Networks and 15% to Nokia Software.
| Q1-Q4'18 (unaudited) | Before allocations | Allocations | After allocations | |||||||
| Licensing | Nokia Bell Labs | |||||||||
| Net sales (EUR million) | ||||||||||
| Networks | 17 404 | 1 255 | 6 | 18 665 | ||||||
| Nokia Software | 2 713 | 221 | 1 | 2 935 | ||||||
| Nokia Technologies | 1 501 | (1 476 | ) | 25 | ||||||
| Group Common and Other | 1 024 | (7 | ) | 1 017 | ||||||
| Eliminations | (63 | ) | (63 | ) | ||||||
| Non-IFRS total | 22 580 | 0 | 0 | 22 580 | ||||||
| Operating Profit (EUR million) | ||||||||||
| Networks | 773 | 1 046 | (162 | ) | 1 657 | |||||
| Nokia Software | 450 | 185 | (29 | ) | 606 | |||||
| Nokia Technologies | 1 203 | (1 231 | ) | (28 | ) | |||||
| Group Common and Other | (246 | ) | 191 | (55 | ) | |||||
| Non-IFRS total | 2 180 | 0 | 0 | 2 180 | ||||||
| Operating Margin % | ||||||||||
| Networks | 4.4 | % | 8.9 | % | ||||||
| Nokia Software | 16.6 | % | 20.6 | % | ||||||
| Nokia Technologies | 80.1 | % | ||||||||
| Group Common and Other | (24.0 | )% | (5.4 | )% | ||||||
| Non-IFRS total | 9.7 | % | 9.7 | % | ||||||
| Q1'18 (unaudited) | Before allocations | Allocations | After allocations | |||||||
| Licensing | Nokia Bell Labs | |||||||||
| Net sales (EUR million) | ||||||||||
| Networks | 3 783 | 297 | 1 | 4 081 | ||||||
| Nokia Software | 541 | 52 | 0 | 594 | ||||||
| Nokia Technologies | 365 | (349 | ) | 16 | ||||||
| Group Common and Other | 252 | (1 | ) | 251 | ||||||
| Eliminations | (12 | ) | (12 | ) | ||||||
| Non-IFRS total | 4 929 | 0 | 0 | 4 929 | ||||||
| Operating Profit (EUR million) | ||||||||||
| Networks | 46 | 252 | (43 | ) | 255 | |||||
| Nokia Software | 1 | 45 | (8 | ) | 38 | |||||
| Nokia Technologies | 274 | (297 | ) | (23 | ) | |||||
| Group Common and Other | (83 | ) | 51 | (32 | ) | |||||
| Non-IFRS total | 239 | 0 | 0 | 239 | ||||||
| Operating Margin % | ||||||||||
| Networks | 1.2 | % | 6.2 | % | ||||||
| Nokia Software | 0.2 | % | 6.4 | % | ||||||
| Nokia Technologies | 75.1 | % | ||||||||
| Group Common and Other | (32.9 | )% | (12.7 | )% | ||||||
| Non-IFRS total | 4.8 | % | 4.8 | % | ||||||
| Q2'18 (unaudited) | Before allocations | Allocations | After allocations | |||||||
| Licensing | Nokia Bell Labs | |||||||||
| Net sales (EUR million) | ||||||||||
| Networks | 4 081 | 299 | 2 | 4 382 | ||||||
| Nokia Software | 612 | 53 | 0 | 665 | ||||||
| Nokia Technologies | 361 | (352 | ) | 9 | ||||||
| Group Common and Other | 280 | (2 | ) | 278 | ||||||
| Eliminations | (15 | ) | (15 | ) | ||||||
| Non-IFRS total | 5 318 | 0 | 0 | 5 318 | ||||||
| Operating Profit (EUR million) | ||||||||||
| Networks | 34 | 252 | (43 | ) | 244 | |||||
| Nokia Software | 40 | 45 | (8 | ) | 77 | |||||
| Nokia Technologies | 292 | (297 | ) | (5 | ) | |||||
| Group Common and Other | (33 | ) | 50 | 17 | ||||||
| Non-IFRS total | 334 | 0 | 0 | 334 | ||||||
| Operating Margin % | ||||||||||
| Networks | 0.8 | % | 5.6 | % | ||||||
| Nokia Software | 6.5 | % | 11.6 | % | ||||||
| Nokia Technologies | 80.9 | % | ||||||||
| Group Common and Other | (11.8 | )% | 6.1 | % | ||||||
| Non-IFRS total | 6.3 | % | 6.3 | % | ||||||
| Q3'18 (unaudited) | Before allocations | Allocations | After allocations | |||||||
| Licensing | Nokia Bell Labs | |||||||||
| Net sales (EUR million) | ||||||||||
| Networks | 4 265 | 298 | 2 | 4 565 | ||||||
| Nokia Software | 623 | 53 | 0 | 676 | ||||||
| Nokia Technologies | 351 | (351 | ) | 0 | ||||||
| Group Common and Other | 236 | (2 | ) | 234 | ||||||
| Eliminations | (14 | ) | (14 | ) | ||||||
| Non-IFRS total | 5 461 | 0 | 0 | 5 461 | ||||||
| Operating Profit (EUR million) | ||||||||||
| Networks | 178 | 247 | (41 | ) | 384 | |||||
| Nokia Software | 75 | 44 | (7 | ) | 111 | |||||
| Nokia Technologies | 290 | (290 | ) | 0 | ||||||
| Group Common and Other | (56 | ) | 48 | (8 | ) | |||||
| Non-IFRS total | 487 | 0 | 0 | 487 | ||||||
| Operating Margin % | ||||||||||
| Networks | 4.2 | % | 8.4 | % | ||||||
| Nokia Software | 12.0 | % | 16.4 | % | ||||||
| Nokia Technologies | 82.6 | % | ||||||||
| Group Common and Other | (23.7 | )% | (3.4 | )% | ||||||
| Non-IFRS total | 8.9 | % | 8.9 | % | ||||||
| Q4'18 (unaudited) | Before allocations | Allocations | After allocations | |||||||
| Licensing | Nokia Bell Labs | |||||||||
| Net sales (EUR million) | ||||||||||
| Networks | 5 276 | 360 | 2 | 5 637 | ||||||
| Nokia Software | 938 | 63 | 0 | 1 002 | ||||||
| Nokia Technologies | 423 | (423 | ) | 0 | ||||||
| Group Common and Other | 257 | (2 | ) | 255 | ||||||
| Eliminations | (21 | ) | (21 | ) | ||||||
| Non-IFRS total | 6 872 | 0 | 0 | 6 872 | ||||||
| Operating Profit (EUR million) | ||||||||||
| Networks | 515 | 295 | (36 | ) | 774 | |||||
| Nokia Software | 333 | 52 | (6 | ) | 379 | |||||
| Nokia Technologies | 347 | (347 | ) | 0 | ||||||
| Group Common and Other | (74 | ) | 42 | (32 | ) | |||||
| Non-IFRS total | 1 120 | 0 | 0 | 1 120 | ||||||
| Operating Margin % | ||||||||||
| Networks | 9.8 | % | 13.7 | % | ||||||
| Nokia Software | 35.5 | % | 37.8 | % | ||||||
| Nokia Technologies | 82.0 | % | ||||||||
| Group Common and Other | (28.8 | )% | (12.5 | )% | ||||||
| Non-IFRS total | 16.3 | % | 16.3 | % | ||||||
Nokia to publish first-quarter 2019 interim report on April 25, 2019
Nokia will publish its first-quarter 2019 interim report on April 25, 2019 at approximately 8 a.m. Finnish time (CET+1). The interim report will be made available on the Nokia website immediately after publication.
Nokia only publishes a summary of its financial reports in stock exchange releases. The summary focuses on Nokia Group's financial information as well as on Nokia's outlook.
The detailed segment-level discussion will be available in the complete first-quarter 2019 interim report available at http://nokia.com/financials. Investors should not solely rely on summaries of Nokia's financial reports, but should also review the complete reports with tables.
Nokia's analyst conference call will begin on April 25, 2019 at 3 p.m. Finnish time. A link to the webcast of the conference call will be available at http://nokia.com/financials. Media representatives can listen in via the link on that website, or alternatively call +1 412 317 5210.
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5) our dependence on a limited number of customers and large multi-year agreements; 6) our ability to maintain our existing sources of intellectual property-related revenue through our intellectual property, including through licensing, establish new sources of revenue and protect our intellectual property from infringement; 7) our ability to manage and improve our financial and operating performance, cost savings, competitiveness and synergies generally and our ability to implement changes to our organizational and operational structure efficiently; 8) our global business and exposure to regulatory, political or other developments in various countries or regions, including emerging markets and the associated risks in relation to tax matters and exchange controls, among others; 9) our ability to achieve the anticipated benefits, synergies, cost savings and efficiencies of acquisitions, including the acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent; 10) exchange rate fluctuations, as well as hedging activities; 11) our ability to successfully realize the expectations, plans or benefits related to any future collaboration or business collaboration agreements and patent license agreements or arbitration awards, including income to be received under any collaboration, partnership, agreement or arbitration award; 12) Nokia Technologies' ability to protect its IPR and to maintain and establish new sources of patent, brand and technology licensing income and IPR-related revenues, particularly in the smartphone market, which may not materialize as planned, 13) our dependence on IPR technologies, including those that we have developed and those that are licensed to us, and the risk of associated IPR-related legal claims, licensing costs and restrictions on use; 14) our exposure to direct and indirect regulation, including economic or trade policies, and the reliability of our governance, internal controls and compliance processes to prevent regulatory penalties in our business or in our joint ventures; 15) our reliance on third-party solutions for data storage and service distribution, which expose us to risks relating to security, regulation and cybersecurity breaches; 16) inefficiencies, breaches, malfunctions or disruptions of information technology systems; 17) our exposure to various legal frameworks regulating corruption, fraud, trade policies, and other risk areas, and the possibility of proceedings or investigations that result in fines, penalties or sanctions; 18) adverse developments with respect to customer financing or extended payment terms we provide to customers; 19) the potential complex tax issues, tax disputes and tax obligations we may face in various jurisdictions, including the risk of obligations to pay additional taxes; 20) our actual or anticipated performance, among other factors, which could reduce our ability to utilize deferred tax assets; 21) our ability to retain, motivate, develop and recruit appropriately skilled employees; 22) disruptions to our manufacturing, service creation, delivery, logistics and supply chain processes, and the risks related to our geographically-concentrated production sites; 23) the impact of litigation, arbitration, agreement-related disputes or product liability allegations associated with our business; 24) our ability to re-establish investment grade rating or maintain our credit ratings; 25) our ability to achieve targeted benefits from, or successfully implement planned transactions, as well as the liabilities related thereto; 26) our involvement in joint ventures and jointly-managed companies; 27) the carrying amount of our goodwill may not be recoverable; 28) uncertainty related to the amount of dividends and equity return we are able to distribute to shareholders for each financial period; 29) pension costs, employee fund-related costs, and healthcare costs; 30) our ability to successfully complete and capitalize on our order backlogs and continue converting our sales pipeline into net sales; and 31) risks related to undersea infrastructure, as well as the risk factors specified on pages 60 to 75 of our 2018 annual report on Form 20-F published on March 21, 2019 under "Operating and financial review and prospects-Risk factors" and in our other filings or documents furnished with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Other unknown or unpredictable factors or underlying assumptions subsequently proven to be incorrect could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required.
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