Kurs & Likviditet
Beskrivning
Land | Finland |
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Lista | Large Cap Stockholm |
Sektor | Tjänster |
Industri | IT-konsult & onlinetjänster |
2024-02-15 08:00:36
Tietoevry CorporationFINANCIAL STATEMENT RELEASE15 February 2024, 9.00 a.m.
(EET)
·
Growth 1% - solid underlying performance in software businesses continued
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Healthy profitability of over 14% supported by efficiency measures
·
Strategic review of Banking - demerger proposed to list the business, retaining
optionality for other alternatives - sales process ongoing in parallel in light
of market interest
·
Strategic review of Tech Services - on track with previously announced schedule,
active engagement with potential buyers
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Increased dividend of EUR 1.47 (1.45) per share proposed
The full Financial Statement Release with tables is available at the end of this
release.
10-12/2023 10-12/2022 1-12/2023 1-12/2022
Revenue, EUR million 752.2 767.7 2851.4 2928.1
Change, % -2 3 -3 4
Organic growth, % 1 9 4 6
Operating profit 84.1 103.2 255.6 266.5
(EBIT), EUR million
Operating margin 11.2 13.4 9.0 9.1
(EBIT), %
Adjusted operating 108.4 118.0 358.7 379.2
profit (EBITA), EUR
million
Adjusted operating 14.4 15.4 12.6 13.0
margin (EBITA), %
EPS, EUR 0.46 0.63 1.45 1.59
Net cash flow from 152.9 166.3 266.1 276.9
operations, EUR million
Capital expenditure, 28.1 24.3 85.3 92.9
EUR million
Full-year outlook for 2024
Tietoevry expects its organic1) growth to be in the range of 0-3% (revenue in
2023: EUR 2 851.4 million).
The company estimates its full-year adjusted operating margin2) (adjusted
EBITA3)) to be 12.0-13.0% (12.6% in 2023)
1) Adjusted for currency effects, acquisitions and divestments
2) Adjustment items include restructuring costs, capital gains/losses,
impairment charges and other items affecting comparability
3) Profit before interests, taxes and amortization of acquisition-related
intangible assets
CEO's comment
Comment regarding the interim report by Kimmo Alkio, President and CEO:
"In the fourth quarter, our performance remained resilient in a mixed market.
Good underlying development in software businesses continued with 4% organic
growth, contributing to total growth of 1% for the Group. On the other hand,
weaker demand impacted Tietoevry Create and Tech Services. Our profitability was
healthy, over 14%. Tietoevry Tech Services remained on a solid track with an
improved margin, thanks to the execution of the efficiency measures initiated
during the year.
We have seen continued advancement in the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
and are taking advantage of this for the benefit of our customers and our
competitiveness. From an overall demand and growth perspective, we had a strong
start for the year 2023. While our growth continued throughout the year,
macroeconomic uncertainty and gradually softening demand impacted our overall
performance and resulted in lower growth rates. Despite continued high
inflation, we were able to deliver solid performance and achieved the
anticipated margin level. With this financial development, we are pleased to
confirm that we are on the path to increasing our dividends.
The progress in the strategic reviews of Tietoevry Banking and Tech Services
were key achievements during the year. For Tietoevry Banking, we have taken the
next concrete step with today's announcement of its separation, enabling its
independent operations and potential listing. The listing process, subject to
the approval of the Extraordinary General Meeting, is expected to commence
during the first half of 2024. During the process, other alternatives can be
considered if they would be in the best interest of shareholders. In light of
market interest, a sales process is ongoing in parallel. The strategic review of
Tietoevry Tech Services is progressing as planned with active engagement with
potential buyers ongoing. We continue to drive specialization and to reposition
Tietoevry as a software and digital engineering company.
We expect 2024 to be a transformative year for our company with the finalization
of the two strategic reviews. In terms of market outlook for 2024, we expect the
current weak macroeconomic conditions to continue - driving industry-wide
conservative growth rates and the continued need for operational resilience. The
wider guidance ranges in our full-year outlook for 2024 reflect current market
conditions. Once the macroeconomy becomes healthier we expect to see better
growth rates - similar to the realized growth path prior to the economic
downturn.
We experienced a criminal ransomware attack in one of our data centres in Sweden
last month. Since the attack, our teams have been working relentlessly to
restore services for our customers, who have suffered from this disruption. Work
will continue in close collaboration with customers until all possible
restorations have been completed and the investigation has been concluded with
the authorities.
We will also continue to support our colleagues in Ukraine. Our hearts and minds
remain with them as the devastating situation in the country continues. We are
proud of our Ukrainian colleagues and will keep supporting our people and their
families, including providing means for relocation and enhancing opportunities
to continue working.
Our commitment to sustainability once again achieved the highest market
recognitions in 2023. We were able to retain our platinum level in the EcoVadis
sustainability rating, which was granted this time only to the top 1% performers
globally. We also saw solid progress in our carbon reduction targets, verified
by the Science Based Targets (SBT) initiative. 2023 also marked the final year
of our sustainability plan for 2020-2023. I was pleased to see the progress we
made across the key areas during the period: Ethical Conduct, Climate Action and
Exciting Place to Work. We recognize the opportunities that digitalization
brings for our customers and for society at large and will launch a new group
-wide long-term sustainability plan during 2024.
In spite of a weaker market, the overall software and technology services
industry remains very exciting with cloud and AI-enabled technologies advancing
businesses and societies. I thank our employees, customers and partners for a
solid year in a demanding overall market environment."
Financial performance by segment
Revenue, Revenue, Growth, Organic Adjusted Adjusted
Adjusted Adjusted
% growth, operating operating
operating operating
EUR EUR %
million million profit, profit,
margin, % margin, %
EUR EUR
million million
10-12/202 10-12/202 10-12/20 10-12/20 10-12/2023 10-12/2022
2
3 2 23 2
Tietoevry 228.5 219.8 4 1 34.2 35.2
15.0 16.0
Create
Tietoevry 149.6 156.4 -4 5 21.4 27.9
14.3 17.8
Banking
Tietoevry 62.3 63.0 -1 2 18.7 20.3
30.1 32.2
Care
Tietoevry 68.6 69.7 -2 6 11.4 12.6
16.6 18.1
Industry
Tietoevry 277.0 298.1 -7 -2 28.3 30.0
10.2 10.1
Tech
Services
Eliminations -33.8 -39.2 - - -5.6 -7.9
- -
and
non
-allocated
costs
Group total 752.2 767.7 -2 1 108.4 118.0
14.4 15.4
For further information, please contact:
Tomi Hyryläinen, Chief Financial Officer, tel. +358 50 555 0363, tomi.hyrylainen
(at) tietoevry.com
Tommi Järvenpää, Head of Investor Relations, tel. +358 40 576 0288,
tommi.jarvenpaa (at) tietoevry.com
A teleconference for analysts and media will be held on Thursday 15 February
2024 at 10.00 a.m. EEST (09.00 am CET, 08.00 am. UK time). Kimmo Alkio,
President and CEO, and Tomi Hyryläinen, CFO, will present the results online in
English. The presentation (https://tieto.videosync.fi/q4-2023-results) can be
followed on Tietoevry's website (https://www.tietoevry.com/investors).
To take part in the questions and answers session after the presentation you
will need to dial in by phone. You can access the teleconference by registering
on this link (https://palvelu.flik.fi/teleconference/?id=50049006). After the
registration you will be provided phone numbers, user ID and a conference ID to
access the conference.
The event is recorded and it will be available on demand later during the day.
Tietoevry publishes its financial information in English and Finnish.
Tietoevry Corporation
DISTRIBUTION
Nasdaq Helsinki
Nasdaq Stockholm
Oslo Børs
Principal Media
Tietoevry creates purposeful technology that reinvents the world for good. We
are a leading technology company with a strong Nordic heritage and global
capabilities. Based on our core values of openness, trust and diversity, we work
with our customers to develop digital futures where businesses, societies, and
humanity thrive.
Our 24 000 experts globally specialize in cloud, data, and software, serving
thousands of enterprise and public-sector customers in more than 90 countries.
Tietoevry's annual turnover is approximately EUR 3 billion and the company's
shares are listed on the NASDAQ exchange in Helsinki and Stockholm, as well as
on Oslo Børs. https://www.tietoevry.com