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Key figures Download all key figures (Excel file) 7-9/2021 7-9/2020 1-9/2021 1-9/2020 1-12/2020 Net sales, EUR million 98.7 115.4 327.6 347.8 458.9 Comparable EBITDA 4.2 18.1 38.1 47.4 60.9 Comparable EBITDA, % 4.3 15.7 11.6 13.6 13.3 EBITDA 4.2 18.1 38.1 47.4 60.9 Operating profit, EUR million -0.8 12.9 23.1 31.0 39.5 Operating profit, % -0.9 11.2 7.0 8.9 8.6 Profit for the period, EUR million -1.7 10.9 18.2 22.8 30.1 Cash flow from operations, EUR million -8.9 20.1 8.2 39.1 57.0 Cash flow from operations per share, EUR -0.16 0.35 0.14 0.68 0.99 Earnings per share, basic, EUR -0.03 0.19 0.32 0.40 0.52 Return on invested capital, rolling 12 months, % − − 11.8 13.8 16.7 Gearing, % − − 30.2 29.9 25.4 Calculation of key figures Basic earnings per share (EPS) = Profit for the period adjusted with interest on hybrid bond, net of tax Share-issue adjusted average number of shares excluding treasury shares Diluted earnings per share (EPS) = Profit for the period Share-issue adjusted average number of shares excluding treasury shares Operating profit (EBIT) = Profit after depreciation, amortization and impairment Comparable operating profit (EBIT) = Profit after depreciation, amortization and impairment adjusted with items affecting comparability In accordance with the recommendation by European Securities and Markets Authority, Suominen no longer presents operating profit excluding non-recurring items as an alternative performance measure. In order to improve the comparability of result between reporting periods, Suominen presents comparable operating profit as an alternative performance measure. Operating profit is adjusted with material items that are considered to affect comparability between reporting periods. These items include, among others, impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses, gains or losses from the sales of property, plant and equipment or intangible assets or other assets and restructuring costs. Cash flow from operations per share = Cash flow from operations Share-issue adjusted number of shares excluding treasury shares, end of reporting period Equity per share = Total equity Share-issue adjusted number of shares excluding treasury shares, end of reporting period Dividend per share = Dividend distributed for the reporting period Number of issued shares at end of the period excluding treasury shares Dividend payout ratio, % = (Dividend per share x 100) Basic earnings per share Dividend yield, % = (Dividend per share x 100) Share price at end of the period Price per earnings per share (P/E) = Share price at end of the period Basic earnings per share Market capitalization = Number of shares at the end of reporting period excluding treasury shares x share price at the end of period Share turnover = The proportion of number of shares traded during the period to weighted average number of shares excluding treasury shares EBITDA = Profit before depreciation, amortization and impairment (EBIT + depreciation, amortization and impairment losses) Cash and cash equivalents = Cash + other financial assets Interest-bearing net debt = Interest-bearing liabilities - interest-bearing receivables - cash and cash equivalents Return on equity (ROE), % = (Profit for the reporting period (rolling 12 months) x 100) Total equity (quarterly average) Invested capital = Total equity + interest-bearing liabilities Return on invested capital (ROI), % = (Operating profit + financial income (rolling 12 months) x 100) Invested capital, quarterly average Equity ratio, % = (Total equity x 100) (Total assets - advances received) Gearing, % = (Interest-bearing net debt x 100) Total equity Financial targets Suominen's Board of Directors has set the following financial targets for the strategy period 2020-2025: Net sales growth during the period: above relevant market growth EBITDA margin by 2025: above 12% Gearing during the period: 40-80%, including the effect of IFRS 16 Leases The company applies the accounting principles and formulas used in the Financial Statements. How to get there? Growth Profitability Gearing Sustainable products growing above the market Innovation to capture the market growth Targeted investments to meet the growing demand Effective utilization of production lines Margin improvement through new products as well as production and raw material efficiency Continued fixed cost control Balanced investment plan Maintain healthy cash flow from operations Debt information EUR 50 million bond Stock exchange release: Suominen issues EUR 50 million bond Stock exchange release: Listing Prospectus for Suominen Corporation’s EUR 50 million bond available; listing application submitted Listing prospectus (pdf) Bond guarantee (pdf) New credit facility Suominen has entered into a single-currency syndicated revolving credit facility agreement of EUR 100 million with a maturity of three years with two one-year extension options. The lenders for the facility are Danske Bank A/S, Finland Branch and Nordea. The new credit facility includes leverage ratio and gearing as financial covenants. The margin of the facility will increase or decrease dependent on Suominen meeting two sustainability key performance indicators (“KPI”), namely: Increase in the sales of sustainable products Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions The new credit facility replaces the existing EUR 100 million syndicated revolving credit facility agreement of Suominen provided by Nordea and Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ), Branch Operation in Finland as the lenders. View the press release Press release: Suominen extends the maturity of its revolving credit facility by one year EUR 85 million bond Suominen Corporation issues a senior unsecured bond of EUR 85 million. The bond matures on 3 October 2022, it carries a fixed annual interest at the rate of 2.50 percent and has an issue price of 100.00 percent. The proceeds from the bond offering will be partially used for the partial repurchase of Suominen Corporation’s unsecured EUR 75 million, 4.375 percent fixed-rate notes due 2019 (ISIN: FI4000108576), and the remaining proceeds may be used for general corporate purposes. Suominen will apply for the listing of the bond on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority has approved the listing prospectus of the bond and it is available as a pdf file through the link provided below. The prospectus or the information therein may not be downloaded or distributed, directly or indirectly, for persons residing in United States, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa or any other jurisdiction in which the distribution or release would be unlawful. Click here to accept the terms and start dowloading the prospectus (pdf file). 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