Interim report 1 January – 30 June 2009 

LASSILA & TIKANOJA PLC  INTERIM REPORT     
28 July 2009 8.00 am

 Interim report Q2 2009

- Net sales for the second quarter EUR 147.1 million (EUR 154.4 million); operating profit EUR 14.9 million (EUR 10.2 million); operating profit excluding non-recurring and imputed items EUR 14.8 million (EUR 11.3 million); earnings per share EUR 0.26 (EUR 0.17)
- Net sales for January–June EUR 293.5 million (EUR 301.7 million); operating profit EUR 24.9 million (EUR 33.0 million); operating profit excluding non-recurring and imputed items EUR 26.0 million (EUR 20.1 million); earnings per share EUR 0.42 (EUR 0.68)
- Revised prospects: Full-year net sales are expected to reach the previous year’s level and full-year operating profit, excluding non-recurring and imputed items, is expected to reach the same level or show slight improvement. This requires that production operations will be launched at the L&T Recoil plant in the early autumn.  

GROUP NET SALES AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

Second quarter
Lassila & Tikanoja’s net sales for the second quarter totalled EUR 147.1 million (EUR 154.4 million), showing a decrease of 4.7%. Operating profit amounted to EUR 14.9 million (EUR 10.2 million), representing 10.1% (6.6%) of net sales. Operating profit excluding non-recurring and imputed items was EUR 14.8 million (EUR 11.3 million). Earnings per share rose to EUR 0.26 (EUR 0.17).

Net sales fell due to the sustained low prices of secondary raw materials and low demand for wood-based fuels. Profitability improved, thanks to effective production efficiency improvement measures.

Non-recurring expenses of EUR 0.4 million associated with the closure of the Luumäki wood pellet plant were recorded for the quarter as well as non-recurring income of EUR 0.5 million from the refund of the supplementary insurance fund of the former Lassila & Tikanoja. 

January–June
Six-month net sales amounted to EUR 293.5 million (EUR 301.7 million); down by 2.7%. Operating profit was EUR 24.9 million (EUR 33.0 million), representing 8.5% (10.9%) of net sales. Operating profit excluding non-recurring and imputed items rose to EUR 26.0 million (EUR 20.1 million). Earnings per share were EUR 0.42 (EUR 0.68). The capital gain of EUR 14.3 million from the sale of Ekokem shares boosted the operating profit and net sales in the comparison period.

The net sales of Property and Office Support Services and Industrial Services reached their previous year’s level while Environmental Services saw a decline in net sales. Operating profit excluding non-recurring and imputed items saw a marked improvement, thanks to production efficiency improvement measures. Despite these improvements, the lower market prices of secondary raw materials and weakened demand continued to erode the net sales and profitability of recycling services. L&T Biowatti was adversely affected by the reduced demand for wood-based fuels and the lower operating rates in the forest industry.
                     
Financial summary

* Breakdown of operating profit excluding non-recurring and imputed items is presented below the division reviews.


NET SALES AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE BY DIVISION

Environmental Services

Second quarter
The net sales of Environmental Services (waste management, recycling services, L&T Biowatti, environmental products) in the second quarter shrank by 7.3% to EUR 71.0 million (EUR 76.6 million). Operating profit was EUR 8.9 million (EUR 8.2 million), and operating profit excluding non-recurring and imputed items was EUR 9.4 million (EUR 8.2 million).

The net sales of waste management remained at the same level as last year while the net sales of recycling services declined due to shrinking volumes of recyclable waste materials and falling prices of secondary raw materials. The division’s profitability improved thanks to production efficiency enhancement measures. Construction of added capacity at the Kerava recycling plant continued, and the new wood shredding unit was completed at the end of the second quarter.

L&T Biowatti failed to reach its targets due to clearly lower than anticipated demand for wood-based fuels.  Factors contributing to the decline in demand included low wholesale prices of electricity and several customers’ annual maintenance shutdowns. Energy wood procurement for the coming winter proceeded according to plans. The wood pellet plant in Luumäki was closed due to weak availability of raw material and high prices. Non-recurring expenses of EUR 0.4 million were recorded for the discontinuation.

Operational adjustment measures were taken in Latvia in response to the changed market situation, which helped maintain a healthy profitability level.

January–June
Environmental Services’ net sales for January–June decreased by 5.8% to EUR 143.3 million (EUR 152.1 million). Operating profit was EUR 15.7 million (EUR 16.6 million), and operating profit excluding non-recurring and imputed items was EUR 17.1 million (EUR 16.6 million).

In waste management, net sales remained at the previous year’s level despite the reduction in waste volumes resulting from the slowdown particularly in new construction. Active renovation operations, however, helped offset the decline in waste volumes. Profitability improved in the waste management business, thanks to production efficiency improvement measures.

The market prices of secondary raw materials (plastics, fibres, metals) and their demand remained low in the first half. The investment programme covering the construction of additional capacity for the Kerava recycling plant was changed, leaving the investment smaller than was originally planned. The current project involves the construction of a combined plant that will be able to handle both construction waste and trade and industrial waste. The plant is scheduled to be completed in 2010. 

The demand for the biofuels supplied by L&T Biowatti declined in the first half as a result of lower than expected electricity production volumes and the decline in the operating rates in the forest industry. The low price of emission rights eroded the competitiveness of wood-based fuels against coal and oil. A forestry service organisation focusing on energy wood procurement launched operations in January, and the Luumäki wood pellet plant was closed in May.

In April, waste management operations in Russia were extended to cover the city of Noginsk. Although the growing uncertainty of the Latvian economy poses challenges for business development, it has also improved the availability of labour and lowered labour costs.

Net sales for environmental products declined from the comparison period while profitability improved.


Property and Office Support Services

Second quarter
The net sales of Property and Office Support Services (property maintenance and cleaning services) amounted to EUR 60.5 million (EUR 61.0 million) in the second quarter. At EUR 4.3 million, the operating profit showed a clear improvement (EUR 1.2 million). Operating profit excluding non-recurring and imputed items was EUR 4.3 million (EUR 1.2 million).

In Finland, both product lines were able to increase their net sales. Profitability in Finnish operations showed a clear improvement thanks to production efficiency enhancement measures and fixed cost reductions.

Net sales from international operations declined from last year primarily as a result of the weakening of the Swedish krona and the Russian rouble. In Latvia, the scopes of cleaning services have been downsized in response to growing economic uncertainty. Action taken to boost production efficiency helped improve the result from international operations, but operations continued to make a slight loss. 

January–June
The January–June net sales of Property and Office Support Services totalled EUR 121.7 million (EUR 120.2 million); an increase of 1.2%. Operating profit rose to EUR 7.7 million (EUR 2.8 million), and operating profit excluding non-recurring and imputed items was EUR 7.9 million (EUR 2.8 million).

Contract revenue in Finland grew in both product lines despite the fierce price competition. The economic recession had a particularly negative impact on the sales of additional services, and the slowdown in construction reflected on the demand for maintenance services for technical systems.

Measures taken to boost production efficiency and to trim fixed costs were successful. Prolonged economic uncertainty resulted in considerably lower employee turnover, particularly in cleaning services. The damage repair services business handled a few major accidents in the first half, and new partnership agreements were signed with insurance companies.

Loss from international operations declined. The Russian and Latvian operations recorded a positive result. In Sweden, the reorganisation programme proceeded as planned but operations continued to make a loss nonetheless. In March, the Russian cleaning services were awarded a certificate for compliance with the ISO 9001 quality standards.


Industrial Services

Second quarter
The net sales of Industrial Services (hazardous waste management, industrial solutions, wastewater services, L&T Recoil) were down by 3.4% to EUR 17.6 million (EUR 18.2 million). Operating profit was EUR 1.7 million (EUR 1.1 million), and operating profit excluding non-recurring and imputed items was EUR 1.7 million (EUR 2.3 million).

The division’s net sales fell due to lower operating rates in the industry, and adjusting production to the changed market environment continued to be challenging. Major project-type assignments that began in the first quarter continued in April–May. 

The joint venture L&T Recoil’s re-refinery for used lubricating oil in Hamina was completed in May. The refinery is expected to reach a production stage in the early autumn. Production start-up costs and raw material storage costs taxed the quarter’s performance. 

In other product lines, performance was on a par with the previous year thanks to production efficiency enhancement measures.

January–June
Industrial Services generated net sales of EUR 32.4 million (EUR 31.9 million) in January–June, showing an increase of 1.7%. Operating profit was EUR 2.0 million (EUR 0.2 million), and operating profit excluding non-recurring and imputed items was EUR 2.1 million (EUR 1.6 million).

Lower operating rates in the industry reflected particularly strongly on hazardous waste volumes. Nevertheless, the division’s net sales and profitability picked up from the previous year, thanks to large projects in the first half and continued production efficiency improvement measures. Damage repair services were transferred to the Property and Office Support Services division at the beginning of the year.

Net sales of wastewater services grew from the comparison period but profitability declined. New industrial partnerships were launched in industrial solutions.

Start-up of the L&T Recoil re-refinery began at the end of the period. The target set for the joint venture remains unchanged: To produce one-third of the plant’s 60,000-ton annual capacity during the second half. The global market price of the base oil produced by the re-refinery has been following crude oil price developments with a delay, as expected.


BREAKDOWN OF OPERATING PROFIT EXCLUDING NON-RECURRING AND IMPUTED ITEMS

FINANCING

At the end of the period, interest-bearing liabilities amounted to EUR 32.5 million more than a year earlier. Net interest-bearing liabilities, totalling EUR 129.4 million, increased by EUR 17.6 million from the comparison period and by EUR 8.9 million from the beginning of the year.

The amount of net finance costs in the second quarter exceeded that of the comparison period by EUR 0.2 million and in January–June by EUR 0.8 million regardless of the decline in the interest rate level. The costs increased as a result of growth in the interest-bearing liabilities. Interest expenses increased by EUR 0.2 million in the second quarter and by EUR 0.6 million in January–June. Net finance costs were 1.0% (0.7%) of net sales and 11.7% (6.3%) of operating profit.

In January–June, a total of EUR -0.3 million (EUR 0.4 million) arising from the changes in the fair values of interest rate swaps to which hedge accounting under IAS 39 is applied was recognised in other comprehensive income, after tax.

In January–June, new long-term loans totalling EUR 24.0 million were drawn and EUR 20.8 million were repaid. During the last six months of the year, repayments of long-term loans totalling EUR 8.4 million (EUR 4.8 million) will fall due. At 30 June 2009, the weighted average of effective interest rates of long-term loans was 3.10% (5.10%). At the end of the period, the amount of liquid assets was EUR 23.4 million (EUR 8.5 million) and a committed limit of EUR 15.0 million was not in use (EUR 4.0 million in use).

The equity ratio was 41.6% (44.5%) and the gearing rate 64.9 (57.7). Cash flows from operating activities amounted to EUR 36.2 million (EUR 25.9 million), and EUR 2.3 million were tied up in the working capital (EUR 2.3 million).


DIVIDEND

The Annual General Meeting held on 24 March 2009 resolved on a dividend of EUR 0.55 per share. The dividend, totalling EUR 21.3 million, was paid to the shareholders on 3 April 2009.


CAPITAL EXPENDITURE

Capital expenditure totalled EUR 24.5 million (EUR 31.4 million). The largest construction projects were L&T Recoil re-refinery and the extension of the Kerava recycling plant.

In the second quarter, the property maintenance services business of Valkeakosken Talohuolto Ky was acquired into Property and Office Support Services. The net sales of the acquired business totalled EUR 0.7 million.

In the beginning of June, the business of Environmental Services’ unit in Virrat was sold.


PERSONNEL

In January–June, the average number of employees converted into full-time equivalents was 8,039 (7,972). At the end of the period, the total number of full-time and part-time employees was 9,524 (10,087). Of them 7,409 (7,694) people worked in Finland and 2,115 (2,393) people in other countries.


NEW DIVISIONS

As of 1 June 2009, Lassila & Tikanoja’s business operations were regrouped into three divisions: Environmental Services, Property and Office Support Services and Renewable Energy Sources (L&T Biowatti). The Industrial Services division was combined with the Environmental Services division.

By the regrouping L&T aims at a more cost-efficient and customer orientated operating model. The combining of the organisations of Environmental Services and Industrial Services allows more efficient use of resources.

The company’s internal reporting, as well as the segments reported externally, will be changed to reflect the new divisions at the beginning of 2010. In 2009, the financial reporting segments are Environmental Services, Property and Office Support Services and Industrial Services.


SHARE AND SHARE CAPITAL

Traded volume and price
The volume of trading in Lassila & Tikanoja plc shares on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki from January through June was 6,676,707, which is 17.2% (32.1%) of the average number of shares. The value of trading was EUR 74.6 million (EUR 217.9 million). The trading price varied between EUR 9.16 and EUR 13.15. The closing price was EUR 12.80. During the review period the company repurchased 30,000 own shares. The market capitalisation was EUR 496.2 million (EUR 604.1 million) at the end of the period.

Share capital and number of shares
The company’s registered share capital amounts to EUR 19,399,437, and the number of the shares to 38,798,874 shares. In January–June, the average number of shares excluding the shares held by the company totalled 38,792,498.

Share option scheme 2005
In 2005, 600,000 share option rights were issued, each entitling its holder to subscribe for one share of Lassila & Tikanoja plc. In the beginning of the exercise period, 32 key persons held 176,000 2005B options. 37 key persons hold 200,000 2005C options. L&T Advance Oy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lassila & Tikanoja plc, holds 24,000 2005B options and 30,000 2005C options and these options will not be exercised.  

The exercise price for the 2005B options is EUR 16.98 and for 2005C options EUR 26.87. The exercise period for 2005B options is 3 November 2008 to 31 May 2010, and for 2005C options 2 November 2009 to 31 May 2011. The exercise period for the 2005A options ended on 29 May 2009.

As a result of the exercise of the outstanding 2005 share options, the number of shares may increase by a maximum of 376,000 new shares, which is 1.0% of the current number of shares. The 2005B options have been listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki since 2 January 2009.

Share option scheme 2008
In 2008, 230,000 share option rights were issued, each entitling its holder to subscribe for one share of Lassila & Tikanoja plc. 38 key persons hold 199,000 options and L&T Advance Oy 31,000 options.

The exercise price for the 2008 options is EUR 16.27. The exercise price of the share options shall, as per the dividend record date, be reduced by the amount of dividend which exceeds 70% of the profit per share for the financial period to which the dividend applies. However, only such dividends whose distribution has been agreed upon after the option pricing period and which have been distributed prior to the share subscription are deducted from the subscription price. The exercise price shall, however, always amount to at least EUR 0.01. The exercise period will be from 1 November 2010 to 31 May 2012.

As a result of the exercise of the outstanding 2008 share options, the number of shares may increase by a maximum of 199,000 new shares, which is 0.5% of the current number of shares.

Share-based incentive programme
Lassila & Tikanoja plc’s Board of Directors decided at a meeting held on 24 March 2009 on a share-based incentive programme. The programme includes three earnings periods one year each, of which the first one began on 1 January 2009 and the last one ends on 31 December 2011. The basis for the determination of the reward is decided annually. Potential rewards to be paid for the year 2009 will be based on the EVA result of Lassila & Tikanoja group. Potential rewards will be paid partly as shares and partly in cash. The proportion paid in cash will cover taxes arising from the reward. In the starting phase the programme covers 28 persons.

A maximum total of 180,000 Lassila & Tikanoja plc shares may be paid out on the basis of the programme. The shares will be obtained in public trading, and therefore the incentive programme will have no diluting effect on the share value.

Shareholders
At the end of the financial period, the company had 6,927 (6,123) shareholders. Nominee-registered holdings accounted for 8.8% (9.8%) of the total number of shares.

Notifications on major holdings
On 30 April 2009, Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company announced that its holding of the shares and votes in Lassila & Tikanoja plc had fallen to 7.6%.

On 12 May 2009, OP-Pohjola Group announced that its holding of the shares and votes in Lassila & Tikanoja plc had risen to 5.2%.

Authorisation for the Board of Directors
The Annual General Meeting held on 24 March 2009 authorised Lassila & Tikanoja plc’s Board of Directors to make decisions on the repurchase of the company’s own shares using the company’s unrestricted equity and on the issuance of these shares. Shares will be repurchased otherwise than in proportion to the existing shareholdings of the company’s shareholders in public trading on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd at the market price quoted at the time of the repurchase.

The Board of Directors is authorised to repurchase and transfer a maximum of 500,000 company shares, which is 1.3% of the total number of shares. The repurchase authorisation will be effective for 18 months and the share issue authorisation for four years.

The Board of Directors is not authorised to launch a convertible bond or share option rights.


Own shares
At the end of the period Lassila & Tikanoja plc held 30,000 of its own shares which represent 0.1% of shares and votes. The shares were repurchased based on the authorisation given by the Annual General Meeting on 20-26 May 2009 at a total price of EUR 356 thousand.


RESOLUTIONS BY THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Annual General Meeting of Lassila & Tikanoja plc, which was held on 24 March 2009, adopted the financial statements for the financial year 2008 and released the members of the Board of Directors and the President and CEO from liability. The AGM resolved that a dividend of EUR 0.55, a total of EUR 21.3 million, as proposed by the Board of Directors, be paid for the financial year 2008. The dividend payment date was resolved to be 3 April 2009.

The Annual General Meeting confirmed the number of the members of the Board of Directors six. The following Board members were re-elected to the Board until the end of the following AGM: Heikki Bergholm, Eero Hautaniemi, Matti Kavetvuo, Juhani Lassila and Juhani Maijala. Hille Korhonen was elected as a new member for the same term.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy, Authorised Public Accountants, were elected auditors with Heikki Lassila, Authorised Public Accountant, acting as Principal Auditor.

The Annual General Meeting approved the Board’s proposals to amend article 11 of the Articles of Association and to authorise the Board of Directors to repurchase the company’s own shares and to issue shares.

The resolutions of the Annual General Meeting were announced in more detail in a stock exchange release on 25 March 2009.


BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The members of the Board of Directors are Heikki Bergholm, Eero Hautaniemi, Matti Kavetvuo, Hille Korhonen, Juhani Lassila and Juhani Maijala. In its constitutive meeting the Board re-elected Juhani Maijala as Chairman of the Board and Juhani Lassila as Vice Chairman. The Board decided to establish an audit committee. From among its members, the Board elected Juhani Lassila as chairman and Eero Hautaniemi and Hille Korhonen as members of the audit committee.


SUMMARY OF STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 7, CHAPTER 2 OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT

In a release published on 25 March 2009, the company announced that Lassila & Tikanoja plc’s Board of Directors decided on a share-based incentive programme. More details of the programme are given above in the chapter Share and share capital.

In a release published on 12 May 2009, the company announced that as of 1 June 2009 its business operations will be regrouped into three divisions: Environmental Services, Property and Office Support Services and Renewable Energy Sources (L&T Biowatti). The Industrial Services division will be combined to the Environmental Services division. The company’s internal reporting, as well as the segments reported externally, will be changed to reflect the new divisions at the beginning of 2010.



NEAR-TERM UNCERTAINTIES
 
A deeper and prolonged economic recession may further reduce transport and recycling volumes and the number of assignments. Indeed, the slowdown in the construction business has already translated into lower construction waste volumes. If the market price instability of secondary raw materials persists and demand remains low, this will continue to have a negative effect on the profitability of recycling services. Rapid fluctuations in demand for services purchased by the industry and the lowering operating rates may hamper the planning and implementation of work.

Delays in the start-up of L&T Recoil will affect the Industrial Services division’s operating profit. Operating profit will also decline if the price of crude oil falls, because the price of base oil follows crude oil price developments with a slight delay.

If the operating rates in the forest industry continue to be low, this may hamper L&T Biowatti’s procurement of by-products for raw material. The low prices of coal and oil will undermine the competitiveness of wood-based fuels.

The uncertain outlook of the Latvian economy and more intense competition may prove detrimental to the profitability of Riga’s waste management business.

If the H1N1 influenza epidemic turns out to be serious, potential consequences include higher sick day costs and production disruptions, which could weaken financial performance. 

More detailed information on L&T’s risks and risk management is available in the Annual Report 2008 in the Board of Directors’ Report and consolidated financial statements.


PROSPECTS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR

Although the markets in which L&T primarily operates are not highly cyclical, the prolonged economic recession is reflecting on the demand for L&T’s services.

In the Environmental Services division, waste material transport and recycling volumes are expected to decline further. Similarly, the market prices of secondary raw materials are expected to remain low and demand to be weak. Operating rates in the forest industry are likely to stay low, which will affect L&T Biowatti’s raw material procurement. At the same time, low fossil fuel prices and the reduction in the price of emission rights will restrict demand for wood-based biofuel.

Fierce competition and increased competitive bidding is expected to continue to affect Property and Office Support Services. The economic uncertainty will hold back new and additional sales, and smaller scopes of services are to be expected when contracts are renewed.

The Industrial Services division’s market conditions are expected to remain challenging towards the year-end. Industrial order books continue to be exceptionally small, which is likely to translate into further capacity cuts and production restrictions for customers. Lower operating rates will reduce hazardous waste volumes and rapid fluctuations in demand will make production adjustment measures more difficult.

Full-year net sales are expected to reach the previous year’s level and full-year operating profit, excluding non-recurring and imputed items, is expected to reach the same level or show slight improvement. This requires that production operations will be launched at the L&T Recoil plant in the early autumn.

Prospects have been revised from the previous interim report, which stated as follows: Full-year net sales and operating profit excluding non-recurring and imputed items are expected to reach the previous year’s level. This requires success in the adaptation of operations and costs as well as the start-up of the operation of L&T Recoil according to plan.



 
CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1 JANUARY–30 JUNE 2009

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

Earnings per share for profit attributable to the equity holders of the company:

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Breakdown of income tax is presented in the notes under ‘Tax effects of components of other comprehensive income’.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

Liquid assets

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY   

KEY FIGURES

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

This interim financial report is in compliance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting standard. The same accounting policies as in the annual financial statements for the year 2008 have been applied. These interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the IFRS standards and interpretations as adopted by the EU.

The following new standards and amendments to standards that have become effective in 2009 have had an impact on the financial statements in this interim financial report:

IFRS 8 Operating Segments
The IFRS 8 Operating Segments standard has replaced the Segment Reporting standard (IAS 14). IFRS 8 requires that segment information is prepared under the management approach. Segment information shall be presented on the same basis as that used for internal reporting provided to the management and using the accounting policies applied in that reporting. The adoption of IFRS 8 does not impose any significant changes on L&T’s segment reporting as the previous segment reporting was based on the internal reporting structure. The internal reporting is consistent with the IFRS-standards. The reportable segments have remained unchanged, but a change has been made between Property and Office Support Services and Industrial Services, because damage repair services were transferred to Property and Office Support Services. To the rest of the segment information, to the basis of segment division and to the measurement of profit or loss the same principles have been applied as in the annual financial statements. As previously, operating profit is used as a measure of a segment’s profit or loss. However, unlike in previous interim reports, the segments’ net sales are divided into external net sales and inter-division net sales and a reconciliation of operating profit to the consolidated profit before tax is presented. The adoption of the standard will result in changes in the notes to the financial statements for the financial year as well.

IAS 1 (Amendment) Presentation of Financial Statements
The revised standard has changed the presentation of the income statement and the statement of changes in equity. According to the revised standard, only owner changes in equity are presented in the statement of changes in equity. Changes in equity during the period resulting from transactions and other events other than those changes resulting from transactions with owners in their capacity as owners, are presented in a statement of comprehensive income. The income statement may be presented in a single statement of comprehensive income or in two statements. L&T has adopted two separate statements: a separate income statement displaying components of profit or loss and a second statement beginning with profit or loss and displaying components of other comprehensive income. The titles of two statements have changed: the balance sheet is now referred to as ‘statement of financial position’ and the cash flow statement as ‘statement of cash flows’.
 
Income tax expense is based on the estimated average annual income tax rate.

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS require the management to make such estimates and assumptions that affect the carrying amounts at the balance sheet date for the assets and liabilities and the amounts of revenues and expenses. Judgements are also made in applying the accounting policies. Actual results may differ from the estimates and assumptions. 

The interim financial statements have not been audited.



SEGMENT INFORMATION

As of 2009, damage repair services was transferred from Industrial Services into Property and Office Support Services. Comparative figures have been restated accordingly.

Net sales

Operating profit

Other segment information

INCOME STATEMENT BY QUARTER

TAX EFFECTS OF COMPONENTS OF OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
Business combinations in aggregate

On 1 June 2009, the property maintenance services business of Valkeakosken Talohuolto Ky was acquired into Property and Office Support Services.

The net sales of the acquired business totalled EUR 700 thousand. The aggregate acquisition cost was EUR 320 thousand, of which EUR 10 thousand was recognised in goodwill. All itemisations in accordance with IFRS 3 are not presented because the figures are immaterial.

The accounting policy concerning business combinations is presented in Annual Report 2008 under Note 2 of the consolidated financial statements and under Summary on significant accounting policies.

CHANGES IN INTANGIBLE ASSETS

CHANGES IN PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

CAPITAL COMMITMENTS