Stora Enso First Quarter Results 2014

STORA ENSO OYJ INTERIM REVIEW 23 April 2014 at 13.00 EET
 
Q1/2014 (compared with Q1/2013)*

• Operational EBIT EUR 182 (EUR 118) million, an increase of EUR 64 million and margin of 7.1% (4.4%).
• Clearly higher operational EBIT due to lower costs and lower depreciation.
• EPS excluding NRI EUR 0.09 (EUR 0.07).
• Cash flow from operations EUR 152 (EUR 126) million, cash flow after investing activities EUR 20 (EUR -46) million.
• Net debt to operational EBITDA 2.8 (3.1), liquidity remained strong at EUR 2.0 (1.8) billion.
   

Q1/2014 (compared with Q4/2013)*

• Operational EBIT higher at EUR 182 (EUR 152) million, mainly due to seasonally lower maintenance costs, higher production volumes and progress in fixed cost reduction.
• Operational ROCE 8.6% (7.0%).

 
Transformation

• Montes del Plata (MdP) Pulp Mill ready for start-up, subject to granting of the operation permit by the local authorities in the coming weeks. In 2014 Stora Enso’s share of MdP’s production expected to be approximately 350 000–400 000 tonnes, a reduction from the earlier estimate of half a million tonnes.
• Consumer board machine investment in Guangxi, China proceeding as planned: approximately 2/3 of mill site levelling work completed, plantation harvesting building up, key equipment selected and equity injected together with IFC into the companies in early April. Board machine expected to be operational in early 2016, as previously announced.

 
Restructuring

• The EUR 200 million streamlining and structure simplification programme announced a year ago is progressing faster than initially expected and nearly all the originally targeted annualised cost reductions are already apparent in the financial results. Finalisation of the programme is continuing in the second quarter.
• Veitsiluoto Mill PM 1 has been permanently shut down as planned.
• As earlier announced, Stora Enso will invest EUR 28 million in modernising and developing Murow Sawmill in Poland to increase its capacity and improve its competitiveness. Sollenau Sawmill in Austria was permanently shutdown at the end of the first quarter as planned.
   

Outlook

• Second quarter 2014 sales are forecast to be similar to the EUR 2 568 million and operational EBIT in line with the EUR 182 million in the first quarter of 2014. Biomaterials is expected to be negatively impacted by maintenance costs at Veracel and Sunila pulp mills and Renewable Packaging by maintenance at Imatra Pulp Mill and Ostrołęka Mill, where a one-time maintenance shutdown in the Polish national electricity grid will extend the mill maintenance shutdown to two weeks.

* Data for the comparative periods have been restated. For further details, see Basis of Preparation on page 12.

Key Figures*

* Data for the comparative periods have been restated following adoption of the new IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements, IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements and IFRS 12 Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities standards. Data for the comparative periods have been restated in all tables affected. For further details, see Basis of Preparation on page 12.

Operational EBIT comprises the operating profit excluding NRI and fair valuations of the segments and Stora Enso’s share of the operating profit excluding NRI and fair valuations of its equity accounted investments (EAI). Fair valuations and non-operational items include equity incentive schemes, synthetic options net of realised and open hedges, CO2 emission rights and valuations of biological assets and the Group’s share of tax and net financial items of EAI.

NRI = Non-recurring items. These are exceptional transactions that are not related to normal business operations. The most common non-recurring items are capital gains, additional write-downs or reversals of write-downs, provisions for planned restructuring and penalties. Non-recurring items are normally disclosed individually if they exceed one cent per share.
 

Stora Enso Deliveries and Production

Reconciliation of Operational Profitability

*     Group’s share of operational EBIT of equity accounted investments (EAI).

**    Fair valuations and non-operational items include equity incentive schemes, synthetic options net of realised and open hedges, CO2 emission rights and valuations of biological assets and Group's share of tax and net financial items of EAI.

 

Breakdown of Sales Change Q1/2013 to Q1/2014

* Wood, energy, paper for recycling, by-products etc.
** Asset closures, major investments, divestments and acquisitions

Sales at EUR 2 568 million were EUR 104 million lower than a year ago as paper product sales continued to decline, partly due to the strengthening euro and the previously announced permanent shutdowns of paper machines at Kvarnsveden and Hylte mills in Sweden. Operational EBIT was EUR 182 (EUR 118) million, an increase of EUR 64 million. Operational EBIT margin was 7.1% (4.4%).

Clearly lower variable costs, especially for wood, chemicals and pulp, improved operational EBIT by EUR 39 million. Sales prices in local currencies were slightly higher than a year ago. Lower volumes, mainly in Printing and Reading, which decreased operational EBIT by EUR 11 million, were offset by EUR 27 million lower fixed costs due to cost improvement and other restructuring actions. The comparative period last year included a EUR 10 million capital gain from land sales in Uruguay and Thailand. Depreciation was EUR 20 million lower, mainly due to fixed asset impairments recorded in the fourth quarter of 2013. Paper and board production was curtailed by 7% (8%) and sawnwood production by 2% (6%) to manage supply.

The average number of employees in the first quarter was 1 710 lower in Europe, excluding the increase of 1 000 people due to the Efora acquisition in 2013, and 640 higher in China than a year earlier. The average number of employees in the first quarter of 2014 was 70 lower than a year earlier at 28 810.

The Group recorded non-recurring items (NRI) with a positive net impact of approximately EUR 24 million on operating profit and a positive impact of approximately EUR 6 million on income tax in its first quarter 2014 results. The NRI are a EUR 44 million capital gain in the segment Other due to disposal of the Group’s 40.24% shareholding in the US-based processed kaolin clay producer Thiele Kaolin Company to Thiele Kaolin Company, a EUR 13 million cost in Building and Living due to the planned permanent closure of Sollenau Sawmill in Austria and a EUR 7 million cost in Printing and Reading due to the permanent shutdown of Veitsiluoto Mill paper machine 1 in Finland.

Net financial expenses at EUR 65 million were EUR 9 million higher than a year ago. Net interest expenses were EUR 4 million lower due to lower debt levels, and the fair valuation of interest rate derivatives had a negative impact of EUR 9 million. The net foreign exchange impact in the first quarter of 2014 in respect of cash, interest-bearing assets and liabilities and related hedges was a loss of EUR 10 (EUR 4) million. A gain of EUR 4 million from the sale of EUR 20 million of subordinated debt from the equity accounted investment Bergvik Skog was recorded in the first quarter of 2014.
 

Breakdown of Capital Employed Change 31 Mar 2013 to 31 Mar 2014

The operational return on capital employed was 8.6% (5.1%). Excluding the ongoing strategic investments in Biomaterials and Renewable Packaging the operational return on capital employed would have been 10.9% (5.8%).
 

Sales decreased by EUR 44 million to EUR 2 568 million. Operational EBIT was EUR 30 million higher than in the previous quarter at EUR 182 million. Fixed costs were EUR 42 million lower due to lower maintenance activity, seasonality, and the streamlining and structure simplification programme. Energy costs were seasonally higher due to the winter, and higher variable costs decreased operational EBIT by EUR 30 million. Sales prices remained stable in local currencies, but higher packaging deliveries and paper production than the low levels of the previous quarter increased operational EBIT by EUR 20 million.
 

Capital Structure

* Operative fixed assets include property, plant and equipment, goodwill, biological assets, emission rights, available-for-sale operative shares and other intangible assets.
 

Financing for First Quarter 2014 (compared with fourth quarter 2013)
Total unutilised committed credit facilities were unchanged at EUR 700 million, and cash and cash equivalents net of overdrafts remained strong at EUR 2 016 million, which is EUR 45 million less than for the previous quarter. In addition, Stora Enso has access to various long-term sources of funding up to EUR 1 100 million.

During the quarter, Stora Enso concluded the long-term external financing for the first phase development of the plantation, board and pulp mill project in Guangxi, China. The USD 460 million funding package is provided under an IFC syndicate loan structure. It comprises a USD 88 million loan with twelve years tenor from IFC and a USD 372 million loan with eight years tenor provided by commercial banks through IFC. The funding package has an average interest rate of approximately LIBOR +2.4%. At the end of the first quarter of 2014 the facility remained fully undrawn.

The ratio of net debt to the last twelve months’ operational EBITDA was 2.8 (2.9).

The debt/equity ratio at 31 March 2014 was 0.60 (0.61).
 

Cash Flow

Cash Flow for First Quarter 2014
First quarter 2014 cash flow from operations was EUR 152 million. Receivables and inventories increased by EUR 120 million and EUR 70 million, respectively. Payables increased by EUR 85 million. Payments relating to the previously announced restructuring provisions were EUR 35 million.

Capital Expenditure for January–March 2014
Additions to fixed and biological assets in the first quarter of 2014 totalled EUR 101 million, which is 73% of depreciation in the same period. Investments in fixed assets and biological assets had a cash outflow impact of EUR 132 million in the first quarter of 2014.

The main projects ongoing during the first quarter 2014 were Montes del Plata Pulp Mill in Uruguay and the board machine project in Guangxi, China.

Capital Expenditure, Equity Injections and Depreciation Forecast 2014*

* Capital expenditure includes approximately EUR 260 million for the project in Guangxi, China and approximately EUR 125 million for Montes del Plata Pulp Mill in Uruguay.

Streamlining and structure simplification programme
The streamlining and structure simplification programme announced a year ago, intended to achieve annual net fixed cost savings of EUR 200 million after compensating for inflation in addition to cost takeout in the second quarter of 2014 versus actual 2012, is progressing faster than initially expected. Nearly all the originally targeted annualised cost reductions are already apparent in the financial results, three months ahead of the target schedule. Finalisation of the programme is continuing in the second quarter.
 

Due to the programme, about 1 850 employees exited by the end of the quarter. The total reduction in the workforce is expected to be 2 200.

Near-term Outlook
Second quarter 2014 sales are forecast to be similar to the EUR 2 568 million and operational EBIT in line with the EUR 182 million in the first quarter of 2014. Biomaterials is expected to be negatively impacted by maintenance costs at Veracel and Sunila pulp mills and Renewable Packaging by maintenance at Imatra Pulp Mill and Ostrołęka Mill, where a one-time maintenance shutdown in the Polish national electricity grid will extend the mill maintenance shutdown to two weeks.

Printing and Reading
Printing and Reading, part of the Printing and Living Division, is a world-class responsible supplier of paper from renewable sources for print media and office use. Its wide offering serves publishers, retailers, printing houses, merchants, converters and office suppliers, among others. Printing and Reading produces newsprint, book paper, SC paper, coated paper and office paper.
 

* Operational ROOC = 100% x Operational EBIT/Average operating capital
 

• Significantly lower costs and lower depreciation were offset by lower deliveries, partly due to capacity closures.
• The coated mechanical paper machine PM 1 at Veitsiluoto Mill in Finland has been permanently shut down as planned.
• Corbehem Mill in France has been at standstill since January 2014. Negotiations with employee representatives and evaluation of the possibility of selling the mill continue.
   

Markets

Biomaterials
Biomaterials offers a variety of pulp grades to meet the demands of paper, board and tissue producers. Pulp made from renewable resources in a sustainable manner is an excellent raw material with many different end uses. Biomaterials comprises mainly plantations, the Group’s joint operations Veracel and Montes del Plata pulp mills, Nordic stand-alone pulp mills, the Pulp Competence Centre and Biorefinery.
 

* Operational ROOC = 100% x Operational EBIT/Average operating capital
** Data for the comparative periods have been restated. For further details, see Basis of Preparation on page 12.
 

• Deliveries were higher and variable costs clearly lower. The first quarter results in 2013 included income from land sales in Uruguay and Thailand.
• Montes del Plata (MdP) Pulp Mill is ready for start-up, subject to granting of the operation permit by the local authorities in the coming weeks. In 2014 Stora Enso’s share of MdP’s production is expected to be approximately 350 000–400 000 tonnes, a reduction from the earlier estimate of half a million tonnes.
• Biomaterials is expected to be negatively impacted in the second quarter 2014 by higher maintenance costs due to maintenance stoppages at Veracel and Sunila pulp mills.

Markets

Building and Living
Building and Living, part of the Printing and Living Division, provides wood-based innovations and solutions for everyday living and housing needs. The product range covers all areas of urban construction, from supporting structures to interior design and environmental construction. Further-processed products include massive wood elements and housing modules, wood components and pellets, in addition to a variety of sawn timber goods.
 

* Operational ROOC = 100% x Operational EBIT/Average operating capital
 

• Lower fixed costs and slightly lower net raw material costs were the main reasons behind the significant profit improvement.
• As announced in February, Stora Enso will invest EUR 28 million in modernising and developing Murow Sawmill in Poland to increase its capacity and improve its competitiveness. Sollenau Sawmill in Austria was permanently shutdown at the end of the first quarter as planned.
   

Markets

Renewable Packaging
Renewable Packaging offers fibre-based packaging materials and innovative packaging solutions for consumer goods and industrial applications. Renewable Packaging operates throughout the value chain, from pulp production to production of materials and packaging, and recycling. It comprises three business units: Consumer Board, Packaging Solutions and Packaging Asia.
 

* Operational ROOC = 100% x Operational EBIT/Average operating capital
 

• Higher sales prices in local currencies and clearly lower costs were the main reasons for profit improvement.
• IFC has agreed to invest in an equity stake of RMB 356 million (EUR 43 million) in Stora Enso’s board and pulp mill project in Guangxi, China, representing a 5% shareholding in the project. IFC contributed the first equity payment in April. Approximately 2/3 of mill site levelling work has been completed, plantation harvesting is building up and key equipment has been selected.
• There will be annual maintenance stoppages at Ostrołęka Mill and Imatra Pulp Mill during the second quarter of 2014.

Markets

Other
The segment Other includes the Nordic forest equity accounted investments, Stora Enso’s shareholding in Pohjolan Voima, operations supplying wood to the Nordic mills and Group shared services and administration.
 

• Operational EBIT decreased due to the divestment of Thiele Kaolin and winding down of the captive insurance company.
   

Short-term Risks and Uncertainties
The main short-term risks and uncertainties relate to the economic situation in Europe, and the persistent imbalance in the European paper market. Potential further EU sanctions on Russia and Russian counter actions due to the situation in Ukraine could have a negative impact on Stora Enso’s operations in Russia, including wood exports.

Energy sensitivity analysis: the direct effect of a 10% increase in electricity, heat, oil and other fossil fuel market prices would have a negative impact of approximately EUR 15 million on operational EBIT for the next twelve months, after the effect of hedges.

Wood sensitivity analysis: the direct effect of a 10% increase in wood prices would have a negative impact of approximately EUR 192 million on operational EBIT for the next twelve months.

Chemicals and fillers sensitivity: the direct effect of a 10% increase in chemical and filler prices would have a negative impact of approximately EUR 52 million on operational EBIT for the next twelve months.

A decrease of energy, wood or chemical and filler prices would have the opposite impact.

Foreign exchange rates sensitivity analysis for the next twelve months: the direct effect on operational EBIT of a 10% strengthening in the value of the US dollar, Swedish krona and British pound against the euro would be about positive EUR 98 million, negative EUR 77 million and positive EUR 48 million annual impact, respectively. Weakening of the currencies would have the opposite impact. These numbers are before the effect of hedges and assuming no changes occur other than a single currency exchange rate movement.


First Quarter Events
In March Stora Enso announced plans to reorganise its Renewable Packaging Division, comprising Consumer Board, Packaging Solutions and Packaging Asia, into three separate businesses reporting to the CEO. The reorganisation is planned to be implemented by 1 July 2014.


Legal Cases

Veracel
On 11 July 2008 Stora Enso announced that a federal judge in Brazil had issued a decision claiming that the permits issued by the State of Bahia for the operations of Stora Enso’s equity accounted investment Veracel were not valid. The judge also ordered Veracel to take certain actions, including reforestation with native trees on part of Veracel’s plantations and a possible BRL 20 million (EUR 7 million) fine. Veracel disputes the decision and has filed an appeal against it. Veracel operates in full compliance with all Brazilian laws and has obtained all the necessary environmental and operating licences for its industrial and forestry activities from the competent authorities. In November 2008 a Federal Court suspended the effects of the decision. Veracel has not recorded any provision for the reforestation or the possible fine.

During construction of Veracel Pulp Mill, a supplier won the international tendering to supply part of the mill. The proposal included an element to make the plant eligible for a Drawback Suspension Tax Benefit which would provide exemptions on imports. One of the conditions of the drawback was that funds used to pay the supplier be raised outside Brazil. At the same time, part of the mill construction was financed locally. Following a tax inspection at the supplier, Federal Tax Authorities issued a tax infraction note against the supplier intended to cancel the drawback benefits. The supplier presented its defence to the Administrative Tax Entity Court and in parallel filed an arbitration proceeding against Veracel to determine which company shall be responsible for any  eventual damages in case the supplier is found guilty. In September 2013 the International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Court decided that Veracel and the supplier shall share liability for any potential damages in the ratio Veracel 75% and the supplier 25%. This decision was challenged by Veracel in a submission to the Arbitration Court. Nevertheless, the supplier and Veracel entered into a settlement agreement in December 2013, agreeing that the supplier would join a Brazilian authorities’ incentive programme allowing the supplier to end this case and pay the existing debts obtaining significant discounts on interests and fines, of which Veracel paid to the supplier and expensed BRL 45 million (EUR 16 million), of which Stora Enso’s share amounts to BRL 22.5 million (EUR 8 million). In February 2014 the Arbitration Court decided to reject Veracel’s claims. The settlement with the supplier is still subject to formal acceptance of the payment by the Brazilian authorities.

Class Action Lawsuits in USA
In the context of magazine paper sales in the USA in 2002 and 2003, Stora Enso Oyj (SEO) and Stora Enso North America (SENA) were sued in a number of class action (and other civil) lawsuits filed in the USA by various magazine paper purchasers that claimed damages for alleged antitrust violations. In December 2010 a US federal district court granted a motion for summary judgement dismissing the direct purchaser class action claims on SEO and SENA. Following appeal, a federal court of appeals on 6 August 2012 upheld the district court’s ruling as to SEO, but reversed the district court’s ruling as to SENA and referred that part of the case back to the district court for a jury trial to determine whether SENA’s conduct did violate the federal antitrust laws. The trial of the case against SENA was scheduled to begin in August 2013. Because Stora Enso disposed of SENA in 2007, Stora Enso’s liability, if any, would have been determined by the provisions in the SENA Sales and Purchasing Agreement. On 17 July 2013, Stora Enso reached an agreement (which is subject to approval by the US federal district court) to settle the cases filed by the direct magazine paper purchasers without any admission of liability by SENA or SEO. Stora Enso has paid into escrow USD 8 million (EUR 6 million) to cover the cost of settling those claims, which cost has been recorded in the third quarter 2013 accounts. The only remaining cases of any substance, filed on behalf of indirect purchasers of publication paper in the California (CA) and Connecticut (CT) state courts, have been settled as well – without any admission of liability by SENA or SEO – via payments of USD 0.1 million (EUR 0.1 million) plus proportionate cost (CA) and USD 0.1 million (EUR 0.1 million) (CT). These settlements, however, have to be approved by the responsible courts. The cases were disclosed as contingent liability in the previous periods until the third quarter of 2013.

Legal Proceedings in Finland
In December 2009 the Finnish Market Court fined Stora Enso for competition law infringements in the market for roundwood in Finland from 1997 to 2004. Stora Enso did not appeal against the ruling. In March 2011 Metsähallitus of Finland initiated legal proceedings against Stora Enso, UPM and Metsäliitto claiming compensation for damages allegedly suffered due to the competition law infringements. The total claim against all the defendants amounts to approximately EUR 160 million and the secondary claim against Stora Enso to approximately EUR 85 million. In addition, Finnish municipalities and private forest owners initiated similar legal proceedings. The total amount claimed from all the defendants amounts to approximately EUR 45 million and the secondary claims solely against Stora Enso to approximately EUR 10 million. Stora Enso denies that Metsähallitus and other plaintiffs suffered any damages whatsoever and will forcefully defend itself. In March 2014 the Helsinki District Court dismissed 13 private forest owners’ claims as time-barred. No provisions have been made in Stora Enso’s accounts for these lawsuits.

Kemijärvi Pulp Mill in Finland was permanently closed down in 2008. In December 2011 the Vaasa Administrative Court gave its decision concerning the environmental permit for the closure of the mill. The judgement included an obligation to remove the majority of the sludge from the bottom of the water treatment lagoon. Following an appeal by Stora Enso, the Supreme Administrative Court in August 2013 gave its decision concerning the water treatment lagoon in the environmental permit related to the closure of Kemijärvi Pulp Mill. The Court ordered Stora Enso to remove the majority of the sludge, and returned the case to the Regional State Administrative Agency with an order to Stora Enso to deliver a new action plan by the end of 2014 for removal of the majority of the sludge from the basin at the Kemijärvi site. The Agency was also ordered to consider and evaluate the costs to Stora Enso against the environmental benefits achievable if the Agency later orders Stora Enso to remove the sludge. No provisions have been made in Stora Enso’s accounts for this case.

Share Capital
During the quarter the conversion of a total of 25 000 A shares into R shares was recorded in the Finnish trade register on 15 January 2014.

On 31 March 2014 Stora Enso had 177 071 204 A shares and 611 548 783 R shares in issue of which the Company held no A shares or R shares.

This release has been prepared in Finnish, English and Swedish. In case of variations in the content between the versions, the English version shall govern. This report is unaudited.

Helsinki, 23 April 2014
Stora Enso Oyj
Board of Directors
 

Basis of Preparation

This unaudited interim financial report has been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in International Accounting Standard 34 on Interim Financial Reporting and in the Group’s Annual Report for 2013.

Effects of Changes to IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements
Stora Enso adopted the new IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements, IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements and IFRS 12 Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities as of 1 January 2014.
 

• IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements establishes principles for the presentation and preparation of consolidated financial statements when an entity controls one or more other entities. The standard provides additional guidance on the process of determining possible control of an entity, especially in challenging cases.
• IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements introduces core principles for determining the type of joint arrangement in which the party to the joint arrangement is involved by assessing its rights and obligations and accounts for those rights and obligations in accordance with that type of joint arrangement.
• IFRS 12 Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities requires the disclosure of information that enables users of financial statements to evaluate the nature of, and risks associated with its interests in other entities as well as the effects of the interests on the financial position, performance and cash flow of the entity.

The changes affect the accounting treatment of Montes del Plata and Veracel, which are now treated as joint operations and thus Stora Enso’s 50% ownership is consolidated with the proportionate line-by-line method. Montes del Plata is controlled jointly with partner Arauco and Veracel is controlled jointly with partner Fibria. Stora Enso’s interpretation is that the contractual arrangements in both joint operations provide the partners with the rights to and obligations of the annual output of the relevant activities and substantially all the economic benefits of the joint operations. Previously these two entities were consolidated using the equity method.

The proportionate line-by-line consolidation of Stora Enso’s 50% ownership of Montes del Plata and Veracel has no effect on published operational EBIT, net profit, equity or earnings per share. The proportionate line-by-line consolidation affects all the primary statements in the consolidated financial statements. The effects are summarised below:
 

• Increase in operational EBITDA
• Increase in property, plant and equipment, biological assets and net debt
• Decrease in equity accounted investments
• Increase in capital expenditure and decreases in equity injections to equity accounted investments.

Historical figures have been restated according to the new IFRS 11 standard and presented in the tables. The restated comparatives were presented in full in a press release on 19 March 2014. Additionally, the Group has revised the presentation of the cash flow statement to reflect better the underlying cash movements. The table below summarises the effects of the IFRS 11 restatement.

Other standard changes effective from 1 January 2014:

• IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements was reissued and consolidation requirements previously stated in IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements have been revised and stated in IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements.
• IAS 28 Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures supersedes IAS 28 Investments in Associates and provides consequential amendments to the standard in response to the new standard IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements.
• IAS 36 Impairment of Assets amendment clarifies disclosure requirements related to the recoverable amount of non-financial assets. The clarification might have minor effects on disclosures of Stora Enso.
• IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement amendment clarifies that there is no need to discontinue hedge accounting if a hedging derivative is novated, provided certain criteria are met. This amendment is not relevant to the Group.

All figures in this Interim Review have been rounded to the nearest million, unless otherwise stated.
 

Condensed Consolidated Income Statement*

* Data for the comparative periods have been restated. For further details, see Basis of Preparation on page 12.

 

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income*

* Data for the comparative periods have been restated. For further details, see Basis of Preparation on page 12.

CTA = Cumulative Translation Adjustment
OCI = Other Comprehensive Income                          
EAI = Equity Accounted Investments

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows*

* Data for the comparative periods have been restated. For further details, see Basis of Preparation on page 12.
** Own shares purchased for the Group’s share award programme. The Group did not hold any own shares at the end of March 2014.


Property, Plant and Equipment, Goodwill, Biological Assets and
Other Intangible Assets

Borrowings

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position*

* Data for the comparative periods have been restated. For further details, see Basis of Preparation on page 12.

PPE = Property, Plant and Equipment
Items designated with “O” comprise Operating Capital
Items designated with “I” comprise Interest-bearing Net Liabilities
Items designated with “T” comprise Net Tax Liabilities
 

Statement of Changes in Equity*
CTA = Cumulative Translation Adjustment                    OCI = Other Comprehensive Income
NCI = Non-controlling Interests                                     EAI = Equity Accounted Investments

* Data for the comparative periods have been restated. For further details, see Basis of Preparation on page 12.

Commitments and Contingencies

Capital commitments
The Group’s direct capital expenditure contracts, excluding acquisitions, amounted to EUR 237 million (compared with EUR 244 million at 31 March 2013 and EUR 142 million at 31 December 2013). These include the Group’s share of direct capital expenditure contracts in joint operations.


Sales by Segment

Operational EBIT by Segment

* Fair valuations and non-operational items include equity incentive schemes, synthetic options net of realised and open hedges, CO2 emission rights, valuations of biological assets and Group’s share of tax and net financial items of EAI.
 

NRI by Segment

Fair Valuations and Non-operational Items* by Segment

* Fair valuations (FV) and non-operational items include equity incentive schemes, synthetic options net of realised and open hedges, CO2 emission rights, valuations of biological assets and Group’s share of tax and net financial items of EAI.


Operating Profit/Loss by Segment

Key Exchange Rates for the Euro

Transaction Risk and Hedges in Main Currencies as at 31 March 2014

Additional GBP hedge for 13–15 months increases the hedging percentage by 5%.

Changes in Exchange Rates on Operational EBIT

The sensitivity is based on estimated next 12 months net operating cash flow. The calculation does not take into account currency hedges, and assumes no changes occur other than a single currency exchange rate movement. Weakening would have the opposite impact.
 

Fair Values of Financial Instruments
The Group uses the following hierarchy for determining and disclosing the fair value of financial instruments by valuation technique:

• Level 1: quoted (unadjusted) prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

• Level 2: other techniques for which all inputs which have a significant effect on the recorded fair value are observable, either directly or indirectly;

• Level 3: techniques which use inputs which have a significant effect on the recorded fair values that are not based on observable market data.

The valuation techniques are described in more detail in the Financial Statements.


Carrying Amounts of Financial Assets and Liabilities by Measurement and Fair Value Categories: 31 March 2014

Carrying Amounts of Financial Assets and Liabilities by Measurement and Fair Value Categories: 31 December 2013

Reconciliation of Level 3 Fair Value Measurement of Financial Assets: 31 March 2014

Reconciliation of Level 3 Fair Value Measurement of Financial Assets: 31 December 2013

Unlisted shares
The unlisted shares consist mainly of PVO shares for which the valuation method is described in more detail in the Annual Report. The valuation is most sensitive to changes in electricity prices and discount rates. The discount rate of 4.66% used in the valuation model is determined using the weighted average cost of capital method. A +/- 5% change in the electricity price used in the DCF would change the valuation by +/- EUR 34 million and a +/- 1% change in the discount rate would change the valuation by -/+ EUR 26 million.


Stora Enso Shares

Calculation of Key Figures
 

¹⁾ Capital employed = Operating capital – Net tax liabilities
²⁾ Average for the financial period
³⁾ Attributable to owners of the Parent


For further information, please contact:
Seppo Parvi, CFO, tel. +358 2046 21205
Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, SVP, Investor Relations, tel. +358 2046 21242
Hanne Karrinaho, Head of Global Communications, tel. +358 2046 21446


Stora Enso’s second quarter 2014 results will be published on 21 July 2014.
 

WEBCAST AND CONFERENCE CALL FOR ANALYSTS AND INVESTORS
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Stora Enso is the global rethinker of the paper, biomaterials, wood products and packaging industry. We always rethink the old and expand to the new to offer our customers innovative solutions based on renewable materials. Stora Enso employs some 29 000 people worldwide, and our sales in 2013 amounted to EUR 10.6 billion. Stora Enso shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (STEAV, STERV) and Stockholm (STE A, STE R). In addition, the shares are traded in the USA as ADRs (SEOAY) in the International OTCQX over-the-counter market.

It should be noted that certain statements herein which are not historical facts, including, without limitation those regarding expectations for market growth and developments; expectations for growth and profitability; and statements preceded by “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “foresees”, or similar expressions, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Since these statements are based on current plans, estimates and projections, they involve risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to materially differ from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: (1) operating factors such as continued success of manufacturing activities and the achievement of efficiencies therein, continued success of product development, acceptance of new products or services by the Group’s targeted customers, success of the existing and future collaboration arrangements, changes in business strategy or development plans or targets, changes in the degree of protection created by the Group’s patents and other intellectual property rights, the availability of capital on acceptable terms; (2) industry conditions, such as strength of product demand, intensity of competition, prevailing and future global market prices for the Group’s products and the pricing pressures thereto, price fluctuations in raw materials, financial condition of the customers and the competitors of the Group, the potential introduction of competing products and technologies by competitors; and (3) general economic conditions, such as rates of economic growth in the Group’s principal geographic markets or fluctuations in exchange and interest rates.


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