Tecnotree Corporation Financial Report 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2019 (Unaudited)

Turnaround continues - robust Q4 results in terms of both revenue and profitability

Fourth quarter 2019

• Fourth quarter net sales were EUR 14.1 (12.1) million.
• The adjusted operating result for the quarter was EUR 4.1 (4.5) million and the operating result 4.1 (4.0) million.
• The adjusted result for the quarter was EUR 2.8 (1.7) million and the result EUR 2.8 (1.1) million
• The order book at the end of the period stood at EUR 25.5 (21.1) million.
• Fourth quarter cash flow after investments was EUR -1.3 (0.9) million.
• Earnings per share were EUR 0.01 (0.01).

Jan-Dec 2019

• Net sales for the financial period were EUR 47.0 (41.9) million.
• The adjusted operating result was EUR 13.0 (5.9) and the operating result 14.5 (5.3) million.
• The adjusted result for the period was EUR 6.3 (0.1) million and the result EUR 7.7 (-0.5) million.
• Cash flow after investments for the financial period was EUR 0.1 million (1.3) and the company’s cash and cash equivalents were EUR 3.4 (4.2) million.
• Earnings per share were EUR 0.03 (0.00).

¹ Adjusted operating result = operating result before one-time items.
² Adjusted result for the period = result before one-time items.

CEO Padma Ravichander: 2019 a historical year for Tecnotree 

In 2019, we witnessed a true turnaround story. The improvement in profitability was unprecedented in recent history of the company and the 2019 performance outweighed 2018 on all key performance indicators. During the year, we also reinforced our product roadmap vision with a strong response from customers and fortified our values among employees across different geographies, making the Company stronger and better aligned to achieve targets set for 2020.

Revenue
The revenue in the fourth quarter was EUR 14.1 million (16% higher than the same quarter last year). The growth was especially strong in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region being 34%. The full year revenue was EUR 47.0 million (12% higher compared to last year). The growth in revenue took place in all four subsequent quarters in 2019 compared to same quarters last year showcasing renewed customer confidence in the company and its offerings.

Profitability
The operating profit and net profit improved in all four quarters in 2019 compared to same quarters last year. The full year improvement in operating profit was EUR 9.1 million and in net profit EUR 8.3 million. The fourth quarter net profit was EUR 2.8 million being 155% better than the same quarter last year. Earnings per share (EPS) was 0.01 euros in the fourth quarter and 0.03 euros in the full year 2019. Strong net profit supported by capital investments done the company beginning of the year lifted Tecnotree’s shareholders equity back to positive and equity per share at the end of the period was 0.015 euros compared to -0.037 euros end of last year.

Order intake
New orders recorded during the year amounted to EUR 51.4 million, providing a strong EUR 25.5 million order back to start year 2020 with. Tecnotree had big wins during 2019 and the good momentum has continued in the beginning of 2020. The increase in order intake in 2019 was EUR 14.7 million and 40% compared to previous year. It is a clear indication of regained customer confidence in the Company after a more challenging period during the past years.

Financial situation
Tecnotree’s financial situation stabilized more during the year through capital investment of EUR 2.9 million done to the company and sales proceeding of EUR 2.4 million from sale of its premises in Espoo. The amount of debt repayments in 2019 was EUR 3.6 million. Improved cash situation allowed Tecnotree to increase its investments to product development in a cautious but steady manner.  

Other Business Updates
Tecnotree continues to grow its business across global markets by increasing the presence of our brand and taking advantage of the onset of 5G implementations and the digital transformation requirements of our customers. We hope to synergize new partnerships with other internet of things (IOT) providers, to increase our competitive edge, our reach to new markets and to strengthen our customer base globally, so that our customers may benefit from the full range of the Tecnotree Digital BSS Suite 5 products and our high quality digital Deployment, Operational and Managed Services capabilities.

The Company also made substantial investment in 2019 in augmenting the sales & marketing and product development and delivery teams by increasing the manpower by almost 10%. We have already started seeing these investments translate into new orders and thereby revenue boost. We will also focus on receivable and cash management in 2020.

OUTLOOK FOR 2020
The company further strengthened and stabilized its operations and restarted capital deployment to fuel growth in 2019. In 2020 the company will continue to focus on market expansion and profitable growth. 

PROPOSAL CONCERNING THE RESULT
Despite the parent company’s accumulated profits of EUR 6.017.010.08 in retained earnings. the Board of Directors. owing to the restructuring programme. proposes to the Annual General Meeting that no dividends will be paid for the financial period ended 31 December 2019.

TECNOTREE CORPORATION
Board of Directors 

FURTHER INFORMATION
Padma Ravichander. CEO. tel. +971 56 414 1420
Priyesh Ranjan. CFO. tel. +971 50 955 1188
www.tecnotree.com

DISTRIBUTION
NASDAQ Helsinki
Main Media
www.tecnotree.com

ABOUT TECNOTREE

Tecnotree is a global provider of telecom IT solutions for the management of products, customers and revenue. Tecnotree helps Communications Service Providers to transform their business towards a marketplace of digital services. Tecnotree empowers service providers to monetize service bundles, provide personalized user experiences and augment value throughout the customer lifecycle. With around 600 telecom experts, Tecnotree serves around 90 service providers in around 70 countries. Tecnotree is listed on the main list of NASDAQ Helsinki with the trading code TEM1V.