AS Viisnurk in short
 
Consolidated net sales of 2010 increased by 5.9% and amounted to 217.9 mil. kroons/13.9 mil. euros. At the same time, consolidated net profit amounted to 12.1 mil. kroons/0.8 mil. euros, compared to 155 thousand kroons/10 thousand euros in 2009.
Consolidated net sales of fourth quarter 2010 was 63.4 mil. kroons/4.1 mil. euros, representing a 17.2% increase on the fourth quarter compared to the same period 2009. Consolidated operating profit amounted to 3.8 mil. kroons/243 thousand euros, which means the growth of 52%. Consolidated net profit increased by 43% and amounted to 3.3 mil. kroons/209 thousand euros.
In the fourth quarter all business segments of the Concern were profitable. AS Viisnurk has overcome well the global economic crisis and is now exiting the crisis. In fourth quarter sales revenue increased in all fields of business. The sales of construction materials showed up the highest growth, namely 37%. Also retail sale made a good 10% growth. The cost saving programme implemented in SKANO retail chain and 10% increase of the sales turned the retail sale into profit in fourth quarter.
 
Income statement
 
Consolidated net sales of fourth quarter 2010 was 63.4 mil. kroons/4.1 mil. euros (54.1 mil. kroons/3.5 mil. euros in same period of 2009) representing a 17.2% increase on the fourth quarter compared to fourth quarter 2009. The Group’s gross margin in the fourth quarter of 2010 was 22.1% compared to 20.0% in the fourth quarter of 2009. Consolidated operating profit amounted to 3.8 mil. kroons/243 thousand euros (2.5 mil. kroons/161 thousand euros profit in 2009). The consolidated operating margin of net sales was 6.0 (4.7% in Q4 2009).
Consolidated net profit amounted to 3.3 mil. kroons/209 thousand euros, compared to 2.3 mil. kroons/144 thousand euros in Q4 2009), and the net margin was 5.2% (4.2% in Q4 2009). In Q4 2010, the Group’s return on equity was 3.9% (3.2% in Q4 2009) and return on assets was 2.3% (1.7% in Q4 2009).
 
Position of financial statement
 
As of the end of 2010 the total assets of Viisnurk amounted to 142.6 mil. kroons/9.1 mil. euros (31.12.2009: 132.8 mil. kroons/8.5 mil. euros). The liabilities of the company accounted for 42% (31.12.2009: 46%) thereof, i.e. 59.2 mil. kroons/3.8 mil. euros (31.12.2009: 61.3 mil. kroons/3.9 mil. euros).
Receivables and prepayments are at the same level 18.7 mil. kroons/1.2 mil. euros (31.12.2009: 18.8 mil. kroons/1.2 mil. euros).
Inventories decreased by 3.0 mil. kroons/0.2 mil. euros (7.3%) to reach 38.9 mil. kroons/2.5 mil. euros at 31 December 2010. (31.12.2009: 41.9 mil. kroons/2.7 mil. euros). Property, plant and intangibles increased by 3.2 mil. kroons/0.2 mil. euros.
Short-term loans increased by 13.6 mil. kroons/0.9 mil. euros and amounted in 31 December 2010 21.6 mil. kroons/1.4 mil. euros (31.12.2009: 8.0 mil. kroons/0.5 mil. euros). Short-term bank loan at the amount of 10.1 mil. kroons/649 thousand euros prolonged in January 2011. Supplier payables, tax liabilities, other payables, including payables to employees, and provisions amounted to 23.0 mil. kroons/1.5 mil. euros (31.12.2009: 22.9 mil. kroons/1.5 mil. euros). Current and non-current liabilities decreased by 2.1 mil. kroons/0.1 mil. euros to 59.2 mil. kroons/3.8 mil. euros (31.12.2009: 61.3 mil. kroons/3.9 mil. euros).
 
Divisional review:
 
Net sales by business segments
 
 
th. EEK
th. EUR
% of net sales
 
Q4 2010
Q4 2009
Q4 2010
Q4 2009
Q4 2010
Q4 2009
Furniture Factory
32,780
31,155
2,095
1,991
51.7%
57.6%
Skano
9,611
8,667
614
554
15.2%
16.0%
Building Materials Division
24,995
18,250
1,597
1,166
39.4%
33.7%
Elimination
(3,953)
(3,952)
(252)
(252)
(6.2%)
(7.3%)
TOTAL
63,433
54,120
4,054
3,459
100.0%
100.0%
 

 

Net sales by geographical segments
 
 
th. EEK
th. EUR
% of net sales
 
Q4 2010
Q4 2009
Q4 2010
Q4 2009
Q4 2010
Q4 2009
Finland
22,497
21,063
1,438
1,346
35.5%
38.9%
Russia
17,132
12,959
1,095
828
27.0%
23.9%
Estonia
11,432
10,129
731
647
18.0%
18.7%
Ukraine
3,768
3,267
241
209
5.9%
6.0%
Latvia
2,264
1,552
145
99
3.6%
2.9%
Sweden
1,647
1,427
105
91
2.6%
2.6%
Kazakhstan
1,599
607
102
39
2.5%
1.1%
Lithuania
1,476
1,717
94
110
2.3%
3.2%
Denmark
697
455
45
29
1.1%
0.8%
Germany
248
377
16
24
0.4%
0.7%
Other countries
673
567
42
37
1.1%
1.2%
TOTAL
63,433
54,120
4,054
3,459
100.0%
100.0%
Regarding the markets, turnover has increased most in Russia and Kazakhstan. Sale in Lithuania and Germany has decreased.
 
Profit by business segments
 
 
th. EEK
th. EUR
 
Q4 2010
Q4 2009
Q4 2010
Q4 2009
Furniture Factory
2,538
3,305
162
211
Skano
389
156
25
(10)
Building Materials Division
835
(671)
53
(43)
Elimination
41
51
3
3
TOTAL
3,803
2,529
243
161
Net financial costs
(416)
(206)
(27)
(13)
PROFIT BEFORE TAXES
3,387
2,323
216
148
Income tax
(104)
(69)
(7)
(4)
NET PROFIT
3,283
2,254
209
144
 
Furniture Division
 
Furniture Retail – Skano
 
AS Viisnurk retail business is operated by a private limited company OÜ Skano and its subsidiaries in Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine. Skano has totally 12 stores in Tallinn, Pärnu, Riga, Vilnius, Kaunas, Kiev (3), Donetsk, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovs’k (2) at 31.12.2010. There were two stores opened in third quarter – one in Dnipropetrovs’k and one in Kiev.
 
Retail sales by countries
 
 
th. EEK
th. EUR
% of net sales
Number of stores
 
Q4 2010
Q4 2009
Q4 2010
Q4 2009
Q4 2010
Q4 2009
31.12.09
31.12.09
Estonia
3,445
2,676
220
171
35.8%
30.9%
2
2
Latvia
1,261
1,067
81
68
13.1%
12.3%
1
1
Lithuania
1,336
1,771
87
113
14.2%
20.4%
2
3
Ukraine
3,539
3,153
226
202
36.8%
36.4%
7
3
TOTAL
9,611
8,667
614
554
100.0%
100.0%
12
9
The retail sale of Skano has increased by 10.9% in fourth quarter compared by the same quarter last year. The growth of sales came from Estonia and Ukraine, sales decreased in Lithuania.
 
 
Furniture Production
 
The Furniture Factory’s sales in 4th quarter in the company’s basic target market in Russia and Finland have decreased and clients does not estimate sales recovering in near future.
The net sales of the Furniture Factory in fourth quarter amounted to 32.8 mil. kroons/2.1 mil. euros and profit to 2.5 mil. kroons/162 thousand euros. In the same period of the last year, the turnover of the division totalled 31.2 mil. kroons/2.0 mil. euros and the profit 3.3 mil. kroons/211 thousand euros. As compared to the previous year the turnover of the factory has increased by 1.6 mil. kroons/0.1 mil. euros and the profit has decreased by 0.8 mil. kroons/49 thousand euros.
 
Furniture factory sales by countries
 
 
th. EEK
th. EUR
% of net sales
 
Q4 2010
Q4 2009
Q4 2010
Q4 2009
Q4 2010
Q4 2009
Finland
13,082
15,334
836
980
39.9%
49.2%
Russia
14,079
10,727
900
685
42.9%
34.4%
Kazakhstan
1,207
607
77
39
3.7%
1.9%
Germany
0
245
0
15
0.0%
0.8%
Others
459
499
29
32
1.4%
1.6%
Skano
3,953
3,743
253
238
12.1%
12.0%
TOTAL
32,780
31,155
2,095
1,991
100.0%
100.0%
 
Building Materials Division
 
The net sales of the Building Materials Division in fourth quarter amounted to 25.0 mil. kroons/1.6 mil. euros and profit to 0.8 mil. kroons/53 thousand euros. In the same period of the last year, the turnover of the division totalled 18.3 mil. kroons/1.2 mil. euros and the loss 0.7 mil. kroons/43 thousand euros. As compared to the previous year the turnover of the division has increased by 37% i.e. 6.7 mil. kroons/431 thousand euros and the profit has increased by 1.5 mil. kroons/96 thousand euros.           
Net sales by geographical segments
 
 
th. EEK
th. EUR
% of net sales
 
Q4 2010
Q4 2009
Q4 2010
Q4 2009
Q4 2010
Q4 2009
Finland
9,364
5,729
598
366
37.5%
31.4%
Estonia
7,672
7,045
490
450
30.7%
38.6%
Russia
3,053
2,232
195
143
12.2%
12.2%
Sweden
1,647
1,427
105
91
7.8%
7.8%
Latvia
1,003
455
64
29
2.5%
2.5%
Denmark
697
455
45
29
2.5%
2.5%
Germany
248
132
16
8
0.7%
0.7%
Ukraine
230
114
15
7
0.6%
0.6%
Great Britain
154
0
10
0
0.6%
0.0%
Lithuania
110
(54)
7
(3)
0.4%
(0.3%)
Other countries
817
506
52
33
4.6%
2.0%
Subsidiaries
0
209
0
13
0.0%
1.1%
TOTAL
24,995
18,250
1,597
1,167
100.0%
100.0%
 

 

Forecast and development
 
Skano. We do not expect any growth of retail sale in the first quarter of 2011. Therefore we shall continue to save the costs and do not plan any major extension of the retail chain. We shall open only one store in Rocca al Mare retail centre in Tallinn in February 2011.
Furniture factory. In the first quarter of 2011 we expect similar turnover as in the preceding quarters in the furniture factory, but the volume will still remain lower than the production capabilities would allow. Therefore the workload is continuously low in the furniture factory. Agreements have been concluded with the employees for application of undertime until 31.03.2011. From April 1, 2011 the business hours will be extended, however for most of the employees the weekly number of business hours will remain below 40.
The Building Materials Division. Work was started with full load at the end of 2010. At the main production line the production is performed in four shifts round the clock. On Isotex lines one or two shifts are used as necessary. At the same time turnover has increased and we expect high sales numbers also in the future. By the first quarter of 2011 the entire production volume has been sold out.
AS Fortum Termest and AS Viisnurk terminated the operator agreement of the boiler plant belonging to AS Viisnurk from 01.02.2011 and AS Viisnurk will continue to produce heat in the boiler plant. As AS Viisnurk has no main heat lines, heat is produced only for the company itself.
 
 
Consolidated balance sheet
 
 
Th EEK
Th EEK
Th EUR
Th EUR
 
2010
2009
2010
2009
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and bank
15,823
6,091
1,011
389
Receivables and prepayments
18,749
18,810
1,198
1,202
Inventories
38,865
41,912
2,484
2,680
Total current assets
73,437
66,813
4,693
4,271
 
 
 
 
 
Investment property
2,893
2,893
185
185
Tangible fixed assets
65,982
63,083
4,217
4,031
Intangible fixed assets
315
14
20
1
Total fixed assets
69,190
65,990
4,422
4,217
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL ASSETS
142,627
132,803
9,115
8,488
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt obligations
21,629
8,048
1,383
514
Payables and prepayments
22,881
22,742
1,462
1,454
Short-term provisions
122
118
8
8
Total current liabilities
44,632
30,908
2,853
1,976
 
 
 
 
 
Non-current debt obligations
11,472
27,084
733
1,731
Non-current provisions
3,102
3,303
198
211
Total non-current liabilities
14,574
30,387
931
1,942
 
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
59,206
61,295
3,784
3,918
 
 
 
 
 
Share capital at nominal value
44,991
44,991
2,875
2,875
Issue premium
5,698
5,698
364
364
Statutory capital reserve
4,499
4,499
288
288
Currency translation reserve
250
406
16
26
Retained profits
15,914
15,759
1,017
1,007
Net profit for the year
12,069
155
771
10
Total equity
83,421
71,508
5,331
4,570
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
142,627
132,803
9,115
8,488
 
           
Consolidated income statement
 
th. EEK
Q4 2010
Q4 2009
2010
2009
 
 
 
 
 
RETURN ON SALES
63,433
54,120
217,948
205,790
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of production sold
(49,407)
(43,293)
(166,879)
(163,337)
 
 
 
 
 
Gross profit
14,026
10,827
51,069
42,453
 
 
 
 
 
Marketing expenses
(8,461)
(7,059)
(31,312)
(33,433)
General administrative expenses
(2,616)
(1,408)
(6,687)
(5,462)
Other income
1,225
686
3,101
2,408
Other expenses
(371)
(517)
(2,292)
(3,189)
 
 
 
 
 
Operating profit
3,803
2,529
13,879
2,777
 
 
 
 
 
Financial income and financial expenses
(416)
(206)
(1,706)
(2,553)
 
 
 
 
 
Profit before taxes
3,387
2,323
12,173
224
Prepaid income tax
(104)
(69)
(104)
(69)
 
 
 
 
 
NET PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD
3,283
2,254
12,069
155
Currency translation differences
(106)
(329)
(156)
153
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
3,177
1,925
11,913
308
Basic earnings per share
0.73
0.50
2.68
0.03
Diluted earnings per share
0.73
0.50
2.68
0.03
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
th. EUR
Q4 2010
Q4 2009
2010
2009
 
 
 
 
 
RETURN ON SALES
4,054
3,459
13,929
13,152
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of production sold
(3,158)
(2,767)
(10,665)
(10,439)
 
 
 
 
 
Gross profit
896
692
3,264
2,713
 
 
 
 
 
Marketing expenses
(541)
(452)
(2,001)
(2,137)
General administrative expenses
(167)
(90)
(427)
(349)
Other income
78
44
198
154
Other expenses
(23)
(33)
(147)
(204)
 
 
 
 
 
Operating profit
243
161
887
177
 
 
 
 
 
Financial income and financial expenses
(27)
(13)
(109)
(163)
 
 
 
 
 
Profit before taxes
216
148
778
14
Prepaid income tax
(7)
(4)
(7)
(4)
 
 
 
 
 
NET PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD
209
144
771
10
Currency translation differences
(7)
(21)
(10)
12
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
202
123
761
22
Basic earnings per share
0.04
0.03
0.17
0.00
Diluted earnings per share
0.04
0.03
0.17
0.00
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Einar Pähkel
CFO
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