Revenue, Expenses, and Profit
Despite the challenges provided over the past year, Q4 and the year 2020 both
were full of changes and successful for Harju Elekter. The Group’s large-scale
investments in recent years and active sales work to increase its market share
in the Scandinavian and in native market have come to bear fruits. Sales orders
carried over from previous periods and additional orders in the reporting year
resulted in record revenue and profit in the reporting quarter and in the
reporting year.
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EUR'000 Q4 Q4 +/- 12m 12m +/-
2020 2019 Q/Q 2020 2019 12m/12
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Revenue 35,243 31,246 12.8% 146,614 143,397 2.2%
Gross profit 5,585 3,995 39.8% 21,209 18,244 16.3%
EBITDA 2,400 1,112 115.8% 10,340 6,791 52.3%
Operating profit (EBIT) 1,335 210 535.7% 6,546 3,273 100.0%
Profit for the period 1,159 55 2007.3% 5,528 2,367 133.5%
Incl. attributable to owners 1,165 77 1413.0% 5,563 2,460 126.1%
of the parent
Earnings per share (EPS) 0.07 0.00 1413.0% 0.31 0.14 126.1%
(euros)
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The consolidated unaudited revenue of the Group was 35.2 (Q4 2019: 31.2)
million euros in the reporting quarter and a total of 146.6 (2019: 143.4)
million euros in the reporting year.
The total operating expenses for the reporting quarter were 34.0 (Q4 2019:
31.1) million euros. The majority of the increase in expenses was due to an
increase in the cost of sales: 2.4 million euros year-on-year. The Group’s
companies were actively seeking opportunities to increase business volumes for
upcoming periods by participating in several procurements, as a result of which
distribution costs have increased to 2.2 million euros, this being an 0.7
million increase from the comparable quarter. Compared to the comparable
quarter and year, labor costs increased, amounting to 7.3 (Q4 2019: 7.2) and
27.3 (2019: 26.7) million euros, respectively. The reason for the increase in
labour costs primarily lies in the good financial results of the Group’s
companies. In 2020 while extraordinary production shifts have also been made
during this difficult year, being accompanied by an increase in working hours
and higher bonuses.
The consolidated gross profit for the reporting quarter was 5,585 (Q4 2019:
3,995) thousand euros and the gross profit margin was 15.8% (Q4 2019: 12.8%).
The consolidated gross profit for the reporting year was 21,209 (2019: 18,244)
thousand euros and the gross profit margin was 14.5% (2019: 12.7%). Quarterly
consolidated operating profit (EBIT) was six times higher than in the same
period of last year and doubled on a yearly basis, amounting to 1,335 (Q4 2019:
210) and 6,546 (2019: 3,273) thousand euros, respectively. The operating margin
increased by 3.1 percentage points to 3.8% in the reporting quarter and by 2.2
percentage points to 4.5% in twelve months.
The consolidated net profit for the reporting quarter was 1,159 (Q4 2019: 55)
thousand euros, and earnings per share were 0.07 (Q4 2019: 0.00) euros. Net
profit for the year 2020 increased by 133.5% compared to the comparable period,
reaching 5,528 (2019: 2,367) thousand euros. Earnings per share for the
reporting year were 0.31 (2019: 0.14) euros.
Core Business and Markets
The Group's core business, Production, accounted for 86% of the Group's
consolidated revenue. The largest target markets of the Group are Estonia,
Finland, Sweden, and Norway. Quarterly sales to the Estonian market increased
by 2.9 million to 6.5 million euros in a year-on-year comparison and 6.7
million to 23.5 million euros within twelve-month comparison. Most of the
deliveries of the prefabricated substations for Elektrilevi OÜ, whose tender
was won in 2019, were postponed to the second half of the reporting year due to
difficulties in the availability of individual materials and components.
Sales to the Finnish market decreased by 1.0 million euros to 13.8 million
euros in a quarterly comparison, from Q2 onwards, mostly being affected by a
decrease in orders in the industrial automation sector. The decrease in orders
in the three quarters also affected the result of the financial year with the
revenue from the Finnish market decreasing by 3.0 million euros to 68.7 million
in a yearly comparison. The majority of the sales volume was generated by sales
to Finnish electricity network companies, whose orders were declining due to
the renewal of procurement contracts. Harju Elekter proved to be successful in
most of the new procurements.
Sales to the Swedish market increased the most. The revenue earned on the
Swedish market almost doubled in the comparison of the reporting quarters,
totalling 9.1 million euros. In a year comparison, Sweden's revenue increased
by 7.0 million euros to 26.5 million euros, being the second largest market
overall. The growth was supported by an increase in the sale of substations,
manufactured in Estonia, to the Swedish market as well as the overall growth in
orders in Sweden.
Norway ranks fourth in the Group's markets, accounting for 7.8% of the Group's
fourth quarter revenue, being 2.8 million euros. During the reporting year, the
Norwegian market earned 16.7 million euros, which is 4.9 million euros less
than in the previous year. The decrease in the revenue in Norway was caused by
record-high orders in Q3 and Q4 of the previous year.
Investments
During the year, the Group invested a total of 8.1 (2019: 5.5) million euros in
non-current assets, incl. 3.1 (2019: 0.9) million euros in investment
properties, 4.6 (2019: 4.2) million euros in property, plant, and equipment and
0.3 (2019: 0.4) million euros in intangible assets. This year, the construction
of the fourth stage of the expansion of the production and office building in
Lithuania began. In addition, investments were made in the production
technology, information technology developments, construction of the production
building in Allika Industrial Park and plots of land were purchased.
Share
The company's share price on the last trading day of the reporting quarter on
the Nasdaq Tallinn Stock Exchange closed at 5.18 euros. As of 31 December 2020,
AS Harju Elekter had 5,084 shareholders. The number of shareholders increased
during the reporting quarter by 253 persons.
Dividend Proposal
The Group’s dividend policy mandates that at least one third of the net profit
from ordinary economic activities is paid out as dividends. Proposing the
payment of dividends, the Management Board has considered the significantly
improved financial results, as well as the making of increased investments and
the betterment of the financial position. In coordination with the Supervisory
Board, the Group's Management Board will propose to pay dividends to the
shareholders 0.16 euros per share, totalling 2.8 million euros and representing
51% of consolidated net profit in 2020.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
Unaudited
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EUR'000 31 31
December 2020 December
2019
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 2,843 4,878
Trade and other receivables 27,226 22,958
Prepayments 820 1,166
Inventories 18,856 19,010
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Total current assets 49,745 48,012
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Non-current assets
Deferred income tax assets 514 472
Non-current financial investments 11,918 10,494
Investment properties 23,605 21,259
Property, plant, and equipment 22,494 20,402
Intangible assets 7,199 7,260
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Total non-current assets 65,730 59,887
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TOTAL ASSETS 115,475 107,899
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
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Liabilities
Borrowings 12,056 11,305
Prepayments from customers 4,182 2,212
Trade and other payables 15,837 16,448
Tax liabilities 2,871 2,959
Current provisions 34 34
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Total current liabilities 34,980 32,958
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Borrowings 7,032 7,901
Other non-current liabilities 66 64
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Total non-current liabilities 7,098 7,965
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TOTAL LIABILITIES 42,078 40,923
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Equity
Share capital 11,176 11,176
Share premium 804 804
Reserves 6,709 3,412
Retained earnings 54,858 51,699
Total equity attributable to the owners of the parent 73,547 67,091
company
Non-controlling interests -150 -115
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Total equity 73,397 66,976
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 115,475 107,899
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT AND LOSS
Unaudited
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EUR'000 Q4 Q4 12m 12m
2020 2019 2020 2019
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Revenue 35,243 31,246 146,614 143,397
Cost of sales -29,658 -27,251 -125,405 -125,153
Gross profit 5,585 3,995 21,209 18,244
Distribution costs -2,208 -1,508 -5,847 -5,706
Administrative expenses -2,140 -2,300 -9,259 -9,229
Other income 213 85 707 255
Other expenses -115 -62 -264 -291
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Operating profit 1,335 210 6,546 3,273
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Finance income 21 4 137 139
Finance costs -110 -58 -379 -225
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Profit before tax 1,246 156 6,304 3,187
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Income tax -87 -101 -776 -820
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Profit for the period 1,159 55 5,528 2,367
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Profit attributable to:
Owners of the parent company 1,165 77 5,563 2,460
Non-controlling interests -6 -22 -35 -93
Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share (EUR) 0.07 0 0.31 0.14
Diluted earnings per share (EUR) 0.07 0 0.31 0.14
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Tiit Atso
Chairman of the Management Board
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