Market announcement

EfTEN Real Estate Fund AS

LEI code

4851000008JBI71L7643

Size of the entity

Medium group

Economic activities

Financial and Insurance Activities

Industry sector(s)

Management company

Country of registered office

Estonia

General information

Categories

Other corporate action

Unique data record identifier

10499

Submission date and time

27.07.2023 08:00:00

Content of announcement in Estonian

Title

EfTEN Real Estate Fund AS 2023. aasta II kvartali ja 6 kuu auditeerimata majandustulemused

Message

Intressimäärade  tõus,  mis  algas  2022. aasta  keskel,  jätkus  ka 2023. aasta
esimesel   poolaastal.   Euroalal,   sh   Balti  riikides,  kasutatakse  laenude
baasintressimäärana   EURIBORi,   mis  sõltuvalt  tähtajast  kasvas  kuue  kuuga
ligikaudu 1,5 protsendipunkti võrra. Ühelt poolt tähendab see kinnisvarasektoris
tegutsevate ettevõtete jaoks kasvavaid finantskulusid, teiselt poolt sõltub turu
intressimäärast    ka    kinnisvarainvesteeringute    äritegevuse    rahavoogude
diskonteerimiseks  kasutatav  kapitali  kaalutud  keskmine  intressimäär (WACC),
mille  kasv  toob  üldjuhul  kaasa  kinnisvarainvesteeringute  õiglase  väärtuse
languse.

Kõige   raskemas   olukorras   on  need  kinnisvaraettevõtted  ja  -fondid,  kus
laenukoormus  on  kõrge  ning  kus  laenuraha  on  lisaks  pankadele kaasatud ka
finantsturgudelt   võlakirjade   kaudu.  Kui  veel  eelmise  aasta  alguses  oli
kinnisvarasektor  võlakirjainvestorite üks n.ö lemmikuid, siis tänavu on olukord
vastupidine. Võlakirju refinantseerivad kinnisvaraettevõtted on nii Euroopas kui
ka  Baltikumis  pidanud  leppima  oluliselt  väiksemate  mahtudega  ning  kohati
kordades  kasvanud laenukuludega. EfTEN Real  Estate Fund AS'i tütarettevõtetele
kuuluvate   kinnisvarainvesteeringute  soetus  on  täiel  määral  finantseeritud
pangalaenudega  ning  laenude  LTV  jääb  vahemikku 29%-52%, mistõttu on laenude
refinantseerimine toimunud tavapäraselt.

Intressimäärade  tõusule  pakkusid  aasta  esimeses  pooles  mõningat leevendust
alanenud    energiakulud   ja   üüritulude   kasv.   Vaatamata   Balti   riikide
majanduslangusele,  püsis  fondi  üürnike  maksekäitumine  tugevana.  EfTEN Real
Estate  Fund  AS'i  kinnisvaraportfelli  vakantsus  oli  2023. aasta  juuni lõpu
seisuga  alla 2% ning  võrreldes 2022. aasta  I poolaastaga kasvas võrreldavatel
alustel (Like-for-Like) arvestatud üüritulu 12%.

Juunis  viis fondi kinnisvarainvesteeringute hindaja Colliers International läbi
EfTEN  Real Estate Fund AS'i kinnisvaraportfelli hindamise. Hindamiste tulemusel
langes  fondi kinnisvarainvesteeringute väärtus  1,7% (6,18 miljoni euro võrra).
Portfelli   allahindlus   on   suuresti   seotud  rahavoogude  diskonteerimiseks
kasutatava  kapitali  kaalutud  keskmise  hinna  (WACC)  tõusuga seoses EURIBORi
kasvuga viimase poole aasta jooksul.

Bilansipäevaga  01.01.2023 ühines EfTEN Real Estate Fund AS (endise nimega EfTEN
Real  Estate Fund III AS) EfTEN Kinnisvarafond AS´iga. Ühinemise järgselt kasvas
fondi  konsolideeritud  varade  maht  211 miljoni  euro võrra, s.o 182 miljonilt
eurolt 393 miljoni euroni ning fondi omakapital 126 miljoni euro võrra, s.o 104
miljonilt eurolt 230 miljoni euroni. Ühinemine kanti äriregistrisse 28.02.2023.

Ühinemisel  lisandusid  EfTEN  Real  Estate  Fund AS'i kinnisvaraportfelli EfTEN
Kinnisvarafond  AS'i tütarettevõtetele  kuuluvad 17 uut kinnisvarainvesteeringut
Eestis,  Lätis ja Leedus  õiglases väärtuses 196,3 miljonit  eurot ning üks 50%-
lise  osalusega ühisettevõttele kuuluv kinnisvarainvesteering õiglase väärtusega
10 miljonit  eurot. Ühinemise järgselt on fondi kinnisvaraportfell nii sektorite
kui ka üürnike lõikes veelgi paremini hajutatud.

EfTEN  Real Estate Fund  AS'i konsolideeritud 2023. aasta  I poolaasta müügitulu
oli  15,749 miljonit eurot  (2022 I  poolaasta: 6,988 miljonit eurot). Kontserni
neto  üüritulu oli 2023. aasta  I poolaastal kokku  14,704 miljonit eurot (2022:
6,666 miljonit  eurot). Kontserni puhaskasum  samal perioodil oli 2,445 miljonit
eurot (2022: 7,882 miljonit eurot).

Kontserni varade maht 30.06.2023 seisuga oli 381 274 miljonit eurot (31.12.2022:
181,956 miljonit eurot), s.h kinnisvarainvesteeringute õiglane väärtus moodustas
varade mahust 95%  (31.12.2022: 93%).

2023. aasta   juuni   lõpu   seisuga   oli   kontsernil   35 (31.12.2022:   18)
ärikinnisvarainvesteeringut,  mille õiglane  väärtus bilansipäeval  oli 361,498
miljonit eurot (31.12.2022: 168,875 miljonit eurot) ning soetusmaksumus 349,119
miljonit  eurot  (31.12.2022:  151,426 miljonit  eurot). Lisaks kuulub kontserni
ühisettevõttele  hotell  Palace  Tallinnas,  mille  õiglane  väärtus 30.06.2023
seisuga oli 9,8 miljonit eurot.

2023. aasta   I   poolaastal   pikendasid   fondi   tütarettevõtted  kokku  kuus
laenulepingut.  Laenulepingud pikendati kolmeks kuni viieks aastaks. Nelja laenu
intressi  marginaal pikendamisel langes 0,05-0,5 protsendipunkti ning viie laenu
puhul lühenes EURIBOR'i periood 6 kuult 1-le kuule ja ühel laenul 6 kuu pealt 3
kuu peale.

Järgmise  12 kuu jooksul lõppevad  kontserni kolme tütarettevõtte laenulepingud,
mille  jääk 30.06.2023 seisuga  oli 5 395 tuhat  eurot. Lõppevate laenulepingute
LTV   on   37%-51% ning   kinnisvarainvesteeringud  omavad  stabiilselt  tugevat
üürirahavoogu,  mistõttu  kontserni  juhtkonna  hinnangul ei teki laenulepingute
pikendamisel takistusi.

Kontserni laenulepingute kaalutud keskmine intressimäär tõusis EURIBOR´i muutuse
mõjul  juuni lõpuks 5,4%-ni (31.12.2022: 3,7%) ning LTV (Loan to Value) oli 42%
(31.12.2022:  40%). Kõik  fondi  tütarettevõtete  laenulepingud  on seotud ujuva
intressimääraga.  Kõiki  fondi  laenulepinguid  teenindatakse  tavapäraselt ning
kõikide  laenu tagatiseks seatud  kinnisvarainvesteeringute äritegevuse rahavoog
ületab laenumakseid,

EfTEN  Real  Estate  Fund  AS'i  aktsia  EPRA  puhasväärtus  (EPRA  NDV) seisuga
30.06.2023 oli  20,35 eurot  (30.06.2022:  19,86 eurot).  EfTEN Real Estate Fund
AS´i  aktsia  EPRA  puhasväärtus  vähenes  2023. aasta I poolaastal 1,0% (2022 I
poolaastal: kasvas 4,0%).

KONSOLIDEERITUD KOONDKASUMIARUANNE


                                                       II kvartal  I poolaasta
                                                     --------------------------
 EUR tuhandetes                                           2023  2022   2023  2022
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Müügitulu                                             7 961 3 530 15 749 6 988
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 Müüdud teenuste kulu                                   -363   -71   -757  -131
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Brutokasum                                            7 598 3 459 14 992 6 857
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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 Turustuskulud                                          -192  -117   -288  -191
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Üldhalduskulud                                         -860  -448 -1 727  -903
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Kasum / kahjum kinnisvarainvesteeringute õiglase
 väärtuse muutusest                                   -6 182 3 702 -6 182 3 702
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Muud äritulud ja -kulud                                   3    17     13    43
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Ärikasum                                                367 6 613  6 808 9 508
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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 Kasum / kahjum ühisettevõtetest                        -100     0   -109     0
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Intressitulud                                            14     0     20     0
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Muud finantstulud ja -kulud                          -1 987  -360 -3 537  -722
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Kasum enne tulumaksu                                 -1 706 6 253  3 182 8 786
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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 Tulumaksukulu                                          -483  -649   -737  -904
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Aruandeperioodi koondkasum/- kahjum kokku            -2 189 5 604  2 445 7 882
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Kasum aktsia kohta
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 - tava                                                -0,63  1,10  -0,20  1,55
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 - lahustatud                                          -0,63  1,10  -0,20  1,55
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


KONSOLIDEERITUD FINANTSSEISUNDI ARUANNE




                                    30.06.2023   31.12.2022
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  EUR tuhandetes
------------------------------------------------------------
  VARAD
------------------------------------------------------------
  Raha ja raha ekvivalendid             12 616       11 331
------------------------------------------------------------
  Lühiajalised hoiused                   2 480            0
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  Nõuded ja viitlaekumised               1 546        1 522
------------------------------------------------------------
  Ettemakstud kulud                        132           49
------------------------------------------------------------
  Varud                                      1            0
------------------------------------------------------------
  Käibevara kokku                       16 775       12 902
------------------------------------------------------------

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  Pikaajalised nõuded                      352           61
------------------------------------------------------------
  Ühisettevõtete osad                    2 468            0
------------------------------------------------------------
  Kinnisvarainvesteeringud             361 498      168 875
------------------------------------------------------------
  Materiaalne põhivara                     180          116
------------------------------------------------------------
  Immateriaalne põhivara                     1            2
------------------------------------------------------------
  Põhivara kokku                       364 499      169 054
------------------------------------------------------------
  VARAD KOKKU                          381 274      181 956
------------------------------------------------------------

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  KOHUSTUSED JA OMAKAPITAL
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  Laenukohustused                       11 416       22 058
------------------------------------------------------------
  Võlad ja ettemaksed                    1 985        1 461
------------------------------------------------------------
  Lühiajalised kohustused kokku         13 401       23 519
------------------------------------------------------------

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  Laenukohustused                      138 563       45 917
------------------------------------------------------------
  Muud pikaajalised võlad                1 886        1 008
------------------------------------------------------------
  Edasilükkunud tulumaksukohustus        7 280        7 248
------------------------------------------------------------
  Pikaajalised kohustused kokku        147 729       54 173
------------------------------------------------------------
  Kohustused kokku                     161 130       77 692
------------------------------------------------------------

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  Aktsiakapital                        108 198       50 725
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  Ülekurss                              84 721       16 288
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  Kohustuslik reservkapital              2 749        2 149
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  Jaotamata kasum                       24 476       35 102
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  Omakapital kokku                     220 144      104 264
------------------------------------------------------------
  KOHUSTUSED JA OMAKAPITAL KOKKU       381 274      181 956
------------------------------------------------------------

Marilin Hein
Finantsjuht
Tel. 6559 515
E-mail: [email protected]
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Content of announcement in English

Title

EfTEN Real Estate Fund AS unaudited results for 2nd quarter and 6 months 2023

Message

The  upward trend in interest rates, which started in mid-2022, continued in the
first  half of 2023. Within the euro area, including the Baltic countries, loans
are  based on the EURIBOR. Over the  past six months, depending on the duration,
the EURIBOR rate increased by approximately 1.5 percentage points. Consequently,
this  has resulted in higher financial costs for companies operating in the real
estate  sector. Moreover, the  market interest rate,  which impacts the weighted
average  cost of capital (WACC) used to discount the cash flows for valuation of
investment  properties, has also increased. Typically,  such increases lead to a
decline in the fair value of investment properties.

Real  estate  companies  and  funds  with significant debt burdens, particularly
those  that have  raised capital  not only  from banks  but also  from financial
markets  through bonds, are facing the most challenging circumstances. While the
real  estate sector  was favored  by bond  investors in  the previous  year, the
situation  has  reversed  this  year.  Real  estate  companies in Europe and the
Baltics,  seeking to  refinance their  bonds, have  had to  accept significantly
smaller  volumes and, in  some cases, significantly  higher borrowing costs. The
real  estate investments owned by subsidiaries of  EfTEN Real Estate Fund AS has
been  fully financed through bank loans, with loan-to-value (LTV) ratios ranging
from  29% to  52%. Consequently,  refinancing  of  these  loans has proceeded as
usual.

During  the first  half of  the year,  the impact  of rising  interest rates was
somewhat  mitigated by lower  energy costs and  increased rental income. Despite
the  economic downturn  in the  Baltic countries,  the fund's  tenants exhibited
strong  payment behavior. As  of the end  of June 2023, the  vacancy rate in the
real  estate portfolio  of EfTEN  Real Estate  Fund AS  stood at  less than 2%.
Additionally, compared to the first half of 2022, rental income, calculated on a
comparable basis (Like-for-Like), increased by 12%.

In  June, Colliers  International, the  real estate  investment appraiser of the
fund,  conducted  a  valuation  of  EfTEN  Real  Estate  Fund  AS's  real estate
portfolio.  The valuations  resulted in  a 1.7% decrease  (EUR6.18 million) of the
value  of the fund's investment properties. This decrease in portfolio value can
be largely attributed to the rise in the weighted average cost of capital (WACC)
used  to discount cash  flows, resulting from  the increase in  EURIBOR over the
past six months.

On  January 1, 2023, EfTEN Real Estate Fund  AS (formerly EfTEN Real Estate Fund
III  AS) merged with  EfTEN Kinnisvarafond AS.  Following the merger, the fund's
consolidated  assets  increased  by  EUR211  million,  from  EUR182  million to EUR393
million,  and its equity  increased by EUR126  million, from EUR104  million to EUR230
million. The merger was officially recorded in the business register on February
28, 2023.

As  a  consequence  of  the  merger,  EfTEN  Real  Estate  Fund AS's real estate
portfolio  was incorporated  into the  subsidiaries of  EfTEN Kinnisvarafond AS.
This  addition  included  17 new  investment  properties in Estonia, Latvia, and
Lithuania,  with a  fair value  of EUR196.3  million, and  one investment property
owned  jointly  through  a  50% share,  valued  at  EUR10  million.  Consequently,
following  the merger,  the fund's  real estate  portfolio offers an even better
diversification across sectors and tenants.

EfTEN  Real Estate Fund AS consolidated sales revenue was EUR15.749 million in the
first  half of 2023 (compared to EUR6.988 million  in the first half of 2022). The
group's  net rental income  amounted to a  total of EUR14.704  million in the same
period  (compared to  EUR6.666 million  in 2022). The  group's net  profit for the
first half of 2023 was EUR2.445 million (compared to EUR7.882 million in 2022).

As  of June 30, 2023, the group's assets  amounted to EUR381.274 million (compared
to EUR181.956 million on December 31, 2022), with investment properties accounting
for 95% of the assets (compared to 93% on December 31, 2022).

As  of the end of June  2023, the group owned 35 investment properties (compared
to  18 on  December  31, 2022), with  a  fair  value  of EUR361.498 million on the
balance  sheet date (compared  to EUR168.875 million  on December 31, 2022) and an
acquisition  cost of EUR349.119 million (compared  to EUR151.426 million on December
31, 2022). Furthermore,  the  group's  joint  venture  held  the Palace hotel in
Tallinn, with a fair value of EUR9.8 million as of June 30, 2023.

During  the first half of 2023, the fund's  subsidiaries extended a total of six
loan  agreements for a duration  of three to five  years. The interest margin on
four  loans decreased by  0.05-0.5 percentage points, while  the EURIBOR of five
loans  was reduced from 6 months  to 1 months and from  6 months to 3 months for
one loan.

Within  the next 12 months, the loan agreements of three subsidiaries within the
group,  with a balance of EUR5,395 thousand  as of June 30, 2023, will expire. The
loan-to-value  (LTV) ratios for these expiring loan agreements range from 37% to
51%, and  given  the  stable  and  strong  rental  cash  flow  of the investment
properties,  the group's  management anticipates  no obstacles  in extending the
loan agreements.

The weighted average interest rate for the group's loan agreements reached 5.4%
by  the end of  June (compared to  3.7% on December 31, 2022) due  to changes in
EURIBOR. The loan-to-value (LTV) ratio stood at 42% (compared to 40% on December
31, 2022). All  loan agreements for the fund's subsidiaries are tied to floating
interest  rates,  and  all  loans  are  being  serviced  as usual. The cash flow
generated  from the business operations of  all investment properties pledged as
collateral for the loan surpasses the loan payments.

As  of June 30, 2023, the EPRA net value (EPRA  NDV) of each share of EfTEN Real
Estate  Fund AS  amounted to  EUR20.35 (compared  to EUR19.86 on June 30, 2022). The
EPRA net value of the fund's share experienced a 1.0% decrease in the first half
of 2023 (compared to a 4.0% increase in the first half of 2022).


CONSOLIDATED STATEMEMT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME


                                                      2nd quarter    6 months
                                                     --------------------------
 EUR thousands                                            2023  2022   2023  2022
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sales income                                          7,961 3,530 15,749 6,988
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Cost of services sold                                  -363   -71   -757  -131
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Gross profit                                          7,598 3,459 14,992 6,857
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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 Marketing costs                                        -192  -117   -288  -191
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 General and administrative expenses                    -860  -448 -1 727  -903
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Profit / loss from the changes in investment
 properties fair value                                -6,182 3,702 -6,182 3,702
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Other operating income and expense                        3    17     13    43
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Operating profit                                        367 6,613  6,808 9,508
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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 Profit / loss from joint ventures                      -100     0   -109     0
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Interest income                                          14     0     20     0
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Other finance income and expense                     -1 987  -360 -3,537  -722
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Profit before income tax                             -1,706 6,253  3,182 8,786
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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 Income tax expense                                     -483  -649   -737  -904
-----------------------------------------------------+------------+------------
 Net profit for the reporting period                 |-2,189 5,604| 2,445 7,882
-----------------------------------------------------+------------+------------
 Consolidated profit for the reporting period        |-2,189 5,604| 2,445 7,882
-----------------------------------------------------+------------+------------
 Earnings per share
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    - basic                                            -0.63  1.10  -0.20  1.55
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    - diluted                                          -0.63  1.10  -0.20  1.55
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------




CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION




                                   30.06.2023   31.12.2022
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  EUR thousands
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  ASSETS
-----------------------------------------------------------
  Cash and cash equivalents            12,616       11,331
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  Short-term deposits                   2,480            0
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  Receivables and accrued income        1,546        1,522
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  Prepaid expenses                        132           49
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  Inventory                                 1            0
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  Total current assets                 16,775       12,902
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  Long-term receivables                   352           61
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  Shares in joint ventures              2,468            0
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  Investment property                 361,498      168,875
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  Property, plant, and equipment          180          116
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  Intangible assets                         1            2
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  Total non-current assets            364,499      169,054
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  TOTAL ASSETS                        381,274      181,956
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  LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
-----------------------------------------------------------
  Borrowings                           11,416       22,058
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  Payables and prepayments              1,985        1,461
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  Total current liabilities            13,401       23,519
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  Borrowings                          138,563       45,917
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  Other long-term liabilities           1,886        1,008
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  Deferred income tax liability         7,280        7,248
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  Total non-current liabilities       147,729       54,173
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  Total liabilities                   161,130       77,692
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  Share capital                       108,198       50,725
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  Share premium                        84,721       16,288
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  Statutory reserve capital             2,749        2,149
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  Retained earnings                    24,476       35,102
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  Total equity                        220,144      104,264
-----------------------------------------------------------
  TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY        381,274      181,956
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Marilin Hein
CFO
Phone +372 6559 515
E-mail: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])