Sanoma Corporation, Stock Exchange Release, 27 September 2012 at 13:00 CET+1

Sanoma renews its operative reporting from the third quarter of 2012. The change is in line with Sanoma’s strategy to focus on consumer media and learning. The continuing operations of the Group hereafter include three reportable segments: Media, News and Learning.

As a result, the Trade segment is no longer a reportable segment. Trade’s remaining operation will hereafter be reported in the line item ‘Other companies and eliminations’.

In addition, Aldipress from the Media segment’s ‘Other businesses’ and all remaining ‘Other businesses’ from the Learning segment, mainly consisting of AAC Global and Bookwell, will be hereafter reported in the line item ‘Other companies and eliminations’.

The line item ‘Other companies and eliminations’ hereafter includes non-core operations, head office functions, real estate companies and Group eliminations.

Segment information, net sales by business unit, operating profit by segment and operating profit excluding non-recurring items by segment for 2011 and first half of 2012 have been changed accordingly. The revised segment figures can be found also on Sanoma's website at www.sanoma.com/archive/files.

SEGMENT INFORMATION

Segment assets do not include cash and cash equivalents, interest-bearing receivables and tax receivables. Transactions between segments are based on market prices.

Sanoma segments 1.1–30.6.2012

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

companies/

 

 

 

 

Lear-

elimi-

Continuing

EUR million

Media

News

ning

nations

operations

External net sales

741.3

216.3

148.7

83.2

1,189.5

Internal net sales

1.3

0.6

0.8

-2.2

0.5

NET SALES, TOTAL

742.7

216.8

149.5

81.0

1,190.1

OPERATING PROFIT

78.8

14.0

36.2

-14.6

114.4

Share of results in

 

 

 

 

associated companies

-20.7

0.3

-0.1

0.8

-19.8

Financial income

 

 

 

11.9

11.9

Financial expenses

 

 

39.8

39.8

RESULT BEFORE TAXES

 

 

 

66.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEGMENT ASSETS

2,802.9

318.3

604.1

189.8

3,915.1

Sanoma segments 1.1–31.3.2012

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

companies/

 

 

 

 

Lear-

elimi-

Continuing

EUR million

Media

News

ning

nations

operations

External net sales

353.4

109.6

37.7

42.5

543.1

Internal net sales

0.7

0.5

0.7

-1.4

0.4

NET SALES, TOTAL

354.1

110.0

38.4

41.1

543.6

OPERATING PROFIT

26.9

8.9

-14.9

-5.0

15.9

Share of results in

 

 

 

 

associated companies

-17.2

0.1

-0.1

0.8

-16.4

Financial income

 

 

 

7.0

7.0

Financial expenses

 

 

20.7

20.7

RESULT BEFORE TAXES

 

 

 

-14.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEGMENT ASSETS

2,800.8

326.5

519.3

209.6

3,856.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sanoma segments 1.1–31.12.2011

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

companies/

 

 

 

 

Lear-

elimi-

Continuing

EUR million

Media

News

ning

nations

operations

External net sales

1,365.5

434.1

279.6

297.6

2,376.8

Internal net sales

3.7

1.7

11.0

-15.2

1.2

NET SALES, TOTAL

1,369.2

435.8

290.6

282.4

2,378.1

OPERATING PROFIT

90.4

40.2

43.9

-1.9

172.6

Share of results in

 

 

 

 

associated companies

-2.5

0.6

0.4

-2.2

-3.7

Financial income

 

 

 

13.9

13.9

Financial expenses

 

 

46.6

46.6

RESULT BEFORE TAXES

 

 

 

136.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEGMENT ASSETS

3,020.7

320.7

516.0

189.5

4,046.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sanoma segments 1.1–30.9.2012

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

companies/

 

 

 

 

Lear-

elimi-

Continuing

EUR million

Media

News

ning

nations

operations

External net sales

930.5

322.6

241.6

254.9

1,749.6

Internal net sales

2.9

1.2

9.9

-13.4

0.6

NET SALES, TOTAL

933.4

323.8

251.4

241.6

1,750.2

OPERATING PROFIT

37.4

35.3

66.9

-12.9

126.7

Share of results in

 

 

 

 

associated companies

-1.0

0.7

-0.1

-1.1

-1.5

Financial income

 

 

 

4.6

4.6

Financial expenses

 

 

24.3

24.3

RESULT BEFORE TAXES

 

 

 

105.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEGMENT ASSETS

3,022.0

319.8

504.9

194.6

4,041.2

Sanoma segments 1.1–30.6.2011

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

companies/

 

 

 

 

Lear-

elimi-

Continuing

EUR million

Media

News

ning

nations

operations

External net sales

589.3

219.5

135.4

178.2

1,122.3

Internal net sales

2.0

1.1

5.7

-8.3

0.5

NET SALES, TOTAL

591.2

220.6

141.1

169.9

1,122.8

OPERATING PROFIT

69.3

22.8

24.3

27.5

143.9

Share of results in

 

 

 

 

associated companies

2.6

0.5

0.0

-1.3

1.8

Financial income

 

 

 

3.6

3.6

Financial expenses

 

 

11.3

11.3

RESULT BEFORE TAXES

 

 

 

138.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEGMENT ASSETS

1,795.1

318.7

561.9

294.3

2,970.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sanoma segments 1.1–31.3.2011

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

companies/

 

 

 

 

Lear-

elimi-

Continuing

EUR million

Media

News

ning

nations

operations

External net sales

279.0

107.7

40.9

102.4

530.0

Internal net sales

1.0

0.6

3.1

-4.6

0.2

NET SALES, TOTAL

280.0

108.4

44.0

97.8

530.2

OPERATING PROFIT

22.8

12.9

-5.1

-3.3

27.2

Share of results in

 

 

 

 

associated companies

1.7

0.0

0.0

0.2

1.9

Financial income

 

 

 

2.3

2.3

Financial expenses

 

 

4.7

4.7

RESULT BEFORE TAXES

 

 

 

26.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEGMENT ASSETS

1,772.2

320.8

529.3

375.7

2,997.9

NET SALES BY BUSINESS UNIT

EUR million

1–3/

4–6/

1–3/

4–6/

7–9/

10–12/

1–12/

 

2012

2012

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDIA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Netherlands

171.6

208.1

105.3

130.6

174.0

232.2

642.0

Finland

77.4

76.7

74.2

79.4

70.0

86.2

309.7

Russia & CEE

49.0

50.1

51.4

54.3

50.8

56.7

213.1

Belgium

56.8

54.6

50.1

48.7

48.4

61.9

209.1

Other businesses and eliminations

-0.7

-0.8

-0.9

-1.8

-0.9

-1.2

-4.8

TOTAL

354.1

388.6

280.0

311.2

342.2

435.8

1,369.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEWS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Helsingin Sanomat

59.3

56.2

61.2

61.2

55.3

60.8

238.5

Ilta-Sanomat

21.2

22.0

19.1

22.2

21.6

21.6

84.4

Other publishing

25.2

24.3

23.7

25.0

22.9

25.4

97.0

Other businesses and eliminations

4.3

4.3

4.4

3.9

3.4

4.2

15.9

TOTAL

110.0

106.8

108.4

112.2

103.2

112.0

435.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEARNING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Learning

34.2

109.3

34.3

87.4

100.2

34.7

256.6

Other businesses

4.6

1.8

10.1

10.2

10.8

5.0

36.1

Eliminations

-0.4

0.0

-0.4

-0.6

-0.6

-0.4

-2.1

TOTAL

38.4

111.1

44.0

97.0

110.4

39.2

290.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other companies and eliminations

41.1

40.0

97.8

72.1

71.6

40.9

282.4

CONTINUING OPERATIONS

543.6

646.5

530.2

592.6

627.4

627.9

2,378.1

OPERATING PROFIT BY SEGMENT

EUR million

1–3/

4–6/

1–3/

4–6/

7–9/

10–12/

1–12/

 

2012

2012

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media

26.9

51.9

22.8

46.6

-31.9

53.0

90.4

News

8.9

5.1

12.9

9.9

12.5

4.9

40.2

Learning

-14.9

51.1

-5.1

29.4

42.6

-23.0

43.9

Other companies and eliminations

-5.0

-9.6

-3.3

30.8

-40.4

11.0

-1.9

CONTINUING OPERATIONS

15.9

98.5

27.2

116.7

-17.2

46.0

172.6

OPERATING PROFIT EXCLUDING NON-RECURRING ITEMS BY SEGMENT

EUR million

1–3/

4–6/

1–3/

4–6/

7–9/

10–12/

1–12/

 

2012

2012

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media

26.9

54.5

22.8

37.5

24.9

64.4

149.5

News

8.9

5.1

12.9

9.9

12.5

14.1

49.4

Learning

-14.9

47.0

-6.0

31.1

42.6

-20.0

47.7

Other companies and eliminations

-5.0

-2.4

-3.3

-12.9

-2.4

-3.9

-22.5

CONTINUING OPERATIONS

15.9

104.2

26.3

65.6

77.6

54.7

224.1


Additional information
Sanoma's Investor Relations, Martti Yrjö-Koskinen, tel. +358 105 19 5064 or ir@sanoma.com

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Sanoma inspires, informs and connects. Sanoma is a leading European group with a focus on consumer media and learning. We bring information, experiences, education and entertainment to millions of people every day. We employ nearly 11,000 professionals in some 20 countries. In 2011, the Group’s restated net sales totalled EUR 2.4 billion. Sanoma shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.