<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Fortum - not powering through]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">En af mine helt faste bestanddele i porteføljen er Utillity selskabet Fortum. Iøvrigt er denne slags virksomheder på den lange bange ret velgørende for enhver formue, med deres stabile omsætning, indtjening og udbytte betaling. Men i Fortum har de sidste år bortset fra udbyttet på 1 Euro været skuffende rent indtjeningmæssigt og det har kursen også været tynget af.</p>
<p dir="auto">Det er specielt 2 faktorer der har drevet indtjeningen ned. Problemer med A-kraftværket i Oscarshamn og så de lave nordiske energi priser, som følger af prispresset fra vandkraft.</p>
<p dir="auto">De er idag kommet med Q3 og jeg vil hellere købe flere igen. Jeg kan være lidt betænkelig ved om vi kan få 1 Euro næste år, for overskuddet per Aktie er for de første 9 måneder kun 0,91 Euro.</p>
<p dir="auto">Regnskabet:</p>
<p dir="auto">FORTUM CORPORATION INTERIM REPORT 19 October 2012 at 9:00 EEST</p>
<p dir="auto">July - September 2012</p>
<p dir="auto">-- Comparable operating profit EUR 220 (297) million, -26%<br />
-- Operating profit EUR 223 (314) million, of which EUR 3 (17) million<br />
relates to items affecting comparability<br />
-- Earnings per share EUR 0.14 (0.23), -39%, of which EUR 0.01 (0.02) per<br />
share relates to items affecting comparability<br />
-- Fortum has launched an efficiency programme to improve cash flow by more<br />
than EUR 1 billion during 2013-2014<br />
-- Capital expenditure guidance updated: In 2012 around EUR 1.5 (1.6-1.8)<br />
billion, in 2013 EUR 1.1-1.4 billion and in 2014 EUR 0.9-1.1 (1.1-1.4)<br />
billion</p>
<p dir="auto">January - September 2012</p>
<p dir="auto">-- Comparable operating profit EUR 1,152 (1,294) million, -11%<br />
-- Operating profit EUR 1,242 (1,823) million, of which EUR 90 (529) million<br />
relates to items affecting comparability; i.e. derivatives and the sale of<br />
Fingrid in 2011<br />
-- Earnings per share EUR 0.91 (1.52), -40%, of which EUR 0.11 (0.49) per<br />
share relates to items affecting comparability; i.e. derivatives and the<br />
sale of Fingrid in 2011<br />
-- Nordic power prices clearly lower compared to 2011</p>
<p dir="auto">-- Fortum currently expects the annual electricity demand growth in the Nordic<br />
countries to be on average 0.5% in the coming years.<br />
-- Power Division's Nordic generation hedges: For the rest of the calendar<br />
year 2012, 70% hedged at EUR 48 per MWh, for 2013, 60% hedged at EUR 45 per<br />
MWh, and for 2014 30% hedged at EUR 43 per MWh</p>
<p dir="auto">Fortum's President and CEO Tapio Kuula, in connection with the third quarter of<br />
2012:</p>
<p dir="auto">"The business environment is extremely demanding and the hydrological situation<br />
is putting additional pressure on Nordic prices, which are clearly lower than a<br />
year ago. At the same time especially the prolonged outages in Oskarshamn<br />
Sweden, has burdened the result significantly. Group comparable operating<br />
profit totalled EUR 220 million in the third quarter and was weak as we<br />
expected, but still unacceptable.</p>
<p dir="auto">Fortum has therefore launched an efficiency programme in order to maintain and<br />
strengthen its strategic flexibility and competitiveness and to enable the<br />
company to continue to reach its financial targets. Targeted actions will<br />
increase the efficiency of our core processes and lead to cost reductions.</p>
<p dir="auto">The economic situation in Europe and globally - and the uncertainty regarding<br />
its duration - has affected Fortum and its business operations. External<br />
pressures and cost increases affecting the company are making it necessary for<br />
us to further develop the efficiency of our operations. According to the<br />
European utilities (Eurelectric Gallup poll), political and market risks are<br />
currently the biggest risk factors in the power sector. In addition, discussion<br />
and decision making around EU emissions trading and CO2 Emission allowances<br />
have created uncertainty concerning the future carbon market. Also in the<br />
Nordic countries, the political climate has become less supportive towards<br />
CO2-free generation not dependent on subsidies, i.e. hydro and nuclear<br />
generation. In economically uncertain times, political predictability and<br />
consistency would be more valuable than ever.</p>
<p dir="auto">In order to ensure the company's strategic flexibility and competitiveness, the<br />
aim is to improve the company's cash flow more than EUR 1 billion during 2013 -<br />
2014, by reducing capital expenditures, divesting non-core assets, reducing<br />
fixed costs and through focus on working capital efficiency. Unfortunately, the<br />
efficiency programme may have an effect on our personnel. If headcount<br />
reductions are needed, they will be implemented on unit level by using natural<br />
rotation, rearranging of vacant jobs and by retirement, whenever possible.</p>
<p dir="auto">Fortum's purpose is to create energy that improves life for present and future<br />
generations, the aim is to build on our strong Nordic core business, create<br />
solid earnings growth in Russia and build a platform for future growth."</p>
<p dir="auto">Efficiency programme 2013-2014</p>
<p dir="auto">Due to the increasingly demanding business environment, Fortum has started an<br />
efficiency programme in order to maintain and strengthen strategic flexibility<br />
and competitiveness, and to enable the company to reach its financial targets<br />
in the future.</p>
<p dir="auto">The aim is to improve the company's cash flow by more than approximately EUR 1<br />
billion during 2013 - 2014 by reducing capital expenditures (capex) by EUR 250</p>
<ul>
<li>350 million, divesting approximately EUR 500 million of non-core assets,<br />
reducing fixed costs and focusing on working capital efficiency.</li>
</ul>
<p dir="auto">Capex in 2013 will be EUR 1.1 - 1.4 billion and in 2014 EUR 0.9 - 1.1 billion.<br />
In the end of 2014, the cost run rate will be approximately EUR 150 million<br />
lower compared to 2012, including growth projects.</p>
<p dir="auto">If headcount reductions are needed Fortum seeks to limit them, by using natural<br />
rotation and retirement whenever possible. The assessments will therefore be<br />
done at a unit level.</p>
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]]></description><link>https://dev.proinvestor.com/forum/post/9442250</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://dev.proinvestor.com/forum/post/9442250</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Okonomen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:10:45 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>