RAPALA VMC CORPORATION’S ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2022: SALES AND
PROFITABILITY DECREASED FROM LAST YEAR IN TOUGH TRADING CONDITIONS
RAPALA VMC CORPORATION, Financial Statement Release, February
10, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. EET
January-December (FY) in brief:
- Net sales were 274.4 MEUR, down 7% from previous year (294.3).
Organically sales were 13% lower than last year.
- Group products sales were 228.4 MEUR, up by 0.7 MEUR from
previous year. Organically Group products sales were 6% lower than
last year.
- Operating profit was 12.3 MEUR (32.1).
- Comparable operating profit* was 15.3 MEUR (32.7).
- Cash flow from operations was -12.9 MEUR (24.4).
- Net profit for the period was 3.7 MEUR (19.8).
- Earnings per share was 0.10 EUR (0.45).
- Dividend proposal is 0.04 EUR per share (0.15).
- 2023 guidance: Full year comparable operating profit to
decrease from the previous year as 2023 will be strongly impacted
by continued destocking in the fishing category at retail level and
poor winter weathers in the ongoing winter season.
July-December (H2) in brief:
- Net sales were 126.0 MEUR, down 6% from previous year (134.6).
With comparable exchange rates sales were 13% lower than last
year.
- Operating profit was -1.3 MEUR (5.8).
- Comparable operating profit* was -0.2 MEUR (6.2).
- Cash flow from operations was -4.4 MEUR (1.2).
- Net profit for the period was -5.0 MEUR (1.7).
- Earnings per share was -0.13 EUR (0.02).
* Excluding mark-to-market valuations of operative currency
derivatives and other items affecting comparability. Other items
affecting comparability include material restructuring costs,
impairments, gains and losses on business combinations and
disposals, insurance compensations and other non-operational items.
Rapala Group presents alternative performance measures to reflect
the underlying business performance and to enhance comparability
between financial periods. Alternative performance measures should
not be considered in isolation as a substitute for measures of
performance in accordance with IFRS. Definitions and reconciliation
of key figures are presented in the financial section of the
release.
Chairman of the Board, President and CEO Louis
d’Alançon: "The market environment and trading conditions in the
fishing tackle business were very challenging in 2022. We witnessed
a sharp market contraction in the post-covid world, which was
aggravated by strong destocking at retail level. Additionally,
colder and prolonged winter 21/22 in the northern hemisphere
shortened the open water fishing season in the first half of 2022.
High inflation, low consumer confidence and the war in Ukraine had
further adverse impacts on business performance. As a result, our
net sales decreased by 7% to 274.4 MEUR in 2022 and a reduction of
comparable EBIT for the full year to 15.3 MEUR. Supply chain was
impacted during the year by COVID in China as well as fluctuating
freight prices. However, several inventory management initiatives
were successfully executed in the second half of 2022, which
resulted in 17.8 MEUR decrease in inventory from June to December
and the year-end inventory was 99.9 MEUR. One of the highlights of
the year was the successful launch of Okuma rods and reels in
Europe, which exceeded internal sales targets for the first full
year.
Execution of our strategy progressed well during
the year. We have successfully centralized Northern European
warehouses to the Rapala VMC campus in Pärnu, Estonia. At the same
time, we have built new production capacity in Estonia as a result
of ramping down the production facility in Russia. Ramping down of
production in Russia will be completed during H1 2023. Warehouse
operations were also consolidated in the USA from two locations to
one site in Eagan, Minnesota, to drive operational efficiencies.
High focus was also put on product development & innovations,
and the future product pipeline is strong for the years ahead.
Market conditions are expected to stay
challenging still in 2023 as a result of continued high retail
inventories and lower than expected retail sales of winter products
both in North America and Nordics due to adverse winter conditions
this season. Additionally, the global macroeconomic situation also
affects purchase behaviour at retail and consumer level.
Consequently, the Group expects comparable EBIT to decrease from
2022. Despite the headwinds in 2023, we are in a strong position in
the business for the future with several growth projects in all key
categories and improved supply chain management capabilities.”
Key
figures
|
H2 |
H2 |
Change |
FY |
FY |
Change |
MEUR |
2022 |
2021 |
% |
2022 |
2021 |
% |
Net sales |
126.0 |
134.6 |
-6% |
274.4 |
294.3 |
-7% |
Operating
profit/loss |
-1.3 |
5.8 |
-122% |
12.3 |
32.1 |
-62% |
% of net
sales |
-1.0% |
4.3% |
|
4.5% |
10.9% |
|
Comparable
operating profit/loss * |
-0.2 |
6.2 |
-103% |
15.3 |
32.7 |
-53% |
% of net
sales |
-0.2% |
4.6% |
|
5.6% |
11.1% |
|
Cash flow from
operations |
-4.4 |
1.2 |
-467% |
-12.9 |
24.4 |
-153% |
Gearing % |
77.0% |
50.7% |
|
77.0% |
50.7% |
|
EPS, EUR |
-0.13 |
0.02 |
|
0.10 |
0.45 |
-79% |
* Excluding mark-to-market valuations of operative currency
derivatives and other items affecting comparability. “Other items
affecting comparability” include material restructuring costs,
impairments, gains and losses on business combinations and
disposals, insurance compensations and other non-operational items.
Rapala Group presents alternative performance measures to reflect
the underlying business performance and to enhance comparability
between financial periods. Alternative performance measures should
not be considered in isolation as a substitute for measures of
performance in accordance with IFRS. Definitions and reconciliation
of key figures are presented in the financial section of the
release.
Market
Environment
In 2022, trading conditions deteriorated from
the comparison period due to the war in Ukraine, cold and late
spring in the Northern hemisphere and due to the sharp post-covid
market normalization. Consumer spending shifted from outdoor
activities to the services sector, which impacted demand at retail
level. This together with overstocking, due to long lead times in
the beginning of the year, resulted in widespread destocking both
at the distributor and retailer level. Additionally, high inflation
and high gas prices impacted consumer discretionary spending in the
Group’s key markets.
Business Review
January-December
2022
The Group’s net sales for the year were 7% below
the exceptional comparison period with reported translation
exchange rates. Changes in translation exchange rates had a strong
positive impact on the sales and with comparable translation
exchange rates, net sales were organically down by 13% from the
comparison period.
The implementation of the ONE RAPALA VMC
strategy progressed throughout the year. Despite the sharp market
normalization, Group Product sales landed above the pre-covid 2019
level. Strong start of the Okuma rods and reels business supported
the sales in the tough market environment.
Ice fishing and winter sports season 21/22 was
not yet impacted by the deteriorating macroeconomic condition and
sell-through was good. Retail stocks remained at a healthy level in
these categories, which converted into a strong order book for ice
season 22/23.
North America
Sales in North America decreased by 2% from the
comparison period with reported translation exchange rates and
decreased by 12% with comparable translation exchange rates. Third
Party sales included a significant portion of 13 Fishing products
sold to DQC International (13 Fishing USA), which are classified as
Third Party products as the Group holds a 49% share in the
associated company. Excluding this, sales were down 4% with
reported translation exchange rates, and down 14% with comparable
translation exchange rates.
The decrease in sales was caused by the cold and
delayed spring and sharp post-covid market normalization. Retailer
destocking amplified the negative impact on sales. Furthermore,
high inflation and high gas prices affected purchasing decisions
both at retail level and amongst consumers. Destocking trend did
not impact the ice fishing category as the inventory pipeline was
healthy after good sell-through in the previous season. This
category is predominantly based on pre-sales and the Group’s strong
market share in the ice fishing segment converted to a record-high
deliveries towards the end of the year.
Nordic
Sales in the Nordic market decreased by 15% from
the comparison period. With comparable translation exchange rates
sales were down by 14%.
Strategic focus on Group Products and the successful launch of
Okuma rods and reels business helped to maintain sales of
continuing business above last year’s level despite the delayed
spring. Retailer destocking and consumer cautiousness began to hurt
the sales during the latter part of the year. The third consecutive
good winter season and strong pre-orders kept winter business sales
on a high level. Sales of Third Party products decreased in line
with the Group strategy.
Rest of Europe
Sales in the Rest of Europe market decreased by
12% from the comparison period. With comparable translation
exchange rates sales were down by 15% from the previous year.
The war in Ukraine, delayed spring, and
termination of certain Third Party distributions had a negative
impact on sales on both halves of the year. Load-in orders in the
beginning of the summer fishing season were lower than expected,
and further retailer destocking on the second half of the year
impacted the sales. Group Product sales were still above the
comparison period thanks to the successful launch of the Okuma rods
and reels business.
Rest of the World
With reported translation exchange rates, sales
in the Rest of the World market decreased by 2% from the comparison
period. With comparable translation exchange rates, sales decreased
by 5% compared to the previous year.
Sales of Group Products remained solid
throughout the year but started to slow down towards the end of the
year and landed close to last year’s level. Decrease in sales
follows the exit of certain Third Party distribution
agreements.
External Net Sales by
Area
|
FY |
FY |
Change |
Comparable |
MEUR |
2022 |
2021 |
% |
change % |
North America |
132.2 |
134.8 |
-2% |
-12% |
Nordic |
38.9 |
45.5 |
-15% |
-14% |
Rest of
Europe |
70.6 |
80.6 |
-12% |
-15% |
Rest of the
World |
32.7 |
33.4 |
-2% |
-5% |
Total |
274.4 |
294.3 |
-7% |
-13% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
H2 |
H2 |
Change |
Comparable |
MEUR |
2022 |
2021 |
% |
change % |
North America |
62.9 |
64.9 |
-3% |
-14% |
Nordic |
18.8 |
20.2 |
-7% |
-6% |
Rest of
Europe |
28.0 |
33.7 |
-17% |
-21% |
Rest of the
World |
16.2 |
15.8 |
+3% |
-2% |
Total |
126.0 |
134.6 |
-6% |
-13% |
Financial Results and Profitability
Comparable (excluding mark-to-market valuations
of operative currency derivatives and other items affecting
comparability) operating profit decreased by 17.4 MEUR from the
comparison period. Reported operating profit decreased by 19.8 MEUR
from the previous year and the items affecting comparability had a
negative impact of 3.0 MEUR (0.6) on reported operating profit.
Comparable operating profit margin was 5.6%
(11.1) for the year. The decreased profitability compared to the
previous year was driven by lower sales in the sharply normalizing
open water fishing market. High inflation and freight costs put
pressure on margin but the impact was mostly offset by timely price
increases in all markets. Operating expenses were scrutinized
throughout the year to offset the impact of decreasing sales on
profitability.
Reported operating profit margin was 4.5% (10.9)
for the year. Reported operating profit included impact of
mark-to-market valuation of operative currency derivatives of 0.2
MEUR (-0.2). Net expenses of other items affecting comparability
included in the reported operating profit were -3.2 MEUR (-0.4).
These included restructuring related write-downs and impairment of
the Russian production set-up, as well as expenses related to
streamlining of the management structure worldwide.
Total financial (net) expenses were 3.5 MEUR
(4.1) for the year. Net interest and other financing expenses were
3.6 MEUR (2.3) and (net) foreign exchange expenses were 0.0 MEUR
(1.8).
Net profit for the year decreased by 16.1 MEUR
and was 3.7 MEUR (19.8) and earnings per share was 0.10 EUR (0.45).
In 2021 the share of non-controlling interest in net profit was 1.5
MEUR.
Key
figures
|
H2 |
H2 |
Change |
FY |
FY |
Change |
MEUR |
2022 |
2021 |
% |
2022 |
2021 |
% |
Net sales |
126.0 |
134.6 |
-6% |
274.4 |
294.3 |
-7% |
Operating
profit / loss |
-1.3 |
5.8 |
-122% |
12.3 |
32.1 |
-62% |
Comparable
operating profit/loss * |
-0.2 |
6.2 |
-103% |
15.3 |
32.7 |
-53% |
Net profit / loss |
-5.0 |
1.7 |
-390% |
3.7 |
19.8 |
-81% |
* Excluding mark-to-market valuations of operative currency
derivatives and other items affecting comparability. Other items
affecting comparability include material restructuring costs,
impairments, gains and losses on business combinations and
disposals, insurance compensations and other non-operational items.
|
Bridge calculation of comparable operating
profit
|
H2 |
H2 |
Change |
FY |
FY |
Change |
MEUR |
2022 |
2021 |
% |
2022 |
2021 |
% |
Operating profit/loss |
-1.3 |
5.8 |
-122% |
12.3 |
32.1 |
-62% |
Mark-to-market valuations of operative currency
derivatives |
-0.2 |
0.0 |
|
-0.2 |
0.2 |
|
Other
items affecting comparability |
1.3 |
0.5 |
|
3.2 |
0.4 |
|
Comparable operating
profit/loss |
-0.2 |
6.2 |
-103% |
15.3 |
32.7 |
-53% |
More detailed bridge of comparable operating profit and
definitions and reconciliation of key figures are presented in the
financial section of the release. |
Segment Review
Group Products
With comparable translation exchange rates,
Group Products sales decreased by 15.2 MEUR from the comparison
period. Sales decrease was a result of the impact caused by the war
in Ukraine, cold and late spring in the Northern hemisphere as well
as the sharp post-covid market normalization. In the second half of
the year, sales were further burdened by retailer destocking, high
inflation, and consumer cautiousness. The drop in sales was seen in
most open water fishing product categories. Strong order books in
both the ice and ski businesses materialized in high deliveries in
the second half of the year, which kept sales of these categories
on a high level. Successful launch of Okuma rods and reels business
had a positive impact on sales.
Third Party Products
With comparable translation exchange rates,
Third Party Products sales were 24.1 MEUR below the comparison
period. As expected, the termination of certain Third Party
distribution agreements had negative impacts on sales, particularly
on the Nordic, Rest of Europe and Rest of the World markets.
Net Sales by Segment
|
FY |
FY |
Change |
Comparable |
MEUR |
2022 |
2021 |
% |
change % |
Group Products |
228.4 |
227.7 |
+0% |
-6% |
Third Party Products |
46.0 |
66.6 |
-31% |
-34% |
Total |
274.4 |
294.3 |
-7% |
-13% |
|
H2 |
H2 |
Change |
Comparable |
MEUR |
2022 |
2021 |
% |
change % |
Group Products |
107.6 |
107.2 |
+0% |
-7% |
Third Party Products |
18.4 |
27.4 |
-33% |
-38% |
Total |
126.0 |
134.6 |
-6% |
-13% |
Comparable
operating profit by
Segment
|
H2 |
H2 |
Change |
FY |
FY |
Change |
MEUR |
2022 |
2021 |
% |
2022 |
2021 |
% |
Group Products |
0.6 |
7.5 |
-92% |
15.0 |
29.5 |
-49% |
Third Party Products |
-0.9 |
-1.3 |
34% |
0.3 |
3.2 |
-91% |
Comparable operating profit /
loss |
-0.2 |
6.2 |
-103% |
15.3 |
32.7 |
-53% |
Items
affecting comparability |
-1.1 |
-0.4 |
-166% |
-3.0 |
-0.6 |
-410% |
Operating profit / loss |
-1.3 |
5.8 |
-122% |
12.3 |
32.1 |
-62% |
|
Financial
Position
Cash flow from operations was -12.9 MEUR (24.4)
driven by the decreased profitability and negative impact from the
net change in working capital. Compared to the previous year, the
net change of working capital decreased by 25.8 MEUR and was -28.7
MEUR (-2.9) in total.
End of the year inventory in 2022 was 99.9 MEUR
(86.2). The change in obsolescence allowance decreased inventory
value by 1.3 MEUR, and changes in translation exchange rates
decreased inventory value by 1.9 MEUR. Inventory landed on a higher
level due to the supply chain disruption in the first half of the
year, and due to sharp market reset and wide destocking at the
retail level. Strong inventory clearance activities were
successfully executed in the second half of the year, which brought
the inventory down by 17.8 MEUR from June to December.
Net cash used in investing activities decreased
from the comparison period amounting to 10.7 MEUR (22.7). Capital
expenditure was 11.5 MEUR (14.0) and disposals 0.8 MEUR (1.6).
Elevated capital expenditure includes costs related to the
production transfers from Russia and from Finland to the Rapala VMC
campus in Pärnu, Estonia. Comparison year capital expenditure
includes the acquisition of Okuma brand and distribution in Europe
and net cash used in investing activities the acquisition of East
European distribution non-controlling interest shares.
Liquidity position of the Group was good.
Undrawn committed long-term credit facilities amounted to 20.8 MEUR
at the end of the year. Gearing ratio increased and
equity-to-assets ratio decreased from last year. The Group has
agreed with its lenders to temporarily change financial covenants
used in its loan agreements for the periods from Q3/2022 to
Q1/2023. The new financial covenants include limits on the amount
of available liquidity, net debt to EBITDA and gearing ratio. The
Group is currently compliant with all financial covenants and
expects to comply with future bank requirements as well. The
Group’s cash position remains good, and cash and cash equivalents
amounted to 29.0 MEUR at December 31, 2022.
Key
figures
|
H2 |
H2 |
Change |
FY |
FY |
Change |
MEUR |
2022 |
2021 |
% |
2022 |
2021 |
% |
Cash flow from operations |
-4.4 |
1.2 |
-467% |
-12.9 |
24.4 |
-153% |
Net
interest-bearing debt at end of period |
107.1 |
70.6 |
+52% |
107.1 |
70.6 |
+52% |
Gearing % |
77.0% |
50.7% |
|
77.0% |
50.7% |
Equity-to-assets ratio at end of period, % |
41.2% |
44.2% |
41.2% |
44.2% |
Definitions and reconciliation of key figures are presented in the
financial section of the release. |
Strategy Implementation
The strategic target of the Group is to become a
united Group Brand and innovation driven sport fishing powerhouse.
Current strategic actions aim to utilize the full potential of the
Group in the future. The core of the Group’s strategy is based on
six key building blocks that are all interconnected and shared
around the Group in all business units. Future strategies are built
upon utilizing and capitalizing the brand portfolio, manufacturing
and sourcing platform, research and development knowledge, as well
as the broad sales network and strong local presence around the
world. The overall strategy execution progressed well during 2022
as several elements of the ONE RAPALA VMC strategy are synergistic
between each other.
TEAM & CULTURE - The first strategic
building block is associated with the foundation that all business
units and functions strive for togetherness as a one strong winning
entity. This enables the entire Group culture to become more
united, collaborative, dynamic and growth oriented. New managerial
changes were carried out during the year to underline that the
Group continuously positions team and culture to the forefront of
its strategy. With fewer management layers and agile leadership
structure, the Group is well positioned in the normalized market
conditions to continue strong strategy implementation.
SUSTAINABILITY - We fight together to ensure
that future generations get to enjoy fishing and the great
outdoors. The aim is to become the leading company in the fishing
tackle industry behind concrete sustainability actions from
everyone in our team to ensure that we make a real and long-lasting
difference. The Group’s sustainability initiatives have steadily
progressed across all key product categories. As an example, the
first-ever plastic-free packaging for Rapala hard bait was
introduced in 2022.
CONSUMER - Focus on end-users is a critical part
of the strategy. The aim is to lead the market and bring newest
trends to the fishing industry by offering innovative and exciting
products. The Group continues to put emphasis on improving its
e-commerce to provide the best possible customer experience for the
continuously growing digitally aware consumer base. During the
second half of the year, the new e-commerce platform was
successfully launched in Canada with USA planned to be launched in
Q1/2023. The new e-commerce platform underlines the Group’s
ambition to become more directly connected with consumers. During
the second half of 2022 the Group also continued to harmonize its
product portfolio, SKU’s and brands with the main target to have
long-term focus on Group branded products and categories.
CUSTOMER - Relationships with key customers and
winning position in local markets are emphasized with deep customer
and market know-how as well as continuously investing in all sales
channels. The Group has invested in premium customer service and
having even stronger, fixed foothold on ground in key markets.
During the second half of the year the Group continued to deliver
strong result with the first full year Okuma sales in Europe.
PD & INNOVATION - R&D and PD&I
functions are becoming even stronger competitive advantages for the
entire Group at the same time as fishermen around the world demand
new innovations to catch more fish. In order to address consumer
and customer needs on a global scale, the Group has continued to
restructure its PD&I department and made new hires. The new
PD&I team is ready to collaborate across other departments and
functions to ensure extensive regional product relevance and
long-term product planning.
OPERATIONS & FINANCE - The Group continues
to invest in its operations to make a step-change in operational
excellence, to improve working capital efficiency and
profitability. Building an integrated business planning model with
global S&OP process is developing and will strengthen capital
efficiency and improve availability of key items. During the second
half of the year the Group completed its Northern European
logistics consolidation to the distribution centre in Estonia with
all planned markets being implemented by November 2022.
Furthermore, lure production capacity was transferred to Estonia as
the Group was driving down its Russian production facility. The
Group also continued the downscale its Russian distribution
operations and successfully closed local operations in Belarus
during the second half of the year.
Product Development
A continued emphasis has been placed on
strengthening our Category Management structure. This focus
continues into 2023 with the hiring of a new Category Director for
Fishing lures global, a new Director of Product Development for
North America and new Category Director for 13 Fishing
International. These dynamic additions to the team bring a
tremendous amount of retail, sales and product development
expertise to the Group.
From a new products perspective there have been
several launches. Rapala has introduced a number of exciting new
products but one of the standouts by far is the Rap-V Bladed Jig,
which combines elements from multiple types of lures. Other notable
lure introductions include additions in the premium level “PXR”
Family, as well as launches in the new X-Light Series, OTT’s Garage
Tiny and two new Elite series lures. New to the Rapala Accessory
range were Rapala tackle box, which has driven a lot of excitement
among anglers, and a line of premium polarized sunglasses. In rod
and reel category there were several Rapala, Okuma and 13 Fishing
introductions. In line category, the new Sufix 91 Braid maximizes
on the popular G-Core construction, providing both super slippery
coating and low elasticity, and allowing for superior casting
distance with a strong sink ratio.
We continue to maintain a strong focus on
sustainability with a strong emphasis on producing “lead-free”
Rapala Wobblers. The important and exciting transition will take
place through the calendar year 2023 as new production rolls out
the lead-free wobblers one-by-one.
Sustainability
The Group’s year in sustainability was
successful as we advanced our sustainability work significantly on
many fronts. More ecological packaging is at the core of our
sustainability work, and we were able to make considerable progress
on the topic by multiple brands. In the beginning of the year,
Rapala introduced the first plastic-free packaging for a hard bait
by launching Flash-X Dart and Flash-X Skitter lures. On the other
hand, Dynamite Baits has successfully transferred to recyclable
packaging for its products. In addition, VMC has introduced more
ecological packaging that utilize recycled plastic and more
cardboard instead of plastic. Our products are also a vital part of
our sustainability work. In the beginning of November, together
with WWF Finland, Marttiini launched a knife that utilizes plastic
sidestreams obtained from lure production and a completely
bio-based biocomposite material procured from an external
manufacturer. In the beginning of the year, the carbon footprint
analysis conducted for different types of lures supports our
product development in designing more ecological lures in the
future.
The implementation of our updated Supplier Code
of Conduct has proceeded according to the original plan. This is
important part of our target to extend our sustainability actions
also to our supply chain. Marttiini knife production and Rapala
lure manufacturing aim to reduce their carbon footprint during the
upcoming years, and to achieve this target we made a significant
investment by purchasing solar panels to Vääksy unit. Our
Distribution Center in Pärnu also has solar panels. Dynamite Baits
factory invested in solar panels in the beginning of the year to
cover about 50 % of their electricity consumption. However, the
unit decided to make an additional investment on the second half of
the year so that the energy produced by the panels would fully
cover their electricity use. On top of these actions, Dynamite
Baits shifted to fully renewable electricity during the summer.
It is important for us to extend our
sustainability work also outside the company. Our co-operation with
Keep the Archipelago Tidy Association and Finnish Freshwater
Foundation supports our target to provide clean fishing waters also
for future generations. Rapala VMC Poland arranged ‘I’m eco with
Rapala’ campaign with an aim to clean the Polish waterways. About
2 800 people attended the campaign, and the volunteers were
able to pick up approximately 200 tons of garbage. We continued our
co-operation with Finnish Federation for Recreational Fishing
(FFRF) and the Finnish 4H Federation to support young anglers.
Similar actions have also been done in, for example, Canada and
USA. Like previous year, we arranged a lure recycling campaign
where we collected excess lures from consumers. If needed, the
lures were repaired by FFRF’s local fishing organizations, after
which they were donated to young anglers.
Rapala VMC is also preparing for the upcoming EU
reporting requirements by starting the implementation of Tofuture
system for environmental and social responsibility data collection.
In addition, we have taken the new requirements into consideration
by conducting a double materiality ESG analysis together with our
key stakeholders and by doing internal analysis on
sustainability-related business risks in our industry.
Organization and Personnel
Average number of personnel was 1 704 (1 792)
for the full year and 1 636 (1 765) for the last six months.
At the end of December, the number of personnel was 1 543 (1 757),
decrease coming mainly from Russia.
Louis d’Alançon was appointed as President and
Chief Executive Officer on November 16, 2022.
Short-term Outlook and
Risks
Market outlook for 2023 continues to be
challenging in the Group's key markets. Retail inventories in the
overall fishing segment continue to be high and due to poor winter
weathers, sales of winter business will be affected both in the
Nordics and North America. The global macroeconomic situation also
affects purchase behavior at retail and consumer level.
Consequently, the Group expects 2023 full year comparable operating
profit (excluding mark-to-market valuations of operative currency
derivatives and other items affecting comparability) to decrease
from 2022. Cash flow from operations is expected to be on a good
level.
Short term risks and uncertainties and
seasonality of the business are described in more detail in the end
of this report.
Proposal for profit distribution
The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual
General Meeting that a dividend of 0.04 EUR for 2022 (0.15 EUR) per
share is distributed from the Group’s distributable equity and
remaining distributable funds are carried forward to retained
earnings. At December 31, 2022 the distributable equity in Group’s
parent company totaled 55.9 MEUR.
There have been no material changes in the
parent company’s financial position since 31 December 2022, the
liquidity of the parent company remains good and the proposed
dividend does not risk the solvency of the company.
Financial Statements and Annual General
Meeting
Financial Statements for 2022 and Corporate
Governance Statement will be published in week 9 commencing on
February 27, 2023. Annual General Meeting is planned to be held on
March 29, 2023.
Half Year Financial Report 2023 will be
published on July 14, 2023.
Helsinki, February 10, 2023
Board of Directors of Rapala VMC Corporation
For further information, please contact:
Louis d’Alançon, President and Chief Executive
Officer, +358 9 7562 540Jan-Elof Cavander, Chief Financial Officer,
+358 9 7562 540Tuomo Leino, Investor Relations, +358 9 7562 540
A conference call on the financial year result
will be arranged on February 10, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. Finnish time
(12:30 p.m. CET). Please dial +44 (0)33 0551 0202 or
+1 786 496 5601 or +358 (0)9 2319 5436 (pin code:
1915212#) five minutes before the beginning of the event. A replay
facility will be available for 14 days following the
teleconference. The number to dial +44 (0) 20 8196 1480 (pin code:
1915212#). Financial information and teleconference replay facility
are available at www.rapalavmc.com.
- Financial Statement Release 2022
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