Enento Group’s Financial Statement release 1.1. – 31.12.2021: Year
ended with strong growth, full year growth reached 8,1 %
ENENTO GROUP PLC, STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 11 FEBRUARY 2022 AT
12.30 EET
Enento Group’s Financial
Statement release 1.1. –
31.12.2021:
Year ended with strong growth, full year
growth reached 8,1 %
SUMMARY
October -
December 2021
in brief
- Net sales amounted
to EUR 43,1 million (EUR 40,2 million), an increase of 7,2 % (at
comparable exchange rates an increase of 6,0 %).
- Adjusted EBITDA
excluding items affecting comparability was EUR 14,6 million (EUR
14,4 million), an increase of 2,0 % (at comparable exchange rates
an increase of 1,0 %).
- Adjusted EBIT
excluding items affecting comparability and amortisation from fair
value adjustments related to acquisitions was EUR 12,1 million (EUR
11,9 million), an increase of 1,5 %.
- Operating profit
(EBIT) was EUR 7,8 million (EUR 6,1 million). Operating profit
included amortisation from fair value adjustments of EUR 3,2
million (EUR 3,1 million) related to acquisitions and EUR 1,2
million (EUR 2,8 million) items affecting comparability mainly
arising one off expense of EUR 1,1 million relating to IFRS
Interpretations Committee agenda decision relating to customisation
and configuration costs in cloud computing arrangements, as well as
M&A related expense adjustment. More information on agenda
decision in note 2.1 Accounting policies of the Financial Statement
release.
- New services
represented 7,4 % (6,8 %) of net sales.
- Free cash flow
amounted to EUR 10,0 million (EUR 9,1 million). The effect of items
affecting comparability on free cash flow was EUR -0,1 million (EUR
-2,4 million).
- Earnings per share
was EUR 0,22 (EUR 0,15).
- Comparable earnings
per share were EUR 0,33 (EUR 0,25)1.
January –
December 2021 in brief
- Net sales amounted
to EUR 163,5 million (EUR 151,3 million), an increase of 8,1 % (at
comparable exchange rates an increase of 5,9 %).
- Adjusted EBITDA
excluding items affecting comparability was EUR 59,1 million (EUR
54,0 million), an increase of 9,5 % (at comparable exchange rates
an increase of 7,8 %).
- Adjusted EBIT
excluding items affecting comparability and amortisation from fair
value adjustments related to acquisitions was EUR 49,0 million (EUR
45,0 million), an increase of 9,1 %.
- Operating profit
(EBIT) was EUR 35,2 million (EUR 27,8 million). Operating profit
included amortisation from fair value adjustments of EUR 12,7
million (EUR 12,3 million) related to acquisitions and items
affecting comparability of EUR 1,1 million (EUR 4,9 million),
mainly arising from one off expense of EUR 1,1 million relating to
IFRS Interpretations Committee agenda decision relating to
customisation and configuration costs in cloud computing
arrangements, M&A related expenses, reversal of excess
redundancy provisions, received insurance compensation. More
information on agenda decision in note 2.1 Accounting policies of
the Financial Statement release.
- New services
represented 7,3 % (5,6 %) of net sales.
- Free cash flow
amounted to EUR 29,8 million (EUR 32,6 million). The effect of
items affecting comparability on free cash flow was EUR -0,3
million (EUR -4,4 million).
- Earnings per share
was EUR 1,08 (EUR 0,81).
- Comparable earnings
per share were EUR 1,49 (EUR 1,21)1.
- Board of Directors
propose EUR 1,00 per share distribution of funds to the Annual
General Meeting.
1 The comparable earnings per share does not
contain amortisation from fair value adjustments related to
acquisitions or their tax impact.
KEY FIGURES
EUR million |
1.10.
–31.12.2021 |
1.10.
–31.12.2020 |
1.1. –
31.12.2021 |
1.1.–31.12.2020 |
Net sales |
43,1 |
40,2 |
163,5 |
151,3 |
Net sales growth, % |
7,2 |
2,6 |
8,1 |
3,7 |
Operating profit (EBIT) |
7,8 |
6,1 |
35,2 |
27,8 |
EBIT margin, % |
18,0 |
15,1 |
21,6 |
18,4 |
Adjusted EBITDA |
14,6 |
14,4 |
59,1 |
54,0 |
Adjusted EBITDA margin, % |
34,0 |
35,7 |
36,2 |
35,7 |
Adjusted operating profit (EBIT) |
12,1 |
11,9 |
49,0 |
45,0 |
Adjusted EBIT margin, % |
28,1 |
29,7 |
30,0 |
29,7 |
New services of net sales, % |
7,4 |
6,8 |
7,3 |
5,6 |
Free cash flow |
10,0 |
9,1 |
29,8 |
32,6 |
Net debt to adjusted EBITDA, x |
2,4 |
2,6 |
2,4 |
2,6 |
FUTURE OUTLOOK
The general macroeconomic environment and the
pandemic are persisting uncertainties. However, the
increased market demand for Enento Group’s services is
expected to continue. This, combined with introduction of new
services are expected to support growth in 2022. However, the
recent weakening of Swedish Krona cause uncertainty in relation to
growth outlook and may impact the net sales growth with reported
exchange rates in 2022.
Enento group expects that the platform
transformation–related costs will continue to impact the results in
2022.
GUIDANCE
Net Sales: Enento Group expects its net sales
growth in 2022 at comparable exchange rates to be toward the lower
end of the long-term target range (5-10 %).
EBITDA: Enento Group expects its adjusted EBITDA
margin at comparable exchange rates to improve somewhat in 2022
compared to previous year.
Comparable exchange rates mean that the effects of
any changes in currencies are eliminated by calculating the figures
for the previous period using current period’s exchange rates.
ELINA STRÅHMAN, CFO, INTERIM CEO
1.11.-31.12.2021
Enento's year ended with strong growth and we
achieved 8,1 % growth at reported exchange rates during the
financial year. Thanks to our resilient and scalable business
model, our business has adapted fairly well to the diverse impacts
of the pandemic, and we upgraded our guidance in the beginning of
July. Global economy, on the other hand, is still being shaken by
COVID-19, but inflation and labor shortage are also emerging as a
significant factors.
Our revenue grew in line with our expectations in
the final quarter of 2021. The Group’s net sales amounted to EUR
43,1 million, representing year-on-year growth of 7,2 % (at
comparable exchange rates 6,0 %). Adjusted EBITDA increased by 2,0
% (at comparable exchange rates 1,0 %) and amounted to EUR 14,6
million. The Group’s adjusted operating profit excluding items
affecting comparability increased by 1,5 % (at comparable exchange
rates 0,5 %) and amounted to EUR 12,1 million. Innovative service
development and new services are an important driver of growth for
us. The new service development portfolio remains strong and its
share of net sales was 7,4 % during the period under review.
Profitability, on the other hand, was impacted investments made to
support future growth.
Net sales increased in all three of our business
areas in the fourth quarter. In the Consumer Insight Business Area,
net sales were particularly supported by the strong demand for
consumer information services in Finland and Sweden and the
normalization of the Finnish interest rate cap legislation. In the
Business Insight Business Area, net sales increased moderately
compared to the reference period, with the year-on-year development
still showing the effect of the reduced use of our services caused
by the pandemic. The continued strong growth of the Premium
Solutions business, especially in the Swedish and Norwegian
markets, brought positive development to the Business Area. The
growth rate of the Digital Processes Business Area's real estate
and collateral information services leveled off from the
corresponding period in both markets as the strongest pace of
market demand slowed down.
Sustainability is at our core and we have a key
role in supporting sustainable economy, lending and preventing
over-indebtedness in the society. The discussion regarding
over-indebtedness is ongoing in our markets, but especially in
Sweden, where over-indebtedness is an increasing problem for some
part of the population. Our core business is to contribute to a
sustainable economy in the society in general, to support
sustainable lending of our customers and to decrease
over-indebtedness. By our offering, we promote the availability of
unique data and expertise on positive credit information. Our
positive data in Sweden is very comprehensive, and already covers
more than 98 % of all the consumer loans. In 2022 our plan is to
introduce a daily credit register, to provide on-time positive
credit data for decisioning purposes. Decreasing over-indebtedness
requires combination of various measures in the financial
ecosystem. Such measures could include regulatory adjustments in
relation to data handling. In Finland we also continuously develop
our unique offering in positive data. We serve customers with
positive data from more than 40 financial sector service providers
with customer consent. The positive data is in important role when
preventing over-indebtedness, and in Finland the consumer payment
defaults decreased for the first time in years. In Finland, we also
introduced the first positive data sharing service, Business Loan
Information System BLIS, for B2B lending in 2021, to support
sustainable business and trade between companies.
We focus on sustainability in all fronts. We are and want to be
a sustainable employer, sustainable investment but also support our
customers in making more sustainable decisions. Enento Group wants
to be a leading provider of ESG services with a comprehensive range
of sustainability services that companies can use for risk
management, credit processes, procurement and customer management.
The first ESG Report service for unlisted companies, which is
already available in the Finnish market, will be launched in Sweden
in 2022.
Overall, we succeeded well in 2021: we continued to
deliver growth and resilient results while we went through
significant changes and operating environment continued to be
unpredictable. Our financial guidance for 2022 takes into account
the continuing uncertainty in the operating environment and the
pandemic. Our long-term financial targets remain unchanged and we
continue to target profitable growth according to these targets. In
addition, as proof of our ability to increase shareholder value,
our Board of Directors are proposing to the Annual General Meeting
that funds to be distributed is increased to EUR 1.00 per
share.
Enento’s innovative service development, the synergies achieved
through acquisitions and excellent employees provide Enento with a
great opportunity to achieve success by providing customers with
even better services to support sustainable decision-making. We
will continue to build our future on these strengths under the
leadership of our new CEO Jeanette Jäger, who took up her position
at the beginning of 2022.
NEWS CONFERENCE:
WEBCAST AND CONFERENCE CALL
Enento Group will hold a webcast and conference
call for analysts, investors and media in English on Friday, 11
February 2022 at 2.00 p.m. EET where CEO Jeanette Jäger and CFO
Elina Stråhlman will present the performance and events of the
fourth quarter 2021.
You can follow the English webcast and conference
call at: https://cloud.webcast.fi/enento/enento_2022_0211_q4
To participate in the conference call, please dial in using one
of the numbers below: Finland: +358 (0)9 7479 0572Sweden: +46 (0)8
5664 2754United Kingdom: +44 (0)33 033 69600United States, LA: +1
323-701-0170United States, NY: +1 646-828-8082The conference ID
code: 953251
The presentation material will be available on the
company’s investor website at 1.30 p.m. EET and a recording of the
webcast later during the day.
Helsinki, 11 February 2022
ENENTO GROUP PLCBoard of Directors
For further information: Jeanette JägerCEOEnento
Group PlcTel. +46 72 141 00 00
Distribution: Nasdaq Helsinki Major
mediaenento.com/investors
Enento Group is a Nordic knowledge company powering
society with intelligence since 1905. We collect and transform data
into intelligence and knowledge used in interactions between
people, businesses and societies. Our digital services, data and
information empower companies and consumers in their daily digital
decision processes, as well as financial processes and sales and
marketing processes. Approximately 432 people are working for
Enento Group in Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The Group’s
net sales for 2021 was 163.5 MEUR. Enento Group is listed on Nasdaq
Helsinki with the trading code ENENTO.
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