Annual Report • May 12, 2011
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• A new Group structure as of 1 April 2011 – with fewer organizational levels, shorter decision-making paths and improved cost-efficiency.
| 3 months ending | 12 months ending | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar | 31 Mar | 31 Mar | 31 Mar | |||
| 2011 | 2010 | Change | 2011 | 2010 | Change | |
| Revenue, MSEK | 1,958 | 1,842 | +6% | 7,885 | 7,648 | +3% |
| Operating profit, MSEK | 74 | 62 | +19% | 347 | 261 | +33% |
| Profit after net financial items, MSEK | 56 | 45 | +24% | 280 | 193 | +45% |
| Profit for the period, MSEK | 33 | 29 | +14% | 194 | 134 | +45% |
| Earnings per share, SEK | 1.15 | 1.05 | +10% | 6.90 | 4.80 | +44% |
| Operating margin | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 3.4% | ||
| Profit margin | 2.9% | 2.4% | 3.6% | 2.5% | ||
| Return on equity | 11% | 8% | ||||
| Equity per share, SEK | 66.00 | 63.05 | +5% | |||
| Equity/assets ratio | 34% | 32% | ||||
| Number of employees at the | ||||||
| end of the year | 2,840 | 2,844 | +/–0% |
B&B TOOLS provides the industrial and construction sectors in northern Europe with industrial consumables, industrial components and related services. The Group has annual revenue of approximately SEK 7.9 billion and approximately 2,800 employees.
The financial year 2010/2011 commenced with hopes of growth in the market and for demand. The actual outcome was a year in which the expectations slightly exceeded the actual earnings. The growth in the Group's revenues was slow early in the year, but has successively increased for most parts of the Group. A significant portion of the industrial sectors' production increase to date has probably been achieved through efficiency enhancements and an improved utilisation ratio. My assessment is that continued increases in industrial activity reasonably should result in a rise in the number of employees (in the industrial sector), which would have a positive impact on demand for a number of areas in the Group.
At the same time, the year was characterised by challenges, such as sharp fluctuations in currency rates, and a number of dramatic events including natural disasters, political events and economic imbalances.
Against the backdrop of these events, the Group's operations delivered bolstered revenue figures with a slightly improved contribution ratio and an unchanged number of employees. Norway was late to enter the economic downturn and thus late to exit, which had a restraining effect on the Group's earning's trend for the year, despite which operating profit rose by 33 percent for the full-year.
On the margin, orders from the construction market are important to the Group. The cold weather in January and February hampered the activity in the construction market. Accordingly, the fourth quarter experienced a weak beginning but ended strongly for most of the Group's units. All Product companies, TOOLS Momentum, TOOLS Sweden and TOOLS Finland reported strong earnings in March. However, the Norwegian TOOLS' operations reported a weak quarter and weak earnings in March. Actions have been initiated in Norway as well as in Poland in order to improve the profitability.
As of 1 April 2011, a new organisational structure was introduced in the Group. The previous structure was established over the course of several steps and was created with a number of purposes including: – managing the approximately 100 companies that were acquired over the course of slightly more than four years.
– defining and realising the development agenda that is to bring the Group into the future.
– maintaining and developing operational control and profitability.
The Group has now reached a situation in which we are ready to take the next step. The guidelines for decisions concerning the new organisational structure (in summary) included:
Based on these guidelines, a structure has been established that now eliminates the two organisational units Markets and Solutions. Under these levels, the efficiency of the organisation has been enhanced in several areas.
The Product companies have been assigned greater responsibility for defining complete offerings that are subsequently brought to the market through the Group's proprietary channels or by way of external channels. Accordingly, the concept "Product company" has been abolished and replaced by "Business area." Meanwhile, the Group's sales operations in each country have been coordinated under joint country management teams that are responsible for all sales and customer cultivation. All Business areas, country management teams, and TOOLS Momentum report directly to the Parent Company as of 1 April 2011.
Prior to the next Interim Report, a pro-forma financial statement and a clarification of reporting units will be published.
The financial impact of the modified organisational structure will be realised over time. Some changes were implemented during the financial year 2010/2011. In 2011/2012, non-recurring costs will arise due to some redundancies. When all costs for adjustments and adaptations have been incurred, the Group's operating annual cost base will be approximately MSEK 40 lower compared with the scenario prior to the change – all other aspects being equal.
Provided that the overall economy continues to perform well, particularly the industrial sector in our main markets, and with a new, strong Group structure in place, we will now proceed with a combination of long and short-term priorities.
Over a period of approximately three years, we will implement the solutions for IT, logistics, operations processes, product-range coordination and so forth that have been developed in recent years. The pace of the implementation has been selected so that we can simultaneously capitalise on the positive market trend with the aim of generating satisfactory organic growth. The number of full-year employees is only allowed to increase if there are strong commercial motives to warrant the investment.
The priorities are summarised in the following two areas:
– Organic volume growth in existing markets.
– The implementation of Group-wide infrastructure solutions in logistics, IT and other areas.
Stefan Wigren
President & CEO
Operating profit for the B&B TOOLS Group during the financial year amounted to MSEK 347 (261). Operating profit was charged with depreciation and impairment losses on tangible non-current assets amounting to MSEK –51 (–57) and amortisation and impairment losses on intangible non-current assets of MSEK –14 (–12).
The operating margin for the year increased by 1.0 percentage point to 4.4 percent (3.4).
Profit after net financial items amounted to MSEK 280 (193). Net financial items totalled MSEK –67 (–68). The profit margin rose by 1.1 percentage points to 3.6 percent (2.5).
Exchange-rate translation effects had a negative net impact of MSEK –5 (+6) on reported operating profit for the year.
Profit after taxes totalled MSEK 194 (134). Earnings per share amounted to SEK 6.90 (4.80).
Revenue amounted to MSEK 7,885 (7,648). Exchange-rate translation effects had a negative impact of MSEK –222 (+81) on revenue.
Revenue for comparable units, measured in local currency, increased by approximately 6 percent during the financial year.
Revenue for comparable units in the fourth quarter (January – March) increased by approximately 10 percent, measured in local currency.
The demand trend remained positive in the Group's main markets during the fourth quarter of the financial year. During the year, many of the Group's customers in Sweden and Finland successively
increased their production volumes, although the number of employees in the industrial sector has still not increased to the same extent as production volumes. However, a continued increase in production volumes will probably result in an increase in the number of employees in the industrial sector and bolstered activity at the subcontractor level, which will have a positive impact on B&B TOOLS.
B&B TOOLS' focus on increased coordination of the product ranges in the Group has had a positive impact on profit.
| GROUP | 3 months ending | Full-year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSEK | 31 Mar 2011 | 31 Mar 2010 | 2010/2011 | 2009/2010 |
| Revenue | 1,958 | 1,842 | 7,885 | 7,648 |
| Operating profit | 74 | 62 | 347 | 261 |
| Operating margin, % | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.4 |
TOOLS (including TOOLS Momentum) is the B&B TOOLS Group's market channel for industrial consumables and industrial components for Nordic industry. Via TOOLS, the Group has a presence in some 200 locations in Sweden, Norway and Finland.
| MARKETS | 3 months ending | Full-year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSEK | 31 Mar 2011 | 31 Mar 2010 | 2010/2011 | 2009/2010 |
| Revenue | 1,351 | 1,243 | 5,363 | 5,111 |
| Operating profit | 17 | 2 | 156 | 80 |
| Operating margin, % | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 1.6 |
Markets' revenue for comparable units, measured in local currency, rose by +13 percent during the fourth quarter and by +8 percent during the whole financial year. For Markets' various segments, the revenue trend for comparable units, measured in local currency, was as follows for the fourth quarter and the whole financial year, respectively: TOOLS Sweden +11% and +10%; TOOLS Finland +16% and +15%; TOOLS Norway +14% and –1%; and TOOLS Momentum +14% and +13%.
Refer also to the specification of Markets in Appendix A on page 14.
Solutions coordinates the functions that work with the operation and development of the Group's solutions in the MRO area. Solutions comprises the Group's Product Companies and the Group-wide IT, Supply Chain, Complete Product and Central Purchasing functions.
| SOLUTIONS | 3 months ending | Full-year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSEK | 31 Mar 2011 | 31 Mar 2010 | 2010/2011 | 2009/2010 |
| Revenue | 933 | 891 | 3,769 | 3,624 |
| Operating profit | 58 | 51 | 197 | 176 |
| Operating margin, % | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
Solutions' revenue for comparable units, measured in local currency, rose by +8 percent during the fourth quarter and by +6 percent during the whole financial year. During the financial year, the Product company Essve switched suppliers in the product area electrical hand tools, which had an adverse impact of approximately MSEK 88 on revenue during the year (corresponding to approximately 2 percent of Solutions' total revenue).
Refer also to the specification of Solutions in Appendix A on page 14.
Parent Company
The Parent Company's revenue amounted to MSEK 56 (57) and profit after net financial items totalled MSEK 441 (142). This profit includes intra-Group dividends and similar items amounting to MSEK 425 (142).
Eliminations
Eliminations for intra-Group inventory gains had an adverse impact of MSEK –6 (–4) during the year.
No new corporate acquisitions took place during the financial year.
The return on consolidated capital employed for the financial year was 9 percent, and the return on equity was 11 percent. For the preceding year, the return on consolidated capital employed was 7 percent and the return on equity was 8 percent.
Cash flow from operating activities before changes in working capital for the financial year amounted to MSEK 265 and included non-recurring cost items totalling MSEK 39, which were charged against the provision for resolved non-recurring cost items that was established on 31 March 2009. Funds tied up in working capital rose by MSEK 162. During the year, inventories and operating receivables increased by MSEK 105 and MSEK 108, respectively. Operating liabilities rose by MSEK 51. Accordingly, cash flow from operating activities for the year totalled MSEK 103. Cash flow was negatively affected in a net amount of MSEK –32 by acquisitions
and sales of intangible and tangible non-current assets. The settlement of purchase considerations in accordance with acquisition agreements previously entered into had a negative impact of MSEK –58 on cash flow. Following the cash settlements made during the year, there are no historical agreements that could result in any (as yet unsettled) future purchase considerations of material significance.
The Group's net loan liability at the end of the year totalled MSEK 1,785 (1,734). Interest-bearing liabilities at the end of the year amounted to MSEK 1,890, including pension commitments totalling MSEK 384. Liabilities to credit institutions amounted to MSEK 1,414, net. Combined cash and cash equivalents, including unutilised granted credit facilities, totalled MSEK 592.
At the end of the financial year, the equity/assets ratio was 34 percent, compared with 32 percent at the beginning of the year.
Equity per share totalled SEK 66.00 at the end of the financial year, compared with SEK 63.05 at the beginning of the year. Calculated on the basis of the number of shares after dilution, equity per share was SEK 66.00 at the end of the year, compared with SEK 63.00 at the beginning of the financial year.
The Swedish tax rate, which also applies to the Parent Company, is 26.3 percent. The Group's normalised tax rate, with its current geographic mix, is approximately 28 percent. The recognised tax rate for the financial year is 30.7 percent. The difference between the recognised tax rate and the normalised tax rate is attributable in part to non-recurring effects resulting from the re-taxation of prior years' taxations. These retaxations have had an adverse impact of approximately MSEK –6 on the tax expense for the year.
At the end of the financial year, the number of employees in the Group amounted to 2,840, compared with 2,844 at the beginning of the year.
Share capital at the end of the reporting period totalled MSEK 56.9. The distribution by classes of shares is as follows:
| CLASSES OF SHARES | AS OF 31 MARCH 2011 |
|---|---|
| Class A shares | 1,076,748 |
| Class B shares | 27,359,668 |
| Total number of shares before repurchasing | 28,436,416 |
| Less: Repurchased Class B shares | –340,000 |
| Total number of shares after repurchasing | 28,096,416 |
As of 31 March 2010, the number of class B shares held in treasury totalled 380,500. During the financial year, a total of 40,500 class B treasury shares were conveyed in conjunction with the redemption of personnel options. Through this, the personnel option programme, which was issued in April 2002, was concluded. Accordingly, at the end of the year on 31 March 2011, the holding of class B treasury shares amounted to 340,000 shares, corresponding to 1.2 percent of the total number of shares and 0.9 percent of the total number of votes. All treasury shares are reserved to secure the Company's obligations under the call options programmes issued to senior executives in the Group in September 2006 and September 2007, respectively. No treasury shares were repurchased during the financial year 2010/2011.
There have been no changes in the holding of treasury shares after the end of the financial year.
After the end of the financial year, in May 2011, 1,344 class A shares were converted to class B shares. As of 12 May 2011, the number of class A shares amounted to 1,075,404 and the number of class B shares to 27,361,012.
The Financial Report for the Group was prepared in accordance with IFRS and by applying IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting, the Swedish Annual Accounts Act and the Swedish Securities Market Act. The Financial Report for the Parent Company was prepared in accordance with the Swedish Annual Accounts Act and the Swedish Securities Market Act, which conforms with the provisions detailed in RFR 2 Accounting for Legal Entities. The same accounting policies and bases of judgement as in the Annual Report for 2009/2010 have been applied, with the exception of certain new standards and interpretations that were applied from 1 April 2010 as described below.
In preparation for the 2010/2011 financial year, a review was conducted of the accounting methods applied. Following this review, certain cost items were reclassified. This reclassification entails that, as of 1 April 2010, a number of cost items will be recognised under "Other operating expense" and not under "Goods for resale" as they were in the past. For further information and recalculated comparative values for the preceding year, refer to the separate press release dated 12 August 2010.
The B&B TOOLS Group applies the revised IFRS 3 Business Combinations and the amended IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements as of 1 April 2010. The application of these standards has resulted in the following changes: the definition of a business has been changed, transaction expenses for
business combinations are to be expensed, conditional purchase considerations are to be set at fair value on the acquisition date and the effects of the revaluation of liabilities related to conditional purchase considerations are to be recognised as revenue or cost in profit/loss for the year. These new rules will be applied for acquisitions carried out after 1 April 2010.
Apart from the reclassification of costs specified above and the amendments to IFRS 3 and IAS 27, new IFRS and statements from the IFRS Interpretations Committee have not had any material impact on B&B TOOLS' financial statements.
During the financial year, no significant changes occurred with respect to risks and uncertainties, for either the Group or the Parent Company. For information about the Group's risks and uncertainties, refer to pages 49-50 of the B&B TOOLS Annual Report for 2009/2010.
The Board of Directors of B&B TOOLS AB proposes a dividend of SEK 3.00 (2.50) per share. Taking into account the repurchased class B shares held in treasury, the proposed dividend corresponds to a total of approximately MSEK 84 (70).
Since 1 April 2011, the B&B TOOLS Group is organised into:
– three country organisations for TOOLS (Sweden, Norway and Finland) and TOOLS Momentum, which have joint responsibility for sales and customer cultivation.
– four Business areas (formerly five Product companies) responsible for the development of the Group's collective offering of products and services.
– a separate function for the Group's infrastructure solutions (Supply Chain, IT and product information).
The new Group structure entails that the former operating areas of Markets and Solutions no longer exist as consolidating units with their former responsibilities. The new organisation will be reflected in the Group's external reporting as of the Interim Report for the period 1 April – 30 June 2011.
At today's Board meeting for B&B TOOLS AB Peter Gustafsson was appointed Executive Vice President. Peter has worked in the Group since 2004 and been a member of Group management since 2008.
Stockholm, 12 May 2011
President & CEO
Stefan Wigren, President & CEO, tel. +46 8 660 10 30 Mats Karlqvist, Vice President - Investor Relations, tel. +46 8 442 59 04 or +46 70 660 31 32
Comprehensive contact information for B&B TOOLS is presented on page 14.
The information in this report is such that it shall be disclosed by B&B TOOLS in accordance with the Swedish Securities Market Act, the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act and requirements imposed in the Rulebook for issuers. This information was submitted for publication on 12 May 2011 at 11:40 a.m.
This document is in all respects a translation of the Swedish original Financial Report. In the event of any differences between this translation and the Swedish original, the latter shall prevail.
We have conducted a review of the Financial Report for B&B TOOLS AB (publ) at 31 March 2011 and of the twelve-month period ending on that date. The Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer are responsible for preparation and presentation of this Financial Report in accordance with IAS 34 and the Annual Accounts Act. Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on this Financial Report based on our review.
We have conducted our review in accordance with the Standard on Review Engagements (SÖG) 2410, Review of Interim Financial Information performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity. A review consists of making inquiries, primarily to persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the Standards on Auditing in Sweden RS and other generally accepted auditing practices. The procedures performed in a review do not enable us to obtain a level of assurance that would make us aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Therefore, the conclusion expressed based on a review does not provide the same level of assurance as a conclusion expressed based on an audit.
Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying Financial Report, in all material respects, is not prepared in accordance with IAS 34 and the Annual Accounts Act, and for the Parent Company, in accordance with the Annual Accounts Act.
Stockholm, 12 May 2011
KPMG AB
George Pettersson Authorised Public Accountant
| REVENUE | 3 months | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan – Mar | Jan – Mar | 2010/ | Full-year 2009/ |
|
| MSEK | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 |
| Markets | 1,351 | 1,243 | 5,363 | 5,111 |
| Solutions | 933 | 891 | 3,769 | 3,624 |
| Group-wide | 18 | 30 | 82 | 95 |
| Eliminations | –344 | –322 | –1,329 | –1,182 |
| Total | 1,958 | 1,842 | 7,885 | 7,648 |
| REVENUE BY QUARTER | 2010/2011 | 2009/2010 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSEK | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Markets | 1,351 | 1,441 | 1,222 | 1,349 | 1,243 | 1,345 | 1,184 | 1,339 |
| Solutions | 933 | 1,002 | 897 | 937 | 891 | 923 | 887 | 923 |
| Group-wide | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
| Eliminations | –344 | –360 | –303 | –322 | –322 | –304 | –263 | –293 |
| Total | 1,958 | 2,105 | 1,837 | 1,985 | 1,842 | 1,985 | 1,830 | 1,991 |
| OPERATING PROFIT/LOSS | 3 months | Full-year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan – Mar | Jan – Mar | 2010/ | 2009/ | |
| MSEK | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 |
| Markets | 17 | 2 | 156 | 80 |
| Solutions | 58 | 51 | 197 | 176 |
| Group-wide | –1 | 12 | 0 | 9 |
| Eliminations | 0 | –3 | –6 | –4 |
| Total | 74 | 62 | 347 | 261 |
| OPERATING PROFIT/LOSS BY QUARTER | 2010/2011 | 2009/2010 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSEK | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Markets | 17 | 60 | 37 | 42 | 2 | 30 | 25 | 23 |
| Solutions | 58 | 52 | 47 | 40 | 51 | 47 | 50 | 28 |
| Group-wide | –1 | 3 | 4 | –6 | 12 | 0 | –1 | –2 |
| Eliminations | 0 | –2 | –3 | –1 | –3 | 3 | –3 | –1 |
| Total | 74 | 113 | 85 | 75 | 62 | 80 | 71 | 48 |
1 Comparative data have been adjusted for internal corporate transfers.
| INCOME STATEMENT | 3 months | Full-year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSEK | Jan – Mar 2011 |
Jan – Mar 2010 |
2010/ 2011 |
2009/ 2010 |
| Revenue | 1,958 | 1,842 | 7,885 | 7,648 |
| Shares in profit/loss of associated companies | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other operating income | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| Total operating revenue | 1,962 | 1,844 | 7,894 | 7,654 |
| Goods for resale | –1,172 | –1,099 | –4,714 | –4,619 |
| Personnel costs | –438 | –400 | –1,677 | –1,667 |
| Depreciation, amortisation, impairment losses | ||||
| and reversal of impairment losses | –16 | –17 | –65 | –69 |
| Other operating expense | –262 | –266 | –1,091 | –1,038 |
| Total operating expense | –1,888 | –1,782 | –7,547 | –7,393 |
| Operating profit | 74 | 62 | 347 | 261 |
| Financial income and expense | –18 | –17 | –67 | –68 |
| Profit after net financial items | 56 | 45 | 280 | 193 |
| Taxes | –23 | –16 | –86 | –59 |
| Profit for the period | 33 | 29 | 194 | 134 |
| Of which attributable to: | ||||
| Parent Company shareholders | 33 | 30 | 194 | 134 |
| Minority interest | 0 | –1 | 0 | 0 |
| Earnings per share*, SEK | ||||
| - before dilution | 1.15 | 1.05 | 6.90 | 4.80 |
| - after dilution | 1.15 | 1.05 | 6.90 | 4.80 |
| Proposed/resolved dividend per share, SEK | 3.00 | 2.50 |
* Calculated on the basis of shareholders' proportion of profit.
| STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | 3 months | Full-year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan – Mar | Jan – Mar | 2010/ | 2009/ | |||
| MSEK | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | ||
| Profit for the period | 33 | 29 | 194 | 134 | ||
| Other comprehensive income for the period |
||||||
| Translation differences | –13 | –28 | –59 | –59 | ||
| Translation differences in minority interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Effect of hedge accounting | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | ||
| Taxes attributable to other comprehensive | ||||||
| income | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 | ||
| Comprehensive income for the period | 23 | 7 | 154 | 92 | ||
| Of which attributable to: Parent Company shareholders |
23 | 8 | 154 | 92 | ||
| Minority interest | 0 | –1 | 0 | 0 |
| BALANCE SHEET | ||
|---|---|---|
| MSEK | 31 Mar 2011 | 31 Mar 2010 |
| Assets | ||
| Intangible non-current assets | 1,813 | 1,857 |
| Tangible non-current assets | 472 | 505 |
| Financial non-current assets | 143 | 124 |
| Inventories | 1,523 | 1,458 |
| Current receivables | 1,389 | 1,340 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 92 | 209 |
| Total assets | 5,432 | 5,493 |
| Equity and liabilities | ||
| Equity | 1,855 | 1,769 |
| Non-current liabilities | 1,876 | 1,918 |
| Current liabilities | 1,701 | 1,806 |
| Total equity and liabilities | 5,432 | 5,493 |
| Specification: | ||
| Equity | 1,855 | 1,769 |
| Interest-bearing liabilities | 1,890 | 1,952 |
| Non-interest-bearing liabilities | 1,687 | 1,772 |
| Total equity and liabilities | 5,432 | 5,493 |
| CASH-FLOW STATEMENT | 3 months | Full-year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan – Mar | Jan – Mar | 2010/ | 2009/ | |
| MSEK | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 |
| Operating activities before changes in working capital |
17 | –39 | 265 | 27 |
| Changes in working capital | –64 | –16 | –162 | 341 |
| Cash flow from operating activities | –47 | –55 | 103 | 368 |
| Acquisition of intangible and tangible non- current assets |
–18 | –11 | –42 | –42 |
| Sales of intangible and tangible non-current assets |
7 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
| Acquisition of subsidiaries and other business units |
0 | –1 | –58 | –46 |
| Sales of subsidiaries and other business units | – | – | – | 3 |
| Cash flow before financing | –58 | –64 | 13 | 288 |
| Financing activities | –16 | –3 | –126 | –283 |
| Cash flow for the period | –74 | –67 | –113 | 5 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period |
168 | 278 | 209 | 209 |
| Exchange-rate difference in cash and cash equivalents |
–2 | –2 | –4 | –5 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period |
92 | 209 | 92 | 209 |
| STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY | ||
|---|---|---|
| MSEK | 31 Mar 2011 | 31 Mar 2010 |
| Opening equity | 1,769 | 1,757 |
| of which minority interest | 0 | 18 |
| Dividend, Parent Company shareholders | –70 | –70 |
| Dividend, minority interest | – | 0 |
| Sale of treasury shares upon redemption of personnel options | 2 | 8 |
| Changes in minority interest due to acquisitions | – | –18 |
| Comprehensive income for the year attributable to: | ||
| Parent Company shareholders | 154 | 92 |
| Minority interest | 0 | 0 |
| Closing equity | 1,855 | 1,769 |
| of which minority interest | 0 | 0 |
| OPERATING | Revenue from | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEGMENT | External revenue | internal customers | Total revenue | Operating profit | ||||
| 2010/ | 2009/ | 2010/ | 2009/ | 2010/ | 2009/ | 2010/ | 2009/ | |
| MSEK | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 |
| Markets | 5,279 | 5,060 | 84 | 51 | 5,363 | 5,111 | 156 | 80 |
| Solutions | 2,606 | 2,588 | 1,163 | 1,036 | 3,769 | 3,624 | 197 | 176 |
| Total operating segment |
7,885 | 7,648 | 1,247 | 1,087 | 9,132 | 8,735 | 353 | 256 |
| Group-wide | 0 | – | 82 | 95 | 82 | 95 | 0 | 9 |
| Eliminations | – | – | –1,329 | –1,182 | –1,329 | –1,182 | –6 | –4 |
| Group | 7,885 | 7,648 | 0 | 0 | 7,885 | 7,648 | 347 | 261 |
The Group's operating segments comprise the operating areas of B&B TOOLS Markets and B&B TOOLS Solutions.
The operating areas are the same as B&B TOOLS' organisational structure as used by Group management and the Board of Directors to monitor operations.
The B&B TOOLS Markets operating area comprises the Group's reseller operations in Sweden, Norway and Finland (which operate within the framework of TOOLS) and TOOLS Momentum, which together form the Group's market channel for industrial consumables and industrial components for Nordic industry.
The B&B TOOLS Solutions operating area comprises the Group's Product Companies, which conduct operations in various product areas and provide TOOLS and other market channels with industrial consumables and related services, and the Group's IT, Supply Chain, Complete Product and Central Purchasing functions.
Group-wide includes the Parent Company, the Group's joint salary centre, and the Group's properties in Alingsås and Ulricehamn, where the Group's service, logistics and IT operations are located. The Parent Company comprises Group management and the central functions for finance, information, legal and HR.
Intra-Group pricing between the operating segments occurs on market terms.
No assets in the operating segments are affected by material changes compared with the most recent Annual Report. The accounting policies are the same as those applied in the consolidated financial statements.
| KEY PER-SHARE DATA2 | 3 months | Full-year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEK | Jan – Mar 2011 |
Jan – Mar 2010 |
2010/ 2011 |
2009/ 2010 |
|
| Earnings before dilution* | 1.15 | 1.05 | 6.90 | 4.80 | |
| Earnings after dilution* | 1.15 | 1.05 | 6.90 | 4.80 | |
| Equity, at the end of the period^ | 66.00 | 63.05 | |||
| Equity after dilution, at the end of the period^ |
66.00 | 63.00 | |||
| NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING IN THOUSANDS |
|||||
| Number of shares outstanding before dilution |
28,096 | 28,056 | 28,096 | 28,056 | |
| Weighted number of shares outstanding before dilution Weighted number of shares outstanding |
28,096 | 27,997 | 28,090 | 27,949 | |
| after dilution | 28,096 | 28,017 | 28,090 | 27,965 |
* Calculated on the basis of shareholders' proportion of profit.
^ Calculated on the basis of shareholders' proportion of equity.
2 There was no dilution effect based on the outstanding call options programmes as of 31 March 2011.
| INCOME STATEMENT | 3 months | Full-year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSEK | Jan – Mar 2011 |
Jan – Mar 2010 |
2010/ 2011 |
2009/ 2010 |
|
| Revenue Other operating income |
12 1 |
15 – |
56 1 |
57 – |
|
| Total operating revenue | 13 | 15 | 57 | 57 | |
| Operating expense | –19 | –11 | –65 | –65 | |
| Operating profit/loss | –6 | 4 | –8 | –8 | |
| Financial income and expense | 316 | 53 | 449 | 150 | |
| Profit after net financial items | 310 | 57 | 441 | 142 | |
| Appropriations | –14 | 8 | –14 | 8 | |
| Profit before taxes | 296 | 65 | 427 | 150 | |
| Taxes | –82 | –18 | –88 | –18 | |
| Profit for the period | 214 | 47 | 339 | 132 |
| BALANCE SHEET | ||
|---|---|---|
| MSEK | 31 Mar 2011 | 31 Mar 2010 |
| Assets | ||
| Intangible non-current assets | 2 | 3 |
| Tangible non-current assets | 4 | 4 |
| Financial non-current assets | 3,640 | 3,710 |
| Current receivables | 358 | 96 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 32 | 117 |
| Total assets | 4,036 | 3,930 |
| Equity and liabilities | ||
| Equity | 1,192 | 1,057 |
| Untaxed reserves | 220 | 206 |
| Provisions | 48 | 53 |
| Non-current liabilities | 1,411 | 1,425 |
| Current liabilities | 1,165 | 1,189 |
| Total equity, provisions and liability | 4,036 | 3,930 |
| Pledged assets and contingent liabilities, MSEK | ||
| Pledged assets | – | – |
| Contingent liabilities | 283 | 274 |
| OPERATING | Revenue, MSEK | Operating profit/loss, MSEK | Operating margin, % | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AREA | 3 months ending | Full-year | 3 months ending | Full-year | 3 months ending | Full-year | ||||||
| 31 Mar | 31 Mar | 2010/ | 2009/ | 31 Mar | 31 Mar | 2010/ | 2009/ | 31 Mar | 31 Mar | 2010/ | 2009/ | |
| 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | |
| GROUP | 1,958 | 1,842 | 7,885 | 7,648 | 74 | 62 | 347 | 261 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.4 |
| MARKETS | 1,351 | 1,243 | 5,363 | 5,111 | 17 | 2 | 156 | 80 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Of which | ||||||||||||
| Sweden | 572 | 517 | 2,273 | 2,072 | 12 | –9 | 51 | –36 | 2.1 | –1.7 | 2.2 | –1.7 |
| Norway | 366 | 345 | 1,420 | 1,494 | –6 | –7 | –3 | 29 | –1.6 | –2.0 | –0.2 | 1.9 |
| Finland | 187 | 178 | 793 | 768 | 4 | –4 | 11 | –2 | 2.1 | –2.2 | 1.4 | –0.3 |
| TOOLS | ||||||||||||
| Momentum | 236 | 208 | 909 | 807 | 31 | 19 | 107 | 80 | 13.1 | 9.1 | 11.8 | 9.9 |
| SOLUTIONS | 933 | 891 | 3,769 | 3,624 | 58 | 51 | 197 | 176 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| Of which | ||||||||||||
| Product Co's | 914 | 860 | 3,698 | 3,556 | 68 | 60 | 217 | 215 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
| KEY FINANCIAL RATIOS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2011 | 12 months ending 31 Mar 2010 |
31 Mar 2009 | 31 Mar 2008 | |
| Revenue, MSEK | 7,885 | 7,648 | 9,325 | 9,133 |
| Operating profit, MSEK | 347 | 261 | 511 | 674 |
| Profit after net financial items, MSEK | 280 | 193 | 403 | 600 |
| Profit for the period, MSEK | 194 | 134 | 291 | 432 |
| Operating margin | 4.4% | 3.4% | 5.5% | 7.4% |
| Profit margin | 3.6% | 2.5% | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| Return on capital employed | 9% | 7% | 14% | 23% |
| Return on equity | 11% | 8% | 17% | 31% |
| P/WC (Profit/Working capital) | 19% | 14% | 23% | 37% |
| Financial net loan liability (closing | ||||
| balance), MSEK | 1,785 | 1,734 | 1,959 | 1,769 |
| Equity (closing balance), MSEK | 1,855 | 1,769 | 1,757 | 1,571 |
| Equity/assets ratio | 34% | 32% | 29% | 27% |
| Net debt/equity ratio | 0.96 | 0.98 | 1.11 | 1.13 |
| Number of employees at the end of the | ||||
| period | 2,840 | 2,844 | 3,183 | 3,315 |
| KEY PER-SHARE DATA | 12 months ending | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2011 | 31 Mar 2010 | 31 Mar 2009 | 31 Mar 2008 | ||||
| Earnings, SEK | 6.90 | 4.80 | 10.20 | 15.10 | |||
| Earnings after dilution, SEK | 6.90 | 4.80 | 10.20 | 15.00 | |||
| Cash flow, SEK | 3.65 | 13.20 | 13.50 | 12.90 | |||
| Equity, SEK | 66.00 | 63.05 | 62.35 | 55.60 | |||
| Share price, SEK | 113.50 | 105.75 | 44.20 | 173.50 |
The Annual Report for the 2010/2011 financial year will be distributed to the shareholders at the end of July 2011 and will be available at the Company's office and website on the same date.
As a result of the Group's new organisational structure, as of 1 April 2011, a pro-forma financial statement of the comparative figures for the preceding years in accordance with the new organisation will be presented in mid-August 2011.
Interim Report, 1 April – 30 June 2011 will be presented on 18 August 2011.
B&B TOOLS AB's Annual General Meeting 2011 will be held in Stockholm on 25 August 2011.
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