Borregaard

Earnings Release • Jan 31, 2019

Income Statement Borregaard Group Q4 2018
		1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12
Amounts in NOK million	2018	2017	2018	2017
Operating revenues	1 219	1 137	4 785	4 618
Operating expenses	-1 036	-946	-3 882	-3 563
EBITDA adj.	183	191	903	1 055
Depreciation property, plant and equipment	-89	-82	-323	-306
EBITA adj.	94	109	580	749
Amortisation intangible assets	-1	-1	-4	-4
Other income and expenses	0	-9	0	-9
Operating profit	93	99	576	736
Financial items, net	-9	-10	-14	-21
Profit before taxes	84	89	562	715
Income tax expence	-19	-4	-137	-157
Profit for the period	65	85	425	558
Profit attributable to non-controlling interests	-15	-5	-51	-8
Profit attributable to owners of the parent	80	90	476	566
Earnings per share (NOK)	0,80	0,90	4,76	5,66
EBITDA adj. margin	15,0 %	16,8 %	18,9 %	22,8 %
EBITA adj. margin	7,7 %	9,6 %	12,1 %	16,2 %

Interim condensed statement of financial position Borregaard Group
	31.12.	30.9.	31.12.
Amounts in NOK million	2018	2018	2017
Assets:
Intangible assets	100	99	111
Property, plant and equipment	3 623	3 450	3 126
Other assets	230	101	93
Investments in joint venture	100	96	118
Non-current assets	4 053	3 746	3 448
Inventories	856	846	734
Receivables	956	952	971
Cash and cash deposits	86	231	180
Current assets	1 898	2 029	1 885
Total assets	5 951	5 775	5 333
Equity and debt:
Group equity	3 123	3 109	2 889
Non-controlling interests	198	116	107
Equity	3 321	3 225	2 996
Provisions and other liabilities	271	246	277
Interest-bearing liabilities	1 115	1 061	743
Non-current liabilities	1 386	1 307	1 020
Interest-bearing liabilities	272	270	283
Other current liabilities	972	973	1 034
Current liabilities	1 244	1 243	1 317
Equity and liabilities	5 951	5 775	5 333
Equity ratio (%):	55,8 %	55,8 %	56,2 %

Interim condensed cash flow statement Borregaard Group Q4 2018
		1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12
Amounts in NOK million	2018	2017	2018	2017
Profit before taxes	84	89	562	715
Amortisation, depreciation and impairment charges	90	89	327	316
Change in net working capital, etc	-102	80	-194	-92
Dividend (share of profit) from JV	0	13	6	11
Taxes paid	-2	-95	-143	-170
Cash flow from operating activities	70	176	558	780
Investments property, plant and equipment and intangible assets *	-213	-339	-762	-968
Other capital transactions	2	2	13	10
Cash flow from Investing activities	-211	-337	-749	-958
Dividends	0	0	-199	-349
Proceeds from exercise of options/shares to employees	1	0	23	11
Buy-back of shares	0	0	-32	-29
Gain/(loss) on hedges for net investments in subsidiaries	-40	-35	-22	8
Net paid to/from shareholders	-39	-35	-230	-359
Proceeds from interest-bearing liabilities	39	288	1 292	668
Repayment of interest-bearing liabilities	-24	-126	-960	-258
Change in interest-bearing receivables/other liabilities	14	12	-2	46
Change in net interest-bearing liablities	29	174	330	456
Cash flow from financing activities	-10	139	100	97
Change in cash and cash equivalents	-151	-22	-91	-81
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	231	198	180	265
Change in cash and cash equivalents	-151	-22	-91	-81
Currency effects cash and cash equivalents	6	4	-3	-4
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	86	180	86	180
* Investment by category:
Replacement investments	189	144	346	344
Expansion investments	24	195	416	624

Quarterly segment information Borregaard Group

Operating revenues
	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6	1.7-30.9	1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6		1.7-30.9 1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6	1.7-30.9	1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12
Amounts in NOK million	2014	2015	2016	2016	2016	2016	2016	2017	2017	2017	2017	2017	2018	2018	2018	2018	2018
Borregaard	3 939	4 164	1 113	1 167	1 102	1110	4 492	1 136	1 256	1 089	1 137	4 618	1 217	1 199	1 150	1 219	4 785
Performance Chemicals	1 822	2 008	550	584	515	512	2 161	550	582	523	521	2 176	555	571	559	552	2 237
Speciality Cellulose	1 459	1 436	383	385	416	406	1 590	412	468	383	435	1 698	434	427	381	427	1 669
Other Businesses	682	755	190	206	179	201	776	183	213	197	190	783	239	212	223	253	927
Eliminations	- 24	- 35	- 10	- 8	- 8	- 9	- 35	-9	-7	-14	-9	-39	-11	-11	-13	-13	-48
EBITDA adj.
	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6		1.7-30.9 1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6	1.7-30.9	1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6	1.7-30.9	1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12
Amounts in NOK million	2014	2015	2016	2016	2016	2016	2016	2017	2017	2017	2017	2017	2018	2018	2018	2018	2018
Borregaard	730	758	236	269	283	233	1 021	274	318	272	191	1 055	252	239	229	183	903
Performance Chemicals	410	474	146	147	141	115	549	141	151	111	90	493	128	115	77	65	385
Speciality Cellulose	248	193	76	91	105	72	344	112	127	114	89	442	89	92	102	75	358
Other Businesses	72	91	14	31	37	46	128	21	40	47	12	120	35	32	50	43	160
Depreciations and write downs
	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6		1.7-30.9 1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6	1.7-30.9	1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6	1.7-30.9	1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12
Amounts in NOK million	2014	2015	2016	2016	2016	2016	2016	2017	2017	2017	2017	2017	2018	2018	2018	2018	2018
Borregaard	- 244	- 261	- 65	- 69	- 67	- 73	- 274	-74	-75	-75	-82	-306	-75	-75	-84	-89	-323
Performance Chemicals	- 22	- 27	- 8	- 7	- 9	- 8	- 32	-9	-10	-11	-14	-44	-13	-13	-22	-23	-71
Speciality Cellulose	- 85	- 89	- 23	- 23	- 23	- 25	- 94	-23	-24	-23	-22	-92	-25	-25	-26	-25	-101
Other Businesses	- 137	- 145	- 34	- 39	- 35	- 40	- 148	-42	-41	-41	-46	-170	-37	-37	-36	-41	-151
EBITA adj.
	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6		1.7-30.9 1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6	1.7-30.9	1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6	1.7-30.9	1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12
Amounts in NOK million	2014	2015	2016	2016	2016	2016	2016	2017	2017	2017	2017	2017	2018	2018	2018	2018	2018
Borregaard	486	497	171	200	216	160	747	200	243	197	109	749	177	164	145	94	580
Performance Chemicals	388	447	138	140	132	107	517	132	141	100	76	449	115	102	55	42	314
Speciality Cellulose	163	104	53	68	82	47	250	89	103	91	67	350	64	67	76	50	257
Other Businesses	- 65	- 54	- 20	- 8	2	6	- 20	-21	-1	6	-34	-50	-2	-5	14	2	9
Amortisation
	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6		1.7-30.9 1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6	1.7-30.9	1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6	1.7-30.9	1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12
Amounts in NOK million	2014	2015	2016	2016	2016	2016	2016	2017	2017	2017	2017	2017	2018	2018	2018	2018	2018
Borregaard	0	- 1	- 1	- 1	- 1	- 1	- 4	-1	-1	-1	-1	-4	-1	-1	-1	-1	-4
Performance Chemicals	0	- 1	- 1	- 1	- 1	- 1	- 4	-1	-1	-1	-1	-4	-1	-1	-1	-1	-4
Speciality Cellulose	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Businesses	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other income and expenses
	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6		1.7-30.9 1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6	1.7-30.9	1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6	1.7-30.9	1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12
Amounts in NOK million	2014	2015	2016	2016	2016	2016	2016	2017	2017	2017	2017	2017	2018	2018	2018	2018	2018
Borregaard	-30	37	0	13	0	0	13	0	0	0	-9	-9	0	0	0	0	0
Performance Chemicals	0	-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-9	-9	0	0	0	0	0
Speciality Cellulose	0	46	0	73	0	0	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Businesses	- 30	0	0	- 60	0	0	- 60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Operating profit (EBIT)
	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6		1.7-30.9 1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6	1.7-30.9	1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6	1.7-30.9	1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12
Amounts in NOK million	2014	2015	2016	2016	2016	2016	2016	2017	2017	2017	2017	2017	2018	2018	2018	2018	2018
Borregaard	456	533	170	212	215	159	756	199	242	196	99	736	176	163	144	93	576
Performance Chemicals	388	437	137	139	131	106	513	131	140	99	66	436	114	101	54	41	310

Speciality Cellulose 163 150 53 141 82 47 323 89 103 91 67 350 64 67 76 50 257 Other Businesses - 95 - 54 - 20 - 68 2 6 - 80 -21 -1 6 -34 -50 -2 -5 14 2 9

Quarterly segment information Borregaard Group
Hedging effects & currency exposure
	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6		1.7-30.9 1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6	1.7-30.9	1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6	1.7-30.9	1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12
Amounts in NOK million	2014	2015	2016	2016	2016	2016	2016	2017	2017	2017	2017	2017	2018	2018	2018	2018	2018
Borregaard - EBITA hedging gains & losses	-51	-241	-43	-24	-24	-24	-115	-22	-35	-5	-10	-72	3	-6	-7	-1	-11
Performance Chemicals	-12	-76	-12	-7	-7	-6	-32	-6	-12	0	0	-18	2	0	0	-1	1
Speciality Cellulose	-32	-129	-22	-11	-13	-13	-59	-10	-17	-3	-6	-36	2	-2	-2	-1	-3
Other Businesses	- 7	-36	-9	-6	-4	-5	-24	-6	-6	-2	-4	-18	-1	-4	-5	1	-9
Borregaard - USD EBITA currency exposure (approx)	250	214					208					206					190
Borregaard - EUR EBITA currency exposure (approx)	89	78					92					84					84
Sales revenues
	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6		1.7-30.9 1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6	1.7-30.9	1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6	1.7-30.9	1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12
Amounts in NOK million	2014	2015	2016	2016	2016	2016	2016	2017	2017	2017	2017	2017	2018	2018	2018	2018	2018
Borregaard	3 848	4 075	1 082	1 145	1 076	1 088	4 391	1 110	1 225	1 071	1 116	4 522	1 195	1 179	1 131	1 200	4 705
Performance Chemicals	1 779	1 952	531	569	494	500	2 094	535	566	508	508	2 117	542	557	547	537	2 183
Cellulose	1 344	1 339	345	363	388	376	1 472	379	432	357	398	1 566	406	396	347	399	1 548
Bioethanol	112	90	32	21	29	28	110	30	28	26	37	121	28	31	32	29	120
Fine Chemicals	185	217	54	68	47	84	253	49	85	56	52	242	73	54	55	65	247
Ingredients	328	351	89	88	87	71	335	86	83	94	95	358	116	104	113	138	471
Other	100	126	31	36	31	29	127	31	31	30	26	118	30	37	37	32	136
Performance Chemicals
	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6		1.7-30.9 1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6	1.7-30.9	1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6	1.7-30.9	1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12
	2014	2015	2016	2016	2016	2016	2016	2017	2017	2017	2017	2017	2018	2018	2018	2018	2018
Average gross sales price NOK per mtds	4 539	5 500	5 669	5 191	5 196	5 272	5 331	5 598	5 317	5 007	5 032	5 229	5 444	5 022	4 943	5 125	5 124
Volume (`000 mtds)	446	410	107	122	108	106	443	106	118	112	113	449	107	122	122	116	467
Specialities volume (`000 mtds)	78	76					79					82					85
Construction volume (`000 mtds)	238	213					214					210					212
Industrial volume (`000 mtds)	130	121					150					157					170
Speciality Cellulose
	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6		1.7-30.9 1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6	1.7-30.9	1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12	1.1-31.3	1.4-30.6	1.7-30.9	1.10-31.12	1.1-31.12
	2014	2015	2016	2016	2016	2016	2016	2017	2017	2017	2017	2017	2018	2018	2018	2018	2018
Average gross sales price NOK per mt	9 144	9 546	10 150	9 912	9 830	10 068	9 986	10 555	10 889	10 524	10 315	10 575	10 105	10 179	10 473	10 485	10 301
Volume (`000 mt)	149,4	153,6	36,0	37,4	40,6	38,3	152,3	36,6	40,5	34,4	39,2	150,7	40,0	39,1	33,2	37,7	150,0
High specialised as % of total cellulose product sales volum	63 %	57 %					64 %					72 %					62 %