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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AUDITOR’S REPORT
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Part of report of the the Board of Directors
JANUARY–DECEMBER 2021
The Group’s revenue declined by 4�4 per cent to
EUR 932.6 million (975.0 1−12/2020). This fall in
revenue was due to the smaller volume of business
premises contracting� Revenue from housing con-
struction increased� The second residential tower in
Kalasatama, Loisto, was completed and recognised
as income, contributing substantially to growth in
revenue from housing construction�
The Group’s operative operating profit amounted
to EUR 5�3 (15�8) million� Operative operating profit
totalled EUR 14�1 (25�1) million for the Construction
segment and EUR -4�6 (-5�7) million for the Invest-
ments segment� A major factor behind the decrease
in operative operating profit was that the Tampere
Arena construction project completed in the fourth
quarter had an earnings impact of around EUR -20
million� Decreased volume in business premises
contracting also had a negative impact on operative
operating profit� The recognition of Loisto in Kala-
satama – a project with a low margin – as income
weakened the relative profitability trend of devel-
oper-contracted housing production� The earnings
trend was positive in housing contracting carried out
as development projects� Shopping centre opera-
tions in Russia have started to get back to normal,
which contributed to decreasing the operative oper-
ating loss in the Investments segment�
The Group’s operating profit was EUR -1�7 (1�5) mil-
lion� Operating profit was impacted by the recogni-
tion of EUR -2�9 million in non-controlling interest
and translation differences due to the sale of the
Russian plot-owning company Eurograd, EUR -5�1
million impairment of Russian plots and a EUR -0�5
million change in the value of the additional sales
price receivable of the REDI shopping centre� This
receivable has no balance sheet value after recog-
under the VAT payment arrangement made in 2020
and the fact that sold receivables had been reduced
to less than EUR 5 million due to the good liquidity
situation� At the end of 2020, sold receivables
amounted to about EUR 10 million� Loan receivables
repaid in the second quarter had a positive impact on
cash flow from investment activities� During the com-
parison period, cash flow from investment activities
was positively affected by the sale of holdings in REDI
and Tampere Central Deck and Arena�
The equity ratio was 27�4 (22�6) per cent and
gearing was 103�0 (159�7) per cent� Excluding the
impact of IFRS 16, the equity ratio was 32�8 (27�8)
per cent and gearing was 47�5 (82�1) per cent� The
equity ratio in accordance with the loan covenant
calculation was 34�3 per cent�
At period-end, the Group’s order backlog stood at
EUR 872�3 (1,153�4) million� New agreements valued
at EUR 588�6 (707�1) million were signed in January–
December� The most significant new housing devel-
opment projects were the construction of 257 apart-
ments for DWS; the construction of 388 apartments
for Kojamo in the Pasila area and on Lapinmäentie in
Helsinki as well as Louhela and Pyhtäänkorventie in
Vantaa; and the construction of 153 apartments for
trade unions in Tampere� Four developer-contracted
housing projects were started during the review year:
in Oulu, Vantaa, Tampere and Kaarina� Major new
business premises projects included the renovation
of the Culture Barracks in Helsinki and the construc-
tion of a multipurpose ship construction hall for RMC
at the Rauma shipyard area, a school building for
800 students in Kangasala, the Satama Areena event
centre in Kotka, the Woodspin fibre mill in Jyväskylä,
as well as a warehouse and logistics building with geo-
thermal heating in Lieto and the Pressi B Building; the
last two are development projects� The sold share of
the order backlog was 91�5 (86�4) per cent�
nition� Operating profit was positively influenced
by a change in the exchange rate of the rouble,
which had a net impact of EUR 1�5 (-4�4) million�
The exchange rate impact, which largely had no
effect on cash flow, was caused by the valuation
of the euro-denominated loans of associated com-
panies in roubles, currency hedging expenses and
changes in the market value of currency hedges�
Financial income and expenses amounted to EUR
-18�6 (-29�4) million� Net financial expenses included
EUR 3�0 (3�3) million in dividend and interest
income, exchange rate differences amounting to
EUR 1�6 (-9�9) million arising from the conversion of
the subsidiary and associated company loans, which
did not have an impact on cash flow, interest paid
on derivatives and fair value changes amounting to
EUR 1�3 (-1�7) million, and interest expenses of EUR
-11�0 (-13�9) million, of which EUR 0�5 (0�5) million
was capitalised as of the beginning of the year� In
addition, financial expenses included EUR -5�2 (-5�7)
million in interest on lease agreement debts under
IFRS 16, EUR -6�1 (-1�5) million in impairment of the
loan receivables of associated companies, and EUR
-3�0 (-2�2) million in other financial expenses�
The Group's profit before taxes totalled EUR -20�3
(-28�0) million� This largely consists of EUR 3�5
(-18�1) million in rouble exchange rate gains with no
cash flow impact and EUR -0�1 (5�5) million in cur-
rency hedging gains and losses�
Cash flow from operating activities was EUR 68�9
(46�3) million and cash flow from investment activ-
ities was EUR 7�2 (26�6) million� The completion and
handover of Loisto in Kalasatama had a substantial
impact on cash flow from operating activities� Sales
of plots and completed apartments also had a pos-
itive effect on cash flow from operating activities�
Cash flow was negatively impacted by repayments
In April, the company was chosen to build Laakso
Joint Hospital in Helsinki using an alliance model�
The clients are the City of Helsinki and the Hospital
District of Helsinki and Uusimaa� About EUR 14
million of the work carried out in the project devel-
opment phase has been recognised in the order
backlog� Most of the project will be entered into the
order backlog in stages during 2022–2028, as it will
be divided into several developments and imple-
mentation stages with a total value of about EUR
730 million� In addition, SRV Infra Oy and Destia Oy
were selected in December to implement the infra-
structure work for the Laakso Joint Hospital under
a subcontracting alliance� The subcontracting alli-
ance covers the development and implementation
phases and is valued at EUR 180 million� Its division
between the parties will be specified further during
the development phase� SRV Infra is responsible for
the underground infrastructure work and Destia will
primarily handle infrastructure work above ground�
Separate agreements will be signed for the different
stages of the infrastructure works and they will be
recognised in the order backlog in stages�
The Group's earnings per share were EUR -0�08
(-0�15)� The comparison figure has been adjusted
for share issues�
During the coronavirus pandemic, the company
has been able to keep its construction sites in oper-
ation and the sites have for the most part continued
to operate as planned� That said, precautionary
measures against the pandemic have caused addi-
tional costs� Housing sales have been good in spite
of the coronavirus pandemic� Sales at shopping cen-
tres have also developed favourably and exceeded
the 2019 level� However, visitor numbers have been
lower than before the pandemic�
47,5%
Gearing (Excluding the
impact of IFRS 16)