Nokia Corporation Financial Report for Q3 2021
28/10/2021
Nokia Corporation
Interim report
28 October 2021 at 08:00 EEST
Nokia Corporation Financial Report for Q3 2021
Strong profitability and cash generation
Constant currency sales growth of 2% constrained by expected supply chain and Mobile Networks North America headwinds
Strong sales growth in Network Infrastructure ( 6% y-o-y constant currency) and Cloud & Network Services ( 12%)
Comparable gross margin of 40.8% (reported 40.7%), reflecting continued strong execution across the business
Mobile Networks comparable gross margin of 37.8% ( 220 bps y-o-y) showed better cost competitiveness
Comparable operating margin of 11.7% (reported 9.3%), new operating model bringing strong financial accountability
Comparable diluted EPS of EUR 0.08; reported diluted EPS of EUR 0.06
Strong free cash flow generation of 0.7bn
Launched new FP5 IP routing silicon which sets new industry benchmarks particularly on power efficiency
Continuing to manage supply chain constraints but challenges are increasing into Q4
Reiterating our full year guidance for net sales of 21.7bn - 22.7bn and comparable operating margin of 10-12% and now expect to be towards upper-end of the margin range considering continued strong performance
All financial metrics above refer to Q3 2021
This is a summary of the Nokia Corporation Financial Report for Q3 published today. Nokia only publishes a summary of its financial reports in stock exchange releases. The summary focuses on Nokia Groups financial information as well as on Nokias outlook. The detailed, segment-level discussion will be available in the complete financial report hosted at www.nokia.com/financials. A video interview summarizing the key points of our Q3 results will also be published on the website. Investors should not solely rely on summaries of Nokias financial reports, but should also review the complete report with tables.
PEKKA LUNDMARK, PRESIDENT AND CEO, ON Q3 2021 RESULTS
We delivered another great quarter driven by our increased investments in technology leadership and strong market demand. The highlight of the quarter was the launch of our next generation FP5 IP routing silicon - delivering up to three times more capacity while reducing power consumption by up to 75% per bit compared to previous generation. This will help reduce the carbon footprint of both Nokia and our customers, while also helping customers to manage their operating expenses.
The third quarter saw us achieve 2% constant currency net sales growth despite the impact of earlier communicated headwinds in North America for Mobile Networks and global supply chain constraints. These headwinds were offset by strong growth in Network Infrastructure against a tough year-on-year comparison and by Cloud and Network Services achieving double-digit growth. Our comparable operating margin for the quarter was 11.7%, which is a further testament to the accountability and financial discipline that our new operating model is driving through the organization.
We now have over 380 private wireless customers and the business continues to grow strongly. We are further increasing our investment to ensure we maintain the lead we have built with the industry's most complete offering.
Overall, I am pleased with our strong financial performance in 2021 so far. We continue to expect seasonality to be less pronounced this year than previously and are reiterating our full year 2021 outlook. Considering our continued strength, we now expect to be towards the upper-end of our comparable operating margin range. As we look ahead, we believe we are well positioned to capitalize on strong demand in our end markets through strengthened technology leadership and improved cost competitiveness. However, the uncertainty around the global semiconductor market limits our visibility into Q4 and 2022. We are working closely not only with our suppliers to ensure component availability but also with our customers to ensure we can meet their needs and mitigate the unprecedented component cost inflation our industry faces. Coupled with the one-offs we've benefited from this year, this may limit our margin expansion potential in 2022.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
EUR million (except for EPS in EUR) Q321 Q320 YoY change Constant currency YoY change Q1-Q321 Q1-Q320 YoY change Constant currency YoY change
Reported results
Net sales 5 399 5 294 2% 2% 15 788 15 299 3% 6%
Gross margin %1 40.7% 37.1% 360bps 39.9% 36.9% 300bps
Research and development expenses1 (1 036) (923) 12% (3 096) (2 942) 5%
Selling, general and administrative expenses1 (674) (631) 7% (2 034) (2 121) (4)%
Operating profit 502 350 43% 1 418 444 219%
Operating margin % 9.3% 6.6% 270bps 9.0% 2.9% 610bps
Profit for the period 351 197 78% 965 180 436%
EPS, diluted 0.06 0.03 100% 0.17 0.03 467%
Net cash and current financial investments 4 300 1 869 130% 4 300 1 869 130%
Comparable results
Net sales 5 399 5 294 2% 2% 15 788 15 301 3% 6%
Gross margin % 40.8% 37.4% 340bps 40.5% 37.8% 270bps
Research and development expenses (1 007) (880) 14% (2 992) (2 808) 7%
Selling, general and administrative expenses (583) (558) 4% (1 719) (1 820) (6)%
Operating profit 633 486 30% 1 867 1 025 82%
Operating margin % 11.7% 9.2% 250bps 11.8% 6.7% 510bps
Profit for the period 463 305 52% 1 377 653 111%
EPS, diluted 0.08 0.05 60% 0.24 0.11 118%
ROIC2 20.2% 11.6% 855bps
1 In Q4 2020, Nokia reclassified certain items of income and expenses from other operating income and expenses to the functions. The comparative reported results for Q3'20 and Q1-Q320 have been recast accordingly. Refer to Note 1, Basis of preparation, in the Financial sta
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