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Interim report for January - June 2010, 22 July 2010:
The situation appears to have stabilised in the operations support system markets. Operator investments have recovered and we anticipate the markets will grow during the second half of the year.
Comptel's net sales are estimated to grow in 2010, though more moderately than during the first half of the year. The full year operating profit is estimated to grow and operating profit margin is forecast to be 10 - 14 per cent.
Interim report for January - March 2010, 22 April 2010:
The weakening of operations support system markets has halted according to our view, and the situation is stable. We have begun to see the first signs of increasing operator investments and we anticipate a cautious growth to begin during the second half of the year.
Comptel's net sales and operating profit are estimated to grow in 2010. The full year operating profit margin is forecast to be 8 - 12 per cent.
Financial statements bulletin for 2009, 9 February 2010:
The weakening of operations support system markets has halted according to our view, and the situation is stable. There are no clear signs yet of sustained market recovery, but we anticipate a cautious growth to begin during the second half of the year.
Comptel's net sales and operating profit are estimated to grow in 2010. The full year operating profit margin is forecast to be 8-12 per cent. However, in the first quarter net sales are estimated to remain at the previous year's level or to decrease slightly, which may lead to a negative operating result.
Interim report for January - September 2009, 28 October 2009:
The weakening of markets in Europe since the latter part of last year seems to have halted but there are no clear signs yet of sustained market recovery. The Operations Support System markets seem to have stabilised globally and the market conditions are expected to remain similar also during the last quarter of this year.
Net sales and operating result are forecasted to be clearly higher during the second half compared to the first half of the year. The full year net sales and operating result are estimated to remain lower than in the previous year.
Interim report for January - June 2009, 29 July 2009:
The weakening of markets especially in Europe since the latter part of last year seems to have diminished and the markets seem to have stabilised in the current level. The company's order backlog has remained on the previous year's level.
Net sales are estimated to be clearly higher during the second half compared to the first half of the year. However, the full year net sales are forecasted to remain lower than in the previous year. Comptel's operating profit is forecasted not to reach the previous year's level.
Interim report for January - March 2009, 29 April 2009:
The worldwide economic situation has raised uncertainty and weakened the visibility also in the global Operations Support System markets. The weakening of markets especially in Europe since the latter part of last year seems to have diminished and recently it has appeared signs of stabilising markets and improving visibility. The company's order backlog has remained at a higher level than in the previous year.
Due to low net sales in the first quarter, it is estimated that Comptel's net sales will decline slightly in 2009. Comptel's operating profit is estimated not to reach the previous year's level. The cost savings related to personnel reductions will have an impact starting from the second quarter of the year.
Financial statements bulletin for 2008, 12 February 2009:
The worldwide economic situation has raised further uncertainty and weakened the visibility also in the global Operations Support Systems markets. In 2009, the markets are expected to remain at the previous year level or to decline slightly in Europe. In other regions the markets are expected to remain at the previous year level or to grow slightly. The company's order backlog is at a higher level than in the previous year, mainly as a result of a strong stock of maintenance agreements.
It is estimated that Comptel's net sales will remain at the previous year level or to decline slightly in 2009. Comptel's operating profit is estimated not to reach the previous year's level. In early 2009, the profitability will remain especially low due to the one-off items related to personnel reductions. The impact of these measures will follow only later.
Stock exchange release 26 November 2008:
The Growth of Comptel's Net Sales Remains Lower than Expected
It is estimated that Comptel's net sales for 2008 will grow from the previous year but the growth will remain lower than the earlier expected 10 per cent. The lower growth of net sales is due to the slowing down of business especially in the Western Europe and the delayed orders of Axiom Systems. The growth of net sales has continued favourably in the Middle East and Africa and in Asia Pacific.
Comptel's operating profit for 2008 before one-off costs is expected to be 12 - 17 per cent of net sales.
Earlier Comptel Corporation estimated that the net sales would increase over 10 per cent in 2008 and the operating profit was expected to be 15 - 20 per cent of net sales before the estimated EUR 1 million one-off costs related to integration of Axiom Systems.
Interim report for January - September 2008, 22 October 2008:
The worldwide economic situation has raised further uncertainty and weakened the visibility, which has not so far been seen in the global Operations Support Systems (OSS) market. Thus Comptel's business prospects are expected to remain favourable during the rest of the year.
However, the US dollar rate remaining below the level recorded in the previous year or its weakening from the current level will slow down the growth of net sales in Euro terms. A significant part of Comptel's business will continue to comprise customer specific solutions for Elisa and Telenor. Its share of the Group's net sales is not predicted to grow. The order backlog is on the good level, mainly as a result of a strong stock of maintenance agreements.
It is estimated that Comptel's net sales will increase over 10 per cent in 2008. Comptel's operating profit is expected to be 15-20 per cent of net sales before the estimated EUR 1 million one-off costs related to integration of Axiom Systems.
An increasing portion of Comptel's business will come from services for existing customers, which, to some extent, lessens the fluctuation from one quarter to another. Single business contracts or delivery projects may continue to have a significant influence on a quarter's result.
Interim report for January - June 2008, 30 July 2008:
The worldwide economic situation has raised uncertainty, which has not so far been seen in the global Operations Support Systems (OSS) market. Thus Comptel's business prospects are still expected to develop favourably.
However, the US dollar rate remaining below the level recorded in the previous year or its weakening from the current level will slow down the growth of net sales in Euro terms. A significant part of Comptel's business will continue to comprise customer specific solutions for Elisa and Telenor. Its share of the Group's net sales is not predicted to grow. The order backlog is on the good level, mainly as a result of a strong stock of maintenance agreements. During the current year Comptel will further invest in developing end-to-end solutions and strengthening its sales organisation.
It is estimated that Comptel's net sales will increase over 10 per cent in 2008. Comptel's operating profit is expected to be 15-20 per cent of net sales before the estimated EUR 1 million one-off costs related to integration of Axiom Systems.
An increasing portion of Comptel's business will come from services for existing customers, which, to some extent, lessens the fluctuation from one quarter to another. Single business contracts or delivery projects may continue to have a significant influence on a quarter's result.
