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FINANCIAL REVIEW 2018 Peace of mind in all conditions Contents CONTENTS Peace of mind in all conditions .........................................................................1 PEACE OF MIND IN Nokian Tyres in brief ............................................................................................2 ALL CONDITIONS Key figures 2018 ....................................................................................................3 Highlights of the year 2018 ...............................................................................4 Review by the President & CEO........................................................................5 In the heart of a rainstorm or heavy snowfall, you can Strategy ................................................................................................................... 7 rely on us to bring you home safely. Report by the Board of Directors ................................................................... 11 Financial Statements ....................................................................................... 23 Nokian Tyres is the Scandinavian pioneer in demanding Consolidated Income Statement ................................................................. 24 conditions and the inventor of the winter tire. We make Consolidated Statement of Financial Position ........................................ 25 premium tires for consumers and customers who Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows..................................................... 26 value safety, sustainability, and innovative products. Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity .......................................27 Our offer also includes tires for trucks and heavy Accounting policies for the Consolidated Financial Statements....... 28 machinery. Notes to the consolidated financial Statements ................................... 34 With our highly innovative team and advanced Parent Company Income Statement and Balance Sheet .................... 63 technology, we have built some of the most efficient Parent Company Statement of Cash Flows .............................................. 64 tire factories in the industry. A new factory is under Accounting policies for the Parent Company .......................................... 65 construction in the US. Notes to the Financial Statement of the Parent Company ............... 66 Key financial indicators .....................................................................................71 Information on Nokian Tyres’ share .............................................................73 Nokian Tyres group structure ........................................................................75 Signatures ............................................................................................................76 Auditors’ Report .................................................................................................. 77 Corporate Governance Statement ..............................................................80 Salaries and remunerations 2018 .................................................................87 Board of Directors .............................................................................................. 91 Management Team ............................................................................................92 Investor Information and Investor Relations ............................................ 94 NOKIAN TYRES PLC – FINANCIAL REVIEW 2018 1 Nokian Tyres in brief NOKIAN TYRES IN BRIEF PRODUCTS SOLD IN WINTER TIRES SHARE OF SALES Nokian Tyres develops and We are market 62 manufactures premium tires COUNTRIES 2/3 for people who value safety, sustainability, and innovative leaders in products. We offer peace of mind premium tires in the in all conditions and instill our Scandinavian heritage in every tire Nordic countries we make. Our company designs tires for passenger cars, trucks, and Russia and heavy machinery. NET SALES EUR Our business is divided into three units: Passenger Car Tyres, Heavy Tyres and Vianor, our chain of tire and car service centers. 4,800 Our headquarters is based in Nokia, Finland. We have 1,595MILLION EMPLOYEES factories in Finland and Russia, and a third one is under construction in the US. Production in the US factory will start in 2020. We have two testing centers in Finland and a new one is being built in Spain. We are the inventor of the winter tire. With our motivated and innovative team we can take safety to a new level in the summer, all-season, and all-weather tires as well. We are market leaders in premium tires in the Nordic countries and Russia. In five years we aim to double our sales SAFE, in North America and grow by 50% in Central Europe. SUSTAINABLE Sustainability is an essential part of our business. We aim for sustainable safety and eco-friendliness throughout AND INNOVATIVE 120YEARS the product life cycle. In addition to sustainable product PRODUCTS development and products, we care about people and the environment as well as our customers and employees. In 2018, the company’s net sales were EUR 1.6 billion and it employed some 4,800 people. Nokian Tyres is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. NOKIAN TYRES PLC – FINANCIAL REVIEW 2018 – NOKIAN Tyres IN BRIEF 2 Key figures 2018 KEY FIGURES 2018 CC* Net sales, operating profit Earnings per share and Change Change EUR million 2018 2017 % % and operating profit % dividend per share Net sales 1,595.6 1,572.5 1.5 5.7 EUR million Operating pro t % EUR Operating profit 372.4 365.4 2,000 50 2.5 Operating profit % 23.3 23.2 1,600 40 2.0 Profit before tax 361.7 332.4 1,200 30 1.5 Profit for the period 295.2 221.4 Earnings per share, EUR 2.15 1.63 800 20 1.0 ROCE, % 23.3 22.4 400 10 0.5 Equity ratio, % 71.0 78.2 0 0 0.0 Cash flow from operating 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 activities 536.9 234.1 Net sales Operating Operating Earnings Dividend Gearing, % –21.2 –14.2 pro t pro t % per share per share Interest-bearing net debt –315.2 –208.3 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Capital expenditure 226.5 134.9 Net sales, EUR 1,389.1 1,360.1 1,391.2 1,572.5 1,595.6 Earnings per share 1.56 1.8 1.87 1.63 2.15 Operating profit, EUR 308.7 296.0 310.5 365.4 372.4 Dividend per share 1.45 1.50 1.53 1.56 1.58 * Comparable currencies Operating profit % 22.2 21.8 22.3 23.2 23.3 Net sales by market area, % 2017 2018 Return on Capital Employed, % Nordic countries 40 39 % Russia 19 19 25 Other Europe 28 27 North America 11 12 20 Other Countries 2 2 15 10 Net sales by business unit* , % 5 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2017 2018 Passenger Car Tyres 72 72 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Heavy Tyres 11 12 Return on Capital Vianor 22 Employed, ROCE, % 19.20 20.30 19.90 22.40 23.30 21 * including internal sales NOKIAN TYRES PLC – FINANCIAL REVIEW 2018 – KEY FIGures 2018 3 Highlights of the year 2018 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR WE NET SALES IN BUILDING OF OUR STRENGTHENED COMPARABLE OUR MARKET CURRENCIES NEW US NOKIAN FACTORY POSITION IN POWERPROOF +5.7% STARTED NORTH AMERICA AND NOKIAN AND RUSSIA WETPROOF WERE INTRODUCED WE WERE AGAIN INCLUDED IN DOW JONES’ DJSI TO THE CENTRAL WORLD SUSTAINABILITY INDEX AND ALSO IN THE EUROPEAN MARKET MORE STRICTLY DEFINED DJSI EUROPE INDEX WE STARTED TO VIANOR IMPROVED BUILD A TESTING ITS PROFITABILITY CENTER IN SPAIN DRIVEN BY INCREASED OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND SALES MANAGEMENT HEAVY TYRES STARTED TO BUILD WE REDUCED ROLLING NEW CAPACITY IN RESISTANCE BY FINLAND 8% IN AVERAGE IN 2013–2018 NOKIAN TYRES PLC – FINANCIAL REVIEW 2018 – HIGHLIGhts OF THE YEAR 4 Review by the President & CEO NEW FINANCIAL TARGETS GUIDE US IN EXECUTING OUR STRATEGY I am pleased to report that In 2018, we celebrated 120 years in business. That is an we reached many important impressive track record for any company! Innovative products, a trusted brand, motivated employees, and a milestones in 2018: we started commitment to serving customers sustainably over the construction work on our new long-term, have all contributed to strengthening our position US factory; we began building a in the market. new testing center in Spain; we We had a good year – delivering higher net sales and operating profit. Net sales increased by 5.7% with initiated investments to increase comparable currencies, driven by Passenger Car Tyres, Heavy Tyres’ production capacity despite a delayed summer as well as lower new car sales by 50% in Finland; and we were in Sweden and Norway. We experienced good growth in again selected in Dow Jones’ DJSI Heavy Tyres, especially in sales of agricultural and forestry tires. Vianor successfully continued to improve operational World sustainability index, as well efficiency and sales management. Overall, we increased the as DJSI Europe index. At the same operating profit for the Group, despite a significant negative time, we successfully continued to currency impact. strengthen our position in North Key strategic ambitions will help us America and Russia. deliver our new financial targets Nokian Tyres has now entered its next phase of growth. In line with our updated 2018 strategy, we will seize the opportunities for further growth in Russia, Central Europe and North America. Our financial targets for 2019–2021 are the following: • to grow faster than the market: CAGR above 5% with comparable currencies • to maintain healthy profitability: EBIT at the level of 22% • to deliver good returns for our shareholders: Dividend above 50% of net earnings NOKIAN TYRES PLC – FINANCIAL REVIEW 2018 – REVIEW BY THE President & CEO 5 We will reach