Financials

 
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Year 2006

Financial Statements bulletin 2006 (pdf)
Result 2006 presentation slides (pdf)

• Good business performance throughout the year: Sales were up, profit improved and market shares increased
• Group’s net sales in 2006 amounted to EUR 835.9 million (EUR 686.5 million), showing an increase of 21.8% on 2005
• Group’s operating profit picked up by 32.2% to EUR 153.1 million (EUR 115.8 million)
• Operating profit percentage rose from 16.9% to 18.3%
• EPS grew from EUR 0.70 to EUR 0.88
• Good winter tyre sales in Nordic countries, Russia and CIS-countries
• Car tyre sales in Russia exceeded the sales in Nordic countries
• Record-breaking sales of heavy tyres
• Sales and logistics enhancement in Russia, Eastern Europe, Ukraine and Kazakhstan
• Vianor tyre chain expanded in Russia and in Sweden
• A record-breaking number of new product launches: Nokian Hakkapeliitta 5, Nokian Hakkapeliitta Sport Utility 5, Nokian Hakka summer tyre range, Nokian Forest Rider radial forestry tyre, a new truck tyre range
• Nokian Hakkapeliitta 5 scored the highest points in motor magazines’ tyre tests in the Nordic countries and in Russia
• The Russian plant was enlarged: the mixing department and the new storage were completed
• A EUR 4 million additional investment to raise the production capacity of Heavy Tyres


For more key figures go to Performance Monitor.

Annual Report 2006