Feb 5 (Reuters) - Fiskars Oyj Abp FSKRS.HE :
* FISKARS GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENT RELEASE 2020
* Q4 NET SALES INCREASED BY 1.7% TO EUR 313.3 MILLION (Q4
2019:
308.0)
* Q4 EBITA INCREASED BY 47.5% TO EUR 47.2 MILLION (32.0)
* BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROPOSES TO ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING THAT
A
DIVIDEND OF EUR 0.60 PER SHARE SHALL BE PAID FOR FINANCIAL
PERIOD THAT ENDED ON DECEMBER 31, 2020
* OUTLOOK 2021: IN 2021, COMPARABLE2) EBITA IS EXPECTED TO
BE
LOWER THAN IN 2020, BUT ABOVE EUR 110 MILLION
* STRONG MOMENTUM CONTINUED IN SEASONALLY IMPORTANT Q4.
* BENEFITS FROM ONGOING RESTRUCTURING AND TRANSFORMATION
PROGRAMS
ARE EXPECTED TO FULLY MATERIALIZE IN 2022
* VOLATILITY INCREASED DUE TO PANDEMIC AND VISIBILITY
DECREASED
* PANDEMIC HAD A SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACT ON BUSINESS
AREA VITA
THROUGHOUT YEAR
* IN 2021, WE PLAN TO COMPLETE TWO ON-GOING TRANSFORMATION
PROGRAMS, AIMING AT INCREASING SIMPLICITY AND EFFICIENCY
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