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Nokia posts third-quarter loss
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 15 - 10 - 2009


Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker,
Thursday posted a pre-tax loss for third quarter 2009 that also saw
sales drop, according to dpa.
The Finnish-based company posted a pre-tax loss of 469 million
euros (678 million dollars), compared to a pre-tax profit of 1.41
billion euros for the corresponding business period in 2008.
Third-quarter sales dropped 20 per cent year-on-year to 9.8
billion euros, the group said.
The share price was off some 7 per cent in early afternoon trading
on the news.
Nokia Chief Executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo said in a comment that
although "demand for mobile devices improved in many markets," Nokia
had noted that its "volumes and net sales were, however, somewhat
constrained by component shortages."
The operating loss was 426 million euros, compared to an operating
profit of 1.47 billion euros for the corresponding business period in
2008.
The company sold 108.5 million handsets during the quarter, down
15 per cent year-on-year and up 5 per cent compared to the second
quarter of 2009.
Nokia estimated its share of the global mobile handset market to
be 38 per cent, in line with its share in second-quarter 2009 as well
as year-on-year.
In its outlook, Nokia revised its earlier estimate for the global
handset market for 2009. Instead of a 10 per cent drop, it estimated
the market would shrink 7 per cent.
Nokia forecast its share of the market would remain flat for 2009.
The group said it sold 27.1 million units in Europe, down 1 per
cent year-on-year while in Asia and the Pacific region sales fell
over 9 per cent to 30.5 million units, and dipped over 6 per cent in
China where it sold 18.5 million units.
Sales in Latin America were off almost 12 per cent cent to 9.7
million units, and were down over 30 per cent to 3.1 million units in
North America.
Sales dipped over 8 per cent to 19.6 million units in the Middle
East and Africa.
Other trends included that the average selling prices for its
handsets was 62 euros, the same as in second-quarter 2009 but down
from 72 euros year-on-year.
Net sales for the 50-50 joint venture Nokia Siemens Networks -
launched 2007 between Nokia and Germany's Siemens - declined 20 per
cent year-on-year to 2.8 billion euros.


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