Report By the Board of Directors

Statement of Financial Position and Financing

The figures presented in the statement of financial position of December 31, 2015, are compared with the statement of the financial position of December 31, 2014 (MEUR).
  31.12.2015 31.12.2014
Non-current assets 14.4 48.8
Current assets 145.0 118.0
Total assets 159.4 166.8
Share capital 12.9 12.9
Other capital 124.6 80.5
Total equity 137.6 93.4
Non-current liabilities 2.0 7.6
Current liabilities 19.8 65.8
Total equity and liabilities 159.4 116.8

The cash flow of the review period:

  1-12/2015 1-12/2014
+ profit of the period +/- adjustment of accrual basis items 12.2 27.4 
+/- change in net working capital -6.2  -12.1 
- interest, taxes and dividends -3.9  -4.7 
= net cash from operating activities 2.1  10.5 
- net cash from investing activities 579.6  -9.2 
- net cash from financing activities -502.2  -1.0 
= net change in cash and cash equivalents 79.5  0.3 

Net cash from operating activities includes operative cash flows generated by the Automotive business during first half of the year. Net cash from investing activities includes cash flows related to the sale of the Automotive business on the third quarter of the year. The net cash flow from financing activities includes the cash flow of EUR -493.5 million resulting from the repurchasing of own shares and stock options in the voluntary public tender offer during fourth quarter. Altogether the proceeds and costs resulting from the sale of the Automotive business have approximately EUR 585.2 million positive effect on the cash flows of the review period.

The amount of gross investments in the period under review was EUR 7.4 million including EUR 1.8 million investments related to acquisitions. Net investments for the reporting period totaled EUR 7.4 million. The total amount of depreciation during the period under review was EUR 2.5 million. The amount of interestbearing debt of continuing operations, including finance lease liabilities, was at the end of the reporting period EUR 1.4 million (EUR 8.3 million on December 31, 2014). Bittium's equity ratio at the end of the period was 90.5 % (62.3 % on December 31, 2014). The high equity ratio is significantly affected by the proceeds generated from the sale of the Automotive business. Cash and other liquid assets at the end of the reporting period were EUR 122.8 million (EUR 43.3 million on December 31, 2014).

Bittium has a EUR 10 million credit facility agreement with Nordea Bank Finland Plc. and a EUR 10 million credit facility agreement with Pohjola Bank Plc. These agreements are intended for general financing purposes and they are valid until June 30, 2017. These agreements include conventional covenants and covenants related to transfer of assets were breached at the sale of the Automotive business on July 1, 2017. The banks have informed Bittium that they will not use their rights to terminate credit facility agreements related to the sale of the Automotive business. At the end of the review period, EUR 0.0 million of these facilities were in use.

Bittium follows a hedging strategy that objective is to ensure the business margins in changing market circumstances by minimizing the influence of exchange rates. According to hedging strategy principles, the agreed customer commitments´ net cash flow in the currency is hedged. The net cash flow is determined on the basis of accounts receivable, accounts payable, order book and budgeted net currency cash flow. The hedged foreign currency exposure was equivalent to EUR 2.5 million at the end of the review period.