Form 6-K

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

July 15, 2011

 

 

LM ERICSSON TELEPHONE COMPANY

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

Torshamnsgatan 23, Kista

SE-164 83, Stockholm, Sweden

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F  x            Form 40-F  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes  ¨            No  x

Announcement of LM Ericsson Telephone Company, dated July 15, 2011 regarding “Sony Ericsson’s second quarter report 2011”

 

 

 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (publ)
By:  

/S/ NINA MACPHERSON

  Nina Macpherson
  Senior Vice President and
  General Counsel
By:  

/S/ HENRY STÉNSON

  Henry Sténson
  Senior Vice President
  Corporate Communications

Date: July 15, 2011


LOGO

 

PRESS RELEASE   JULY 15, 2011

Sony Ericsson reports second quarter 2011 results

Highlights:

 

   

Supply chain constraints from the Japan earthquake significantly impact Q2 results

 

   

Smartphones account for more than 70 percent of total sales

 

   

Android-based Xperiavolume up 150 percent year-on-year

The consolidated financial summary for Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Ericsson) for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011 is as follows:

 

     Q2 2010     Q1 2011     Q2 2011  

Number of units shipped (million)

Average selling price (Euro)

    

 

11.0

160

  

  

   

 

8.1

141

  

  

   

 

7.6

156

  

  

Sales (Euro m.)

     1,757        1,145        1,193   

Gross margin (%)

     28     33     31

Operating income (Euro m.)

     36        19        -37   

Operating margin (%)

     2     2     -3

Restructuring charges (Euro m.)

     -32        —          —     

Operating income excl. restructuring charges (Euro m.)

     68        19        -37   

Operating margin excl. restructuring charges (%)

     4     2     -3

Income before taxes (IBT) (Euro m.)

     31        15        -42   

IBT excl. restructuring charges (Euro m.)

     63        15        -42   

Net income (Euro m.)

     12        11        -50   

Bert Nordberg, President and CEO of Sony Ericsson commented, “Sony Ericsson’s second quarter profitability was affected by the March 11 earthquake in Japan. We estimate that the impact of earthquake-related supply chain constraints on our portfolio was close to 1.5 million units, with most of the effect in the early part of the quarter. Our shift to Android-based smartphones continues with smartphone sales accounting for more than 70 percent of our total sales during the quarter. We have shipped more than 16 million Xperia smartphones to date. We have introduced eight new Xperia smartphones this year and we continue to see strong consumer and operator demand across the Xperia smartphone portfolio.”

Units shipped during the quarter were 7.6 million, a 31% decrease year-on-year and a 6% decrease sequentially, due to a decrease in volume caused by constrained supply of critical components and an anticipated decline in the number of feature phones shipped.

Average selling price (ASP) for the quarter was Euro 156, a 3% decrease year-on-year but an 11% increase sequentially. The year-on-year decrease is due to product and geographic mix and price erosion. The sequential increase in ASP is attributed to favorable product and geographic mix, more than offsetting price erosion and unfavorable foreign exchange rates.

Sales for the quarter were Euro 1,193 million, a 32% decrease year-on-year and a 4% increase sequentially.

The gross margin percentage for the quarter was 31% with an improvement of 3 percentage points

 

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Mobile Communications   202 Hammersmith Road    T: +44 (0)20 8762 5800   
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year-on-year that included restructuring charges, and a decrease of 2 percentage points from the previous quarter, which included the benefit of some larger than normal items relating to royalty matters and warranty estimates.

Loss before taxes for the quarter was Euro 42 million, compared to an income before taxes of Euro 31 million for the same quarter in the previous year, due to lower volume. Income before taxes for the previous quarter was Euro 15 million. The sequential change was reflective of lower gross margin and higher operating expenses.

The quarter ended in a net loss of Euro 50 million, compared to a net income of Euro 12 million in the same quarter in the previous year, and Euro 11 million in the last quarter. Tax expenses in this quarter included the impact of tax adjustments and the distribution of profits and losses between various jurisdictions.

Cash flow from operating activities during the quarter was negative Euro 224 million, mainly due to increases in accounts receivables and inventories, negative net income and timing of certain payments. New external borrowings of Euro 165 million were made during the quarter to enhance liquidity and growth, resulting in total borrowings of Euro 769 million at the end of the quarter. Total cash balances at June 30, 2011 amounted to Euro 516 million.

Sony Ericsson estimates that its share in the global Android-based smartphone market during the quarter was approximately 11% in volume and 11% in value.

Sony Ericsson maintains its forecast for modest industry growth in total units in the global handset market for 2011.

The liquid identity is a registered trademark of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB. Xperia™ is a trademark of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB. Sony is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation. Ericsson is a registered trademark of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved and subject to change without prior notice.

EDITOR’S NOTES:

Financial statements:

Consolidated income statement

Consolidated income statement – isolated quarters

Consolidated balance sheet

Consolidated statement of cash flows

Consolidated statement of cash flows – isolated quarters

Net sales by market area by quarter

About Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson celebrates its 10th year as a joint venture between Sony Corporation and Ericsson in October 2011. Over the years Sony Ericsson has brought together the best communication technologies with superior entertainment user experiences to create its Xperia™ line of the ‘most entertaining smartphones’ in the mobile handset industry. With its global corporate functions in London, Sony Ericsson has sales and marketing operations in all major regions of the world, as well as manufacturing operations in China, and product development sites in China, Japan, Sweden and Silicon Valley, California. For more information, please visit: www.sonyericsson.com/press.

- ENDS –

CONTACTS:

Ericsson investor relations

Susanne Andersson (Stockholm) +46 10 719 4631

Sony investor relations

Yoshinori Hashitani (Tokyo) +81 3 6748 2111

Yas Hasegawa (London) +44 20 7426 8696

 

Sony Ericsson   Sony Ericsson House      
Mobile Communications   202 Hammersmith Road    T: +44 (0)20 8762 5800   
Management Limited   London W6 7DN, United Kingdom    www.sonyericsson.com   

VAT Number GB781457994. Registered in England Number 4257114


Press / Media

Sony Ericsson global communications and PR

Cathy Davies (London) +44 208 762 5879

Holly Rossetti (London) + 44 208 762 5851

Gustaf Brusewitz (London) +44 208 762 5805

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Sony Ericsson has identified certain important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in such forward-looking statements. For a detailed description of risk factors see Sony’s and Ericsson’s filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly each company’s latest published Annual Report on Form 20-F.

 

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Sony Ericsson

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

 

      Apr-Jun     Jan-Jun  

EUR million

   2010     2011     Change     2010     2011     Change  

Net sales

     1,757        1,193        -32     3,162        2,339        -26

Cost of sales

     -1,266        -828        -35     -2,241        -1,592        -29
                                    

Gross profit

     492        365        -26     921        747        -19

Gross margin %

     28     31     3 pp      29     32     pp 

Research and development expenses

     -191        -184        -4     -376        -357        -5

Selling and administrative expenses

     -272        -224        -18     -510        -423        -17
                                    

Operating expenses

     -463        -408        -12     -886        -780        -12

Other operating income, net

     7        6        -14     21        16        -24
                                    

Operating income

     36        -37          57        -17     

Operating margin %

     2     -3     -5 pp      2     -1     -3 pp 

Financial income

     2        5        150     9        8        -11

Financial expenses

     -7        -10        43     -16        -18        13
                                    

Income before taxes

     31        -42          50        -27     

Taxes

     -16        -3        -81     -10        -9        -10

Minority interest

     -4        -5        25     -7        -4        -43
                                    

Net income

     12        -50          33        -40     
                                    

Number of units shipped (million)

     11.0        7.6        -31     21.5        15.8        -27

ASP (EUR)

     160        156        -3     147        148        1
                                    

EUR million

   Apr-Jun           Jan-Jun        

Restructuring charges

   2010     2011           2010     2011        

Cost of sales

     -33        —            -31        —       

Research and development expenses

     -1        —            -3        —       

Selling and administrative expenses

     2        —            -1        —       
                                    

Total

     -32        —            -35        —       

 

* Operating expenses in 2010 have been restated to reflect certain organizational changes.

 

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Sony Ericsson

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT - ISOLATED QUARTERS

 

     2010     2011  

EUR million

   Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4     Q1     Q2  

Net sales

     1,405        1,757        1,603        1,528        1,145        1,193   

Cost of sales

     -975        -1,266        -1,130        -1,069        -763        -828   
                                                

Gross profit

     429        492        473        459        382        365   

Gross margin %

     31     28     30     30     33     31

Research and development expenses

     -185        -191        -179        -191        -173        -184   

Selling and administrative expenses

     -238        -272        -241        -236        -199        -224   
                                                

Operating expenses

     -423        -463        -420        -427        -372        -408   

Other operating income, net

     14        7        10        7        10        6   
                                                

Operating income

     20        36        63        39        19        -37   

Operating margin %

     1     2     4     3     2     -3

Financial income

     7        2        7        2        3        5   

Financial expenses

     -9        -7        -8        -6        -8        -10   
                                                

Income before taxes

     18        31        62        35        15        -42   

Taxes

     6        -16        -12        -27        -5        -3   

Minority interest

     -3        -4        -2        0        1        -5   
                                                

Net income

     21        12        49        8        11        -50   
                                                

Number of units shipped (million)

     10.5        11.0        10.4        11.2        8.1        7.6   

ASP (EUR)

     134        160        154        136        141        156   
                                                

EUR million

   2010     2011  

Restructuring charges

   Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4     Q1     Q2  

Cost of sales

     2        -33        -3        2        —          —     

Research and development expenses

     -2        -1        5        0        —          —     

Selling and administrative expenses

     -3        2        -6        -5        —          —     
                                                

Total

     -3        -32        -4        -3        —          —     

 

* Operating expenses in 2010 have been restated to reflect certain organizational changes.

 

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Mobile Communications   202 Hammersmith Road    T: +44 (0)20 8762 5800   
Management Limited   London W6 7DN, United Kingdom    www.sonyericsson.com   

VAT Number GB781457994. Registered in England Number 4257114


Sony Ericsson

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

 

EUR million

   Jun 30
2010
     Dec 31
2010
     Mar 31
2011
     Jun 30
2011
 

ASSETS

           

Total fixed and financial assets

     836         803         791         819   

Current assets

           

Inventories

     467         460         510         570   

Accounts receivable

     1,063         836         755         872   

Other assets

     412         295         304         330   

Other short-term cash investments

     477         276         417         329   

Cash and bank

     562         329         182         188   
                                   

Total current assets

     2,981         2,196         2,168         2,289   
                                   

Total assets

     3, 817         2,999         2,959         3,108   
                                   

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

           

Shareholders’ equity

     510         532         496         451   

Minority interest

     66         42         38         43   
                                   

Total equity

     575         574         534         494   

Borrowing, Non Current

     101         100         0         0   

Other long-term liabilities

     40         32         30         31   
                                   

Total long-term liabilities

     141         132         30         31   

Accounts payable

     973         769         701         716   

Borrowing, Current

     329         130         604         769   

Other current liabilities

     1,798         1,394         1,090         1,098   
                                   

Total current liabilities

     3,101         2,293         2,394         2,583   
                                   

Total shareholders’ equity and liabilities

     3,817         2,999         2,959         3,108   
                                   

Net cash*

     609         375         -5         -252   

 

* Net cash is defined as cash and bank deposit plus other short-term cash investments less interest-bearing liabilities.

 

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Mobile Communications   202 Hammersmith Road    T: +44 (0)20 8762 5800   
Management Limited   London W6 7DN, United Kingdom    www.sonyericsson.com   

VAT Number GB781457994. Registered in England Number 4257114


Sony Ericsson

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

 

     Apr-Jun      Jan-Jun  

EUR million

   2010      2011      2010      2011  

OPERATING

           

Net income

     12         -50         33         -40   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash

     4         -29         -40         -166   
                                   
     16         -79         -6         -206   

Changes in operating net assets

     13         -145         -58         -371   
                                   

Cash flow from operating activities

     29         -224         -65         -577   

INVESTING

           

Investing activities

     -15         -21         12         -36   
                                   

Cash flow from investing activities

     -15         -21         12         -36   

FINANCING

           

Financing activities

     0         165         150         541   
                                   

Cash flow from financing activities

     0         165         150         541   

Net change in cash

     15         -80         97         -72   

Cash, beginning of period

     980         599         878         605   

Translation difference in Cash

     45         -3         64         -17   
                                   

Cash, end of period

     1,039         516         1,039         516   
                                   

 

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Mobile Communications   202 Hammersmith Road    T: +44 (0)20 8762 5800   
Management Limited   London W6 7DN, United Kingdom    www.sonyericsson.com   

VAT Number GB781457994. Registered in England Number 4257114


Sony Ericsson

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - ISOLATED QUARTERS

 

     2010      2011  

EUR million

   Q1      Q2      Q3      Q4      Q1      Q2  

OPERATING

                 

Net income

     21         12         49         8         11         -50   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash

     -44         4         -66         -50         -137         -29   
                                                     
     -23         16         -17         -42         -127         -79   

Changes in operating net assets

     -72         13         -38         -86         -226         -145   
                                                     

Cash flow from operating activities

     -94         29         -54         -128         -353         -224   

INVESTING

                 

Investing activities

     27         -15         2         -18         -14         -21   
                                                     

Cash flow from investing activities

     27         -15         2         -18         -14         -21   

FINANCING

                 

Financing activities

     150         0         -32         -178         375         165   
                                                     

Cash flow from financing activities

     150         0         -32         -178         375         165   

Net change in cash

     83         15         -85         -324         8         -80   

Cash, beginning of period

     878         980         1,039         921         605         599   

Translation difference in Cash

     19         45         -33         7         -14         -3   
                                                     

Cash, end of period

     980         1,039         921         605         599         516   
                                                     

 

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Sony Ericsson

NET SALES BY MARKET AREA BY QUARTER

 

EUR million    2010     2011  

Isolated quarters

   Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4     Q1     Q2  

Europe, Middle East & Africa *

     711        876        837        795        485        435   

Americas

     201        223        222        205        151        193   

Asia

     493        659        544        528        509        565   
                                                

Total

     1,405        1,757        1,603        1,528        1,145        1,193   
                                                

* of which Western Europe

     525        668        632        569        307        323   
     2010     2011  

Sequential change (%)

   Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4     Q1     Q2  

Europe, Middle East & Africa *

     -26     23     -4     -5     -39     -10

Americas

     -9     11     0     -8     -26     28

Asia

     -12     34     -17     -3     -4     11
                                                

Total

     -20     25     -9     -5     -25     4
                                                

* of which Western Europe

     -23     27     -5     -10     -46     5
     2010     2011  

Year over year change (%)

   Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4     Q1     Q2  

Europe, Middle East & Africa *

     -27     -6     -4     -18     -32     -50

Americas

     1     14     -4     -8     -25     -13

Asia

     -12     17     6     -6     3     -14
                                                

Total

     -19     4     -1     -13     -19     -32
                                                

* of which Western Europe

     -27     -1     -1     -16     -42     -52
     2010     2011  

Year to date

   1003     1006     1009     1012     1103     1106  

Europe, Middle East & Africa *

     711        1,587        2,424        3,219        485        919   

Americas

     201        424        646        851        151        345   

Asia

     493        1,152        1,695        2,224        509        1,075   
                                                

Total

     1,405        3,162        4,765        6,294        1,145        2,339   
                                                

* of which Western Europe

     525        1,193        1,825        2,393        307        630   
     2010     2011  

YTD year over year change (%)

   1003     1006     1009     1012     1103     1106  

Europe, Middle East & Africa *

     -27     -17     -13     -14     -32     -42

Americas

     1     7     3     0     -25     -19

Asia

     -12     3     4     1     3     -7
                                                

Total

     -19     -8     -5     -7     -19     -26
                                                

* of which Western Europe

     -27     -15     -10     -12     -42     -47

 

Sony Ericsson   Sony Ericsson House      
Mobile Communications   202 Hammersmith Road    T: +44 (0)20 8762 5800   
Management Limited   London W6 7DN, United Kingdom    www.sonyericsson.com   

VAT Number GB781457994. Registered in England Number 4257114