NOTE 3
BUSINESS AREAS
       
               
Ferd's segment reporting complies with IFRS 8. Ferd is an investment company, and the Company's management makes decisions and monitors and evaluates these decisions based on the fair value of the Company's investments and their changes in value. The operating segments are identified on the basis of capital and resource allocation. Ferd is divided into the following five business areas:
               
Ferd Capital is an active and long-term investor in privately owned and listed companies. Ferd has a general approach to investments in the area going from late-venture to "buy-out". Those companies where Ferd Capital has control have been consolidated into the consolidated financial statements, and the business area reporting therefore comprises the consolidated results from these companies, as well as the value changes and management costs of the non-consolidated companies. The value of the investments and the value changes are shown in the accounts of Ferd AS, where Ferd Capital reports MNOK 1 640 in operating result. The value of Ferd Capital's portfolio constitutes MNOK 6 342 at 31 December 2011 and MNOK 8 913 at 31 December 2012 measured at fair value.
               
Ferd Capital prioritises investments in companies where we have the relevant expertise. The team comprises highly qualified staff with operational experience from active owner funds, manufacturing, business development, finance and strategic consultancy. Ferd Capital manages the Group's long-term active equity investments, the largest investments being:
               
- Elopak (97 percent stake) is one of the world's leading manufacturers of packing systems for fluid food articles. With an organisation and cooperating partners in more than 40 countries, the company's products are sold and marketed in more than 100 countries on all continents.
               
- TeleComputing (97 percent stake) is a leading supplier of IT services to small and medium-sized enterprises in Norway and Sweden. The company supplies a broad range of netbased applications and customised operating and outsourcing services in addition to system development, customer assistance and other consultancy services.
               
- Swix Sport (100 percent stake) is developing, manufacturing and marketing ski wax, ski poles, accessories and textiles for sporting and active leasure time use under the brands Swix, Ulvang and Bavac, Toko, Original and Lundhags. The company has extensive operations in Norway as well as abroad through subsidiaries in, i.a., Sweden, USA, Japan and Germany.
               
- Mestergruppen (94,5 percent stake) is a prominent participant in the Norwegian building materials market concentrating on the professional part of the market. The company's operations include developing land and projects, housing and cottages and the sale of building materials.
               
- Aibel (49 percent stake) is a leading supplier to the international upstream and gas industry with the emphasis on the Norwegian shelf. The company is engaged in operating, maintaining and modifying offshore and land based plants, and is also supplying complete production and processing installations.
               
- Interwell (34 percent stakel) is a preeminent Norwegian supplier of high-tech well tools to the international oil and gas industry. The company's most important market is the Norwegian shelf, but it has in recent years also gained access to several significant markets internatinally both in Europe and the Middle-East.
               
Ferd Invest is an active investor managing a considerable portfolio of Nordic listed shares. The business area primarily invests in individual shares, which are assumed to have a large potential, and is measured against a total Nordic index.
               
Ferd Special Investments (SI) has a wide mandate to make investments, but so far only hedge fund in the second-hand market have been purchased. SI makes investments where Ferd achieves particular opportunities other investors are not able to utilise, either due to the requirement for capital, long-term conditions or other.
               
Ferd Hedgefond invests in various types of hedge funds managed by hedge fund environments abroad. The business area shall provide a satisfactory risk-adjusted return and ensure a risk diversification for Ferd.
               
Ferd Eiendom is an active property investor responsible for the Group's investments in property. Operations include developing, leasing and managing office, warehouse and logistic properties and developing housing property for sale, mainly in the Oslo area. The projects are partly carried out internally, partly together with selected external cooperating partners. Ferd Eiendom also invests in foreign property funds.
               
Other mainly comprises investments in externally managed private equity funds that do no require much daily follow-up and are monitored by management rather than allocated to a separate business area. Hence, these securities are part of Other. Other also comprises some financial instruments management may acquire to adjust the total risk exposure. Additionally, operating expenses related to Ferd's management and internal bank are included .
               
NOK 1 000
Ferd AS
Group
Ferd
Capital
Ferd
Invest
Ferd Special
Investments
Ferd
Hedgefond
Ferd
Eiendom
Other
Result 2012
             
Sales income
10 465 326
10 464 382
 
 
 
944
 
Income from financial investments
3 234 991
1 081 221
654 655
182 447
137 678
- 52 774
1 231 764
Other income
483 836
39 445
 
 
 
444 082
310
Operating income
14 184 153
11 585 048
654 655
182 447
137 678
392 252
1 232 074
               
Operating expenses excl. depreciation and impairment
9 872 908
9 719 959
23 928
12 852
8 255
39 845
68 069
EBITDA
4 311 246
1 865 089
630 727
169 595
129 422
352 407
1 164 005
               
Depreciation and impairment
452 849
451 398
77
58
37
368
911
Operating profit
3 858 396
1 413 691
630 650
169 537
129 385
352 039
1 163 094
               
Share of profit from associated companies and joint ventures
87 010
56 965
 
 
 
30 045
 
Profit before finance items and income tax expense
3 945 406
1 470 656
630 650
169 537
129 385
382 083
1 163 094
               
               
Statement of financial position 31 December 2012
         
Intangible assets
1 731 348
1 731 348
 
 
 
 
 
Tangible assets and investment properties
3 377 888
1 381 850
117
 
442
1 991 498
3 981
Investments accounted for by the equity method
599 321
258 732
 
 
 
340 590
 
Investments classified as current asset
15 388 186
4 140 076
3 473 772
1 480 585
1 607 396
319
4 686 039
Other assets*
5 439 300
3 982 241
52 839
291 122
79 027
296 752
737 320
Total assets
26 536 044
11 494 246
3 526 728
1 771 707
1 686 865
2 629 158
5 427 340
               
*) The business area's net bank overdraft are included here and deducted from the other assets.
               
NOK 1 000
Ferd AS
Group
Ferd
Capital
Ferd
Invest
Ferd Special
Investments
Ferd
Hedgefond
Ferd
Eiendom
Other
Income statement 2011
             
Sales income
9 320 120
9 320 120
 
 
 
 
 
Income from financial investments
- 314 447
301 789
- 654 377
130 931
- 59 005
 
- 33 785
Other income
141 956
15 855
 
 
20
125 261
820
Operating income
9 147 629
9 637 763
- 654 377
130 931
- 58 985
125 261
- 32 964
               
Operating expenses
8 612 814
8 492 366
7 895
15 823
10 425
45 535
40 772
EBITDA
534 815
1 145 398
- 662 272
115 108
- 69 410
79 727
- 73 736
               
Depreciation and impairment
374 168
373 122
77
61
54
292
561
Operating profit
160 647
772 276
- 662 349
115 047
- 69 464
79 434
- 74 296
               
Income on investments accounted for by the equity method
32 237
12 082
 
 
 
20 155
 
Profit before finance items and income tax expense
192 884
784 358
- 662 349
115 047
- 69 464
99 589
- 74 296
               
               
Statement of financial position 31 December 2011
         
Intangible assets
1 751 449
1 751 449
 
 
 
 
 
Tangible assets and investment properties
2 956 514
1 433 015
194
 
537
1 519 070
3 698
Investments accounted for by the equity method
657 004
329 130
 
 
 
311 406
16 468
Investments classified as current asset
13 476 441
3 028 666
2 938 422
1 395 973
1 492 666
476
4 620 239
Other assets*
5 226 231
4 437 450
 
99 332
69 814
132 781
486 853
Total assets
24 067 639
10 979 711
2 938 616
1 495 305
1 563 016
1 963 733
5 127 258
               
*) The business area's net bank overdraft are included here and deducted from the other assets.
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