Nokia posts euro349-million profit in Q1

April 22, 2010 05:29 pm | Updated November 28, 2021 08:45 pm IST - HELSINKI

The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia's CEO Mr. Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, who announced the company's first quarter profits in Helsinki on Thursday. File photo: AP.

The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia's CEO Mr. Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, who announced the company's first quarter profits in Helsinki on Thursday. File photo: AP.

Nokia Corp.’s first—quarter net profit surged to euro349 million ($467 million) from euro122 million a year earlier with strong growth in smart phone sales, the company said on Thursday.

The world’s top mobile phone maker reported that net sales were up 3 percent at euro9.5 billion in the January to March period, compared with euro9.3 billion a year earlier.

Markets had been expecting a better result and Nokia stock plunged more than 12 percent to euro9.83 ($13.15) in early afternoon trading in Helsinki.

CEO Olli—Pekka Kallasvuo said that Nokia’s smart phone shipments had performed exceptionally well, growing more than 50 percent year—on—year, but warned of competition from rivals.

“We continue to face tough competition with respect to the high end of our mobile device portfolio, as well as challenging market conditions on the infrastructure side,” Mr. Kallasvuo said.

The Finland—based company saw handset sales grow 8 percent in the quarter, to euro6.7 billion, compared to 2009, but said it expects very little increase in the second quarter at some euro6.7 billion to euro7.2 billion.

Nokia maintained its forecast that the mobile industry will grow by some 10 percent this year as it emerges from the global downturn but repeated its prediction that its own market share will remain unchanged.

Nokia’s networks operations - Nokia Siemens Networks - continued to perform poorly with sales falling nine percent in the quarter to euro2.7 billion.

Nokia said it sold 108 million handsets in the quarter, up 16 percent on 2009. Smart phone sales surged 57 percent to 21.5 million units.

Nokia’s estimated market share was 33 percent, up from 32 percent in 2009 but down from 35 percent in the last quarter of 2009.

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