Interim report January – June 2015

Second quarter, April - June 2015, in brief

• Net sales SEK 759 million (676)
• Operating profit SEK 56 million (42)
• Profit after financial items SEK 57 million (43)
• Equity ratio 61% (56)
• Earnings per share after tax SEK 2.61 (1.88)

Six months, January - June 2015, in brief

• Net sales SEK 1 474 million (1 308)
• Operating profit SEK 108 million (74)
• Profit after financial items SEK 113 million (74)
• Equity ratio 61% (56)
• Earnings per share after tax SEK 5.08 (3.31)

AQ in brief

AQ is a leading supplier to demanding industrial customers and is listed on AktieTorget.

The Group consists of operating companies each of which develop their special skills, and in cooperation with other companies, striving to provide cost effective solutions in close cooperation with the customer.

AQ has about 4,000 employees in Sweden, Bulgaria, China, Estonia, India, Italy, Lithuania, Mexico and Poland. In 2014 AQ had net sales of SEK 2.6 billion.

AQ has the highest credit rating, AAA.

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Second quarter

Operations have developed according to plan during the second quarter. Net sales totalled SEK 759 million (676), an increase of SEK 83 million compared to the same period in the previous year. Sales excluding acquisitions and currency rose by 2%. Profit after financial items was SEK 57 million (43) in the second quarter, an increase of SEK 14 million.

During the second quarter the profit has been affected by a restructuring cost of SEK 8.7 million. This cost is due to reduction of staff and unused facilities in conjunction with redundancies at AQ Enclosure Systems AB in Vaggeryd and the structural changes of AQ Mekatronik AB in Västerås and AQ Elautomatik AB in Surahammar.

During 2014 AQ Holmbergs in China has received the status as a “high tech company”. This is giving AQ Holmbergs a 10% lower company tax starting 2014. During Q2 a repayment of company tax of SEK 3.3 million has affected the profit positively.

Equity in the group was SEK 1 111 million (930) at the end of the quarter.

First six months

Operations have developed according to plan during the first six months. Net sales totalled SEK 1 474 million (1 308), an increase of SEK 166 million compared to the same period in the previous year. Sales excluding acquisitions and currency rose by 4%. Profit after financial items was SEK 113 million (74), an increase of SEK 39 million compared to same period previous year.

Significant events during the period

At the end of May 2015 it was announced that AQ Mekatronik AB in Västerås and AQ Elautomatik AB in Surahammar will undergo structural changes. The business activities of AQ Mekatronik AB in Västerås and Bollnäs will be transferred to AQ Elautomatik AB. The background to the change is reduced volumes and changed competitive market situation. In conjunction with the transfer AQ Elautomatik’s operations in Surahammar will be moved to Västerås to former AQ Mekatronik’s premises. After negotiations with the unions 18 out of totally 59 employees will leave AQ.

On June 30, 2015, AQ Elteknik AB acquired 100 % of the shares of Anton Johanssons Rostfria Verkstads AB. The purchase price was SEK 5.8 million and the transaction was made as a cash transaction. The takeover took place on July 1, 2015. Anton Johanssons Rostfria Verkstads AB has a turnover of approximately SEK 30 million and employs 24 people. The company manufactures components in stainless steel to customers with special and unique requirements, e.g. to the laboratory and medical device industry.

Group management has been extended with James Ahrgren who is responsible for Marketing and Sales in the group.

Significant events after the end of the period

The establishment in Thailand continues according to plan. We have leased industrial facilities and the first employee has been hired. Start of production is estimated to December 2015.

Segment reporting

The Group operates in two business segments: Components, which produces transformers, wiring systems, mechanical components, punched sheet metal and injection-moulded thermoplastics and
System, which produces systems, power and automation solutions and assembles complete machinesin close collaboration with the customers.

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* Unallocated and eliminations

Information of parent company

The parent company, AQ Group AB, focuses primarily on leadership and development of the Group.
Company sales are, as in previous years, almost exclusively of sale of management services to subsidiaries. Purchases from the subsidiaries do not exist to any appreciable extent.

The drawing up of the interim report

The interim report has been prepared in accordance with the Swedish Annual Accounts Act as well asIFRS, applying IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting, which contains general requirements for the design, structure and minimum information requirements in the interim report. The accounting and valuation principles applied are the same as used in the latest annual report for 2014. The report has not been audited.

Significant estimates and evaluations for accounting purposes

The company has in preparing the interim report gone through and evaluated risks and uncertainties according to the description given in the annual report of 2014 and assessed that there have been no significant changes. Information about risks and uncertainties affecting the company can be found in the annual report of 2014.

Future prospects

The goal of the Groups is continued profitable growth, organically by 5% and through acquisitions by 10% over time. The goal for profit after financial items is 8%. The Board of directors are not giving any forecast for turn-over or profit.

The listing of the company on OMX Nasdaq instead of AktieTorget is planned for end of 2016.