Interim report 1 January – 31 March 2016

First quarter 2016

- Net sales increased by 3 per cent to 724.2 MEUR (705.1). Using fixed exchange rates and a comparable group structure, net sales increased by 2 per cent

- Operating earnings (EBIT1) increased by 7 per cent to 160.5 MEUR (149.8)

- Earnings before taxes, excluding non-recurring items, amounted to 155.3 MEUR (142.2)

- Net earnings, excluding non-recurring items, amounted to 125.8 MEUR (113.8)

- Earnings per share, excluding non-recurring items, increased by 13 per cent to 0.35 EUR (0.31)

- Operating cash flow improved by 55 per cent to 101.1 MEUR (65.1)

For further information, please contact: 

Maria Luthström, Investor Relations Manager, Hexagon AB, +46 8 601 26 27, ir@hexagon.com 
Kristin Christensen, Chief Marketing Officer, Hexagon AB, +1 404 554 0972, media@hexagon.com

Hexagon is a leading global provider of information technologies that drive productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications. Hexagon's solutions integrate sensors, software, domain knowledge and customer workflows into intelligent information ecosystems that deliver actionable information. They are used in a broad range of vital industries. Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) has more than 16,000 employees in 46 countries and net sales of approximately 3.0bn EUR. Learn more at www.hexagon.com and follow us @HexagonAB.