Getinge announces preliminary results for 2012
Demand for the Getinge Group’s products weakened during the final quarter of 2012, which had an adverse impact on orders received and invoicing volume. For the full-year, orders received and invoicing rose organically by nearly 3%, which was lower than the expected volume growth. The demand for capital goods was particularly weak in Western Europe and Eastern Europe. Due to lower invoicing volumes during the final quarter of the year, consolidated net profit before tax fell short of expectations, totaling approximately SEK 3,600 million for the full-year, excluding acquisition and