Interim Report 1 April – 31 December 2012 (9 months)

Tue, Feb 12, 2013 11:15 CET

1 April – 31 December 2012 (9 months)

Revenue rose by 3 percent to SEK 3,940 million (3,836).
Operating profit decreased by 8 percent to SEK 326 million (353).
Profit after financial items decreased by 8 percent to SEK 309 million (336) and profit after tax rose by 2 percent at SEK 250 million (245).
Earnings per share (EPS) totalled SEK 11.35 (10.95). For the latest 12-month-period, EPS amounted to SEK 15.05 (14.30).
Cash flow from operations reached SEK 295 million (287). For the latest 12-month-period, cash flow per share was SEK 19.45 (17.40).
Return on equity was 33 percent (35) and the equity ratio was 37 percent (37).
Since the start of the financial year, eight acquisitions made by the group have taken effect, one of which after the end of the period, adding sales of about SEK 590 million on an annual basis.

1 October – 31 December 2012 (3 months)

During the third quarter, revenue rose by 2 percent to SEK 1,415 million (1,383).
Operating profit decreased 16 percent to SEK 106 million (127) and operating margin amounted to 7.5 percent (9.2).
Earnings per share amounted to SEK 4.40 (3.95) during the quarter.

Stockholm, 12 February 2013

Johan Sjö
President and CEO

This report has not been subject to review by the Company’s auditor.

The year-end report for the period 1 April 2012 – 31 March 2013 will be published on 14 May 2013.

The Annual General Meeting will be held in Stockholm at 4.00 p.m. on 28 August 2013.

For further information, please contact:
Johan Sjö, President and CEO, +46 8 470 49 00
Kristina Willgård, CFO, +46 8 470 49 10