ASSA ABLOY Interim report for the third quarter of 2002
| SEK | Third quarter | Nine months | ||||
| 2002 | 2001 | Change | 2002 | 2001 | Change | |
| Sales, SEK M | 6,459 | 5,717 | 13% | 19,008 | 16,304 | 17% |
| Organic growth, % | - 4 | - | 3% | - | - | 2% |
| Operating margin, EBITA, % | 14.5 | 13.9 | - | 14.0 | 14.2 | - |
| Income before tax, SEK M | 523 | 408 | 28% | 1,468 | 1,173 | 25% |
| Earnings per share (EPS), SEK | 0.88 | 0.71 | 24% | 2.53 | 2.12 | 19% |
| EPS excluding goodwill, SEK | 1.55 | 1.32 | 17% | 4.48 | 3.88 | 15% |
| Operating cash flow, SEK M | 1,002 | 658 | 52% | 2,530 | 1,483 | 71% |
Financial information
- Year-end Report for 2002: 6 February 2003
- Annual Report for 2002: March 2003
Further information can be obtained from
Carl-Henric Svanberg, President and CEO, tel: +46 8 506 485 52 or +46 70 510 05 51
Göran Jansson, Chief Financial Officer, tel: +46 8 506 485 72 or +46 70 698 85 72
Carl-Henric Svanberg, President and CEO, tel: +46 8 506 485 52 or +46 70 510 05 51
Göran Jansson, Chief Financial Officer, tel: +46 8 506 485 72 or +46 70 698 85 72
Information about the analysts' meeting, web and telephone conference later today can be found on ASSA ABLOY's website, www.assaabloy.com
The ASSA ABLOY Group is the world's leading manufacturer and supplier of locking solutions dedicated to satisfying end-user needs for security, safety and convenience. The Group has about 30,000 employees and annual sales of approximately EUR 3 billion.