Year-end Report 2001

Turnaround during year to profitability and positive cash flow

• Group net sales for comparable units in the fiscal year 2001 amounted to SEK 676 M (642). Including the Netch company that was divested during the year, sales amounted to SEK 696 M (708). • The operating loss for comparable units for the full-year 2001 amounted to SEK 83 M, compared with a loss of SEK 176 M a year earlier. Including the Netch company, which was divested during the year, the operating loss was SEK 114 M (loss: 240). Operating profit in the fourth quarter amounted to SEK 8 M (loss: 41), corresponding to a profit margin of 4.1%. • In accordance with the goals established, operating profit (SEK 8 M) as well as cash flow from operating activities (SEK 19 M) were positive during the second half of the year.