Interim report, January – June 2002

* Net sales increased by 0.5% to SEK 611.5 M (608.2).
* Operating income before amortization of goodwill increased by 12.0% to SEK 79.1 M (70.6), corresponding to an operating margin before goodwill amortization of 12.9% (11.6).
* Profit before tax rose by 19.5% to SEK 55.7 M (46.6).
* Net income for the period amounted to SEK 36.3 M (29.2), an increase of 24.3%.
* Cash flow from current operations amounted to SEK 23.9 M (9.4).
* The market during the period is estimated to have been slightly weaker, compared with the corresponding six months of 2001.
* The Ballingslöv share was listed on the O-list of Stockholmsbörsen (Stockholm Exchange) on June 19, 2002.