Half-year report january - june 2000

HALF-YEAR REPORT JANUARY - JUNE 2000 * Biacore's rapid growth continues. Sales increased by 30%. * Accelerated growth in Europe, strong recovery in Asia. * Operating income increased by 12%. Accelerated development of the new SPR array chip technology is progressing according to plan. * Collaboration agreement signed with Millennium regarding the SPR array chip technology. * Agreement with Axiom to market their cell based analysis system. * New pharmaceutical & biotechnology industry business unit established in Switzerland. * For the full-year 2000, a sales increase in the range of 20% is expected. The previous forecast indicated an increase of at least 15%. January - June April - June 2000 1999 Change 2000 1999 Change Sales, SEK million 185.4 142.7 +30% 94.4 71.6 +32% Operating income, SEK 25.6 22.9 +12% 8.5 10.8 -21% million Operating margin, % 14 16 9 15 Income after financial 28.7 27.1 +6% 9.7 12.8 -24% items, SEK million Earnings per share, SEK 2.02 2.01 0% 0.68 0.88 -23% ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/07/17/20000717BIT00300/bit0001.doc The full report http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/07/17/20000717BIT00300/bit0002.pdf The full report