BTS Group Ab (publ) Year-end Report January 1 – December 31, 2007
Continued good growth in revenue and earnings
January – December 2007
• Net turnover increased by 38 per cent during the year and amounted to MSEK 523.2 (379.1). Adjusted for changes in exchange rates, growth was 47 per cent. The organic growth for BTS, adjusted for changes in exchange rates, was 12 per cent
• The operating profit before amortization on intangible assets (EBITA) increased by 31 per cent to MSEK 88.3 (67.6)
• Profit after tax increased by 26 per cent to MSEK 48.8 (38.6)
• Earnings per share amounted to SEK 2.71 (2.18)
The fourth quarter
• Net turnover for the fourth quarter increased by 3 per cent to MSEK 135.9 (131.8) MSEK. Adjusted for changes in exchange rates, growth was 10 per cent.
• The operating profit before amortization on intangible assets (EBITA) increased by 7 per cent to MSEK 24.6 (23.0)
• Profit after tax increased by 42 per cent to MSEK 16.5 (11.6)
Summary of BTS’ and the market’s development during the fourth quarter
• The market development on all of BTS’ markets continued to be positive
• Cross-selling between BTS and the acquired companies APG and con-tinued to increase
• There has been a good inflow of new customers during the year, in-cluding ABN AMRO, Coop Norge, Essent, Harley-Davidson, Kimberly-Clark, Tyco Electronics, Sony BMG, Waste Management, Marsh, Time Warner Cable, Euskaltel, Teva, NetJets, Sandvik Mining and Palm Computer
• New offices were opened in Oslo and Singapore
Dividend
• The proposed dividend is SEK 1.20 (1.00) per share