CORRECTION: INTERIM REPORT JANUARY - MARCH 2019
A reference to the EU Market Abuse Regulation was not included in the press release published at 08:00 CET on 17 April 2019. The correct reference follows below.
Interim Report January - March 2019
The first quarter entailed a positive start to the year: sales and profitability increased, both gross margin and cost control were strong, the market grew and Byggmax continued to take market share. Weather conditions were better than previous year, although not as favorable as in 2017.
First quarter 2019:
•Net sales increased by 7.5 percent to SEK 715.4 M (665.2)
•Gross margin increased to 33.4 percent (32.0)
•EBITA margin excluding non recurring items increased to -10.9 percent (-14.6)
This is information that Byggmax Group AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out below, at 08:00 CET on 17 April 2019.
Interim report January - March 2019
For further information, please contact:
Pernilla Walfridsson, CFO
Mobile: +46 76119 00 40
E-mail: pernilla.walfridsson@byggmax.se
Mattias Ankarberg, CEO Byggmax Group
Mobile: +46 76119 09 85
E-mail: mattias.ankarberg@byggmax.se
About Byggmax Group
Byggmax Group consists of Byggmax, Skånska Byggvaror, and Buildor. For 2017, the Group’s net sales was SEK 5.3 billion. Byggmax Group is listed on Nasdaq since 2010.
Byggmax was founded in 1993 and currently operates 103 stores in Sweden, 40 in Norway and 11 in Finland and e-commerce in all three countries. Byggmax online offer consists of both the complete store assortment as well as an extensive range of online-exclusive products. Since the very beginning, Byggmax business concept has been discount DIY retailing, being the best price DIY retailer for consumers in need of high-quality construction materials. Byggmax stores are located close to the customers homes and are equipped with a drive-in system enabling easy shopping, including the loading of products directly onto the customers vehicles. During the past years, Byggmax Group has acquired Skånska Byggvaror Group and Buildor AB. Skånska Byggvaror is a distance and e-commerce retailer of building projects and materials, with strong offers in e.g., conservatories and green houses. Skånska Byggvaror operates in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, online and with a number of showroom stores. Buildor is a fast growing e-commerce retailer of home improvement products.
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