Interim report January - June 2004 for the Scribona Group

Interim report January - June 2004 for the Scribona Group - Second quarter sales reached MSEK 2,729 (2,689). Sales for the first six months totaled MSEK 5,932 (5,810). - Operating income for the second quarter amounted to MSEK -5 (-21) and income after tax to MSEK -12 (-25). Operating income for the first six months is reported at MSEK 36 (-39) and includes a net gain of MSEK 40 on the sale of the Toshiba Document Solutions division. Income after tax was MSEK 15 (-45). - Earnings per share for the first six months amounted to SEK 0.29 (-0.88). - PC sales were up by 18% during the quarter with stable prices and rising margins. In the server segment, margins were impacted by the combined effects of a changed product mix and weak demand. - Cash flow for the first half of the year improved by MSEK 201. For additional information, contact: Tom Ekevall Larsen, President & CEO, telephone +46 (0)8-734 36 50 Örjan Rebeling, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, telephone +46 (0)8-734 34 88 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/07/15/20040715BIT20750/wkr0010.pdf The full report