Componenta Corporation Interim Report 1 January - 30 September 2004

Componenta Corporation Interim Report 1 January - 30 September 2004 · Net sales in January - September 2004 totalled MEUR 224.5 (MEUR 131.7); net sales of the Cast and Other Components business group increased 11%, of De Globe 31% and of other operations 11%. · Operating profit excluding one-time items was MEUR 8.2 (5.7) and the result after financial items, excluding one-time items, was MEUR 3.0 (-0.2). · The earnings per share were EUR 1.69 (0.03). · The consolidated operating profit including one-time items was MEUR 20.7 (5.3) and the result after financial items was MEUR 15.4 (-0.6). · The result for the third quarter after financial items was MEUR -0.4 (-1.1) and the earnings per share were EUR 0.03 (-0.06). Helsinki, 13 October 2004 COMPONENTA CORPORATION Board of Directors Heikki Lehtonen President and CEO Further information: Heikki Lehtonen President and CEO tel. +358 9 225 021 Kimmo Virtanen CFO tel. +358 9 225 021 Componenta is a metal sector company with international operations and production plants located in Finland, Netherlands and Sweden. The total net sales of Componenta and De Globe acquired in March 2004 exceeded EUR 259 million in 2003 and the group employed about 2,200 people. Componenta's shares are quoted on the Main List of the Helsinki Exchanges. The group's customers operate in the heavy truck, off-road, power and transmission and machine building industries. Componenta specializes in supplying ready-to-install cast, geared and machined components directly to the customer's assembly line. Componenta Corporation Nuijamiestentie 3 C FIN-00400 Helsinki , Finland Tel. +358 9 225 021 Fax +358 9 2250 2721 http://www.componenta.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/10/13/20041013BIT00050/wkr0001.pdf The full report