Interim report for the six-month period May 1 - October 31, 2003

Interim report for the six-month period May 1 - October 31, 2003 · Operating profit declined to SEK 107 M (147) and the operating margin to 8 (11) percent. Based on a rolling 12-month period, the operating margin was 10 percent. · Profit after taxes amounted to SEK 80 M (98). Earnings per share, after dilu-tion, amounted to SEK 2.42 (3.00). · Cash flow after investments amounted to SEK 8 M (148). · Order bookings rose 4 percent to SEK 1,518 M (1,466) and at fixed exchange rates by 14 percent. · Net sales declined 3 percent to SEK 1,321 M (1,359). At fixed exchange rates, net sales rose 8 percent. · Elekta has launched Elekta Synergy®, the world's first treatment system for Im-age Guided Radiation Therapy. · Elekta has set financial objectives for the fiscal years 2004/05 - 2006/07, raising the objective for operating margin rolling 12 months to 10-12 per-cent. For additional information, please contact: Peter Ejemyr, Group Vice President Corporate Communications, Elekta AB (publ), tel. +46 8 587 254 00 or +46 733-611 000. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/12/08/20040827BIT21920/wkr0001.pdf The full report