Interim Report January-June 2020

Whilst continuing to successfully manage the Covid-19 challenges the group has delivered a respectable operating result in the quarter.

The second quarter:

• Order intake was MSEK 1,655 (2,201), a decline of -24.8% adjusted to -24.0% for currency effects of MSEK -18
• Net sales were MSEK 1,726 (2,055), a decline of -16.0% adjusted to -15.5% for currency effects of MSEK -11
• Operating profit was MSEK 153.6 (174.8), a decrease of 12.1% with an operating margin of 8.9 (8.5)%
• Earnings after tax were MSEK 98.8 (114.5)
• Earnings per share were SEK 0.55 (0.74)
• Cash flow from operating activities was MSEK 230.2 (146.0)
   

Comments from CEO Bodil Sonesson:

• Whilst continuing to successfully manage the Covid-19 challenges the group has delivered a respectable operating result in the quarter.
• My sincere thanks and gratefulness go to every Group colleague. It has been a challenging episode but with great collaboration, hard work and a supportive company culture the second quarter exceeded expectations.
• I am happy to announce our second competence centre for our Organic Response technology, this will be based in Linköping, Sweden and opened beginning of August.
• At 1,685 MSEK, we started the second quarter with a healthy order backlog. I expect the lower second quarter order intake will be a challenge for net sales for the remainder of the year. The reducing cost base will support the operational result.
• We have a strong balance sheet and a healthy liquidity situation. We continue to increase our focus on cash generating activities as we do not know for how long the conditions will remain.
• We continue our strategic work with the new business area structure and we have identified many significant growth opportunities.
• The Group is well prepared for the future and is in a healthy condition. We will emerge strategically stronger from the current situation.

Disclosures may be submitted by

Bodil Sonesson CEO, mobile: +46 722 23 76 02 e-mail: bodil.sonesson@fagerhultgroup.com

Michael Wood CFO, mobile: +46 730 87 46 47 e-mail: michael.wood@fagerhultgroup.com

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The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 11:15 CET on August 12, 2020.

Fagerhult Group is one of Europe's leading lighting companies with 4,700 employees in 28 countries and a turnover of 7,800 SEK mn in 2019. We consist of 13 brands organized into four business areas – Collection, Premium, Professional and Infrastructure.

All our brands produce high-quality professional lighting solutions and we work mainly on specifications together with our partners. Together we cover almost every professional lighting application and our presence is worldwide.