Haldex group 9 months 2003

Haldex group 9 months 2003 Third quarter · Earnings before tax amounted to 32 MSEK (19). Operating profit was 49 MSEK (33). Profit margin was 3.5% (2.3). · Earnings after tax amounted to 20 MSEK (12). Earnings per share were SEK 0:92 (0:56). · Net sales amounted to 1,452 MSEK (1,537), a decrease of 6%. Currency adjusted, an increase of 5%. January-September · Earnings before tax, excluding restructuring costs, amounted to 125 MSEK (125). Currency changes affected negatively with 16 MSEK net. Including restructuring costs, earnings before tax were 68 MSEK (107). · Operating profit, excluding restructuring costs, amounted to 168 MSEK (176). Currency changes had a negative impact of 20 MSEK net. Profit margin was 3.8% (3.7). · Earnings after tax amounted to 26 MSEK (70). Earnings per share were SEK 1:19 (3:16). · Net sales amounted to 4,550 MSEK (4,914), a decrease of 7%. Currency adjusted, an increase of 3%. Accounting principles This report is prepared in accordance with recommendations issued by the Swedish Financial Accounting Standards Council. The accounting principles used in this report are the same that were used in the latest Annual Report. Future reporting Year-End Report 19 February 2004 Stockholm, 30 October 2003 Claes Warnander President & CEO For further information contact: Claes Warnander, Group President and CEO, phone +46 8 545 049 50 Lennart Hammargren, CFO, phone +46 8 545 049 50 This report has not be reviewed by the company auditors. www.haldex.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/2003/10/30/20031030BIT00560/wkr0001.doc The full report http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/10/30/20031030BIT00560/wkr0002.pdf The full report