Interim report January – September 2008

• Consolidated revenues for the third quarter 2008 amounted to SEK 905.4 M (792.5), an increase of 14.2 percent. Organic growth was 10.3 percent.
• Operating earnings (EBIT) amounted to SEK 208.2 M (172.6) and include net PD revaluations of SEK +0.4 M (–2.5). Excluding these items, the operating margin expands by 1.0 percentage point to 23.0 percent (22.0).
• Net earnings for the third quarter rose by 9.7 percent to SEK 126.6 M (115.4).
• Earnings per share before dilution amounted to SEK 1.60 (1.46) for the quarter.
• Investments in Purchased Debt amounted to SEK 211.9 M (143.0) during the third quarter. The return on purchased debt was 17.2 percent (17.1).

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