Interim Report 2005

1 January – 30 June

• Order intake for the period amounted to SEK 773M (580) – an increase of 33 per cent. When adjusted for acquisitions, the increase was 19 per cent. • Net sales amounted to SEK 621M (485) – an increase of 28 per cent. When adjusted for acquisitions, the increase was 14 per cent. • Operating profit, excluding restructuring costs relating to Pullmax, amounted to SEK 35M (31). • Profit after tax for the period amounted to SEK 34M (17). • Earnings per share amounted to SEK 3.41 (1.67). • During September, KMT will launch a new revolutionary machine platform for precision grinding.