Nobia Interim Report January - September 2004
| | July-Sept. | Jan.-Sept. | Jan.-Dec. | Oct.-Sept. | ||
| Key figures | 2004 | 2003 | 2004 | 2003 | 2003 | 2003/04 |
| Net sales, SEK m | 2,707 | 2,144 | 8,487 | 6,896 | 9,273 | 10 864 |
| Operating profit before depreciation, SEK m (EBITDA) | 285 | 133 | 930 | 620 | 872 | 1 182 |
| Operating profit before goodwill amortisation, SEK m (EBITA) | 214 | 73 | 719 | 440 | 625 | 904 |
| Operating profit, SEK m (EBIT) | 190 | 59 | 647 | 397 | 565 | 815 |
| Operating margin before goodwill amortisation, % | 7.9 | 3.4 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 8,3 |
| Operating margin, % | 7.0 | 2.8 | 7.6 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 7,5 |
| Profit after financial items, SEK m | 162 | 45 | 553 | 348 | 500 | 705 |
| Profit after tax, SEK m | 102 | 32 | 362 | 232 | 338 | 468 |
| Earnings per share, after dilution, SEK | 1.76 | 0.55 | 6.26 | 4.02 | 5.84 | 8,08 |
| Return on capital employed, % | | | | | 14.6 | 18,1 |
| Return on capital shareholders' equity, % | | | | | 13.0 | 19,0 |
* Organic growth was 11 per cent for both Q3 and for the first nine months
* Net sales rose by 26 per cent to SEK 2,707 million (2,144) in Q3 and by 23 per cent to SEK 8,487 million (6,896) for the first nine months
* EBITA was SEK 214 million (73) in Q3 and SEK 719 million (440) for the first nine months
* EBITA margin was 7.9 per cent (3.4) in Q3 and 8.5 per cent (6.4) for the first nine months
* Cash flow was SEK 231 million up on the corresponding period last year and amounted to SEK 410 million (179)
* Profit after financial items soared by 59 per cent to SEK 553 million (348)
* Profit after tax rose by 56 per cent to SEK 362 million (232)
* Earnings per share after dilution increased by 56 per cent to SEK 6.26 (4.02). Earnings per share after dilution over the past 12 months reached SEK 8.08, representing an increase of 32 per cent over the year
For further information about this report, please contact:
Fredrik Cappelen, President and CEO, Jan Johansson, CFO, Johanna Berggren, Acting Communications Manager, Tel. + 46 8 440 16 00
Financial information is also available at: www.nobia.se
Stockholm, 26 October 2004
Fredrik Cappelen
President and CEO
Nobia AB corporate registration no. 556528-2752.
This report has not been reviewed by the company's auditors.
The Year-end Report for 2004 will be published on 11 February 2005.