Interim Report January-June 2003

Interim Report January - June 2003 20 August 2003 April- January - Jan.- July- June June Dec. June Key figures 200 200 2003 2002 2002 2002/0 3 2 3 Net sales, SEK m 2,4 2,5 4,75 4,95 9,594 9,395 06 47 2 1 Operating income before 188 222 367 395 788 760 goodwill amortisation, SEK m (EBITA) Operating income, SEK m 174 206 338 363 725 700 (EBIT) Operating margin before 7.8 8.7 7.7 8.0 8.2 8.1 goodwill amortisation, % (EBITA) Operating margin, % (EBIT) 7.2 8.1 7.1 7.3 7.6 7.5 Income after financial 155 167 303 288 606 621 items, SEK m Income after tax, SEK m 102 109 200 188 408 420 Earnings per share, after 1.7 2.1 3.47 3.71 7.53 7.28 full dilution, SEK 7 5 Return on capital employed, 17.9 17.8 % Return on shareholders' 18.7 16.8 equity, % - Net sales fell by 4 per cent to SEK 4,752 million (4,951) - Organic growth of 3 per cent, corresponding to 10 per cent in the UK operation and 4 per cent in the Nordic operation. - Income after financial items increased by 5 per cent to SEK 303 million (288) - Income after tax increased by 6 per cent to SEK 200 million (188) - Earnings per share after full dilution fell as a result of last year's new issue of shares to SEK 3.47 (3.71). - Operating margin before goodwill amortisation fell to 7.7 per cent (8.0) - Decreased operating margin in the UK operation and in Norema in the Nordic operation. If you have any questions about this report, please contact: Fredrik Cappelen, President and CEO, Lennart Rappe, Vice President and CFO, Katarina Sivander, Communications Manager, tel. +46 (0)8 440 16 00 Financial information is also available on Nobia's website: www.nobia.se ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/08/20/20030820BIT00040/wkr0001.doc The full report http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/08/20/20030820BIT00040/wkr0002.pdf The full report