Interim Report January-March 2004

Interim Report January - March 2004 29 April 2004 January - March Jan.-Dec. April-March Key figures 2004 2003 2003 2003/04 Net sales, SEK m 2,813 2,346 9,273 9,740 Operating profit before 289 240 872 921 depreciation, SEK m (EBITDA) Operating profit before goodwill 220 179 625 666 amortisation, SEK m (EBITA) Operating profit, SEK m (EBIT) 197 164 565 598 Operating margin before goodwill 7.8 7.6 6.7 6.8 amortisation, % Operating margin, % 7.0 7.0 6.1 6,1 Profit after financial items, SEK m 165 148 500 517 Profit after tax, SEK m 111 98 338 351 Earnings per share, after dilution, 1.92 1.70 5.84 6.08 SEK Return on capital employed, % 14.6 13.8 Return on shareholders' equity, % 13.0 14.0 First quarter 2004 compared with first quarter 2003 * Net sales rose 20 per cent to SEK 2,813 million (2,346) * Organic growth for the Group was 9 per cent * EBITA rose 23 per cent to SEK 220 million (179) * EBITA margin expanded to 7.8 per cent (6.6) excluding sale of property 2003 * Profit after financial items rose by 11 per cent to SEK 165 million (148) * Profit after tax climbed by 13 per cent to SEK 111 million (98) * Earnings per share after full dilution increased by 13 per cent to SEK 1.92 (1.70) * High organic growth in all business areas * Gower now integrated with Nobia and developing according to plan For further information about this report, please contact: Fredrik Cappelen, President and CEO, Jan Johansson, CFO, Katarina Sivander, Communications Manager, tel. 08-440 16 00 Financial information is also available at: 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/2004/04/29/20040429BIT00040/wkr0001.doc The full report http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/04/29/20040429BIT00040/wkr0002.pdf The full report