YEAR-END RELEASE 2003
QUARTERLY REPORT OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2003
* Turnover Jan. – Dec. SEK 2,380 m (2,494)
Oct. – Dec. SEK 571 m (560)
* Income after net financial items Jan. – Dec. SEK 115 m (86)
Oct. – Dec. SEK 61m (21)
* Earnings per share after net financial items Jan. – Dec. SEK 0,64 (0.46)
Oct. – Dec. SEK 0,35 (0.12)
* Profit after tax Jan. – Dec. SEK 85 m (55)
Oct. – Dec. SEK 48 m (20)
* Earnings per share after tax Jan. – Dec. SEK 0,47 (0.29)
Oct. – Dec. SEK 0,27 (0.11)
* Cash flow per share Jan. – Dec. SEK -0,23 (-0.13)
Oct. – Dec. SEK 0,12 (0.13)
* Shareholders’ equity per share SEK 9.50 (31.12.02: 9.33)
* Equity/assets ratio 73 % (31.12.02: 72%)
* Profit after net financial items for the whole of 2003 SEK 115 m includes the effect of changes in insurance reserves of SEK 27 m. On January 22 2004 the company released a positive early warning deviation compared to the earlier prognosis of SEK 86 m.
* The board proposes a dividend of SEK 0.30 per share (0.30) and an extension of the buy-back programme.
* The result for the whole of 2004 is expected to be positive.
(For complete year-end release see attached file)