Year-End Report January - December 2002

Year-End Report January - December 2002 Sales increased to MSEK 65,685 (60,364) Organic sales growth increased to 8 percent (7) The operating margin increased to 6.8 percent (6.4) Income before taxes increased to MSEK 2,512 (1,902), which corresponds to an increase of 38 percent adjusted for changes in exchange rates Free cash flow increased to MSEK 3,715 (1,953), corresponding to 122 percent (80) of adjusted income The return on capital employed increased to 21 percent (16), thereby exceeding the Group's objective of 20 percent Earnings per share after full taxes increased by 27 percent to SEK 4.14 (3.27) ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/02/11/20030211BIT00700/wkr0001.pdf The Full Report