STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 20, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Poolia AB (publ):
-- Sales dropped 24.0% to SEK 792.5 M (2001: 1,043.2).
-- A pretax loss of SEK 48.8 M (profit: 18.0) and an operating loss of SEK 64.5 M (profit: 1.3) were reported.
-- A loss per share of SEK 1.93 (profit: 0.23) was reported.
-- The year was marked by reduced demand in the staffing services sector.
-- Operations were divided into Poolia Professionals and Uniflex.
-- Active Nurse, a Norwegian healthcare company, was acquired.
-- A new salary agreement for newly recruited administrative employees was reached in Sweden with start February 1st.
-- Dividend of SEK 0.25 per share (0.25) is proposed.
For further information, please contact: Mats Edlund, President and Chief Executive Officer, Tel: +46-8-555 650 50; Kjell Ake Jagenstedt, Chief Financial Officer, Tel: +46-8-555 650 09
Poolia is a leading player in the Swedish staffing services market and is also active in Norway, Denmark, Finland and Germany. Operations comprise the Temporary Staffing, Recruitment/Search and Outsourcing service sectors. In each service sector, operations are divided into occupational segments, namely Accounting, Bank & Finance, IT, Office, Human Resources, Payroll, Technical & Industry, Sales & Marketing, Legal, Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals.
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