STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 7, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Nobia:
October-December January-December
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Key figures 2005 2004 2005 2004
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Net sales, SEK m 3,291 2,850 12,442 11,337
Operating profit before
depreciation, SEK m (EBITDA) 354 307 1,263 1,212
Operating profit, SEK m (EBIT) 270 236 954 930
Operating margin, % 8.2 8.3 7.7 8.2
Profit after financial
items, SEK m 257 215 885 840
Profit after tax, SEK m 186 159 641 593
Earnings per share, after
dilution, SEK 3.20 2.73 11.01 10.23
Return on capital
employed, % 21.4 23.1
Return on equity, % 22.6 25.7
Dividend, SEK 3.50 (1) 3.00
-- Earnings per share after dilution rose by 8 percent to SEK 11.01
(10.23)
-- The profit after tax rose by 8 per cent to SEK 641 million (593)
-- The profit after financial items climbed by 5 percent to SEK 885
million (840). In Q4 the profit after financial items climbed by 19
percent to SEK 257 million (215)
-- Net sales climbed by 10 per cent to reach SEK 12,442 million (11,337).
In Q4 sales climbed by 15 per cent to reach SEK 3,291 million (2,850)
-- Organic growth was 3 per cent for the full year and 3 percent in Q4
-- The operating profit (EBIT) reached SEK 954 million (930). The
operating profit rose in Q4 by 14 per cent to reach SEK 270 million
(236)
-- The operating margin was 7.7 percent (8.2) for the full year and 8.2
per cent (8.3) for Q4
-- Cash flow climbed to SEK 652 million (634)
-- The Board proposes a dividend of SEK 3.50 per share (3.00)
(1) Board proposal
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