Lindex Year-End Report 1 September 2006-31 August 2007


Lindex Year-End Report 1 September 2006-31 August 2007

The financial year September-August 2006/2007 
• The Lindex Group's sales, excluding the closed German operation, increased by
3.1 per cent to SEK 5,084M (4,932). Same store sales, excluding the German
operation and the currency effect, increased by 1.8 per cent. Including the
German operation, total sales increased by 1.2 per cent to SEK 5,275M (5,212).
• The operating margin amounted to 9.0 (11.5) per cent and the gross margin to
59.2 (59.0) per cent.
• The EBITA result, excluding the closed German operation, amounted to SEK 608M
(627), equivalent to an EBITA margin of 12.0 per cent.  
• Profit after tax, including the German operation, amounted to SEK 303M (504),
equivalent to SEK 4.40 (7.30) per share.

Fourth quarter 2006/2007 (1 June 2007-31 August 2007)
• The Lindex Group's sales, excluding the closed German operation, increased by
9.9 per cent in total to SEK 1,369M (1,247). Excluding the German operation,
same store sales increased by 6.8 per cent. Excluding the currency effect, the
increase was 8.4 per cent. Including the German operation, total sales increased
by 6.4 per cent to SEK 1,393M (1,309). 
• The operating margin amounted to 13.1 (11.0) per cent and the gross margin to
57.5 (56.1) per cent.
• The EBITA result, excluding the German operation, amounted to SEK 204M,
equivalent to an EBITA margin of 14.9 per cent. Including the German operation,
the EBITA result amounted to SEK 183M (144), equivalent to an EBITA margin of
13.1 (11.0) per cent.  
• Profit after financial items, including the German operation, increased by 25
per cent and  amounted to SEK 180M (144). 
• Profit after tax increased to SEK 123M (104), equivalent to SEK 1.80 (1.50)
per share.
• The closure of the German operation was completed during the quarter. The
total cost for the closure amounted to SEK 91M, of which SEK 1M is charged to
the quarter. A provision of SEK 90M was already made in the second quarter. 
• The operating loss in the German operation amounted to SEK 20M. 

For further information, please contact:	

Göran Bille, President and CEO		
Telephone: 	+46 (0)31-739 50 02
Mobile:    	+46 (0)703-44 43 04

Peter Andersson, Chief Financial Officer		
Telephone:	+46 (0)31-739 50 10
Mobile:    	+46 (0)705-84 44 37

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