Year-end report January - December 2007 Sigma - a year of aggressive investments • Sales for the period rose 12% to SEK 1,375 M (1,223). • Organic growth represents SEK 132 M, corresponding to 11% of total sales. Net recruitment amounted to 126 employees during the year. • Operating profit totaled SEK 24.7 M (97.3). The year's profit includes impairment of goodwill totaling SEK 50.5 M and other nonrecurring items and investment expenses. • The operating margin was 1.8% (8.0), and 5.5% (8.0) after adjustments for impairment losses. • Effective 2008, the Group has been reorganized on the basis of two business areas, and Group management strengthened. • Profit after financial items was SEK 19.1 M (93.3), with an after tax loss of SEK 1.8 M (profit: 60.7). The loss per share was SEK 0.02 (profit: 0.71). • The Board of Directors propose a dividend of SEK 0.17 per share (0.28), corresponding to SEK 14.7 M (23.1). • The forecast for 2008 is that operating profit will exceed the 2006 level of SEK 97 M. For further information, contact: Sune Nilsson, Chief Executive Officer, Sigma AB (publ), Tel. +46-31-335 67 15; Mobile: +46-703-79 15 28; e-mail sune.nilsson@sigma.se or Lars Sundqvist, Chief Financial Officer, Sigma AB (publ), Tel. +46-31-335 67 16; Mobile: +46-703-79 22 02; e-mail lars.sundqvist@sigma.se Sigma judges this press release to affect the Sigma stock. This press release is sent 2008-02-08 08:30. Sigma Sigma delivers to an international market and concentrates on functional undertakings. Sigma is listed on the Swedish Stock Exchange and employs about 1,350 people in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany, France, Hungary, China, Ukraine and India. www.sigma.se
Year-end report January - December 2007
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