INTERIM REPORT 1 JANUARY-31 MARCH 2008
• Net sales rose 19% during the first quarter, to SEK 1,525 million (1,286).
The increase for comparable units was 5 percentage points.
• Operating profit before amortisation of intangible assets (EBITA) rose 26% to
SEK 175 million (139), and the EBITA margin was 11.5% (10.8%).
• Profit after tax rose 22% to SEK 109 million (89).
• Earnings per share were SEK 2.73 (2.23) for the period.
• The return on operating capital was 37.8% (37.1%).
Indutrade in brief
Indutrade markets and sells components, systems and services with a high-tech
content to industrial customers in selected niches. The Group creates value for
its customers by structuring the value chain and increasing the efficiency of
its customers' use of technological components and systems. For the Group's
suppliers, value is created through the offering of an efficient sales
organisation with high technical expertise and solidly developed customer
relations. Indutrade's business is distinguished by the following factors,
among others:
• High-tech products for recurring needs
• Growth through a structured and tried-and-tested acquisition strategy
• A decentralised organisation characterised by an entrepreneurial spirit
The Group is structured into four business areas: Engineering & Equipment, Flow
Technology, Industrial Components and Special Products. Indutrade is listed on
the OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm.
