Interim Report from ProfilGruppen AB (publ.), January - June 2008

Interim Report from ProfilGruppen AB (publ.), January - June 2008

Strong second quarter

Second Quarter

* Turnover MSEK 304.1 (311.1), down 2 per cent compared with previous year

* Operating profit MSEK 15.0 (14.2), up 5 per cent 

* Earnings per share SEK 1.92 (1.81), up 6 per cent 

Six months

* Turnover MSEK 606.4 (629.2), down 4 per cent compared with previous year

* Operating profit MSEK 29.2 (33.3), down 12 per cent 

* Net income MSEK 18.4 (20.9), down 12 per cent 

* Cash flow from current operations MSEK -9.7 (50.6)

* Earnings per share SEK 3.73 (4.23), down 12 per cent 

* Return on capital employed 21.0 per cent (23.2)


Nils Arthur, President and CEO of ProfilGruppen says,

“We continue the strategic direction to increase the share of processed products
in our deliveries. It is the improved product mix that, despite lower volumes,
makes the result for the second quarter better than both the second quarter 2007
and the first quarter this year.  

Measures to significantly improve the cash flow have been taken.”


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Contacts for information:
Nils Arthur, President and CEO, telephone: +46 (0)474 55 400, mobile: +46 (0)70
349 57 90
e-mail: nils.arthur@profilgruppen.se

Peter Schön, CFO, telephone: +46 (0)474 55 120, mobile: +46 (0)70 339 89 99
e-mail: peter.schon@profilgruppen.se
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This information is published in accordance with applicable laws, listing
agreements and directives. The information was released to the media on July 22,2008 at 13:30.

For the income statement and balance sheet, key figures and other facts about
the Group, refer to pages 
5-13. Current information and photographs for free publication are available at
www.profilgruppen.se.