Fagerhult, Interim Report January - September 2008 • Net sales MSEK 2,162 (1,759) • Operating income MSEK 235.3 (143.6) • Income after taxes MSEK 156.2 (105.0) • Earnings per share SEK 12.40 (8.31) • Order intake MSEK 2,121 (2,087) Comments from Group CEO Per Borgvall • For the second quarter in a row: All time high • Growth during the period was 15%, of which 14% was organic • Operating income improved by 64 % • Order intake excluding exchange gains/losses is approximately 4.5 % higher than in 2007 Disclosures may be submitted by Per Borgvall CEO tel: +46 36 10 87 06 mobile: +46 70 655 45 44 e-mail: per.borgvall@fagerhult.se Ulf Karlsson CFO tel: +46 36 10 85 63 mobile: +46 70 537 04 54 e-mail: ulf.karlsson@fagerhult.se The Fagerhult Group with 2,000 employees is the largest lighting group in the Nordic region and a leading force in Europe. We develop, manufacture and market professional lighting systems for public environments. The group has sales companies in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Austria, Estonia, Poland, Russia, Dubai, Australia and China. Production facilities are located in Habo, Falkenberg, Borås and Åhus in Sweden, Manchester in England, Melbourne in Australia and in Suzhou, China. The group, which includes Fagerhults Belysning, Ateljé Lyktan,Fagerhult Retail, Elenco, Eagle Lighting, Project Lighting and Whitecroft Lighting, has a turnover of SEK 2,700 million. AB Fagerhult is quoted on the OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm, Mid Cap.
Fagerhult, Interim Report January - September 2008
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