Year-End Report 2008

Year-End Report  2008

• Net sales MSEK 2,770 (2,527)
• Operating profit MSEK 272.4 (197.6)
• Profit after taxes MSEK 184.1 (135.0)
• Earnings per share SEK 14.62 (10.69)
• Order intake MSEK 2,724 (2,802)
• Proposed dividend per share SEK 5,50 (4.50) 


Comments from Group CEO Per Borgvall
• Record profit for full-year 2008
• Growth during the year was 11.4%, adjusted for acquired and sold operations
• Operating profit improved by 38 %
• Order intake, adjusted for acquired and sold operations, is the same as
previous year


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 2,800 million. AB Fagerhult is quoted on the OMX Nordic Exchange in
Stockholm, Mid Cap.