Year-End Report 2008 Fiscal year 2008 *) • Order intake increased by 5 **) per cent to 13 168 MSEK (12 315). • Net sales increased by 7 **) per cent to 13 060 MSEK (11 857). • Operating earnings increased by 14 per cent to 2 405 MSEK (2 111). • Earnings before taxes increased by 12 per cent to 2 004 MSEK (1 789). • Net earnings increased by 10 per cent to 1 770 MSEK (1 615). • Earnings per share increased by 10 per cent to 6.63 SEK (6.05). Proposed dividend • The Hexagon Board of Directors proposes a dividend of 0.50 SEK per share. The year-end report will be presented today at 15:00 CET at a telephone conference. For participation, please see instructions at the Hexagon website. *) Excluding Hexpol AB which was de-consolidated from Hexagon AB as of 1 June 2008. **) Adjusted to fixed exchange rates and a comparable group structure (organic growth). For further information please contact Sara Kraft, Investor Relations, at +46 8 601 26 27, ir@hexagon.se Hexagon AB is a global measurement technologies company with strong market positions. Hexagon's mission is to develop and market leading technologies and services to measure in one, two or three dimensions, to position and update objects and to time processes. The group has about 8 000 employees in 35 countries and net sales of about 13 000 MSEK. Read more at www.hexagon.se.
Year-End Report 2008
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