Interim Report January - March 2009


Interim Report January - March 2009

• Net sales MSEK 608 (697)
• Operating profit MSEK 22.8 (63.8)
• Income after taxes MSEK 17.2 (43.3)
• Earnings per share SEK 1.36 (3.44)
• Order intake MSEK 641 (706)

Comments from the acting Group CEO Ulf Karlsson
• Weak start at the beginning of the year
• Business area Retail Lighting most severely affected by the decline
• Order intake, adjusted for acquired and sold operations, is on the same level
as in the previous year
• Acquisition of co-operation partners in Spain 
• Awards Red Dot Design Award reinforces trademarks
• Public offer to acquire the total number of shares in the Norwegian company
Luxo ASA.


For more information, please contact:

Ulf Karlsson
acting CEO	
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, Spain, 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.

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