Axis AB: Interim report January - September 2010

Axis AB: Interim report January - September 2010

• Net sales during the period amounted to SEK 2,058 M (1,642),
sales amounted to SEK 737 M (568) during the third quarter.

• Operating profit during the period amounted to SEK 290 M (188),
operating profit amounted to SEK 121 M (95) during the third quarter.

• Profit before tax during the period amounted to SEK 288 M (187),
profit before tax amounted to SEK 120 M (94) during the third quarter.

• Profit after tax during the period amounted to SEK 210 M (133),
profit after tax amounted to SEK 88 M (66) during the third quarter.

• Earnings per share for the period amounted to SEK 3.03 (1.91),
earnings per share amounted to SEK 1.27 (0.95) during the third quarter.

“The market's interest for Axis' network video products continued to
develop positively during the third quarter. All regions showed a
favorable sales trend, which resulted in total growth of 30 percent
during the third quarter compared with the corresponding quarter of the
preceding year. The inflow of new projects for installations of network
cameras in security installations has continued at a stable level during
the period July through September.

The global expansion is continuing and a further 38 people were employed
during the quarter, evenly distributed between sales and research &
development. There were 888 employees (776) at the end of the period,
which means that 112 new employees were added during the year.”

Ray Mauritsson, President

 The report and slide presentation is available on:
http://www.axis.com/corporate/investor/interim_report.htm (http://www.ax
is.com/corporate/investor/interim_report.htm)

Invitation to telephone conference
Time: Friday, October 15, at 10 a.m. CET.
To join the conference:
Dial: +46 (0)8 5052 0114
Access code: 877 558
Axis AB participants: Ray Mauritsson, CEO and Fredrik Sjöstrand, CFO.

A recorded version of the presentation will be available for 14 days on:
 +46 (0)8 5052 0333, Access Code: 877 558

For further information, please contact: Margareta Lantz, Manager
IR&Corporate Communications, Axis Communications Phone: + 46 46 272 18
00, E-mail: pressoffice@axis.com