Bulten’s Q3 report 2016

Strong earnings and good cash flow.
THIRD QUARTER

  · Net sales reached SEK 601 million (618), down -2.7 % on the same period last
year.
  · Operating earnings (EBIT) were SEK 39 million (36), which corresponds to an
operating margin of 6.5% (5.8).
  · Earnings after tax were SEK 30 million (22).
  · Order bookings amounted to SEK 602 million (652), a decrease of -7.7% on the
same period last year.
  · Cash flow from operating activities was SEK 55 million (-12).
  · Earnings per share were SEK 1.50 (1.14).
  · Bulten has taken a decision to invest around EUR 2.8 million in a new
surface treatment line at its production unit in Germany.

JANUARY - SEPTEMBER

  · Net sales reached SEK 2,002 million (2,027), down 1.2% on the same period
last year.
  · Operating earnings (EBIT) were SEK 148 million (118), which corresponds to
an operating margin of 7.4% (5.8).
  · Earnings after tax were SEK 109 million (87).
  · Order bookings amounted to SEK 1,973 million (2,000), a decrease of 1.4% on
the same period last year.
  · Cash flow from operating activities was SEK 228 million (51).
  · Earnings per share were SEK 5.45 (4.29).
  · Net debt was SEK 63 million (73) and the equity/assets ratio at the end of
the period was 68.1% (67.5).

CEO’S COMMENTS

“Bulten is reporting strong results with an operating margin of 6.5% despite a
fall in volumes. The rate of sales was slightly weak, mainly at the start of the
quarter, but recovered during September. The results were due to completed
optimisation and good flexibility in the business.

Volume development and order bookings deteriorated slightly due to model shifts
by our customers, lower export volumes to China and to heavy vehicle production,
and to some effects of Brexit. We still expect 2016 to be a year of growth in
line with expectations for European vehicle production with the exception of
export volumes, which are expected to be weaker than last year. Bulten’s
prospects for gaining further market share are very good from the second half of
2017, based on signed contracts and also on ongoing discussions with customers.
During the quarter there was a breakthrough for our business in Russia when we
signed an agreement with a significant vehicle manufacturer.

We have taken further steps to becoming the industry’s most cost-efficient
producer of fasteners while safeguarding profitable growth through investment in
a new surface-treatment facility at our plant in Germany. This investment will
provide added value and improved competitiveness through greater flexibility and
control over our process.

I am also very proud that Bulten continues to win awards for quality. During the
quarter we were awarded Jaguar Land Rover’s JLRQ prize for quality and we thus
join a selected group of suppliers that have qualified for this prestigious
award.”

Tommy Andersson, President and CEO

Investors, analysts and media are invited to participate in the teleconference
on October 25 at 15:30 CET when the report will be presented by Bulten’s
President and CEO Tommy Andersson and the company’s EVP and CFO Helena
Wennerström.

Copies of the presentation will be available at www.bulten.com at approximately
30 minutes before start. The full report is attached to this press release.

To participate, please call 5 minutes before the opening of the conference call
to Sweden +46 8 5059 6306, UK +44 020 3139 4830, US +1 718 873 9077. Code:
21090824#.

A replay of the telephone conference is available until November 8, 2016 on the
phone numbers Sweden +46 08 5664 2638, UK +44 203 426 2807, USA +1 866 535 8030.
Code: 677858#.

For further information, please contact:

Tommy Andersson, President and CEO
Tel: + 46 31-734 59 00

Kamilla Oresvärd, Senior Vice President Corporate Communications
Tel: +46 70-520 59 17, e-mail: kamilla.oresvard@bulten.com

This information is information that Bulten AB (publ) is obliged to make public
pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for
publication, through the agency of the Senior Vice President Corporate
Communications set out above, at 13:30 CET on October 25, 2016.

Bulten is one of the leading suppliers of fasteners to the international
automotive industry. The company’s product range includes everything from
customer-specific standard products to customized special fasteners. The company
also provides technical development, line-feeding, logistics, material and
production expertise. Bulten offers a Full Service Provider concept or parts
thereof. The company was founded in 1873, has some 1,200 employees in nine
countries and head office in Gothenburg. The share (BULTEN) is listed on Nasdaq
Stockholm. Read more at www.bulten.com