Getinge Group Q1 Report 2011

Getinge Group Q1 Report 2011

Reporting period January - March

  · Orders received declined by 6.0% to SEK 5,241 M (5,576), and grew
organically by 1.1%
  · Net sales declined by 3.9% to SEK 4,671 M (4,863), and grew
organically by 3.2%
  · Profit before tax rose by 3.1% to SEK 568 M (551)
  · Net profit increased by 5.0% to SEK 420 M (400)
  · Earnings per share increased by 4.0% to SEK 1.75 (1.68)

  · Continued favourable earnings outlook for 2011

First quarter 2011

Orders received
The Group's organic orders received increased by 1.1% during the
quarter. During the first quarter of the preceding year, a large order
was registered for ventilators to Brazil for approximately SEK 250 M in
Medical Systems. Adjusted for this order, the organic orders received
amounted to slightly less than 6% for the period.

For Medical Systems, orders received declined organically by 2.0% as a
result of the aforementioned order. For Extended Care and Infection
Control, the organic orders received improved 1.7% and 7.4%,
respectively.

From a geographic perspective, the Group's orders received developed
according to plan although the Group's business areas exhibited some
variation. Demand in Western Europe was unchanged compared with the
year-earlier quarter while growth in North America was strong.  Orders
received in the emerging markets remained very favourable, taking the
aforementioned Brazil order into account.

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