Year-End Report 2007

Year-End Report 2007

Strong growth and earnings in the fourth quarter 2007
•	Order intake increased to 4 011 MSEK (3 588), corresponding to 16 % organic
growth.
•	Net sales increased to 4 124 MSEK (3 561), corresponding to 19 % organic
growth.
•	Earnings before tax, excl. non-recurring items1), increased by 36 % to 678
MSEK (500). 
Incl. non-recurring items, earnings before tax increased to 505 MSEK (500).
•	Earnings after tax, excl. non-recurring items1), increased by 36 % to 569 MSEK
(418). 
Incl. non-recurring items, earnings after tax increased to 427 (418).
•	Earnings per share, before dilution and excl. non-recurring items1), increased
by 36 % to 2.13 SEK (1.57). Incl. non-recurring items earnings per share was
1.59 (1.57).
•	As previously announced, the quarter was charged with -173 MSEK primarily due
to the proposed listing of the polymers business and the PPA effects from the
acquisition of NovAtel.

2007 - a record year financially
•	Order intake increased to 15 139 MSEK (13 720), corresponding to 16 % organic
growth.
•	Net sales increased to 14 587 MSEK (13 469), corresponding to 15 % organic
growth.
•	Earnings before tax increased by 27 % to 2 056 MSEK (1 618).
•	Earnings after tax increased by 41 % to 1 811 MSEK (1 280).
•	Earnings per share, before dilution, increased by 36 % to 6.79 SEK (5.01).

Proposed dividend
•	Proposed dividend to shareholders is 2.35 (1.67) SEK per share, an increase of
41 %. Also, a separate listing of the polymers business on the Nordic Exchange
is proposed which would entail an extraordinary dividend of shares in the listed
company to the shareholders.



Hexagon AB is a global technology group with strong market positions within
measurement technologies and polymers. Hexagon's vision is to be number one or
number two in each strategic business area. The group has about 10 000 employees
in 30 countries and net sales of about 15 000 MSEK.