B&B TOOLS AB : B&B TOOLS AB Interim Report 1 April - 31 December 2011 (9 months)

Reporting period (1 April-31 December 2011)

·          Revenue amounted to MSEK 6,173 (5,927).

·          Operating profit rose by 12 percent to MSEK 307 (273).

·          Profit after net financial items totalled MSEK 240 (224).

·          Profit after taxes increased by 6 percent to MSEK 170 (161).

·          Earnings per share amounted to SEK 6.05 (5.75).

·          The return on equity for the most recent 12-month period was 11
percent (11).



Third quarter (1 October-31 December 2011)

·          Revenue for comparable units, measured in local currency, increased
by 2 percent in the third quarter.

·          Operating profit amounted to MSEK 105 (113) during the quarter.
Profit continued to improve during the quarter for various units, including
TOOLS in Norway, TOOLS Momentum and the Tools & Machinery Business Area. TOOLS
in Sweden and the Fastening Elements Business Area reported weaker profit for
the quarter compared with the year-earlier period.

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