Ronnie Leten comments on Atlas Copco’s Q3 results

Stockholm, Sweden, October 25, 2013: Atlas Copco, a leading supplier of
industrial sustainable productivity solutions, today reported healthy
profitability despite lower revenues for mining equipment. Near-term demand is
expected to remain at the current level.
Year-on-year, orders received in the third quarter decreased 6% organically to
MSEK 19 433 while revenues were down 4% organically to MSEK 20 552. The
operating profit was mainly affected by lower mining equipment volumes and
currency changes, and reached MSEK 4 212 (4 925), corresponding to a margin of
20.5% (22.3).

“Demand for industrial equipment was healthy, and the service business continued
to develop well,” said Ronnie Leten, President and CEO of the Atlas Copco Group.
“Mining equipment demand remained weak.”
Atlas Copco has decided to expand into process vacuum solutions by acquiring
Edwards Group Ltd., a U.K.-based market and technology leader. In addition,
Atlas Copco acquired Pneumatic Holdings Inc., a U.S. provider of pneumatic light
construction tools; Dost Kompresör, a distributor and service provider of
compressors in Turkey; and Synatec, a Germany-based company which provides
quality improvement solutions mainly to the automotive industry.

In the quarter, Johan Halling was appointed as President of the Mining and Rock
Excavation Technique business area.

Atlas Copco was once again included in business magazine Forbes’s list of the
world’s 100 most innovative companies. “We are strongly focused on boosting
customer productivity by being on the forefront of product innovation and
service,” said Ronnie Leten. “It’s more important than ever.”

In the near term, the overall demand for Atlas Copco’s products and services is
expected to remain at the current level.
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Atlas Copco is an industrial group with world-leading positions in compressors,
expanders and air treatment systems, construction and mining equipment, power
tools and assembly systems. With innovative products and services, Atlas Copco
delivers solutions for sustainable productivity. The company was founded in
1873, is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and has a global reach spanning more than
170 countries. In 2012, Atlas Copco had 39 800 employees and revenues of
BSEK 90.5 (BEUR 10.5). Learn more at www.atlascopco.com.