Reporting period (1 April-31 December 2010)
· Revenue totalled MSEK 5,927 (5,806).
· Operating profit increased by 37 percent to MSEK 273 (199).
· Profit after net financial items amounted to MSEK 224 (148).
· Profit after taxes increased by 53 percent to MSEK 161 (105).
· Earnings per share amounted to SEK 5.75 (3.70).
· Return on equity increased to 11 percent (5 percent).
Third quarter (1 October-31 December 2010)
· Revenue for comparable units, measured in local currency,
increased by 10 percent during the third quarter of the financial year.
· Robust sales development for TOOLS in Finland (+20 percent) and
in Sweden (+14 percent), measured in local currency. The Norwegian market
recovered during the quarter and shows virtually unchanged sales compared with
the year-earlier period, measured in local currency.
· Operating profit increased by 41 percent to MSEK 113 (80).
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|B&B TOOLS provides the industrial and construction sectors in northern Europe |
|with industrial consumables, industrial components and related services. The |
|Group has annual revenue of approximately SEK 7.8 billion and approximately |
|2,800 employees. |
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