Refinement, restructuring, renewal – financial and operational · Refinement – Engine Efficiency business area sold, capital gains of SEK 83.5 million, reported as divested business · Directed share issue worth SEK 83.9 million completed · Interest-bearing liabilities worth around SEK 160 million settled in Q4 2012 · Restructuring initiated within bioenergy, focus on continued growth in Germany and the UK, and on Saxlund’s and SRE’s core business · Savings within the Group following sale of Engine Efficiency business area will successively reduce the cost base by SEK 10-15 million annually, full effect expected from second half of 2013 · Sales and earnings remain weak in Q4 · Earnings for remaining business in Q4 affected by one-off items amounting to SEK 82.4 million, of which SEK 57.6 million attributable to write-down of deferred tax Q4, October–December 2012, remaining business · Net sales amounted to SEK 55.1 million (110.6 m) · Operating loss (EBIT) was SEK 52.6 million (–13.7 m) · Loss after tax of SEK 120.0 million (–12.2 m) · Earnings per share SEK –0.25 (–0.07) Q1-4, January–December 2012 · Net sales amounted to SEK 316.9 million (367.4 m) · Operating loss (EBIT) was SEK 104.1 million (–84.4 m) · Loss after tax of SEK 166.2 million (–69.9 m) · Earnings per share SEK –0.54 (–1.31) Important events after the end of the period · Directed issue of 12,087,454 shares at SEK 0.59 per share for GEM Global Yield Fund Ltd. For further information, please contact: · Rolf Hasselström, President and CEO: +46 8 466 45 00, +46 70 594 79 60 · Göran Falkenström, deputy CEO and CFO: +46 532 611 22, +46 70 330 05 02 · Niklas Johansson, deputy CEO, Investor Relations: +46 8 466 45 11, +46 70 592 54 53
Interim report October-December 2012
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