VARNAMO, Sweden, Feb. 4, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Finnveden (Stockholm:FVEDb):
Fourth quarter
-- Cash flow from operations amounted to SEK 104 M (50) -- Operating income, excluding items affecting comparability, improved by SEK 20 M, to SEK 19 M (loss: 1) -- Write-down of book value in Other Companies of SEK 36 M Full-year -- New orders and customers yielded volume growth, despite a weak market -- Operating income, excluding items affecting comparability, improved by SEK 114 M, to SEK 128 M (14) -- Cash flow after investing activities was SEK 262 M (neg: 60) -- New strategy creates a Group with distinct direction and focus on the automotive industry -- Items affecting comparability of SEK 222 M (144), including restructuring costs of SEK 98 M (82) and write-downs of SEK 124 M (62), were charged against earnings -- No dividend is proposed (0) For additional information, contact: Tommy Boork, CEO of Finnveden +46 (0)705 11 21 13 This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/02/04/20030204BIT00070/wkr0001.doc The full report www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/02/04/20030204BIT00070/wkr0002.pdf The full report