NACKA STRAND, Sweden, May 06, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Hexagon:
January 1st -- March 31, 2003
First Quarter 2003
- Earnings before taxes increased by 23 per cent to 70 MSEK. - Earnings after taxes increased by 36 per cent to 45 MSEK. - Earnings per share increased by 18 per cent to 2.43 SEK. - Order intake increased by 18 per cent to 1 907 MSEK. - Cash flow per share increased from -2.56 SEK to 3.19 SEK.
First Quarter
(MSEK) 2003 2002 Change
Order intake 1,907 1,621 18 %
Net sales 1,847 1,689 9 %
EBITA 115 110 5 %
Margin % 6.2 6.5 -0.3
EBIT 1 95 88 8 %
Earnings before taxes 70 57 23 %
Earnings per share (EPS), SEK 2.43 2.06 18 %
EPS adjusted for goodwill, SEK 3.52 3.44 2 %
Cash flow per share, SEK 3.19 -2.56 N/A
For further information, please call: Ola Rollen, CEO, Hexagon AB tel. no +46 (0) 8 - 601 26 20 Hakan Halen, CFO, Hexagon AB tel. no +46 (0) 8 - 601 26 20
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