Lagercrantz Interim Report 2016/17 Q1

1 April – 30 June 2016

  · Net revenue amounted to MSEK 781 (788).
  · EBITA increased by 9 percent to MSEK 96 (88), equivalent to an EBITA margin
of 12.3 percent (11.2).
  · Operating profit (EBIT) increased by 6 percent to MSEK 84 (79), equivalent
to an operating margin of 10.8 percent (10.0).
  · Profit after financial items increased by 9 percent to MSEK 83 (76).
  · Profit after taxes increased by 10 percent to MSEK 64 (58).
  · Earnings per share after dilution amounted to SEK 0.94 for the quarter
(0.85) and for the moving 12-month period to SEK 3.63, compared to SEK 3.54 for
the 2015/16 financial year.
  · The return on equity was 24 percent (23). The equity ratio at the end of the
period was 39 percent compared to 40 percent at the start of the quarter.
  · During the quarter, two companies were acquired, Kondator AB and GasIQ AB,
with total annual revenue of about MSEK 105.
  · The Annual General Meeting will be held on 30 August 2016 at 4 p.m. at IVA’s
Conference Centre in Stockholm.
  · The Board of Directors in the notice convening the Annual General Meeting
intends to propose an increase in the dividend to SEK 1.75 (1.50) per share.

Stockholm, 20 July 2016

Lagercrantz Group AB (publ)
For additional information, please contact:
Jörgen Wigh, President & CEO, Lagercrantz Group AB, telephone +46 8 700 66 70
Bengt Lejdström, Chief Financial Officer, Lagercrantz Group, tel +46 8 700 66
00,
or the company website at: http://www.lagercrantz.com.
This information is information that Lagercrantz
Group AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market
Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication at 8:00 a.m. CET
on 20 July 2016.

LAGERCRANTZ GROUP IN BRIEF
Lagercrantz Group is a technology group that offers world-leading, value
-creating technology, using either proprietary products or products from leading
suppliers. The Group is comprised of some 40 companies, each with a focus on a
specific sub-market – a niche.  Strong value creation is common for all
companies as well as a high degree of customisation, support and other
services.
Lagercrantz Group is active in seven countries in Northern Europe, in China and
in the USA. The Group has approximately 1,250 employees and annual revenue of
about MSEK 3,000. The Company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm since 2001.