STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 7, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- WM-data
-- Sales in the first quarter of 2003 totaled SEK 1 775 M (1 840). -- Operating profit before goodwill amortization (EBITA) during the first quarter amounted to SEK 179 (114) M and the earnings after net financial items (EBT) was SEK 170 M (87). These earnings include items affecting comparability of SEK 90 M (0). -- First quarter cash-flow was positive and the equity/assets ratio improved by four percentage units. -- An agreement was reached with the Norwegian tax authorities, to the effect that WM-data reversed SEK 90 M of the provision made in the financial statements for 2002. This reversal is reported as an item affecting comparability. -- During the quarter the previously announced deal with the Danish company, DMdata, regarding the establishment of a jointly owned computer operations unit in Sweden, was completed. The company, WDM Nordic Computer Management, is owned 50 percent each by WM-data and DMdata
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