STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug. 10, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Gunnebo:
Second quarter 2004
- The order intake for the second quarter increased by 9 per cent to MSEK 1,941 (1,788); organic growth was 4 per cent.
- Invoiced sales rose by 7 per cent to MSEK 1,929 (1,810); organic growth was 1 per cent.
- The result after financial items was a profit of MSEK 95 (101).
- The profit after tax amounted to MSEK 69 (75).
- Earnings per share amounted to SEK 1.55 (1.70).
January - June 2004
- The order intake increased by 5 per cent to MSEK 3,788 (3,614); organic growth was 2 per cent.
- Invoiced sales rose by 3 per cent to MSEK 3,556 (3,450); organic growth was zero.
- The result after financial items was a profit of MSEK 116 (123).
- The profit after tax amounted to MSEK 84 (91).
- Earnings per share amounted to SEK 1.90 (2.10).
- Acquisitions of companies in Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and England with aggregate annual sales of some MSEK 520.
Forecast for 2004 as a whole
- The result after financial items for 2004 as a whole is expected to be better than in 2003.
Gunnebo is an international fast growing security group with 110 companies located in 32 countries. The Group has sales to a further hundred markets via agents and distributors. Annual turnover amounts to some MEUR 820. Gunnebo's security products mainly include fire and burglar resistant safes, security products for banks and cash handling, electronic security systems, fire protection, entrance control and access control, alarm centres and indoor and outdoor perimeter protection. Gunnebo has at its disposal some of the world's leading brand names in security: Chubbsafes, Fichet-Bauche, Rosengrens, Ritzenthaler, Garny, Leicher and Elkosta.
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Gunnebo Interim Report January-June 2004