FAGERSTA, Sweden, Aug. 4, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- SecoTools:
-- Invoicing was the highest ever for a single quarter, SEK 1,251 M.
Growth was 14 percent, compared with the preceding year.
-- Operating profit for the quarter increased by 20 percent and
amounted to SEK 285 M (237). The operating margin for the quarter
was 22.7 percent (21.6).
-- Invoicing for the six-month period was SEK 2,430 M (2,158).
-- Net profit for the six-month period was SEK 372 M (300).
-- Earnings per share before dilution for the six-month period
amounted to SEK 12.80 (10.40).
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